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Re: Am. Redstart
- To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: Am. Redstart
- From: James Wilson <toadshade@mindspring.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 21:57:25 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
In response to the post bkpbbird@bellsouth.net 8/31/99 18:59
>I got my first migrant of the Fall season yesterday, and she was back
>this afternoon. (Female Am. Redstart). No big deal to most, but for
>me, living in the center of Cary, it's a big deal! I'm going to miss
>my little wildlife habitat! Last spring was great for me in that I saw
>a male Redstart, but this time this female bird is very cooperative. I
>have a circulatory birdbath, and she loves it!! I believe she likes the
>mosquitos around the water, because she dances back and forth right near
>the surface of the water. And yes she is bathing often.
I have a female Redstart doing the same behavior around my birdbath. I
checked this list last year about this time and noticed that Redstarts
seemed to be popping up. I saw one in my yard the same day. I was on
the lookout this year.
James
James Wilson
820 1/2 Buckingham Road
Columbia, SC 29205
Home: 803-738-2880
Work: 803-252-3727
email: toadshade@mindspring.com
34N Lat 80:58 W Long
160 Feet Elevation