This evening the first winter male White-winged Scoter was refound on Shakopee Lake in north central Chippewa County, MN. The bird was initially found on Tuesday, April 12 by Dan & Pam Guynn and included in their seasonally report for the day. Bill J. Unzen reported two White-winged Scoters on Shakopee Lake yesterday morning.
After concluding an unsuccessful 1 hour + search of the lake from Chippewa County Park # 1 which borders the lake on the east side I decided to scan the lake form the south side before heading back to Willmar. The WW Scoter was observed from 70th Street NE at 7:50 p.m. The bird when seen was not with any other waterfowl. Also seen on the lake from Chippewa County Park # 1 were 8 Horned Grebes along with a variety of other waterfowl. Directions: * Chippewa County Park # 1/Shakopee Lake is located near the northern border of central Chippewa County * The park is approximately 20 miles west of Willmar, MN on MN Hwy 40 and 2 miles north on Co Rd 4. * The entrance to the park is on the west side of Co Rd. 4. * 70th Street NE is also located on the west side of Co Rd 4, approximately 1.25 miles north of MN HWY 40 Ron Erpelding Kandiyohi County p.s. Horned Grebes were also seen in eastern Swift County approximately 1.5 miles west of the Kandiyohi County western border on the west side of Monson Lake State Park. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
