Great Tailed Grackle present at 10:30 today in same area Scott Meyer and Doug
Kieser reported it
yesterday. Drops into long grass but comes up regular. Was on both sides of the
road on 320th Str. North of
Augusta Lake.
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A response: many tyrannids have known propensities to wander, and I've
never heard of them being kept as pets. They're not very pretty, nor do
they learn songs. I suspect the odds of captivity are very small.
Jesse Ellis
Saint Paul
On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 21:45 danerika daner...@gmail.com wrote:
The odds of a Tropical or Couch's Kingbird turning up in Minnesota are also
very small. If the tail feathers do indeed appear to be worn, it will be
important to see what tail feathers look like on wild birds within their
natural range.
Best, Laura Erickson
Duluth, MN
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at
I have few birds at our feeders in SW MN. Other than grackles, house sparrows
and bluejays, feeder birds are few and far between. Even the grackles and
sparrows are fewer than normal. I do have mourning and EC doves.
Sue Morton
Cottonwood
Lyon County
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On Jun 28, 2015,
I was able to get out and do some birding while visiting home on the Iron
Range this weekend. Here are the highlights.
Cook, MN: Julie Grahn gave me the tip that Johnson Road east of Cook is a
great birding road. She wasn't kidding as I found the notable species
she's been finding. Those
The Murphy-Hanrehan kingbird is an adult in advanced pre-basic molt. The
feathers that appear worn (including outer primaries, outer rectrices)
are likely 11-12 months old and their worn and faded appearance is
typical of feathers that age. Photographic evidence shows there were 4
worn, old
I don't believe it's been mentioned that there has already been a MN record of
a Tropical/Couch's Kingbird in 2011 in Duluth. The record was unanimously
accepted by MOURC and there was never any discussion of the bird being an
escape. As Bruce points out, the condition of the plumage of this
I live in a townhouse in White Bear Township, near a constructed pond with
some woodland next to it. My impression is that barn and tree swallows are
as common as usual. Song sparrows are down a bit, but still very common.
Red-winged blackbirds have had a banner year producing more red-winged
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