Loons spotted in Nisswa.  Chorus frogs strident, and some Wood Frogs heard as well this evening in Stacy. Hairy woodpeckers very active and visiting feeder.

Chorus Frogs

Call of the chorus frog, like a thumb slowly strumming the teeth of a plastic comb, heard on the swamps.

Call of the Sandhills

First calls of the Sandhill Cranes heard calling over Carlos Avery.

Red-Winged Blackbirds Spotted

Swans spotted along the Rum River in Mille Lacs.