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Today (Saturday, February 21, 2004) at 1:36 p.m. I found a Townsend's Solitaire in Pipestone County just northwest of Pipestone, MN. The bird was observed for approximately 20 minutes on both sides of County Road 67 northwest of Pipestone National Monument. Directions: Coming into Pipestone from the northeast on Highway 23 where it intersects Highway 75, turn West/right on 2nd St NE (note; the street sign is faded - on the opposite side of where you turn off of Highways 23/75 to 2nd St NE is the grain elevator/grain bins). Follow 2nd St. NE/NW west for one mile to NW 8th Avenue. Turn North/right on NW 8th Avenue. When NW 8th Avenue curves west turn North/right on County Road 67/68th Avenue and follow Co.Rd 67/68th Avenue north for 8 tenths of a mile. On your right/east side is the western boundary of the Pipestone National Monument followed by a Wildlife Mgmt area/State Game Refuge. On your left/west side is a large cemetery. Continue north past the cemetery where the road becomes gravel. The bird was observed perched on fence posts, small trees and in the road ditches on both sides of the road in the area of the Wildlife Mgmt area small parking lot on the east side and the large black dirt mounds on the west side of the road. The bird was not with any other birds. Ron Erpelding Willmar, MN Kandiyohi County ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C3F8C1.B0AC3C00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"State"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"City"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"Street"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"address"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place"/> <!--[if !mso]> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:Arial; color:windowtext;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Today (Saturday, February 21, 2004) at 1:36 p.m. I = found a <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Townsend’s Solitaire in <st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Pipestone</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType = w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></b> just northwest of Pipestone, MN. The bird was observed for = approximately 20 minutes on both sides of County Road 67 northwest of <st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Pipestone</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType = w:st=3D"on">National Monument</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Directions:<o:p></o:p></span></font><= /u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Coming into Pipestone from the northeast on Highway = 23 where it intersects Highway 75, <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>turn = West/right on 2<sup>nd</sup> St NE</span></b> (note; the street sign is faded – = on the opposite side of where you turn off of Highways 23/75 to 2<sup>nd</sup> St = NE is the grain elevator/grain bins). <u>Follow <st1:Street = w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">2<sup>nd</sup> St. NE/NW</st1:address></st1:Street> west = for one mile</u> to <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">NW = 8<sup>th</sup> Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>. <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Turn North/right on <st1:Street = w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">NW 8<sup>th</sup> = Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street></span></b>. <b><u><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>When NW 8<sup>th</sup> = </span></u>Avenue</b> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>curves west turn North/right on = County Road 67/68<sup>th</sup> Avenue</span></b> and <u>follow Co.Rd = 67/68<sup>th</sup> Avenue north for 8 tenths of a mile.</u> On your right/east side is the = western boundary of the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName = w:st=3D"on">Pipestone</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">National = Monument</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> followed by a Wildlife Mgmt area/State Game Refuge. On your left/west = side is a large cemetery. Continue north past the cemetery where the road becomes gravel. The bird was observed perched on fence posts, small trees = and in the road ditches on both sides of the road in the area of the <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Wildlife Mgmt area <u>small</u> parking = lot</span></b> on the east side and the <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>large black = dirt mounds </span></b>on the west side of the road. = <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The bird was not with any other = birds.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Ron Erpelding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><font = size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Willmar</span></font></st1:C= ity><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st=3D"on">MN</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=3D2 = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p= > <p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName = w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Kandiyohi</span></font></st1= :PlaceName><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font = size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p= > </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C3F8C1.B0AC3C00--