[mou] Downtown Minneapolis - the first yellow-rump of the year

[Rob Daves]

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The noon run from the Stone Arch bridge and back turned up four Eastern Phoebes, two of which may have been the ones reported Bassett's Creek; there were two more on Nicollet Island where they have been in years past.  I also saw my first yellow-rumped warbler of the season on Nicollet Island.  Both are at least a week to 10 days earlier than they usually are.
   
  In addition to these jewels, there was a great blue heron on station just upstream of the Stone Arch Bridge, many Canada geese, mallards, ring-billed gulls and more than 100 American coot floating between the falls and Bassett's Creek.  The list for the day also included a red-tailed hawk soaring high over the city.
   
  Good birding to all.
   
  Rob 

 
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<DIV>The noon run from the Stone Arch bridge and back turned up four Eastern Phoebes, two of which may have been the ones reported Bassett's Creek; there were two more on Nicollet Island where they have been in years past.&nbsp; I also saw my first yellow-rumped warbler of the season on Nicollet Island.&nbsp; Both are at least a week to 10 days earlier than they usually are.</DIV>  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV>In addition to these jewels, there was a great blue heron on station just upstream of the Stone Arch Bridge, many Canada geese, mallards, ring-billed gulls and more than 100 American coot floating between the falls and Bassett's Creek.&nbsp; The list for the day also included a red-tailed hawk soaring high over the city.</DIV>  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV>Good birding&nbsp;to all.</DIV>  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV>Rob&nbsp;</DIV><p>&#32;

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