[mou] S. Washington Cty: Spotted Towhee
Jim Ryan
jimryan37@hotmail.com
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 23:19:02 -0500
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Speaking of Washington County Bird spots, I was enjoying Grey Cloud =
Dunes SNA on Sunday afternoon (sorry for the late report). Entered off =
of 110th. The bird was down by the railroad tracks, several hundred =
yards from the parking area.
The highlight of the visit was a
@ Spotted Towhee=20
(lifer for me), repeatedly admonishing me to "drink your tea", =
interspersed with a buzzy tanager-like "jheer".
At first I thought it was an eastern, but it gave me a good look at its =
back, which showed white tertials, scapulars and coverts, just like the =
plains variant shown on pg 474 of Sibley 1st ed. =20
I also saw:
@Song Sparrow
@ Field Sparrow
@Vesper Sparrow
@ Am. Goldfinch
@ R-T hawk
@ G B Heron
@ B-C Chickadee
@ Catbird
@ Cedar Waxwing
@ E. Kingbird
@ Empidonax Flycatcher (silent)
@ Cowbird (immature with Vesper sparrow nearby - Foster parent??)
Jim in St. Paul
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Speaking of Washington County Bird spots, I was =
enjoying Grey=20
Cloud Dunes SNA on Sunday afternoon (sorry for the late report). Entered =
off of=20
110th. The bird was down by the railroad tracks, several hundred yards =
from the=20
parking area.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The highlight of the visit was a</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ Spotted Towhee </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>(lifer for me), repeatedly admonishing me to "drink =
your tea",=20
interspersed with a buzzy tanager-like "jheer".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> At first I thought it was an eastern, but =
it gave=20
me a good look at its back, which showed white tertials, scapulars and =
coverts,=20
just like the plains variant shown on pg 474 of Sibley 1st=20
ed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I also saw:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@Song Sparrow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ Field Sparrow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@Vesper Sparrow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ Am. Goldfinch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ R-T hawk</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ G B Heron</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ B-C Chickadee</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ Catbird</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ Cedar Waxwing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ E. Kingbird</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ Empidonax Flycatcher (silent)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>@ Cowbird (immature with Vesper sparrow nearby =
- Foster=20
parent??)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Jim in St. Paul</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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