April 14, 2012 Minnesota Valley National Wildlife RefugeRapids Lake UnitVisitor Center - loop trail Enjoyed a nice walk at the refuge this morning. There were lots of Wild Turkeys calling, along with Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers and Field Sparrows. Along the entrance road to the visitor center there was a Northern Harrier and an Eastern Meadowlark. There were a few migrant Sparrows, by the feeders. But we did not see any Warblers or Kinglets this morning. Here are a few of the species that we observed: Trumpeter SwanNorthern HarrierRed-headed Woodpecker - heard onlyYellow-bellied SapsuckerEastern Phoebe - nesting by visitor centerBarn SwallowHermit ThrushChipping SparrowField Sparrow - Four birds were heard.White-crowned SparrowDark-eyed Junco Craig MandelMinnetonka, Hennepin [email protected] ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
