Attempted a local big warbler day but had to stick close to home because of pooches so spend the day at French Regional Park, Hennepin County. It was kind of like birding in Disney World with all the people but the birds didn't seem to mind. Managed over 50 species even with my late start (10:00 am)! I had to do a lot of hiking to wring out these birds--every other woodland bird seemed to be an angry Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Most birdy area was where Medicine, Challenge, and Skyline trails meet in SW part of park. Here are the highlights:
7 warbler species (listed from commonest to least common) 1. American Redstart 2. Yellow Warbler 3. Chestnut-sided Warbler 4. Common Yellowthroat 5. Tennessee 6. Magnolia Warbler 7. Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 warbler species (listed from commonest to least common) 1. Warbling Vireo 2. Red-eyed Vireo 3. Philadelphia Vireo 4. Yellow-throated Vireo Looking up, Alex Cruz Hennepin and Ramsey Counties ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
