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Northern Wheatear

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Flo_TX
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Spring, Texas
 
 
Northern Wheatear
Flo_TX Posted: Wed, Jan 13 2010 10:20 PM Reply

 A Northern Wheatear has been hanging around a farm near Beeville, Texas, for a few weeks.  Today a couple of us braved the misty weather (managed to avoid the heavier rain) to go see it.  It gave us a nice show for about thirty minutes.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Flo_TX/2010-01-13-Wheatear-1.jpg

 
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ddolan1075
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The Woodlands, TX
 
 
Re: Northern Wheatear
ddolan1075 replied on Wed, Jan 13 2010 10:30 PM Reply

Hey Flo, for those who don't know, what is so special about this bird?

 
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tupeloN8
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Chapel Hill, NC
 
 
Re: Northern Wheatear
tupeloN8 replied on Thu, Jan 28 2010 11:15 AM Reply

 Dave,

 It breeds in Europe and only very rarely shows up in North America.  And even then, it's typically found along the eastern seaboard.  A bird in Texas is a pretty big deal.

But Texas has been really rocking this winter with phenomenal birds.

 
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Flo_TX
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Spring, Texas
 
 
Re: Northern Wheatear
Flo_TX replied on Fri, Jan 29 2010 4:26 PM Reply

Yes, Texas has really had a great winter with stray migrants!  The Northern Wheatear, the Northern Jacana, the Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, and now an Amazon Kingfisher has shown up in Laredo!

 
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