More than a dozen birders observed a Northern Waterthrush near a Green Heron as
the heron fed on small frogs in a vernal pond just south of Eloise Butler
Wildflower Garden in Wirth Park this morning. To get to the pond, park in the
garden's parking lot and head south on the unpaved trail just beside the exit
road. Follow the trail until it intersects a paved path, and turn left. After
about a 3-4 minute walk, the pond will be on your left. Sorry -- I don't have
better directions than that. Here's a rough map:
http://www.minneapolisparks.org/documents/parks/TheodoreWirthMap.pdf
In addition to the heron and waterthrush, we also saw a Wood Duck hen poke her
head out of a hole in a tree about 25 feet off the ground as the group walked
by. Other birds of note: Pileated and Downy woodpeckers, White-Breasted
Nuthatches, a probable Pine Warbler, Ruby-Crowned Kinglets, Yellow-Rumped
Warblers (many).
Good birding...
Rob Daves
South Minneapolis
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