Alex, thanks for posting, and thanks to Ben for sleuthing alternative access. Though it's doubtful my schedule---and the weather--will get me there anytime soon, maybe the bird will stick around awhile. I'm sure others appreciate it as well. Linda Whyte
On Wed, Jan 10, 2018, 3:06 PM Alex <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is the latest pin from eBird Checklist with the Tufted Duck on it. > > 44.541924,-92.388397 > > Again, if you put those coordinates into Google Maps, it will take you to > the pin. > > Best of luck, > Alex > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 10, 2018, at 2:51 PM, Alex Sundvall <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Ben Douglas has done some more sleuthing and has found this: > > "I'm betting this is the hike-in location on Hill Ave. > 44.534389,-92.392925 if you use Google Street view you can see state park > signage and a two-lane track into the disjunct state parkland that would be > southeast of the noted viewing coordinates" > > The original finders today have said this: "We walked the trail (of the > coordinates posted above) until we could either go left or right along a > cornfield and went left until the cornfield ended and we were at the river." > > > > For those who don't know, you can put those coordinates into the google > maps search field and that will get you to the location. > > > > Hope someone can refind it and the location and provide more detailed > information on how to view the bird. > > > >> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 11:37 AM, Alex <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello all, > >> The Tufted Duck was refound this morning from a viewing place in > Frontenac State Park at these coordinates. > >> 44.5417 -92.38217 > >> It was still present at 11:25 and actively feeding. No information as > to what ducks it was feeding with was given, but I would assume it is the > same flock as it has been with for the past few days: hundreds of Goldeneye > and Mergansers, and associating with 2 female Greater Scaup, 1 male Greater > Scaup, and 1 male Lesser Scaup. Also present yesterday was 1 female > Bufflehead. > >> > >> Best of luck trying to view this bird. Unless a collector comes forward > and says he’s missing a Tufted Duck, this bird behaviorally and physically > is perfect for a wild bird and would represent a first state record for > both Minnesota and Wisconsin, where it has been seen in days prior. > >> > >> Happy Birding, > >> Alex Sundvall > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > > ---- > 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
