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["SCROSAPEPE" <409sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Today is Saturday, March first, at 1:50 PM. I have a small feathered
problem. It is a Chickadee. I am a birding novice so I can only state that
it appears to be an adult with bright eyes and adult plumage. Yesterday I
noted this bird clinging to the peanut feeders mesh and trying valiantly to
eat a peanut while clutching to the mesh. 

 

This morning, while replenishing feeding stations in my backyard, I was
surprised to find the Chickadee on the lawn. It must be very weak without
much nourishment. I'm assuming something has happened to its feet so that it
cannot perch to get food or to open the seed if it manages to get it.

 

I placed the bird in a clean cardboard box with numerous holes for
ventilation. I put crushed dryleaves and chickweed in the bottom. Then the
bird. 

 

What do I do now? I don't have a suitable cage for the bird. If I let it go,
it cannot perch or feed.

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. S. Rosapepe >
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