[mou] Lake Pepin frozen
Joel Dunnette
jdunnette@kmtel.com
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:31:15 -0600
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By Saturday afternoon Lake Pepin was almost completely frozen over. I saw
no gulls. There were dense flocks of Mallards at the couple small areas of
open water. Coming north into Lake City I could see flocks of ducks heading
south. They definitely were not circling.
13 Bald Eagles were circling over town, seeming to me trying to decide where
to go now that the lake was frozen.
There was a single American Pelican on the ice near the harbor, in with one
of the flocks of Mallards.
At Reads Landing the rafts of ice were clogging most of the river near town.
This is the most I have ever seen that area frozen over!
Finally, Winter has come.
Joel Dunnette
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From: mnbird-bounces@lists.mnbird.net
[mailto:mnbird-bounces@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Chris Benson
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 10:39 AM
To: mou; mnbird
Subject: [mnbird] Black-legged Kittiwake in Wabasha county was presentFriday
1/13 - and more
On Friday the 13th the first year Kittiwake
and the first year Glaucous Gull were both
present on Lake Pepin behind the DNR at
3:30 PM.
The Kittiwake did not associate with any other gull,
when not in the air it stayed on the water.
The GLGU did associate with other gulls.
On Friday afternoon the entire lake was ice-free
and there flocks of gulls up and down the entire
length of the lake, I don't even want to estimate
how many there were.
"Oodles", or "eleventeen" is about as close a guess
as I would want to make.
My daughter would spread her arms wide and
say: "this many". She's probably closer
to the true number than I am.
The Snowy Owl was present on Wabasha CR 14 at 580th St
at 4:30 PM.
On Saturday morning the Green-tailed Towhee was
present in Mountain Lake.
On the way home we checked out the Cannon River in
Faribault but not see the Trumpeter or the Mute Swan
that had been seen earlier this winter.
There was a Great Blue Heron below the dam
near the bait shop.
In Dodge county west of Wasioja the non-countable
farm pond Mute Swans were keeping a small
hole in the ice open.
Chris Benson
Rochester
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w:st=3D"on">Lake</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Pepin</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
was almost completely frozen over. I saw no gulls. There =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>13 Bald Eagles were circling over =
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seeming to me trying to decide where to go now that the lake was =
frozen.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There was a single American Pelican =
on the
ice near the harbor, in with one of the flocks of =
Mallards.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>At Reads Landing the rafts of ice =
were
clogging most of the river near town. This is the most I have ever =
seen that
area frozen over!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Finally, Winter has =
come.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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mnbird-bounces@lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-bounces@lists.mnbird.net] =
<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Chris Benson<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 15, =
2007
10:39 AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> mou; mnbird<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [mnbird] =
Black-legged
Kittiwake in Wabasha county was presentFriday 1/13 - and =
more</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On Friday the 13th the first year =
Kittiwake</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>and the first year Glaucous Gull were =
both</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>present on <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Lake</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Pepin</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> behind the =
DNR at</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>3:30 PM.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Kittiwake did not associate with any other =
gull,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>when not in the air it stayed on the =
water.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The GLGU did associate with other =
gulls.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On Friday afternoon the entire lake was =
ice-free</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>and there flocks of gulls up and down the =
entire</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>length of the lake, I don't even want to =
estimate</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>how many there were.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>"Oodles", or "eleventeen" is =
about as
close a guess</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>as I would want to make.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My daughter would spread her arms wide =
and</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>say: "this many". She's =
probably
closer</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>to the true number than I =
am.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Snowy Owl was present on Wabasha CR 14 at =
<st1:Street
w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">580th =
St</st1:address></st1:Street></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>at 4:30 PM.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On Saturday morning the Green-tailed Towhee =
was</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>present in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Mountain</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Lake</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p=
>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On the way home we checked out the <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Cannon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
in</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Faribault</span></font></st1=
:place></st1:City><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> but not see
the Trumpeter or the Mute Swan</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>that had been seen earlier this =
winter.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>There was a Great Blue Heron below the =
dam</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>near the bait shop.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In Dodge county west of Wasioja the =
non-countable</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>farm pond Mute Swans were keeping a =
small</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>hole in the ice open.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Chris Benson</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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