Central MN this week (primarily Sherburne NWR & southern Mille Lacs County): waterfowl moving in (although most ponds still frozen overnight), Red-winged Blackbird males (no females to date) & Killdeer well established, Sandhill Cranes are paired up & working fields, Trumpeters in Mille Lacs County (they overwinter in/near Sherburne), Great Blue Herons are seen occasionally, first Ring-billed Gulls today; Bluebirds & Meadowlarks less common than expected. 15 "year birds" for week, although that was heavily influenced by trip to L. Byllesby.
Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
