Hi, I birded along the Brown/Redwood county border earlier today. I found 3 Blue Grosbeaks in Brown county (this is just east of Sanborn). Two were singing along 445th Ave. This is a large gravel mining operation and it’s been generally dependable to find them here over the years. Usually Sunday is the best day to bird here as it’s shut down as the rest of the week it’s very busy with trucks and other equipment, etc. The third BL GR was found a couple of miles away on the south side of 165th St. (165th borders the Cottonwood SNA on the north side of the road). It happened to be singing from a solitary tree a few hundred yards south of the road.
There was another Blue Grosbeak singing from a grove of trees along another gravel pit along 125th St. just a few miles east of the town of Lamberton in Redwood county. I’ve had BL GR here before but not every year. Also, there were Red-necked Grebes on the marsh at Wanda WMA. One of the adult grebes had 3 grown juveniles in tow. Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
