<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Robyn and I checked out the St.Louis River at Fon du Lac south of Duluth this evening. Not much river is open yet, which made for easy birding near the Hwy 23 bridge.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Four Ruddy Ducks were the surprise for us, at the upstream end of the island at Chambers Grove Park.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">8 Tundra Swans</div><div dir="auto">Plenty o' Canada Geese & Mallards</div><div dir="auto">Hoodies & Common Mergs</div><div dir="auto">Gadwalls</div><div dir="auto">Ring necked Ducks</div><div dir="auto">Pied billed Grebes</div><div dir="auto">Common Goldeneyes</div><div dir="auto">A lone GB Heron</div><div dir="auto">8 Wood Ducks</div><div dir="auto">Buffleheads</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">All made the late spring feel warm & full of promise after too much snow and a long winter.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Plenty of Juncos are keeping the backyard hopping until more summer species and migrants arrive.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">After just returning from ten days birding Costa Rica, these midwestern birds made us really feel at home again!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Good birding!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rick Schroeder</div><div dir="auto">In The Little Red House</div><div dir="auto">In The Saginaw Wood</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Galaxy</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></body></html>