Following the trend of many CBC's this year, both the number of species and individual birds were down in Wright County. Final results are not in (e.g., a report on the ducks and swans in Monticello) but all seven parties reported fewer birds despite working their territories hard on a mostly clear, cold day.
Notable finds include Lapland Longspurs (two parties), White-throated Sparrows (two parties), Barred Owls (two different sightings inside Lake Maria State Park) and one confused-looking Common Grackle hanging out at a feeder. Thanks to all this year's participants: Mark & Cindy Crawford, Joel Claus, Marie Digatono, Ruth Hiland, Leslie Marcus, Judy Chucker, Jim Ryan, Joe Conley, Jerry & Donna Bahls, Herb Dingman, Mary Kay Bryan, Toni Lyrenman, and Cheryl Sinn. -- Claudia Egelhoff Minneapolis, MN 55405 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
