[mou] MOU Polk Co. Trip
Michael Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:39:08 -0500
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Hi:
Well I just got back and thought I give everyone the results of the MOU =
Polk Co. Trip this past weekend.=20
14 particapants came along and boy did we see some great birds! =20
We saw 88 species of birds during the two days. I like to thank Jeanne =
Joppru and Ross Hier (DNR) for pointing me in the right direction for =
Gr. Prairie Chicken Leks and Sharp-tailed Grouse Leks. Jeanne showed us =
a NEW tremendous water impoundment that covered a area a mile long with =
mud flat and water deep enough to hold a ton of ducks and geese. This =
impoundment can all be seen from the comfort of a car.=20
Highlights:
-3 species of geese including some Gr. White Fronted Geese.
-Trumpeter Swan
-16 species of ducks
-7 species of raptors including several Rough-legged Hawks
-Gray Partridge (seen by a few)
-Sharp-tailed Grouse displaying 30 yards from us
-Gr. Prairie Chicken displaying next to the Sharp-tailed in the same =
field! All from 30 yards away! We also had a Gr. Prairie Chicken that =
flew on the side of this dirt road and displayed right in front of us!
5 species of shorebirds including Marbled Godwits and Bairds Sandpipers
4 species of gulls including a lot of fresh alternate plumage Franklin =
Gulls showing off thier pinkish breast.
** Long-eared Owl giving us long scope looks!
-Short-eared Owl flying over Pembina Prairie
-Black-billed Magpies
-8 species of sparrows including a very early LeConte's Sparrow giving =
us some decent looks and THOUSANDS of Lapland Longspurs most in breeding =
plumage. Never saw so many.
**Hundreds if not near thousands of Sandhill Cranes all over Polk and =
Pennington counties. We watch them dance and do there thing.
**I spotted a imm. Golden Eagle flying 30 feet over my head than landed =
in a field giving me awesome scope views. This was on Friday before the =
trip.
Mammals:
Jack Rabbits all over the place. A new mammal for many.
Other News:
After we birded Crookston sewage ponds we drove up Hwy 75 just NW of =
town and we saw all the police and media at the beginning of the road =
where they found the girl that has been missing for many months. The =
whole stretch of road was ribboned off.=20
This was one of the best weekend of birding I had in a long time! Lots =
of good stuff!
Mike Hendrickson
MOU Field Trip Chairman
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well I just got back and thought I give =
everyone=20
the results of the MOU Polk Co. Trip this past weekend. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>14 particapants came along and boy did =
we see some=20
great birds! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We saw 88 species of birds during the =
two days. I=20
like to thank Jeanne Joppru and Ross Hier (DNR) for pointing me in the =
right=20
direction for Gr. Prairie Chicken Leks and Sharp-tailed Grouse Leks. =
Jeanne=20
showed us a NEW tremendous water impoundment that covered a area a mile =
long=20
with mud flat and water deep enough to hold a ton of ducks and geese. =
This=20
impoundment can all be seen from the comfort of a car. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Highlights:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-3 species of geese including some Gr. =
White=20
Fronted Geese.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Trumpeter Swan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-16 species of ducks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-7 species of raptors including several =
Rough-legged Hawks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Gray Partridge (seen by a =
few)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Sharp-tailed Grouse displaying 30 =
yards from=20
us</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Gr. Prairie Chicken displaying next to =
the=20
Sharp-tailed in the same field! All from 30 yards away! We also had a =
Gr.=20
Prairie Chicken that flew on the side of this dirt road and displayed =
right in=20
front of us!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>5 species of shorebirds including =
Marbled Godwits=20
and Bairds Sandpipers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4 species of gulls including a lot of =
fresh=20
alternate plumage Franklin Gulls showing off thier pinkish =
breast.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>** Long-eared Owl giving us long scope=20
looks!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Short-eared Owl flying over Pembina=20
Prairie</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Black-billed Magpies</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-8 species of sparrows including a very =
early=20
LeConte's Sparrow giving us some decent looks and THOUSANDS of Lapland =
Longspurs=20
most in breeding plumage. Never saw so many.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>**Hundreds if not near thousands of =
Sandhill Cranes=20
all over Polk and Pennington counties. We watch them dance and do there=20
thing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>**I spotted a imm. Golden Eagle flying =
30 feet over=20
my head than landed in a field giving me awesome scope views. This was =
on Friday=20
before the trip.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mammals:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jack Rabbits all over the place. A new =
mammal for=20
many.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Other News:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After we birded Crookston sewage ponds =
we drove up=20
Hwy 75 just NW of town and we saw all the police and media at the =
beginning of=20
the road where they found the girl that has been missing for many =
months. The=20
whole stretch of road was ribboned off. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This was one of the best weekend of =
birding I had=20
in a long time! Lots of good stuff!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Hendrickson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>MOU Field Trip=20
Chairman</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
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