9:15am: There was one Le Conte's Sparrow today in the grassy/dogwood area in the southern part of Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park. 8 ladies from the Mlps Audobon Chapter, the naturalist and I enjoyed superb looks at this bird; he was perched about 10 feet away, with the sun behind us. He hid in the grass for a while, then was seen doing that classic sparrow run, then flew to another patch of dogwoods.
To get to this spot on the trail, grab a map from the interpretive center. Take the marsh trail west (left) for a while, perhaps 1/2 mile, then you will come to an open area. Once you past a tamarack on your right, start looking on the left side of the boardwalk. Ironically, the marsh is on the right side of the trail. Besides that, other typical birds were seen. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
