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>what kind of birdi he might be?

Possibilities are huge. Sounds like a 'tamed' bird. He will not harm himself by tapping on the window. He very likely will eat the parakeet food. If previously someone's pet, will probably not survive .. predator, weather, natural senses for food/water .. are factors against him.

If I were you, I would see if he would perch on your finger. If he does .. definitely a prior pet. At that point, you should be able to cage him ... and become a 'bird lady' .... in rescue.

You could open your window and lure him in.

He is your spirit guide.

Talk to him.

Take a picture of the bird and ask at a local pet shop that sells birds. Some birds are protected and if you get caught with them there can be huge fines.

Well i think it could be a little finch ..like the wandering vet said it is a tamed one i think you can catch it very .. ..Yap open your window see if it will fry in lots of luck to you my friend let me know if you catch it

Sounds like all good advice. I hope you get to keep him/her...Birds are so neat...Well, messy, but are neat!

I agree with WanderingVet.

He won't break his beak from pecking the glass, and he probably is a tame bird. He will not know how to survive out there.

Some birds are illegal for various reasons, often stupid reasons. In many states, you're not allowed to have quaker parrots. They're legal in Texas, so I used to have one before he escaped. You should do what PepperMan says, so you don't get in trouble for having an illegal bird.

You said it's not a parakeet? Well, parrotlets look somewhat similar to parakeets, I guess, and some can be green with gray wings.
http://www.google.com/imgres?start=...:&imgrefurl=http://www.fluffies.org/neotropical...://www.fluffies.org/PATW022.jpg&...:429,r:5,s:196,i:20&tx=109&ty=25
http://www.google.com/imgres?start=...:&imgrefurl=http://bandbparrotlets.com/prices.h...://bandbparrotlets.com/images/turquo...:429,r:7,s:392,i:27&tx=82&ty=70

Darn, my links didn't work. I'll try to find more. Let's try this:
http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/...
I'm a crazy bird lady myself by the way. My green cheek conure is my life.

How'd you get on?

There are some little green characters that are now loose and breeding in my state. They don't appear to be doing any great environmental damage but I don't know what native species they may have displaced.

He may well be a pet. But be careful in trying to handle any bird.Some of these suckers can inflict a nasty bite. I had a cockateil that never got used to being handled. I had to wear gloves to keep my fingers safe. Remember that some of these birds can crack open very tough seeds with their beaks. So please be careful for your sake and the birds sake as well.