Hi everyone, Troy Flicek and I tried our hand at River Bend Nature Center this morning and had 13 species of warbler, along with Gray-cheeked, Swainson's and Wood Thrushes. In addition, we had a single Philadelphia Vireo. A vast improvement over yesterday. Some of the warblers we saw today, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Orange-crowned, Black & White, Nashville and Mourning, were encouraging. Some of you wrote in response to my frustration yesterday stating that migration has yet to peak, and from today's bounty, I agree.
All warblers aside, the best bird of the day came in the form of a fly-over American Bittern. A county bird for Troy and only my second-ever Rice County record. One other highlight was being fortunate enough to watch a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird do some construction on a nest! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN [email protected] _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
