My observations and comments from others indicate waterfowl numbers in Cottonwood County (especially geese) have dropped greatly since Wednesday. Today I saw no white-fronts or snows/Ross's.
On the flip side tree swallows and pelicans were seen in multiple locations during a quick excursion today. Most conspicuous waterfowl species today were probably Scaup, Green-winged teal, Blue-winged Teal, and Widgeon. Tree Sparrows and Juncos are still abundant (perhaps increasing). My FOYs for today were Kingfisher, coot, and Pelican. Kestrels continue to go through in reasonable numbers, but it sure seems to me that they were more abundant 20 years ago. Brad Bolduan Windom MN - where it is now 45 degrees and snow-free ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
