[Birdtalk] Re: [Birdnet] Painted Redstart still at Zion National Park

[RICHARD JILL WOOD]

Now, were there photos submitted of this and if so, where can they be seen?

Richard



>From: Mark Stackhouse <westwings at sisna.com>
>To: birdnet at utahbirds.org
>Subject: Re: [Birdnet] Painted Redstart still at Zion National Park
>Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 05:49:29 -0600
>
>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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