A male Hooded Warbler was spotted in Black's Grove Park (west of the town of Wadena) just off State Hwy 29 in east-central Otter Tail County today (5/15) at 1:00pm.
>From the parking lot go beyond the covered picnic shelter (an imposing log structure) and take the trail where the orange bridge crosses the creek (note: this is NOT the smaller orange bridge that you can see from the old log cabin). Follow the meandering grass trail until you reach a "T," then turn left. This trail has been "scalped" down to bare dirt. Travel approximately 100 yards to where the trail takes a sharp turn right. This is the area where the bird was seen. All four observers got two, good, unobstructed views within 20 yards of the bird. A thrill! observers: Dan & Sandy Thimgan, Eddy & Judy Edwards -- Dan & Sandy Thimgan Battle Lake, MN Otter Tail County