When I arrived home from work last night, I went out to fill the birdfeeders on my deck. I was surprised to find a female American Goldfinch sitting at my feet on the deck. She didn't offer to fly, so I took photos of her for several minutes (My flickr page
). It was getting cold & we have neighborhood cats, so I caught her in a box & brought her into the lightly-heated sunroom. When I tried to release her an hour later, she still couldn't fly, so I kept her in for the night, w/ heat & food. This morning, she was lively & had eliminated, but still didn't fly away. Since we have a forecast of snow tonight, I'm keeping her in for now, but I don't know what to do in the longterm. Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks,

Barbara