[texbirds] Re: Well well, look what the "ship" brought in
- From: Stephen Gast <segast23@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx" <Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx>, "'brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx'" <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>, "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 12:20:56 -0700 (PDT)
It is actually a Chinese Hwamei, a species of Laughing Thrush and from mainland
China, not Taiwan, at least naturally.
Great songsters.
Steve Gast
segast23@xxxxxxxxx
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From: "Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3)" <Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx>
To: "'brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx'" <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>;
"texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 11:49 AM
Subject: [texbirds] Re: Well well, look what the "ship" brought in
Well, I guess that seals the fate of our first Texas Mockingbird record . Ours
too is obviously a stowaway Tropical Mockingbird from a Cozumel Flight. It
managed to elude all attempts at capture by customs and passengers and fled IAH
to find love at Sabine Woods 100 miles away!
Seriously, this is a most interesting article. I don’t know what this bird is
and have no Taiwan bird books but I don’t think it will survive on bird seed. I
hope they got it on a return flight in short order. I am still wondering where
the original Red-vented Bulbuls came from. The first record was 1956. I have
never seen any offered for sale although I have kept an eye out for them for
more than 30 years watching bird supplier list, auctions and sales.
This Taiwan bird looks as though it is wren-like and is a good stowaway
candidate but a Mockingbird or Bulbul just doesn’t match such behavior.
Always wondering; the truth is out there!
Fred Collins
(281) 357-5324
Director: Kleb Woods Nature Center
Cypress Top Historical Park
Commissioner Steve Radack
Harris County Precinct 3
www.pct3.hctx.net
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Behalf Of Brush Freeman
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 10:59 AM
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Subject: [texbirds] Well well, look what the "ship" brought in
:-)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153711/Songbird-crossed-Pacific-international-flight-captured-LAX.html
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Brush Freeman
361-655-7641
http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
Finca de los Alacranes., Utley,Texas
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