[mou] Waseca County Today

[Julian Sellers]

On my first trip to Waseca County since last fall, my main mission was to check on Red-necked Grebes for the DNR.  I found four on Goose Lake (south side of US 14, E of Waseca.  Mott Lake used to be a hot spot for RNGR, but no more.  A Western Grebe and a few duck species were also on Goose Lake.

At Senn-Rich WMA (4.5 mi S of Waseca, W side of MN 13), a Bell's Vireo sang a few times in the SE corner of the WMA.  W of the parking area, a one-year-old male Orchard Oriole was singing.

I saw one Red-headed Woodpecker at a place where I have often seen one or two in recent years:  on CR 22, 0.3 mi W of CR 4.

One Western Meadowlark was singing at the U of M grassland (which was being mowed) E of CR 27, S of CR 2.

Did not see a Swainson's Hawk.  (If anyone knows of any in Waseca County, please let me know.)

Did not see a crow.

Did not get to Courthouse Park or Maplewood Park.

Wind was strong.

Julian
St. Paul
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