Today will go down as one of my most memorable spring days. I was at Rapids Lake for 6.5 hours this morning and I needed all that time. If the river trail was not flooded and impassable at either end still, I would have needed at least an additional 3-4 hours to adequately cover the area. I covered on and off trail areas south of Rapids Lake and on and off trail areas west of Rapids Lake. For the morning I saw 23 warbler species, 5 flycatcher species, 3 vireo species, 6 thrush species(including Bluebird and Robin), and 13 sparrow species. My first of spring Scarlet Tanagers had also arrived this morning. A lot of warbler numbers for varying species were very high for me this early in May. The best warbler of the morning were the 2 Cerulean Warbler, the first I've seen in Carver County since 2015. The only warbler species that I have already seen this year but not today were Louisiana Waterthrush and Cape May Warbler(seen earlier this week at Carver Park). Any others that I did not see today, I have not yet seen this year. For detailed counts and notes you can check the MOU database or Ebird.
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