Thanks to Scott Loss' timely post I was able to confirm the presence, by sound only, of at least one Prothonotary Warbler in the backwater, at the east end of Crosby Park, at around 5:30 this evening. On the way down the driveway, I met another birder who had both heard and seen one on the river side of the "island" next to the bridge. It was still singing when I made my way there, but soon fell silent and could not be located visually. Since Scott found two birds singing, I'm wondering if these are rival males who will stick around and give us the kind of territorial fight show we had last year, at the marina a bit further upriver. In any case, there was no mistaking the rich, clear, song for any other bird's; the robust notes could be heard, even above rush hour traffic.
And what a difference 24 hours made! Last night at Crosby, there were single singers of Yellow Warbler, Warbling Vireo and Baltimore Oriole; tonight there were multiples, plus a Tennessee Warbler, singing off the east driveway. There were still 2 Spotted Sandpipers in the backwater, but now there were also swifts by the dozens winging overhead. It will be interesting to see what remains or drops in, during the upcoming rains. 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
