This morning I heard and observed a pair of Cerulean Warblers at Carver Park along the Aspen Trail. They were located just to the west of a short boardwalk that crosses a small bay. As you cross the boardwalk heading west, you will then climb a small hill. They were located in the tops of the trees on the slope of the hill seen on both sides of the trail. He was last heard a little farther to the south of the trail. The male was singing repeatedly. Most of my looks were non-binocular views as they were consistently moving. I did observe what I assumed to be the male give chase to the female. My only decent binocular view was of the female. Besides summer residents the only other migrant was a small group of Wilson's Warbler and Blue-winged Warblers. I always assumed the Blue-winged were passing through, but since I have seen and heard them there for the past 4 weeks or so, they may be sticking around. Does anybody know if they nest at the park?
To get to the park you take either St. Hwy. 5 or St Hwy 7 west from I-494 to Carver Cty Rd. 11. The road to Lowry Nature Center is on the right side of Carver Cty Rd. 11(heading north). The Aspen Trail and most of the other trails can be accessed from the nature center. Trail maps are located at the nature center. John _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine?s 2007 editors? choice for best Web mail?award-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507
