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Re: Attention Cincy birders: Possible rare bird at Armleder Park
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David Ackerman <[log in to unmask]>
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David Ackerman <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 25 Apr 2017 18:36:15 -0400
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I live about 10 minutes from there and would be more than happy to check it
out.  There are many bluebird boxes in the park, do you know if it was on
the north or south end of the park?



On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 5:35 PM, Dawn Hewitt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm managing editor for Bird Watcher's Digest. I got a call this afternoon
> from
> an elderly birder who is no longer ambulatory. He and his driver were in
> Armleder Park near downtown Cincinnati earlier today, and they both saw an
> unusual bird perched on top of a bluebird box. The bird was larger than a
> bluebird, he said, and had a black head and gold breast. Otherwise it was
> black.
> His best guess was an Audubon's oriole (although it sounds more like a
> Scott's
> to me). He said he's been a serious birder for many years, and he's
> certain that
> it wasn't a goldfinch, a Baltimore oriole, or anything else he's ever seen
> in
> Ohio.
>
> Since I live four hours away and had never previously heard of Armleder
> Park, is
> there a Cincy-area birder who would visit this place today or tomorrow to
> check
> it out and see if they see anything unusual?
>
> If you go, thanks, and please let me know even if you don't find
> anything—and
> especially if you do!
>
> --Dawn Hewitt
>   Marietta
>
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