eBird today cites a Wilson's Phalarope at that location, seen by 2 people. . Are there two phalarope species on the same pond?
Y'all are right about this being an awkward location; it all seemed like private property to me and the road is busy. On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 11:32 AM <jellisb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Haven’t seen any post on this bird!? > John Ellis, Saint Paul > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 21, 2023, at 8:38 AM, Jason Hedlund <jasondhedl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > You are correct that this pond is within private property. There is a > small > > pull-off on Hudson Blvd (44.949281,-92.892097) where people observe with > > spotting scopes from the roadside. Unfortunately, I have observed one > > person trespassing here to get better views/photos and had to convince > > another not to trespass (He thought that because there were no "Posted" > > signs he could do what he wanted). > > > > As I write this, I'm looking up the property ownership here and, > strangely, > > I found that there is in fact a sliver of land owned by the city of Lake > > Elmo. Despite this, I highly discourage anyone from hopping any fences to > > get a better view. This is an active farm and the owner is regularly > > tending to their fields. Please do not give birders a bad name by > > trespassing. > > > > Regards, > > Jason Hedlund > > > >> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 7:16 AM Tom Gilde < > >> 00002247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > >> > >> The pond from which this Phalarope has been reported looks like it is > >> private property. Are people asking the farmer for permission or is > there > >> some sort of public access? Thanks, > >> > >> Tom Gilde > >> ---- > >> General information and guidelines for posting: > >> https://moumn.org/listservice.html > >> 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. > >> > > > > ---- > > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > > 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. > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > 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. > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html 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.