Thanks for this suggestion! On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 10:49 PM Curt Rawn <catda...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Tom, and all others, > > The New Germany wetlands are quite wide. I don't think binoculars would be > of much value. > That said, I was there on Sunday and the water was very high. Birds that > forage in mud were elsewhere, also the egrets and herons were scarce. > I noticed Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie was not mentioned here. That area > is productive and not as large as New Germany. > 44.856788,-93.439692 > > Curt > > > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 6:20 PM Robert Williams <drbop6...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Stopped there briefly this afternoon. The water is too high for > > shorebirds. I didn’t see anything of interest but I didn’t take the time > > to scope. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Aug 17, 2020, at 2:37 PM, linda whyte < > > 0000004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > > > > > Has anyone revisited Armstrong Wetland Restoration ? I never got there > in > > > the spring, and have no idea if it has any potential for mudflats, but > it > > > sounded as though it might attract migrators at some point. > > > Linda Whyte > > > > > >> On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 10:27 AM Steve Weston <swesto...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> Lake Byllesby reservoir is a recreational lake during the summer and > > they > > >> keep the water levels high until after Labor Day, when they start to > > draw > > >> down the water and expose the mud flats. For that reason it is better > > for > > >> shorebirds in the spring than the fall. > > >> > > >>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 10:52 PM Nancy Sundeen <grancy6...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >>> > > >>> I was at Lake Byllesby today. It is at full height, no mud flats. > > >>> Nancy S. > > >>> > > >>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>> > > >>>> On Aug 14, 2020, at 6:56 PM, Tom Gilde <thegl...@q.com> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> I meant to send this to the entire listserv - I am curious about > > >>> conditions at Lake Byllesby. > > >>>> > > >>>> Tom G > > >>>> > > >>>> “ Missy, the sod farm is on both sides of Blaine Ave. for a half > mile, > > >>> tops. The west side was being stripped of sod when I visited earlier > > in > > >>> the week - apparently that is where birds are now being found. There > > are > > >>> also a variety of puddles along this road and there will be more > after > > >> this > > >>> evening, I’d imagine. > > >>>> > > >>>> To the west along 200th St. there is another sod farm on the south > > side > > >>> of 200th. This street is fairly busy but I think that there is > > >> sufficient > > >>> shoulder to park on, although I’ve been leery of that. If you head > > south > > >>> of Farmington on Denmark Ave. you will find the eBird hotspot, > > Farmington > > >>> Shorebird Ponds - sloughs, actually. I watched a number of Virginia > > >> Rails > > >>> there and saw some sandpipers, too, think week. > > >>>> > > >>>> Maybe others will weigh in about Lake Byllesby, further south. > There > > >>> are great mudflats on the northwest side of this lake unless the dam > on > > >> the > > >>> east side has been opened to raise the water level - I don’t know if > > >> these > > >>> flats are exposed or not but they were great in spring, even yielding > > >>> Avocets.“ > > >>>> > > >>>>> On Aug 14, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Missy Bowen <missybo...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> All, > > >>>>> We were heading to western MN to check out shorebirds for a couple > of > > >>> days, > > >>>>> but family matters got in the way. My academic work starts next > week. > > >> I > > >>>>> still need my shorebird fix, however. I have tomorrow open until > > >>>>> mid-afternoon, coming from northern Washington County.I will also > > have > > >>> more > > >>>>> travel time the following week, but I am thinking most of the birds > > >> I'm > > >>>>> hoping for will have already left. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Jirik Sod Farm in Dakota County looks like a great bet. Any other > > >>>>> suggestions? Those who bird Jirik: is there any particular spot(s) > > you > > >>>>> recommend? I've never been there. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> I'm looking for Baird's, Stilt, Upland, and Buff-breasted > sandpipers > > >>> plus > > >>>>> both Wilson's and Red-Necked phalaropes for lifers, and for my > skimpy > > >>>>> Covid-year list I'd be happy to see a Semi-palmated, a Solitary > > >> (!),or a > > >>>>> Least (yeah I know!). > > >>>>> > > >>>>> This group provides immeasurable help to a part-time resident like > > me, > > >>> who > > >>>>> has to relearn species every year and limited knowledge of "go-to" > > >>> places. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Thank you all! > > >>>>> Missy Bowen > > >>>>> Otisville. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ---- > > >>>>> Join or Leave mou-net: > > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > >>>>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > >>>>> > > >>>>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > > >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > >>>> > > >>>> ---- > > >>>> Join or Leave mou-net: > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > >>>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > >>>> > > >>>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > > >>> social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > >>> > > >>> ---- > > >>> Join or Leave mou-net: > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > >>> > > >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > > social > > >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > >>> > > >> > > >> ---- > > >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > >> > > >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > > social > > >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > >> > > > > > > ---- > > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > > social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
