[mou] Western Kingbird and Cerulean Warbler, Sibley County

[rdunlap at gac.edu]

This morning Bill Marengo found a Western Kingbird along the Sand  
Prairie Road south of Henderson in Sibley County. As of 12:30, when I  
saw the bird, it was perched on a telephone wire alongside an Eastern  
Kingbird. From Hwy. 169, go north on Hwy. 19 toward Henderson. Before  
the town, turn sharp left onto 316th St. Follow 316th up the hill and  
past some farm houses. After a mile or so you will see Sand Prairie  
Road to your south (left). Follow Sand Prairie Road as it bends west  
once and then a second time...the area where the bird was found was  
after this second bend. Look for Eastern Kingbirds.

Also, this morning at Rush River Park, I found a singing Cerulean  
Warbler near the campgrounds. Follow the main park road into the  
campground area (past the flagpole) to the first parking area...the  
bird was singing high in the cottonwoods west of the lot. Also in this  
same vicinity were a Mourning Warbler, Northern Parula, and  
Philadelphia Vireo.

Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County