[mou] Sherburne NWR Sunday 5/22/2006
Chris Fagyal
christopher.e.fagyal@baesystems.com
Mon, 22 May 2006 07:45:56 -0500
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Birded the Auto Tour Route and the Mahnomen trail on Sunday morning =
between 9am and 2pm. Birding was rather slow, with a few pockets of =
warblers here and there, but low numbers (except for Yellow and Chestnut-si=
ded) and very low diversity. There were no shorebirds to be found at =
Bergeson pool on Sunday, at least not that could be seen with 10x =
binoculars.
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Highlights as follows:
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Auto Tour Route
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Grasshopper Sparrow (only 1, which is shocking...their numbers seem much =
lower this year than years past in Sherburne)
Scarlet Tanager (3, maybe more, calling and being very visible in the =
small Oak forest patch near the end of the route)
Indigo Bunting
Rose Breasted Grosbeaks (males singing everywhere in the Oak forest patch)
Warblers: Chestnut-sided, Yellow, American Redstart and Common Yellowthroat=
Sandhill Cranes (several calling at various points)
Eastern & Western Meadowlarks calling
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Mahnomen Trail
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Coopers and Broad-winged Hawks
Scarlet Tanagers (a couple)
Warblers: Chestnut-sided(lots), Yellow(lots), Magnolia, American Redstart =
(lots), Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat (lots), Black and White
Sparrows: Harris's, Song, Field, Chipping
Eastern Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
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Disappointing how low the warbler diversity is. I've never had to work so =
dilligently to pick up warblers before. Was nice to see so many Scarlet =
Tanagers though.
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Chris Fagyal
Senior Software Engineer
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Fridley, MN=20
(763) 572-5320
Christopher.E.Fagyal@baesystems.com
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<DIV>Birded the Auto Tour Route and the Mahnomen trail on Sunday morning =
between 9am and 2pm. Birding was rather slow, with a few pockets of =
warblers here and there, but low numbers (except for Yellow and Chestnut-si=
ded) and very low diversity. There were no shorebirds to be found at =
Bergeson pool on Sunday, at least not that could be seen with 10x =
binoculars.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Highlights as follows:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Auto Tour Route</DIV>
<DIV>=97-----------------</DIV>
<DIV>Grasshopper Sparrow (only 1, which is shocking...their numbers seem =
much lower this year than years past in Sherburne)</DIV>
<DIV>Scarlet Tanager (3, maybe more, calling and being very visible in the =
small Oak forest patch near the end of the route)</DIV>
<DIV>Indigo Bunting</DIV>
<DIV>Rose Breasted Grosbeaks (males singing everywhere in the Oak forest =
patch)</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>Warblers: Chestnut-sided, Yellow, American Redstart and Common =
Yellowthroat</DIV>
<DIV>Sandhill Cranes (several calling at various points)</DIV>
<DIV>Eastern & Western Meadowlarks calling</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Mahnomen Trail</DIV>
<DIV>=97----------------</DIV>
<DIV>Coopers and Broad-winged Hawks</DIV>
<DIV>Scarlet Tanagers (a couple)</DIV>
<DIV>Warblers: Chestnut-sided(lots), Yellow(lots), Magnolia, American =
Redstart (lots), Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat (lots), Black and White</DIV=
>
<DIV>Sparrows: Harris's, Song, Field, Chipping</DIV>
<DIV>Eastern Towhee</DIV>
<DIV>Baltimore Oriole</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Disappointing how low the warbler diversity is. I've never had =
to work so dilligently to pick up warblers before. Was nice to see =
so many Scarlet Tanagers though.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Chris Fagyal<BR>Senior Software Engineer<BR>BAE Systems Land & =
Armaments<BR>Fridley, MN <BR>(763) 572-5320<BR><A href=3D"mailto:Christophe=
r.E.Fagyal@baesystems.com">Christopher.E.Fagyal@baesystems.com</A></DIV></B=
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