Can't fool me, Michael. It was more likely a Pavonine Quetzal.

Gene.

On Mon, 1 Apr 1996, M. Smith wrote:

>
> Hi Tweets,
>
> I had a tremendous morning of birding today. Clearly, spring is in the
> air, as I went out in shorts to bird this morning in sunny, 70-degree
> weather. This started out as just a short jaunt before work, but as you
> will see, turned into a truly unbelievable day!
>
> First, the normal ducks in the central pond, swallows wizzing around on a
> clear April morning. Then, near the southern point, I noticed a HOOPOE
> perched on the ground. It had its crest raised, and was feeding. This is
> approximately near the area where the Eskimo Curlews nest every year.
> Further along the trail, down near the western wooded pond, I saw in a
> tree a RESPLENDANT QUETZAL, which was being devoured by one of the
> resident Harpy Eagles. Finally, as I was heading back to the car, I saw a
> fine SPOON-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD chasing off a migrant Pallidly Purple
> Falcon. Quite a good day for the first of April.
>
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> Michael R. Smith
> Univ. of Washington, Seattle
> whimbrel at u.washington.edu
> http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/mike.html
>
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