These strong north winds are definitely not helping to speed up migration. I decided to check out Assumption Lake and Lake Maria in rural Carver County to see if I could find any increased variety. Lake Maria was fairly quiet except for a small number of Trumpeter Swans and a Wood Duck. Assumption Lake turned up Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, and Hooded Merganser. At Rapids Lake MVNWR there was an Eastern Phoebe singing away from behind the visitor center and a Horned Lark along the road leading to the center. I saw my first American White Pelicans fly over the refuge along with a Bald Eagle circling the lake.
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