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You are probably right about the Titmouse and Carolina Wren traveling =
about together. Chickadees, titmice, downy woodpeckers and other =
resident species, plus any straggling migrants (warblers, finches) often =
form mixed foraging flocks. Always investigate the whole gang when you =
hear chickadee calls in winter woods. =20
We have had an odd couple at our feeders since Nov. 22, not every day =
but fairly often - a female Cardinal and a young (still has faint =
streaks on breast) White-throated Sparrow. Other white-throats moved =
south in early Nov. Cardinals are getting more common north of Duluth, =
but this is the first one that seems to be appearing regularly here. =
All the others we have seen in past seven years at this location appear =
for a few minutes or maybe a day or two, then move on. We also have =
seen them most often in early spring.
As we drove to Grand Marais on Friday Dec. 1, a medium size, long-tailed =
gray-backed bird flew across Hwy. 61 ahead of us, thought it was a gray =
jay until I realized it had no white at all on tail or anywhere else, =
and saw its black crown. Catbird! This was on a narrow stretch of the =
highway east of Lutsen, so we didn't have a chance to pull off and look =
around for a solitaire or other wanderer. Briefly checked the gull =
flock in Grand Marais harbor, didn't spot any rarities, but that job =
needed more time.
Carol Tveekrem,
Schroeder, Cook Co.
- Original Message -=20
From: Bill Bruins=20
To: mnb...@lists.mnbird.net ; mou-...@cbs.umn.edu=20
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:32 AM
Subject: [mou] Speculation
About 9:15 this morning my wife head and saw the Carolina Wren so I=20
headed outside to put meal worms in the feeders. I gave a whistle=20
imitation of the wren call and got a buzzed response and the bird=20
popped up onto the fence.
We sat inside watching and hoping that the wren would get some meal=20
worms. It came to the feeder but seemed to ignore the worms for=20
seeds. Then a Tufted Titmouse stopped by for a snack.
The last time the wren was here so too was the titmouse. I am=20
speculating they travel together around the neighborhood and the last=20
time the wren was here so was the titmouse. The wren seems to visit=20
every three to four days.
Bill
O. William Bruins
1538 11th Avenue NE
Rochester, MN 55906-4213
wbru...@earthlink.net
507-281-1607 - home
507-261-6837 - cell (not always turned on)
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DIVFONT color=3D#008080We have had an odd couple at our feeders =
since Nov. 22,=20
not every day but fairly often - a female Cardinal and a young (still =
has faint=20
streaks on breast) White-throated Sparrow.nbsp; Other white-throats =
moved south=20
in early Nov.nbsp; Cardinals are getting more common north of Duluth, =
but this=20
is the first one that seems to be appearing regularly here.nbsp; All =
the others=20
we have seen in past seven years at this location appear for a few =
minutes or=20
maybe a day or two, then move on.nbsp; We also have seen them most =
often in=20
early spring./FONT/DIV
DIVFONT color=3D#008080/FONTnbsp;/DIV
DIVFONT color=3D#008080As we drove to Grand Marais on Friday Dec. =
1,nbsp;a=20
medium size, long-tailednbsp;gray-backed bird flew across Hwy. 61 =
nbsp;ahead=20
of us, thought it was a gray jay until I realized it had no white at all =
on tail=20
or anywhere else, andnbsp;saw itsnbsp;black crown.nbsp; =
Catbird!nbsp; This=20
was on a narrow stretch of the highway east of Lutsen, so we didn't have =
a=20
chance to pull off and look around for a solitaire or other=20
wanderer.nbsp;nbsp; Briefly checked the gull flock in Grand Marais =
harbor,=20
didn't spot any rarities, but that job needed more time./FONT/DIV
DIVFONT color=3D#008080/FONTnbsp;/DIV
DIVFONT color=3D#008080Carol Tveekrem,/FONT/DIV
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