Enjoyed a home-based week of vacation, fit some birding in between commitments. General & specific observations:
* 121 species, including 15 species of warblers (few from a short, rain-filled Aitkin morning) * LeConte's Sparrows in Mille Lacs County (Mille Lacs WMA, highway 22, across from headquarters, about two miles from CR 20 entrance) * Late Junco, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR, June 4th (one day wonder) * 33 Ovenbirds (32 singing) in Kathio State Park one morning * Least Bitterns (Rice Lake & Mille Lacs WMA - latter seen by Nathan only) * Kunkel WMA (along 95, across from CR 5 intersection) produced Grasshopper & Field Sparrows, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (all unusual for Mille Lacs County - although admittedly only couple of miles from Sherburne County border and the refuge) * Dickcissels (three singing in my yard on Mille Lacs 12) * Singing Whip-poor-wills, Ann Lake (evening and early morning). Interesting to live on the northern/southern MN boundary! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
