Hey birders,
I was out once over the weekend and again yesterday in the vicinity of Cobb
River WPA in Blue Earth County. While I'm having problems finding many
waterfowl in a lot of areas, there appears to be no shortage at the WPA and
Perch Lake. There's been a nice mix of dabblers and divers. Saturday I
counted nearly 200 Green-winged Teal in two flocks. Yesterday there were many
more Northern Shovelers and Blue-winged Teal than Green-wings. I also had an
early Pectoral Sandpiper and the numbers of Greater Yellowlegs went from 3 on
Saturday to 8 yesterday. Shorebird habitat is best on the east side of the
dead end road that goes north from CR4 (597 Ln). Perch Lake had over 100
Canvasbacks on Saturday.
Another area to check is CR168 and CR169. There is a large wetland complex
here that has had several ducks (though many were too distant to really
identify).
Happy birding!
Chad Heins
Mankato, MN
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