We did not even try for the bunting this morning. There were about 30 cars in the driveway and along the highway.
dan and erika On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Liz Harper <harp0...@umn.edu> wrote: > As far as I am aware there have been no sightings of this bird today. L > > > On May 10, 2017 4:54:13 PM CDT, Gerald Hoekstra <hoeks...@stolaf.edu> > wrote: > >There is a male Painted Bunting visiting feeders at a home near Cannon > >City. (I just posted a photo on MOU home page.) > > > >I asked the homeowners, Dan and Sheila Bossmann, whether they would > >mind if > >other birders came to look for it, and they said all were welcome. > > > >The location is just south of Cannon City on CR 20 (Cannon City Blvd). > >Look > >for fire sign 18800 on the west side of the road. They have a U-shaped > >driveway, and the feeders are in back if the house. Pull into the > >driveway > >and watch the feeders from your car in back. They ask just that you be > >careful not to block any vehicles parked there. > > > >Gene Bauer and I saw the bunting twice within a period of about 40" > >this > >afternoon, along with a number of other birds, so it does visit the > >feeders > >periodically. > > > >Incidentally, a good shorebird spot has recently arisen with the > >construction of a new holding pond just south of Northfield, so you > >might > >want to check that out on your way back. It is at the junction of Gates > >Ave > >and CR 22. > > > >Gerry Hoekstra > >Northfield > > > >---- > >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 > -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota daner...@gmail.com http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....”—H. D. Thoreau ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
