A flock of about 20 were feeding at eye-level on the small planted spruces on the west side of the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce parking lot. I was able to pull my car right up and they ate right in front of me. What I thought was interesting is how some of them would yank the entire cone off the tree then fly to another branch to tear it apart. To get to this area, from Highway 55, turn south on Old C-R 15. The road curves so it's eventually going east/west. Go on this road for about 1/2 a mile, and the parking lot will be on your left. Please note that there are quite a few planted spruces along Highway 55, so if you don't see the birds there, be sure to check out other trees in the area.
I also found an American Black Duck with hundreds of Mallards at the Honeywell pond along Douglas Drive and the railroad tracks in Golden Valley. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
