This morning a I joined a small group of birders including Vincent Vieth (aged 2 and half) and Katie Vieth (not yet a year old) in birding Spring Lake Park. First we headed down from the Archary Range to the observation point on Spring Lake, a wide spot on the Mississippi. We passed Jim Mattson in the parking lot. We found 14 species of waterfowl, including White Fronted Goose, Cackling Goose, and Red-breasted Merganser. We had a flock of Cackling Geese fly by with a couple of Canadas mixed in to catch our attention. At the parking lot there were Phoebes, Bluebirds, and Song Sparrows.
After the hike down to the river, we headed into the back country of the park with a hike of probably a couple of miles each way down to river. While it was for the most part not particularly birdy, we did enjoy the late winter walk. We had several singing Brown Creepers, but saw only one. The most interesting bird of the day was a calling loon that was heard down at the end of the trail. We saw lots of Bald Eagles and Red-tailed Hawks, and a probable Rough-legged heading upstream. After the hike I made it home without falling asleep at the wheel, made lunch, and slept for about four or five hours. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
