I think Joe was teasing about using the term “Redwing,” which many Americans use as shorthand for “Red-winged Blackbird,” because Redwing is actually the proper name for a European thrush, Turdus iliacus, which bears some resemblance to an immature American Robin. The true Redwing is an extremely rare winter visitor to the northeastern US, so rare that eBird lists only a single record in NYS, from 1959 at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. However, the real die-hard rarity chasers have already seen a Redwing this winter in Portland, Maine, where eBird lists 347 sightings of the bird, so it would probably only be birders who want it for their NYS list racing to your feeders, not from the whole country. You can relax.
- - Dave Nutter > On Mar 4, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Marty Schlabach <[email protected]> wrote: > > We had four male redwings show up at our feeders in Interlaken today. > --Marty > > From: [email protected] > <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter Saracino > Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2021 8:51 PM > To: Joe DeVito <[email protected]> > Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]>; CAYUGABIRDS-L > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Redwings > > With all due respect Joe, I think not. I anticipate the usual late winter > invasion any day now - for ALL to see. > Be well. > Pete Sar > > > > On Thu, Mar 4, 2021, 7:33 PM Joe DeVito <[email protected]> wrote: > Red winged blackbirds? If you have red wings at your feeder, every birder in > the country will be there tomorrow 😉 > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 4, 2021, at 10:45 AM, Peter Saracino <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Flock of redwings just showed at my feeders! > Pete Sar > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
