Avian Municipal District

Office of the Clerk

Serving the branches
Sycamore Lane · Birch Court
Municipal Oak & surrounding

The Office of the Clerk maintains the public records of the district — filings, notices, and the Ordinance Code. It does not provide opinions on who was right. It has opinions. It does not provide them.

I want to…

Most residents want one of the following. The nest is usually a pretext.

Posted by the Clerk's Office

Public Notices

Listed reverse-chronologically. A notice records how a matter was processed, not who was right.

Notice 26-114 · May 18, 2026

Public notice is hereby given that the following items remain unclaimed at the Clerk's window: one (1) wedding band, listed twice and reduced once; one (1) photograph, one party removed by careful tearing; and one (1) zip tie of disputed provenance, claimed by two parties and released to neither. Owners may claim them on presentation of identification. The photograph in particular.

Notice 26-110 · May 11, 2026

Public notice is hereby given that the petition concerning the telephone wire above the south lot AMNC-2026-022A has been dismissed. Asked separately, both parties wished the wire left as it is. The Clerk's Office could not locate the dispute described and has left the wire as it is.

Notice 26-103 · April 30, 2026

Public notice is hereby given that the unclaimed vine held at the Birch Court intersection, retained in the Clerk's drawer for four months, has been adjudicated abandoned property under Ord. 31.4 and released for general use. No party came forward to say why it was left. The Clerk's Office is glad to have the drawer back.

Notice 26-098 · April 2, 2026

Public notice is hereby given that the quiet-hours review under Ord. 9.3(a) AMNC-2026-011A has concluded. The Court found that 6:29 AM is before 6:30 AM. The resident, having sung once within quiet hours, is found to have made his point and is not required to repeat it.

Notice 26-087 · March 7, 2026

Public notice is hereby given that the fax line remains not operational. The Clerk's Office has been asked whether "not operational" means broken or disconnected. The answer is yes.

The district's law

The Ordinance Code

Cited often and read rarely. Reproduced below in full.

Ord. 9.3(a)

Noise disturbance

No resident shall vocalize between 9:00 PM and 6:30 AM. The Court has found that 6:29 AM is before 6:30 AM.

Ord. 14.7(b)

Public records access

The records of the District are open to the public. Copies are made at the window, one per party.

Ord. 22.1

Perch occupancy

A perch accommodates the birds upon it. Seating is not assigned.

Ord. 31.4

Abandoned property

Property left unclaimed for ninety days may be adjudicated abandoned and released for general use. The drawer is not indefinite.

On the record

Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the District. Recorded by the Deputy Clerk.

Minutes — Regular Meeting · May 14, 2026 Item 1. Call to order. Present: the Clerk; the Deputy Clerk (R. Wren). A quorum was met by the Clerk being present and not leaving. Item 3. Continued matters. One matter has now been continued five times; neither party will say who asked. The Court has ordered that any further continuance be entered on its own motion, so that neither party need admit to wanting it. Item 5. One dissolution filed and withdrawn for the third time. The Court has stopped scheduling the hearing and now leaves the date blank. Item 7. Public comment period. No members of the public were present. Item 9. Adjournment. The Clerk adjourned to the window.

Frequently requested

Information

How do I file for nest abandonment?: Through the eCourt Public Portal or at the window. Include the nest, the date of departure, and evidence of where the respondent went. "He knows what he did" is not evidence.
May I observe a proceeding?: Three matters are open to gallery observation through the eCourt Portal. Observation is not attendance and does not count toward community service hours.
Where did the respondent go?: The Clerk's Office does not know. In one matter the Court made no finding as to where the respondent went — only that he has not come back.

The District at a Glance

The Clerk's Office counts. It does not interpret.

Residents on the register1,204
Continuances in one matter5
Dissolutions filed, then withdrawn1
Former-mate proximity waivers2
Ordinances in effect47
Items in the unclaimed drawer3
Designated benches1 (contested)
Fax linenot operational

Hours & Contact

Window hours — Tue–Thu, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM. Closed during molt. Filings — received by the Deputy Clerk (R. Wren). Fax — not operational. The telephone wire — not a designated residence. The matter is closed. Clerk of Court — T. Nuthatch.

Not reasons to visit this office

To adjudicate a migratory dispute — the Court is in Chamber B.
To locate a former mate.
To have a feeling validated.
To serve as the contact for the Tuesday support group.
To correct the newspaper. It has been reminded of its independence.

Perch Standoff at Municipal Park Enters Third Week; Neither Bird Will Leave First

For nineteen consecutive evenings, a male and a female — who once shared a nest and now share, with visible reluctance, a four-foot railing at the south end of Municipal Park — have arrived at the same perch and refused, in turn, to be the one who leaves.

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District Services & Linked Institutions

The Clerk's Office links to the following. A link is provided for navigation. It is not an endorsement.

◆ Judicial

Nest Court

The docket of record — filings, rulings, and compliance monitoring. The Clerk's Office files; the Court decides.

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◆ Media

The Municipal Coo

The district's newspaper. It operates independently of the Clerk's Office and has been reminded of this.

/bird-coo→

◆ Community

The Perch

Intended for municipal coordination. Used by residents for personal disputes. Maintenance continues on principle.

/perch-chat→

◆ Community

SecondNest

A peer platform the Clerk's Office does not operate, endorse, or moderate. Residents who recognise someone on it are encouraged to mind their business.

/secondnest→

◆ Licensed practitioner

Karen Hawk, Attorney

The Clerk's Office processes her filings more frequently than any other practitioner's. This is not an endorsement. It is a volume observation.

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