[mou] Speculation; Cook Co. stragglers
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You are probably right about the Titmouse and Carolina Wren traveling =
about together. Chickadees, titmice, downy woodpeckers and other =
resident species, plus any straggling migrants (warblers, finches) often =
form mixed foraging flocks. Always investigate the whole gang when you =
hear chickadee calls in winter woods. =20
We have had an odd couple at our feeders since Nov. 22, not every day =
but fairly often - a female Cardinal and a young (still has faint =
streaks on breast) White-throated Sparrow. Other white-throats moved =
south in early Nov. Cardinals are getting more common north of Duluth, =
but this is the first one that seems to be appearing regularly here. =
All the others we have seen in past seven years at this location appear =
for a few minutes or maybe a day or two, then move on. We also have =
seen them most often in early spring.
As we drove to Grand Marais on Friday Dec. 1, a medium size, long-tailed =
gray-backed bird flew across Hwy. 61 ahead of us, thought it was a gray =
jay until I realized it had no white at all on tail or anywhere else, =
and saw its black crown. Catbird! This was on a narrow stretch of the =
highway east of Lutsen, so we didn't have a chance to pull off and look =
around for a solitaire or other wanderer. Briefly checked the gull =
flock in Grand Marais harbor, didn't spot any rarities, but that job =
needed more time.
Carol Tveekrem,
Schroeder, Cook Co.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Bill Bruins=20
To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net ; mou-net@cbs.umn.edu=20
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:32 AM
Subject: [mou] Speculation
About 9:15 this morning my wife head and saw the Carolina Wren so I=20
headed outside to put meal worms in the feeders. I gave a whistle=20
imitation of the wren call and got a buzzed response and the bird=20
popped up onto the fence.
We sat inside watching and hoping that the wren would get some meal=20
worms. It came to the feeder but seemed to ignore the worms for=20
seeds. Then a Tufted Titmouse stopped by for a snack.
The last time the wren was here so too was the titmouse. I am=20
speculating they travel together around the neighborhood and the last=20
time the wren was here so was the titmouse. The wren seems to visit=20
every three to four days.
Bill
O. William Bruins
1538 11th Avenue NE
Rochester, MN 55906-4213
wbruins@earthlink.net
507-281-1607 - home
507-261-6837 - cell (not always turned on)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DGaramond color=3D#008080>You are probably right about =
the Titmouse=20
and Carolina Wren traveling about together. Chickadees, titmice, =
downy=20
woodpeckers and other resident species, plus any straggling migrants =
(warblers,=20
finches) often form mixed foraging flocks. Always investigate the =
whole=20
gang when you hear chickadee calls in winter woods. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080>We have had an odd couple at our feeders =
since Nov. 22,=20
not every day but fairly often - a female Cardinal and a young (still =
has faint=20
streaks on breast) White-throated Sparrow. Other white-throats =
moved south=20
in early Nov. Cardinals are getting more common north of Duluth, =
but this=20
is the first one that seems to be appearing regularly here. All =
the others=20
we have seen in past seven years at this location appear for a few =
minutes or=20
maybe a day or two, then move on. We also have seen them most =
often in=20
early spring.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080>As we drove to Grand Marais on Friday Dec. =
1, a=20
medium size, long-tailed gray-backed bird flew across Hwy. 61 =
ahead=20
of us, thought it was a gray jay until I realized it had no white at all =
on tail=20
or anywhere else, and saw its black crown. =
Catbird! This=20
was on a narrow stretch of the highway east of Lutsen, so we didn't have =
a=20
chance to pull off and look around for a solitaire or other=20
wanderer. Briefly checked the gull flock in Grand Marais =
harbor,=20
didn't spot any rarities, but that job needed more time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080>Carol Tveekrem,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080>Schroeder, Cook Co.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dwbruins@earthlink.net =
href=3D"mailto:wbruins@earthlink.net">Bill=20
Bruins</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dmnbird@lists.mnbird.net=20
href=3D"mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net">mnbird@lists.mnbird.net</A> ; =
<A=20
title=3Dmou-net@cbs.umn.edu=20
href=3D"mailto:mou-net@cbs.umn.edu">mou-net@cbs.umn.edu</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 30, =
2006 10:32=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [mou] =
Speculation</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>About 9:15 this morning my wife head and saw the =
Carolina Wren=20
so I <BR>headed outside to put meal worms in the feeders. I gave a =
whistle=20
<BR>imitation of the wren call and got a buzzed response and the bird=20
<BR>popped up onto the fence.<BR><BR>We sat inside watching and hoping =
that=20
the wren would get some meal <BR>worms. It came to the feeder but =
seemed to=20
ignore the worms for <BR>seeds. Then a Tufted Titmouse stopped by for =
a=20
snack.<BR><BR>The last time the wren was here so too was the titmouse. =
I am=20
<BR>speculating they travel together around the neighborhood and the =
last=20
<BR>time the wren was here so was the titmouse. The wren seems =
to visit=20
<BR>every three to four days.<BR><BR>Bill<BR><BR><BR>O. William =
Bruins<BR>1538=20
11th Avenue NE<BR>Rochester, MN 55906-4213<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:wbruins@earthlink.net">wbruins@earthlink.net</A><BR>507-28=
1-1607=20
- home<BR>507-261-6837 - cell (not always turned=20
=
on)<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>mou-net=
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href=3D"mailto:mou-net@cbs.umn.edu">mou-net@cbs.umn.edu</A><BR><A=20
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