this morning (Friday) I found two male Grackles atop a tree by the Quiggley Lake. at dusk as I was filling the feeders, a flock of about 80 Red-winged Blackbirds, perhaps including a few unrecognized allies, flew over the lake. That is the first flock of spring I have seen. Driving thru parts of Scott and Carver counties in good habitat, the countryside appears to be still quiet with little activity seen in the fields or marshes. I expect the first south winds will carry the flocks.
Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected]
