Bird Watching: Rare Bird Alert: Redwing, Turdus iliacus, in Seward, Alaska, 1 by Grasmussen

Grasmussen wrote:
Dusky Thrush (Turdus naumanni) Photographed on Lord Baranof Dr, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 1/18/2012.

Quoting: Name update: now Turdus eunomus (recently split from Naumann's Thrush T. naumanni)

Thank you for the update Resin.


The Dusky Thrush is another Eurasian species which has been seen in Anchorage occasionally since mid December. At least five “Big Year” birders have flown to Anchorage attempting to see it. Only two were successful to the best of my knowledge.
Out of dozens of attempts to see it, I have succeeded four times. Twice, before today, I got pictures, but the whether was so dark and stormy both times the pictures were very poor quality.


This message was edited Jan 21, 2012 10:19 AM