October yielded the expected species this first week of the month. Over the
week I found 74 species in the county. Highlights are below.
October 2 Rapids Lake MVNWR
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 2
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
A nice variety of mainly the usual late migrants/stragglers continue through
the area with 4 vireo, 10 warbler, and 12 sparrow species over the past few
days.
September 27 Rapids Lake MVNWR
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 2
The variety and number of warbler/vireo in the area has sharply declined being
replaced by kinglets, sparrow, and in the past couple of days the usual surge
of Yellow-rumped Warbler. This month most of my time has been spent at Rapids
Lake, as both Carver Park and the arboretum yielded less
Birding continues to be consistently good in the area. This fall has lacked
the normal lull that I have become accustomed to occurring sometime during the
first half of September. There has been the slower day mixed in, but it's not
lasted any longer than that. Select counts are below.
Birding this morning was quite productive at Rapids Lake MVNWR. I covered the
1/2 mile loop trail south of the visitor's center, the Rapids Lake trail from
the visitor's center to just north of the 3rd outlet channel, and a portion of
the Carver Loop trail at the north end of the unit from the
Migrant warbler have not been quite as numerous the past few days. Today,
especially, birds were pretty hard to come by. Though there was a nice variety.
Winds yesterday and today were not a factor as winds yesterday were still
light in the morning and today winds didn't really pick up until
It was a bit quieter in the area late this past week after the frontal passage
Tuesday. I wasn't able to spend as much time out as I would have liked until
today, so I couldn't get an accurate representation of what was around. This
really is the year for shorebirds in Carver County, as
Birding continues to be good in the area with most of my time spent at Rapids
Lake. From August 30 to September 4 I found a total of 20 warbler species.
Though the best days turned up 13 on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. On Saturday I was
only able to find 7 warbler species combined at both the
The arboretum yesterday turned up a decent variety of migrants but not many of
each, and today Rapids Lake MVNWR had spurts of activity but less than this
past Sunday.
August 27 arboretum select count
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue-gray
Warblers continue with good numbers both yesterday and today. While it always
seems early during mid-August for migrants, this year is not that much
different in regards to dates in Carver County. Compared to 2008-2011, it is
probably slightly early for the number and variety of species that
Yesterday at the arboretum turned up less variety of warbler, and those
that were around were not especially cooperative. Warbler totals-
Ovenbird 2, Tennessee Warbler 1, Nashville Warbler 1, Common
Yellowthroat uncounted, American Redstart 1, Magnolia Warbler 4,
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5,
Good birding continues in the area with 13 warbler species at the arboretum
yesterday and 15 warbler species at Rapids Lake MVNWR this morning.
August 20 arboretum select count (also saw a Caspian Tern near Lake Grace in
Chaska later in the day)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 13
Eastern Wood-Pewee
I enjoyed good birding Friday at the arboretum, Saturday at Carver Park
Reserve, and today at Rapids Lake MVNWR with 18 warbler species over the three
days. Today had the highest warbler species total with 14. Canada Warbler
were especially numerous today with 10 beating my previous high
It appears that the majority of the shorebirds that had been near New Germany
left the area over the past day or two with yesterday's frontal passage.
Today I counted 6 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Spotted, 2 Semipalmated, 15 Least, and 2
Pectoral Sandpiper. I did notice a few unidentified
This morning I spent a couple hours at the arboretum turning up some migrants
and went out to the New Germany area for shorebirds. I did not go to 158th St,
so I missed on the Buff-breasted Sandpiper, but it's good to know that they are
here. The biggest surprise of the day was a Dunlin.
Shorebirds continue and passerines have begun to move south through
Carver County. This morning I birded a few hours at Rapids Lake MVNWR
in interesting conditions. A wall of ground fog was on the east side
of the Minnesota River over Louisville Swamp with one vein of dense fog
over a
Shorebirds continue to be reliable in Carver County. July 27, though, turned
up the fewest number of shorebirds for the entire month beaten even by July 1.
July 27 Carver County
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 5
July 28 Carver County
Solitary
A decent number of shorebirds departed the area the 24 hours between the
mornings of July 23 and 24 likely before the overnight storms hit, as I checked
areas as the heavy rain was just coming to an end. Since the storm shorebird
numbers have been less.
July 23
Carver County
Spotted
For those of you wondering about the Yancy Ave area southwest of New
Germany(since I haven't mentioned it), it has not been until this past week
that water has dropped enough to provide good habitat. Beginning this past
Tuesday, mainly pelicans had begun staging in this area. Yesterday and
My luck with rain keeping fields flooded this year has run out, as Carver
County missed out again yesterday on significant rain. Lesser numbers of
shorebirds were around today with less habitat available.
Counts this week
Monday July 16 Carver County
Solitary Sandpiper 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 26
The few remaining flooded fields have about 1/2 the water that they had last
weekend besides those that dried completely in Carver County. They have
especially dried the past few days. I also checked flooded areas in Sibley
County along 200th St. southeast of Green Isle the past 2 days. It
Shorebirds continue with the continued personal best numbers of Short-billed
Dowitcher. All dowitcher this fall have been hendersoni except for one
questionable griseus yesterday and a noticeably larger dowitcher(compared to
others around it) that was sleeping that after the fact I thought
Shorebird variety continued to be pretty much the same as it has been.
Habitat, though, is drying fast. Without significant rain I may be out of
luck by early next week. Any other typical shorebird habitat in Carver County
has too much water.
July 8
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper
Wrapping up what may end up being the best shorebirding for the first week of
July that I ever experience, the past 2 days has seen a surge in Least
Sandpiper numbers. For location information, contact me.Be aware. All
locations are along shoulderless roads with no ability to pull off..
Per usual numbers and variety of shorebirds had changed again this morning
compared to yesterday. Every morning this past week that I have been out I
have checked the same fields twice. Each morning the numbers have changed
between 6:00 and 7:30 with birds both arriving and departing at this
Just like this past spring's shorebird migration, fall is beginning much better
than usual in the remaining flooded areas of western Carver County. Besides
shorebirds about the only notable birds were 3 Black Terns that fed in a
flooded field until they flew off to the south this morning.
This year has resulted in the shortest amount of time between the last spring
migrant and the first fall migrant that I have witnessed(15 days). The first
few Yellowlegs(Greater and Lesser) were in 2 flooded fields on June 26. This
morning, July 1, there was more passing through the area in
Since I have run into so many Dickcissel quite casually the past few weeks
across Carver County, I decided to do a more thorough count of Dickcissel this
morning. I found 1 copulating pair and 58 territories totaling 62 Dickcissel.
The majority of these were singing males, so the number can
Straggling migrant shorebirds continued to move through Carver County the past
few days. This was the first weekend of the spring that I did not notice any
reports of migrant shorebirds in Illinois or Iowa, so there likely aren't that
many more moving north through the area.
June 8
With migration drawing to a close for spring 2012, a few shorebirds continue
their northward move through Carver County. Coinciding with the end of spring
shorebird migration, many fields have dried or are now quickly drying. I have
added a few photos to my flickr account of shorebirds I
The daily turnover of good numbers(for this area) of shorebirds continues in
Carver County. I have never birded so consistently for shorebirds during the
spring season, so this may not be that abnormal.Though the amount of
suitable shorebird habitat(still quite a few flooded fields though
Shorebirds have continued to pass through Carver County the past 2 days.
May 30
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper ~20
Least Sandpiper ~30
White-rumped Sandpiper ~35
Pectoral Sandpiper ~43
May 31
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper (4 Semipalmated in
With the 5-7 inches of rain all of Carver County has seen over the past week
many farm fields are flooded, and it looks more like it did just after the
snowmelt during the spring of 2011. There are ample places for shorebirds to
stop(probably too many with several too far from any roads to
While numbers of migrant warbler have been poor in the county, shorebirding in
the New Germany area has been pretty good over the past week. I have only been
able to manage 12 warbler species since May 17 with the best being 2 male
Mourning Warbler at Rapids Lake on Saturday and a female
While Carver Park was a bit busier today than it was on Sunday, Rapids Lake
seemed quieter.For those wondering about warblers, the lack of migrant
warblers seems to be a common theme across portions of the country. During my
time in Tennessee in late April and early May, there were plenty
Migrants this morning during 2 short walks.
Carver Park
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1 (1st 5 vireo species day of the year)
Swainson's Thrush 1
Black-and-White Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 17
Nashville Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Rapids Lake
Tennessee
A Prothonotary Warbler was back at the 2nd(beaver pond) outlet channel at
Rapids Lake MVNWR. I initially heard him, and he eventually came into view.
The Henslow's Sparrow was still in the grassland north of the north hunters
lot. While last summer the Henslow's Sparrows were further north
I had planned to spend most of the morning at Carver Park, but after 2 hours
and short stops at a few places across the park and generally low warbler
numbers(besides summer residents) I decided to do a quick rural sweep and a
short stop at Rapids Lake. Highlights at Carver Park were Chimney
Beginning a bit past 6 this morning just as the rain ended, I managed 75
species in 4.5 hours at Rapids Lake MVNWR . I covered about 4.25 miles of
unique trails and covered an additional 1.75 miles(of the 4.25) twice doubling
back along the river. The only count done doubling back was double
Select counts this morning from Carver County
Carver Park Reserve
Common Loon 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 5
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 1
House Wren 6
Sedge Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Gray Catbird 6
After missing out on Minnesota birds the last 10 days but enjoying some great
birding on and near the Cumberland Plateau of east Tennessee, I was back early
this afternoon to bird mainly Rapids Lake. I did check Rice Lake first thing
this afternoon and found 1 Wilson's Phalarope, 1 Willet, and
Arrivals this morning were Blue-headed Vireo and House Wren at Rapids Lake
MVNWR, Red-necked Grebe at Assumption Lake, and Gray Catbird at Rice Lake.
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Species were pretty much what one would expect across Carver County this
morning. There were good numbers of Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped
Warbler, and White-throated Sparrow at Rapids Lake MVNWR. Yellow-rumped were
also seen at Rice Lake, Maria Lake, and Lake Waconia. Yellow-bellied
Highlights this morning from Carver County
Carver Park
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 (western male V. c. lutescens)
Yellow-rumped Warbler 13
Fox Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 7
Rice Lake
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs
Dunlin 7 (after not finding any yesterday)
Rapids
Normally I take a break from birding on Mondays, but William Marengo's post of
Hudsonian and Marbled Godwits at Rice Lake yesterday evening got me out again
today. Regarding yesterday's birds, I suspect that since Bill mentioned 2
flocks of greater than 300 birds(though he only had time to
Sorry for the delay. Rice Lake is located along Flying Cloud Dr. in both
Carver and Hennepin County in the Upgrala Unit of the Minnesota Valley NWR.
Access to the north and west side of the lake is from a dirt pulloff along
Flying Cloud Dr. and access to the far east side of the lake is from
I covered a bit less of an area at Rapids Lake MVNWR than I normally do, not
covering the immediate west shore of Rapids Lake and not going north of Carver
Rapids along the river. Select count-
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Barn Swallow 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Hermit Thrush 2
This past week has seen quite the surge in Yellow-rumped Warbler numbers. Most
Yellow-rumped were seen in groups of 2-5 with the largest flocks of 10-15
birds. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary this week with the most
unusual bird being a Rough-legged Hawk south of Norwood this
This was the first weekend since February that I did not have any new arrivals.
Not too much has changed besides the still more than 200 Pectoral Sandpiper
and more than 50 Greater Yellowlegs at Rice Lake(3 Lesser and a Killdeer as
well). The only other shorebirds found in the county
I managed 65 species this morning at a few locations across the county. The
only new bird for the year was a couple of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers at Rapids
Lake MVNWR. There were still 17 waterfowl species in the area, but they were
generally in small numbers. My first non-overwintering
When I first began posting to MOU, my posting style was based on listserves out
of state. Year round, I read(though am not subscribed to) lists from
Arizona/Texas/Florida/Tennessee/Illinois/Iowa/North
Dakota/Manitoba/Sasketchewan and use/check Ebird just to keep track of what is
being
Thanks to Janice Dunlap's post about the mudflats along Flying Cloud Dr in the
Minnesota River Valley, I made a stop there both yesterday and today. Both
days there were Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Pectoral Sandpiper
on the mudflats of Rice Lake. Today I may have picked out a
For the most part birds this morning were pretty typical for an early spring
day. The most unusual bird of the day was a Red-shouldered Hawk near the
shore of Lake Waconia. Other arrivals today included 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2
Hermit Thrush, 1 Vesper Sparrow at Rapids Lake MVNWR, and a
What a difference a year makes. Deep snow and thick ice cover at this time
last year to the arrival of swallows to the area about 20-30 days early this
year. 2 swallow species arrived today along the west bank of the Minnesota
River at Rapids Lake MVNWR. 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow and
Coinciding with the first gnats, flies, and mosquito an Eastern Phoebe was
singing from a treetop along the east shore of Rapids Lake. Other arrivals to
the area today were Canvasback at both Rapids Lake and Assumption Lake, a
single Blue-winged Teal at Rapids Lake, many American Coot at
There wasn't much movement this morning with only 1 migrating flock of 30
Canada Geese.The only other geese were just the Canada that had stoped at
any ponds or lakes in the area. Other waterfowl today include Trumpeter Swan,
12 Tundra Swan taking off from open water of Rapids Lake early
Some birds today in Carver County included 275 Greater White-fronted Geese(170
heading west over Salem Ave, 95 heading west over Rapids Lake MVNWR, 10 on ice
of Assumption Lake), 1 Ross's Goose at Assumption Lake, 1 Sandhill Crane at
Rapids Lake, and 2 Western Meadowlarks along Salem Ave.
I'm sure there have been as many Greater White-fronted and Snow Geese moving
through Carver County in past years(at least the occasional year), but this is
the first day that Canada Geese have been outnumbered by other goose species
for me. I counted a total of 771 Greater White-fronted Geese
Despite the unfavorable wind direction there was some blackbird movement this
morning at Rapids Lake MVNWR. Some birds seen include: Canada Geese, Trumpeter
Swan, Wood Duck(6), Gadwall(11), Common Goldeneye(28), Hooded Merganser(7),
Common Merganser(1), Bald Eagle(12), Northern Flicker(4),
I startled an American Woodcock this morning along the western shore of Rapids
Lake. In addition to other migrants, I refound 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler. The
normally reliable overwintering Swamp Sparrow was not cooperative. I last saw
him on March 1. Also on March 1, I saw my FOY Song
Highlights this morning at Rapids Lake MVNWR were some repeats and a few recent
arrivals. The male Northern Harrier soared over Rapids Lake. The Swamp
Sparrow continued in his winter home(area has had flowing water all winter with
water continuously seeping out of the bluff). 3
While it was pretty quiet along the shore of Rapids Lake this morning, I did
relocate the Swamp Sparrow from last week. I also found(relocated?) 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler.These are likely some of those that I found last
week. They were feeding on winter buds of a Cottonwood. Also near
As I was walking along the western shore of Rapids Lake, I heard the familiar
chip of a Yellow-rumped Warbler coming from a Cedar. I spished once, and 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler appeared from several neighboring Cedar. They flew
around me, chipping ocassionally, and then moved in and out of
April 30 was the date with the most FOY species(19) followed by March 17 and
May 10(10)
Personal best 21 shorebird species for the year
Very few Bonaparte's Gull seen in the fall
Very few terns seen in the fall and 0 Black Terns seen all year
0 Yellow-billed Cuckoo seen/heard all year and
The past few days have had your typical late fall species here in Carver
County. I haven't found many lingering Kinglets or Yellow-rumped Warbler like
I normally do this time of year. Golden-crowned Kinglets are significantly
less numerous than the past 2 falls this year. I also have spent
I saw a 2nd winter Great Black-backed Gull from the southwest shore of Lake
Waconia this morning. This is the first North American Great Black-backed Gull
I have seen, and the first I have seen side by side with ducks and other gulls
which really brings out the size difference.When I left
While I haven’t posted over the past 10 days partially due
to time and partially due to the ever decreasing variety, birds seen have been
pretty much what one
would expect this time of year.
Select counts Sat. Oct. 15
Lake Waconia
Northern Shoveler 2
Green-winged Teal 1
Redhead
It was another active morning at Carver Park with an influx of more Junco into
the area overnight.There was a Common Loon on Lake Waconia, but besides
Coot and Ring-billed Gull there wasn't much else.
Carver Park migrants
American Wigeon 7
Hooded Merganser 4
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Turkey
I enjoyed another birdy morning across the county. This fall weather is
making up for some those rainy days I spent birding this past spring.
Carver Park migrants
Double-crested Cormorant 49
Osprey 1 (only raptor seen across the county today besides a roadkill
Red-tailed Hawk)
Northern
Birds this week in the county
Tuesday Oct. 4 Carver Park
Great Blue Heron 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
American Woodcock 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Brown Creeper 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Hermit Thrush 3
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
Fox Sparrow 3
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
Migrants the past few days in the area
Thurs. morning before the wind really picked up
Carver Park
House Wren 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 12
White-throated Sparrow ~10
Dark-eyed Junco 16
Indigo Bunting 1
Landscape Arboretum (wind
Migrants this morning at the Landscape Arboretum, Lake Waconia, and Carver Park
Arboretum
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Eastern Phoebe 5
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 6
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Gray Catbird 4
Orange-crowned
Migrants this morning at Carver Park/Lake Waconia and this afternoon at the
Landscape Arboretum
Carver Park
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Warbling Vireo 1
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Orange-crowned Warbler 4
Nashville Warbler 12
Common
Considering the date I had another wonderfully birdy morning at the Landscape
Arboretum for 3 hours and then a quick 45 minute 1/2 mile stop at Carver Park.
Outside of 3 waves at the arboretum it was pretty quiet. Much of the activity
at the arboretum was in places I did not have time to get
Migrants this morning during some very rushed(wasn't able to cover several
areas I usually do) birding at the arboretum-
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Tennessee Warbler 3
Nashville Warbler 9
Common
After a bit of a lull over the last 10 days, things picked up once again at
Carver Park this morning. The morning began with frustration, as the first
wave was all around me but nowhere to be seen. They finally showed themselves
by flying away. Of that group of 15 or so birds I was able
Things have continued to slow down over the past few days. There wasn't
really a significant push of migrants this morning at the arboretum with the
latest front. There probably will be in the next couple days.
Select counts
Sat. Sept. 10 at arboretum
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray
It took a combined effort at both Carver Park(3 hours) and the Landscape
Arboretum(a little over an hour) to turn up 16 warbler and 5 vireo species this
morning. Though one wave at the arboretum and one loose wave at Carver Park
added 9 of the warbler and 2 of the vireo species. Without
The day to day changes in birds continue. Though I was able to find some
migrants yesterday at Carver Park, it was otherwise fairly quiet. This
morning there was a different variety of birds at the arboretum.
Carver Park Sept. 4
Eastern Wood Pewee 3
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1
Least
With the southerly winds for much of this past week and besides scattered
pockets of migrants, many areas of both Carver Park and the arboretum were much
quieter during the week. With the recent frontal passage, the arboretum was
once again active this morning. Though if you are not
There were 14 warbler species this morning at Carver Park, but the most unusual
bird seen today was a Lark Sparrow.
It is the latest date I have seen a Lark Sparrow and the first Lark Sparrow I
have seen at Carver Park. He was with other sparrows along the entrance road
to the nature
Birded yesterday and today at the arboretum with 16 warbler species in less
than 2 hours yesterday and 13 warbler species in 4 hours today.While today
I covered areas I birded during yesterday's shorter amount of time available,
many of the warblers seen today were in areas I did not have
Normally I only post a select number of species that I see at Carver
Park(Reserve). The following is the complete list of birds seen this morning
at the park.
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
There was quite a bit of a difference in the birds around today at Carver Park
vs. Sunday. Most areas of the park were very quiet this morning. Of the
birds I saw, I wouldn't consider any them to really be in a wave. At best,
there were 2 loose waves.
Warbler count
Golden-winged
Another good morning for migration, this time again at the MN Landscape
Arboretum.
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 (luckily sang several times)
Golden-winged Warbler 3 (1 male, 2 immature)
Black and White Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat several
American Redstart 13
Magnolia
There were 15 species of warbler at Carver Park this morning. The majority
were in 5 different waves of migrants.In between the waves, it was fairly
quiet with only scattered birds. I've been asked before about locations
within the park, and my best advice is to walk as many trails as
In past years I have never made it to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in
August, waiting until September and October to visit.This year I am making
it a point to make several August trips to the arboretum beginning today.
Yesterday's front brought with it the first significant wave of
Slowly migrants continue to make their way into the area. On Wednesday there
were 5 Tennessee Warbler at Carver Park including a male still in breeding
plumage.While there weren't any migrants on Thursday, there were 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron in the marsh on the north side of hwy. 5 just
Nearly 2 weeks later than last fall's first migrant warbler, the first couple
migrants were back in the area this morning. A Northern Waterthrush was at
Carver Park, and a Nashville Warbler was at Rapids Lake MVNWR.
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There were at least 2 Buff-breasted Sandpiper in the muddy field just north of
the Salem Ave sod farm with mainly Killdeer and at least 1 other peep species.
The sod farm itself has been planted with 2/3 corn this year and only has a
small corner of sod viewable with the rest blocked from
Last weeks rain really helped provide shorebird habitat with several fields
with flooded sections(not good news for farmers). Fields were significantly
drier today vs. Tuesday, so unless we get more rain, shorebirds will likely be
harder to come by.Like last summer, Chaska Lake and
Select morning count at Carver Park
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 3
Warbling Vireo 2
Philadelphia Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 10
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Tennessee
Select count this morning at Carver Park
Common Loon 1
Sandhill Crane 1
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Willow Flycatcher 2
Alder/Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 5
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbler Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo
Another dreary rainy morning, another good day of migration. Beginning at
Rapids Lake(vistors center/river) the weather cooperated but migrants were
scattered.I wasn't sure how birding would be at the Minnesota Landscape
Arboretum. On Wednesday afternoon, I birded for an hour and only
This morning there were 18 warbler species at Carver Park. Besides the
residents, warblers were scattered and in no distinct wave.
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Broad-winged Hawk 1
Sandhill Crane 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher 2
Least Flycatcher 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 8
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-throated Vireo
This morning at Carver Park there was an adult Ferruginous Hawk that landed on
a tree along a horse trail that runs east/west from the dirt road north of King
Blind all the way to Grimm Rd. The Ferruginous landed about a mile west of
the King Blind road. He stayed briefly and then flew NW
Activity once again was quite good at both Rapids Lake and the Minnesota
Landscape Arboretum. Highlights included 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers making an
odd attempt to harass a Great Horned Owl and 2 Mourning Warblers feeding within
10 feet of each other on the ground below a Golden-winged Warbler
There were 22 warbler species this morning at Carver Park. 5 of those species
were in the largest wave of the morning at the rec area. That area is hit and
miss, and when I got there it was pretty quiet. After hiking away from the rec
area for about 20 minutes I returned and realized that
My plan was to cover two areas of Carver Park, that I didn't this morning.
The largest single warbler wave yet this spring changed those plans, and I only
birded a small area near King Blind. For those that don't know Carver Park is
a 3700 acre park near the town of Victoria. It has a wide
Good variety(20 species) and numbers of warblers were pretty much everywhere I
stopped at Carver Park. A short stop at Rapids Lake(just visitors center and
1/2 mile loop trail) turned up 11 warbler species with one of those not seen at
Carver Park. Yesterday at King Blind(Carver Park) there
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