[mou] Pool 7 near Brownsville

Today in the early afternoon, at the new viewing area on the Mississippi River and a bit further south, we saw several thousand tundra swans, many northern pintails, northern shovelers, gadwalls, green-winged teals, wood ducks, hooded mergansers, and one coot. Andrew Beerman Winona Fr. Andrew

[mou] Nesting Red-necked Grebes, Marbled Godwits near Erskine, MN

Last Tuesday, I visited the Rydell National Wildlife REfuge just southwest of Erskine Minnesota on County Road 210 and observed two pairs of red-necked grebes on Rice Lake and on Golden Pond. I also saw a pair of trumpeter swans on Golden Pond. Driving west on County road 45 from Mentor, I saw

[mou] Warblers in Winona

I went out to Aghaming park this morning across the wagon bridge and saw : Golden-winged Warbler Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler N. Parula Chestnut-sided Warbler Cape May Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Also Fox Sparrow White-throated Sparrow

[mou] Brownsville Snipes etc.

I went to the Wildcat Creek delta south of Brownsville and saw several snipes as well as a couple of killdeer. At the observation platform on HWY 26 we saw the following: Tundra Swans Green-winged teal Gadwall Bufflehead Am. Black Duck Northern pintail N. Shoveler Bald Eagles Osprey Andrew Beerma

[mou] Ducks in Winona

Today around 1pm I drove to Prairie Island and looked along the backwaters= there to see the following: Gadwall American Wigeon Blue-winged teal Shoveler Green-winged teal Canvasback Ring-necked duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Common Merganser and Double Crested Cormo

[mou] RE: Tundra Swans

Yesterday, I also spotted in that area (Mile Marker 11) several northern= pintails, hooded mergansers, and a ruddy duck. = Andrew Beerman

[mou] A. Avocets

I went to the sewage pond south of Lewiston last evening and saw fourteen= American Avocets there. What a beautiful bird! Go south of Lewiston and= turn right on County road 8. The pond will be on your left. Andrew Beerman, Winona

[mou] Winona Warblers

I went to the Old Dike Road on the Mississippi River this morning (take the= exit to Latsch Island, MN side, then cross over another bridge and drive= up to the barricade) and saw a barred owl being harassed by orioles, two= prothonotary warblers, several Tennessee warblers, a palm warbler,= no

[mou] Migrating bird report

I spotted a Wilson's Phalarope and a snow goose in the afternoon of April= 28 at the sewage treatment pond just south of Lewiston, on Township Road 8. Andrew Beerman Winona, MN