[mou] Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows ~ Clay County

[Conny Brunell]

On Sunday evening (6.03.07) from 11:30pm to 1:30am (6.04:07) early Monday morning Susan Schumacher and I enjoyed hearing 4 Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows vocalizing along Clay CR 27.  This is NE Clay County.  From MN 9 and the town of Felton take Clay CR 34 east to its junction with CR 27.  From here on CR 27 (200th St. N.) head south and 4 Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows were heard loudly vocalizing between here and just .2 south of 140th Ave N. a little over 2 miles.

It is awesome to be enveloped in the dark out in an isolated area with the fireflys and moon and just your auditory skills listening to birds on a warm calm night.  Without relying on your sight there is a satisfying connection to be made in the quiet of the night as you listen in on the numerous uninterrupted vocalizations going on in this diverse habitat.  

Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty. 
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