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Painted Bunting in Durham
- To: "Carolinabirds" <Carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Painted Bunting in Durham
- From: "Edith K. Tatum" <ektatum@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 17:49:18 -0500
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Yesterday a coworker asked me what kind of bird has blue and green feathers.
"Why", I asked. "I found a dead bird at my front door that looked like
that",she responded. I asked if there were any other colors present. She
answered, "Yes, red."
I asked her to bring me this bird if she could get up the courage to pick it
up. The bird was gone when she went back (probably taken by a cat). I
showed her my Kaufman's guide turned to the bunting page. She immediately
pointed to the painted bunting and said ,"That's it".
As yesterday was April fools Day I made sure it wasn't a joke. She doesn't
joke about dead things.
I trust her eye for detail but I still would have liked to have gotten a
look for myself.
Edith Tatum
Durham, NC