[mou-net] Hennepin County - MVNWR - Bass Ponds - 6/12/2017

6/12/2017 Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Long Meadow Lake Unit Bass Ponds Trailhead Our group today enjoyed a pleasant walk at the Bass Ponds. With lots of birds singing and lots of birds seen. Here are a few of the species we observed today: Trumpeter Swan Green Heron

[mou-net] Biring AHATS

Mary Lee and I birded AHATS, the old arsenal area, from 6:30-9:00 this morning. In spite of the early fog there was good activity as we found 55 species. The best finds were Dickcissels in two different grassy areas, a pair of eastern Towhees, singing Willow and Alder Flycatchers, Trumpeter Swans

[mou-net] Cannon River Bottoms field trip

Thirteen birders joined me on a memorable field trip to the state trail off of Collischan Road near Red Wing. The birds were singing from the tree tops. The day was still and gray. Ample layers of repellent kept the mosquitoes for the most part off our skins, but could not muffle the buzz around