I meant to send this to the entire listserv - I am curious about conditions at Lake Byllesby.
Tom G “ Missy, the sod farm is on both sides of Blaine Ave. for a half mile, tops. The west side was being stripped of sod when I visited earlier in the week - apparently that is where birds are now being found. There are also a variety of puddles along this road and there will be more after this evening, I’d imagine. To the west along 200th St. there is another sod farm on the south side of 200th. This street is fairly busy but I think that there is sufficient shoulder to park on, although I’ve been leery of that. If you head south of Farmington on Denmark Ave. you will find the eBird hotspot, Farmington Shorebird Ponds - sloughs, actually. I watched a number of Virginia Rails there and saw some sandpipers, too, think week. Maybe others will weigh in about Lake Byllesby, further south. There are great mudflats on the northwest side of this lake unless the dam on the east side has been opened to raise the water level - I don’t know if these flats are exposed or not but they were great in spring, even yielding Avocets.“ > On Aug 14, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Missy Bowen <missybo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > All, > We were heading to western MN to check out shorebirds for a couple of days, > but family matters got in the way. My academic work starts next week. I > still need my shorebird fix, however. I have tomorrow open until > mid-afternoon, coming from northern Washington County.I will also have more > travel time the following week, but I am thinking most of the birds I'm > hoping for will have already left. > > Jirik Sod Farm in Dakota County looks like a great bet. Any other > suggestions? Those who bird Jirik: is there any particular spot(s) you > recommend? I've never been there. > > I'm looking for Baird's, Stilt, Upland, and Buff-breasted sandpipers plus > both Wilson's and Red-Necked phalaropes for lifers, and for my skimpy > Covid-year list I'd be happy to see a Semi-palmated, a Solitary (!),or a > Least (yeah I know!). > > This group provides immeasurable help to a part-time resident like me, who > has to relearn species every year and limited knowledge of "go-to" places. > > Thank you all! > Missy Bowen > Otisville. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
