Saturday: A thrush at home was cooperative, but the binocs were not available, so I could not distinguish whether it was a Swainson's or a Gray Cheek.
Checked out Lake Bylessby at dusk. A flock of 10 Snow Geese and 2 White-fronted Geese were chased from the lake by a Bald Eagle. The flock of gulls included 5 Ring-bills, 80 mixed Franklins (many with pink breasts) and Bonapartes, and at least 5 Common Terns. I found only one Yellow-leg aflight. I also had thrush or mimic thrush singing. It's song was very disjointed and I concluded it was probably a Catbird, rather than the more expected Brown Thrasher. Since the pink blush of the Franklins is a result of a diet rich in shrimp and other crustaceans, I wonder if this is an indication that they are fresh from the gulf. There are a couple of interesting puddles west of Randolph (north of the railroad along 302nd) that are teaming with birds. I arrived too late to be able to ID most of the birds. Steve Weston on Quigley 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
