prothonotary warbler at the archery unit of Spring Lake (Dakota Co.) Park --in a tree at the end of the hiking trail down to the peninsula on the river
From Hwy 52, turn onto Co. 55 toward Hastings. Take Fahey Ave., heading east; this crosses Pine Bend Trail and leads directly into the parking lot for the archery unit. Go all the way to the end of the parking lot; across from the kiosk and on the right side of the lot, is a gate onto the main hiking trail. Follow this double-track road all the way down to the river. The bird perched in a tree to the right of the bench, before heading across the water to an island. Also present, among others, on the archery trails: immature Cooper's hawk; great looks, even at its pale eyes, as it waited out the scolds from a warbling vireo. Linda Whyte
