The odds of a Tropical or Couch's Kingbird turning up in Minnesota are also very small. If the tail feathers do indeed appear to be worn, it will be important to see what tail feathers look like on wild birds within their natural range.
Best, Laura Erickson Duluth, MN On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Jesse Ellis <[email protected]> wrote: > A response: many tyrannids have known propensities to wander, and I've > never heard of them being kept as pets. They're not very pretty, nor do > they learn songs. I suspect the odds of captivity are very small. > > Jesse Ellis > Saint Paul > > On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 21:45 dan&erika <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Just a thought here. The kingbird being reported and photographed may > well > > have been a caged bird. The tail feathers seem very worn, especially if > it > > is a young bird. It is possible that this bird was hand-reared and > escaped > > captivity. > > > > dan > > > > -- > > Dan or Erika Tallman > > Northfield, Minnesota > > [email protected] > > > > http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com > > > > ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that > > require new clothes ....”—H. D. Thoreau > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- Laura Erickson Duluth, MN For the love, understanding, and protection of birds There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. —Rachel Carson Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
