I love birding Bayfront Park in Duluth, you just never know what might turn up. A meadowlark species in relatively downtown Duluth is a fairly decent species to find. Today at Bayfront Park in Duluth, there were two birds (meadowlark species). For how dismal the weather was, the meadowlarks really brightened the day, if only they would have busted out some tunes, but no, they were pretty quiet. It was still a treat to watch them flutter about as if on some lakeside prarie, though really, it's just a big manicured lawn. They primarly focused on the wood chips that surrounded the base of the planted trees near the lake. Both birds would flip over the wood chips and frequently appeared to find bugs or grubs to eat. I posted a picture of one of the birds in the showcase section of MOU. Lastly, right before I left, it appeared that a merlin tried to buzz one of the meadowlarks, but was then itself chased by a peregrine falcon who appeared to make some contact with the merlin as a few feathers flew and the merlin was uttering some strange distress call as it made haste after a hard bank. It all happened very quickly, pretty exciting. Enjoy the fall. Shawn Zierman. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20081010/e82c0224/attachment.html
