We've had an influx of unusual migrators here in our St. Paul yards, too, with the fluctuating weather pattern. The Swainson's Thrushes stuck around for over a week. There was a first-ever-observed-in-the-yard Wilson's Warbler yesterday; no telling how many other firsts we missed detecting. I wager today's weather will have sent them on to you, and beyond, and we wish them well. Linda Whyte St. Paul
On May 24, 2017 12:03 PM, "Thomas Maiello" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
