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I also thoroughly scanned both the South and East landfills not long after Bill and also did not find the Least Tern (with my 60x lense). Thinking it might just be off foraging somewhere nearby, I asked a friend to phone me if the bird was reposted and I just birded Rochester for awhile. Sure 'nuff. I got the call at 4:30, got over to the South Landfill by 4:45 and enjoyed great looks at the Least Tern until I left at 5:30. I appreciate very much, those posts letting me know if a bird was or was not refound. I can then make an informed decision about how to spend my gas dollars and my time. There have been good birds with no status reports at all, and it feels like a real shot in the dark sometimes. So, Bill, no need to apologize! While birding Rochester, I heard a very talkative Virginia Rail at what I believe the locals refer to as the 9th St. Marsh (east of Cty 22 on Cty 9). Linda Sparling Hennepin County --part1_552.39e798.31d00773_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Gen= eva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2">I also thoroughly scanned both the Sout= h and East landfills not long after Bill and also did not find the Least Ter= n (with my 60x lense). Thinking it might just be off foraging somewhe= re nearby, I asked a friend to phone me if the bird was reposted and I just=20= birded Rochester for awhile. Sure 'nuff. I got the call at 4:3= 0, got over to the South Landfill by 4:45 and enjoyed great looks at the Lea= st Tern until I left at 5:30.<BR> <BR> I appreciate very much, those posts letting me know if a bird was or was not= refound. I can then make an informed decision about how to spend my=20= gas dollars and my time. There have been good birds with no status re= ports at all, and it feels like a real shot in the dark sometimes. So, Bill,= no need to apologize!<BR> <BR> While birding Rochester, I heard a very talkative Virginia Rail at what I be= lieve the locals refer to as the 9th St. Marsh (east of Cty 22 on Cty 9).<BR= > <BR> Linda Sparling<BR> Hennepin County</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANS= SERIF" SIZE=3D"2"></FONT></HTML> --part1_552.39e798.31d00773_boundary--
