[mou] MOU Rock Co. Summary
Michael Hendrickson
smithville4@msn.com
Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:13:15 -0500
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Hello:
Sorry about the delay of this summary.
On April 12-13 Kim Risen and I led a group of 22 birders to explore Rock =
County, Pipestone County, parts of Lincoln County and Jackson County. =
During the two days we saw 90 species.
The day actually began on Friday when Kim Risen, Cindy Butler, Tom Auer, =
Jake Musser and I scouted out Jackson County and found my Minnesota =
"lifer" Great-tail Grackle at Grover's Lake.
Saturday we met the group at Country Kitchen parking lot in Luverne, =
Minnesota at 7:00 am and was on our way to Blue Mounds State Park by =
7:45 am. The Highlights of the day were seeing a mix flock of =
White-fronted Geese, Snow Geese and Canadian Geese flying over our heads =
at Blue Mounds, 13 species of ducks, several sightings of Gray =
Partridge, and both species of Yellowlegs and some Pectoral Sandpipers =
at the Luverne Sewage Ponds. The most interesting find was the Great =
Horned Owl nest in Pipestone Co.=20
Saturday night I reserved a room for us at the Magnolia Steak Restaurant =
where we had a few laughs and updates on the Minnesota Golden Gopher =
NCAA final hockey game. ( Thanks Ben) Kim Risen took a small group to =
look for Screech Owls at the wooded lot east of the sand pit ponds near =
the park. Kim found two Screech Owls calling for the group!
Sunday we met at the same location in Luverne and headed east to Jackson =
County. At the intersection of Jackson Co. 86 and Interstate 90 we saw =
two banded Trumpter Swans for the list. At this same location on Friday =
our scouting group found 64 White-fronted Geese with a few Snow Geese =
mixed in. Highlights for Sunday was finding two Great-tail Grackles at =
Grover's Lake. The trip ended at the Heron Lake Sewage Ponds at 2:00 =
pm.
Overall migration was dull even with stiff south winds and very warm =
temps. The landbirds were in small numbers and hard to find. The group =
was a ton of laughs and this group brought the best homemade cookies I =
ever eaten! We took our time birding and answered a lot of questions =
and most of all had a lot of fun while birding.
I thank the following birders that signed up for the trip.
Kevin Smith, Cindy Butler, Don & Jo Starkweather, Tom & Mary Kroll, Ben =
Fritchman, Sam Lewis, Mark & Janet Timmerman, Alice Laudon, Barb =
Carufel, Jan Staples, Alice Ruminsky, Tom Auer, Jake Musser, Heidi =
Ferguson, John Clem (Aberdeen, S.D.), Jim & Ruth Admundson, Pam Blixt =
and John Christianson.
Leaders: Mike Hendrickson & Kim Risen
Thanks
Mike Hendrickson
MOU Field Trip Chairman
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<DIV>Hello:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sorry about the delay of this summary.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>On April 12-13 Kim Risen and I led a group of 22 birders to explore =
Rock=20
County, Pipestone County, parts of Lincoln County and Jackson =
County. =20
During the two days we saw 90 species.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The day actually began on Friday when Kim Risen, Cindy Butler, Tom =
Auer,=20
Jake Musser and I scouted out Jackson County and found my Minnesota =
"lifer"=20
Great-tail Grackle at Grover's Lake.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Saturday we met the group at Country Kitchen parking lot in =
Luverne,=20
Minnesota at 7:00 am and was on our way to Blue Mounds State Park by =
7:45=20
am. The Highlights of the day were seeing a mix flock of =
White-fronted=20
Geese, Snow Geese and Canadian Geese flying over our heads at Blue =
Mounds, =20
13 species of ducks, several sightings of Gray Partridge, and both =
species of=20
Yellowlegs and some Pectoral Sandpipers at the Luverne Sewage =
Ponds. The=20
most interesting find was the Great Horned Owl nest in Pipestone Co. =
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Saturday night I reserved a room for us at the Magnolia Steak =
Restaurant=20
where we had a few laughs and updates on the Minnesota Golden Gopher =
NCAA final=20
hockey game. ( Thanks Ben) Kim Risen took a small group to look =
for=20
Screech Owls at the wooded lot east of the sand pit ponds near the=20
park. Kim found two Screech Owls calling for the=20
group!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sunday we met at the same location in Luverne and headed east to =
Jackson=20
County. At the intersection of Jackson Co. 86 and Interstate 90 we =
saw two=20
banded Trumpter Swans for the list. At this same location on Friday our =
scouting=20
group found 64 White-fronted Geese with a few Snow Geese mixed in. =
Highlights for Sunday was finding two Great-tail Grackles at Grover's=20
Lake. The trip ended at the Heron Lake Sewage Ponds at 2:00 =
pm.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Overall migration was dull even with stiff south winds and very =
warm=20
temps. The landbirds were in small numbers and hard to find. =
The=20
group was a ton of laughs and this group brought the best homemade =
cookies I=20
ever eaten! We took our time birding and answered a lot of =
questions and=20
most of all had a lot of fun while birding.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I thank the following birders that signed up for the trip.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Kevin Smith, Cindy Butler, Don & Jo Starkweather, Tom & =
Mary Kroll,=20
Ben Fritchman, Sam Lewis, Mark & Janet Timmerman, Alice Laudon, Barb =
Carufel, Jan Staples, Alice Ruminsky, Tom Auer, Jake Musser, Heidi =
Ferguson,=20
John Clem (Aberdeen, S.D.), Jim & Ruth Admundson, Pam Blixt and John =
Christianson.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Leaders: Mike Hendrickson & Kim Risen</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks</DIV>
<DIV>Mike Hendrickson</DIV>
<DIV>MOU Field Trip Chairman</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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