[mou-net] Pileated Woodpecker Downtown Minneapolis

2021-04-07 Thread Manley Olson
Our apartment overlooks the Minneapolis Convention Center. This morning I saw a Pileated Woodpecker flying over the Center. It is the most unusual sighting from the apartment in the 8 years we have lived here. Manley Olson Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-

[mou-net] Yellow-Rumps, Anoka County

2021-04-07 Thread Refsnider
Suddenly they are here! A bit after noon today Maureen and I saw a flock of at least 25 Yellow-rumped Warblers in Coon Rapids Dam Park.  We were walking on the paved trail along the east shore, upstream from the dam. FOY for us. Also heard at least 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet and saw a Brown Creepe

Re: [mou-net] Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers/Dakota Co

2021-04-07 Thread Miller Johnson
This brings me to ask the question: when do juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers develop their adult head plumage? On 04-05-21 I observed three Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. They were an "adult" male, "adult" female, and a juvenile. The male and female were doing courtship displays. The juvenile fle

Re: [mou-net] Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers/Dakota Co

2021-04-07 Thread Steve Weston
This is a very relevant question that is readily answered by the Sibley Field Guide, which I find to be one of the most accessible authorities on juvenile plumages. The juvenile plumages of the sapsuckers can be difficult to differentiate, except the timing is different for the different species. W