Chet Meyers writes: This morning (7-9) I birded Grey Cloud Dunes and found many of the same birds Julian Sellers reported over three weeks ago. The Bell's vireo is still present about 200 yards NE of the railroad underpass. Orchard orioles are feeding young birds near a single live tree (near a dead red cedar) that sits about three fourths of the way up the hill from the RR tracks, near the middle of property. If you enter from the 110th St. entrance, just walk in a ways and then head north along edge of the ridge (Thanks to Jim Gay for this tip). Lots of field and clay-colored sparrows, as well as vesper and some lark sparrows. Grasshopper sparrows are west of the RR tracks, the other side of the underpass. Also present brown thrasher, dickcissel (They're everywhere ...they're everywhere!), great horned owl, eastern towhee. It's a great place to visit. And thank the DNR from saving it from becoming a developed housing area... which now just about surrounds it. Directions: Highway 61 south to 80th St. Exit, turn right, then an almost immediate left on Hadley. Three miles then left on 100th St. for one mile and right on Ideal. Then one mile and right again on 110th St. to parking lot, about half a mile. Chet Meyers
