At 11:15 this morning Maureen & I spotted an unmistakable Rough-legged
Hawk in Brooklyn Park. It was hovering low over the NW quadrant of the
Hwy 610 and Hwy 169 interchange. It was just east of the large ridge of
soil in the open area.
At that same spot we briefly saw a flock of several hundred small birds
flying in tight formation. We're speculating that they might have been
snow buntings, but we didn't get anything close to a definitive view of
them.
There is no good place to park there, but there is a possibility of
seeing the hawk and the flock from 101st Avenue, which borders this open
area on the north. Note: you can't make a left turn onto 101st if you
are driving north on 169.
Ron Refsnider
Coon Rapids, MN
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