Thanks to Tony Lau, Ron and Erika Sitz I was able to enjoy the Western Kingbird right at the spot listed below. I headed for the West side of the parking lot and there it was (about 7:00 AM this morning).
-----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Ron Taube Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 4:15 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Western Kingbirds and Orchard Orioles at West Mississippi Park Hi I want to confirm the earlier reports of the Western Kingbirds at West Mississippi Regional Park I saw at least two of them this morning around 9 a.m. The park is at the intersection of Traprock and Highway 10 In Ramsey just west of Anoka. I've seen these birds for three years now at this location . I saw them several times coming and going within fifty feet of highway ten just off of traprock. They are easy to spot. If you don't see them right away park in the lot just off of Traprock and wait. I hiked around towards the river and on the paved trail about halfway between highway ten and the river I saw at least three orchard orioles. Two females and a male. I also saw eastern kingbirds and an osprey. There is a platform nearby. Here are some photos from my flickr account. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ronsthoughts/ Ron Taube Coon Rapids ---- 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
