[mou] Coon Rapid Dam
CHRIS KURTZ
smacc@worldnet.att.net
Sat, 23 Apr 2005 20:40:55 -0500
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Steve Mayberry, Charlie Heitzig and his daughter, Ellie, and I birded
the east side of the Coon Rapids dam this morning. Were pleased
to see Blue Birds and Phoebes near the Visitor center, a couple
pair of Blue Wing- and Green-wing teal, a Bald Eagle, and had a
couple pair of Broad-winged Hawks soaring around. The wind was
stiff and the air cold. Aside from a bunch of regulars (Chickadee's,
Nuthatches etc) there were times and places where there was simply no
bird activity at all, especially in the undergrowth.
We had a similar experience later at Eloise Butler Bird Sanctuary,
which got a little eerie.
No kinglets, few sparrows. I hope others were having better
luck.
Chris Kurtz
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