Thanks to the alert and informed staff at Carpenter Nature Center, I enjoyed a new life bird this afternoon. The female Summer Tanager was stunning in her variegated colors, and was rather cooperative, once located. She flew between the old Interpretive Center and the Administration Building several times, visiting yew, birch and conifer trees, but spending much of her time on south-facing roofs, balcony and stone terrace. She was especially visible on the terrace wall at the side of the administration building, peering into the garden below, then dropping down to feed several times. It was easy to remain behind a nearby conifer trunk and observe without disturbing her. When she vacated the terrace I was able to bring an offering of mealworms (live-raised there), and leave the tray on the wall. Here's hoping she enjoyed them before her neighbors got them! (Thanks, Al and Jen---like all of CNC staff, you 'give to the max' of yourselves, and this volunteer benefits ;-) Linda Whyte ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html