[mou] NW Minnesota - April 16/17, 2005
EgretCMan@aol.com
EgretCMan@aol.com
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April 16/17, 2005
Enjoyed several more days birding in Wilkin and Otter tail counties over the
weekend. Our group relocated several of the Short-eared Owls at the Rothsay
WMA on Saturday night and also observed Prairie Chickens there and at the
Otter tail Prairie today. Other highlights included observing 5 Cattle Egrets
in Otter tail county and over 100 Western Grebes on the West side of Lake
Osakis. Our group observed a total of 90 species for the weekend and here were
some of the species and locations of those sightings:
@ Greater Prairie Chicken - 4/16, 17 - Wilkin County, Rothsay WMA, CR 26,
1.5 miles West of CR 19, 300th Ave, 1 mile N of CR 26 and 190th St, 1.5 miles
East of CR 15. Otter tail County, Otter tail Prairie on 140th St, . 5 miles
East of CR 7.
@ Horned, Red-necked & Western Grebe's - Douglas County, Lake Osakis, from
boat landing in the town of Osakis, CR 10 and the boat landing on CR 10 on the
NW side of the lake.
@ American Bittern - Wilkin County, Rothsay WMA, 300th Ave, 2 miles N of CR
26. A single bird was observed at this location at 8:00am and 7:00pm on the
16th.
@ Cattle Egret - Otter Tail County, 5 birds were observed in the NE corner
of the intersection of CR 7 and 140th St at 8:10am.
@ American Golden Plover, Marbled Godwit, Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs,
Pectoral & Wilson's Snipe were observed. But only a few of each species were
observed and they were widely spread out throughout the counties.
@ Short-eared Owl - Wilkin County, Rothsay WMA, 190th St, 1.5 miles East of
CR 15, 7:35pm - 8:10pm. We did not have time to recheck for the birds on CR
15.
Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN
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<DIV>Enjoyed several more days birding in Wilkin and Otter tail counties ove=
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the weekend. Our group relocated several of the Short-eared Owls=20=
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Cattle Egrets in Otter tail county and over 100 Western Grebes on the=20=
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side of Lake Osakis. Our group observed a total of 90 species for=
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weekend and here were some of the species and locations of those=20
sightings:</DIV>
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<DIV>@ Greater Prairie Chicken - 4/16, 17 - Wilkin County, Rothsay WMA, CR 2=
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1.5 miles West of CR 19, 300th Ave, 1 mile N of CR 26 and 190th St, 1.5=
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miles East of CR 15. Otter tail County, Otter tail Prairie on 140th St, . 5=20
miles East of CR 7.</DIV>
<DIV>@ Horned, Red-necked & Western Grebe's - Douglas County, Lake=20
Osakis, from boat landing in the town of Osakis, CR 10 and the boat lan=
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on CR 10 on the NW side of the lake. </DIV>
<DIV>@ American Bittern - Wilkin County, Rothsay WMA, 300th Ave, 2 miles N o=
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26. A single bird was observed at this location at 8:00am and 7:00pm o=
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the 16th.</DIV>
<DIV>@ Cattle Egret - Otter Tail County, 5 birds were observed in the NE cor=
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of the intersection of CR 7 and 140th St at 8:10am.</DIV>
<DIV>@ American Golden Plover, Marbled Godwit, Greater & Lesser=20
Yellowlegs, Pectoral & Wilson's Snipe were observed. But only=
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few of each species were observed and they were widely spread out throughout=
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counties. </DIV>
<DIV>@ Short-eared Owl - Wilkin County, Rothsay WMA, 190th St, 1.5 miles Eas=
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CR 15, 7:35pm - 8:10pm. We did not have time to recheck for the birds=20=
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CR 15.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"=
>Craig Mandel=20
- EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN </FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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