It's always worth a look there; for some reason, unusual things show up at random. Last month, there was a Cuckoo, and before that the cattle egret. Several years ago, an ibis stopped by briefly. Congratulations on the lifer!
On Tue, Jul 17, 2018, 6:55 PM Monica Bryand <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
