Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Le Sueur County Birding Day Field Trip Report Friday - 10/25/13 We birded the Southern portion of the county, starting from St. Peter and heading over to Waterville and back. Here are some of the species we observed on the trip: Waterfowl - We observed ten species of Waterfowl, with the highlight being a flock of several hundred Redheads on Lake Henry. Pied-billed Grebe - This species was observed on most of the lakes we visited. Horned Grebe - One was observed from the boat landing on the West side of Lake Washington. Western Grebe - One was observed from the Waterville Fish Hatchery on Tetonka Lake. Rough-legged Hawk American Coot - 1000s of these were observed on the many lakes we visited. Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike - One was observed along CR 14, about a mile East of the intersection of CR 11 and CR 14. Horned Lark Eastern Bluebird - Hundreds of Eastern Bluebirds were observed in small flocks in numerous locations throughout the area we visited. American Robin American Pipit - Several were observed in a field along CR 148, West of the town of Cleveland. Lapland Longspur - A flock of about 50 were observed flying over the same field were we observed the American Pipit. Yellow-rumped Warbler American Tree Sparrow - Observed at Lake Washington County park. Dark-eyed Junco Meadowlark Species Craig Mandel Minnetonka, Hennepin County [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
