BEST WISHES on that, Steve !!!
Having been on the summer bird-banding team at Sugarloaf Cove, and
experienced a Cook County (record, I believe) female Painted Bunting, I can
appreciate the excitementand be grateful for those who "keep the faith"
, birding, banding, documenting, researching, p
Almost exactly twenty-four years ago I was bird watching in Miesville
Ravine County Park, in the southeast corner of Dakota county. In a
beautiful little wet meadow up trout brook I found a hummingbird feeding on
the jewelweed that did not look like the expected Ruby-throated
Hummingbird. After a c
I returned Monday evening and met up with Ray Tervo and Cindy and Vern Krienke.
We found the original hummer and two more possible Black-chinneds, all in
female plumage. Ray got some great pictures, which I will post as soon as he
sends them to me.
Revised directions: The bird was up the t
Today (Sunday) I led a MRVAC field trip to Miesville Ravine in the SE corner of
Dakota Co. The 17 participants found approximately 37 species including nine
warbler species, including Cerulean, and about twenty hummingbirds including a
possible first state record female Black-chinned Hummingbir
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