This morning I startled not one but three Long-eared Owls near Parley Lake at
Carver Park Reserve. They were roosting together in the same tree on a low
branch with some of the denser underbrush in the area when I walked by(within
10-15 feet). Luckily they did fly one by one, as I may not have noticed them.
They only flew about 20 feet but in the direction I was headed, so they flew 2
more times about the same distance each time before they were comfortable
letting me walk by without flying. Also this morning, I saw a small flock of
10 White-winged Crossbill at Rapids Lake MVNWR. They noisily flew into the
area near the visitor's center from across the river. They stayed about 20
minutes and then flew back across the river. Also seen this morning were
Sandhill Crane, Ring-billed Gull, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Horned
Lark, Brown Creeper, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, Fox, Swamp,
White-throated Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, and Common Redpoll
Highlights from the past couple weeks
October 20 Carver Park
Hermit Thrush 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Brewer's Blackbird ~50
Lake Waconia
Surf Scoter 2
Rural(SW of Mayer)
Franklin's Gull ~40
Ring-billed Gull ~100
Red-winged Blackbird 700+
Brewer's Blackbird 240+
Common Grackle 600+
Brown-headed Cowbird 20+
New Germany area
Northern Harrier juvenile
Great Blue Heron 3
Wilson's Snipe 2
Chevalle Wetlands
Wilson's Snipe 7
Song Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 1
October 21 Rapids Lake MVNWR
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
American Tree Sparrow 2
Fox Sparrow 15
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 3
Harris's Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 20
Rusty Blackbird ~60
Purple Finch 2
Pine Siskin 9
Rural (W of Gotha)
Red-winged Blackbird ~75
Brewer's Blackbird ~200
Common Grackle ~100
Brown-headed Cowbird ~25
October 23 Rapids Lake MVNWR
Killdeer 3
Pectoral Sandpiper 3
Wilson's Snipe 2
Brown Creeper 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
American Tree Sparrow 14
Fox Sparrow 18
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 13
Harris's Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 75+
Brewer's Blackbird 1
Pine Siskin 2
Lake Waconia
Surf Scoter 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Chevalle Wetlands
Killdeer 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
November 1 Rapids Lake MVNWR
Sandhill Crane 1
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Dunlin 1
Ring-billed Gull ~125
Fox Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Assumption Lake
Franklin's Gull ~52
Ring-billed Gull ~130
Red-winged Blackbird ~400
Common Grackle ~1600
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