[mou] Notes from West-Central MN

[Peder Svingen]

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At about the same time as Bill's sightings of 12 Plegadis ibis in Lac=20
Qui Parle County at Big Stone NWR, I counted no fewer than 23 Plegadis=20=

ibis (20 first-fall birds and 3 wearing adult-type plumage) between=20
2:20 and 2:40 PM west of Graceville (state highway 28, just west of Big=20=

Stone County Road 61). Later in the afternoon on Saturday, I refound=20
presumably the same juvenile Plegadis ibis as last weekend in the small=20=

slough across the road from Munnwyler Lake along Big Stone County Road=20=

64, 1.0 mile east of US 75.
A total of 36 ibis in one day in west-central Minnesota!
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Peder H. Svingen
Duluth, MN

On Aug 26, 2006, at 8:35 PM, William Marengo wrote:

> Spent Friday & most of Saturday birding in Yellow Medicine and Lac Qui=20=

> Parle counties. Some high-lights:
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> Lac Qui Parle:
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> 12 Plegadis Ibis were present at various points along the Big Stone=20
> NWR auto tour route between 1:00pm =96 2:00 pm Saturday
> <SNIP>=

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At about the same time as Bill's sightings of 12 Plegadis ibis in Lac
Qui Parle County at Big Stone NWR, I counted no fewer than 23 Plegadis
ibis (20 first-fall birds and 3 wearing adult-type plumage) between
2:20 and 2:40 PM west of Graceville (state highway 28, just west of
Big Stone County Road 61). Later in the afternoon on Saturday, I
refound presumably the same juvenile Plegadis ibis as last weekend in
the small slough across the road from Munnwyler Lake along Big Stone
County Road 64, 1.0 mile east of US 75.

A total of 36 ibis in one day in west-central Minnesota!

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Peder H. Svingen

Duluth, MN


On Aug 26, 2006, at 8:35 PM, William Marengo wrote:


<excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Spent Friday & most
of Saturday birding in Yellow Medicine and Lac Qui Parle counties.
Some high-lights:</smaller></fontfamily>


<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Lac Qui =
Parle:</smaller></fontfamily>


<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>12 Plegadis Ibis were present
at various points along the</smaller></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Big Stone
NWR</smaller></fontfamily> <fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>auto
tour route between 1:00pm</smaller></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>=96 2:00 pm =
Saturday</smaller></fontfamily>

<<SNIP></excerpt>=

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