[mou] Bobolinks in Ramsey County

[Val/Roger]

Hola, fellow birders:
There were two singing male bobolinks on the St. Paul campus of the
University of Minnesota (which is in Falcon Heights) today (June 5, at 11:30
a.m.). They're on the farm fields of the campus in an unmowed area. I have
inferred bobolink nesting here in earlier years.

How to find them: You should treat this as an urban adventure, since the
University campus is a bit like a rabbit warren -- challenging to find your
way around. Here's a start: travel on Larpenteur Ave. to either Cleveland or
Gortner Aves., turn south and enter the farm fields. Now, you want to keep
heading south and then east until you're directly across from the State Fair
Grandstand, which you almost can't miss, since it looms largely. You can
either drive to it or park along the farm roads and walk to this spot. The
bobolinks are in the fields between you and the Grandstand. There is a path
alongside the University's composting area, a little bit to the east, where
you can walk farther in, toward the south, and maybe get a better view.

Val Cunningham
St. Paul, Minn.
Ramsey County