I will be leading a MRVAC field trip this Sunday (8/18) at Miesville Ravine County Park in the Southeast corner of Dakota County. This rarely visited gem includes an excellent remnant of the Big Woods forests that were cut down when the farmers settled the area. Recent reports include Wood Thrush, Common Raven, Whip-poor-will, Ovenbird, Scarlet Tanager, and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. This has been an especially reliable location for the Wood Thrush and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. We hope to see some early warbler migrants, flycatchers, and hummingbirds. The trails are easy hiking. Bring a lunch and if the weather is favorable we may hit some of the newer meadow areas in the afternoon. Address is 27970 Orlando Trail, Cannon Falls. Google maps will bring you to the south parking lot, but we will meet at 8 am at the north parking lot across the street. The bird hike is free and open to all. No reservations needed. Just show up.
Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected] 612**978**3993 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
