Two Sandhill Cranes were heard and seen flying ENE over Fairview Lakes Hospital south of Wyoming. I assume they were local birds as they were just a pair and not with a flock.
I found 14 species of waterfowl at 180th Street Marsh in Dakota Co including Ruddy Ducks and puttering, courting Hooded Mergansers. Red-winged Blackbirds were on territories, but I only saw males. I heard one Eastern Meadowlark and heard from a local that he had two Meadowlarks on his farm about a mile away. He also had a large flock of Swans (Tundras) flying over today. I was really impressed and envious when he pulled out his Swarovski's. He had to have them repaired a few years ago, when he left them in his truck with a young dog. They fixed the binoculars at no cost and sent him a chew toy for the dog. 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
