After 4:00 PM today I counted 37 loons on the south side of Lake Winona in Alexandria. I checked the N. side of the lake, but it was still iced over. In town, I counted 43 loons in total. Saw grebes: pied-billed red-necked horned and Western. Also seen were rudy duck, scaup sp.,male and female, bufflehead, redhead. Lots of cormorants, American White Pelicans, red-winged black birds, common grackles, also observed. The Osprey nest that fledged a bird last year had an adult standing in the nest as I drove by. The nest is a platform located in the Douglas County Fairgrounds parking lot. In my backyard had FOY song sparrow and the chipping sparrows are also back. Haven't seen the common redpolls for 36-48 hours. Don't ya just love spring migration! Judy in Alexandria ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
