[mou] General Mills Nature Preserve Shorebirds (Hennepin)
alyssa
tiger150@comcast.net
Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:44:31 -0500
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I birded along the mudflat/pond in the General Mills Nature Preserve in =
Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. from 7:30-8:15. Of course, the most abundant =
shorebird was the KILLDEER (including a baby, very cute!) However, there =
were also 4-5 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS throughout the mudflat. I also found a =
single SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, I don't know why it was all alone. On the =
west side of the mudflat, there was a pair of (lesbian?) female HOODED =
MERGANSERS. There were also two families of Mallards. There was a pair =
of GREAT EGRETS (perhaps nesting.) Watching over all the commotion was a =
RED-TAILED HAWK, which I never saw leave his perch. I saw a pair of =
CEDAR WAXWINGS, and heard a WARBLING VIREO (and maybe a Red-eyed Vireo, =
too.) If anyone wants directions, please e-mail me. Good birding!
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin Co.
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