After the drizzling rain today, I enjoyed some birding at McKnight Prairie, south of Randolph, in Goodhue Cty. It's accessed by driving south on Hwy 56 from Hwy 88 at Randolph; turn right (west) onto Scotia Trail after the bridge, and turn left (south) onto the first cross road (2nd Ave.). Drive about a mile south, and it's on your left. The prairie area, owned by Carleton College, is on the north side of the gravel trail (or road), and a Christmas tree farm, a private business, is on the south side of the road. Park outside the gate on the shoulder of the road. A map and other detailed information can be found online.
Species seen and/or heard: Dickcissel Lark Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Song Sparrow Field Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Last year I saw singing Henslow's Sparrows, but not today. Also: Brown Thrasher Eastern Bluebird Tree Swallow Northern Flicker Eastern Kingbird Wild Turkey Turkey Vulture American Goldfinch At Great Western Industrial Park, north of Randolph: Western and Eastern Meadowlarks Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Dickcissel Bobolink Laura Coble Cannon Falls ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
