This afternoon I took a study break and drove over to Kasota Prairie, across the river from St. Peter. The unusually warm, windy weather seems to have brought quite a few new migrants into our area, including: Song Sparrows Tree Swallows Double-crested Cormorants Turkey Vultures Also at the prairie, Eastern Meadowlarks were back on territory, perched out in the open and singing [...]
Right now is the best time of the year to see Horned Larks. These birds of open country are the first birds to arrive back in MN in the spring, with the first ones arriving in mid-February and sometimes as early as the last week in January. Right now is the peak of their spring migration. Driving any of [...]