Early this AM there was a female Prairie Chicken on the south side of Salt Lake in Lac Qui Parle County. The bird walked out of the reeds onto the mud flat for several minutes, never venturing far from the reeds. We had good looks from the overlook deck.
One has to wonder how it happens to be here. I have heard of no releases in this area but I believe there have been releases in the Big Stone NWR/Lac Qui WMA area in past years. I'm not sure of the exact release location but it is probably 25 or 30 miles from Salt Lake. What do you western MN birders think of this sighting? The wet field in Traverse County, off 117, is nearly dry with just a handful of normal shorebirds present early this PM. Saw four juvenile moorhens at St Johns marsh this evening with no adult present. Dennis and Barbara Martin [email protected]
