In addition to the Harlequin, yesterday a Peregrine made a couple of pases over the railroad bridge at Prescott. A couple of weeks ago, it sat in a littlle alcove high on the east side of the bridge giving everyone a real eyeful. I'm told by other observers, that it has been around alll winter.
Stan Hunter On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:27 AM, Steve Weston <[email protected]> wrote: > Saturday > > Jim Ryan and I found a beautiful male Harlequin Duck in full breeding > plumage and a Redhead Duck below the railroad bridge in Prescott, Wisc. > Both were on the Minnesota side of the river. Trumpeter Swans were > everywhere with over twenty swans in at least five locations in Dakota > County and on the river at Prescott. Robins were also everywhere. One or > two Northern Shrikes were seen at Black Dog Lake. Many Red-tailed Hawks > were soaring or perched. A Red-breasted Nuthatch was at the feeder by > Acacia Cemetery and four Snow Buntings raced along the road east of > Vermillion. We did not locate any Crossbills, winter finches, Snowy Owls > (at the airport), or Cedar Waxwings. > > Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN > [email protected] > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
