[mou] Dakota Co. Prairie Bird Field Trip

[Steve Weston]

Sunday 6/1
17 Participants.  Start 7am Schaar's Bluff (Spring Lake Park), Dakota Co.
Sponsored by Dakota Co. Parks & Minn. River Valley Audubon Chapter.

Beautiful day with great birding.  We found all the target birds. Shorebird flocks were seen at Schaar's Bluff on the river
& flying over 180th St. marsh
Total species: 83.  Notable finds:
Blackpoll Warbler (male) - Great looks
Western Kingbird - Empire substation (210th St)
Orchard Oriole - 4 found
Logerhead Shrike - 180th near Fisher
Least Bittern - calling at 180th Street marsh
Ruddy Duck (fm) - 140th St. marsh
Red-shouldered Hawk - soaring
Semi-palmated Plover
Dunlin
Virginia Rail & Sora
Willow Flycatcher
Black-billed Cuckoo calling
Belted Kingfisher - pair

Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan
sweston2@attbi.com