[mou] birding south of the cities

2007-09-05 Thread Steve Weston
On this post yesterday, I gave barely a hint of where Sand Point is. Sand point is penisula in the Mississippi River that is part of Frontenac State Park, but seperate from the main part of the park. It is accessed off of US 61 and CR2 (the "Villa Maria" turnoff) south of Frontenac Station. S

[mou] birding south of the cities

2007-09-03 Thread Steve Weston
The hummingbirds have really been sucking the feeders dry this week, despite the abundance of jewelweed around the house. After two years of trying to get cardinal flowers planted in the back yard, one has volunteered in the front yard. I am not sure how it got there. Yesterday morning I watc