All in Hennepin County: Today was pretty diverse for flycatchers at the sites I visited today. Between three sites (my backyard in Golden Valley, General Mills Nature Area in Golden Valley, and Robert's Bird Sanctuary in Minneapolis), I heard 3-4 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS giving their "puyawee" call. Approximately 5 ALDER FLYCATCHERS were heard calling and/or singing between two of those sites, and 2 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS were heard singing between to of those sites as well. Other resident flycatchers were observed as well: Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Great-crested Flycatcher, and Least Flycatcher.
Warbler diversity was poor, as what can be expected at this time of May. 7 species, 4 of which were migrants: Tennessee, Chesnut-sided, Magnolia, and Canada. Swainson's Thrush was another migrant passerine. I went to Robert's Bird Sanctuary in an attempt to relocate some of the recently-seen "good" birds. I didn't hear nor see any. I ran into two other birders who also came up empty-handed. I also drove over to the Theodore Wirth volleyball court area to check out the shorebird mudflats, only to find 2 Spotted Sandpipers and one Killdeer. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis visiting Golden Valley, Hennepin Co., very briefly ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
