Re: [BIRDCHAT] RBA: Bewick's Wren - Bombay Hook, DE
Les Eastman (les_eastman@netfox.net)
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 13:52:49 -0400
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Les
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Les Eastman
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Subject: [BIRDCHAT] RBA: Bewick's Wren - Bombay Hook, DE
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:44:44 EDT
From: "Kevin C. Loughlin" <WILDSIDENT@AOL.COM>
To: BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
A pair of Bewick's Wrens were seen and observed for quite a while on the
Boardwalk Trail at Bombay Hook NWR in DE on Sunday 8/16.
After observing House Wrens in the forest area near the boardwalk, and
Marsh
Wrens in the tall grasses, a novice birder asked what the "different"
wrens
were flitting along the edge of the grasses next to the boardwalk. There
were
two wrens obviously larger than the Marsh Wrens.
My first thought was Carolina. But I was not comfortable with that call,
something didn't fit. We noted a very thin, white eyeline, a darker bill
(upper mandible), much whiter breast and belly with the only "buffiness"
on
the belly being near the tail. Then it showed us its tail. Darker in
top...
with white tips, and a very definite white pattern under the tail. David
Sarkozi, a visiting TX birder called what I was thinking, but hesitant
to
call: Bewick's Wren.
After much more study of the two very cooperative birds we were pleased
with
this conclusion... a lifer for me, and the other PA birders in our group
of
ten.
Good birding!
Kevin
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