Hi, I heard and then saw a male's Henslow's Sparrow singing in a CREP grassland in SW Brown County this morning. It was on the west side of 410th Ave., about 1/2 mile north of Cottonwood Cty. Rd. 10. This is the only Henslow's I've found in Brown County this summer so far. Also along 410th Ave. I found a Red-headed Woodpecker on a utility pole. It soon flew off to the east across a farm field. This is the first Red-headed Woodpecker I've found in Brown County this year. I've been birding in Brown County for about 12 years now and it's disheartening for me to think that this species used to be fairly common and now I consider it a rare bird to find around here.
Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
