I visited Jackson and Cottonwood Counties over the weekend. There were a few flooded fields. One just SE of Mt. Lake and another SE of Heron Lake. There were several species of shorebirds in each. More on Friday, fewer on Sunday, after the storm on Saturday night. Among other species were Franklin and ringbill gulls Lesser yellow-legs Solitary sp many peeps Visited the Wolf Lake Nature Center east of Windom. Many bobolinks and the resident trumpeter swans, as well as a GB Heron standing on the higher cross beam on a high- voltage power tower. On JC Hwy 17 just north of the Kilen Hills turnoff there was a osprey standing on a hay bale in the ditch. Haying was in full swing throughout the counties. Had a vide report of a pair of red necked grebes on Rat Lake near Delft. There were a few ducks on the lake including ruddy. There are wind turbines going up all over eastern Jackson and Cottonwood ctys. Mostly in crop land, not WMA or WPA. The crews are working out of Jackson and Worthington. Tony Smith
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