[mou] Sherburne & Mille Lacs Area

[Pastor Al Schirmacher]

Sherburne & Mille Lacs

112 species over last week, including:

* 13 warblers.  Yellow-rumpeds still predominate, but Blue-winged, Magnolia, 
Black-throated Green and Redstart have just arrived.

* 12 sparrows.  Lark & Grasshopper both in, single Junco.  No White-crowned 
or Harris' here yet.

* 14 waterfowl.  Diminishment beginning.

* 8 raptors.  Slow migration.  Single Merlin and Broad-winged seen to date. 
Could be attributed to morning birding.

* 7 shorebirds.  Water high in many traditional spots.  Need to check more 
temporary ag ponds.

* 3 flycatchers, GC & Least just in.

* 3 thrushes.  First Swainson's this week.  No sightings of Veery, Wood or 
Gray-cheeked yet (should be any day).

* 6 blackbirds.  First Baltimores in Tuesday, finally found Yellow-headed 
Blackbird (north of Zimmerman along 169).

Positive thought:  migration is just late enough that the MOU Sherburne trip 
could catch a warbler wave.

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties