We saw that bird today, too! It was at the Hastings end of 140th, it flew low right over the car and then we lost it. I Thought it had to be a leucistic red tail but didn’t get a long enough look. Gail Sent from my iPad
> On Mar 28, 2018, at 1:21 PM, Julie Maxson <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is a leucistic Red Tail* I have seen near the refinery and the truck > stop at the 117th St exit. This is on my daily commute, and I have seen this > bird regularly over the past 4 years, usually in late winter/early spring. > * This ID is based mostly on its size. Too small for an eagle, too big to be > most other hawks. > >> On Mar 28, 2018, at 1:00 PM, Gail Wieberdink <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> In the fields around Vermillion (Dakota County) we saw 800 to 1000 swans >> today. Although we have seen Trumpeter Swans in this general area, too, I >> have to assume these were Tundra Swans due to the very large numbers. We >> didn't have a scope so did not get close enough views. I hope some people >> with scopes can get down to see them to confirm the ID. >> >> There is some open water on the south side of 140th and there were many >> geese plus some mallards and saw our FOY Shovellers. Lots of red-winged >> blackbirds coming in and saw a single grackle with a flock of starlings. >> >> If you go down to Vermillion, gas there is really a bargain at $2.40 a >> gallon! >> >> >> On our way home north on 52, a ways past the big truck stop (St. Paul >> side) there was a large white bird sitting in a bush in the ditch on the >> south side. Did not get a good look at all, could have been perhaps a >> Glaucous gull although that seems unlikely, but was about that size. It was >> NOT a snowy owl but it was big. If you are driving that way, watch for it. >> Any ideas on what it might have been? >> >> >> Gail Wieberdink >> >> Ramsey County >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
