At least 2 Prothonotary Warblers have returned to the traditional nesting location in Crosby Farm Park (backwaters of the Mississippi River just west of Interstate 35E bridge). A male was singing incessantly back there this morning. Seeing the birds required a somewhat perilous crossing of fallen logs over one of the backwater streams and some bushwhacking through stinging nettle!
Other notable birds observed in the park this morning include: Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Swainson's Thrush, Yellow Warbler, Marsh Wrens, Warbling Vireo, Baltimore Orioles, and numerous Soras. Crosby Lake also had swarms of aerial birds which included Chimney Swifts and all 5 swallow species (no martins). Scott Loss St. Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
