I birded through some of Dakota County this afternoon and while 180th Marsh was frozen tight there were some signs of spring. After finding the resident Eurasian Collared Doves in Vermillion I found 16 Tundra Swans and flock of Red-winged Blackbirds at Hampton Marsh off of Northfield Blvd. I proceeded to Great Western Industrial Park and found an American Kestrel, 1 Red-tailed Hawk and 1 dark morph Rough-legged Hawk. Lake Byllesby was somewhat open but the water level is extremely low showing more mud flats than open water. Among the more than a thousand Canada Geese, I found 2 Greater White-fronted Geese, 3 Cackling Geese 13 Tundra Swans and dozens of Killdeer running around on the mud. Ducks included Common Mergansers, Gadwall, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Wood Ducks, and some distant Scaup.
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