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.
