Lac qui Parle Refuge Manager Dave Trauba has seen this bird three times since early November. The directions by Randy Fredrickson are correct. However, better directions are as follows: From the junction of Chippewa County Road 32 and MN Highways 7 and 59 (There are signs here directing you to the LQP Refuge Headquarters) go south on County Road 32 approximately 1/2 mile. This junction is located about 2 miles SE of the city of Milan.
It is located in habitat that is anything but what is their normal habitat but as Dave pointed out some adjacent evergreen plantings make it LQP's equivalent to the boreal forest apparently. Because it is in marginal habitat, please show respect and give this bird plenty of room. Dave already has pictures of the bird for documentation. Hopefully, this bird will stick around until after the LQP Christmas Bird Count which is scheduled for December 22. John Schladweiler New Ulm
