Re: [cobirds] My best yard bird...Painted Redstart

Sorry, Paula, but I agree with Cole. This is an American Redstart. It does not have the brilliant red belly of the Painted Redstart. Please see this: 

Painted Redstart Similar Species to, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology allaboutbirds.org

Also, IMO, Cole's response to you seemed no more rude or snarky as yours was to Megan. Please realize that e-mail is lacking as a form of communication. Among other things, one cannot see the writer's body language or hear the writer's voice inflection. 

Lauren Hyde

Keenesburg, Weld County

On Mar 13, 2024, at 1:37 PM, Paula Hansley <plhansley@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear CObirders:  I had no idea that I would get a response in regards to my Painted Redstart picture such as that I received from Cole Sage.  I have copied it for everyone to read.

I recommend that Mr. Sage be blocked from CObirds.

Paula Hansley

Louisville

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From: Cole Sage <colesage03@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: [cobirds] My best yard bird...Painted Redstart
To: Paula Hansley <plhansley@gmail.com>

This is not a Painted Redstart it is an American Redstart. When identifying birds it is often good to use a field guide and not jump to the rarest possible bird.

Best, 

Cole Sage

On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 10:50 PM Paula Hansley <plhansley@gmail.com> wrote:

CObirders,

I don't recall the year, but this one is my favorite (see attached px). I was so excited I could hardly hold the camera. I can't find my total list for my property in Louisville, but as I recall it's only about 140 species.

Paula Hansley

Louisville

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