Re: [mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment

[GREG ELIZABETH CLOSMORE]

> On Aug 22, 2020, at 7:32 PM, Monica Bryand  wrote:
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> Lots of shorebirds, at least 6 avocets, 4 were juvies, I saw 1
> black-bellied plover (no pics) and there was a prairie falcon on the snag
> on the trail leading away from the shelter. I saw a prairie falcon the same
> place last year.
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> Monica Bryand
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[mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment

[Monica Bryand]

Lots of shorebirds, at least 6 avocets, 4 were juvies, I saw 1
black-bellied plover (no pics) and there was a prairie falcon on the snag
on the trail leading away from the shelter. I saw a prairie falcon the same
place last year.
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[mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment

[Monica Bryand]

This past weekend I took a little trip this weekend and on Sunday found
marbled godwits and a little blue heron near the little gazebo.

I took my bike and explored all the paths, it was pretty awesome.

Lots of other ducks as well, including eared and western grebes.
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Re: [mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment.

[jellisbird]

Thanks for the heads up, Frank! John Ellis

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> On Jun 10, 2017, at 11:32 AM, m...@moumn.org wrote:
> 
> (Posted by Frank Gosiak  via moumn.org)
> 
> Just a note:  The DNR official said usually no one is allowed on the roads 
> within the North 
> Ottawa Impound, but, they have relaxed this rule a bit concerning recent 
> events (bird 
> sightings). They would prefer that drivers only go on the main 250th Str. 
> road and the 
> middle crossroad which means : Stay off the 2 tire track trails. Also, there 
> has been some 
> concern about people driving to fast to rush upon a recent sighting. When 
> this happens it is 
> a safety concern and it spooks the birds up. Just remember to follow good 
> birding ethics and 
> this spot  may be reserved for future birding, and, remember the DNR is 
> keeping close tabs 
> on how this is all playing out. If we mess it up it may be closed off. Keep 
> up with the good 
> birding and have a good weekend.   Frank Gosiak 
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[mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment.

[mou]

(Posted by Frank Gosiak  via moumn.org)

Just a note:  The DNR official said usually no one is allowed on the roads 
within the North 
Ottawa Impound, but, they have relaxed this rule a bit concerning recent events 
(bird 
sightings). They would prefer that drivers only go on the main 250th Str. road 
and the 
middle crossroad which means : Stay off the 2 tire track trails. Also, there 
has been some 
concern about people driving to fast to rush upon a recent sighting. When this 
happens it is 
a safety concern and it spooks the birds up. Just remember to follow good 
birding ethics and 
this spot  may be reserved for future birding, and, remember the DNR is keeping 
close tabs 
on how this is all playing out. If we mess it up it may be closed off. Keep up 
with the good 
birding and have a good weekend.   Frank Gosiak 

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[mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment

[mou]

(Posted by Frank Gosiak  via moumn.org)

Little Blue Heron and Snowy Plover present at 7:00. Enter from the East on 
250th (middle 
road into impoundment). Water is rising but there is plenty of shoreline. Look 
to the North 
as you enter past the water gate. Many other shore birds present but the Snowy 
and Cattle 
Egrets were not found. Glossy Ibis was at the first crossing road to the South 
about half way 
down on the West side of road.

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[mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment Grant County

[birdnird57]

Two Snowy Egrets and Avocet on 250 Ave in center of Impoundment. 
Charlene Nelson 
Grant County 

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[mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment/Grant County

[Charlene Nelson]

Late afternoon was an interesting trip. went to find American Golden Plovers 
and found 24 of them just across the border in Traverse County. However, did 
have a Black Crowned Night Heron fly in front of me as I was leaving for the 
evening. Always an interesting visit out to the Impoundment. Thanks to Wayne 
Perala for posting about the Plovers this weekend.

Charlene Nelson
Elbow Lake farm

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[mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment, Grant County, and environs

[Betsy Beneke]

Hi All!

I took a little birding trip today, and headed west to Grant County and the
North Ottawa Impoundment, via Elbow Lake, Nashua, Tintah, Herman and back
home through Alexandria.

*Wilkin County*
On the way TO North Ottawa Impoundment, just at the west edge of Nashua,
which is in Wilkin County, near the intersection of Hwys. 55 and 9, in a
corn stubble field on the west edge of the sugar beet relay station, there
was a huge mixed flock of tundra swans and white-fronted geese.  See my
ebird list for details.

*Grant County*
I spent approximately two hours at the North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant
County, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.  See my ebird list for details.  It's
"so" recent, it hasn't been approved/published yet, as I compose this
email.  Not a lot of activity so far; mallards were stealing the show.  A
few tundra swans, a few pintails, and a very few wood ducks and shovelers.
Almost no divers yet, other than a couple of pairs of redheads and a single
drake bufflehead.  It's only going to get better!

*Grant/Douglas County*
Along the north side of Hwy. 27 at the Grant/Douglas County line there was
a flock (300-400) of ring-billed gulls - half were in Douglas County, half
were in Grant County.  Not sure why the separation, other than a gravel
road?  Most seemed to be resting in a corn stubble field.  Rigors of
migration - you plop down where your energy runs out, and you see friends?

*General Comments*
All my photographic efforts at the impoundment were thwarted by some guy in
a red Ford Explorer who was zooming around on all the dike roads at 40-50
mph, flushing all the birds.  Aarrgghhh!!!  I think he was an "employee" of
someone - seemed to be stopping/checking stations with gauges, etc.  He was
nice, waved every time he went by me, although I'm not sure if it was an
"apologetic" wave, or just being friendly.  He may not have realized how
disruptive his activities were.  Or if he did, the waves were his way of
saying, "Sorry - just doing my job - and I have to keep moving."
 Obviously, not a "federal" government employee...ha!

Don't cha just LOVE spring?

Betsy Beneke
St. Cloud, Benton County


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[mou-net] North Ottawa impoundment, Grant Co

[Kim R Eckert]

A total of 17 shorebird species were seen here today by the Minn Birding 
Weekends group. Among these were American Avocet, Upland Sandpiper, Marbled 
Godwit, Sanderling, and Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Most of these were along the 
flooded east-west road that goes E from the Traverse Co line, and along the N 
side of the impoundment 1/2 mile E of the county line. There were virtually no 
other shorebirds or mudflats that we found elsewhere in western Grant and 
Traverse counties, although there were 1 Red necked and 3 Wilson's phalaropes 
at the Graceville sewage ponds in Big Stone Co, bringing our day's shorebird 
total to 19 species.


Kim R Eckert, Duluth
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[mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment - WF Ibis, Cattle Egret

[Bill]

While searching the impoundment this evening about 7:45pm, three White-faced 
Ibis flew up from the south end of the impoundment and headed north.  After 
more searching, they we not relocated. 

Also seen were two Cattle Egrets tucked in the cattails south of the road that 
divides the impoundment. 

The previously reported Red Knots were not found either. 

Regards...

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[mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment, Grant Cty

[Paul Budde]

In addition to the thousands of ducks present in the impoundment today,
there were 5 sps of grebes (only missing Clark's), two American Avocets (in
the far NE corner), and a good assortment of geese: 5 Ross's, 69 Snow, and
34 Greater White-fronted.

 

Paul

 

Paul Budde

Minneapolis, MN

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[mou-net] North Ottawa Impoundment - Grant County

[Alex Watson]

Today in the dead trees described by Bob E. earlier  there was a Prairie
Falcon and a Swanson's Hawk.

I had prairie falcon on the mind, expecting I would see one, and initially
ID'd the Swanson's as the falcon, ignoring the other raptor in the tree!
Later I read in my Raptors of North America book how a Juvenile Swanson's
looks like a Prairie Falcon.  I feel lucky to have had the chance to find
that out the hard way.

It was fun to watch the hawk perch close to the falcon, causing it to move
to a different portion of the tree.  For about 10 minutes, the hawk pushed
the falcon around until they both took flight, going in different
directions.

Other birds of interest were Western Grebes, ~120 Great Egrets (could not
find a snowy though I tried), many GB Herons, 4 Avocets, Baird's Sandpipers,
there were about 6 species of Shorebird that I could separate including all
the peeps.

Alex Watson


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