AN UNBELIEVABLE DAY

Today I was blessed beyond belief!!! Not only did I get to share a new bird with 2 friends, I also found a Big Day record 57 bird species for April. One of the first birds I saw this morning was an American Woodcock and the day got better. I was at Springbrook Nature Center searching for the Barred Owl so I could inch closer to the Big Day record when I stumbled upon a Long-eared Owl. This is only the 2nd Long-eared Owl I have seen in my life. I did not find the Barred Owl, but my what a day. And as I look at my list of birds, I see that there are quite a few that I missed. (oh - and I did see my first warbler of the year - yeah)

Yesterday I also had an outstanding bird count of 44 bird species.

Thank you Lord for sharing your wonderful creatures with us today.

Keep us safe and in your care.

Amen

Long-eared Owl seen today at Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley

Birds from April 11th 2014

American Coot

American Crow

American Goldfinch

American Kestrel

American Robin

American Tree Sparrow

American Woodcock

Bald Eagle

Belted Kingfisher

Black-capped Chickadee

Blue Jay

Brown-headed Cowbird

Canada Goose

Cedar Waxwing

Common Grackle

Common Loon

Cooper's Hawk

Dark-eyed Junco

Double-crested Cormorant

Downy Woodpecker

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Phoebe

European Starling

Fox Sparrow

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Hairy Woodpecker

Hooded Merganser

Horned Lark

House Finch

House Sparrow

Killdeer

Lesser Scaup

Long-eared Owl

Mallard

Mourning Dove

Northern Cardinal

Northern Flicker

Northern Shoveler

Pied-billed Grebe

Pileated Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-winged Blackbird

Ring-billed Gull

Ring-necked Duck

Ring-necked Pheasant

Rock Pigeon

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Sandhill Crane

Song Sparrow

Tree Swallow

White-breasted Nuthatch

Wild Turkey

Wood Duck

Yellow-rumped Warbler