[mou] Central MN

[Pastor Al Schirmacher]

Central MN this week (primarily Sherburne NWR & southern Mille Lacs County): 
waterfowl moving in (although most ponds still frozen overnight), Red-winged 
Blackbird males (no females to date) & Killdeer well established, Sandhill 
Cranes are paired up & working fields, Trumpeters in Mille Lacs County (they 
overwinter in/near Sherburne), Great Blue Herons are seen occasionally, 
first Ring-billed Gulls today; Bluebirds & Meadowlarks less common than 
expected.  15 "year birds" for week, although that was heavily influenced by 
trip to L. Byllesby.

Good birding to all!

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties