[mou-net] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, March 12, 2020

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 12, 2020 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also see this report on the Chamber of Commerce website:

[mou-net] Brant (Olmstead Co.)—belated eBird report

Here’s an eBird report that was recently reported of a Brant trio, from two days ago. Birds were only observed in flight so who knows where they are by now? Brant (Branta bernicla) (3) - Reported Mar 10, 2020 08:00 by Neil Christianson - Foster Arend Park, Olmsted, Minnesota - Map:

[mou-net] Iowa report of a Smew

Just received an e-mail from Ric Zarwell about his sighting yesterday of an adult male Smew on the Mississippi River at Lock & Dam #9 in Allamakee County, Iowa. Following is the link to his report on the Iowa listserv: http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=1645801=IA=Iowa