I drove out Heights-Ravenna Road and turned south on Swanson to check on some of the birds that Mike Boston reported below. There was a good variety of species on the flooded field. Unfortunately this morning they were too close to the road.
I counted and photographed them from the north before driving by. Besides lots of Canada Geese and Mallards there were Gadwall, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal and Redhead.
Sure enough, my car scared them away when I continued south toward the Musketawa Trail. It also scared a pair of Tundra Swans off the next puddle.
Five Sandhill Cranes and a Turkey Vulture flew over the field, and four Song Sparrows sang their territories along the trail out to the covered picnic area. There were no waterbirds along the trail.
I recorded 18 bird species by the time I reached the picnic table. Then the wind blew me back to my car which unavoidably scattered all the birds off the puddles again as I drove back to Heights-Ravenna Road.
- Ric
Our own Dick Good made a Good News / Bad News discovery this afternoon at Hoffmaster State Park. Details on our homepage.
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