I watched the Painted Redstart foraging on windows, screens and in the soffits of many houses. I saw it perch on a branch as well as a ledge of a house. >From what I could see it had spider webs on its feet. It was able to cling to the screens while foraging for insects, and it was hovering in the soffit areas of many houses. I took about 60 photos of the bird. The mass looked different in many photos as the web moved with the air currents and gravity. Its wings and undertail coverts also had webs on them. The toes look normal.
I have posted some photos on my Facebook page. Call me if you can not find them. Curt Rawn 612-618-6200 On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 4:59 PM Tami Vogel <tvo...@wrcmn.org> wrote: > Brian, thank you for letting me know this was only addressed to you. > > Sharing with everyone as originally intended: > > > Regards, > > > > Tami Vogel > Communications Director > Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota > www.wrcmn.org<http://www.wrcmn.org> > www.facebook/WRCMN<http://www.facebook/WRCMN> > Twitter/IG @WRCMN > > ________________________________ > From: Tami Vogel <tvo...@wrcmn.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 4:47 PM > To: Brian Tennessen > Subject: Re: [mou-net] PAINTED REDSTART RAMSEY COUNTY > > Hi everyone, > > What a remarkable opportunity to see such a gorgeous bird. There is one > hanging out right now in the Outer Banks as well. > > From a personal standpoint I'm kicking myself that I'm up at our cabin > right now. > > From a professional standpoint, it could have gotten caulk or tar on its > feet, we think it's far too much to be scale but it's hard to see from > photos. We see this periodically in birds. > > If it is some foreign substance, we can do our best to remove it but - > keep in mind that we cannot, per regs, release a bird with a missing foot. > > So, if the toes or the lower legs are necrotic we would euthanize it. > > I want everyone aware of this while making a decision about what to do. > > If that was the case - that the feet were dying/dead, the odds of the bird > surviving the winter would be slim, but all the same you'll need to weigh > out the pros/cons of letting it live out its life or bringing it in to see > if can be helped. > > Fingers crossed we can help it, but keep in mind the entire picture. > > In the meantime if someone has heated baths in the area the bird might use > them - maybe the material will soften and break off. > > Feel free to contact me via email off-list if you have additional > questions. > > > > Regards, > > > > Tami Vogel > Communications Director > Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota > www.wrcmn.org<http://www.wrcmn.org> > www.facebook/WRCMN<http://www.facebook/WRCMN> > Twitter/IG @WRCMN > ________________________________ > From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Brian > Tennessen <brian.tennes...@gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 4:26:51 PM > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> > Subject: Re: [mou-net] PAINTED REDSTART RAMSEY COUNTY > > Hi, > > I live in this area, and was off work this afternoon so went out and was > able to observe this bird, along with many others. > > Others have maybe already reported on this by observing the photos they've > taken or observing through binocs, but this poor bird seems distressed, > maybe just the cold weather, but it appears to have something tangled > around its feet. Here is a photo I've taken, which is not great quality, > others may have gotten better shots. > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flickr.com_photos_fisherkingbat_50514459501_in_dateposted-2Dpublic_&d=DwIFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=5gIOkmnQ1nLB2gWkMnpF7Q&m=MCHilm8bDJDxdCeuV4A_DYf_CCTClPMBfU4jdsTw2So&s=l8MLu8EPkseRgTHxbfoidrgg6WnyL7DX9o06RuKbge4&e= > > I can't tell what all this is around its feet, but it is a much larger mass > of stuff than just its feet... > > Being a bit new to birding I'm not sure if there's a protocol that would > try to capture this bird and take it to the local wildlife rehab center, > given that it appears entangled with something? > > Brian T, St. Paul > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 2:37 PM Alex <asgreenplanet4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Sally Reynolds found MN’s second record of Painted Redstart in St. Paul > > this morning. 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