[Mnbird] 4 warblers, 5 sparrows, & Loon - Coon Rapids Dam, Anoka Cnty.

[Refsnider]

This morning Maureen & I walked the bike trail on the east side of the 
Mississippi River between Coon Rapids Dam and the Hwy. 610 Bridge, Anoka 
County.  Birds of interest:

Yellow-rumped warbler - numerous
Palm warbler - 5
Orange-crowned warbler - 1
Northern waterthrush - 1, FOY for us
Song sparrow
Swamp sparrow - 1
Savannah sparrow - 2 SW of Cenaiko Lake; FOY
White-throated sparrow - numerous
Dark-eyed junco - 1
Common loon - 1 on Cenaiko Lake
Barn swallow - 1 flying low over river with numerous tree swallows
Ruby-crowned kinglet - 6+
Osprey - 2 on the nesting platform across the river at the dam.
Bald eagle - 1 perched very upright on side of nest
Belted kingfisher - 1 flew beneath the Coon Creek bridge

No visible activity at any of the heron nests

Ron Refsnider
Coon Rapids, MN