If taking Lexington, go to Hwy 18 and turn RT. (it's a split turn, the west
section comes first, do not turn L or west, the east turn comes in about
another 1/2 mile), go east approx. 3-4 miles to Zodiac, turn L or north. At
the T, go Rt, and follow the roads around; keep making left turns at the
intersections and soon you'll be out in the pools.
If taking I-35, take the Forest Lake exit for Hwy 18 or Broadway (may also
be called Hwy 2 since you're in Washington Co when on the east side of the
Fwy), go west approx. 5-6 miles to Zodiac. Follow the directions above to
get to the pools.
You can also get into Carlos from Lexington and from Hwy 22, but those are
harder to describe and find on the map.
You can download a map of Carlos from the DNR so you know which pool you're
looking at. Please report what you see!
Even tho Carlos is a GREAT place to go birding, I must remind people that it
is not necessarily managed for birders, (gasp!) It's a hunters' mecca,
so is managed for waterfowl, not shorebirds. That said, this year there
*may* be some wetlands or exposed edges of pools due to the low amount of
rainfall. Report on that as well, so the rest of us know what pools to look
at!
Holly Peirson
Columbus, SE Anoka Co.
PS: Stop for turtles, please! They are out now. I saw a lg. salad
plate-sized box turtle on our road the other day.
PPS: If you have time when done looking at the pools and checking the
woodland sections for early arrivals in the main part of Carlos Avery, you
could go back to I-35 and go north a few miles to the Stacy exit. Go east
from the Fwy, and the NE section of Carlos opens up before you in about 1
mile. There is no shoulder on the road and lately not that many wetlands to
look over, but there are parking areas after you get over the open area, and
you can see a bridge to the south that is good to look out from. Use the map
you downloaded and you should not get lost in the wilds of Chisago Co!
Although if you want to, there is plenty of good birding habitat there,
including the Nickerson bog area on the border with the St. Croix and Pine
Co to the north...
-Original Message-
From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Fr. Paul
Kammen
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:40 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [mou-net] Getting to Carlos Avery
Great to hear the roads are open, but for those who have been could you let
me know how to get to the unit? I'd come up 35 to Lexington I believe to
197th according to a google map. I'm real curious to see what's back there
and am guessing this is a good spot in April and May for shorebirds?
Thanks for the help,
Fr. Paul
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