A Connecticut Warbler on 5/4 would be VERY early at Roberts, since we generally don't have them until the last week of May, but not impossible. Good find, Kyle. If others go looking for it, make sure you practice social distancing and stay on the trails; we don't want to give the Park Board reason to close down the sanctuary. (I'm assuming people can tell COWAs from Nashville Warblers, which are getting common now, with a similar plumage but different habits.)
Thanks, Stephen Greenfield President, Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary <mailto:tapacul...@gmail.com> tapacul...@gmail.com From: 00000583427559cc-dmarc-request AT lists.umn.edu Subject: Connecticut Warbler, Rusty Blackbird at TS Roberts bird sanctuary (Mpls.) Date: Mon May 4 2020 16:01 pm My best bird today was a Connecticut Warbler at TS Roberts on the east side of Lake Harriet. It was in a boggy section about 2/3 of the way in, with several fallen/uprooted trees. A close second was a lone Rusty Blackbird (at least I only found one--there are lots of Grackles around though, so it may have been easy to overlook additonal "Rusties" as I was more focused on searching for warblers). This one just happened to pop up right in front of me near the entrance to the sanctuary trails, couldn't miss it! Kyle Te Poel Stillwater Township, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
