I see them regularly in a restored oak savannah in Mpls, 36TH street and West River Parkway. This is not a common bird to me but they nest in this area, I was told they like the natural brambles there and so nest in this area. I have seen them there regularly for 10+ years. Incidentally, also a good area as indigo buntings nest there as well, I see or hear them every day there. Great crested fly catchers also nest in the area. I have not yet seen the vermilion fly catchers there, perhaps they just move through this area.
Peter Schmidt, Mpls 612-501-7458 ________________________________ From: Ronald Cordes <cordes....@gmail.com> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 8:10 PM Subject: [mou-net] blue-gray gnatcatcher, hennepin co I have seen a pair of blue-gray gnatcatcher in the Old Cedar Bridge area twice in the last week. They were in the trees to the left of the boardwalk to the observation deck. I am somewhat new to birding so I have a question about this bird brought about because I have rarely seen this bird mentioned on the list-serve. According to the MVNWR birdlist it is uncommon (present but not often seen) in this area. We are at the northern edge of its' range. Is it not reported because it is not often seen or do most birders see it often enough that they feel they do not need to mention it? Ron Cordes Bloomington ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
