The bird was on the pavement of the ground level open walkway. It was directly down from the glass of the west face of the second floor enclosed walkway (#6). When I first saw the bird it was completely immobile. The bird probably struck the glass of the second floor walkway. I got very close (10 inches) to take the photos and the bird stayed immobile. I could see that it was breathing. In walkway photos the bird is in front of the trash can & near the clipboard. I let the bird be and surveyed the surrounding area for 10 minutes. Upon returning, the bird was turning its head. As I approached, it flew up into a tree. Yea!
Monona Library, Monona WI, Under 4th window from left
Id based on the visible large feather with the spots plus the general smallness
Possibly crashed over by vehicles
Below skywalk 2, 5th window from the left, south side in rocks. Based on condition, looked like it had been there a while.
Found under yews about 2 feet from east side walkway 3 windows. Partially scavenged. Thrush?
Mostly we have the yellow-tipped tail feathers of a Cedar Waxwing. There are some primary feathers and other feathers also.
This is within the three-sided courtyard of Bldg A, Walkway #3 and an east-west walkway which enters Bldg B.
The wall in the building photos is actually an east facing wall of Bldg B. This wall partially creates a 4th side to the courtyard. In the building photos there is a clipboard near the bottom of each photo. The feathers are next to this clipboard.
Bird probably hit the above window and then was scavenged.
Mostly we have the yellow-tipped tail feathers of a Cedar Waxwing. There are some primary feathers and other feathers also.
This is within the three-sided courtyard of Bldg A, Walkway #3 and an east-west walkway which enters Bldg B. The feathers are next to the clipboard in the building photos. The clipboard is leaning against the West face of Walkway #3. The second building photo is looking north along the West face of Walkway #3. This is about 70 ft from the NE corner of this courtyard. Bird probably hit the West face of Walkway #3 and then was scavenged.
I used the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service "The Feather Atlas" to compare these feathers. There are primary feathers, body feathers & a tail feather of Cedar Waxwing. The length and coloration (whitish trailing edge) of primaries fit Cedar Waxwing. There is also a yellow-tipped tail feather in the photos.
In the building photo the feathers are next to the ruler (near the clipboard) in the bottom right. On the right-hand side of the photo is the East face of Walkway #4. In the left side of the photo Walkway #4 merges with Bldg A. (This is within the three-sided courtyard of Bldg A, Walkway #3 and an east-west walkway which enters Bldg B.)
The bird probably hit glass on the East face of Walkway #4 and then was scavenged.