Hello Tom, and all others, The New Germany wetlands are quite wide. I don't think binoculars would be of much value. That said, I was there on Sunday and the water was very high. Birds that forage in mud were elsewhere, also the egrets and herons were scarce. I noticed Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie was not mentioned here. That area is productive and not as large as New Germany. 44.856788,-93.439692
Curt On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 6:20 PM Robert Williams <drbop6...@gmail.com> wrote: > Stopped there briefly this afternoon. The water is too high for > shorebirds. I didn’t see anything of interest but I didn’t take the time > to scope. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 17, 2020, at 2:37 PM, linda whyte < > 0000004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > > > Has anyone revisited Armstrong Wetland Restoration ? I never got there in > > the spring, and have no idea if it has any potential for mudflats, but it > > sounded as though it might attract migrators at some point. > > Linda Whyte > > > >> On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 10:27 AM Steve Weston <swesto...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Lake Byllesby reservoir is a recreational lake during the summer and > they > >> keep the water levels high until after Labor Day, when they start to > draw > >> down the water and expose the mud flats. For that reason it is better > for > >> shorebirds in the spring than the fall. > >> > >>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 10:52 PM Nancy Sundeen <grancy6...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I was at Lake Byllesby today. It is at full height, no mud flats. > >>> Nancy S. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>>> On Aug 14, 2020, at 6:56 PM, Tom Gilde <thegl...@q.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> 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. > >>> > >>> ---- > >>> 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. > >> > > > > ---- > > 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. > ---- 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.
