Minnesota Birding Report Update as of April 10,
There has been a credible report of seven Whooping Cranes seen on April 9th in Polk County, Minnesota. These birds are presumed to be from the wild Texas flock, having been seen near the Platte River in Nebraska on March 28th, and in Mantador, North Dakota on April 5th. Mantador is roughly 15 miles west of Wilkin County, Minnesota.
The cranes, five adults and two juveniles, were documented by Ross Hier, a MN DNR biologist, as they flew over his prairie-chicken blind in Section 36 of Polk County, 12 miles southeast of Crookston. Both the Minnesota DNR and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife are treating this as a confirmed sighting. Thanks to Bob Russell for relaying this information.
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