[mou] Dakota County birds

These were some birds of interest this am in Dakota County Lake Byllesby Bonaparte's gull-12 Franklin's Gull-3 Dunlin-5 Elsewhere: numerous Vesper Sparrows; Brewer Blackbird-12; Swamp Sparrow; Swainson's Hawk. Jim Otto

[mou] Dakota County Birds (Dickcissel, etc.)

This morning I was rollerblading along Co. Road 46 (160th Street) and heard a Dickcissel singing at the corner of Co. 33 (Diamond Path) and Co. 46 on the south side of Co.46. This was a pleasant surprise since there has been so much construction on the North side of Co. 46 between Diamond Path

[mou] Dakota County Birds

This morning I birded in the Lebanon Hills area west of Pilot knob where the Diamond T Horse Ranch used to be. There were some nice Yellow-rumped Warbler waves that included 5 Orange-crowned Warblers and 3 Palm Warblers. Lots of singing in the rain this morning. A couple days ago Jeanne and I

[mou] Dakota County Birds

While crossing the Mississippi on I-35E I counted a low flying swirl of at least 6 Turkey vultures. I suspect that some carrion was probably ripening below. Also I forgot to mention the Great Horned Owl that I reported yesterday is probably a the same one I reported on a nest less than a block