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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi, friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have been away from the list for a couple years, mainly because I lived in an apartment that was not conducive to birds. I am happy to say that I recently moved into a new apartment building in Waite Park just west of St. Cloud. It is located on thirteen acres of open woodland and wetlands and oh boy, I am loving it! The owner of the building has feeders out and has planted prairie grass and wild flowers to keep the landscape natural. Some of the highlights since I’ve been here are Rose-breasted grosbeaks and orioles, warbling vireo, yellowthroats and ovenbird, a whippoorwill just once at night, and rt hummingbirds. Sorry about the tardy report, but this morning I heard a scarlet tanager singing as well as either a willow or alder flycatcher. (I get their calls mixed up; it was the familiar “chabec” call) Steve Weston, I’ve been brushing up on my frog calls. The grey tree frogs and chorus frogs I’ve heard before, but last week I heard my first American toad which I identified by checking the sound online. If Carla Kinsler is still with MNbird, I kept hearing this sound at night and couldn’t figure out what it was. We finally identified it as a female great horned owl doing her squawk. I am looking forward to fall and winter when I can hear their characteristic hoot. So good to be back with you all and to read your posts with all the familiar names I remember so well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cherise Robb, Stearns Co.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>