Subject: [Tweeters] RE: Bohemian Waxwing continues at Magnuson Park,
Date: Jan 5 14:19:36 2008
From: Kevin T. Moore - onewhitecandle at yahoo.com


I saw the Bohemian Waxwing today (Sat) at 11:50 AM,
with the flock of Cedar Waxwings (and Robins) near the
fenced-in tennis court near the dog area. If you
enter the park from NE 74th St, there is a path from
the parking lot right to the tennis courts.

I first found a couple of birders examining the flock
of Cedar Waxwings, but they had not seen the Bohemian.
I wandered around in the rain for a while and then
came back, and the waxwings took a break from feeding
and about 25 were perched in a tree next to the tennis
court, and the Bohemian's larger size made it stand
out from the others. The russet undertail coverts
were the key to identifying it for me. With the bird
puffed up against the wind and rain, the white wing
bar was visible but not obvious.

A big thank you to those who provided information!

-Kevin Moore
Seattle, WA
mailto: onewhitecandle at yahoo.com


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