Went around various parts of Dakota County this morn before it started raining. Highlights included:
140th St Marsh ----------------- American Widgeon Green-winged Teal Blue-winged Teal Gadwall Pied-billed Grebe Northern Shoveler Emery Ave near 160th ------------------------ Loggerhead Shrike 180th St Marsh ---------------- Eastern Bluebirds Is March 27th relatively early for loggerheads? Last year my first sighting of them was on the 12th of April, though maybe that isn't indicative of relative arrival date, as I didn't do much birding the first two weeks of April or the last week of March (only 2 dates between 3/23 and 4/12). Cheers, Chris
