We spent a few days along the North Shore and managed to take a few bird walks in spite of the weather (Tuesday rain and Wednesday cold and thick fog). Of the birds seen and heard the white-throated sparrow, ovenbird, chestnut-sided warbler and Northern parula were the predominant ones. More specifically: at Judge C.R. Magney S.P.: ovenbird (lots), chestnut-sided and black-throated green warbler, mourning warbler, Blackburnian and Nashville warbler, N. parula, white-throated sparrow;also common raven and ruffed grouse (drumming); in addition, along Cascade River S.P. lake trail: yellowthroat, alder flycatcher, Philadelphia vireo; at Oberg Mountain trail head: veery, golden-crowned kinglet; at Caribou River wayside and some other spots along Hwy 61: brown creeper, American redstart, yellow-rumped warbler. purple finch, E. bluebird, song and chipping sparrow, ruby-throated hummingbird, crow, Bald Eagle, broad-winged hawk, N. flicker, common merganser (in pairs), common loon, gulls, etc.
Sue Nevin 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
