This is a little late but last Sunday (3/27) I headed out to the marsh to check on water levels. Last summer it was so low that it was quite dry. The good news is that there is plenty of water and, in fact, there is even water in the roadside ditches east of the marsh heading toward the farmstead.
FOY birds seen on Sunday included: Killdeer Northern Shoveler American Kestrel and one very lonely Tree Swallow The fields east of the marsh are quite wet and held lots of ducks. Still some small groups of Horned Larks in the fields. Watched a Red-tail Hawk carrying sticks to a nest it was building in some pines. It also looks like the Vermillion River was receding after having flooded the fields. Had a large flock of blackbirds moving around the farmhouse including one with a white head and a yellow beak. Partially leucistic Red-wing or something. Didn't get a good enough look as it flew. Roger Everhart Apple Valley, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
