Birded for a couple hours this afternoon before the rain started. Many very large flocks of blackbirds, several thousand birds per flock. These were 90% Red-winged (mostly males), some Common Grackles, some Brewer's, a few Starlings, and a few Brown-headed Cowbirds. Also, several pairs of blackbirds, most likely Rusty Blackbirds, hanging out with Robins and Waxwings.
Several raptors: 3 Red-tails 3 Kestrals 2 Bald Eagles 1 Red-shouldered 1 Northern Harrier Still not much open water - however, one small flock of Hooded Mergansers southwest of Starbuck. Sid Stivland Plymouth (and Glenwood) ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
