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Hi all--my first impression is of a leucistic Pine Grosbeak (though it is hard to tell relative size from the photograph). What do you think? Dan Tallman On 2/8/07, Gene Bauer <[email protected]> wrote: > > HI folks, > > I have just received the following email and photos from Gene Bakko, > Prof. of Biology and Curator of Natural Lands, at St. Olaf College. > I'm in the middle of work and can't do much more than forward this now. > > I have limited experience with McKay's in Alaska, but believe this > needs a further look by those of you more knowledgeable. It looks like > the real deal to me. > > Bakko has forwarded the photo from Hibbing and a photo of the Snow > Bunting Dan Tallman photographed last Saturday. Those photos and his > email to me are included. > > Gene Bauer > Northfield, MN > > > > > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Gene Bakko <[email protected]> > > Date: February 8, 2007 10:44:29 AM CST > > To: William Richards <[email protected]>, Gene Bauer > > <[email protected]>, "Anich, Nick Anich" <[email protected]> > > Subject: ??? Bunting > > > > Guys, > > I received this pic of a bunting from a long time Ole connection and > > avid bird watcher in Hibbing, MN, asking what it was. He took the pic > > in the back yard feeder of a neighbor. It's been there a while. My > > Sibley book tells me it's a McKay's bunting and not a snow bunting. > > Your thoughts??? I've also attached a pic of a snowbunting taken a > > week ago around here. > > Gene > > > > _______________________ > > Gene Bakko phone: 507-646-3399 > > Professor of Biology & fax: 507-646-3968 > > Curator of Natural Lands email: [email protected] > > St. Olaf College > > 1520 St. Olaf Ave. > > Northfield, MN 55057-1098 > > > > > -- Dan or Erika Tallman Around the Bend Birding Tours http://danerika.googlepages.com/aroundthebendbirdingtours [email protected] 2120 Taylor Ct., Northfield, MN 55047 ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ------=_Part_18875_6980225.1170956926547 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi all--my first impression is of a leucistic Pine Grosbeak (though it is hard to tell relative size from the photograph). What do you think? Dan Tallman<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/8/07, <b class="gmail_sendername"> Gene Bauer</b> <<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> HI folks,<br><br>I have just received the following email and photos from Gene Bakko,<br>Prof. of Biology and Curator of Natural Lands, at St. Olaf College.<br>I'm in the middle of work and can't do much more than forward this now. <br><br>I have limited experience with McKay's in Alaska, but believe this<br>needs a further look by those of you more knowledgeable. It looks like<br>the real deal to me.<br><br>Bakko has forwarded the photo from Hibbing and a photo of the Snow <br>Bunting Dan Tallman photographed last Saturday. Those photos and his<br>email to me are included.<br><br>Gene Bauer<br>Northfield, MN<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br>> From: Gene Bakko < <a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>><br>> Date: February 8, 2007 10:44:29 AM CST<br>> To: William Richards <<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>>, Gene Bauer<br>> < <a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>>, "Anich, Nick Anich" <<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>><br>> Subject: ??? Bunting<br>><br>> Guys,<br>> I received this pic of a bunting from a long time Ole connection and <br>> avid bird watcher in Hibbing, MN, asking what it was. He took the pic<br>> in the back yard feeder of a neighbor. It's been there a while. My<br>> Sibley book tells me it's a McKay's bunting and not a snow bunting. <br>> Your thoughts??? I've also attached a pic of a snowbunting taken a<br>> week ago around here.<br>> Gene<br>><br>> _______________________<br>> Gene Bakko phone: 507-646-3399 <br>> Professor of Biology & fax: 507-646-3968<br>> Curator of Natural Lands email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a><br>> St. Olaf College<br>> 1520 St. Olaf Ave. <br>> Northfield, MN 55057-1098<br>><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Dan or Erika Tallman <br>Around the Bend Birding Tours<br><a href="http://danerika.googlepages.com/aroundthebendbirdingtours";> http://danerika.googlepages.com/aroundthebendbirdingtours</a><br><a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a><br>2120 Taylor Ct., Northfield, MN 55047<br><br>".... the best shod travel with wet feet" <br>"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ------=_Part_18875_6980225.1170956926547--
