This morning I saw my first of season flock of Tundra Swans(42) flying
east over Carver Park. It looked like they may have been coming in
to land, as they were fairly low. Waterfowl this morning were
Trumpeter Swan, Cackling Goose(1), Canada Geese, Gadwall, American
Wigeon, Mallard, Redhead, Bufflehead, Hooded, Common Merganser, and
Coot. Earlier this week on Lake Waconia there was a large raft of
Ruddy Ducks(around 140) and American Coot with a few Lesser Scaup and
Redhead. That same evening several Bonaparte's Gull flew into roost
with the many Ring-billed. I checked again later in the week and only
found a few hundred Coot. Also new for the fall this week was a Northern
Pintail at Chevalle. On Tuesday along the rural Cty. roads of
southwestern Carver County, I found an American Kestrel, Merlin, and
Northern Shrike each along a different road.
Lingering migrants at Carver Park this morning were Golden-crowned,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Fox, Song, Swamp, and
White-throated Sparrow. The Barred Owl was out and a Bald Eagle was
hunting the lakes in the area. Several Purple Finches were back at
the Rapids Lake MVNWR feeders yesterday, and a Lincoln's Sparrow was
still near the visitors center.
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