Subject: [Tweeters] Wren with a red racing stripe?
Date: Dec 7 16:30:13 2006
From: Cliff Drake - cliff at cliffdrake.net


I replied privately but I wonder if he was responding to his image in a
window?
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Cliff Drake
Seattle WA (Ballard)
cliff at cliffdrake.net


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Wren with a red racing stripe?
> From: Rolan Nelson <rnbuffle at yahoo.com>
> Date: Thu, December 07, 2006 4:14 pm
> To: jim at eaglelandingpark.org, tweeters at u.washington.edu
>
> 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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