[mou] Brown County
Brian Smith
brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 17:51:35 -0600
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Hello:
It's nice to write to you once again. I've been laid up inside for two =
and a half months following injuries to my knees. Anyway, I started =
driving again a week ago and it's been soooo wonderful to get out and do =
some birding, even if it's only from my car. =20
While driving home from work this afternoon I noticed a large flock of =
waterfowl in a flooded farm field west of New Ulm. In it there were =
several dozen Mallards and seven Northern Pintails. What a beautiful =
bird! I was really excited because this is a new species for my Brown =
county list. Don't know how they've avoided me for so long. Soon a =
small flock of Green-winged Teal came zooming in and landed in the =
field, giving me good views. With the overcast sky I couldn't make out =
the rufous and green colored heads on the males, but the gray colored =
sides with white bar and the yellow-buff color of the undertail coverts =
stood out. Also present were Gadwall and American Widgeon. =20
At the state WMA one mile west of New Ulm on Hwy 14 there have been a =
pair of immature Trumpeter Swans for about a week now. Last Wednesday =
there were four Canvasbacks in the same marsh. A little further down =
Hwy 14 from this same spot today there was a flock of over a hundred =
Ring-necked Ducks concentrated in a very small pond. There are large =
numbers of Northern Shovelers showing up this week and still good =
numbers of Scaup on most any marsh. =20
Good birding,
Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2>Hello:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2>It's nice to write to =
you once=20
again. I've been laid up inside for two and a half months =
following=20
injuries to my knees. Anyway, I started driving again a week ago =
and it's=20
been soooo wonderful to get out and do some birding, even if it's only =
from my=20
car. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT color=3D#800000>While driving =
home from work=20
this afternoon I noticed a large flock of waterfowl in a flooded farm =
field west=20
of New Ulm. In it there were several dozen Mallards and seven=20
<STRONG>Northern Pintails</STRONG>. What a beautiful bird! I =
was=20
really excited because this is a new species for my Brown county=20
list. Don't know how they've avoided me for so long. =
Soon a=20
small flock of <STRONG>Green-winged Teal</STRONG> came =
zooming in=20
and landed in the field, giving me good views. With the overcast =
sky I=20
couldn't make out the rufous and green colored heads on the =
males, but=20
the gray colored sides with white bar and the yellow-buff color of the =
undertail=20
coverts stood out. Also present were <STRONG>Gadwall =
</STRONG>and=20
<STRONG>American Widgeon. </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2>At the state WMA one =
mile west of New=20
Ulm on Hwy 14 there have been a pair of immature <STRONG>Trumpeter=20
Swans </STRONG>for about a week now. Last Wednesday there =
were four=20
<STRONG>Canvasbacks </STRONG>in the same marsh. A little =
further=20
down Hwy 14 from this same spot today there was a flock of over a =
hundred=20
<STRONG>Ring-necked Ducks</STRONG> concentrated in a very small =
pond. =20
There are large numbers of <STRONG>Northern Shovelers </STRONG>showing =
up this=20
week and still good numbers of <STRONG>Scaup </STRONG>on most =
any=20
marsh. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2>Good =
birding,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2>Brian =
Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT color=3D#800000>Sleepy=20
Eye<STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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