[mou] Sherburne, Wright Co.

[Paul and JoAnn Gunderson]

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Hi Birders,

Some sightings from this weekend. Nothing unusual other than possibly=20
the time of year for some of the birds.

Northern Shrike in a tree near the Elk River Sr. High School (Sherburne=20=

Co.) parking lot on Friday afternoon

In addition to hundreds of Trumpeter Swans and hundreds of Canada Geese=20=

and Mallards at Mississippi Drive Park in Monticello (Wright Co.), we=20
spotted a lone drake Wood Duck and two American Coots on Saturday, 1/29.

A drive up Sherburne County Road 5 through SNWR netted a Rought-legged=20=

Hawk.

Also on the 29th, a female Belted Kingfisher was observed perched in a=20=

tree overhanging the St Francis River just south of the intersection of=20=

Sherburne County Roads 1 and 42 at the south end of Elk Lake where the=20=

river flows out of the lake. There was plenty of open water in the=20
river. A Bale Eagle was perched in the same area.

Sunday 1/30, a Merlin shot through our yard in Big Lake Township=20
(Sherburne Co.) and knocked down a Common Redpoll. The Merlin landed=20
high in a neighbor=92s oak. I was able to get the scope on it for a=20
minute or so before it took off like a rocket. It made no attempt to=20
return to pick up the dead Redpoll.

Paul and JoAnn Gunderson=



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Hi Birders,


Some sightings from this weekend. Nothing unusual other than possibly
the time of year for some of the birds.


<underline>Northern Shrike</underline> in a tree near the Elk River
Sr. High School (Sherburne Co.) parking lot on Friday afternoon


In addition to hundreds of <underline>Trumpeter Swans</underline> and
hundreds of <underline>Canada Geese</underline> and
<underline>Mallards</underline> at Mississippi Drive Park in
Monticello (Wright Co.), we spotted a lone drake <underline>Wood
Duck</underline> and two <underline>American Coots</underline> on
Saturday, 1/29. =20


A drive up Sherburne County Road 5 through SNWR netted a
<underline>Rought-legged Hawk</underline>.


Also on the 29th, a female <underline>Belted Kingfisher</underline>
was observed perched in a tree overhanging the St Francis River just
south of the intersection of Sherburne County Roads 1 and 42 at the
south end of Elk Lake where the river flows out of the lake. There was
plenty of open water in the river. A <underline>Bale Eagle
</underline>was perched in the same area.


Sunday 1/30, a <underline>Merlin</underline> shot through our yard in
Big Lake Township (Sherburne Co.) and knocked down a <underline>Common
Redpoll</underline>. The <underline>Merlin</underline> landed high in
a neighbor=92s oak. I was able to get the scope on it for a minute or so
before it took off like a rocket. It made no attempt to return to pick
up the dead <underline>Redpoll</underline>.


Paul and JoAnn Gunderson=

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