Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 7:00 am. Schaar's Bluff Trailhead. 8395 127th Street E, Hastings, MN 55033.
We'll travel by car to various prairie and grassland sites in Dakota County where these beautiful birds flourish. Meet at Schaar's Bluff (Spring Lake Park) parking lot. This trip involves very little walking. Target birds include Brewer's Blackbird, Dickcissel, Bobolink, Orchard Oriole, both Meadowlarks, Lark Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow. Bring lunch. Directions: from the north, take I-494 to State Hwy 52, Hwy 52 south to State Hwy 55, Hwy 55 east to County Road 42 East, go east on County Road 42 for 1.8 miles to Idell Ave., go north then west on Idell Avenue one mile to Schaar's Bluff archway, turn north through archway to parking lot straight ahead. Amoung the sites we will visit are the grasslands of the Randolph Industrial Park. While the trip will go into the early afternoon, you will be in your car, so you can end the trip when you want. This field trip is free and open to all. No reservations are necessary. Call only with questions. This trip is sponsored by the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Society. Steve Weston 612-978-3993 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
