I’ve often wondered which parking lot is being referenced - is there a pond up top but that industrial building?
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 30, 2021, at 8:18 AM, linda whyte > <0000004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > Still present along the creek was the Yellow-rumped Warbler---this time, > not in the upper reaches, but in the lower section, midway between the two > bridges. It was on the west side of the stream, perched around 8 feet high. > Also in (obscured) evidence, was the Winter Wren that seems to favor the > fenced holding pond next to the parking lot. This was my 4th sight of the > bird, the third at this pond. It has a knack for zipping up from the muddy > edges and through the fencing, before I can get my binoculars up for a > satisfactory look. (There was even less satisfaction from the look given on > an earlier occasion, along the upper reaches of the creek as it flew down > the stream.) Yesterday, it at least spent some minutes foraging at the > edges near the intake culvert, disappearing among the rocks and clumps of > marsh grass. Two other birders were watching the action at the same time, > and would surely attest to the difficulty of getting great looks. I'll be > holding out for better views, in hopes of catching it downstream with no > interference from fencing and steam ! > As before, the biggest pond had numerous mallards, and again, a female > Common Merganser. In addition there were two pairs of Canada Geese. As > another birder pointed out, and I would agree, these seemed to be the > Lesser or Richardson's variety, with shorter neck and bill. > Linda Whyte > > ---- > 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. ---- 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.
