The Say’s Phoebe was present (and singing) this morning near the old golf clubhouse near the MSUM Science Center. An Eastern Phoebe was also in the area.
A second Say’s Phoebe was also present this morning at Felton Prairie, in the fields just west of the gravel pit (near the south end of the road before it curves east). This bird was working the fence line from the south end of the fenced pasture northward to a spot opposite the main entrance to the gravel pit. Tim Lamey Fargo, ND On May 29, 2019, at 4:56 PM, Merkord, Chris L <[email protected]> wrote: I observed a Say's Phoebe in Clay County yesterday morning. It was at the Minnesota State University Moorhead's Regional Science Center, near Buffalo River State Park 20 minutes east of Moorhead. The bird was singing from several perches near the abandoned clubhouse of what used to be a golf course, near these coordinates: 46.870164,-96.4512603 The bird appeared to be surveying for nesting sites as it flew up under the eaves of the building. However I did not see a nest nor a second bird. Anyone can access the site. After turning off Hwy 10 towards Buffalo River State Park, pass under the railroad tracks and turn left. Continue 1.2 miles and park on the side of the road. The clubhouse is the big building 80 m to the east. Please don't drive off the main road, and please don't try to enter the clubhouse... it is slated for demolition late this summer. Cheers, ---- Chris Merkord, PhD Assistant Professor Biosciences Department Minnesota State University Moorhead 1104 7th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56563 Office Hagen 407L 218.477.5008, Fax 218.477.2018 Mobile 573.489.8626 mnstate.edu<https://www.mnstate.edu/> | biosciences<https://www.mnstate.edu/biosciences/> | scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yLMujlwAAAAJ> ---- 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
