May 7, 2007 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Carver Park Reserve Field trip report
Spent the morning leading a trip for MRVAC, at Carver Park Reserve. We birded along the road to the King Blind from 6:00 am until about 9:00 am. Then did the Lake and Tamarack trails until about 12:30 pm. We also checked out the ski trail and easily refound the previously reported Henslow's Sparrow. Here are some of the 85 species observed by our group on our trip to the park. Swainson's Hawk - Found by Chet Meyer's, with information on the sighting already posted by Chet. Virginia Rail Pileated Woodpecker Least Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed, Warbling & Red-eyed Vireos Sedge Wren Gray-cheeked Thrush - one observed on the road, just East of the King Blind Swainson's Thrush Gray Catbird Warblers - 17 species seen or heard, including some of the following - Blue-winged, Northern Parula, Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Blackpoll, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush & a Mourning Warbler. Sparrows - 10 species - Clay-colored, Field, Lincoln's, Swamp, White-throated, Harris's & White-crowned Sparrows Henslow's Sparrow - Observed at previously reported location and very easy to see, but a scope is helpful. At 10:00 am, the bird was actively singing from the tops of several small trees along the North side of the trail. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Bobolink Eastern Meadowlark Baltimore Oriole Craig Mandel, Minnetonka, MN EgretCMan at msn.com
