For anyone interested in catching them before the end of the season, Bell's Vireos are still singing at both Cliff Fen and Grey Cloud Dunes.
Yesterday at Cliff Fen I saw two birds, including at least one singing, between the first and second pylons - closer to the second. They were mostly keeping low in sumac on the north side of the trail, but occasionally one would sing from an open perch in taller cherry or buckthorn shrubs. Note that the trail is overgrown and very buggy right now. Today at Grey Cloud Dunes, I heard and saw a singing bird in the same location it has previously been reported on eBird - a dense sumac clump about halfway between the two trailheads. Again it was mostly keeping low but would occasionally sing from higher up in a small boxelder. Watch out for poison ivy here if you go off trail. Also at Grey Cloud Dunes, still lots of grassland sparrows: Grasshopper, Clay-colored, Field, Vesper, Savannah. I couldn't find any Henslow's though, so if anyone has seen/heard them there recently I'd appreciate knowing exactly where they were found - on or off list, whichever you think is appropriate. Thanks. SKE ---- 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.
