[mou] Mille Lacs County

[Pastor Al]

Nathan and I birded portions of Mille Lacs County on Saturday morning.
Although nothing as dramatic as last weekend's Ross' Goose appeared, we did
enjoy 62 species including 16 waterfowl.  Onamia Lake was very strong,
including our first Horned Grebe of the season.  Mille Lacs Lake is still
mostly frozen - open fringes (5 to 30 feet) produced first Greater
Yellowlegs and Bonapartes of the year.  Kathio was a bit quieter, although
significant numbers of waterfowl were present and "clumped" (two Bald Eagles
consistently passing over) behind the Interpretive Center.  Mille Lacs WMA
(at least the portion we drove through) was dead.

Good birding to all!

Al & Nathan Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties