As I was lollygagging around SW Minnesota, cellphoneless, and happily ignorant (at the time) of the Glossy Ibis in Aitkin County, I found some fun stuff:
Tues: Hills Sewage Ponds: White-faced Ibis - 1 Great-tailed Grackle - several Cattle Egret - 1 Willet - 4 Marbled Godwit - 1 Wilson's Phalarope - 4 Wednesday: NW corner of Lake Benton, Lincoln County: Cackling Goose - 1 Ross's Goose - 1 Snow Goose - 5 American Avocet - 1 The cackler and the Ross's seemed to bond, being 'runts' of their respective litters. Thursday: Clinton Prairie: Several Prairie Chickens booming - I have never heard of Prairie Chickens here, and am curious if they are part of the reintroduction project. Milan roadside rest along Hwy 7: Eurasian Collared-Dove - 2 - Observed flying near grain elevators, then landing in deciduous tree 50 yds S. of roadside rest. ~Dedrick Benz Winona, MN
