[mou] Brown Creepers, Wood Lake, Hennepin Co.

[Conny Brunell]

This morning at Wood Lake in Richfield Leslie and I enjoyed our first Brown Creepers of the Fall.  We also got good looks at a Philadelphia Vireo out in the sunshine chomping down a dragonfly.  There were still Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Palm, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow-rumped Warblers.  

There were 6 Swainson's Thrush and 2 Hermit Thrush's, and Robins.  An Eastern Towhee, 1 Catbird, 1 Northern Flicker, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Dark-eyed Junco's, Swamp, Song, Lincoln's, White-throated, and many Fox Sparrows, some even trying to sing!

The American Wigeon's have increased, and a flock of 10 Hooded Mergansers has been there for a few days. 

Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty
connyb@mycidco.com