I saw my first southerly migrant this morning at Carver Park, a
Tennessee Warbler. Otherwise it was fairly quiet at the park. Most
of the Yellow Warbler have left(only 1 seen today). Some of the
Redstarts have departed as they weren't nearly as numerous. Also, I
didn't see a single male Common Yellowthroat which is odd. A
Blue-winged Warbler was quite agitated by my proximity almost as if
there had been a nest nearby. It seems a little late for them to
still have an active nest. I know that Bobolinks are seen through
September in Minnesota, but they seem to depart this area fairly
early. Today's single Bobolink is the latest I've seen them in
Carver Park. Last week Meadowlarks were flocking south of Cologne.
The Western Meadowlark was still singing from its pasture south of
Cologne that he has been at all summer. Hopefully this is just the case
with my observations, but I have noticed fewer Red-eyed Vireo at both
Rapids Lake and Carver Park this summer. Otherwise, Dickcissel are
still around the Waconia Target and around Chevalle Wetlands. Despite
there being shoreline habitat at Chevalle wetlands like past years,
there have been almost no migrant shorebirds(just 2 Solitary Sandpiper
a couple weeks ago). Both Rapids Lake and Chaska Lake were flooded
again by the Minnesota River in late June and early July leaving the
prospects for shorebirds at those locationslow.
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