June 2, 2007 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip Report
Spent the afternoon and evening leading a group at Sherburne NWR. We enjoyed seeing or hearing 80 species of birds on at the Refuge, with our last bird of the day being a Whip-poor-will. We also relocated some of the species of birds reported there over the last couple weeks. Here is a list of some of the species of birds we observed: Least Bittern - 6:00 pm - Heard and seen along the Wildlife drive Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Heard, just East of the parking lot near the entrance to the Wildlife drive. Whip-poor-will - 9:15 - 9:50 pm - First heard on the South side of CR 4 at the parking area for the Sand Dunes State Forest and later heard on the North Side of CR 4, just across the highway from the parking lot. Willow Flycatcher - Heard in a couple locations along the Wildlife drive. Mourning Warbler - Near the start of the Blue Hill trail Lark Sparrow - Near the parking area of the Mahnomen Trail Grasshopper Sparrow - Heard at 4 locations along the Wildlife drive and near the parking areas of the Blue Hill and Mahnomen Trail. Orchard Oriole - Just East of the first parking area on the Wildlife drive. Craig Mandel, Minnetonka, MN EgretCMan at msn.com
