This report was e-mailed for Gaylord Mink by a robot at http://birdnotes.net

Sunny day; no wind.

Watched a Northern Harrier catch a small animal and carry it to a
nearby fence post where I was able to get video of the meal.
Interestingly the Harrier was trailing about three feet of
monofiliment fishing line from its mouth; possibly from eating a
fish, hook,line and ?. The Harrier seemed to be none the worse for
wear. In far better shape than the small animal it caught.

There seemed to be an unusually large number of small birds darting
among the underbrush in locations where trees lined marshy areas.
Most of them never left the leafy cover long enough for either an ID
or video.


Birds seen (in alphabetic order):

American Coot 1
American Crow 6
American Goldfinch 50
American Kestrel 4
American Robin 5
American White Pelican 50
Bank Swallow 200
Belted Kingfisher 2
Bewick's Wren 1
Black-billed Magpie 50
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1
Black-headed Grosbeak 3
Black-necked Stilt 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Bullock's Oriole 3
California Quail 80
Canada Goose 50
Caspian Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Eastern Kingbird 11
European Starling 100
Gadwall 25
Great Blue Heron 10
House Finch 8
House Wren 3
Killdeer 3
Mallard 5
Marsh Wren 8
Mourning Dove 6
Northern Flicker 2
Northern Harrier 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Western Kingbird 2
Western Meadowlark 4
Willow Flycatcher 2
Wood Duck 3
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1

Total number of species seen: 44