We have 4 white-faced ibis at Sherburne NWR today. They can be seen from Sherburne CR 16 on the west side of the refuge, at either Upper Roadside or Carpenter Pools.
*Directions:* >From Sherburne CR 5, 1/2 block south of the Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive entrance, follow CR 16 west about 3 miles to the T in the road. (CR 93 goes left, CR 16 goes right). Follow 16 to the right and go 1 1/4 miles. Upper Roadside Pool is on the right, Lower Roadside Pool is on the left right on the big sweeping 90 degree curve. The birds were foraging on the back side of Upper Roadside early this morning, were flushed and flew north, over the tree tops and landed on the other side of the dike in Carpenter Pool. Later, they flew back to Upper Roadside and were easily seen from CR 16 again. If you do not see the birds from CR 16, continue north and west 1/2 block through the curve and turn right into the small parking lot where you see a refuge gate. Even though it is sanctuary time, and this area is normally closed to the public, the refuge manager has given permission *THIS WEEKEND ONLY (May 10-11)* for visitors to walk around the gate and follow the dike for a block to get to Carpenter Pool, so that you can look for the birds there as well. Please DO NOT walk past the sawhorse and sign that's on the dike. Refuge staff will be monitoring the area, and if the birds stick around after today, or the weekend, I will send another message via mou-net and mnbird with updated instructions for viewing.a If visitors abuse this privilege, it may result in no access being granted in the future, should we have something rare or interesting show up. Thanks for following the rules! If you view the birds from CR 16, please be very careful, as there is almost no shoulder and cars are notorious for speeding around that curve. Use your flashers. We don't want any accidents! Betsy Beneke Sherburne NWR ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
