Last night, a well-described (and apparently vocalizing) Phainopepla sighting was shared on a Minnesota birding Facebook page. This was adjacent to Sorbo Park in Mound. Vicky Seymour observed the bird briefly at 1pm yesterday, but despite many of us (30?) searching for 3 hours this morning, we came up empty handed. If anyone relocates the bird, please post here. If accepted, this would mark Minnesota’s first confirmed sighting of Phainopepla.
White-winged and possible Red Crossbills, plus Common Redpoll, American Goldfinch, Purple Finch, and House Finch, made for a speciose morning as far as finches are concerned! Thanks and good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis temporarily in Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
