[Mnbird] Report from Grand Island, NE

[Erika Sitz]

83° today, ran the A/C in the car.  Seeing many sandhill cranes.  Estimate
at Crane Trust Nature Center, is 404,000 from Grand Island to Kearney.  We
have seen many feeding in the fields, along the dirt roads, and even along
I-80, and then huge numbers coming down to roost in the Platte at Alda.
Also have seen many meadowlarks, robins, red-winged blackbirds, horned
larks, an Eurasian collared dove, a small flock of snow geese, a black phase
red-tailed hawk (interestingly, many red-tailed on the trip down, but all
garden variety), yellowlegs sp,  blue-winged teal, green-winged teal,
shovellers, wigeon in the little ponds behind the motel.  Orion bright at
night too.  Tomorrow we’re driving down to a couple of the WPAs to see if we
can find a prairie falcon again this year.  Not much hope for waterfowl
numbers because it really seems very dry.

 

Erika Sitz

Ramsey, north Anoka County

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