[CT Birds] Carolina Wren mis-adventure

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On and off during the day, I heard a Carolina Wren calling. It visits our feeders, so I didn't really think about it, except to note how loud and close it seemed. But the feeders are just outside the window, so again, I didn't think about it except to enjoy the cheery sound. Late this afternoon (about 4pm) I realized that the calls were coming from INSIDE our attached garage! I had been in my office all day, which is at the other end of the house and down one flight. I realized that the poor bird must have been in there since about 9 or 10am, when I had left the door open for an hour or so to accommodate the furnace repair people. No food, except for perhaps a few spiders and a little spilled seed. It flew out as soon as I opened the door again, paused to scold me, then away it went into the thickly falling snow. I hope it will have a chance to eat heartily before dark. I am feeling horrible even though it was truly an accident. This little russet bird is one of my favorite feeder visitors - hope it will be OK. I hope that you all can learn from my failure to check the garage before I closed it. :-(

Sarah

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