Nate & I co-led yesterday's Sherburne Refuge trip (with optional afternoon
Mille Lacs County portion). Nearly 30 birders came, enjoying 127 species on
Mahnomen Trail, Blue Hill Trail, Prairie Wildlife Auto Tour (all in the
refuge), west side of Mille Lacs Lake and Kathio State Park. Highlights
were:
* Cerulean Warbler (among 18 warbler species, consistent sightings/hearings
(but not with the waves of past years)). It was singing a variant song on
the actual hill of Blue Hill Trail, along the trial that leads upwards to
the viewing platform.
* 12 shorebird species (including both dowitchers and Wilson's Phalarope),
all found on the Auto Tour, drawn down pond just before the well-known
eagle's nest.
* 11 sparrow species, including good looks at a Harris'.
Many thanks to all who attended, the fellowship was as good as the birding.
Nate & Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
PS Thanks as well to those who have expressed concern and/or are praying for
Nate. He did suffer a grand mal seizure early this morning, spent a couple
of hours in ER, but is home & resting comfortably. We are looking forward
to the final diagnosis (type of epilepsy) and resolution of this situation,
hopefully before he heads to college.
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