[mou] Misc. Metro birding - Hennepin, Scott & Dakota County - 4/14/05
EgretCMan@aol.com
EgretCMan@aol.com
Sat, 16 Apr 2005 01:38:20 EDT
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4/14/05
Spent the afternoon birding with Rita & Dave Baden, Conny Brunell & Leslie
Marcus. We started with a check for shorebirds along Hwy 212, on (Big Rice
Lake?). There are several pull outs on the South side of Hwy 212, just before
you enter Carver county. Here we observed Trumpeter and Tundra Swan,
American White Pelican and many Green-winged Teal. There were a few shorebirds, but
they were on the South side of the lake. Which made ID'ing them impossible.
Next we stopped at the lake near the Flagship Health club in Eden Prairie.
Here we found some mud flats. With a few Killdeer and two Forster's Terns
that Conny spotted. We next headed to Murphy Hanrehan Regional Park and
briefly observed a Red-shouldered Hawk, that Conny spotted. Along the Pet Trail,
we saw Rough-winged Swallow, Field Sparrow and heard a Barred Owl. We ended
the day at Cliff Fen Park. Where we heard about 12 American Woodcocks and
observed one from about 20 feet. Making for an end to a very nice evening!
@ Red-shouldered Hawk - Scott County
@ Forster's Tern - Hennepin County
@ American Woodcock - Dakota County
@ Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Scott County
Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN
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<DIV>@ Red-shouldered Hawk - Scott County</DIV>
<DIV>@ Forster's Tern - Hennepin County</DIV>
<DIV>@ American Woodcock - Dakota County</DIV>
<DIV>@ Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Scott County</DIV>
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