I went to one of my favorite stops which is on the Morrison County/Stearns border near Bowlus, Mn. It is a murky spot in an abandoned gravel pit and has produced many good shorebirds. Not today. But the unexpected usually happens when I bird. I went a little further heading west and out of the side of my eye I saw a large black blur approaching. It went past a herd of cattle, who didn't even give it a second look or stop chewing their cud. They must have been familiar with the blur. It was a grown sow bear and the first I have seen in Morrison or Stearns. I claim it for both counties. While I bird I learn a lot more. My expertise in animal, plant, and insect life has grown. Just another reason for going birding. A little further there is a group of Red Headed Woodpeckers. I claimed them for both counties also. Frank Gosiak, Little Falls, Mn. Morrison County.
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