[WVDXA] Rare bird visits Patriot

[Philip M. Roberts]

The XYL and I have been bird watchers for 40 years together.
Last January on our trip to Arizona we saw several Anna"s 
Hummingbirds also a Cactus  Wren. for new ones. The Anna's 
Hummingbird is twice the size of our Ruby Throated Hummingbird.

Phil  tweet tweet






At 09:51 PM 4/15/2007, you wrote:
>Is it safe to assume you are a bird watcher and knew about this bird 
>or did someone tell you about it?  Just curious.  I am not sure I 
>would know it was a rare bird if I saw one.
>
>73,
>Hal W8HC
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: w8uv at hughes.net
>To: wvdxa at wvdxa.org
>Sent: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 2:03 PM
>Subject: [WVDXA] Rare bird visits Patriot
>
>
>At our bird feeder the last few weeks we have been visited by a
>Harris Sparrow. This bird has not been seen in Ohio in the last 50
>years. It winters in the western Great Plains  and nests along the
>Arctic Ocean area of Canada. Please do a Google to see a picture of
>this bird. It is traveling with White Crown Sparrows and other areas
>of Ohio have been reporting seeing this bird.
>
>
>Here is a
>link 
><http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/538/_/Harriss_Sparrow.aspx>http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/538/_/Harriss_Sparrow.aspx
>
>
>Phil  Ultra Violet
>
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