Today the birds were active and plentiful along Sucker Lake Rd. betwe
Today the birds were active and plentiful along Sucker Lake Rd. between the Vadnais Lakes. In a one block stretch from Fisherman's Point westerly to where the road turns north I found 55 species from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.! Warblers, Orioles, Catbirds, Gnatcatchers, Empidnonax flycatchers, and Vireos were especially active in the shrubs and small trees along the lakeshore. I saw the FOS Northern Parula Warbler and Yellow-rumped Warbler bringing my ten day warbler count in this area to 23. Other warblers seen were Wilson's, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Yellow, Nashville, Tennessee, Black & White, and Redstart. Of note was a probable Horned Grebe I saw near the shore on the main lake. I looked at it for some time. It did not have a black crown. The crown was grayish. However, the shape of the head and bill, the overall shape and size of the bird, and its demeanor and jizz led me to this identification. But I am not really positive. Most of the time when I see this species, I identify it immediately. Not so here. It could have been an Eared Grebe but the crown was flatter. If someone else has seen this bird and identified it otherwise, I would like to hear from them. Dave Thurston, North St. Paul, Mn. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
