Carver Park this morning had pretty much what you would expect this time of
year. First of fall Fox and White-crowned Sparrows were at the park. Many
more Juncos have arrived, and lots more White-throated Sparrows have returned.
Besides those there were: Yellow-rumped, Orange-crowned, Palm, Nashville
Warbler, Ruby-crowned, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and Hermit Thrush.
At the Chevalle wetlands in Chaska early this morning there were 100+(probably
many more but most were in the reeds) Red-winged Blackbirds. I was able to
find 2 Rusty Blackbirds mixed in. When I returned later most of the Blackbirds
were gone. There were a few Savannah Sparrows in the area around the wetlands
as well. Waterfowl/Shorebirds: Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Gadwall, Hooded
Merganser(44 female/juvenile), Pied-billed Grebe, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs(4
when I returned later), Solitary Sandpiper(3 early morning), Least Sandpiper(2
juvenile later). The life of 1 of the Least Sandpipers was saved by the
warning call of a Mallard, as a Sharp-shinned Hawk nearly caught it.
John
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