A coworker and I camped on Snow Bay on Lac La Croix on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, returning via Crane Lake this morning. Those strong north winds have started pushing in more migrants. I didn't have much of a chance to bird, and didn't get to sort through the warblers much (though I could tell that Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers were abundant), but I had some good sightings anyway.
- On Tuesday afternoon, a Northern Goshawk flew over our campsite and I watched it disappear into Canada. - Last night, along with several flocks of Canada Geese, a small flock of Snow Geese passed over our site on Snow Bay. - This morning that same campsite received a visit from a couple of early Lapland Longspurs and I saw a few out on Loon Lake flying through the fog. - White-throated Sparrows are really on the move and the flock at the access of Crane Lake included White-crowned Sparrows. - Blue-headed Vireos were singing as they joined the flocks of migrant warblers. -- Shawn Conrad www.itascacnfbirding.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
