We returned here Tuesday from TX, just ahead of the birds it seems. Our lake is open, but Lake Bemidji still has a lot of ice. Yesterday, in the open water were rafts of Common Goldeneye and Bufflehead, and what I assume were Lesser Scaup. I didn't have my scope along to check for Greater. There were also 2 pair of Eared Grebes.
In our yard today, we have had a large number of Yellow-rump Warblers, along with one Palm and one Black-and-White. We also had 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 1 male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and 2 Chipping Sparrows. As cold as it has been, there are very few insects for these birds. Hope they will survive! I saw the newscast about all the dead Bluebirds and Tree Swallows that have been found. I assume the lack of food also will apply to Warblers, Orioles, Tanagers and other insect eaters. I think this spring would be a good year to put out mealworms, and suet. Pat DeWenter Bemidji/Beltrami Co. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080509/5c6de6c7/attachment.html
