This afternoon John Hockema, Dave Bartkey, and I came across 157
Tundra Swans on Round lake in southeastern Renville County. After not
seeing any flocks in southern MN since late March, it was a bit odd
coming across a lake seemingly full of these birds. But perhaps even
more interesting was that many of the birds appeared to be paired off
with some pairs sitting on reed mounds reminiscent of nests. It would
be very interesting to see how long these birds stay at this location.
Another interesting observation this afternoon occurred on the south
side of Mud Lake, which is a few miles south of Round Lake. We
observed a Winter Wren creeping up the side of a tree trunk, doing an
excellent imitation of a Brown Creeper. We then saw the bird fly up
into the crown of a tree, 25-30 feet up. This is the highest above the
ground any of us has ever seen a Winter Wren.
Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County
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