[mou] Possible Black-headed Grosbeak in Chippewa County
Williams, Bob
BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:56:18 -0500
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Yesterday afternoon I birded in the rain in Chippewa and Yellow Medicine C=
ounties and along Co. Rd. 40 just SE of Granite Falls I found a cluster of =
birds that included 3 grosbeaks on the SW side of the road on private prope=
rty. One of them looked just like the picture in Sibley's of a male Black-=
headed Grosbeak in fall plumage. The body of the bird was a rich rufous co=
lor and the head had the contrasting black and white markings shown in the =
picture. I did not see any streaking on the front of the bird. I was able=
to get good and long looks at the bird, but from quite a distance and on a=
dark and dreary day. This morning I saw many more grosbeaks at a differen=
t location in Redwood County and none of them looked like this bird. The C=
hippewa County location was along Co. Rd. 40 south of US 212/Hwy 23 and jus=
t north of Gneiss Outcrops SNA. There is a low-lying farm area with a smal=
l wetland and a fence line with a tangle of trees across the road from a fa=
rm field with a private residence at the north end. I'm sorry for the late=
post and the poor directions.
Bob Williams, Bloomington =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2> Yesterday afternoon =
I birded in the rain in Chippewa and Yellow Medicine Counties and along Co.=
Rd. 40 just SE of Granite Falls I found a cluster of birds that included 3=
grosbeaks on the SW side of the road on private property. One of the=
m looked just like the picture in Sibley's of a male Black-headed Grosbeak =
in fall plumage. The body of the bird was a rich rufous color and the=
head had the contrasting black and white markings shown in the picture.&nb=
sp; I did not see any streaking on the front of the bird. I was able =
to get good and long looks at the bird, but from quite a distance and on a =
dark and dreary day. This morning I saw many more grosbeaks at a diff=
erent location in Redwood County and none of them looked like this bird.&nb=
sp; The Chippewa County location was along Co. Rd. 40 south of US 212/Hwy 2=
3 and just north of Gneiss Outcrops SNA. There is a low-lying farm ar=
ea with a small wetland and a fence line with a tangle of trees across the =
road from a farm field with a private residence at the north end. I'm=
sorry for the late post and the poor directions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Bob Williams, Bloomington&=
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