[mou] Strong Winds=Many Migrants!
alyssa
tiger150@comcast.net
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:58:23 -0500
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The 40-mph winds and biting low-40 degree weather didn't keep these =
Hennepin County migrants at bay! Birds seen today, (plus one that I need =
help ID'ing) include:
@ Both Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets
@ Fox Sparrow foraging with a flock of robins
@ W-T Sparrows, with some juves singing (what a treat!)
@ Robins, a few juncos, and a starling were bathing in a creek, that was =
entertaining to watch!
@ A large buck startled me and stared me down for a while, then darted =
off towards the road.
@ A pair of female Gadwalls
I could not find the Palm Warbler that I had seen flycatching a few days =
earlier. Here is the bird I need help on: A sparrow was ground-feeding =
with a flock of W-T Sparrows. It had the thick beak and not-so-crisp =
streaks on the breast of a juve Song Sparrow, but it had the limited =
yellow belly wash, dark crisp streaks on the back and the raised crest =
of a Lincoln's Sparrow. It was distinctly smaller than the W-T Sparrows. =
It did not make any calls. Is it more likely to find a Song Sparrow =
foraging with a W-T Sparrow flock or a Linconln's? The've been here a =
few days (despite the sudden bitter temperatures) at the same spot on =
the trail. (E-mail for directions.) Thanks in advance--
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin Co.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The 40-mph winds and biting low-40 =
degree=20
weather didn't keep these Hennepin County migrants at bay! Birds seen =
today,=20
(plus one that I need help ID'ing) include:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ Both Ruby and Golden-crowned=20
Kinglets</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ Fox Sparrow foraging with a flock of=20
robins</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ W-T Sparrows, with some juves singing =
(what a=20
treat!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ Robins, a few juncos, and a starling =
were bathing=20
in a creek, that was entertaining to watch!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ A large buck startled me and stared =
me down for a=20
while, then darted off towards the road.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ A pair of female =
Gadwalls</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I could not find the Palm Warbler that =
I had seen=20
flycatching a few days earlier. Here is the bird I need help on: A =
sparrow=20
was ground-feeding with a flock of W-T Sparrows. It had the thick beak =
and=20
not-so-crisp streaks on the breast of a juve Song Sparrow, but it =
had the=20
limited yellow belly wash, dark crisp streaks on the =
back and the=20
raised crest of a Lincoln's Sparrow. It was distinctly smaller than the =
W-T=20
Sparrows. It did not make any calls. Is it more likely to find a Song =
Sparrow=20
foraging with a W-T Sparrow flock or a Linconln's? The've been here a =
few days=20
(despite the sudden bitter temperatures) at the same spot on the trail. =
(E-mail=20
for directions.) Thanks in advance--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alyssa DeRubeis</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Golden Valley, Hennepin=20
Co.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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