[mou] Directions to sites in Dakota Co.

[Steve Weston]

140th Street Marsh is about one mile east of Hwy 52.   But 140th Street no
longer connects to Hwy 52 on that side, so you have to continue south to
CR42, turn east and then north on Conley to reach 140th Street.

180th Street Marsh is about three miles east of Hwy 52.

West end of Lake Byllesby.  Take Hwy 56 south from Hwy 52 and Hampton,
following the signs to Randolf.  When you get to the sign at CR88 telling
you to turn west (right) to Randolf, turn east (left).  Go to the first
driveway to the south, park (don't block the railroad), and walk through the
gate that tells you are entering a Dakota Co. Park.  For confirmation, there
is an orange hazard fence surrounding a septic field.   Follow the trail
down.  If you found the pelicans, you probably found the spot.   there are
more places to view the mudflats & sandbars on trails leading further to the
west.  Half of the next field to the west is still park land.

Jirik sod farm  is at CR79 (Blaine Ave) and CR66, east of Hwy 3 and west of
Hwy 52.   Other Empire sod farms are west and south of the Jirik farm, but
they are not as interesting.

Castle Rock sod farms are further south on Hwy 3 at CR88.

The Empire substation, south and east of the Jirik farm, can be a good spot
for praire birds.

Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
sweston2@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Campbell" <jrcampbe@visi.com>
To: <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 11:06 PM
Subject: [mou] Please help a newbie


> Hi everyone,
>
> My girlfriend and I went down to find the Little Blue Heron in the
> Byllesby area a couple weeks ago. We found it -- it was very exciting!
>
> We drove around the area trying to find the other locations people keep
> referring to: 180th street, 140th street, and the "west end" of the lake.
> We parked along the county road that turns south on the west edge of the
> lake and walked through a big hay field to get to the lake and found a
> bunch of pelicans and a couple of common terns.
>
> Can someone please give me more exact directions to these locations? We'd
> like to go down there in the next couple of days to find the curlew. Where
> is this parking lot on the west end of the lake?
>
> Is a scope going to be necessary? I don't own one yet, but hope to be
> getting one (finally) in the next couple of weeks.
>
> We live very close to the Wood Lake site, and have just "discovered" it.
> I'd love to hear any advice to help me find more birds in there!
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Jim
>
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