Troutbirder II

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Hotspot

 In an amazing series of coincidences over a two year period, I listed three "lifers" located in the margins of a tiny farm pond near Preston, Minnesota. Preston lies in Fillmore county which happens to be the only county in The Land of 10,000 Lakes ( actually over 14 thousand) without a lake. Last year there was a Glossy Ibis far from its home range in southern Florida. And a white winged scoter also out of range.

A week ago in the same spot it was a Say’s Phoebe well east of it western range.
Like other phoebes, the rusty-bellied Say's Phoebe is common around people, often nesting on buildings. A bird of open country, it is found from Alaska through Mexico.
Say's Phoeb
Small songbird; medium-sized flycatcher.
Upperparts pale brownish gray.
Belly and undertail cinnamon. Wags tail.
Description and last picture from Cornel University's world famous school of Ornithology.

15 comments:

  1. definitely looks like a great place to hang out!

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  2. How nice that "lifers" came to you and you didn't have to hunt them.

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  3. lovely little bird, I have seen it a few times

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  4. Nice place to get some shots!

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  5. Have never seen a Say's Phoebe. Beautiful! By the way, your print on your blog is too tiny for me to read! lol Must be getting old.

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  6. I am wondering if this is the bird who has adopted us the past few summers and built a nest on our porch.

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  7. Pretty little thing! It must be a lucky pond! No Lakes in Fillmore County..hard to believe when we have so many lakes..the glaciers missed that county!:)

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  8. I do like the new picture on your blog - catching a nice fish. I hope he was a tasty dish.

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  9. Pretty amazing to find birds so far out of their normal range. I suppose a small farm pond is fine if there are no lakes in the county.

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  10. About a week ago I had a baby black capped chickadee at my window feeder...sooo precious. He was waaaay to quick for me to grab the camera but it was a rare treat for me.

    I've never seen one before.

    I always love your pictures!!!

    Have yourself a perfectly blessed day!!! :o)

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  11. I wonder what makes that farm pond so popular with birds that normally aren't there? Perhaps it's the lack of a lake in the county? Regardless, congratulations on your three lifers in this spot.

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  12. Nice finds! The flycatcher we see in our area looks very similar.

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  13. Thanks for commenting on my blog re: Goering's famous quote. I love to have "new" readers. I also jumped over to your other blog and agree that all the updates by Blogger are annoying ! I'll keep coming back to get your eye's view on nature.

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  14. Such a lovely place...and birds.

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  15. Wonderful photos and exciting blog...love to take pictures of nature also...always something new!

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