Just a little note from this weekend around Rock County. I had a wedding to
attend in Beresford, South Dakota but preferred to camp at Blue Mounds...One of
my favorite MN State Parks. I squeezed in a couple hours of birding.
BLUE MOUNDS STATE PARK
2 pair of Blue Grosbeaks around the
My wife just spotted it in our garden! Here are some photos:
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It was seen at 11:30am in our yard in Zumbrota at the corner of West 3rd
Street and Mill
I'm assuming it would be a King Rail, but in
Several people have suggested that it's a Virginia Rail, which I really
should more seriously considered earlier (I had originally dismissed it due
to the coloring -- most depictions of the Virginia Rail have significantly
stronger coloring on the bill and eye, the the part where the wing overlaps
I had my Field Ornithology class out this morning at Lebanon
Hills Regional Park when we found a singing Hooded Warbler near the
Visitors Center off Cliff Road. The bird was heard in the same
location as last summer along the trail that circles Schulz Lake and
the swimming beach. The location
Hi all -
The bird in Elijah's yard in Zumbrota is not a Virginia Rail, unless the images
are completely misleading. Among other things, the bill appears too large and
is not red enough, the amount of gray in the cheeks is too limited, and the
legs too dull. What I cannot necessarily rule out,
Just a sliver more information - King Rail has also been seen within the last
ten years at Horicon Marsh - central Wisconsin.
(I was only one of many who saw it on the Marsh Road)
Al Schirmacher
Muscotah, KS
(formerly Princeton, MN)
Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 15:02:38 -0500
From:
Following up again, the consensus is that this is indeed a King Rail, and
has been confirmed now by at least 15 birders. It's still here, slowly
making laps around the house. Feel free to stop by -- I'll post again when
it appears to be gone.
The house is 385 W 3rd St, Zumbrota, MN 55992, on the
In northern Goodhue Co., an Acadian Flycatcher was heard in a ravine off of
C.R. 19, one mile west of it’s juncture with C.R. 18. The spot is readily
identified by there being a section of guardrail. What is probably the same
bird that resided in the eastern woods of Schaar’s Bluff Park last
Kathlyn A. Heidel, age 76 of Cascade, formerly of Excelsior, MN, passed away
Saturday (May 17th) at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on March 23, 1938 in Plymouth, WI, a daughter of the late Arthur
and Jeanette (Van Sluys) Heidel.
She graduated in 1956 from Plymouth High
KING RAIL UPDATE: As far as I know, it's still here. I tried to locate it
after getting the kids to bed, but it was too dark and I couldn't find it
(when cautiously looking from a distance). Anyone who was here late
tonight let me know if you saw it leave and I'll be sure to pass it on.
For
The Black-necked Stilts at the Herman (Grant County) sewage ponds are nesting.
We visited the area today and observed nesting behavior by what seems to be the
female and were able to obtain permission from the city to walk into the ponds
to photograph a single egg on a small nest depression
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