Much appreciation for the post. I went out this morning and found the Bell's Vireo which was a lifer for me. Lots of other fun things out there including, green herons, the spotted sandpipers, lots of cedar wax-wings, dickcissels, female rose-breasted grosbeak, marsh wrens, various sparrows and more :-)
Monica Bryand 651-246-5522 <http://monicabryandphotography.com/> <http://monicabryandphotography.com/> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 3:47 PM, linda whyte < [email protected]> wrote: > A report of a Blue Grosbeak at this location inspired another check for the > species yesterday morning, though I'd looked here on a few previous trips > this year. Parking closer to the east border of the waste site, I walked > west, noting the many other species to be seen and heard. It wasn't until I > turned back, walking east toward the car, that I heard Blue Grosbeak song. > The bird was singing from the top of a tree on the slope. The voice and > song were unmistakable. Its size, shape and stance were typical of the > species. Unfortunately, it was back-lit, so didn't give good looks at its > deep blue color or its russet wing patch. Before I could get in a position > of favorable light, it took off, flying west and dropping behind a ridge > near the bottom of the waste site. It was not seen again by me or several > other observers who were there at the time. > Thanks to Joe Conoly I did finally see the Bell's Vireos I'd been unable to > find earlier this year. They are apparently nesting in the same location > as last year. They were going back and forth to a large bush between the > dump driveway and the main pond, with food. > 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 > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
