On Friday had 56 Sharp-tailed Grouse in Aitkin County, including 36 (in 
flight) along 480th Street, south of Palisade (others were in the typical 
locations north and south of Tamarack).

Nathan & I (separately) had:  Townsend's Solitaire, Long-Eared Owl (calling 
at dusk), numerous Ravens, Black-backed Woodpecker and White-winged 
Crossbills at Ann Lake and Sherburne NWR/Blue Hill Trail late last week. 
Nathan also had a unique looking female Goldeneye (for example, totally 
yellow bill) at Monticello on Friday afternoon.

We were shut down Saturday from our Sax-Zim trip by weather reports (that 
turned out to be off by a frustrating 5-8 hours).

Good birding to all!

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties 

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