I walked out onto my balcony at dawn yesterday , too groggy to notice a grey lump at my feet until I was about to walk back in . Four beady eyes looked up at me from a mass of downy grey feathers . Aw , shoot .

Question with options to choose from: What may the narrator have almost stepped upon ?
Options are: + None of the above choices .. + They may have almost hit some small bugs .. + They may have almost hit some small birds .. + They may have almost hit some cats ..
They may have almost hit some small birds .