The entrance to Wood Lake Nature Center from Bryant Avenue in Richfield still puts you in the proximity of an actively singing Black-Throated Blue Warbler, at least that was true from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM this morning. I got some video footage of it, but it was high up and backlit, so it may not be worth putting on the video gallery on the MOUMN.org website. Dave Cahlander has done a great job rigging up an interface for the videos that matches the format of the photo gallery. Go use it and check it out, we are up to over 70 species on it right now! This bird on this morning confined its movements to three cottonwoods, always 40 feet or higher up, but it sang every ten seconds for the hour I was there. The song does not seem to carry far; barely audible from 100 feet away, perhaps due to the cacophony of 35W nearby. I packed up my camera when the chain saws started singing at 8 AM. Many Blue-headed Vireos, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and Tennessee Warblers were still in evidence. Good Birding.
Mark Alt Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Project Resources Group Best Buy Co., Inc.
