I birded Dakota Co. in the rain for a short time this afternoon. Stops at 140th & 180th Street and the Jirik Sod Farm in Empire produced 14 species of waterfowl. With the amount of rain lately sod farms like Jirik were quite flooded providing excellant habitat. Birds of note today:
Great Horned Owl with downy chick in Mendota Heights looking east from Jupiter Dr. which by 1295 Northland Drive. Tundra Swans (approx 75 at Jirik which is on 200th Street east of Farmington Pied-bill Grebe (180th) Northern Shovelers (several at 140th) Yellowlegs (180th reported by Connie B.) Brewers Blackbirds (2 males on territory on Biscayne near 190th) also we have at least two pairs of Hooded Mergansers interested in the nest boxes. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected]
