4/24/2017
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Rapids Lake Education and Visitor Center Field Trip Report We observed nice mix of migrants today, with several Broad-winged Hawks giving us nice looks. Plus a large number of Blue Jays were observed and also a good sized wave of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Yellow-rumped Warblers were seen along the small loop trail South of the Visitor Center. Here are a few of the species we observed on the walk and if interested a complete list of the birds observed on the walk can be found on the EBird web site: Wild Turkey - Heard only Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker House Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Yellow-rumped Warbler Field Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Craig Mandel Minnetonka, Hennepin County Here are some dates for upcoming walks at the MVNWR and MRVAC field trips. April 29 - Old Cedar Ave. Bridge May 1 - Rapids Lake Unit - Visitor Center May 7 - Bloomington Visitor Center May 13 - Bloomington Visitor Center May 15 - Louisville Swamp Unit May 16 - Bass Ponds These walks begin at 8:00 am. MRVAC Field Trips: May 4, 5 - SE Minnesota Birding Days May 9 - Carver Park Reserve For more information on these walks please contact me. 952-240-7647 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
