There was a nice collection of the common raptors and a few mi Hi All, There was a nice collection of the common raptors and a few migrant songbirds on the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive today. Thrashers, catbirds and a variety of sparrows were joined by chestnut-sided, black and white, mourning, yellow, American redstart and common yellowthroat warblers. A red-eyed vireo was singing in the woodland area. A 350 lb. black bear was also in the woodland area early on Monday morning, but we've had no reports since then.
There is still a smattering of shorebirds on both Stickney and Nelson Pools on the mudflats. Greater and lesser yellowlegs, least, solitary and pectoral sandpipers, as well as a single stilt sandpiper were noted, along with semipalmated plover. Many snipe are in these areas too. A merlin was buzzing the shorebirds today on Stickney Pool - providing a show for some visitors from Holland! Greg Feinberg will be leading a birding tour at Sherburne on Saturday, September 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The group will meet at Refuge Headquarters on CR 9, and then hatch a plan on where to bird. Please pre-register for this tour by emailing [email protected], or calling 763/ 389-3323 ext. 13. Have a great, safe, birdy weekend! Betsy Beneke Sherburne, Crane Meadows & Rice Lake NWRs ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
