Re: [cayugabirds-l] Guess which bird...

My guide to birds of Europe says Redwing breeds in Scotland and winters in the rest of Britain. I'm sure it's a fun bird to see, but it would not make headlines. Their red is on the sides and wing lining. The Redwing shows actual white on the brow and chin. Female Red-winged Blackbirds are

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Guess which bird...

The original article correctly identifies the bird in question as a Red-winged Blackbird and includes several diagnostic photos from Scottish birders. I'm not sure why there's been any "confusion". -Scott On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Bill Mcaneny wrote: > To clarify (or

[cayugabirds-l] Guess which bird...

To clarify (or to add to the confusion), there is a migratory thrush in Europe that goes by the name of REDWING. It is not clear to me that the bird in the report from Scotland is a Redwinged BLACKBIRD. The REDWING looks superficially like the female blackbird, being brown, sort of stripey, and

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Guess which bird made the front page of the Scottish BBC news...

I wanted you to know that I got the forwarded note from a Scots woman colleague whom I just showed a male Red-winged Blackbird to a couple weeks ago on a trip around the pond, presumably for her first time. I hope the Scots who get to add the F to their life list are as thrilled as I was with