20 people gathered at Rice Lake Refuge for the MOU Aitkin Trip. Weather
threatened (and delivered during the afternoon) throughout the day, but from
7:30-4:45 we found 101 species.
Highlights included:
* Killer looks at a LeConte's from 10-15 feet (and we were on the road)
* Yellow-bellied Flycatchers chasing each other around a tree
* Gray Jays promenading
* 17 warblers.
Lowlights included:
* Inability to see many of the heard warblers
* 40-50 mph winds during one gully-washer
* Return of "Peter Peter Peter" in the same location as last year, without
revealing him/herself again. A researcher shared that Baltimore Orioles can
sing that way in the Aitkin region, bit of a disappointment.
Thanks to each who attended. Good birding to all!
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
Trip List to follow
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