Hello Tweeters and other birders,

We are forwarding this message from an Iowa birder,who relocated the Redwing this afternoon at Olympia. This makes the 2nd sighting in less than a week,so the bird appears to be quite elusive.


Sincerely,

Ruth and Patrick Sullivan




----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Overton" <moverton at netins.net>
To: <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 6:17 PM
Subject: Redwing Relocated


>
> Ruth & Patrick--
>
> I relocated the Redwing today, February 1st, at about 3:45 P.M. The bird was
> with a flock of about 45 American Robins. It, along with the robins, perched
> in various hardwood trees and foraged in a couple of holly trees near the
> north end of the 100 block of Sherman St. This location is immediately NE of
> the Redwing's old haunts and just SE of the 212 Rogers location. Note that
> this part of Sherman is a dead end. To reach it turn N off 4th St.
>
> Thanks for all your efforts. I was on my way home after unsuccessfully
> looking for the Redwing and the teal last week (that's when and where we
> met). I made it as far as NW Nebraska, before I heard about the 212 Rogers
> sighting and turned around. Glad I did.
>
> Mike Overton
> Boone, IA
>
>