[mou] Western Grebes on Lake Osakis

[Benjamin Fritchman]

I wound my way over to Lake Osakis in Todd/Douglas counties today. I pulled 
up to the boat launch in the town of Osakis and was pleasantly surprised to 
see 2 Western Grebes about 10 yards in front of me. Then I got out and as I 
looked at the lake I realized the grebes were everywhere. I counted 55 
Western Grebes in all! 37 of them were seen from the boat launch, the rest 
were scattered around the lake. And many white dots in the center of the 
lake could also have been Western grebes, so who knows how many there 
actually were. Last year there weren't that many here this early, so 
hopefully a Clark's will show up this year.
Also on the lake were 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Common Goldeneyes, and at 
least 8 Red-necked Grebes.

Ben Fritchman
Long Prairie





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