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I just returned from 2 days of birding around the MN River Valley in =
preparation for the 6th Annual
Great MN River Birding Day on September 17th. I was surprised to find a =
family of 5 Common=20
Moorhens in one of the potholes along the wildlife drive at the Morris =
Wetland Management District=20
located about 2.6 miles east of US 59 on the south side of Co. Rd. 10 in =
Stevens County. My wife=20
and I had great views of one adult and 4 immature moorhens from a spot =
on the drive near a stone=20
with a dedication plaque on it. It is about half way along the drive =
and you look down on the pothole=20
towards the south. =20
The only good shorebird spot that I found was at the SE corner of MN 104 =
and Co. Rd. 9 in the NW=20
corner of Kandiyohi County. There were 3 American Golden Plovers, a =
Semiplamated Plover, Pectoral=20
Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs and Wilson's Snipe there this morning and =
a quick look on the way
home reveiled a slightly different mix of shorebirds. =20
Other highlights included challenging flocks of migrants at 7 Mile Creek =
in Nicollet County yesterday=20
morning, at Mt. Tom in Sibley State Park, Kandiyohi County last evening, =
along the back roads of=20
SE Pope County this morning, and along the nature trail at Froland WPA =
and in 2 different locations=20
in Glacial Lakes State Park in Pope County this afternoon.=20
Anyone interested in participating in the birding day this year should =
contact me by e-mail at bxwilli...@cbburnet.com or by phone at =
612-728-2232
Everyone is welcome whether you want to bird locally or outstate, for 1 =
hour or all day. We are trying=20
to get as many birders as we can into the field on September 17th so =
that we can meet or beat last=20
year's record of 186 species throughout the valley. There are also =
rallies in 3 locations for you to=20
attend whether or not you can bird that day. The rally in Shakopee at =
Memorial Park starting at 1PM=20
will be lead by Sharon Stiteler. The rally in Mankato at Rasmussen =
Woods starting at 2PM will be=20
lead by Al Batt. The rally in Watson at the Historic Watson Town Hall =
starting at 4PM will be lead=20
by Steve Hettig. It is a great way to celebrate the beauty and the =
importance of the MN River Valley=20
for the birds and it is all free. The website for the MN River Valley =
Birding Trail at=20
www.birdingtrail.org has more info about the birding day.
Bob Williams, Bloomington =20
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color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I just returned from 2 days of birding around =
the MN River =0A=
Valley in preparation for the 6th Annual</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Great MN River Birding =
Day on =0A=
September 17th. I was surprised to find a family of 5 Common =
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Moorhens in one of the =
potholes along =0A=
the wildlife drive at the Morris Wetland Management District =
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>located about 2.6 miles =
east of US 59 =0A=
on the south side of Co. Rd. 10 in Stevens County. My wife =
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>and I had great views =
of one adult =0A=
and 4 immature moorhens from a spot on the drive near a stone =
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>with a dedication =
plaque on it. =0A=
It is about half way along the drive and you look down on the pothole =0A=
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>towards the =
south. =0A=
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The only good shorebird spot that I =
found was at =0A=
the SE corner of MN 104 and Co. Rd. 9 in the NW </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>corner of Kandiyohi County. There =
were 3 =0A=
American Golden Plovers, a Semiplamated Plover, Pectoral </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs and =
Wilson's Snipe =0A=
there this morning and a quick look on the way</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> home reveiled a slightly =
different mix of =0A=
shorebirds.</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Other highlights included challenging =
flocks of =0A=
migrants at 7 Mile Creek in Nicollet County yesterday </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>morning, at Mt. Tom in Sibley State =
Park, Kandiyohi =0A=
County last evening, along the back roads of </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>SE Pope County this morning, and along =
the nature =0A=
trail at Froland WPA and in 2 different locations </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>in Glacial Lakes State Park in Pope =
County this =0A=
afternoon. </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyone interested in participating in =
the birding =0A=
day this year should contact me by e-mail at <A =0A=
href=3D"mailto:bxwilli...@cbburnet.com";>bxwilli...@cbburnet.com</A> =
or by =0A=
phone at 612-728-2232</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Everyone is welcome whether you want to =
bird =0A=
locally or outstate, for 1 hour or all day. We =
are trying =0A=
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>to get as many birders as we can =
into the =0A=
field on September 17th so that we can meet or beat last =
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>year's record of 186 species throughout =
the =0A=
valley. There are also rallies in 3 locations for you to =0A=
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>attend </FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>whether or =0A=
not you can bird that day. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The rally =
in Shakopee =0A=
at Memorial Park starting at 1PM </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>will be lead by Sharon =
Stiteler. =0A=
The rally in Mankato at Rasmussen Woods starting at 2PM will be =0A=
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>lead by Al Batt. The rally in =
Watson at the =0A=
Historic Watson Town Hall starting at 4PM will be lead </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>by Steve Hettig. It is a =
great way to =0A=
celebrate the beauty and the importance of the MN River Valley =0A=
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>for the birds and it is all =
free.</FONT> The =0A=
website for the MN River Valley Birding Trail at </DIV>=0A=
<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.birdingtrail.org";>www.birdingtrail.org</A> =
has more =0A=
info about the birding day.</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Bob Williams, =0A=
Bloomington<FONT> </FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HT=
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