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
