[mou] Shorebirds in N MN
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Sat, 17 May 2003 23:51:36 EDT
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At Roseau River Wildlife Area on Tuesday I watched 4 Marbled Godwits arrive
from the south, cruise the East Pond, and land on a small island where they
joined 4 other MAGO and an Hudsonian Godwit. Amazing eyesight for birds
flying at many hundreds of feet to spot their own on a small heavily
vegetated island. At Agassiz NWR there was a Ruddy Turnstone and a 100+
shorebirds of 9 species seen in a quicky visit. Major drawdowns are
scheduled for the refuge with most underway already. The following pools are
undergoing drawdown this spring and summer according to Maggie Anderson,
refuge manager: Thief Bay, Northwest Pool, Madsen Pool, Farmes, Mud, Lower
CCC, Dahl, and South Pools. Most drawdowns will extend well into the summer
and fall and could provide excellent opportunities for shorebirding,
depending upon precipitation.
Shorebirds were relatively scarce in western MN with small numbers of
Wilson's Phalaropes at nearly all sewage ponds in NW MN with 60 at Crookston.
MAGO are still arriving and those that have arrived are largely on the
wetlands and not up in the grasslands. At Hamden Slough NWR north of Audubon
Sherri Norland reported Least Sands and Dunlin. Upland Sands were in low
numbers and widely scattered but still migrating northward.
Other sightings in NW MN included an early Western Kingbird at
Lake-of-the-Woods, a Golden Eagle in SE Kittson County, Snow Geese at a
couple of sewage ponds, and good news on the Prairie Chicken front with leks
established on Hamden Slough NWR and in western Red Lake County. A
Richardson's Merlin was cruising over Rothsay on Thursday afternoon. Bob
Russell, Dakota County
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nbsp; The following pools are undergoing drawdown this spring and summer acc=
ording to Maggie Anderson, refuge manager: Thief Bay, Northwest Pool, Madsen=
Pool, Farmes, Mud, Lower CCC, Dahl, and South Pools. Most drawdowns w=
ill extend well into the summer and fall and could provide excellent opportu=
nities for shorebirding, depending upon precipitation. <BR>
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Shorebirds were relatively scarce in western MN with small numbers of Wilson=
's Phalaropes at nearly all sewage ponds in NW MN with 60 at Crookston. =
; MAGO are still arriving and those that have arrived are largely on the wet=
lands and not up in the grasslands. At Hamden Slough NWR north of Audu=
bon Sherri Norland reported Least Sands and Dunlin. Upland Sands were=20=
in low numbers and widely scattered but still migrating northward.<BR>
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Other sightings in NW MN included an early Western Kingbird at Lake-of-the-W=
oods, a Golden Eagle in SE Kittson County, Snow Geese at a couple of sewage=20=
ponds, and good news on the Prairie Chicken front with leks established on H=
amden Slough NWR and in western Red Lake County. A Richardson's Merlin=
was cruising over Rothsay on Thursday afternoon. Bob Russell, Dakota=20=
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