Does anyone have any explanations as to why some places are so much better for birds than others? I live by the Coon Rapids Dam Park and bird it almost every day, but so often there is a glaring absence of birds. There is a diversity of habitat, water, etc., but I am mystified as to why there is a lack of birds in the park. Granted most of the time I can't go for my walks until after supper, but even when I get up at the crack of dawn on a weekend, I just don't see a lot of birds. Last evening my husband and I went to a park that is located off of Egret and Robinson Avenues in Coon Rapids along Coon Creek. A lovely park with several great marsh/ponds that Wood Ducks would love, yet we saw nothing. Not even one Mallard was present in the park. I think I only raised my binoculars about a half dozen times during a 45 minute walk. There were cardinals, robins and song sparrows, but otherwise the woods were very quiet. A great disappointment. I only ask this question because I see reports from other parks or other areas that people always have something to report that they have seen (such as the Old Cedar Bridge area, etc.). I know that there are several reasons for a lack of birds - loss of habitat, etc., but it just seems like some parks/wild areas are much more "bird friendly". Maybe there really isn't an answer to this - but it has been puzzling to me. If you have a general answer that you think all would like to hear, you can answer via the mou-net, otherwise, please contact me off list. Thanks for any insights. Charlotte Wenger, CPS Administrative Legal Assistant Land O'Lakes, Inc. cawenger at landolakes.com 651-481-2828 651-481-2832 (fax) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070502/7d7ecddd/attachment.html
