MRVAC field trip to Miesville Ravine on a righteous Sunday morning with 16 participants yielded 45 species including 8 warblers, 3 vireo, and 7 flycatchers. Warblers were hard to find with only Redstarts abundant. All other species had no more than two individuals. Species included Blue-winged, Tennessee, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black & white, Canada, and Ovenbird. A cryptic short song may have been Cerulean, heard where they were heard in June. The seven flycatchers included plentiful Pewees, an Olive-sided Flycatcher, a Trail's (either Willow or Alder), and a Least. We also had a Philadelphia Vireo. Raptors were around and included good looks at Broad-winged and Red-shouldered.
On the way in we stopped at Jirik sod farm in Empire Township. The most abundant bird besides Killdeer were Bairds. We also had one uncooperative Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
