[mou] Brown County
Brian Smith
brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net
Sat, 3 May 2003 16:58:08 -0500
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Hello:
I spent the morning birding in the southwestern corner of Brown county =
and found a total of 61 species in about six hours. A number of species =
were surprisingly absent such as Eastern Bluebird, American Kestrel and =
Red-tailed Hawk. The only shorebirds I found were Killdeer and Lesser =
Yellowlegs. However, I did find some interesting birds which included =
Clay-colored Sparrow; White-crowned Sparrow; American Bittern; Bobolink =
(heard only) and Great-crested Flycatcher. Marsh and Sedge Wrens were =
common. There were two pairs of adult Trumpeter Swans on the marsh at =
the corner of Highway 4 and Brown cty. 22 (this is the location where =
the Trumpeters have summered before - of the four, two were the resident =
birds and of the other pair, one had a red neck collar but I was unable =
to read the ID on it). I wonder if one of the visiting Trumpeters could =
be an offspring of the resident Trumpeters? Would the resident pair =
normally tolerate the presence of another pair of swans on their small =
marsh?=20
I haven't seen the Great-tailed Grackles at the Sleepy Eye sewage =
ponds/compost site in over a week now.
Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I spent the morning birding in the =
southwestern=20
corner of Brown county and found a total of 61 species in about six =
hours. =20
A number of species were surprisingly absent such as Eastern Bluebird, =
American=20
Kestrel and Red-tailed Hawk. The only shorebirds I found were =
Killdeer and=20
Lesser Yellowlegs. However, I did find some interesting birds which =
included=20
Clay-colored Sparrow; White-crowned Sparrow; American Bittern; Bobolink =
(heard=20
only) and Great-crested Flycatcher. Marsh and Sedge Wrens =
were=20
common. There were two pairs of adult Trumpeter Swans on the marsh at=20
the corner of Highway 4 and Brown cty. 22 (this is the location =
where the=20
Trumpeters have summered before - of the four, two were the=20
resident birds and of the other pair, one had a red neck collar but =
I was=20
unable to read the ID on it). I wonder if one of the visiting =
Trumpeters=20
could be an offspring of the resident Trumpeters? Would the =
resident=20
pair normally tolerate the presence of another pair of swans on =
their small=20
marsh? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I haven't seen the Great-tailed =
Grackles at the=20
Sleepy Eye sewage ponds/compost site in over a week now.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brian Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sleepy Eye</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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