[Mnbird] MVNWR - Wilkie Unit - 2/27/2016

[CRAIG MANDEL]

2/27/2016
 
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Wilkie Unit
8:00 - 11:00 am
 
Bird Walk
 
Had an enjoyable walk at the Wilkie Unit this morning.  With lots of Waterfowl and some singing song birds.  There were some flocks of Canada Geese that we observed migrating through and the pair of Bald Eagles were on there nest on the SE side of Fisher Lake.  There's a large area of open water on Blue Lake and we observed 10 species of Waterfowl there.
 
Here are a few of the species we observed on the walk:
Trumpeter Swan
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
American Tree Sparrow
 
Craig Mandel
Minnetonka, Hennepin County
EgretCMan at msn.com
 
We will also have walks at the Refuge in March on the following dates:
March 5 - Saturday - Bass Ponds
March 19 - Saturday - Rapids Lake Unit
March 28 - Monday - Bass Ponds 
All these walks begin at 8:00 am.  There are no fee's charged for these walks and they are open to the public.
 		 	   		  
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