Ive been confused by this as well. In some reports it’s described as ‘pond near upper parking lot’. I am not aware of a pond up by the lot.
I figure they mean the pond when you first come down the big hill from the parking lot, that is adjacent to that lower parking paved area (where no one ever really parks), since this is the pond closest to the upper lot? But maybe there is a pond up top? I’ve never walked around up there since it seems like commercial property to me.. Brian On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 9:57 AM Thomas Gilde <thegl...@q.com> wrote: > I’ve often wondered which parking lot is being referenced - is there a > pond up top but that industrial building? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 30, 2021, at 8:18 AM, linda whyte < > 0000004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > > > Still present along the creek was the Yellow-rumped Warbler---this time, > > not in the upper reaches, but in the lower section, midway between the > two > > bridges. It was on the west side of the stream, perched around 8 feet > high. > > Also in (obscured) evidence, was the Winter Wren that seems to favor the > > fenced holding pond next to the parking lot. This was my 4th sight of the > > bird, the third at this pond. It has a knack for zipping up from the > muddy > > edges and through the fencing, before I can get my binoculars up for a > > satisfactory look. (There was even less satisfaction from the look given > on > > an earlier occasion, along the upper reaches of the creek as it flew down > > the stream.) Yesterday, it at least spent some minutes foraging at the > > edges near the intake culvert, disappearing among the rocks and clumps of > > marsh grass. Two other birders were watching the action at the same time, > > and would surely attest to the difficulty of getting great looks. I'll be > > holding out for better views, in hopes of catching it downstream with no > > interference from fencing and steam ! > > As before, the biggest pond had numerous mallards, and again, a female > > Common Merganser. In addition there were two pairs of Canada Geese. As > > another birder pointed out, and I would agree, these seemed to be the > > Lesser or Richardson's variety, with shorter neck and bill. > > Linda Whyte > > > > ---- > > 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.
