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The College of St. Scholastica Library
1200 Kenwood Avenue, Duluth, MN 55811
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Vermivora celata - 2025
Birds are bustin' on campus this fall! Bustin'! Thanks to the diligence and patience of Librarian Brad Snelling, with some help from Duluth's own nationally known bird expert, Laura Erickson, our Catalog of Birds has added three new entries this fall, the latest being the Orange-Crowned Warbler captured by Brad's camera this October ... Chester Reed writes of the OCW in his 1915 bird guide .... "This species is fairly common in the Mississippi Valley but is rare in New England. Its habits are much like those of the last species [Nashville Warbler] and it is often mistaken for that bird. These birds breed only north of the U.S. and winter in Canada. A sub-species, the Lutescent Warblers, nests from California to Alaska.
PHILADELPHIA VIREO (Vireosylva philadelphica). Thanks to Librarian Brad Snelling’s keen eye & quick camera lens, we have added the 140th avian friend to the CSS Catalog of Birds. And, better yet! We no longer have to think of Eagles when someone says Philadelphia. Now we can say, “Eagles, don’t you mean Vireos?” Here is what Frank Chapman, in his 1919 bird guide, said about this other Philadelphia bird …“This is one of the least common of the eastern Vireos, although it is more common than most people know; its song is not distinctive and it keeps high up in trees, so it is not usually noticed. Their nests are swung from branches at high altitudes and are seldom found.”
No. 139. The Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher. Librarian Brad Snelling's camera caught this image, and with the help of nationally known bird expert, Laura Erickson, was able to identify it as a Yellow-Belllied Flycatcher, AKA "The Moss Tyrant." Chester Reed writes of this bird in his 1915 bird guide ... "These strange little Flycatchers are found in swamps such as those usually frequented by Olive-Sided Flycatchers and Parula Warblers. They are one of the few of the family to nest on the ground or very close to it. Their homes are made in the moss-covered stumps found in these swamps." Brad & Laura's ID makes this the 139th species of bird identified doing an avian version of the campus tour of CSS. See all 139 on the Library's Catalog of Birds.
The Library is happy to announce a partnership with the Lake Superior Zoo. CSS students, faculty, & staff may check out a Lake Superior Zoo pass, which allows for free admission to the zoo for you and one other person for one visit. Some restrictions apply. Stop by the Library for details & start your new zoo adventure!
The Library is happy to announce a partnership with the Great Lakes Aquarium. CSS community members may check out a Great Lakes Aquarium pass, which allows for free admission to the aquarium for you and up to four additional people for seven days. The Library has five of these passes available.
Stop by the Library and begin your Great Lakes Aquarium adventure!
Join us as we celebrate the publication of Professor Ryan Vine's new collection of poetry, The Cave, a book about fatherhood, childhood, and everything in between. Critics have described the collection as a "book of Earthly wonders," and "utterly masterful, and deeply moving.
Friday, November 7
3:40 p.m.
The Raven Room