Hi all, I had a chance to get out birding this weekend and there was lots of activity!
On Saturday, I made a loop around Swan Lake before the rain started. Here's my list: Song sparrow Field sparrow Pileated woodpecker Ruby-crowned Kinglet Belted kingfisher Northern flicker Killdeer Yellow-rumped Warbler Mallard American Kestrel Great Egret American White Pelican Cooper's hawk American Coot Blue-winged teal Ring-necked duck Northern Harrier Turkey vulture On Saturday, I went through Lincoln and Watonwan WPAs. The best spot for waterfowl was Watonwan WPA and a marshy area just north of CR 13. I viewed this area from T-127, which comes off CR 30 and shoots southwest into CR 13. Lots of Blue and Green-winged Teal there along with Greater Yellowlegs. I also had Great Horned Owlets vocalizing at Watonwan along with the only gadwalls I had all weekend. I also got a good look at a Lark Sparrow at Watonwan, which seems a little early for them. I heard something calling that sounded suspiciously like a Towhee, but I didn't count it because I wasn't sure. Here's my highlights for Blue Earth county: American Coot Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Ring-necked duck Northern Shoveler Mallard Blue-winged teal Green-winged teal Greater Yellowlegs Killdeer Yellow-headed blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Trumpeter Swan Wood duck Yellow-rumped Warbler Gadwall Great horned owl Lark sparrow Savanna sparrow Belted Kingfisher I also had Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Eastern Phoebe, and Yellow-rumped Warblers in my backyard Happy birding! Aaron ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
