[mou] Como tropical aviary
James Mattsson
mattjim@earthlink.net
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:42:34 -0600
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Cabin fever? The new tropical aviary exhibit at Como Zoo is really pretty cool. Well, hot and humid, actually. They don't have the names of the birds posted anywhere, but I did manage to identify the following:
Paradise Tanager
Turquoise Tanager
Silver-beaked Tanager
Bay-headed Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Burnished-buff Tanager
Red-capped Cardinal
Blue Dacnis (male and female)
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Saffron Finch
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Probably some others I'm forgetting
It will be interesting to see how these birds get along and adapt. This will be a work in progress for a while I imagine. I saw no ground dwelling birds, but there were several small lizards scurrying about as well. Bring your binoculars - keep them very warm in your car or they will fog up big time when you enter the aviary.
Jim
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<DIV>Cabin fever? The new tropical aviary exhibit at Como Zoo is really pretty cool. Well, hot and humid, actually. They don't have the names of the birds posted anywhere, but I did manage to identify the following:</DIV>
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<DIV>Silver-beaked Tanager</DIV>
<DIV>Bay-headed Tanager</DIV>
<DIV>Blue-gray Tanager</DIV>
<DIV>Burnished-buff Tanager</DIV>
<DIV>Red-capped Cardinal</DIV>
<DIV>Blue Dacnis (male and female)</DIV>
<DIV>Red-legged Honeycreeper</DIV>
<DIV>Yellow-rumped Cacique</DIV>
<DIV>Saffron Finch</DIV>
<DIV>Yellow-throated Euphonia</DIV>
<DIV>Probably some others I'm forgetting</DIV>
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<DIV>It will be interesting to see how these birds get along and adapt. This will be a work in progress for a while I imagine. I saw no ground dwelling birds, but there were several small lizards scurrying about as well. Bring your binoculars - keep them very warm in your car or they will fog up <STRONG>big time</STRONG> when you enter the aviary. </DIV>
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<DIV>Jim</DIV>
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