Due to habitat changes, Alma has not seen the numbers of Tundra Swans in recent years as in the past. Most of the migrating swans have shifted further south to stage near Brownsville, MN and Reno, MN. There is an excellent new viewing platform at Brownsville. When I was there Sunday, the swan numbers remained fairly modest, and most birds were a little further out. They will continue to flow in over the next few weeks, although some strong southerly winds may impeded the migration. I do know FWS is holding a viewing event this Saturday at the Brownsville overlook.
Dave Williams ________________________________________ From: Minnesota Birds [[email protected]] on behalf of Jim Mork [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 11:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Tundra Swans Reading all the reports of birds north of the Twin Cities made me wonder about activity south. Which brought the tundra swans to mind. Many years ago,I drove to Alma to see what I could. There were swans there, but not thousands. My timing wasn't precise. Anyone go when the big flocks are there? Has it happened this year yet? ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
