Hey...

I just returned from vacation birding the Central Oregon Coast. It is hard to believe that I would read that you got a Northern Wheatear in my backyard while I had to go to Oregon to get one. Our Wheatear enjoyed his/hers photo-op also. It would be nice if warblers would be so cooperative.

Got some other birds too, including a Black-footed Albatross: that's what I love about birdwatching...the birds that you absolutely know that you will never see fly right up to you.

Al Bahl

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>Sent: Sep 14, 2009 12:43 AM
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>Subject: [Ohio-birds] Wheatear- Sunday Evening
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> Hi all,
>??? I returned from vacation this afternoon and headed straight for Holmes county. When I arrived, I was greeted by Mr. Yoder and a very cooperative Northern Wheatear. The bird was actively foraging and highly visible in the area to the west (right) of the house for most of the time I was there (6:15- 7:30 PM). Several times, it flew into the driveway (to grab a bug) less than 20 feet from where we were standing! Spectacular! Nice to get a life bird in Ohio again!
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>Anyway, some pictures are posted here:
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>http://www.flickr.com/photos/osubirder
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>Hopefully this bird stays around for a while longer- it certainly didn't seem bothered by our presence (I guess it may never have seen a human before) However, Mr Yoder did comment that this evening it was perching much higher and foraging in a much larger area than he had previously noticed.
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>Good luck,
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>Steve Landes
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