[mou-net] Bloomington CBC

[Steve Weston]

Preliminary results from yesterday's Bloomington Christmas Bird Count were
not too exciting.  Turkey numbers were up, but Cedar Waxwing and Goldfinch
numbers were definitely off. We did not find much open water and
waterfowl.  Somebody reported a small number of Redpolls, which is a good
predictor for other counts seeing that they made this far south already.
Our team had a wonderful count finding a Red-shoulder, Sharp-shinned, and
Goshawk, as well as a Swamp Sparrow.

Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
swest...@comcast.net


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[mou-net] Varied Thrush a no show in Washington County

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(Posted by Linda Sparling  via moumn.org)

After spending three hours from 12:45-3:45 in the Oakland Cemetery,
Washington County, I was disappointed not to see the Varied Thrush.  It
seems to be around, given Scott Meyers report from the 19th.  One crab apple
tree seems to be more than sufficiently load down with crab apples to keep
attracting the bird.  I would appreciate hearing from anyone that has
information about best times to see this bird.

Keep looking!
Linda Sparling
Hennepin County

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