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On Saturday, 7/7, at 9:30 a.m., my wife alerted me to a bright red bird =
in the backyard.  Indeed, it was a first summer Summer Tanager.  The =
bird was basically red all over with a few small patches of =
yellowish-green on belly and breast, and a few feathers that produced a =
hint of a crest, just as Sibley has pictured it.  The bill was a =
yellowish-gray.  It was first perched on a telephone line, then dropped =
to the ground to feed on a fallen apricot, then flew up into the apricot =
tree, then flew away.  About an hour later, it returned briefly, feeding =
on a semi-ripe apricot in the tree, then flew away and hasn't been seen =
since.

 The next door neighbor, who knows of my avian interest, mentioned that =
she had seen an all-red bird off and on for the past day or so.

I suspect there is no good reason for birders to jump up and come over =
to see the bird when it probably won't show up again.  If need be, you =
can call me at 277-7711.

- --Steve Carr

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<DIV>On Saturday, 7/7, at 9:30 a.m., my wife alerted me to a bright red =
bird in=20
the backyard.&nbsp; Indeed, it was a first summer Summer Tanager.&nbsp; =
The bird=20
was basically red all over with a few small patches of yellowish-green =
on belly=20
and breast, and a few feathers that produced a hint of a crest, just as =
Sibley=20
has pictured it.&nbsp; The bill was a yellowish-gray.&nbsp; It was first =
perched=20
on a telephone line, then dropped to the ground to feed on a fallen =
apricot,=20
then flew up into the apricot tree, then flew away.&nbsp; About an hour =
later,=20
it returned briefly, feeding on a semi-ripe apricot in the tree, then =
flew away=20
and hasn't been seen since.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;The next door neighbor, who knows of my avian interest, =
mentioned=20
that she had seen an all-red bird off and on for the past day or =
so.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I suspect there is no good reason for birders to jump up and come =
over to=20
see the bird when it probably won't show up again.&nbsp; If need be, you =
can=20
call me at 277-7711.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>--Steve Carr</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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