In response to Tom Bell's post, I will add that both adults were also seen with the observed juvenile Blue Grosbeaks today, at around 11:15. The female and young were first noted directly inside and beside, the gate leading into the park from the dead-end drive. They flew to the mound of shrubby growth directly in line with the water tower. At that point the male began singing and joined them. The entire family flew south into the grassy scrub area to feed. Soon the male, still singing, went to one of the small cottonwoods ringing the gravel road on the south end of the park, perching low in the canopy. From there he moved into one of the trees next to the gate, higher in the canopy, but in plain view. He was still singing when I left at 11:45. Linda Whyte
On Aug 16, 2017 4:56 PM, "Tom Bell" <bell.to...@gmail.com> wrote: > Today, about 1:00 p.m. I observed 3 hatching year Blue Grosbeaks, fully > fledged, actively feeding on their own. Observed just south of Hamlet Park > in Cottage Grove on and along far east gravel trail south of park parking > lot. No adults were observed. Observed in vicinity where the south going > trail turns east. This is the general area where the grosbeaks have been > previously reported. > > Tom Bell > Grey Cloud Island > 5868 Pioneer Rd. S. > St. Paul Park, MN 55071 > 651 459-4150 > > ---- > 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
