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Re: Am. Redstart



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