Looking for signs of spring Paul Egeland, Esther Gesick and I spent time along the Minnesota River Valley in west-central MN today (March 6).
We found 20 species of waterfowl. Significant geese movement occurred with thousands of Snow, White-fronted and Canada Geese flocks throughout the day. Cackling and Ross’s were also present. Most of the flock flyovers were concentrated in the area of Marsh Lake and the Big Stone NWR. Most of the water is still frozen, but two spots held nice concentrations of waterfowl: - just upstream from the Lac Qui Parle dam on the southeast end of Lac Qui Parle Lake in Chippewa county. - in Big Stone county along 615th ave at the northwest end of Marsh Lake. This is also referred to a the “Louisburg Road”. Noteworthy were over 100 Bald Eagles concentrated along Lac Qui Parle and Marsh Lakes. Regards... ---- 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.
