This is a cedar waxwing that I found injured in our fenced area we made for the cats. It was starting to rain and I went out to make sure everyone was inside before closing the door, and this little guy was laying upside down and unconscious in a pile of feathers. I don’t think any of the cats got him — it looks like he might have hit the fence. He’s recouperating in a dark box on a snuggle safe and seems to be coming around.
Update 12-22-2008: The waxwing survived overnight and appeared to regain most of his coordination, but since he was still a bit wobbly, we were worried one of the neighbor’s cats would get him if we released him. Yesterday we took him to a local wildlife rehabilitator; if he’s not ready to be on his own, she would be able to care for him much better than we can , and she also had a much safer place to release him.
I hope the little thing is okay.
And you two have a nice Christmas.:)