Curt, Thanks for this, spider webs makes total sense! I could see the masses moving as well, as the bird moved around, I will look for your photos on FB.
Brian On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 12:16 AM Curt Rawn <[email protected]> wrote: > I watched the Painted Redstart foraging on windows, screens and in the > soffits of many houses. I saw it perch on a branch as well as a ledge of a > house. > From what I could see it had spider webs on its feet. It was able to cling > to the screens while foraging for insects, and it was hovering in the > soffit areas of many houses. I took about 60 photos of the bird. The mass > looked different in many photos as the web moved with the air currents and > gravity. Its wings and undertail coverts also had webs on them. The toes > look normal. > > I have posted some photos on my Facebook page. Call me if you can not find > them. > > Curt Rawn > 612-618-6200 > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 4:59 PM Tami Vogel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Brian, thank you for letting me know this was only addressed to you. >> >> Sharing with everyone as originally intended: >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Tami Vogel >> Communications Director >> Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota >> www.wrcmn.org<http://www.wrcmn.org> >> www.facebook/WRCMN<http://www.facebook/WRCMN> >> Twitter/IG @WRCMN >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Tami Vogel <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 4:47 PM >> To: Brian Tennessen >> Subject: Re: [mou-net] PAINTED REDSTART RAMSEY COUNTY >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> What a remarkable opportunity to see such a gorgeous bird. There is one >> hanging out right now in the Outer Banks as well. >> >> From a personal standpoint I'm kicking myself that I'm up at our cabin >> right now. >> >> From a professional standpoint, it could have gotten caulk or tar on its >> feet, we think it's far too much to be scale but it's hard to see from >> photos. We see this periodically in birds. >> >> If it is some foreign substance, we can do our best to remove it but - >> keep in mind that we cannot, per regs, release a bird with a missing foot. >> >> So, if the toes or the lower legs are necrotic we would euthanize it. >> >> I want everyone aware of this while making a decision about what to do. >> >> If that was the case - that the feet were dying/dead, the odds of the >> bird surviving the winter would be slim, but all the same you'll need to >> weigh out the pros/cons of letting it live out its life or bringing it in >> to see if can be helped. >> >> Fingers crossed we can help it, but keep in mind the entire picture. >> >> In the meantime if someone has heated baths in the area the bird might >> use them - maybe the material will soften and break off. >> >> Feel free to contact me via email off-list if you have additional >> questions. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Tami Vogel >> Communications Director >> Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota >> www.wrcmn.org<http://www.wrcmn.org> >> www.facebook/WRCMN<http://www.facebook/WRCMN> >> Twitter/IG @WRCMN >> ________________________________ >> From: Minnesota Birds <[email protected]> on behalf of Brian >> Tennessen <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 4:26:51 PM >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [mou-net] PAINTED REDSTART RAMSEY COUNTY >> >> 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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flickr.com_photos_fisherkingbat_50514459501_in_dateposted-2Dpublic_&d=DwIFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=5gIOkmnQ1nLB2gWkMnpF7Q&m=MCHilm8bDJDxdCeuV4A_DYf_CCTClPMBfU4jdsTw2So&s=l8MLu8EPkseRgTHxbfoidrgg6WnyL7DX9o06RuKbge4&e= >> >> 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. 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