Not MN birding but if anyone happens to have Omaha on their itinerary, this is a most spectacular sight!
Sid Stivland Plymouth, MN ----- Original Message ----- From: Justin Rink To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 1:04 PM Subject: [NEBirds] Martin Roost Still Going Strong 8/23 Numbers of birds at the Martin Roost (44th and Farnam) are beginning to border on insane. On Monday 8/23 the general concensus was 60,000 PURPLE MARTINS. However yesterday 8/24, after the front went through, we changed our numbers to a high count of an estimated 70,000+ birds. The MARTINS lined up along the edge of the buildings, with some even clinging to bricks on the side; Chimney Swift style. A large COOPER'S HAWK also flew in and sat on a structure across Farnam St. for a few minutes. The Martin Roost is located at 44th and Farnam in Midtown Omaha, "Showtime" is between 7:30 and 8:40pm. Good birding. Justin Rink Midtown Omaha, Douglas Co., NE [email protected] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: a.. New Members 8 a.. New Photos 3 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest . Unsubscribe . Terms of Use. __,_._,___ ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
