299 Means 1 Away from the 300 Club

On April 25th, 2015 I drove (for the 2nd time) to a small town called Brook Park, Minnesota.
It was a friend of Betsy Beneke's that reported a Western Tanager in her yard. I skipped Men's Bible Study to nab my 299th Minnesota Bird Specie. Since that time, I have missed on a Prairie Warbler, a Summer Tanager, and the Ruff that was seen at Bass Ponds for over 8 days. I missed it by 1 day. I also (prior to seeing the Western Tanager) missed a Cinnamon Teal by 2 hours. 300 will come soon. Plans are to head up to Felton Prairie to look for the nesting Chestnut-collared Longspur. That will complete the mission. 

Western Tanager