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WATCH: Herons return to northeast Minneapolis rookery

Snow birds return from winter down south
Snow birds return from winter down south 01:33

MINNEAPOLIS -- It's that time of year when snow birds return from a winter down south.

WCCO photojournalist Mike Durenberger captured the welcoming party for one flock at Marshall Terrace Park in northeast Minneapolis.

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Some of these birds traveled from as far as the Gulf of Mexico.

Herons will lay eggs in about two weeks, and those should hatch in early May.

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