This morning we went on another bird tour at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. This time we saw trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, Canadian geese, common yellowthroat, yellow warbler, robins, killdeer, sandpiper, eagles, red tailed hawk, pheasant, Baltimore oriole, red winged blackbirds, grackle, orchard oriole, American redstart, lark sparrow, song sparrow, barn swallows, tree swallows, grasshopper sparrow, Eastern towhee, olive sided flycatcher, king bird, kingfisher, snipe, brown headed cowbirds, catbirds, turkey vulture, marsh wren, tree wren, cedar waxwings (building a nest), two loons (one with a baby on it's back), black terns, double crested cormorant, green heron, great blue heron, blue winged teal, wood ducks, Eastern bluebird and (a first for me) a least bittern (see photo). The rain fell lightly most of the morning but wasn't a bother. I learned a lot this morning - about birds, ferns, grasses, and wildflowers. It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning.
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