Well, as long as we're heaping credit, thanks to Dan and Sandy for pointing us to the cattle egrets. And I can't take any credit for finding little blue heron adult--my eagle-eyed son is the one who found the herons after a quick scan with the scope. I was busy poking a stick at a smashed snake on the road. Anyway, we got a nice look, and a great look at them flying with Dan and Sandy. Thanks again for your help making this a great birding day for us!
Mary Kroll Ben Fritchman's Mom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan & Sandy Thimgan" <[email protected]> To: "Mnbird" <[email protected]>; "MOU" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 6:36 PM Subject: [mnbird] 2 Little Blue Herons/Douglas Co > There is not just one, but now two Little Blue Herons being seen at the > Douglas County locations of recent posts. In addition to the immature > LBH, Ben & Mary from Long Prairie discovered an adult at the same > location today (Wednesday, 7/23 ) about 2:00 p.m. > > We had seen the immature about an hour earlier, and after we talked > with Ben & Mary (we hope they post so we get their last names right, > and they can receive the adulation they deserve!), we zipped right back > to the spot where lo and behold and what to our wondering eyes should > appear, but an adult LBH in the same vicinity. We watched for about > 7-8 minutes, snapped our usual couple of mediocre pictures, and then > watched as the pair took off and circled off into the northwest. > > The Snowy Egret and Cattle Egrets were also seen between 1:00 - 3:30 > this afternoon at locations noted in previous posts. > > --Dan & Sandy > > *** > Dan & Sandy Thimgan > Battle Lake, MN > Otter Tail Co. > [email protected] > >^..^< > > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird >
