[mou] BBS routes in W MN and some interesting findings
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Wildchough@aol.com
Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:07:07 EDT
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I ran three BBS routes in western MN this week and found Henslow's Sparrow's
(singles) on all three routes in Big Stone, Kandiyohi, and Traverse Counties;
found 14 Upland Sandpipers (12 in soybean fields, one in corn, and one
possibly calling from a small prairie within a cornfield), Gray Partridge in Stearns
and Traverse, Northern Bobwhite calling from weeds in the vicinity of a barn
in Stevens County with a sign "Red Deer Farm (I assume if they can import red
deer, they could afford a few quail eggs), Eurasian Collard Dove (first
Stearns county record I believe) in Brooten along Hwy 55 on the west end of town
where the highway curves NW, and a calling King Rail in potential breeding
habitat in far, far western MN, the location which can't be revealed due to the
bird's vulnerability to any disturbance (my decision, sorry folks). I vaguely
recall mention of a possible little blue heron near the I-694--I-494 interchange
a few days ago (I'm living on 4 hours of sleep a night this week and not real
awake). Well I saw the bird at 65 mph too and my impression was far too gray
for an LBH but just right for a redddish egret (recorded from NE IL a few
years back) but in 2 seconds I didn't note any obvious reddish behavior--someone
needs to figure out a safe way to see that bird and get a firm ID--it is the
most dangerous place to see a bird I've ever seen!!! Bob Russell, Dakota County
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gn "Red Deer Farm (I assume if they can import red deer, they could afford a=
few quail eggs), Eurasian Collard Dove (first Stearns county record I=
believe) in Brooten along Hwy 55 on the west end of town where the highway=20=
curves NW, and a calling King Rail in potential breeding habitat in far, far=
western MN, the location which can't be revealed due to the bird's vulnerab=
ility to any disturbance (my decision, sorry folks). I vaguely recall=20=
mention of a possible little blue heron near the I-694--I-494 interchange a=20=
few days ago (I'm living on 4 hours of sleep a night this week and not real=20=
awake). Well I saw the bird at 65 mph too and my impression was far to=
o gray for an LBH but just right for a redddish egret (recorded from NE IL a=
few years back) but in 2 seconds I didn't note any obvious reddish behavior=
--someone needs to figure out a safe way to see that bird and get a firm ID-=
-it is the most dangerous place to see a bird I've ever seen!!! Bob Ru=
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