[mou-net] Hooded Warbler ~ Rice Co.

[Dave Bartkey]

Hi everyone,
  While attempting a big day in Rice County today, Gene Bauer, Dan Tallman and 
I found a singing male Hooded Warbler in the east side of Cannon River 
Wilderness Park. We all had great looks! This is the third year in a row that I 
have seen or heard a Hooded Warbler in this very spot, which is about 100 yards 
before the land opens up and you would encounter the boardwalk. This was also 
one of 19 warbler species today. We tallied a total of 129 birds - far short of 
the record. (143)

  Highlights:
Hooded Warbler
2 Cerulean Warblers
Acadian Flycatcher
Black-billed Cuckoo
Lark Sparrow
Eurasian Collared Dove
2 Western Grebes
2 Red-necked Grebes
Scarlet Tanagers (many)

Oh, and one bird that started off my day in a nice way was a calling Common 
Nighthawk above my apt. building at 4:45 am.

Good birding!

Dave Bartkey
Faribault, MN
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[mou-net] Hooded Warbler - Rice Co.

[Dave Bartkey]

Hi everyone,

  Saturday afternoon (4/25), Gene Bauer had called me stating that he and Lyle 
Myers had found a male Hooded Warbler in the Cannon River Wilderness Park, west 
side. Tonight after work, I thought it a long shot but I stopped home and 
grabbed my daughter Emma to accompany me on a walk to see what we could find. 
We re-found the Hooded Warbler in the same area Gene had spotted it on 
Saturday! The west side of Cannon River Wilderness Park is located off of Hwy. 
3, 8 miles south of Northfield. Turn left onto 151st St. E. and go 1.3 miles to 
the parking lot. From the lot, keep to the right along the woodline and you 
will see a red gate. This marks the trail you want to follow. Keep on this 
trail and follow along the river. Look for the warbler around where the trail 
starts curving to the left, just past where the trail is very close to eroding 
away. It was foraging low, and when we first spied it, it was probably less 
than two feet away from our knees! Very good looks without binocs! While 
observing it, it flew across the river but we could still hear it doing its 
unique chip.

 

  Emma and I had 7 species of warbler here tonight plus Blue-gray Gnatcatcher!

 

Good birding!

 

Dave Bartkey

Faribault, MN

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