First golden-crowned kinglets. Many American robins are nest building. Eastern bluebirds starting to build nests. Lawn mowing begins in Fairmont and St. Peter. 14 - First rhubarb pulled for sauce.
Barn swallows return.
Boxelder trees begin blooming. Ice cover left Portage Lake near Park Rapids. Snowshoeing still good along Gunflint Trail. 15 - Wood ducks incubating eggs. First chipping sparrow.