April 12, 2012 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Wright County Birding Day Field Trip Report
Enjoyed a beautiful day of birding in Wright county today. Over all migration was slow, but we did manage to turn up some interesting species. Here are some of the locations that we spent time birding at: Pelican Lake - East side, at 4 of the parking areas for the WPA. Lake Pulaski - boat ramp on the South side of the lake. Lake Maria State Park Marcus Zumbrunnen County park - This park is located on the West side of CR 8, about 1/2 mile South of the town of Hasty. 65 species of birds were observed and here are some of my favorites: Trumpeter Swan - 6 pairs - We also got to watch a Trumpeter Swan chase a Canada Goose in flight, for most of the length of Mud Lake. Were assuming the Canada Goose, got a little to close to the Swans nest. Red-breasted Merganser Horned Grebe - 40+ on Lake Pulaski Sandhill Crane - East side of Pelican Lake Great Horned Owl - Montissippi County Park Long-eared Owl - Marcus Zumbrunnen County park - The bird was observed sitting in a tree, right next to the trail. The Long-eared Owl was observed along the Northern part of the longer trail. There is a small map at the entrance to the trail system at the park, showing the two loop trails. Hermit Thrush - Lake Maria State Park Lapland Longspur - Pelican Lake Rusty Blackbird Craig Mandel Minnetonka, Hennepin County egretc...@msn.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html