Yard: Ruffed Grouse & White-winged Crossbills (lifer) in south Minneapolis.
Rufous-sided Towhee as a boy in Mt. Vernon, NY (very exciting).
One spring morning my wife is eating breakfast looking out over the lake.
"Steve, what is that white bird on the lake?" I came over, took a fast
look, and announced, "That is a Snow Goose, a really good bird for around
here." As I returned to my breakfast, she querried, "Why is that other
white bird so much smaller?"
"What?! That is a Ross's Goose, which is quite rare for here!" We live in
Eagan, MN, a suburb of the Twin Cities. I doubt that any other birder in
the Twin Cities has one on their yard list.
Parking lot: A Common Myna at a gas station in Homestead, FL.
Hotel: Tandayapa Bird Lodge in Ecuador. Spent hours trying to sort through
the 15+ species of hummingbirds coming to the feeders.
Work: A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher flying across the road as I drove my
truck at about 65mph. the records committee did not believe my description
of this unmistakable bird. It was probably the only report in the state
that year. I received a lot of criticism for not stopping.
Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
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From: "Pastor Al Schirmacher" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 11:08 AM
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
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