[Birdtalk] red bird

[B.G. Sloan]

Rosemary,
 
If it was summer, and if Utah was an eastern state, that would be a perfect description of a male Scarlet Tanager. But since these "ifs" obviously don't apply, I don't think it's a Scarlet Tanager.
 
Also sounds a bit like a Vermillion Flycatcher, but I don't think Utah is part of their range. Maybe a Red Crossbill?
 
Bernie Sloan

--- On Tue, 11/18/08, Rosemary Fasselin <rosemaryfasselin at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Rosemary Fasselin <rosemaryfasselin at gmail.com>
Subject: [Birdtalk] red bird
To: Birdtalk at utahbirds.org
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 11:19 AM


I am brand new to birding (don't even have a guide yet) and I'm so happy to have found this mailing list!  Anyways, I do some work on the Legacy Nature Preserve (west of Legacy Parkway) and yesterday I saw a huge barn owl fly away from my working companions, 2 red tailed hawks and 2 bald eagles who were sitting around for hours.  I also saw a small red bird perched on a willow stem by the river.  I've never seen anything like it -- the sun was hitting him and he looked almost neon.  I think he had gray or black wings, but the rest of him was bright red.  Can anyone help me identify him?  Sorry, but I didn't have my camera with me. _______________________________________________
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