Following up on Bernice Hall's report (12-28-08) of 15+ Eurasian Collared-Doves in Stewart, MN, McLeod Cty. (US Hwy. 212, about 15 mi. west of Glencoe)--- refound at least 10 EC Doves on the sunny south side of the elevators in the middle of town along Prior St., flying back and forth from the elevator ladders and ironwork to the ground by the train tracks to the trees just south along the residential Power Street. (has anyone seen this many in one place before?) Also today, 12-31-08, along McLeod Cty. roads, in farm groves, and wildlife management areas: *Snow Buntings (flock of 30+) *Lapland Longspurs (flocks of 18 and 26) *Redpolls (40+) *Barred Owl *E. Screech Owl (both soaking in the sunshine in farm groves) *Red-tailed Hawks (2) *Am. Tree Sparrows Not too bad for the last day of 2008 @ --6 degrees in farm country.
Pete Hoeger, Hutchinson ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
