Yes thanks Mike for your update--I too saw the phainopepla over the noon hour in the motel grounds, flycatching from the crab apple tree and dead spruce, behaving just like the waxwings who I understand are its distant cousins. Likely this was a young bird that decided to wander northward.
On Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 12:24 PM Michael Steffes < 000032bf6b4aa7f5-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > A big thank you, Michael, from one who benefited from your spotting the > bird! > > Mike Steffes, Lake County > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 10:24 AM Michael Hendrickson < > michaelleehendrick...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I observed the Phainopepla today at 10:22 at 5127 old north shore drive > and > > also can be found next door at the old Beachway Motel. Other birders > here > > as well. -- > > Mike Hendrickson > > Duluth, Minnesota > > > > ---- > > General information and guidelines for posting: > > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > > 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. > > > > > -- > Michael Steffes > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > 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. > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html 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.
