Lots of birds moving around Benton, Mille Lacs and Sherburne Counties today, mostly waterfowl, hawks and blackbirds. Canada geese and trumpeter swans flying every which way. One group of 4 Canada geese had a snow goose with them - that was at the refuge this morning.
Red-tails, a couple of rough-legged and a northern harrier were also at the refuge today. Had my first Eastern Bluebirds today, one in Benton County and one in Mille Lacs County. Lots of red-winged blackbirds in the cattail marshes along Hwy. 23, and also saw my first spring grackles. Keep it up, Mother Nature! Betsy Beneke Benton County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html