Unusual this morning was a singing male Blue-winged Warbler in Pine River. The song was consistently a typical two-syllable Blue-winged song, and the bird showed no visible signs of hybridization. The upper wing bar was washed pale yellow, although this is noted in the Peterson Warbler guide as not unusual for Blue-winged. The bird was located in town, at the intersection of Barclay (MN 84) and Third st. Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows have been vocalizing consistently at both the Boy River along CR 8 and Swamp Lake along MN 371. Yellow Rails have been clicking away at Swamp Lake as well. At least six Connecticut Warblers were singing from the tamarack bog along CR 135 on the 10th, along with several Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, a Lincoln's Sparrow, and Gray Jays. Good birding,
Ben Wieland www.cassbirding.blogspot.com Deep Portage Learning Center 2197 Nature Center Dr. NW Hackensack, MN 56452 ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
