Saturday April 4 we decided to take a drive to Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. The temperature was still a bit on the chilly side (30s to upper 40s), but we were itchin' to get out. It started out mostly sunny with just a slight breeze but ended up very overcast with some sprinkles (just a couple) on the windshield on the way home. We were surprised how many people were there on the day before Easter, but I guess everyone was anxious to get out of the house. 

We saw quite a few birds including Sandhill Cranes, Mallards, Green-winged Teal (a first for us woo hoo!), American Eagles, Canadian Geese, Red-winged Blackbirds, Wood Ducks, Blue Jays, Red-tailed Hawks, Black-capped Chickadees, Trumpeter Swans, an American Kestrel, Eastern Bluebirds, Hairy Woodpeckers, American Robins, Dark-eyed Juncos, Killdeer, Scaups (Greater or Lesser we are not sure), Blue-winged Teals, and Northern Shovelers. 

As always we enjoyed our time at the refuge. We loved getting out and walking the trails. On the woodland trail we were able to have a somewhat close encounter with a pair of Sandhill Cranes. I just love the sound they make. It's really hard to look at them as well as other birds and not see their dinosaur ancestors.