[mou] Coon Rapids Dam Area

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As many of you already know, the Coon Rapids Dam area is now filled with spring migrants and others.  
Today (3/25) on the Mississippi river on the north side of the dam:

1. Many Lesser Scaup
2. Ruddy Duck
3. 3 dozen Gadwall
4. Many Common Merganser
5. Many Common Goldeneye
6. Hooded Merganser
7. Pair of American Wigeon
8. Bufflehead
9. Pied-billed Grebe
10. Pair of Northern Shoveler

Still north of the dam along the ice on the east side of the river:

1. 6 Killdeer
2. Ring-billed Gull

Also today (3/25) on the Mississippi River on the south side of the dam:

1. 3 pair of Wood Duck
2. Mallard
3. Canada Goose
4. Common Merganser
5. Common Goldeneye
6. Hooded Merganser
7. Pied-billed Grebe
8. Gadwall
9. American Coot
10. Pair of Ring-necked Duck
11. Male Red-breasted Merganser.  Never seen one here on the river before.

Still south of the dam near the west side of the river 2 Herring Gull were keeping an American Crow at bay while they picked at a dead fish.

And to round out the day saw American Robin and Rock Dove and heard Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal and Pileated Woodpecker along the banks of the river.

A fantastic March birding day in Minnesota! 
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