May 9, 2015 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Southeastern Minnesota May 7, 8, 2015 Field Trip Report I enjoyed a couple days of birding, in Winona and Houston counties. Our group hit some good waves of Warblers and found a few Shorebirds and some other birds of interest on the trip. Here are a few of the species we observed: Green Heron - Observed in flight in Winona Virginia Rail - Heard and seen at the intersection of Intersection of MN 16 & CR 21, just North of the town of Hokah. Sora - Heard in the same marsh North of Hokah. Sandhill Crane 6 species of Shorebirds were observed at the Utica WTP and 4 species were observed at South Fork Crooked Creek, which is SE of the town of Caledonia. Red-headed Woodpecker - One was observed near the entrance to Great River Bluffs State Park and another was observed along South Fork Drive, which is SE of the town of Caledonia. Eastern Wood-Pewee - Heard along White Pine Creek Road, just East of CR 16 in Winona county. Acadian Flycatcher - One was observed at Beaver Creek Valley State Park, along the trail that leads North from the picnic area. Yellow-throated, Warbling and Red-eyed Vireo's, were observed in a number of locations. Red-breasted Nuthatch - Hillside Road, just North of Reno. Veery, Gray-cheeked & Wood Thrush were at Beaver Creek Valley State Park. 21 species of Warblers - With Louisiana Waterthrush's at Whitewater & Beaver Creek Valley State Parks and the Yellow-throated Warbler at the picnic area at Whitewater State Park. Bobolink 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
