We got lost looking for the Chamber of Commerce, but we did not strike out in finding White-winged crossbills in Plymouth. A small flock were in the spruce trees along Shelard Parkway (West from 169). We parked in the parking lot of the Willow Creek 12 Theaters. We were able to get great looks at them from this lot. Thanks for the tip, Alyssa.
Joel & Lisa Swanstrom -------------- Original message from alyssa <[email protected]>: -------------- 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 ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
