[mou] SE Stearns County Great-tailed Grackle
Ronald Erpelding
rerpeldi@tds.net
Fri, 13 May 2005 21:19:51 -0500
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I found a male Great-tailed Grackle today (Friday, May 13, 2005) in
Southeastern Stearns County at 1:52 p.m. I first saw and heard the bird
perched on a fence post 20 feet from my vehicle.
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Location: The NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 25 of Luxemburg Township in
Stearns County
Directions:
From the intersection of Highway 23 and Stearns County Rd 2 in Cold =
Spring,
MN go south on Co. Rd 2 =20
toward Watkins, MN for approximately 5 and 1/4miles, =20
Turn left/east on 175th Street (gravel road) and go east 1and =BD miles,
Turn right/south on 133rd Avenue (gravel road) and go south 1 and =BD =
miles,
Turn right/west on 165th Street (gravel road) and go west approximately =
six
tenths of a mile,
The bird was seen and heard on a fence post adjacent to the east side of =
the
road (165th Street) @ 1:52 p.m., It then flew to and landed in the =
cattails
in the small slough approximately 50 yards east of the road and later (@
2:55 p.m.) was again
seen on the ground in the cow pasture adjacent to the east side of the
slough. Note: There were also Common Grackles, Yellow-headed Blackbirds =
and
Red-winged Blackbirds in the cattails.=20
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Ron Erpelding
Kandiyohi County
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I found a male <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Great-tailed
Grackle</span></b> today (Friday, May 13, 2005) in <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on"><b><span
=
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n
style=3D'font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName =
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County</span></b> at 1:52 p.m.=A0 I first saw and heard the bird perched =
on a
fence post 20 feet from my vehicle.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>=A0<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Location:</span></font></u></b><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>=A0 The NE1/4
of the SW1/4 of Section 25 of <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Luxemburg</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Township</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Stearns</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Directions:<o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/u></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>=A0From the intersection of =
Highway 23
and Stearns County Rd 2 in Cold Spring, MN <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>go
south</span></b> on Co. Rd 2 =A0<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>toward =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Watkins</st1:City>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">MN</st1:State></st1:place>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>for approximately 5 and =
1/4miles</span></b>, =A0<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Turn <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:
bold'>left/east</span></b> on <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on">175<sup>th</sup>
Street</st1:address></st1:Street> (gravel road) and <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>go east 1and =BD =
miles</span></b>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Turn <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:
bold'>right/south</span></b> on <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on">133<sup>rd</sup>
Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street> (gravel road) and <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>go south 1 and =BD =
miles</span></b>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Turn <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:
bold'>right/west</span></b> on <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on">165<sup>th</sup>
Street</st1:address></st1:Street> (gravel road) and go west =
approximately <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>six tenths of a =
mile</span></b>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The bird was seen and heard on a fence post adjacent =
to the <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>east side</span></b> of the road =
(165<sup>th</sup> Street)
@ 1:52 p.m., It then flew to and landed in the cattails in the small =
slough approximately
50 yards east of the road and later (@ 2:55 p.m.) was =
again<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>seen on the ground in the cow pasture adjacent to the =
east
side of the slough. <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Note:</span></b> =
There
were also Common Grackles, Yellow-headed Blackbirds and Red-winged =
Blackbirds in
the cattails. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ron Erpelding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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