On Saturday I got down to Frontenac, Hok-si-lah and other locations in Goodhue County. First of year birds included Eastern Kingbird and Lark Sparrow on top of the hill in the park, and Nashville, Wilson's, and Tennessee warblers. Highlights included a Sora rail hiding in a free standing bush in the middle of a grassy area near the buildings and a Coopers Hawk flying away with its lunch
On Sunday I birded Dakota County. First of the year sightings included a Loggerhead Shrike on Emery, Veery, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Blackburian Warbler, White-crowned Sparrow, and Baltimore Oriole. Highlights included a Gray Partridge in Great Western Industrial Park by Randolph, Horned Grebes still at 180th Marsh, and a pair of Virginia Rails also at 180th. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected] ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
