Bob Holtz, Matt Hanan and myself birded Sherburne county on Saturday. Found 48 species, and just missed our goal of topping the temperature with species found (it was 50F by our vehicle thermometer). Highlights included:
Western Meadowlark (hard to find in this county anytime of the year, let alone early spring) Common Raven (Sand Dunes State Forest) 6 Raptors including (2) Red-shouldered hawks, Sharp-shinned Hawk and Rough-legged hawk (2) Northern Shrikes New spring migrants (at least for me) included Great Blue Heron, White-throated Sparrow, Killdeer, Sandhill Crane, Pied-billed grebe, and Common Grackle. Also found Eastern Pheobe on Sunday in my yard. Found a few spring migrants, found a few winter remnants, and missed a few easy birds, for a good day birding.
