Rochester: Today at the Silver Creek Reservoir (on County Road 11 northeast of Rochester) were at least 50 Canvasbacks. I am usually only lucky enough to see them about once a year, so if this was my only day it was a good one. Also present there were eight Bald Eagles, one Harrier, many Shovelers, 2 Green-Winged Teal, and lesser numbers of a few other duck species. The other reservoirs in/near Rochester each had good numbers of Mergansers, Scaup and Ring-Necked Ducks. Last night at Silver Lake there was an Eared Grebe and a Ruddy Duck, at least 8 Redheads, and several dozen Common Mergansers.
Dakota Co: Yesterday in rural Dakota County I found a Loggerhead Shrike (on Fischer Ave), a Peregrine Falcon (on Emery Ave), a Meadowlark (170th Street), singing Vesper, Clay-Colored, and Savannah Sparrow (at Lake Byllesby), 3 Pintail (at Spring Lake Park near Rosemount), among birds mentioned in other postings recently. Horned Larks were easy to come by as well, including in the Rochester area. It's great to be outside, despite the weather! Kyle TePoel ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
