7/22 - 24, 2007 Led a group to Lac Qui Parle State park and the areas near by over the last few days and here are some of the highlights.
109 - total species observed by the group, with many of those observed with young, or carrying food. Clark's Grebe - We missed on this bird at lake Thielke, on Monday afternoon. But there were many Grebes in a far corner of the lake, that were to far away to ID. It was great to watch the Western Grebes, with young riding on there backs. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - We missed this bird, but enjoyed about 2 hours in the area on the evening of the 22nd. There were lots of Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons and several Black-crowned Night-Herons in the area. American Avocet - 3 birds were observed on the West end of the lake. With two in South Dakota and one in Minnesota. Eurasian Collared-Dove - two were observed in the town of Milan, at some feeders next to a house across from the Grain Elevators. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Big Stone NWR - along the auto tour drive, west of the bathrooms. Craig Mandel EgretCMan at msn.com
