Hi everyone! I spent the day birding the county with Forest Strnad and Troy Flicek completing the trifecta. We ended up with 32 species on the day. Highlights were clearly waterfowl as we saw 2 female Wood Ducks, 1 male Gadwall, 1 male American Black Duck, 2 female Northern Pintails, and our ol' reliable Mute Swan. Not to mention many Mallards and Canada Geese. Other interesting birds were 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Belted Kingfisher, and a couple of Red-headed Woodpeckers.
Before going out, I had made a list of birds I had expected to see. We missed out on American Kestrel, Wild Turkey, Northern Flicker, Northern Shrike, and Snow Bunting. And believe it or not, we didn't have a Pheasant or Starling until the very last minute! We also tried again, in vain, for the Northern Saw-whet Owl which has been seen off and on at River Bend Nature Center. That thing must know when I'm coming! Hope you all had good days also! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN [email protected]
