[mou] Minnetonka yard birds--snow bunting! red-HEADED woodpecker

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Late winter into early spring we had a partial albino House Finch coming to our feeders. The white was mostly confined to the top of the head. We also have a female tanager coming to our oriole feeder.

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Tom & Elizabeth Bell
on Grey Cloud Island
5868 Pioneer Road South
Saint Paul Park MN 55071
651 459-4150





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From:    "Michael Engh" <mikee@cadence.com>
To:    <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
Subject:    [mou] Minnetonka yard birds--snow bunting! red-HEADED woodpecker
Date:    Tue, 25 May 2004 20:12:07 +0000
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My brother, not a birder, called me to say there was a house finch sized =
bird, sitting on a mixed seed feeder, that had a pure, unmarked, white =
head and breast, the white extending fully down the back of the head, =
black back, and black and white wings. He said the white was bright =
purest white he had ever seen on a bird and the contrast with the black =
was striking. snow bunting?! Are there any other possibilities (albino =
goldfinch?) Is this unusual?

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Yesterday (fortunately, I was home, sick), I was surprised to see a pine =
siskin with the goldfinches and then a red-headed woodpecker flew in. It =
was very skittish, made a few passes at the feeders and after a few =
minutes, flew off. We now have seen 7 species of woodpeckers in the =
yard. I don't hold out much hope for the 2 northern species!=20

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Many female warblers yesterday-magnolia, blackburnian, chestnut sided, =
Wilson's, Cape May, redstart, and mourning.

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Along with the female scarlet tanager that has been visiting our orange =
feeders, it has been an interesting couple of days.

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Mike Engh

in a wooded neighborhood SW of the 394/494 intersection.


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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>My brother, not a birder, called me to say there was =
a house
finch sized bird, sitting on a mixed seed feeder, that had a pure, =
unmarked,
white head and breast, the white extending fully down the back of the =
head, black
back, and black and white wings. He said the white was bright purest =
white he
had ever seen on a bird and the contrast with the black was striking. =
snow
bunting?! Are there any other possibilities (albino goldfinch?) Is this
unusual?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Yesterday (fortunately, I was home, sick), I was =
surprised
to see a pine siskin with the goldfinches and then a red-headed =
woodpecker flew
in. It was very skittish, made a few passes at the feeders and after a =
few
minutes, flew off. We now have seen 7 species of woodpeckers in the =
yard. I
don't hold out much hope for the 2 northern species! </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Many female warblers yesterday&#8212;magnolia, =
blackburnian,
chestnut sided, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
  10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wilson</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>'s, </span></font><font =
size=3D2
 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cape =
May</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, redstart, and
mourning.</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Along with the female scarlet tanager that has been =
visiting
our orange feeders, it has been an interesting couple of =
days.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mike Engh</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>in a wooded neighborhood SW of the 394/494 =
intersection.</span></font></p>

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