[mou] Birding around the Metro

[Steve Weston]

Swainson's Thrush at Quiggley Lake

Caspian Terns in Hennepin County:
116 @ Purgatory Creek / Flagship Marsh (Prairie Ctr Dr & Technology Dr. 
Eden Prairie)
45 @ Arbor Lakes (Hemlock Dr. Maple Grove)

Brewers Blackbird  Maple Grove

Spotted Sandpipers:  watched two courting.  I've never seen this before!
Male puffs up his chest and approaches the female, strutting with wings held 
stiffly out and down at his side.  Female fans her tail up like a tom turkey 
and then runs away.  they then acted as if nothing was happening.  I was 
sorry that work called before I could watch the finale.

New frogs & toads calling this weekend:
Gray Treefrog
Copes Gray Treefrog
American Toad
check out: http://www.naturenorth.com/spring/sound/shfr2snd.html  for 
recordings.

Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
sweston2@comcast.net