Hello Everybody, This morning I led an MOU field trip to look for Blue Grosbeaks at over a dozen historic locations in Chippewa (1), Renville (10), and Redwood (3) Counties. It was very tough going--we found just ONE Blue Grosbeak. It came at one of our last stops in Renville after 5 hours of searching. It was a lifer for one of our group members, so the effort was worth it. The Grosbeak was at the 280th St. gravel pits just north of Hwy. 212. We were hoping to look for a county record in Stearns County, but we ran out of time.
Other birds of note this morning included several Eastern Towhees along CR 15 in the MN River Valley of Renville Co. and two Yellow-billed Cuckoos near the 200th St. pits north of CR 15. Despite the lack of Blue Grosbeaks, it was a beautiful day to be afield! Josh Wallestad Willmar, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
