[mou-net] Avocet-Bass Ponds Henn. Cty.

I saw a single male Avocet at Bass Ponds this morning ~1020am. If you walk ~20 yards from post #7 towards post #6 it was at the distance of the beaver lodge about one binocular field to the right. Around 10 minutes later it flew toward post #6, but I couldn't see it again or where it landed. This

[mou] Ovenbird/Hennepin County

The last four days, Wednesday through today, an ovenbird has been visiting our backyard patio area in Bloomington. I've only seen the bird fly once, but it looks healthy and seems to be eating white millet.Jim

[mou] Ovenbird/ Hennepin County

The last four days, Wednesday through today, an ovenbird has been visiting our backyard patio area in Bloomington. I've only seen the bird fly once, but it looks healthy and seems to be eating white millet. Jim

[mou] Sharp-tailed Sparrow-Henn. Cty

At 8:30 this morning I saw what I take to be a Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, a bird I've not seen before, near the look-out dock at Old Cedar Bridge. The bird was viewed only two brief times about 30 feet away with the sun a mere 30 degrees to the right. The crown stripe seemed quite dark and

[mou] Median migration dates

Thanks to Paul and David (and others?) for the median date list. Today's (3/28) south list had w. pelican, l. yellowlegs, and gc kinglet. I had one hit--a male golden-crowned kinglet (foy for me) at Old Cedar Bridge. Now for tomorrow I'm ready to go with osprey, bc night-heron, yb sapsucker, and

[mou] Bird Quotes

Far from her best efforts, but a favorite of mine just the same: Emily Dickinson's #1009 I was a Phoebe--nothing more-- A Phoebe--nothing less-- The little note that others dropt I fitted into place-- I dwelt too low that any seek-- Too shy, that any blame-- A Phoebe makes a little print Upon

[mou] Acadian Flycatcher--Henn. Cty.

At 9:15 this morning I saw a singing Acadian Flycatcher on the lake side of the bluff trail 50 yards or less past the first (short) walkway at Old Cedar Bridge. I don't recall seeing or hearing this species here before. Jim

[mou] Cerulean Warbler--Henn. Cty.

About 8:50 this morning at the second walkway (the first long one) from the parking lot along the bluff trail at Old Cedar Bridge, Eloise Jasken and I saw a Cerulean Warbler that was singing softly about halfway up the bluff. I checked back at noon and wasn't able to relocate it. Other FOY birds

[mou] White-eyed Vireo--Henn. Cty.

That White-eyed Vireo I mentioned yesteday turned out to be a White-eyed Vireo. How much difference a day and the sun angle can make! Today around 11:00am I saw the bird singing at Bass Ponds by the creek path not too far from marker #4. It was moving clockwise today on its way toward marker #5.

[mou] possible white-eyed vireo, Henn. Cty.

Around 10am this morning walking counter-clockwise around the path at Bass Ponds that goes from about marker #7 (by a beaver lodge) to below the farm there, I, and three other folks, were led by an unfamiliar song that sounded like CHICK-aREAR followed by a short, throaty trill. The bird had a

[mou] Black-throated Blue Warbler--Henn. Cty.

Sorry if this gets repeated. The message didn't get to my inbox: I saw a male Black-throated Blue Warbler at 10:05 this morning near the end of the bluff trail at Old Cedar Bridge. Past all the wooden walkways the path runs into a small creek in an area just across the lake from the Black Dog

[mou] B-t Blue--Henn. Cty.

I saw a male Black-throated Blue Warbler at 10:05 this morning near the end of the bluff trail at Old Cedar Bridge. Past all the wooden walkways the path runs into a small creek in an area just across the lake from the Black Dog power plant. One can turn left there and walk a couple hundred feet

[mou] metro area emps and butterflies

I heard my first Alder Flycatchers quite late this year at Old Cedar Bridge on May 24th. It was as if someone turned on a switch and they were singing all over the place. I heard the last ones late, I thought, on June 10th from three places at the Black Dog fen area. Now, early this morning, I

[mou] Henn. Cty. migrants

This morning at Bass Ponds I saw five new (for the year, for me, in the county) migrants: Northern Waterthrush Yellow Warbler Swainson's Thrush American Bittern Marsh Wren While watching the bittern I heard a Sora and Virginia Rail, but have yet to see one. I've also heard Marsh Wrens and the

[mou] Blue-winged warbler--Henn. Cty.

I saw a Blue-winged Warbler at Old Cedar Bridge. It was singing most of this morning on the left side of the trail from the parking lot to the first bench as you walk toward Bass Ponds. At Bass Ponds I heard, but did not see, a singing vireo that was either a Blue-winged or Yellow-throated Vireo.

[mou] correction--Blue-Headed vireo

Re. previous post, sorry, I must have had the warbler in mind. I'm also a person who still calls the Blue-headed a Solitary Vireo.

[mou] C. Wren seen--Henn. Cty.

This morning at 9:25 I saw a Carolina Wren singing the long version of its full-throated tea kettle type song several times thirty feet from the bluff trail just beyond the third bridge from the parking lot at Old Cedar Bridge. I reported hearing one in the same area last Friday (3/3), but wasn't

[mou] Carolina Wrenn--Henn. Cty.

This morning between 9:30 and 9:45 I heard a Carolina Wren singing and calling from the bluff trail at Old Cedar Bridge. This was at and beyond the third bridge (walkway?) from the parking lot if you count the newly reconstructed bridge as number one. I spent some trying to see the bird without

[mou] Carolina Wren/Henn. Cty.

This morning (Wed.--sorry about the late post) at 10:45 I heard a singing Carolina Wren near Old Cedar Bridge across the water from the first opening along Hog Back Ridge Trail just east of the parking lot--the opening just before the one with the bench. Later I was able to actually see the bird.

[mou] Yellow-rumped Warbler-Henn. Cty.

A migrant? seen singing this morning (10:42) along the Old Cedar Bridge bluff trail just before you reach the first wood bridge.

[mou] Black-throated Blue Warbler--Henn. Cty.

Just before 10am this morning I saw a male Black-throated Blue Warbler on the bluff trail west of the Old Cedar Bridge parking lot. The bird was seen from the first short bridge after the two long bridges in with a group of other warblers--about five Nashvilles and one Orange-crowned.

[mou] Connecticut Warbler--Henn. Cty.

I saw a singing Connecticut Warbler just before you come to the first (short) wooden walkway along the bluff trail at Old Cedar Bridge this morning at 8:22 am. It took me only about 2 minutes to see the bird sing once the song came to my attention. I've spent hours in the past trying to see one.