Hi Sunday May 18, 2003 Spotted Towhee seen between trail markers #2 and #3. The bird was calling which drew my attention because it was different from the Eastern Towhees that were calling and singing. He hopped out in the open for a 3 second look then moved back into the underbrush and called and sang.
I was out with some friends on Lake Waconia in their boat late Saturday afternoon and was suprised to see what appears to be a large rookery on the island in the middle of the lake. There were large numbers of Double-crested Cormorants, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, and Black-crowned Night Heron. I was unaware of this rookery, and it appears to be very active. I was out on Sunday at Murphy Hanrahan and refound the male Hooded Warbler reported by Connie Brunell .5 miles from the park entrance near the orange gate. I then trecked into the park to see if I could locate the Hooded Warblers and Acadian Flycather reported by Bob Dunlap. I found one of the Hooded Warblers singing near trail maker #4, but struck out on the Acadian and other Hoodeds. I think a visit in the morning instead of the late afternoon would have been more productive. Regards, Terry Brashear birdn...@yahoo.com Hennepin County, MN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
