Kirsten and I birded N.W.from Faribault to Cody Lake and found these species.
Turkey - 1 - crossing the road along Hwy. 21 Mourning Doves - 5 American Robin Canada goose & 3 goslings, nest #1`. Red-winged Blackbirds - 7 At Hwy. 59 and Elmore, we saw a hen Hooded Merganser and 6 young . This is the second year we have seen an adult and young Hooded Mergansers here. Same location: Wood Duck entering a nesting box; 29 Cliff Swallows under bridge, Wolf Creek, 1/2 mile south of Co. 1, on west side of Hwy. 46; Common Egret-1; E. Starlings-3; American Kestrel-1; Barn Swallow-1; Yellow-headed Blackbird at Cody Lake, first time I have seen them here. Blue-winged Teal Song Sparrow Green Heron American White Pelican on Union Lake, south of Hwy. 19 Common Mergasner -1f Blue-winged Teal - 2. Canada Goose nest- #2; adult on nest, 2nd adult on guard. Rev. Forest V. Strnad Faribault, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
