In reply to several requests: Randolph Industrial Park is just north of the small town of Randolph, which is in southern Dakota County near Lake Byllesby. The park is off of Hwy 56, behind the church.
Besides the 13 singing Dickcissels, at least a half dozen Western Meadowlarks, and several singing Grasshopper Sparrows, we found Savanah Sparrows, a Bobolink, and Horned Larks with a juvenile. I had seen an additional female Bobolink there yesterday. I have seen Northern Harriers there and once last year I found two Gray Partridges. Also check the plowed fields for American Golden Plovers, which I found there about three weeks ago and are being reported at Lake Byllesby. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Weston To: mnbird ; Mou-net Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 10:10 AM Subject: Dakota Co. Prairie Birds On Sunday, in chilly, dreary, windy conditions I led the tenth(?) annual MRVAC Dakota Co. Prairie Birds field trip. Starting at Schaar's Bluff, we hit the Archery Range unit of Spring Lake Park, the former 140th Street Marsh, and Randolph Industrial Park. We found most of our target prairie birds: Dickcissel (at least 13 singing males at Randolph Industrial Park), Bobolink, both Meadowlarks (western at Randolph, missed Eastern), Brewer's Blackbird (great looks opposite the house on Idell, just outside Schaar's Bluff), and grassland sparrows (Savanah, Grasshopper (Randolph), Vesper, and Lark(Archery Range)). We also had great looks at a Scarlet Tanager, heard a singing Ovenbird, and a Least Flycatcher, all at the Archery Range and a first year male Orchard Oriole at the former 140th Street Marsh. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
