After an outstanding August in Carver County, September did not disappoint. The outstanding warbler numbers and variety from August continued until September 12. From September 13 through September 22 warbler variety and numbers were average for the time of year with a couple of relatively poor days mixed in. From September 23 through September 30 warbler numbers were once again good for the dates. The vast majority of warbler seen during the month were the four species one would expect: Yellow-rumped, Nashville, Tennessee, and Common Yellowthroat. After poor seasons for Yellow-rumped Warbler this last spring and fall, it was nice to see Yellow-rumped Warbler so numerous again. For the month I saw 140 species with 16 trips to Rapids Lake MVNWR, 6 to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and 5 to Carver Park Reserve. I saw 134 species at Rapids Lake, 71 at the arboretum, and 88 at Carver Park. Flycatcher numbers were relatively typical for the month. Vireo numbers were slightly below average, and sparrow numbers were good. Bird of the month was a tie between the Connecticut Warbler at Rapids Lake and the Le Conte's Sparrow at the arboretum.
Cumulative warbler totals for the month Yellow-rumped Warbler 443 Nashville Warbler 188 Tennessee Warbler 167 Common Yellowthroat 161 American Redstart 71 Orange-crowned Warbler 66 Black-and-white Warbler 27 Magnolia Warbler 27 Palm Warbler 25 Ovenbird 25 Chestnut-sided Warbler 22 Blackburnian Warbler 16 Bay-breasted Warbler 14 Yellow Warbler 13 Wilson's Warbler 13 Golden-winged Warbler 10 Blackpoll Warbler 9 Canada Warbler 9 Northern Waterthrush 8 Mourning Warbler 8 Black-throated Green Warbler 8 Northern Parula 5 Blue-winged Warbler 3 Prothonotary Warbler 1 Connecticut Warbler 1 John Cyrus ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
