Most memorable unusual location birds - Yard: most thrilling, Sandhill Crane flyover, just clearing the rooftop, right over me, calling, happened twice about 10 yrs apart;
H/Motel: Buena Vista in Duluth, as I entered the bathroom, a White-throated Sparrow exploded from behind the shower curtain and flew circles around the bedroom until Paul caught it in a towel (it was the 1950's style with the outside walkways, and housekeeping propped the doors open while cleaning); Restaurant: Western Kingbird and Peregrine, both during the same late breakfast (happily, a half-hour apart), Nelson's Truck Stop in Clearwater; Parking lot: Empire substation in Dakota County, Northern Mockingbird, suspected by behavior that there were two different birds though only saw one at a time, turned out to be a pair, with a subsequent successful nesting; But I still remember the filling station lot in Grand Marais long ago, my first Lapland Longspur, excited, until Jan Green kinda wrinkled her nose,:) Erika Sitz Ramsey, north Anoka County -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pastor Al Schirmacher Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 11:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Unusual locations Saw an interesting question on Facebook this morning: what is your favorite parking lot bird? Got me thinking about unusual locations: * Parking lot: Gray-crowned Rosy Finches in Cloquet, MN parking lot * Yard: tie between Cattle Egret and Prairie Falcon, north of Princeton, MN * Work: Lark Sparrow * Restaurant: tie between BB Magpie & Golden Eagle * Hotel: Black-throated Magpie-Jay (business trip in Mexico many years ago, probably not unusual for residents). How about you? Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties [email protected] ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
