I was interested in your tree sparrow sighting, Ron. This is the first year in my 19-year phenology that I have tree sparrows and chipping sparrows overlapping at my house. We still had tree sparrows outside my office window (Rosveille) last weekend. (they've been gone from my house for almost 2 weeks)
Thanks for sharing your findings. - Tami in Afton ________________________________ From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Refsnider <00000a551ec6bb78-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 1:32 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> Subject: [mou-net] FOYs at Coon Rapids Dam, Anoka County Highlights downstream from the Dam this morning: Brown Thrasher - FOY, in patch of woods at SW end of Cenaiko Lake Least Flycatcher - FOY, heard, then seen in same patch of woods Palm Warbler - FOY, in grassy strip between Cenaiko Lake & paved trail Savannah Sparrow - FOY, in turf trail just west of Cenaiko Lake; near the picnic shelter that's between paved & turf trails; we've seen one or more at this spot each spring for probably 5 years now, but they disappear after a couple weeks; we'd love to hear if someone has evidence of nesting there; today's bird was singing later, don't think we've heard that song before, starting out a bit like a Grasshopper Sparrow Rose-Breasted Grosbeak - Maureen is pretty convinced she heard a male singing; her hearing is better than mine; we never saw the bird, or even got very close to the song source; so it's an "almost FOY" Great Blue Herons - 4 standing upright on nests in the rookery, a fifth perched nearby; no evidence of incubation or even pairing, a sad remnant of the 16 or so pairs there early last spring; does anyone know what caused abandonment last year? Also saw the now-routine Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets (but no Golden-crowned), White-throated Sparrows, and a single (laggard?) American Tree Sparrow. Ron Refsnider Coon Rapids ---- Join or Leave mou-net: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.umn.edu_cgi-2Dbin_wa-3FSUBED1-3Dmou-2Dnet&d=DwICaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=5gIOkmnQ1nLB2gWkMnpF7Q&m=hbrkcU2Zn7FbdnsrFjSIZscMDHJUAz2QY1CBEXW9IVg&s=gl10Y6oNmnOWIvXyRs2AlN1y77N6I2ejaIy2ogZ8ffE&e= Archives: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.umn.edu_archives_mou-2Dnet.html&d=DwICaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=5gIOkmnQ1nLB2gWkMnpF7Q&m=hbrkcU2Zn7FbdnsrFjSIZscMDHJUAz2QY1CBEXW9IVg&s=AWS0YVbm0Ql-u1AfDPKlYj2V4qL9DwXORW_hOD0kGTs&e= 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.
