Spicer is Nicer, or so the motto says. Saturday April 26 we drove to Spicer, MN to continue our trek along the Glacial Lakes Trail. On our way to our hike today we drove down 75th Ave in Kandiyohi County. This is a gravel road that has lots of little ponds and good opportunities to spot waterfowl. Here we saw Canadian Geese, oodles of Ring-necked ducks, Redhead Ducks, and Northern Shovlers. To our surprise an eagle nest that we thought was inactive had two Bald Eagles in it. We could even see one of the eagles feeding something. Whether it was feeding young or its mate we are not sure.

Alright, alright I spoke too soon last time. Spring has not sprung yet. It is freezing today, in fact there is still ice on Green Lake. Our trail on this day lead us through town. The wind was coming off the lake and it is very cold. I am still wearing my winter coat and stocking hat and it is almost May, MAY! Ugh!!!

Walking through town we saw American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, Tree Swallows, Egrets, 1st year Buffleheads, Mallards, Blue-wing Teals, double-crested Cormorants, Eastern Bluebirds, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Killdeer. Once we headed out of town a bit we saw chipping sparrows. Fast little birds that are hard to get close to and even harder to photograph. There were more Eastern Bluebirds, American Robins, a beautiful male Yellow-rumped Warbler, Phoebes, Song Sparrows, and a new bird for us a Savannah Sparrow. We also witnessed a Bald Eagle attempt to dive for a dead squirrel on the road, only to pull up in mid dive as to miss an oncoming car.