We found the Hooded Warbler at 10 am this morning. This was our fourth=20= attempt. While we heard them on earlier tries, today we were rewarded=20 with good views of both the male and female. We followed Bill's=20 directions. At the north end of the ravine the "road" takes a=20 right-angle turn towards the west and goes up a steep hill. A=20 hiking/biking trail crosses the "road" about a third of the way up the=20=
hill. We went right (north) on this trail about 100 feet. There is good=20= visibility here as this glade in the ravine is fern-covered . While we=20= first spotted a Hooded Warbler foraging on the ground, out best views=20 came when they flew into the lower branches of the tall trees. We=20 recommend you listen to a Hooded Warbler recording before going out.=20 Most of the ravine has restricted visibility because it is rather=20 heavily wooded. We thank Julian Sellers for finding the bird and Bill Litkey for his=20 excellent directions; the Hooded Warbler is new to our life list. Tony & Alice Maistrovich On Jun 16, 2006, at 5:31 PM, Bill Litkey wrote: > As per several requests for directions, they are as follows. Battle=20= > Creek > Park is located in SE Ramsey Co. =46rom Hwy. 61 running along the=20 > eastern > side of the Mississippi River valley turn eastward onto Lower Afton=20 > Road. > Go about =BD mile to Winthrop St. On either side of Winthrop along = the=20 > north > side of Lower Afton there is clearing back off the shoulder so you=20 > might be > able to park there. North of Lower Afton only about 100 ft. hike the=20= > ski > trail that goes west from Winthrop and parallels Lower Afton. Hang=20 > left on > this trail at any trail junctures. Eventually the trail curves=20 > northward > away from Lower Afton into a ravine. At the curve there was a = Mourning > Warbler as a bonus. Listen for the Hooded Warbler throughout this=20 > ravine, > which isn't very long. It seemed to spend more time towards the north=20= > end > of the ravine, but it certainly moves around in there. > > Bill Litkey (Oakdale) > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > [email protected] > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net >
