I was able to relocate the first year male Summer Tanager reported by Liz Harper about 7:15 this morning. I found the bird singing along the west side of the "Africa Loop" of Trailrun race course well north of the junction with the "Back40 Loop" and was able to watch it for about five minutes before it moved west. It was maybe 75 yards south of where the ski trail goes north from the race course at the north west corner of the Africa Loop in the link below. Cool looking bird with a rose red head and upper breast and yellowish belly. I also counted three singing Henslow's sparrows on the walk in from the horse trail gate at the north end of the park (take 50th street east of CR21 and watch for the gate on the right).
http://www.aftontrailrun.com/PDF_Files/course_map/2008_Afton_Map_Web.pdf Thanks for posting this bird Liz! Joel Claus Eden Prairie > Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:22:03 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [mou-net] Possible 1st spring Summer Tanager at Afton State Park > To: [email protected] > > I was out at Afton State Park today and heard and saw what I believe to be a > 1st spring Summer Tanager. Unfortunately, I was out running, not birding. > Is there anyone that frequently birds Afton that can check on this?? I was > following the Afton trail race course (see link below) and the bird was > singing away just off of the trail west of where the course rejoins the > Africa loop after the Back 40 loop. > > > http://www.aftontrailrun.com/PDF_Files/course_map/2008_Afton_Map_Web.pdf > > Thanks. > > While you are out there, stop by and see (well, listen to) the Henslow's > Sparrows along the top of the Africa loop (usually hear 2-3 calling). > > Liz > > ---- > 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
