Yesterday afternoon and this morning we've had 20-30 birds feeding in the street in front of our house in SW Minneapolis. They are mostly Yellow- rumped Warblers, but there are quite a few Yellow Warblers, with one or two Magnolia warblers, Palm Warblers, Bay-breasted Warblers, and thrushes (didn't see well enough to know what kind) mixed in. Also, *maybe* an Orange-crowned Warbler. (Is that likely?)
It's been amazing to get such good views of all these birds, especially the Bay-breasted, which was new for me. Every time a car passes they all disperse, but come back almost immediately. They seem very intent on eating whatever it is that is falling from the huge trees on the other side of the street. (My apologies, but I don't know what kind of trees they are.) I've been birding for several years now, but I'm still very much a novice. Can anyone tell me what they're eating? Alison Windom Neighborhood in SW Minneapolis ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
