Drove & hiked portions of Mille Lacs County (basically areas proximate to 169) yesterday morning. Highlights:
Kunkel WMA (dawn): Eight woodcocks, Ruffed Grouse, Great Horned & Barred Owls Pioneer Park: Red-shouldered Hawk Onamia & Shakopee Lakes: Osprey, numerous Bald Eagles, eight Trumpeter Swans Mille Lakes Lake - 90% frozen (bay across from Vineland Road open, otherwise relatively solid) Kathio: Common Ravens, YR Warbler, SS Hawk, Ruffed Grouse Milaca Trails/sewage ponds - quiet 68 species, spring's looking better (although passerines still a little quiet). Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
