At sunset, thousands of Franklin's gulls head for the center of Lake Waconia to roost on surface of water. Opossum comes to a Bloomington feeding station at night. 27 - Leopard frogs are heading into Lake Waconia for hibernation. Sod is still being put down for new lawns. Controlled burn on Uhler Prairie in Linneaus Arboretum at St. Peter.
American goldfinches are in their somber winter dress.
In Faribault area, American tree sparrows have arrived, and grackles and red-wings are seen in great numbers in corn stubble fields. 30 - Migrating tundra swan flock over Lake Waconia. Earthworms nightcrawlers out after rain. American buttersweet vines have showy bright-orange fruit. For bloom next spring, tulip bulbs can still be planted.