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This is a great time to travel Hwy. 61 along the Mississippi River to view amazing numbers of waterfowl, including large numbers of tundra swans. Weaver Bottoms in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge is an excellent place to view a variety of species. And thousands of Sandhill Cranes are making their way through Minnesota. Many of these birds stage at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge for several weeks to put on weight before the remainder of their trip south.
The following information has been provided courtesy of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. This report is brought to you by ExploreMinnesota.com.
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The following is a list of recent, significant sightings:
In Duluth, an adult male Barrow's Goldeneye was seen at Canal Park on December 11th, and it is likely the same bird first seen back on November 19th. A Black-Legged Kitiwake was also at Canal Park on December 13th.
On the 10th, two White-Winged Scoters and a Long-Tailed Duck were at Point Douglas Park in Washington County. Another Long-Tailed Duck is being seen on the west side of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, along with a Lesser Black-Backed Gull. On the 13th, there was a late Ross's Goose at Sleepy Eye Lake in Brown County.
Over the weekend, a Carolina Wren stopped by the feeders at the Wild River State Park Visitor Center in Chisago County. It was still being seen as recently as the 13th. Wild River State Park is located north of Taylors Falls on the St. Croix River.
And last, the Townsend's Solitaire which has been at Carpenter Nature Center in Washington County since November 27th was seen once again on December 9th.
Information in this statewide birding report is provided by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU), Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. To submit a bird sighting, email the MOU birding report compiler at rba@moumn.org.
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