Laura Coble and I did a short walk in the lower Arb at Carleton College, the loop beside the Cannon River. We had a quick flyover by a Sharp-shinned Hawk.There was a flock of Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets along the wooded hillside that parallels county 19. We also found a couple of Hermit Thrush foraging there. Along the river, Yellow-rump calls were audible; we finally saw one by the backwater beaver pond, where Kingfishers and an Eastern Phoebe were also busy.
Lake Byllesby is currently prime for shorebirds, and a respectable-sized flock was present mid-day. Most of them seemed to be Yellowlegs or Pectoral Sandpipers, but there was one larger, chunkier bird---and probably others---I didn't stop to identify. Good birding to all, Linda Whyte ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
