There are at least two previous records of Orange-billed Nightingale Thrush in the U.S.
One was mist-netted during banding operations at Laguna Atascosa NWR, S. TX, April 8, 1996. The second was found dead below a window in Edinburg, Hidalgo County, TX May 28, 2004. Wikipedia has the following to say about it: The Orange-billed Nightingale-thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. There is a nice photo of one, taken in Sonora, Mexico (i.e. the Mexican state adjoining Arizona) at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/bigyear/photo-gallery/1/orangebillnightingale_clock.jpg/view If the bird got to the Black Hills of South Dakota under his own power, he was very badly lost. Bob Fisher Independence, MO [email protected] --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
