I found a beautiful male Prothonotary Warbler near the picnic area by Lake Alice in William O'Brien State Park, northern Washington County this evening, August 6. The bird was across the channel in the trees near and on a jumble of dead tree limbs at the shore line. To get to the spot, go to the picnic area and park at the far end of the lot (near the picnic shelter). There's a trail that goes behind the shelter. Before even 50 paces there's a kiosk talking about spots on the St. Croix that make up part of a national waterway. As you read that kiosk, look up and slightly to your right is a narrow trail down to the river. From there you can see the jumble of dead tree limbs. The bird was in that area.
For state listers this is all in MN at this point, the water way being a channel to the St. Croix River. Linda Sparling ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
