...great grays east of Backus, including a gray right along the road at the junction of Minnesota Highways 64 and 371. Birders Terri Botz and Bill Brown have been patrolling the roadways and reported a couple of grays on Cass County 2 west of Pine River...

...part of the count day record, but still we immediately started looking as we headed to pick up friends and fellow birders, Terri Botz and Bill Brown. With more binoculars and books in hand, the five of us crowded into the car. While a bit squeezed...