[mou] April Big Day results--133 species

[Tom Nelson]

Jim Hughes and I recorded 133 species on a very enjoyable Minnesota  
Big Day on Monday (4/30/07).

The total included only nine shorebird species and three warbler  
species.  Some highlights are below.

At Cedar Creek, Anoka County:
Grasshopper Sparrow

At Carlos Avery, Anoka County:
Yellow Rail (multiple locations on the drive from Pool 1 to Pool 10)

At Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County:
Henslow's Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Nashville Warbler

At Black Dog, Dakota County:
Warbling Vireo (along with nesting Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle,  
Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, and Bank Swallow)

At Lake Osakis, Douglas County:
Horned Grebe
Greater Scaup

Near Pelican Lake, Grant County:
Cattle Egret (4 birds at the "traditional" location near the  
southeast portion of the lake)

At Felton Prairie, Clay County:
Lark Sparrow
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Loggerhead Shrike
Bonaparte's Gull
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Marbled Godwit
Upland Sandpiper

At the Thief River Falls lagoons, Pennington County:
Snow Goose
Eared Grebe

At Agassiz, Marshall County:
American Bittern
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher (ID confirmed by flight call)

At the Highway 310 bog, Roseau County:
Winter Wren
Brown Creeper
Ruffed Grouse
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush

Tom Nelson
Ramsey County

P.S. When we reached the Crookston lagoons in Polk County, we found  
the gates locked and a "new" sign saying "...trespassing for any  
purpose is strictly forbidden".





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