We checked the nesting Black-necked Stilts at the Herman water treatment ponds
today. The heavy rains in that area have brought the water line right up to
the nest. Hopefully the rains will stop and the birds will be successful and
not flooded out. From what we read this species getting flood
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*June 5, 2014
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-Birds mentioned
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
American Bittern
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Lesser Yellowlegs
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Caspian T
This afternoon Laura Coble and I checked Cannon River Wilderness East
(across the river from this Saturday's MOU walk) for the Cerulean Warblers
usually found there. We found neither sight nor sound of the Ceruleans in
this ravine, for the first time in many years. We did, however, find a
calling a
Gerry Hoekstra and I scouted the Cannon River Wilderness Park in Rice
County on Tuesday Morning. We found some good birds but almost all of them
were identified by sound only. The most interesting birds detected on our
outing were Yellow & Black-billed Cuckoo, Acadian Flycatcher, Veery and
several
Does anyone have up-to-date information on the status of the Stilts?
Has the water risen due to recent rains?
Have the eggs hatched?
If so, are the birds still in the area or visible?
I am willing to stop and ask the local folks if no one knows.
Sid Stivland
Plymouth, MN
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On June 7, 2014 MOU trip leaders Kevin Smith & Gerry Hoekstra will meet at
Cannon Wilderness Area in Rice County.
3471 - 151st Street East, Northfield, MN 55057
The Cannon River Wilderness Area consists of approximately 850 acres of
wooded river valley in Rice County. The Wilderness Area is loc
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