I'm feeling a bit better this evening. The last two days I've woken up with so much phlegm in my chest that my breathing made me sound as if I'd swallowed a rattlesnake. Hopefully, This won't still be the case when I wake up tomorrow afternoon.
I can still see the DVD from my window. I now know it to be Bulletproof Monk, so at least I'm not missing out on a really great movie. I left a message with the custodial administrator. Apparently, they can sometimes retrieve stuff from the ledge with their ladders. I haven't heard back yet, so it may be there for months. In any case, I don't have to worry about it being stolen. Even the windows on the second floor are too high up allow access to the ledge.
The bird still comes by, but it has regressed a bit. Now when it lands outside my window waiting for me to open it, it quickly flies away in terror when I actually do open the window. And it stays away for several hours after that.