If anyone sees the Tufted Duck today, could you please let everyone know? I'll try to see it tomorrow if it's still around. Thanks! Kathy
[email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 3:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [mou-net] Tufted Duck Refound 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 3M Note: This message is from an [EXTERNAL] sender. If you suspect this message is malicious or spam, please click on the "Report Phishing - PhishMe" icon within the Outlook Ribbon to report it for evaluation, and do NOT open any attachments or click on any links. If you are using OWA, a handheld device, or do not see the icon, please follow the instructions below: To report this email as SPAM, please forward it to [email protected] ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
