To add to others' observations of warblers and other birds feeding underneath elm trees, I've been observing a similar mix of birds under a couple of big elms on the 3100 block of 34th Ave S in Minneapolis.
In the last hour (since about noon) I've seen the following birds picking at elm seeds on the sidewalk: Warblers: nashville (several) tennessee (dozens) blackpoll (1 male) bay breasted (2 males) cape may (3 males and 1 female) chestnut sided (3 or 4) redstart yellow yellow rumped Also scarlet tanager, white-crowned and white-throated sparrow, swainson's thrush, goldfinch, etc. In the same trees today and yesterday I've seen blackburnian, black-and-white, and magnolia warblers as well. These are the best looks I've ever had at many of these warbler species. I'd recommend to anyone in the area checking out the nearest elm trees and seeing what they can find! As long as I'm posting I thought I'd mention I saw a yellow-bellied flycatcher this morning at Crosby Park in St. Paul. It was calling along the path that follows the north side of the pond that's just east of the parking lot. There is a dirt path that is higher up on the hill than the paved path next to the pond. This path is also good for warblers since many of them can be seen at eye level. -Karl Roe ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
