FYI. Someone should check this out! Mark Alt=20 Sr. Project Manager=20 Entertainment Software Supply Chain=20 Project Resources Group (PRG)=20 Best Buy Co., Inc.=20 [email protected]=20 (W) 612-291-6717=20 (Cell) 612-803-9085
-----Original Message----- From: MARTELL, Mark [mailto:[email protected]]=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:32 PM To: Mark Alt (E-mail); Jim Williams (E-mail) Subject: Dipper report Just spoke to a woman from Grand Marais who believes she saw 3 Dippers on Aug. 11 along the Superior hiking trail next to the Cascade River. She was with her 2 sisters who also saw the birds. She said the birds were hopping around on and near a downed tree next to the river (BNA describes use of downed trees for roosts and cover from predators). The birds were all black, with a tail that was held straight up "like a wren". One bird had a light underside (might be consistent with juvenile plumage described in BNA). She said the birds were very vocal, chattering (my term) to each other. None of the women had binoculars, although she said the birds were only about 15ft away. They are not birders (or they would have had binoculars) but she was familiar with wrens and juncos using these birds as reference points (both smaller than what they saw). What do you think? Worth posting on MOU-net to see if anyone can follow-up? Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX)
