And special thanks to you, too, Jason, for heading up this year's fun ! Making arrangements, keeping things organized, plus leading caravans, takes Herculean effort, so we're all indebted to you! Linda Whyte
On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 8:12 AM Jason Frank <jmfran...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Birders, > > > > Our final tally for the Salt Lake Birding Weekend can be found here: > > > > https://moumn.org/saltlake/ > > > > We had 130 species this year, with upwards of 150 birders canvassing the > Lac qui Parle/Big Stone region. Morning weather was tough, but lots of > shorebirds started showing up after lunch, with Salt Lake being one of the > highlights. There we found Wilson’s Phalaropes, with Stilt Sandpipers and > Long-billed Dowitchers feeding side-by-side. All five of our core Grebe > species were located, with multiple pairs of courting Western Grebes > spotted in the Refuge and on the scattered potholes lakes of Big Stone > County. Other highlights included Sandhill Cranes, a Spotted Towhee in Big > Stone National Wildlife Refuge. Snowy and Cattle Egrets, along with > Black-necked Stilts, were located on Sunday. > > > > Shorebird migration is now peaking in the area, and there is even more > standing water in the fields than there was last weekend. > > > > Thanks again to all of our participating birders, my fellow guides Ken > Larson, Steve Weston, and Trey Weaver, and to the cities of Marietta and > Madison, the Marietta Legion Auxiliary, Madison Mercantile and Kris > Shelstad, and the Sons of Norway Lodge for hosting and feeding us. > > > > > > Jason Frank > > Ortonville MN > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.