[mou] Tundra Swans,(Pool 8 Miss. R.), E. Bluebirds, Snow Buntings etc, Houston Co. MN & Vernon Co. Wis.

[fred lesher]

This is a weekend to visit Pool 8 in Minn. or Wis. if
you want to see large numbers of TUSWs. From Co.Hwy.
26 in Houston Co. one can see thousands, a few close
to the Minn. shore. View from near The Shellhorn
(Shellhorn Rd.) south of Brownsville on to Mile Marker
11 (white numbers on green sign), and on to the USFWS
service viewing deck. Wisconsin birders can view
plenty of TUSWs south of Stoddard on  State Hwy. 35 in
Vernon Co., and rafts of waterfowl in mid-river may be
better viewed from Wis. than from Minn. Plan AM
viewing from Wis. and PM from Minn. so as to have the
sun behind you, should it shine brightly. A few swans
very close to Hwy. 26 will flush or at least swim away
if you stop, get out of your car & slam the door.
Traffic is less on Hwy 26 in Minn. than on Hwy 35 in
Wis., but be careful. There is no paved shoulder on
Hwy 26. Along Hwy 35 in Wis. there are several
pull-offs south of Stoddard, but they may not be best
viewing spots. South of Stoddard there is an unmarked,
unofficial pull-off, a dirt track for several hundred
yards between the Hwy. & RR tracks & River. Site known
to birders as the Coon Creek mudflats, delta of Coon
Creek.

Other birds seen in Minnesota or from Hwy. 26 in
Minn.:
Horned Grebe------2------F&W deck, Hwy 26, Houston Co.
Rough-legged Hawk------1------very black, Reno,
MN/Crooked Creek.
Killdeer--------7-Hwy. 26 south of Brsvlle, Wildcat
Creek delta.
Wilson's Snipe-----19--------------------------"
Yellow-b. Sapsucker--------1-------Brsvlle feeder
Pileated W.---1-----Hwy. 26 flyby
Horned Lark---8-----Tschumper Rd., between Co. Rds.
25&21
E. Bluebird---9-----       "
Snow Bunting--4-----       "

And waterfowl, the usual puddle ducks & divers, but no
C. Mergansers or "sea ducks". You find 'em!

Fred Lesher
LaCrosse, Wis.



	
		
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