Anyone looking for COMMOM REDPOLLS, SNOW BUNTINGS, and HORNED LARKS should
take a drive on County Road 26 from just south of the Rothsay SWMA ( just
north of Rothsay) over to SR 75 south, I had a few a hundred of each on that
drive.. On the way up there on County Road 52 just south of Lawndale I had a
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in a tree and a NORTHERN SHRIKE on the wires by the small
grain elevator..
On the west side of the Rothsay SWMA I had a SHARP-TAILED GROUSE fly over
the road and land in the field..
In Stevens County on the was side of the town of Donnelly on Cr. 18 just
before it splits and Cr. 9 goes south I had a NORTHERN GOSHAWK fly right
past me, I pulled over when I saw it coming and watched it for 5 minutes as
it flew right into town and saw if make a few dips as it looked like it was
stooping at something..
Heading south on Co. Rd. 9 out of Donnelly by junction 56 just north of Co.
Rd. 14 I believe I had a flock of SNOW BUNTINGS that conservatively numbered
about 500 to 600 birds!!! In this same spot I also saw about 50 - 60 deer
out in the field..
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Andrew Longtin
Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota
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