Highlights yesterday on a quiet dreary morning were 18 Common Loons on Rapids Lake(1 additional at Chevalle wetlands), 1 each of Golden-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Field Sparrow at Rapids Lake MVNWR, 49 Bonaparte's Gull, and 17 Franklin's Gull in rural Carver County.
Highlights this morning were 19 waterfowl species including a pair of Red-breasted Merganser on Assumption Lake, increased Cormorant and some Egret roosting on the island at Lake Waconia, 7 Turkey Vultures together near Lake Waconia, Osprey back at the nest stand on arboretum property(in addition to those at Carver Park), 9 Bonaparte's Gull(rural), 5 Eastern Phoebe, 5 Golden-crowned, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Field Sparrow all at Carver Park, Savannah Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird at Assumption Lake. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html