Even spell check did not help the Gray-cheeked Thrush get its moment on the internet. Well, we did have a couple of birds that could have been Gray-cheeked Warblers, but I did enter them as Nashville Warblers. I don't think an ID of Gray-cheeked Warbler would get much credibility, even if it does look like the Nashvilles we saw that day. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swesto...@gmail.com
On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 10:55 AM Steve Weston <swesto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ahhh...SPRING! It is so hard to sit at the computer with the birds > inviting me to get out. Even after a very productive and enjoyable Salt > Lake Festival, I am still seeing lots of new birds. We personally had over > 100 species on the Salt Lake trip. We stopped at Long Lake on our way out > and scored the Garganey in the rain and Avocets and a half dozen other > shorebirds. The weather was great on Saturday with winnowing snipe, > twirling phalaropes, hiding grebes, a flashing Black-throated Green > warbler, handsome Lark Sparrows, and many other treasures. On the ride back > we found a Cattle Egret not far from Marietta, miles of semi-invisible > longspurs and a probable Upland Sandpiper along the northern boundary of > Renville County. > > Back home I added Ovenbird, Nashville, and Black and White to the five > warblers seen out west, along with a Horned Grebe and Avocet on Lake > Byllesby and a Gray-cheeked Warbler down near Red Wing. Flotillas of geese > are crossing our lake and grazing in the grass, but I have yet to see any > ducklings. > > Last Saturday the woodlands had erupted in bloom. Now I am seeing > violets and garlic mustard flowering everywhere. Our Redbud is in full > glory. It should be a good time to search for morels, but I haven't had a > chance. Our Big Brown Bat is back this week, sheltering by our front door. > > I urge you to step into the glory just out your door. Today the > temperature should climb over 70. Turn on Merlin and listen. > > Steve Weston > On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN > swesto...@gmail.com > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html 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.