Hello all, I was feeling a bit under the weather today and after spending all morning in bed I decided to take a short walk and get some fresh spring air. I headed down to the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul (near the highway 52 bridge over the river).
I was gone for just over an hour and only walked about 2 miles roundtrip but I saw 13 species of birds. Bald Eagle - 2 Adults RT Hawk - 1 - Soaring high Peregrine Falcon - 1 - Heading east in a hurry Gulls - 10 - Soaring too high to tell what species. At least one was a Herring Gull. Mourning Doves - 2 - In trees along the walking path RW Blackbirds - 4 - Singing from the little marshy patches between the road and the walking path Canada Geese - 5 Mallard - 4 (2 pairs) Unknown Sparrows - 3 - They flushed from the weeds while I was photographing the RW Blackbirds. I did not get a good look but they were not House Sparrows. I have seen 3 American Tree Sparrows in the same area earlier this year. Rock Pigeons Crow House Sparrow Starling I felt much better after that. Derek Bakken St. Paul, MN
