[mou] Bass Ponds Northern Mockingbird

[Hagsela@aol.com]

I, too, was able to observe the Northern Mockingbird at about 1:00 this 
afternoon.  As I was entering Bass Ponds, another birder told me she had seen 
a Northern Mockingbird at the western end of Hog Back Ridge Pond.  As I 
approached that location, it flushed up (Chris is right about the jitteriness 
of this bird).  A minute later it flew north and west.  I've seen enough 
Northern Mockingbirds in Virginia and Georgia to be able to know just who 
sports those nice white wing patches and white outer tail feathers.
    Also seen at Bass Ponds:  Yellow Warbler (1), Palm Warblers (several), 
Yellow-rumped Warblers (a gazillion), Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and 
White-throated Sparrows.

Good birding!
Linda Sparling
Hennepin County