The Battle Lake CBC (Otter Tail Co) had great weather and great birds on December 30th. 18 counters tallied 46 species plus 5 count-week birds.
Notables: 1041 Trumpeter Swans (more than Canada Geese!); 5 raptors on count day, including a Merlin and a Goshawk; added Fox Sparrow and Northern Saw-whet Owl to the cumulative count; continued seeing Eurasian Collared-doves in the town of Ottertail; Pine Grosbeaks and a beautiful male Varied Thrush just west of the Battle Lake Nursing Home/Battle Lake Motel; Red Crossbills (White-winged Crossbill on count week), and 1062 Common Redpolls. Notable misses on count day: Ruffed Grouse, Barred Owl, Horned Lark, Lapland Longspur, Cedar Waxwing Notable strange sight: our only Bohemian Waxwing hanging with 50 European Starlings. And, Matt Mecklenburg won the coveted Battle Lake CBC Traveling Trophy! Pictures available. Good birding! ------------------- Dan and Sandy Thimgan Otter Tail County Battle Lake 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
