At Crosby Park today, there were some new delights. The trees were well-attended by many dozens of yellow-rumps and ruby-crowned kinglets.The several phoebes had been joined by a couple of Least Flycatchers, identified after the fact by their sound. From high in the canopy came another distinguishing song: Pine Warbler; the very yellow throat and breast made it stand out among the yellow-rumps. Added to that was the song of a brown creeper, only the second time I've been lucky enough to hear it.
The touch of melodrama came from the belted kingfishers. Two of them were vocalizing loudly and insistently to warn off a third one, to which they gave vigorous chase. Given the location right off the river path, it would not be surprising if there were a burrow in the bank just there, now that the water is receding. If the beach re-emerges it would be worth investigating. Linda Whyte ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
