For several days, I have seen a Redpoll that seems lethargic and with its feathers all puffed out. It eats a lot, but seems not to have the energy to fly around or up off the ground very much.
This morning, to rescue it from possible capture by my bird-seed-eating dog, who was out with me while I was filling feeders, I caught the bird in my hand and took it up to the deck that is one story off the ground and set it down in a safe place. It flew away from where I put it and since I have company, I was not able to keep track of it after that. Its butt feathers are a yellow color, so it has some "bird diarrhea" perhaps. Any advice? Donna L. Scott 535 Lansing Station Road Lansing, NY 14882 [email protected] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
