Yellow breasted bird

by Doug
(Lorain, Ohio)

I was cooking breakfast and heard a loud thud, like something ran into my kitchen window. Sure enough, as I looked out and saw a small yellow clump on the sidewalk.

By the time I got outside, the bird had righted itself, but was still very disoriented. I scooped it up and petted it a few times, and it wasn't skittish at all. I set it down and went inside to grab the camera.

He/she posed while I snapped a few. Since I have cats that prey on birds, I set it up into a crab apple tree, but a gust of wind almost made it fall out. I set it down on a vine covered sandstone wall, and hoped it would be alright in a short time. I checked back in half an hour, but it was already gone.

Do you have a name for this bird?