With the south winds of the last couple of days bringing spring warmth, the
migrants are invading the area. Red-wing Blackbirds are on territory
everywhere. Grackles are on the tops of trees. Killdeer are calling
overhead. And diverse waterfowl are here arriving in numbers despite most
lakes
I received a reliable second-hand report of a Boreal Owl seen
roosting north of Duluth along the Rice Lake Road (CR 4) at the
Normanna Road (CR 44), next to the fire hall. This is about 8 miles
north of the Martin Road (CR 9). It was seen on March 20 and 21 on
the south side of the parking lo
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Hi everyone,
Despite the fog, Troy Flicek and I were able to spot Tree Swallows today;
single birds at three different l
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Went birding this morning with my Dad. We stopped at the ponds on 169 and C=
R 13 in Mille Lacs County. We had 74 Greater White-Fronted Geese, instead o=
f yesterday'
Had one of the most enjoyable bird days of my life yesterday, 3/23. Spent
the day in western Minnesota with Ron Erpelding and hit a goose migration I
didn't think was possible in this state.
Estimates:
White geese: snow/blue, Ross'- 110,000
White fronted- 35,000
Canada- 20,000
If you think th
I just received a phone call from Denny Martin who got a call from Bill
Litkey reporting he had seen a Black Vulture this afternoon in Afton in
Washington Co. Bill said it was roosting with Turkey Vultures on
pilings in the Afton Marina on the St Croix River. I tried calling Bill
back to get co
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On Friday, 23 March, Harold Nordin and another hawk watcher spent an
enjoyable afternoon watching the bird migration at ful
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Nathan was playing basketball this evening while keeping one eye to the ski=
es. He observed a falcon fly rather casually over (through his bins ~20 fe=
et high) tha
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Someone who knows waterfowl id much better than I do went by and checked out
my questionable juvenile greater white-fronted and I'm sad to say it is some
sort of domestic type
At 5:15 P.M. today I observed a Black Vulture in company with a number of Turkey
Vultures milling around the marina at Afton. It was observed perched, flying,
and on
the ground, too close to even bother with a scope ! I spent considerable time
attempting to phone a number of Twin Citians, but on
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Beautiful day!
Highlights:
-1 Golden Eagle (new yard bird)=20
-16 Rough-legged Hawks
-20 Red-tailed Hawks
-3
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On this Saturday afternoon, Vern and I observed hundreds of waterfowl on =
Swan Lake at the Conservation Club
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Linda Sparling was kind enough to bring me along to Lake Byllesby. We =
traveled in other counties too, mainl
In conifers south of Richardson Nature Center one, or more likely two,
great-horned owls were circling among and around the stand of trees to
distance themselves from people. There seemed to be some kind of
orienteering race in progress, which resulted in an uptick in off-trail
traffic. On at l
March 24, 2007
Enjoyed a nice walk at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge today.
The group I was leading met at the Old Cedar Avenue bridge at 3:00 pm and
then headed East over to the Bass Ponds. We enjoyed some nice looks at the
Bald Eagle nest which can be observed from the parking
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Two Common Loons on Cannon Lake in Faribault next to woolen mill on =
Highway 3. 1:30 PM 3/23/07.
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