I agree, it is definitely a Painted Redstart! Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected]
On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 8:46 PM Steve Weston <[email protected]> wrote: > It appears to be a Lazuli Bunting. > > Steve Weston > On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN > [email protected] > > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 4:27 PM Brian Tennessen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I live in this area, and was off work this afternoon so went out and was >> able to observe this bird, along with many others. >> >> Others have maybe already reported on this by observing the photos they've >> taken or observing through binocs, but this poor bird seems distressed, >> maybe just the cold weather, but it appears to have something tangled >> around its feet. Here is a photo I've taken, which is not great quality, >> others may have gotten better shots. >> >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/fisherkingbat/50514459501/in/dateposted-public/ >> >> I can't tell what all this is around its feet, but it is a much larger >> mass >> of stuff than just its feet... >> >> Being a bit new to birding I'm not sure if there's a protocol that would >> try to capture this bird and take it to the local wildlife rehab center, >> given that it appears entangled with something? >> >> Brian T, St. Paul >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 2:37 PM Alex <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Sally Reynolds found MN’s second record of Painted Redstart in St. Paul >> > this morning. It was last seen at 1798 Sargent Ave about 15 minutes ago. >> > Best, >> > Alex >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > ---- >> > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> > >> > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice >> social >> > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.

