Willmar area CBC conducted on 12/17. Total species seen- 46 (way above what we had expected with the early freeze up) Additional CW species- 3
Only one RT hawk. Best finds: great blue heron, snipe, hermit thrush NO redpolls, siskins or RB nuthaches. Goldfinch and cedar waxwing numbers down significantly. Unusually high numbers of: snow buntings (202), lapland longspurs (130), horned larks (64 birds and often get none) Randy Frederickson Willmar, Kandiyohi county
