Some recent arrivals in my yard in East Grand Forks (EGF), Polk County, this week include MOURNING DOVE, COMMON GRACKLE, FOX SPARROW, SONG SPARROW, NORTHERN FLICKER, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD and a big increase in AMERICAN ROBINS.
There isn't a lot of open water close to me yet. There is a small patch at the EGF sewage lagoons which yesterday had 2 SWANS with their heads tucked and sleeping, most likely Tundras here but couldn’t say for sure, a couple of MALLARDS and a handful of COMMON GOLDENEYE. A KILLDEER was heard nearby. A couple of days ago there was a RING-BILLED GULL. I haven't had a chance to travel to any of the watershed impoundments in the last week so I'm not sure what else is out there. On a walk along the Red Lake River in EGF yesterday, I saw a dozen WOOD DUCKS, a MERLIN, and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. Still plenty of JUNCOS and AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS around. Sandy Aubol East Grand Forks Polk County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
