Curt Rawn, Alyssa Murphy, and I birded the Hennepin County side of the Coon Rapids Dam yesterday morning. We were able to relocate the pair of PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS, not on the southern-most island, but across from it on the main land. From the park entrance, follow the trail south along the river, cross the creek, then continue walking alongside the river going south. The birds moved around a bit, vocalizing with chip notes and the male sang later on. Another highlight was hearing a DICKCISSEL fly over us, from the sounds of it heading southwest. Lots of breeding activity as well.
Meanwhile in Golden Valley, my mother described to me what appears to be a PINE SISKIN visiting our nyjer thistle feeder on June 7 and 8. I heard a late ALDER FLYCATCHER singing a few times across the road from our house on June 8. Given the small area I presume it's a migrant, although they do nest in some areas in southern Minnesota (i.e. Dakota County). Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis now back in Madison, WI ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
