[mou] Central MN

[Pastor Al Schirmacher]

Of interest in Sherburne, Mille Lacs and Kanabec Counties since Friday:

* Grasshopper Sparrow, 4/23, Sherburne NWR's Auto Tour (first of year)

* Clay-colored (or is it "coloured") Sparrow, 4/23, same location (FOY)

* Marbled Godwit, 4/22, Mora (Nathan saw while returning from districts 
conference in Duluth) (FOY)

* Brown Thrasher, 4/21, Mille Lacs County (same location as last year's 
early - 4/11 - bird)

* Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs (small flock of 7 & 2), 4/21, Mille Lacs Lake 
(dozens of Horned Grebes & Common Loons on lake as well - as of Saturday 
still had considerable ice) - shorebirds still quiet overall up here

* 186 Double-crested Cormorants, 4/21, Mille Lacs Lake (unusual for me to 
get FOY birds in a 100+ pack).

Good birding to all & sundry.

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties