[mou-net] New Germany ice free??

Hello - I am curious if anybody has passed by the New Germany and/or Cologne area wetlands (both in the way west Twin Cities metro) recently. Is New Germany ice-free yet? Is there any water at Cologne? Thanks for your responses. --rick Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/

Re: [mou-net] New Germany ice free??

Hi Rick and others interested, As of last weekend the areas south of Cologne held very little water and no waterfowl. The recent snowfall may have changed that a bit. I'm not sure about the New Germany area, but the section that crosses highway 7 was open and held some ducks. A bit further afield

[mou-net] FOY Meadowlark, Crow-Hassan Park, Hennepin County

Maureen and I did a hike around Crow-Hassan Park Reserve this beautiful morning, from 8 until noon.  Water surfaces were still frozen, but beginning to thaw along shore.  Birds were still pretty sparse, but we did have some interesting sightings: Eastern Meadowlark - single bird, along trail g