[mou] Waseca County
Julian Sellers
JulianSellers@msn.com
Sun, 4 Jun 2006 21:45:14 -0500
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I've birded twice this week in Waseca County--Thursday, 6/1, and today, =
a St. Paul Audubon field trip with four other participants. Some =
highlights:
a.. Bell's Vireo in the regular place in the extreme SE corner of =
Senn-Rich WMA, heard both days (and glimpsed in short flights today). =
Had to wait a long time both days to hear it, but today it was vocal for =
at least 15 minutes once it got started.
b.. Loggerhead Shrike on 53 Street in NW part of county, a north-south =
road east of a pond called Hoffman Marsh. Brian Smith spotted this bird =
on a May 19th Big Day with Dave Bartkey and me. On 6/1, I watched as =
the shrike took food into a small juniper six times in about 10 minutes. =
One utility pole on this road has two small junipers and a taller =
deciduous tree growing beside it. The presumed nest is in the larger =
juniper. Today, our group found the bird in the same place, preferring =
to perch on the wire right above the junipers. This time, we did not =
see with certainty that it entered the juniper in about 20 minutes of =
watching. On all three occasions, none of us has seen more than one =
shrike, but it's possible that the mate is on the nest or that the two =
switched off inside the juniper.
c.. At least seven Red-necked Grebe nests on Mott Lake. One at =
Hoffman Marsh.
d.. On 6/1, a Least Bittern flew across the marsh that's across the =
road from the NW corner of Mott Lake.
e.. Lots of Dickcissels.
Some lowlights:
a.. Missed Swainson's Hawk both days at a location where they nested =
last year (and probably the year before) and where one was seen on 5/18 =
and 5/19 this year. This is along 70 Street, north of CR 9, in the =
center of the county.
b.. No Henslow's Sparrow at Findley WMA, where at least two were =
present last summer (but not discovered until July).
c.. Only two (6/1) and one (today) Wood Thrushes singing in Courthouse =
Park. Many were singing on 5/19, and five or six is a more typical =
number.
d.. Two Scarlet Tanagers in Courthouse Park on 6/1, but none today.
Julian
St. Paul
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<DIV>I've birded twice this week in Waseca County--Thursday, =
6/1, and=20
today, a St. Paul Audubon field trip with four other =
participants. =20
Some highlights:</DIV>
<UL>
<LI>Bell's Vireo in the regular place in the extreme SE corner of =
Senn-Rich WMA, heard both days (and glimpsed in short flights =
today). =20
Had to wait a long time both days to hear it, but today it was vocal =
for at=20
least 15 minutes once it got started.</LI>
<LI>Loggerhead Shrike on 53 Street in NW part of county, a north-south =
road=20
east of a pond called Hoffman Marsh. Brian Smith spotted this =
bird on a=20
May 19th Big Day with Dave Bartkey and me. On 6/1, I watched =
as the=20
shrike took food into a small juniper six times in about 10=20
minutes. One utility pole on this road has two small junipers =
and a=20
taller deciduous tree growing beside it. The presumed nest is in =
the=20
larger juniper. Today, our group found the bird in the same =
place,=20
preferring to perch on the wire right above the junipers. This =
time, we=20
did not see with certainty that it entered the juniper in about 20 =
minutes of=20
watching. On all three occasions, none of us has seen more than =
one=20
shrike, but it's possible that the mate is on the nest or that the two =
switched off inside the juniper.</LI>
<LI>At least seven Red-necked Grebe nests on Mott Lake. One =
at=20
Hoffman Marsh.</LI>
<LI>On 6/1, a Least Bittern flew across the marsh that's across the =
road from=20
the NW corner of Mott Lake.</LI>
<LI>Lots of Dickcissels.</LI></UL>
<DIV>Some lowlights:</DIV>
<UL>
<LI>Missed Swainson's Hawk both days at a location where they nested =
last year=20
(and probably the year before) and where one was seen on 5/18 and =
5/19=20
this year. This is along 70 Street, north of CR 9, in the center =
of the=20
county.</LI>
<LI>No Henslow's Sparrow at Findley WMA, where at least two were =
present last=20
summer (but not discovered until July).</LI>
<LI>Only two (6/1) and one (today) Wood Thrushes singing in Courthouse =
Park. Many were singing on 5/19, and five or six is a more =
typical=20
number.</LI>
<LI>Two Scarlet Tanagers in Courthouse Park on 6/1, but none =
today.</LI></UL>
<DIV>Julian</DIV>
<DIV>St. Paul</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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