[mou] MRVAC - Sherburne County Birding Day (location changed to Southern MN) - 3/22/05
EgretCMan@aol.com
EgretCMan@aol.com
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3/22/2005
Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter
Sherburne County Birding Day
(Location changed to Southern MN)
Field Trip Report
3 - Participants
51 - Species + Meadowlark - species unknown
Spent a nice day checking out the lakes and back roads of Dakota, Rice,
Steele, Freeborn, Faribault, Waseca, Blue Earth and Le Sueur Counties. We
observed large numbers of Canada Geese and Cackling Geese in 3 of those counties.
Greater White-fronted Geese were also observed at Pihl's County Park. We
also observed 16 species of Ducks, with Ring-necked Duck & Lesser Scaup being
observed in the greatest numbers. Here are updates on the lakes we checked out.
Rice County
Well's Lake - open lots of Geese, ducks and Heron's on nests in the rookery
Lower Lake Sakatah - open East of CR 99 - good mix of waterfowl
Freeborn County
Geneva Lake - Frozen and snow covered
Freeborn Lake - Frozen and snow covered
Alden Lake(in down town Alden) - open, mix of ducks & one Cackling Goose
Faribault County
Rice Lake - (7 miles West of Alden on I 90, then 1.5 miles South to Pihl's
County Park entrance. Lots of Cackling and Greater White-fronted Geese, +
l00s of ducks.
Walnut Lake N - open 19 Bald Eagles and many Gulls and diving ducks few
geese.
Walnut Lake S - Frozen
Blue Earth County
Lura Lake - observed lake only from Daly Park on East side of the lake -
Frozen and snow covered
Madison Lake - small open area on West side
Waseca County
Lake Elysian - From Hwy 60 - lake appeared completely frozen and snow covered
Le Sueur County
Lake Sakatah - West of Hwy 13 - Open - mix of ducks and 1/2 dozen Cackling
Geese - nice close looks
Lake Sakatah - East of Hwy 13 - just starting to open - no birds present
Other species of interest to the group:
@ American Kestrel - observed approx. 20 in all but Le Sueur counties.
@ Eurasian Collared Doves - at previously posted location in the town of
Farmington.
@ Horned Lark - observed 100's of pairs of Horned Larks and all seemed to be
paired up already and on territory.
@ Song Sparrow - one near Geneva Lake
@ Purple Finch - Pair North of Rice Lake
Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN
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<DIV>3/22/2005</DIV>
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<DIV>Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter</DIV>
<DIV>Sherburne County Birding Day</DIV>
<DIV>(Location changed to Southern MN)</DIV>
<DIV>Field Trip Report</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>3 - Participants</DIV>
<DIV>51 - Species + Meadowlark - species unknown</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Spent a nice day checking out the lakes and back roads of Dakota, Rice,=
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Steele, Freeborn, Faribault, Waseca, Blue Earth and Le Sueur Counties. =
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observed large numbers of Canada Geese and Cackling Geese in 3 of those=20
counties. Greater White-fronted Geese were also observed at Pihl's Cou=
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Park. We also observed 16 species of Ducks, with Ring-necked Duck &=
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Lesser Scaup being observed in the greatest numbers. Here are updates=20=
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the lakes we checked out.</DIV>
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<DIV>Rice County</DIV>
<DIV>Well's Lake - open lots of Geese, ducks and Heron's on nests in the=20
rookery</DIV>
<DIV>Lower Lake Sakatah - open East of CR 99 - good mix of waterfowl</DIV>
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<DIV>Freeborn County</DIV>
<DIV>Geneva Lake - Frozen and snow covered</DIV>
<DIV>Freeborn Lake - Frozen and snow covered</DIV>
<DIV>Alden Lake(in down town Alden) - open, mix of ducks & one Cackling=20
Goose</DIV>
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<DIV>Faribault County</DIV>
<DIV>Rice Lake - (7 miles West of Alden on I 90, then 1.5 miles South to Pih=
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County Park entrance. Lots of Cackling and Greater White-fronted Geese=
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l00s of ducks.</DIV>
<DIV>Walnut Lake N - open 19 Bald Eagles and many Gulls and diving ducks few=
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geese.</DIV>
<DIV>Walnut Lake S - Frozen</DIV>
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<DIV>Blue Earth County </DIV>
<DIV>Lura Lake - observed lake only from Daly Park on East side of the lake=20=
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Frozen and snow covered</DIV>
<DIV>Madison Lake - small open area on West side</DIV>
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<DIV>Waseca County</DIV>
<DIV>Lake Elysian - From Hwy 60 - lake appeared completely frozen and s=
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covered</DIV>
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<DIV>Le Sueur County </DIV>
<DIV>Lake Sakatah - West of Hwy 13 - Open - mix of ducks and 1/2=20
dozen Cackling Geese - nice close looks</DIV>
<DIV>Lake Sakatah - East of Hwy 13 - just starting to open - no birds=20
present</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Other species of interest to the group:</DIV>
<DIV>@ American Kestrel - observed approx. 20 in all but Le Sueur=20
counties. </DIV>
<DIV>@ Eurasian Collared Doves - at previously posted location in the town o=
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Farmington.</DIV>
<DIV>@ Horned Lark - observed 100's of pairs of Horned Larks and all seemed=20=
to=20
be paired up already and on territory.</DIV>
<DIV>@ Song Sparrow - one near Geneva Lake</DIV>
<DIV>@ Purple Finch - Pair North of Rice Lake</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"=
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