After the snow storm cleared I did some late evening birding on horseback. I was thrilled to find a pair of American Bitterns in tall grass next to a swamp loaded with waterfowl. They offered amazing views! Something that can be hard for this species!
Also in the same area we saw 6 Merlins! A Merlin is often a hard bird for me to get each year. I have never seen so many in one area as they sat towards the tips of the oaks and spruce trees. They appeared to be in pairs. I was surprised in that they did not seem to mind each other or me on my horse. Had a fun sparrow day at the feeder -Spotted Towhee -American Tree Sparrow - Chipping Sparrow - Field Sparrow FOY - Fox Sparrow - Song Sparrow -Swamp Sparrow FOY -Junco With the heavy snow line to our north, I think tomorrow is going to be an amazing day for birds in our area! -- Jake Langeslag "The Pondologist" Faribault, 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
