[mou-net] Lac Qui Parle and Big Stone counties
Yesterday Debbie and I birded the western portion of Lac Qui Parle and Big Stone counties. We had 21 species of waterfowl despite missing Western and Eared Grebe. The highlight of the day was seeing as many as 6000-7000 Greater White-fronted Geese fly over all day long. We also had a couple of flocks of Snow Geese. Salt Lake was full of waterfowl and the windy conditions made scoping the lake a challenge. Shorebirds were few and far between despite the mudflats that were exposed at almost all the places we visited. We had a small flock of Tree Sparrows and a probable group of Lapland Longspurs (they flew over the car and away they went in the wind). Not bad for a couple of Floridians on spring break. Paul Trunk Clearwater, Fl. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Floridians in MN
10 brave Floridians birded the Great White North the 7-11th of Feb. We had a great trip. We got all 4 owls. We finally got the Great Gray on late Saturday along Homestead Rd. outside of Duluth. We had great looks at Boreal, Snowy and Hawk-Owl. We had a Snowy each night on the flagpole at Canal Park. We got the usual finches, waxwings and both male and female Spruce Grouse. Thanks to both Mike Hendrickson and Kim Risen for advice and updates. We had 55 species in all. That total included some from central MN (ie. Tree Sparrow, Trumpeter Swan). You can check out our trip on pinellasbirds.com. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
