[mou] FYI: Brown Pelican reported on MNbird
James Mattsson
mattjim@earthlink.net
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 08:20:30 -0500
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I just saw this on MNbird:
Jim
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From: "Ed Thelen" <pfalcons@hotmail.com>
To: IA-BIRD@lists.iowabirds.org, mnbird@lists.mnbird.net,
sd-birds@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:15:27 -0500
Subject: [mnbird] Brown Pelican on Spirit LAke in Dickinson County
Hello,
Today at 12:30 pm I spotted what I thought might be an immature brown
pelican in the NW corner of Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, Iowa. This
evening it was relocated up at the grade on Spirit Lake and after verifying
its identity quickly called a few local birders who were able to see it.
This was around 6:30 pm and it was on the rocks at the footbridge when I
left it around 7:30pm. This is the same area where the black-headed Gull has
been seen in past years.
Here are the directions:
At the north end of Spirit Lake, there is a paved road running east-west.
The north side of this road is Minnesota, and the south side is Iowa. This
is what they call the grade. About ? mile east of Highway 276 (which follows
the west edge of the lake, then north into Minnesota) there is a small bay
which connects to the larger part of Spirit Lake. This bay is where the
Brown Pelican had been seen. The road there is wide, with very wide
shoulders, so parking along it is easy and safe. There is a fishing pier
that extends into the bay from the east-west road Between this bay and the
larger part of Spirit Lake is a rock jetty(this is the old footbridge area)
and this is where Pelican was at when I left it this evening.
Good Birdin'
Ed Thelen
Spirit Lake
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<DIV>I just saw this on MNbird:</DIV>
<DIV>Jim</DIV>
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<DIV>From: "Ed Thelen" <A href="mailto:<pfalcons@hotmail.com>"><pfalcons@hotmail.com></A></DIV>
<DIV>To: <A href="mailto:IA-BIRD@lists.iowabirds.org,">IA-BIRD@lists.iowabirds.org,</A> <A href="mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net,">mnbird@lists.mnbird.net,</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:15:27 -0500</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: [mnbird] Brown Pelican on Spirit LAke in Dickinson County</DIV>
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<DIV>Hello,</DIV>
<DIV>Today at 12:30 pm I spotted what I thought might be an immature brown </DIV>
<DIV>pelican in the NW corner of Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, Iowa. This </DIV>
<DIV>evening it was relocated up at the grade on Spirit Lake and after verifying </DIV>
<DIV>its identity quickly called a few local birders who were able to see it. </DIV>
<DIV>This was around 6:30 pm and it was on the rocks at the footbridge when I </DIV>
<DIV>left it around 7:30pm. This is the same area where the black-headed Gull has </DIV>
<DIV>been seen in past years.</DIV>
<DIV>Here are the directions:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>At the north end of Spirit Lake, there is a paved road running east-west. </DIV>
<DIV>The north side of this road is Minnesota, and the south side is Iowa. This </DIV>
<DIV>is what they call the grade. About ? mile east of Highway 276 (which follows </DIV>
<DIV>the west edge of the lake, then north into Minnesota) there is a small bay </DIV>
<DIV>which connects to the larger part of Spirit Lake. This bay is where the </DIV>
<DIV>Brown Pelican had been seen. The road there is wide, with very wide </DIV>
<DIV>shoulders, so parking along it is easy and safe. There is a fishing pier </DIV>
<DIV>that extends into the bay from the east-west road Between this bay and the </DIV>
<DIV>larger part of Spirit Lake is a rock jetty(this is the old footbridge area) </DIV>
<DIV>and this is where Pelican was at when I left it this evening.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Good Birdin'</DIV>
<DIV>Ed Thelen</DIV>
<DIV>Spirit Lake</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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