[mou] Crow Wing County Ironton sewer treatment ponds

[Steve & Jo Blanich]

Today, Sunday May 6th, at the Ironton sewer treatment ponds, Steve & Jo Blanich & Warren Nelson saw 2 ruddy ducks along  with several lesser scaups, common goldeneyes, & buffleheads, 14 Caspian terns, 2 greater yellowlegs, several pair spotted sandpipers, & 4 water pipits.
At 2:40 p.m. 4 cranes were observed flying high to the north of the ponds. Three cranes were sandhill cranes & the crane leading the group was white with black wingtips, a whooping crane.  The birds were observed for approximately 5 minutes, first flying easterly, then circling back westerly.
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