[Mnbird] Hennepin County - MVNWR - Old Cedar Avenue Bridge Trailhead - 3/27/17
CRAIG MANDEL
EgretCMan at msn.com
Mon Mar 27 12:46:01 CDT 2017
3/27/17
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Old Cedar Avenue Bridge Trailhead
8 - 11:30 am
It was fun to get a group back down to the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge. There are still lots of Ducks on Long Meadow Lake and the Sandhill Cranes were also very cooperative today. Our group observed 39 species of birds and here are a few of the highlights:
13 species of Waterfowl, including: Trumpeter Swan, Wood Duck, American Black Duck, Northern Shoveler Canvasback, Lesser Scaup and Bufflehead.
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret - Observed in flight
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle - Including some on there nest
Sandhill Crane
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Phoebe
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Common Grackle
Here are the dates of some upcoming MNWR bird walks. The walks begin at 8:00 am and there is no fee for the walk.
April 2 - Bass Ponds
April 3 - Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
April 10 - Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
April 11 - Rapids Lake Unit
April 15 - Old Cedar Avenue Bridge
Craig Mandel
Hennepin County - Minnetonka
EgretCMan at msn.com
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