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<p><font size="4">Today I had a unique opportunity for up-close
birding. I had gone into the outdoor patio room to turn on the
Twins game but left the door open. First a bee came in but left
again. A few minutes after a small bird found its way inside.
It went to a window opposite the door and tried to get out, but
this was not one I could open for it so it kept fluttering
against the glass. Luckily, it was not beating hard against it
so as to injure itself. I approached it and at first glance
assumed it was a chickadee. I was able to put my finger in
front of it and cup my hand behind it, it grabbed my finger and
I was able to lift it away from the window and carry it back
outside. As I moved it the little things heart was pounding and
the bill was open in a pant, but it remained clinging to my
finger. I got to get a much better look at it and realized it
was not a chickadee at all but a Blackpoll Warbler! I set it on
a rung of a trellis a couple feet outside of the room, and it
remained for a few seconds before recovering to fly away. <br>
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<p><font size="4">Backyard birding has been good, we have a Gray
Cheeked Thrush visiting for the past 3 days. The Harris Sparrow
still drops in on and off, sometimes accompanied by a White
Crowned Sparrow. On Thursday evening a Yellow Warbler dropped
in and hopped around the small fish pond looking for a way to
drink. Cindy in North Mankato<br>
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