[Birdnet] Painted Redstart still at Zion National Park

[Rick Fridell]

Hello Everyone,
There is indeed a pair of Painted Redstarts nesting along the Riverside Walk
Trail, Zion National Park, Washington Co., UT.  On May 7th, Kristen and I
observed them at a nest located on the canyon wall in a hanging garden along
the trail.  The nest is further upstream than the location used last year.
It's certainly possible that Redstarts are using other similar habitats in
Zion, so keep an eye out along the Emerald Pools Trail, Heap's Canyon, Birch
Creek, Pine Creek, etc. while looking for that Trogon (or Hepatic Tanager!).

Regards,

Rick Fridell
Hurricane, UT



-----Original Message-----
From: birdnet-bounces at utahbirds.org
[mailto:birdnet-bounces at utahbirds.org]On Behalf Of Mark Stackhouse
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:49 AM
To: birdnet at utahbirds.org
Subject: Re: [Birdnet] Painted Redstart still at Zion National Park


You're absolutely right, Richard, Painted Redstarts have been suspected
to have bred in Zion for the past several years. Last year, a visitor
from out-of-state confirmed it by submitting a report to the records
committee of a pair of Painted Redstarts feeding a fledgling on July
23. That record was accepted by the committee in November of last year
and thus becomes the first confirmed record of breeding Painted
Redstart in Utah.

I think we can count this as another of apparently several species that
seem to be expanding their ranges northward - global warming, anyone?
Maybe someday an Elegant Trogon in Utah? ;-)

Good birding!

Mark Stackhouse
Westwings, Inc.
www.westwings.com
mark at westwings.com
801-487-9453 (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
011-52-323-285-1243 (San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico)

On May 17, 2006, at 4:26 AM, RICHARD JILL WOOD wrote:

>
> We saw a Painted Redstart at Zion in April of last year, and we were
> told by the people in the visitor's center that they had been seen in
> four out of the five previous years.  So, perhaps their range is
> expanding and maybe at some point they will breed there?
>
> Richard
>
>> From: joshkreitzer at byu.teancum.net
>> To: Birdnet Hotline <birdnet at utahbirds.org>
>> Subject: [Birdnet] Painted Redstart still at Zion National Park
>> Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 16:59:57 -0600
>>
>> Fellow birders,
>>
>> My wife, Cary, and I (Josh Kreitzer) relocated a Painted Redstart
>> (male) most of
>> the way up the Riverside Walk at the North end of Zion Canyon in Zion
>> National
>> Park. The bird was beautiful, tame, and seemingly unfazed by three
>> other
>> observers who pointed us to the bird by their rapt attention thereon.
>> One of
>> them was apparently taking photos of it.
>>
>> We found the bird in the proverbial "nick of time", for just as we
>> rounded a
>> bend in the trail and found it, gusts from a building thunderstorm
>> reached us.
>> We headed back to the Temple of Sinuwava shuttle stop after observing
>> the bird
>> for a minute or two (it flew out of sight afterwards). Rain fell, we
>> heard
>> thunder and saw lightning, and wind blew sand at us on our way back.
>> It was
>> worth it!
>>
>> Other birds seen in the canyon include: Hairy Woodpecker, Ash-throated
>> Flycatcher, House Wren, Yellow Warbler, and Song Sparrow.
>>
>> Other birds of note seen in Washington City, Utah this weekend: Inca
>> Dove,
>> Eurasian Collared-Dove, Phainopepla, and Abert's Tohwee.
>>
>> For those interested in visiting Zion Canyon to find the beautiful
>> and rare
>> redstart, here is some helpful information. Pedestrians and Cyclists
>> can enter
>> the park on foot for $10.00. The park is entered just past and to the
>> right of
>> the Zion Theater Complex at the end of Springdale. Free day parking
>> is available
>> in the gravel lot just south and up the hill from the theater. A
>> year-long pass
>> can be obtained for visiting Zion NP for $40.00. A National Parks
>> Pass ($50.00)
>> will also allow entry to Zion NP and all other National Parks. For
>> information
>> regarding passes for Senior citizens please click on this link:
>> https://buy.nationalparks.org/golden.asp .
>>
>> A shuttle picks up just north of the visitor's center (which is just
>> past where
>> you enter the park on foot). The shuttle takes about 8 stops to get
>> to the
>> Temple of Sinuwava (which is the final stop before it heads back).
>> There are
>> restrooms at the stop. The trail (Riverside Walk), is paved and
>> though it has
>> some ups and downs, is fairly easy. (It is about 1 mile long, if you
>> go all the
>> way to the end.)
>>
>> Best wishes, and good birding!!!
>>
>> Josh Kreitzer
>>
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