About a dozen birders spent the afternoon looking for the Brown Pelican in Le Sueur County today, with only a brief sighting by some in distant flight. German Lake was very quiet, and nothing was seen there. However, aside from the in flight observation today (which wasn't mine), this is the only place the bird has been seen - once on the south side of the island which is only visible by boat or from private property, and once on the north side of the island. There is public access to the lake on the north side, which is an excellent place from which to scan the lake - except for the south side of the island.
We spent most of our time this afternoon scanning Lake Jefferson, just west of German L., for the pelican. The best place to look for the bird appeared to be Swedes Bay. The link below will show you where we saw 500+ American White Pelicans in three separate flocks along shore and actively feeding on the lake, and where the Brown Pelican appeared to land, though we could not find it among the AWPEs. http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=44.266899~-93.76637 9&style=r&lvl=14&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&cid=5D6F1918ED 24BB28!155&encType=1 Note that this area is much more accessible by boat than by car. Good luck! Paul Paul Budde Minneapolis, MN pbu...@earthlink.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
