1st year Eastern Bluebirds would have dark grey backs at this time of year. Robert Manning
robertvmann...@hotmail.com > Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2016 00:00:34 -0500 > From: lists...@lists.umn.edu > Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 8 Jul 2016 to 9 Jul 2016 (#2016-27) > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > > There are 2 messages totaling 54 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Two possible female blue grosbeaks > 2. Western bluebird in Eagan? > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 20:59:30 -0600 > From: m...@moumn.org > Subject: Two possible female blue grosbeaks > > (Posted by Chet A. Meyers <chetmey...@visi.com> via moumn.org) > > 140th St. Dakota County 8:15 p.m. Saturday, July 9th After waiting > for half an hour, during which time two eastern kingbirds sat at the > top of the tallest tree (location of 2011 bird), two birds flew in together, > very briefly sat. Rich light orange brown chest and two broad rusty wing > bars. Never got good look at bill, but my initial response was, "now > that's different bird." Both birds then dove into a tree about 50 > yards east of their perch. > Chet Meyers > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 22:28:35 -0500 > From: "Michael A. Koutnik" <m.kout...@comcast.net> > Subject: Western bluebird in Eagan? > > Hi, > > In front of my yard today I saw an odd bluebird. Very characteristic beak and > size and orange breast. But the back was blacker than blue. I saw it fly off > our mailbox to the top of a tall spruce tree across the street. I retrieved > my 12x binocs and still didn't see the bluer back I am familiar with. It > later flew in to a red osier dogwood on our lawn but didn't stay there long > enough to get a better view. Could this be a western bluebird? Or do easterns > get that dark? > > Thanks, > > Mike Koutnik > > Sent from my iPhone > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > End of MOU-NET Digest - 8 Jul 2016 to 9 Jul 2016 (#2016-27) > *********************************************************** ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
