After a very snowy winter and a generally cool March, I began the year with very little birding. I did not go out for the first time until March 21. Even then there was still a thick snowpack, and there wasn't a lot around yet. I had planned to spend a little less time out this spring than the prior year, and the weather just made it easier for me to follow through on that. I waited until April 6 to go out again when the snow depth was down to 1-2 inches and made my usual trips out after that.
I went into this spring knowing that it would be extremely difficult for this spring's warbler numbers to match last spring's. Last spring's ideal conditions for drawing absurdly high numbers of some species were not matched this year. While viewing conditions were generally very good until my last two trips out in May, last spring's were even better. Every day out for me this year seemed to follow an overnight with some bird movement and turnover, and there was no overnight weather that would lead to fallout conditions or lead to holding birds in the area besides the normal region-wide night of steady winds from the south. My spring 2023 cumulative warbler count was 3000. This was a 20.59% decrease compared to spring 2022. While I did go out one fewer day during the prime birding time(late-April and May) this year compared to last spring, I spent about 15% more time out in the field during that time this year compared to last. So if time spent in the field had been equal, then the decrease this year would very likely have been a bit greater. With that being said a few more significant declines were that of the 3 common resident warbler: Yellow, Redstart, and Yellowthroat. Local birds generally arrived in normal fashion, but there were not nearly as many migrating birds of those species like last spring moving through the area. These birds likely overflew the area. Not all warbler species were in decline this spring compared to last with outstanding numbers of Tennessee, Nashville, and Palm Warbler. In terms of this spring's cumulative total, it compares most closely to spring 2013(3007) and spring 2017(3039). Both those springs had significantly higher numbers of Yellow-rumped Warbler, particularly 2017 when there were more than twice as many as I found this year. Like last spring, I found 20 or more warbler species on 6 days this year. Based on other reports after my last day out on May 21, there were a declining number of migrants around for the next 5 days, but they did not linger any later than usual. Carver County spring 2023 warbler species seen each day followed by cumulative migrant warbler counts with my new 2008-2023 average spring count in parenthesis(excluding Yellow, Yellowthroat, and Redstart) and a comparison to spring 2022 totals following that. Before April 29- 1 April 29- 4 (of 81 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 4- 4 (of 76 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 5- 10 (of 86 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 7- 14 (of 89 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 8- 16 (of 91 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 10- 20 (of 101 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 12- 22 (of 93 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 15- 22 (of 95 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 16- 24 (of 101 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 17- 22 (of 90 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 20- 25 (of 99 species at Carver Park Reserve) May 21- 17 (of 84 species at Carver Park Reserve) Blue-winged Warbler 99 (61) (35.62% increase from spring 2022) (High count of 21 on May 12) Golden-winged Warbler 15 (15) (11.76% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 5 on May 12) Brewster's Warbler 3 (compares to 1 during spring 2022) Tennessee Warbler 496 (233) (.61% increase from spring 2022) (new spring high total) (High count of 94 on May 20) Orange-crowned Warbler 41 (30) (2.53% increase from spring 2022) (High count of 16 on May 5) Nashville Warbler 206 (97) (23.35% increase from spring 2022) (new spring high total) (High count of 44 on May 12) Northern Parula 18 (13) (43.75% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 5 on May 10) Yellow Warbler 284 (53.29% decrease from spring 2022) Chestnut-sided Warbler 46 (40) (63.49% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 12 on May 20) Magnolia Warbler 82 (50) (36.92% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 30 on May 20) Cape May Warbler 13 (5) (85.71% increase from spring 2022) (High count of 3 on May 10 and May 15) Yellow-rumped Warbler 605 (596) (15.15% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 111 on May 7) Black-throated Green Warbler 25 (14) (13.64% increase from spring 2022) (High count of 6 on May 8) Blackburnian Warbler 27 (27) (67.86% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 8 on May 12) Pine Warbler 4 (2) (compares to 0 seen during spring 2022) (High count of 2 on May 16) Palm Warbler 230 (119) (71.64% increase from spring 2022) (High count of 62 on May 7) Bay-breasted Warbler 12 (6) (140% increase from spring 2022) (High count of 5 on May 16) Blackpoll Warbler 53 (51) (49.52% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 18 on May 20) Black-and-white Warbler 67 (48) (19.64% increase from spring 2022) (High count of 13 on May 8) American Redstart 341 (32.87% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 63 on May 20) Prothonotary Warbler 0 unless the 8 from June 3 are counted with no visits to Rapids Lake in May (10) Ovenbird 51 (37) (30.77% increase from spring 2022)(High count of 9 on May 8 and May 9) Northern Waterthrush 30 (37) (18.92% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 7 on May 7) Connecticut Warbler 3 (3) (50% decrease from spring 2022) Mourning Warbler 10 (13) (77.78% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 3 on May 20 and May 21) Common Yellowthroat 185 (28.29% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 40 on May 20) Wilson's Warbler 67 (36) (29.85% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 20 on May 20) Canada Warbler 7 (14) (83.72% decrease from spring 2022) (High count of 5 on May 21) Other species counts: Olive-sided Flycatcher 3 (compares to 2 during spring 2022) Eastern Wood-Pewee 15 (74.14% decrease from spring 2022) Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 (compares to 7 during spring 2022) Alder Flycatcher 5 (85.29% decrease from spring 2022) Willow Flycatcher 8 (71.43% decrease from spring 2022) Least Flycatcher 108 (32.08% decrease from spring 2022) Eastern Phoebe 7 (78.13% decrease from spring 2022) Great Crested Flycatcher 71 (1.43% increase from spring 2022) Eastern Kingbird 41 (36.92% decrease from spring 2022) Yellow-throated Vireo 38 (37.7% decrease from spring 2022) Blue-headed Vireo 34 (26.01% decrease from spring 2022) Warbling Vireo 25 (26.47% decrease from spring 2022) Philadelphia Vireo 3 (90.91% decrease from spring 2022) Red-eyed Vireo 71 (54.78% decrease from spring 2022) Winter Wren 17 (70% increase from spring 2022) Golden-crowned Kinglet 46 (68.92% decrease from spring 2022) Ruby-crowned Kinglet 224 (25.14% increase from spring 2022) Veery 12 (7.69% decrease from spring 2022) Gray-cheeked Thrush 9 (28.57% increase from spring 2022) Swainson's Thrush 29 (71.29% decrease from spring 2022) Hermit Thrush 22 (450% increase from spring 2022) Wood Thrush 10 (66.67% increase from spring 2022) Fox Sparrow 73 (12.31% increase from spring 2022) Lincoln's Sparrow 16 (42.86% decrease from spring 2022) White-throated Sparrow 344 (11.69% increase from spring 2022) Harris's Sparrow 1 (compares to 3 during spring 2022) White-crowned Sparrow 11 (compares to 0 during spring 2022) 2023 Spring Arrival Dates March 21: Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Wood Duck, Gadwall, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Northern Shrike, Brown Creeper, Purple Finch, American Tree Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird April 6: Tundra Swan, Blue-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Sandhill Crane, American Woodcock, Ring-billed Gull, Cooper's Hawk, American Kestrel, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Lapland Longspur, Brown-headed Cowbird, Rusty Blackbird, Common Grackle, Yellow-rumped Warbler April 8: Greater White-fronted Goose, Cackling Goose, Northern Shoveler, Canvasback, Ruddy Duck, Killdeer, Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, Winter Wren, Swamp Sparrow April 15: Lesser Scaup, Greater Yellowlegs, Common Loon, Osprey, Rough-legged Hawk, Brown Thrasher, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Meadowlark April 22: Redhead, Greater Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, Bonaparte's Gull, Herring Gull, Broad-winged Hawk April 24: Horned Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Great Egret, Purple Martin, Red-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, Carolina Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Lincoln's Sparrow April 29: Eastern Whip-poor-will, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Sedge Wren, Grasshopper Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler May 4: Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wilson's Snipe, Lesser Yellowlegs, Blue-headed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Nashville Warbler May 5: Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Bank Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Swainson's Thrush, LeConte's Sparrow, Bobolink, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak May 7: Sora, Green Heron, Great Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, Gray Catbird, Wood Thrush, Henslow's Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler May 8: Chimney Swift, American Bittern, Eastern Kingbird, Marsh Wren, Golden-winged Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Scarlet Tanager May 10: Common Nighthawk, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Veery, Cape May Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Indigo Bunting May 12: Philadelphia Vireo, Orchard Oriole, Mourning Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler May 15: Black-billed Cuckoo, Connecticut Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Canada Warbler May 16: Olive-sided Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher May 17: Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, Harris's Sparrow May 20: Alder Flycatcher June 3: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Lark Sparrow, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Prothonotary Warbler, Dickcissel I once again did not spend a lot of time out in June and July like the last couple of years. After my early spring walks, this was the first spring in 15 years that I did not go to Rapids Lake in May or late April, so I made my usual summer visits there and made a few fall trips unlike the past couple falls. I also did not specifically search out any shorebirds this summer(or year), so any I did see were at Carver Park or Rapids Lake where I have less luck than other areas of Carver County. I did see a Snowy Egret on July 7 at Rapids Lake and a couple very early migrant warbler(a Tennessee and a Nashville) on July 19 at Carver Park, the earliest in July that I have seen either species. Otherwise, summer birds and numbers were relatively predictable. The first surge of migrants to the area for the fall occurred on August 13, a week earlier than last year but similar to fall 2021. A few scattered migrants were around on August 9 as well, the only day I was out in early August. Like in the spring, there were no days with weather that would lead to fallout conditions, and there were not any days with exceptionally high numbers of birds. September 18 and 26 are really the only days that stand out in my mind. Both days had a higher species variety and higher numbers of a few species than I typically expect during that time of year. A mild late fall did lead a few birds to linger later than usual but not as many as I had hoped. Since I stopped birding in late November, I did miss some interesting birds still lingering with the warmer weather. From August through October, I spent 147 hours in the field, only a slight .5% decline compared to fall 2022. Cumulatively, warbler numbers were down 11.1% this fall compared to fall 2022. 17 warbler species had a decline while 10 species were higher or did not change compared to last fall. Excepting Field and Fox Sparrow, sparrow numbers were more disappointing than I have come to expect. Even Song, Swamp Sparrow, and Dark-eyed Junco numbers were notably lower. While Song Sparrow numbers were only down 11.4% compared to last fall, Swamp Sparrow numbers were down 40.1% and Junco numbers were down 46%. Like in the spring, Golden-crowned Kinglet numbers were quite low. Hopefully, this doesn't speak to their population, and their numbers were just poor in this area this year. On the other side of things, numbers of some other species were higher than last fall with House Wren(96.6% increase), Sedge Wren(68.2%), Gray Catbird(8.9%), Scarlet Tanager(46%), and Indigo Bunting(27.9%) all higher. In total my cumulative spring count for all species was 15318. My cumulative fall count for all species was 17820. Since I spent about 18.5% less time in the spring in the field compared to the fall, numbers weren't as far apart as they appear, but birds were slightly more numerous in the spring than the fall. 116 birds per hour were counted in the spring, and 110 birds per hour were counted in the fall. Fall 2023 warbler species seen each day followed by cumulative migrant warbler counts with the 2008-2023 average fall count in parenthesis(2013-2023 average for Yellow, Yellowthroat, and Redstart) and a comparison to fall 2022 totals following that. August 9- 8 (of 73 species at Carver Park Reserve) August 13- 13 (of 71 species at Carver Park Reserve) August 16- 8 (of 71 species at Rapids Lake MVNWR) August 19- 14 (of 70 species at Carver Park Reserve) August 20- 17 (of 67 species at Carver Park Reserve) August 26- 18 (of 75 species at Carver Park Reserve) August 28- 15 (of 70 species at Rapids Lake MVNWR) August 29- 16 (of 78 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 1- 19 (of 70 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 2- 14 (of 71 species at Rapids Lake MVNWR) September 7- 20 (of 84 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 8- 18 (of 80 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 10- 19 (of 71 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 16- 10 (of 74 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 18- 14 (of 77 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 19- 10 (of 63 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 25- 13 (of 65 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 26- 12 (of 80 species at Carver Park Reserve) September 27- 13 (of 71 species at Carver Park Reserve) October 1- 8 (of 65 species at Carver Park Reserve) October 7- 8 (of 63 species at Carver Park Reserve) October 14- 3 (of 57 species at Carver Park Reserve) October 28- 2 (of 52 species at Carver Park Reserve) November 5- 2 (of 50 species at Carver Park Reserve) Ovenbird 26 (35) (46.9% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 6 on September 1) Northern Waterthrush 16 (31) (33.3% increase from fall 2022)(High count of 3 on September 7) Golden-winged Warbler 33 (22) (6.1% increase from fall 2022)(High count of 7 on August 29) Blue-winged Warbler 23 (15) (11.5% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 3 multiple days) Black-and-white Warbler 89 (67) (2.3% increase from fall 2022)(High count of 11 on September 10) Tennessee Warbler 170 (148) (8.6% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 19 on August 26) Orange-crowned Warbler 65 (89) (35% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 11 on October 1) Nashville Warbler 292 (204) (16.6% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 36 on September 18) Connecticut Warbler 1 (1) (compares to 0 seen fall 2022) Mourning Warbler 8 (10) (no change from fall 2022)(High count of 2 on August 19, 20, and September 2) Common Yellowthroat 196 (254) (8% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 20 on September 7) American Redstart 261 (247) (1.1% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 28 on August 19) Cape May Warbler 5 (2) (37.5% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 3 on August 19) Northern Parula 13 (7) (43.5% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 3 on September 1 and 10) Magnolia Warbler 107 (48) (33.8% increase from fall 2022)(High count of 12 on August 29) Bay-breasted Warbler 21 (15) (48.8% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 6 on September 1) Blackburnian Warbler 34 (24) (2.9% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 5 on August 28) Yellow Warbler 14 (39) (58.8% decrease from fall 2022) Chestnut-sided Warbler 82 (78) (9.3% increase from fall 2022)(High count of 11 on August 16 and September 10) Blackpoll Warbler 4 (5) (50% decrease from fall 2022) Palm Warbler 76 (31) (33.3% increase from fall 2022)(High count of 18 on September 26) Pine Warbler 5 (3) (66.7% increase from fall 2022) Yellow-rumped Warbler 676 (465) (14.2% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 117 on September 27) Black-throated Green Warbler 30 (12) (no change from fall 2022)(High count of 5 on September 1) Canada Warbler 31 (33) (39.2% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 6 on August 16) Wilson's Warbler 27 (30) (15.6% decrease from fall 2022)(High count of 8 on August 29) Other species fall 2022 cumulative counts Olive-sided Flycatcher 11 (compares to 3 during fall 2022) Eastern Wood-Pewee 159 (13.6% increase from fall 2022) Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 3 (compares to 5 during fall 2022) Alder Flycatcher 4 (compares to 9 during fall 2022) Willow Flycatcher 3 ( compares to 5 during fall 2022) Least Flycatcher 51 (21.5% decrease from fall 2022) Eastern Phoebe 47 (135% increase from fall 2022) Great Crested Flycatcher 53 (8.6% decrease from fall 2022) Eastern Kingbird 29 (3.3% decrease from fall 2022) Yellow-throated Vireo 57 (11.8% increase from fall 2022) Blue-headed Vireo 47 (9.3% increase from fall 2022) Philadelphia Vireo 17 (21.4% increase from fall 2022) Warbling Vireo 17 (41.7% increase from fall 2022) Red-eyed Vireo 163 (16.4% decrease from fall 2022) Red-breasted Nuthatch 6 (86.7% decrease from fall 2022) Winter Wren 12 (7.7% decrease from fall 2022) Golden-crowned Kinglet 28 (80.4% decrease from fall 2022) Ruby-crowned Kinglet 137 (42.7% decrease from fall 2022) Veery 2 (compares to 3 during fall 2022) Gray-cheeked Thrush 5 (compares to 2 during fall 2022) Swainson's Thrush 32 (6.25% increase from fall 2022) Hermit Thrush 5 (44.4% decrease from fall 2022) Wood Thrush 2 (compares to 0 during fall 2022) Fox Sparrow 51(34.2% increase from fall 2022) White-crowned Sparrow 5 (compares to 3 during fall 2022) Harris's Sparrow 0 (compares to 2 during fall 2022) White-throated Sparrow 368 (9.1% decrease from fall 2022) Lincoln's Sparrow 9 (73.5% decrease from fall 2022) 2023 Fall Arrival Dates July 7- Solitary Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper July 19- Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler July 30- Black-and-white Warbler August 9- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Alder Flycatcher, Golden-winged Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler August 13- Olive-sided Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Ovenbird(possibly a local bird), Northern Waterthrush, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Pine Warbler, Canada Warbler August 16- Red-headed Woodpecker(probably a local bird) August 19- Blue-headed Vireo, Mourning Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Wilson's Warbler August 20- Swainson's Thrush, Magnolia Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler August 26- Philadelphia Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Northern Parula, Bay-breasted Warbler August 28- Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs August 29- Wilson's Phalarope September 1- Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Warbler, Palm Warbler September 2- Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Caspian Tern(very few of these this year), Blackpoll Warbler September 7- Sharp-shinned Hawk, Veery, Gray-cheeked Thrush September 8- Red Crossbill, White-throated Sparrow September 10- Merlin, Connecticut Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler September 16- Pine Siskin September 18- Gadwall, Franklin's Gull(very large movement this day), Wood Thrush, American Pipit, Lapland Longspur, Rusty Blackbird September 25- American Wigeon, Winter Wren September 26- Snow Goose, Brown Creeper, Hermit Thrush, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow September 27- Green-winged Teal October 1- Northern Shoveler, Golden-crowned Kinglet October 7- Ring-necked Duck, Fox Sparrow October 27-Tundra Swan Octoer 28- Bufflehead, Northern Shrike, American Tree Sparrow, Brewer's Blackbird November 5- Canvasback, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Common Redpoll, Snow Bunting November 18- Greater Scaup November 23- Cackling Goose 2023 Last of Fall Dates July 7- Prothonotary Warbler, Lark Sparrow August 9- American Bittern August 16- Willow Flycatcher, Grasshopper Sparrow August 26- Dickcissel August 28- Common Nighthawk, Eastern Meadowlark August 29- Wilson's Phalarope, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher September 1- Alder Flycatcher September 2- Spotted Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, Eastern Kingbird, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Baltimore Oriole September 7- Sora, Red-headed Woodpecker, Purple Martin, Veery, Mourning Warbler September 8- Solitary Sandpiper, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-winged Warbler September 10- Connecticut Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Canada Warbler September 16- Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Yellow-throated Vireo, September 18- Chimney Swift, Red Crossbill, Blackpoll Warbler September 19- Ruby-throated Hummingbird September 22- Great Crested Flycatcher, Blackburnian Warbler September 25- Barn Swallow, Northern Parula, Bay-breasted Warbler September 26- Snow Goose, Osprey, Philadelphia Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Tree Swallow, Marsh Wren, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Wood Thrush, Chipping Sparrow, Bobolink, Black-throated Green Warbler, Wilson's Warbler September 27- Black-billed Cuckoo, Ovenbird, Golden-winged Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak October 1- American Woodcock, Franklin's Gull, Green Heron, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Red-shouldered Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Merlin, Least Flycatcher, Swainson's Thrush, Clay-colored Sparrow, Northern Waterthrush, Magnolia Warbler, Scarlet Tanager October 3- Turkey Vulture October 7- Blue-winged Teal, Sandhill Crane, American White Pelican, House Wren, Lapland Longspur, Savannah Sparrow, Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Pine Warbler, Indigo Bunting October 14- Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Double-crested Cormorant, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed Vireo, Sedge Wren, Field Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Palm Warbler October 28- Tundra Swan, Wilson's Snipe, Bonaparte's Gull, Brewer's Blackbird November 5- Canvasback, Redhead, Bufflehead, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Winter Wren, Pine Siskin, White-throated Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler November 18- Wood Duck, Greater Scaup, Northern Harrier, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Gray Catbird, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Common Redpoll, Fox Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle November 23- Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Northern Shrike, American Robin, Purple Finch, Snow Bunting John Cyrus ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to 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