We saw a Mountain Bluebird, male, bright blue above, paler blue below, along Highway 12, about 0.3 mile east of MM80 which is just east of the town of Kandiyohi. Fortunately it was sitting out on a utility wire on a sweeping curve in the road, facing outward, so we picked up the blue breast right away and turned around and doubled back. We watched it through the scope from 2:45pm until about 3:15pm. It flew several times across the road and briefly into or beyond some roadside trees, but it always returned to the same spot on the wire. Traffic, including large trucks, was very heavy, but it didn't seem to bother it at all. It was still there when we left.
Erika Sitz Ramsey, north Anoka County
