[mou] Clay Co. Red-necked Grebe, et al.

[patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu]

Hello all,

Such a beautiful sunny day here in the FM area that I thought I would play
hookey head down to Rothsay WMA.  Not much happening there at all!  But, I
spent about an hour scoping the large wetland about 2 miles west northwest
of Barnseville.  The wetland is loaded with various waterfowl.  Higlights:

250+ Tundra Swans
200+ Greater White-fronted Geese
1 Red-necked Grebe
1 Bufflehead
6 Greater Scaup - nice to get side by side comparison with Lesser Scaup
4 Wood Ducks
20+ Redheads
50+ Canvasbacks
100+ Northern Pintails
4 Gadwall
10+ American Wigeon
LOTS of Ring-necked Ducks
3 Great Blue Herons
2 Great Egrets
2 Herring Gulls

I'll definitely keep an eye on this spot in the days to come.  No snow
geese!  Also, no rough-legged hawks around Rothsay, but many northern
harriers and a few red-tails.

Good Birding!

Pat

Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105
701-231-9491
Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu

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