Hello Tweeters ,
This is the latest update from the Redwing


Cheers Ruth Sullivan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave DeReamus" <becard at FAST.NET>
To: <BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 8:43 AM
Subject: [BIRDCHAT] PA REDWING Update: 2/6/2005


> Hi all,
>
> I just wanted to post a REDWING update for those interested birders.
>
> As of 11:20 AM, Devich Farbotnik reported that the bird has NOT YET been
> refound today, February 6th. He reports at least a hundred birders are in
> the area and will call me if it is refound.
>
> Dev has also forwarded three 'videograbs' that he took yesterday (they are
> much better than what I got) and I have posted on my Website with his
> permission. Click on this link:
> http://www.users.fast.net/~becard/index.html and then click on "What's New".
> They can be found directly below my three.
>
> In case you may have missed the previous posts, a REDWING (Turdus iliacus,
> not a Red-winged Blackbird) was found on the afternoon, February 5th, at
> Peace Valley Park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania! It was found by Jessica
> Huff and later confirmed by August Mirabella and Devich Farbotnik. The bird
> was in the company of anywhere from 10-20 American Robins the entire
> afternoon. A good number of birders got to the spot before dusk and many
> photos and videos were taken, but the bird remained in the thick tangles the
> majority of the time, so getting good documentation was not an easy task.
>
> I got several responses to my request about information on previous records
> and the PA bird will apparently become the 3rd record for the U.S., not
> including a few 'sight only' records from other states. There was a Jamaica
> Bay, New York record from 1959 and the recent record from Washington state.
> I'd be interested in hearing about any other U.S. records.
>
> Thanks and Good Birding,
>
> Dave DeReamus
> Compiler of the 'Eastern PA Birdline'
> Easton, PA
> becard at fast.net
> Eastern PA Birding Website: http://www.users.fast.net/~becard/index.html
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