Looked out the window this am at my Bloomington back yard and saw a Great Blue heron on the little bench by my little (5 x 7') pond with one of the gold fish in its mouth. The 13 large goldfish (6-7") we put outside last spring turned into 70 fish when we brought them in last fall. 66 survived and went outside this spring, and we didn't know what we were going to do this fall. So maybe we'll feed the local herons!
Dawn Bradshaw Bloomington, MN ----- Original Message ----- From: marshall howe To: mou-net at moumn.org Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 5:53 PM Subject: [mou] Swamp Lake birds Last evening I took a birder from the East to the sedge marsh on Swamp Lake, Rte 371, northwestern Cass County. We found one yellow rail, finally managing to "click" it into view after a couple of frustrating, damp, mosquito-ridden hours. It was his 677th life US bird, ending a long run of failed attempts. This bird was the only yellow rail we heard calling there over a 3-hour period. In the general area there were also other birds of interest, including an American bittern, sora and virginia rails, Wilson's snipe, Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow, and merlin. It had been many years since I'd heard the calls of several of these species, so it was fun to re-familiarize myself with them. Marshall Howe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Mailing list membership available on-line at http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. ----- To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a subject of unsubscribe. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080628/46dead46/attachment.html
