[mou] Interesting evening
Dave Bartkey
screechowl@charter.net
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:55:29 -0500
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Hi everyone,
I went for a short walk tonight at River Bend Nature Center, seeing my =
first ruby-crowned kinglet of the year, and also a couple of =
yellow-bellied sapsucker. That was nice, but it was when I finished my =
walk and was in the parking lot, about 6:10 pm, when things picked up. =
First, I was greeted by an osprey and two sharp-shinned hawks flying =
over. Then, a procession of turkey vultures came flying in from the =
south. 17 of them to be exact. As I was watching the last of the =
vultures fade away to the north, a flock of 8 sandhill cranes came =
flying through, acting as if they might land in the prairie. Thinking =
better of it, they climbed higher, calling as they flew west. A male =
northern harrier, a Cooper's hawk, and a red-tailed hawk were seen as =
well in that minor spurt of migration. I also saw over 100 tree swallows =
near Morristown, and I saw a few common goldeneyes on a small pond =
southwest of Morristown. What was really weird about that is one of the =
males had a solid black head and a gray wash above and around the legs =
on the rear half. It was swimming with the rest of the males and one =
female, and was throwing its head back, displaying like the rest of =
them. Anyone ever see something like that before?
Good birding!
Dave Bartkey
Faribault,MN
screechowl@charter.net
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couple of yellow-bellied sapsucker. That was nice, but it was when I =
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exact. As I was watching the last of the vultures fade away to the =
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flock of 8 sandhill cranes came flying through, acting as if they might =
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the prairie. Thinking better of it, they climbed higher, calling as they =
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west. A male northern harrier, a Cooper's hawk, and a red-tailed hawk =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good birding!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Faribault,MN</FONT></DIV>
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