Was out for 3 hours (here in Carver) yesterday and at least half of what I
heard and saw I was unable to immediately identify. I took some pictures but
I'm still a film user so it'll be some time before I can blow up the images
large enough to clearly identify. Otherwise I saw all the usuals: blue jays,
robins, northern cardinals, brown-headed cowbirds. I saw a couple species of
woodpeckers but I won't know which until I get the film processed. I saw
something that I think was a species of sparrow but it kept well in under the
brush which was heavy with shadows. I caught an occasional glimpse as it moved
about but never clear enough to identify it. One thing that stood out though
was the way it scratched through the leaves. Lincoln Sparrow maybe? I've seen
birds peck and poke through leaves before but these little birds could be
clearly heard scratching away through the underbrush. I also heard something
that sounded vaguely similar to a cat meowing, further down the
trail, but I couldn't locate it. Next time I'm going to remember to take a
recorder with me, I always hear a lot more than I'm able to see. Maybe I
should take up birding someplace that doesn't have such dense growth for the
birds to hide in. Nah, I like the challenge.
Annette R.
Carver, MN
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