Subject: [Tweeters] Wren with a red racing stripe?
Date: Dec 7 16:14:11 2006
From: Rolan Nelson - rnbuffle at yahoo.com


Jim,

Welcome to Tweeters! It sounds like you came face to face with an agitated Ruby Crowned Kinglet. That's a treat 'cause they don't often show off their ruby head stripe.

-Rolan

jim at eaglelandingpark.org wrote:
Hello. This is my first post to tweeters, so I apologize in advance if I'm
doing it wrong.

A few minutes ago, a small bird similar to a Bewick's wren hopped up on the
railing right outside the kitchen door, two feet from my face. He had short
wing bars, eye rings, and a bright, iridesent red stripe on the top of his
head, about 3/16ths of an inch wide and an inch and a half long, running
beak to tail. Who is this? I am a beginning birder, and I couldn't find it
in any of my bird guides.

This bird was spotted near Eagle Landing Park in Burien.

Thanks.

http://www.eaglelandingpark.org/
jim at eaglelandingpark.org


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Rolan Nelson
Fircrest, WA
rnbuffle at yahoo.com

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