Good birding continues in the area with 13 warbler species at the arboretum
yesterday and 15 warbler species at Rapids Lake MVNWR this morning.
August 20 arboretum select count (also saw a Caspian Tern near Lake Grace in
Chaska later in the day)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 13
Eastern Wood-Pewee 10
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 7
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 9
American Redstart 2
Magnolia Warbler 6
Bay-breasted Warbler 1 (likely a female)
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 6
Canada Warbler 2 (both female)
Wilson's Warbler 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 8
August 21 Rapids Lake MVNWR select count
Black-billed Cuckoo 1 (I suspect that these and Yellow-billed Cuckoo may
hybridize here)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 7
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Purple Martin 2 (adult male and juvenile)
Bank Swallow 2
Sedge Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 7
Nashville Warbler 1
Mourning Warbler 2 (female and immature)
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart ~15
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1 adult
Yellow Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Canada Warbler 3 (2 male and 1 immature)
Wilson's Warbler 4 (2 male and 2 female)
Scarlet Tanager 1
Baltimore Oriole 2 (male and immature)
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