12/12/13 While birding in Jackson, Martin and Watonwan counties today, with Herb Dingmann, Ron Erpelding and Mark Junghans. We enjoyed some interesting birds, including two potential first county records for Jackson County. Here are a few of the species we encountered today. Martin County Common Goldeneye and Ruddy Duck in with a large flock of Mallards on Sisseton Lake. Rough-legged Hawk Northern Shrike Brown Creeper - 4 - Cedar Lake county Park Jackson County Northern Goshawk - Pletz-Kliema WMA - North of the intersection of 440th Ave and 740th Street. Mark observed this potential first county record, immature Northern Goshawk in the Red Cedar stand, in the middle of the WMA. The bird was observed for about 10 more minutes and remained in the grove of Cedars when we departed. Eurasian Collared-Dove - 16 observed in the city of Lakefield. Horned Lark - These were observed in 1/2 a dozen locations in the county. Townsend Solitaire - NE corner of the intersection of 850 th St & 510 th Ave. Herb first spotted the bird in a deciduous tree about 150 feet East of 510th Ave. and the bird was later observed in some Red Cedars, about 20 feet from the road. Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle - The Blackbirds and Grackle were observed along 500th Ave, about 1/2 mile South of 860th Street. Watonwan County Eastern Screech Owl - Eagle's Nest County Park - In the main parking lot. 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
