At least 9 of us bumbled around Stearns County today to no avail. There were some geese at the Paynesville sewage ponds, but around dusk, most geese were coming into the flooded field in the SW quadrant of the intersection of 16 & 33. You can get closer to the geese by walking a powerline right-of-way accessible from 16. This flooded field had a lot of ducks and geese earlier in the day, too, but we got too close and flushed the geese.
Also note, that at dusk, many ducks were flying well past 16 & 33 to (perhaps) another roost site. Other birds in the area today: Western Meadowlark Northern Harrier Wood Duck Ring-necked Duck American Wigeon Gadwall Hopefully someone will refind the Brant. Dedrick Benz Winona, MN _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/
