Steve Gardner and I birded Felton Prairie this morning from 7:30-11:00. Here are the highlights from 170th St:
10 Greater Prairie Chickens seen north of the cattle guard feeding on the west side of the fence. They were spread along about a mile and seen in four different groups of 2,4,2 and 2. These were seen right away (7:30-8:00). 2-3 Chestnut-collared Longspurs about a half mile north of the cattle guard in the prairie on the east side of the road. It took us 3 hours to find this target bird. 5 Western Kingbirds - 3 in the trees on 170th and 2 further north flying along the fenceline. Numerous Grasshopper Sparrows and Marbled Godwits. A hen Blue-winged Teal crossing 170th with a half dozen ducklings in tow. We also drove Co. Rd. 108 east of MN Hwy. 9 and found 1 Loggerhead Shrike near the end of the road (about 2 miles east of Hwy. 9) on the wires on the north side of the road. Josh Wallestad http://www.aboywhocriedheron.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
