The first American Woodcock of the season was also calling and
displaying at Carver Park early this morning. The only other migrants
at the park were a few more Robins and 34 Red-winged Blackbird. A few
of the swampy areas of Carver Park have thawed, but there was nothing
in them. All the trails are still snow/ice covered and quite slick.
Chevalle Wetlands in Chaska is partially thawed, and this morning there
were Canada, Cackling Geese, Trumpeter Swan, Mallard, Common Goldeneye,
and Hooded Merganser increasing from just a few Canada Geese and
Mallard the past couple days.
On Friday I saw my first Belted Kingfisher of the season(near the location of
one of the ice jams on the Minnesota River), but there wasn't a whole lot else.
The American Tree Sparrows that had been at the refuge all winter had left,
and there was a significant increase in the number of Goldfinches.
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