[birdky] Purple Swamphen
- From: cbirding@xxxxxxx
- To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:03:40 -0400
I know how this report will be perceived but bear with me...
Location:???? Mt. Carmel Church Rd. on Wilson Creek
Observation date:???? 4/26/09
Notes:???? While driving on the back side of Bernheim Forest I spotted what
appeared to be a Purple Gallinule. I did not see a red bill as it was
pecking on the sandbar. I did see a very dark blue to black bird with very red
legs dangling as the bird took to flight. Colleen and I immediately started
digging through an older copy of National Geographic and could find nothing
similar. We searched for 30 - 40 minutes but could not relocate the bird. It
was
after we got home and started going through other books when a casual mention
of
a Purple Swamphen with an illustration appeared in Sibley's Guide to Birds (p.
154). This is without a doubt the bird I saw; Colleen was looking elsewhere. I
did call Brainard Palmer-Ball to discuss the probability or lack thereof. I
continued to research this for a couple of hours today and came to the same
conclusion.
Number of species:???? 1
Purple Swamphen???? 1
Tom Becker
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