On this meager excuse for a spring day, Maureen & I decided to get some
fresh air (!) and exercise by hiking upstream from Coon Rapids Dam on
the Anoka County side of the Mississippi River. We walked upstream on
the riverside paved trail and back downstream on the inland gravel trail
through the sheltering woods.
Highlights:
Common Loon - 1, by the entrance to the boat launch lagoon
Pied-billed Grebe - 1, in the boat launch lagoon
Double-crested Cormorants - 18 in one flock, plus scattered individuals
up and down the river
Turkey Vulture - 1; FOY for us
Tree Swallows - many over the river, flapping hard just to maintain position
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 1, up the hill from the visitors' center; FOY
Ruby-crowned Kinglets - 3-4
Golden-crowned Kinglets - numerous, saw 4-5 small flocks
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5, at several more sheltered locations,
including 2 just up the hill from visitors' center; FOY
Hermit Thrush - 2; one midway along the river trail and one east of the
visitors' center; FOY
Spring is indeed here, butsometimesit takes a bit of searching out.
---Ron Refsnider
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