[mou] Le Conte's Sparrow, Brown County
Brian Smith
brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:31:01 -0500
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Hello:
This morning I found Le Conte's Sparrows in good numbers at the Bashaw =
WMA north of Comfrey. Many of them perched high enough on weed stalks =
to give me excellent views. I saw at least six Le Conte's and that was =
just in the immediate area surrounding where I stood. I'm certain there =
must have been many more scattered throughout the entire field. The =
Bashaw WMA is an excellent place to bird. I highly recommend it if you =
do any birding in this area. =20
Sunday I found good numbers of American Golden-Plovers in a field =
adjacent to the Red Rock Prairie preserve in Cottonwood county. I was =
curious to see if there might be any more there today and I wasn't =
disappointed. Today I found a large flock which totaled sixty eight. =
Incidentally, I checked out the field, it's just a soybean field that's =
been harvested. The Plovers find it attractive. I saw no signs of =
Smith's Longspurs there this week. Finally, when I was walking along =
the edge of the prairie grasses I found two Orange-crowned Warblers =
foraging. I was a little puzzled about this until I checked my Sibley =
Guide and read that this warbler is also found in weedy habitat. All in =
all a good morning for birding.
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>This morning I found <STRONG>Le Conte's =
Sparrows=20
</STRONG>in good numbers at the Bashaw WMA north of Comfrey. Many =
of them=20
perched high enough on weed stalks to give me excellent =
views. I=20
saw at least six Le Conte's and that was just in the immediate area =
surrounding where I stood. I'm certain there must have =
been many more=20
scattered throughout the entire field. The Bashaw WMA is an =
excellent=20
place to bird. I highly recommend it if you do any birding in this =
area. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sunday I found good numbers of =
<STRONG>American=20
Golden-Plovers </STRONG>in a field adjacent to the Red Rock Prairie =
preserve in=20
Cottonwood county. I was curious to see if there might be any =
more there today and I wasn't disappointed. Today I found a =
large=20
flock which totaled <STRONG>sixty eight</STRONG>. Incidentally, I =
checked=20
out the field, it's just a soybean field that's been harvested. =
The=20
Plovers find it attractive. I saw no signs of Smith's Longspurs =
there this=20
week. Finally, when I was walking along the edge of the prairie =
grasses I=20
found two <STRONG>Orange-crowned Warblers</STRONG> =
foraging.<STRONG> =20
</STRONG>I was a little puzzled about this until I checked my Sibley =
Guide and=20
read that this warbler is also found in weedy habitat. All in all =
a good=20
morning for birding.</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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