[mou] Neotropical Cormorants at Big Stone NWR
Dennis/Barbara Martin
dbmartin@skypoint.com
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 21:44:48 -0500
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Afternoon update.
Bob Janssen, Jerry Bonkoski, and I were birding in Douglas County and =
changed plans to go south to Big Stone. At 3:00PM there were no birds =
on the sand point so after a while we drove to the one way road where =
the draw down gates are on Hwy 75, about 2 miles south of Hwy 7 in Lac =
Qui Parle County.
>From there we were able to see a couple hundred cormorants sitting on =
stumps out in the middle on the refuge. By driving down the one way =
dike road to the north for a while and walking cross county near the =
information kiosk we were able to reach the very high rock pile that was =
somewhat close to the stumps. From this location we were able to find =
the two Neotropic Cormorants at about 4:00PM. By 4:30 the sun had moved =
such that it was extremely dificult to make out the birds and one on =
them had even flown out into the middle of the lake to feed with some 50 =
plus dc cormorants. We would suggest that you arrive in the AM to =
lessen the chance of having trouble with the sun, no matter where the =
bird may be loafing.
Also found today, two Eurasian Collared-doves in Milan, Chippewa County. =
About a half block south of 1st and Main. Although the block between =
Main and Lincoln, south of 1st is where the birds have been seen in the =
past.
Dennis Martin
dbmartin@skypoint.com
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Afternoon update.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bob Janssen, Jerry Bonkoski, and I were birding in =
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County and changed plans to go south to Big Stone. At 3:00PM there =
were no=20
birds on the sand point so after a while we drove to the one way road =
where the=20
draw down gates are on Hwy 75, about 2 miles south of Hwy 7 in Lac Qui =
Parle=20
County.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>From there we were able to see a couple hundred =
cormorants=20
sitting on stumps out in the middle on the refuge. By driving down =
the one way dike road to the north for a while and walking cross =
county=20
near the information kiosk we were able to reach the very high rock pile =
that=20
was somewhat close to the stumps. From this location we were =
able to=20
find the two Neotropic Cormorants at about 4:00PM. By 4:30 the sun =
had=20
moved such that it was extremely dificult to make out the birds and one =
on them=20
had even flown out into the middle of the lake to feed with some 50 plus =
dc=20
cormorants. We would suggest that you arrive in the AM to lessen =
the=20
chance of having trouble with the sun, no matter where the bird may be=20
loafing.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Also found today, two Eurasian Collared-doves =
in Milan,=20
Chippewa County. About a half block south of 1st and Main. =
Although=20
the block between Main and Lincoln, south of 1st is where the birds have =
been=20
seen in the past.</DIV></FONT>
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<DIV>Dennis Martin<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:dbmartin@skypoint.com">dbmartin@skypoint.com</A></DIV></BO=
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