With apologies, I am resending a message sent yesterday evening. Peder
> From: Peder Svingen <psvingen at d.umn.edu> > Date: July 28, 2007 11:38:05 PM CDT > To: MOU-net <mou-net at cbs.umn.edu> > Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpipers and Ruff, Lac Qui Parle County > > Shorebird surveys in Big Stone and Lac Qui Parle counties Friday and > Saturday (27-28 July) recorded a total of 4,253 individuals of 19 > species. HIghlights on Saturday included a Ruff at the Ruby Red > Peninsula, Big Stone NWR, and a single flock of 53 Buff-breasted > Sandpipers along 366th St, just E of 141st Ave, Lac Qui Parle County. > The Ruff was observed by Dale Yerger and myself for 45 minutes late > Saturday afternoon, before it suddenly took off and departed towards > the northwest; it could not be refound either at Ruby Red or nearby > areas on Saturday. Directions to Ruby Red Peninsula are shown below. > The flock of Buff-breasted Sandpipers flew about 0.5 mile NW and > landed in a recently cut hayfield along CR 72, just W of 141st Ave. > > The Low Flow Area at Big Stone NWR had nearly 500 shorebirds. Lighting > is best here in the early morning. Shorebird habitat outside of Big > Stone NWR continues to be poor with only a few areas currently > productive. > > In Lac Qui Parle County, there are still some flooded fields along CR > 7, with the best areas just south of CR 36. Salt Lake still has > relatively high water levels for this time of year, but did have 484 > shorebirds (12 species) on Saturday. > > -- > Peder H. Svingen > Duluth, MN > > > ---Directions to Ruby Red Peninsula from a 15 July 2007 posting by > Phil Chu--- > > "To reach the Ruby Red Peninsula access road - which you cannot drive, > but can walk - head south from the Big Stone NWR headquarters. The > road you're heading south on will be Big Stone CR 19, which becomes > Lac qui Parle CR 15 as soon as you cross the Minnesota River, i.e., as > soon as you cross into Lac qui Parle Co. > > Heading south from the Big Stone NWR headquarters on Big Stone CR > 19/Lac qui Parle CR 15, look for the second gated road on the left. > This is the Ruby Red Peninsula access road. > > Walk down the gravel access road until you come to a fork. The left > side of the fork is gravel and heads straight for the quarry, whereas > the right side of the fork is a mowed two-track and leads to the tip > of the peninsula. Take the right side of the fork to the tip of the > peninsula. I'm not sure about the length of this walk, but suspect it > to be close to a mile." > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2699 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070729/5959971e/attachment.bin
