A Sage Thrasher, a bird usually seen west of the Dakotas, has been hanging around the canoe racks on the northeast side of Lake Harriet. It first was found yesterday, and was seen again this morning. It has been foraging on the ground near the lake shore, perching on nearby trees, and sometimes feeding on last year’s crop of hackberries. The species has been seen in Minnesota before, about once every eight or 10 years.

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