[mou] August 23rd MOU Field Trip
Michael Hendrickson
smithville4@msn.com
Sat, 23 Aug 2003 21:48:05 -0500
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HI:
The trip was suppose to go to Dakota Co. and Scott Co. to look for =
shorebirds at the sod farms and sewage ponds but the plans changed when =
birding friends emailed me to say the situation is pretty poor for =
shorebirds. So when Bob Dunlop and Chet Meyers did some scouting in =
Carver Co they found a lot of shorebirds at New Germany.
I thank Bob Dunlop and Chet Meyers for keeping me inform. Thank You!
Leaders: Mike Hendrickson
Assistant Leader: Kim Risen
We had 22 birders and including a birder from Arlington, Virginia! =20
We seen 72 species of birds for the day (7:00am till 2:00pm) A very hot =
afternoon!
The group met at the Fen Parking lot off Cliff Road at 7 am and we =
headed over to Lowery Park for migrants and saw the following =
highlights.
Eastern Wood-Pewee (several birds hawking insects)
Yellow-throated Vireo
Northern Parula
Things were not as busy as we hoped but we had several good looks of the =
residents down at the park and I took pics of a beautiful Yellow Garden =
Argiope or what some called a Garden Spider. I have digital pics that =
came out beautiful of this huge yellow/black spider with red/black legs. =
Since I bought my Nikon 4500 Coolpix I been taking a lot of spider =
pics. If you want to see the pic I can send it to you.
The group then headed over to New Germany and we split into two groups =
which probably made it easier on Kim Risen and myself to go over field =
marks on all the shorebirds we were looking at.
Shorebirds:
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-Billed Dowitcher ( good looks and well studied)
Common Snipe
Wilson Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope (7-8 birds)
Other highlights at New Germany:
White Pelican (seen on the way home along Hwy 7)=20
Grey Partridge
Virginia Rail
Sora Rail
I took some group pictures and will be sending them to Dave C. for the =
MOU Web site to see all the birders in action!
Next Field Trip September 27 Twin Cities area. Meeting at Wood Lake =
Park in Richfield in the parking lot at 7:00 am. Please email me if =
interested or want to sign on. Also have plenty of room for the October =
18th Trip to Grand Marais (overnight trip).
Mike Hendrickson
MOU Field Trip Chairman
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<DIV>HI:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The trip was suppose to go to Dakota Co. and Scott Co. to look for=20
shorebirds at the sod farms and sewage ponds but the plans changed when =
birding=20
friends emailed me to say the situation is pretty poor for shorebirds. =
So when=20
Bob Dunlop and Chet Meyers did some scouting in Carver Co they found a =
lot of=20
shorebirds at New Germany.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I thank Bob Dunlop and Chet Meyers for keeping me inform. Thank =
You!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Leaders: Mike Hendrickson</DIV>
<DIV>Assistant Leader: Kim Risen</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We had 22 birders and including a birder from Arlington, =
Virginia! =20
</DIV>
<DIV>We seen 72 species of birds for the day (7:00am till 2:00pm) A very =
hot=20
afternoon!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The group met at the Fen Parking lot off Cliff Road at 7 am and we =
headed=20
over to Lowery Park for migrants and saw the following highlights.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Eastern Wood-Pewee (several birds hawking insects)</DIV>
<DIV>Yellow-throated Vireo</DIV>
<DIV>Northern Parula</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Things were not as busy as we hoped but we had several good looks =
of the=20
residents down at the park and I took pics of a beautiful Yellow Garden =
Argiope=20
or what some called a Garden Spider. I have digital pics that came =
out=20
beautiful of this huge yellow/black spider with red/black legs. =
Since I=20
bought my Nikon 4500 Coolpix I been taking a lot of spider pics. =
If you=20
want to see the pic I can send it to you.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The group then headed over to New Germany and we split into two =
groups=20
which probably made it easier on Kim Risen and myself to go over field =
marks on=20
all the shorebirds we were looking at.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Shorebirds:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Semipalmated Plover</DIV>
<DIV>Killdeer</DIV>
<DIV>Lesser Yellowlegs</DIV>
<DIV>Solitary Sandpiper</DIV>
<DIV>Spotted Sandpiper</DIV>
<DIV>Semipalmated Sandpiper</DIV>
<DIV>Least Sandpiper</DIV>
<DIV>Baird's Sandpiper</DIV>
<DIV>Pectoral Sandpiper</DIV>
<DIV>Stilt Sandpiper</DIV>
<DIV>Short-billed Dowitcher</DIV>
<DIV>Long-Billed Dowitcher ( good looks and well studied)</DIV>
<DIV>Common Snipe</DIV>
<DIV>Wilson Phalarope</DIV>
<DIV>Red-necked Phalarope (7-8 birds)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Other highlights at New Germany:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>White Pelican (seen on the way home along Hwy 7) </DIV>
<DIV>Grey Partridge</DIV>
<DIV>Virginia Rail</DIV>
<DIV>Sora Rail</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I took some group pictures and will be sending them to Dave C. for =
the MOU=20
Web site to see all the birders in action!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Next Field Trip September 27 Twin Cities area. Meeting at =
Wood Lake=20
Park in Richfield in the parking lot at 7:00 am. Please email me =
if=20
interested or want to sign on. Also have plenty of room for the =
October=20
18th Trip to Grand Marais (overnight trip).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Mike Hendrickson</DIV>
<DIV>MOU Field Trip Chairman</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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