[mou] Eurasian Wigeon seen this morning

Chris Benson Chris Benson" <chrisb@fullcircleimage.com
Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:38:15 -0600


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I spoke with a birder who is down at Prairie Island in Winona
and he told me that Bob Ekblad and Jeff Stephenson relocated
the Eurasian Wigeon this morning.  From what I understand they
were the only people to see it before it flew off towards the main
channel of the Mississippi River.
Many birders including myself searched yesterday until dark and
were not able to find it then so the bird must be moving around.

To get to Prairie Island in Winona go to the junction of US 14 and US =
61.
Turn east at the stoplight, go through the stop sign (stop first!) and =
continue
around the curve.  turn left at Prairie Island road, it's well marked.
After turning left continue on this road past the spillway.
Verchota Landing is past the spillway where the road bends back
to the left again...

Chris Benson
Rochester
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I spoke with a birder who is down at =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and he told me that Bob Ekblad and Jeff =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>were the only people to see it before =
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towards the main</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>channel of the Mississippi =
River.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Many birders including myself searched =
yesterday=20
until dark and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>were not able to find it then so the =
bird must be=20
moving around.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To get to Prairie Island in Winona go =
to the=20
junction of US 14 and US 61.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Turn east at the stoplight, go through =
the stop=20
sign (stop first!) and continue</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>around the curve.&nbsp; turn left at =
Prairie Island=20
road, it's well marked.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After turning left continue on this =
road past the=20
spillway.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Verchota Landing is past the spillway =
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road bends back</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>to the left again...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chris Benson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rochester</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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