[mou] Warm week observations in Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties

[Pastor Al]

Now that the temperature is back to normal, had a few observations from last
week that may - or may not - have had to do with the weather:

* Flock of 24 robins in Mille Lacs County.  Had only noted 1-3 individuals
weekly throughout the area since 1/1.
* First Horned Lark since early December.
* First flyover of Canadas since late December (they have overwintered in
Elk River and Monticello).
* Kingfisher in Sherburne NWR area (certainly could have overwintered with
portions of the St. Francis River open).
* Northern Cardinal & Townsend's Solitaire singing.

Such serendipidous (sp?) events make one wonder about the impact of sun &
heat, particularly upon the "semi-migrants".

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties