[Birdtalk] red bird

[Cliff and Lisa Weisse]

Red Crossbill may be right but witting on a willow by the river doesn't 
sound like the right habitat for Red Crossbill.  I've seen Red 
Crossbills on the ground taking gravel and at feeders but otherwise they 
are in tree tops.  Are there coniferous trees close by?  And they 
usually aren't as bright as it sounds like this bird was.  If I lived 
close enough I'd go check this one out.  Vermillion Flycatcher prefers 
riparian areas and it says in Sibley, "found in open bushes or trees 
near water". 

Cliff

B.G. Sloan wrote:
>  
> 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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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa at octobersetters.com

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