Interesting.... While a Northern Shrike would be the expected sighting at this time of year, that road, within a few hundred yards, has a long history of hosting nesting Loggerhead Shrikes
Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected] On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 10:31 PM linda whyte < [email protected]> wrote: > Across the road from the entrance to the Empire Township Substation, there > was a Shrike, perching low on various utility wires. We didn't get close > enough to confirm Northern vs Loggerhead, though it was more likely the > former. > Horned Larks were present in many fields, singing and displaying > territorial behavior. Likewise, Kildeer have returned to many areas. > In the fields north of Lake Byllesby, the snowmelt has attracted flocks of > waterfowl, including Swans and Greater White-fronted Geese and some duck > species like N Shoveler. It wouldn't be surprising to find shorebirds other > than Kildeer among them soon. > Linda Whyte > > ---- > 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
