All waterfowl in Pool 8 (LaCrosse to Reno, MN, Genoa, WI). Most waterfowl in WI, east side & middle Pool 8, numbers into the 10,000s, mostly Canvasbacks. Raft of waterfowl stretches 1/4 mile wide & 2 miles long, approximately. I viewed from Hwy 26, Houston Co. MN. From deck south of Brownsville & wherever safe to pull off the highway. In WI, view from Hwy. 35 north & south of Stoddard. Also from Genoa Old Settlers'Park, if open. Forest road is south of Brownsville, MN. Look for heavy DNR pipe gate. Walk in. Wear an orange vest at least. I do not know all the hunting seasons, but squirrels now & I think turkeys for bow hunters. Remember how blaze orange looks like autumn leaves!
Horned Grebe Am. White Pelican..........300+ Double-crstd. Corm. Great Blue H. Great Egret Can. Goose Tundra Swan................125+ Wood D., Gadwall, Am. Wigeon, Am. Black D., Blue-w. Teal (2), No. Pintail, Green-w.Teal, Canvasback, (thousands, maybe more), Ring-n. Duck, L. Scaup, Ruddy Duck Bald E.....................12 Am. Coot and more Forest trail, unmarked, on foot, no vehicles. Look for the ugly DNR pipe gate about 10" diameter across from a wide spot in Hwy 26, west side. This entrance is about 0.2 mile south of RR Mile Marker 147 on the RR track between the highway & the River. A new viewing area & highway pull-off is under construction near RR Mile Marker 147. Best birds: E. Phoebe Tufted Titmouse Brown Creeper House Wren Winter Wren both kinglets Gray-cheeked Thrush---2 Am. Robin----100+, very noisy Cdar Waxwing Yell. r. Warbler Fox Sp. Song Sp. White-thrtd. Sp. Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
