Becky Oberlander and I birded the Rothsay area of Wilkin Cty today from 10:30 to 1:30. An area along #52 south of Barnesville had open water along the road (almost looked like a spring) with 25 Canada Geese swimming in it. Total count of Rough-legged Hawks for us was about 20, with both light and dark morphed seen. One meadowlark, not singing. At least one adult Bald Eagle seen, and either a second one was seen, or the same one was seen a second time.
We did observe a male Northern Harrier repeatedly flying in aerial loops like an acrobat over a field - he'd swoop and fly way up and around, and then down almost to the ground, and skim just above the ground a few feet and then back up again, over and over and over, until he finally went down in some grass and we never saw him come up again. Has anyone else observed this behavior before? Connie Norheim Fargo, ND cnorh...@msn.com