Not the usual fare in spring migrants outside my window here just east of Eagle Lake in Maple Grove. Usually get a predominance of Nashvilles and Tennesees, but over the last few days I have had significant firsts for my window viewing.
Just had a Connecticut Warbler, a Common Yellowthroat, two Canada Warblers, a Blackpoll Warbler, and a couple of Golden-Winged Warblers. All are first time or very uncommon here for me. Appears to be waves of “late” migrants. Yesterday I had a Scarlet Tanager, two Blackpoll Warblers, a Palm Warbler, a Wilson’s Warbler, a few Yellow Warblers, a single Chestnut-Sided Warbler, a Black-and-White Warbler, a couple of Ovenbirds, all showed up for extended viewing and appreciation. (Why can’t I ever get a good shot of the Scarlets?! They always more faster than I can get a camera up inside my office.) The abundance seems to be in Redstarts, Baltimore Orioles, R-T Hummingbirds, and Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks (one pair was mating so I may have a nest nearby!) A dizzying number of Downy, Hairy, Red-Bellied, and Pileated Woodpeckers with indications of several nests. Blue jay numbers are over the top, considering their near demise from West Nile in recent. Heck, I even had a House (English) Sparrow show up. But the greatest prize was a Red-Headed Woodpecker that hung out for a while in the deep woods just close enough for pictures with my under-powered telephoto lens. Gotta go. I am hearing several new calls outside my window and the Grosbeaks are back at it, and the Canada Warbler is back in view. Thomas Maiello 200 yards west of Eagle Lake Maple Grove, 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
