Sue Wright and I, arrived at Mr. Wojick's property at 8:00 from Michigan.
The Pyrruloxia had previously been seen in the deciduous trees just south
of the yard until 7:30.
Over the next 5 hours about 20 of us watched the platform feeder to no
avail. There was no hint of the Pyrruloxia.
At 1:17 PM a birder from Wheatley (sorry I didn't get his name) spotted the
bird flying into sumacs at the far northwest corner of the large field in
which we were standing. It dove into the tangle of vines, lost to the rest
of us.
At about 1:30, the bird hopped into view on branches in front of the
sumacs, and stayed in the general area for about 5 minutes to our great
relief!. We had excellent views of it in our scopes. It then moved to the
north out of our sight. We stayed until 2:00PM but the Pyrruloxia had not
come to the feeder, and so we left.
So, contrary to the past few days, the bird was not frequent nor easy to find.
As Joanne Reive said, be sure to wear rubber boots. The ground is wet, very
muddy and cold.
Directions:
Eagle is 6 Km. south of West Lorne. Take 401 to the West Lorne exit and
head south on Graham. Go straight through West Lorne and proceed south
till you come to Talbot Line. Proceed south approx. 1/2 Km. and it is the
first (yellow brick) house on the right hand side. The field is south of
the house.
We also visited the home in Rodney at 198 Harper Street. The homeowner said
that the bird had not been seen today through 1:15PM.
Regards,
Jim
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Jim Lesser 248/626-2636
West Bloomfield, Michigan
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http://www.jameslesser.com
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