My grandpa, John Kroll, has been birding Todd County for over 70 years, and every time we go out birding he points out fields that "should" have Henslows Sparrows. After scanning every mullein(spelling?) stalk in Todd County for the last 3 years I never expected to actually find one, but he scans every field every time we go birding, actually "expecting" them to be there. Tonight our search finally ended. At about 8 P.M. Susan and John Kroll and I found a Henslows Sparrow east of Cedar Lake. Cedar Lake is south of Long Prairie on Hwy. 71. To get to the field take the road on the north side of Cedar Lake going east from Hwy 71, follow it for a few miles until you get to 231st Ave. The bird was in the northwest field at this intersection.
The bird called several times from a mullein stalk very close to the road, I heard it first and called my grandparents over. They soon heard and saw it. I believe this is a first county record, and from now on I'll listen to my grandpa, because as long as birds have wings, they're always possible anywhere...... Good birding, Ben Fritchman Long Prairie, MN _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
