Hey birders! After the storms passed through, I figured it would be good to get out and see what new things came in overnight.
The Mankato area has many flooded fields now, but the shorebirds haven't noticed. Only one Short-billed Dowitcher was seen in a flooded field. Seven-mile creek was glorious with a great variety of warblers including: Wilson's, Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Black-throated Green, Canada, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, redstart, Ovenbird, Magnolia, yellowthroat. Also had Philadelphia, Red-eyed, Warbling, Yellow-throated, and Blue-headed Vireos. We had Indigo Bunting, Scarlet Tanager, and Great Crested Flycatcher. A quick stop at Kasota Prairie produced a very cooperative male Orchard Oriole, Upland Sandpiper, Grasshopper Sparrow, and both meadowlarks. Birding time: 6:30-10:45a.m. Species: 100 Happy birding! Chad Heins Mankato, MN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
