Hey Birders!
I had a chance to get out with Dave Johnson and explore Blue Earth County on
Sunday afternoon. We saw about 60 species or so highlighted by the following:
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blackburnian Warbler
Northern Parula
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (single individual at the sod farms east of
Mapleton--take CR21 east from Mapleton to its junction with CR14)
American Golden-Plover (2 birds seen north of the junction of CR168 and CR169
on the west side--there's nice mudflats and lots of birds).
The last two species were #231 and #232 for the county this year.
Happy birding!
Chad Heins
Mankato, MN
