In spite of a cool day and stiff winds, saw 44 species and some good spring
migrants at Bass Ponds and Minnesota Valley NWR HQ feeders yesterday (March
31) afternoon in 3 hours, including the following (not all listed below):
Wood Duck 3
Gadwall 10
N. Shoveler 26
Green-winged Teal 2
Canvasback 7
Kevin Smith and I made four passes up and down Neal Ave this morning but
failed to find the Lapland Longspurs that others have reported there the
last few days. We didn't come across the Common Redpolls or Snow Buntings
either in that location, though we did scare up a flock of about 60
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A quick walk around Basset Creek in Golden Valley this afternoon yielded
and FOY Black-crowned Night Heron and an FOY pair of Hooded Mergansers!
Keep an eye out! Happy spring!
Bob Butson
Golden Valley
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>From my brother in Seattle...sounds interesting!
Subject: The Casual Birder – new documentary airs tonight on PBS
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>I thought this might be of interest:
>"The Casual Birder - new documentary airs tonight on PBS
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>You’ve
watched the obsessive birders in “The Big Year.” You’ve seen lives
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I heard a sandhill crane just north of Duluth on Saturday.Molly ThompsonDuluth,
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Between Sunday and this morning FOY Hermit Thrush, Eastern Bluebird,
Red-winged Blackbird, Fox Sparrow, and Wood Ducks have arrived in Golden
Valley.
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Saw my first meadowlark of the year at an unexpected location - a grassy
area on New Brighton Blvd. between Broadway and 36 in Northeast
Minneapolis. It was in nonbreeding plumage.
At Reservoir Woods in Roseville, I welcomed backthe red-winged blackbirds.
I think the red-tailed hawk being
I had a Great Gray Owl in my yard on Friday evening. I live between Duluth and
Two Harbors, off of the Homestead Road. It did not hang around long, maybe only
5 minutes.
-Uwe Kausch
Duluth
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My guess would be a ring neck duck although they are smaller than a mallard.
Otherwise, it could be a blue Swedish, domestic duck (derived from the
mallard). The smaller variety can fly and are known to hang with Mallards. They
are commonly found in the Cities.
-Uwe Kausch
Duluth
-Origi
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