[mou-net] Tufted Titmouse/Rice Co.

John Holden of Northfield, Rice Co., had a Tufted Titmouse visit his feeders yesterday (Saturday). I posted a photo on the Minnesota Birding FaceBook site. The bird was not observed today, but has been reported by other birders during the past week in that general vicinity. -- Dan or Erika

[mou-net] Surf Scoter, Kandiyohi county

Earlier this afternoon, I found a surf scoter on the south end of Lake Lillian. The bird was just east of where cty 8 goes south. Overall numbers of waterfowl have dropped sharply in the last 10 days and the big last push (which includes swans) has not happened yet...at least here. Randy

[mou-net] Townsend's Solitaire - Itasca County

At about 1130, a Townsend's Solitaire flew across the Coleraine baseball field next to the ice arena. It landed in the taller pines along Hwy 169, but there isn't a convenient spot to park near there to follow up. Maybe it will stick around the numerous crabapple trees in the neighborhood.