[mou-net] Cobb River WPA and vicinity

I stopped by the CR16 wetland to look at shorebirds this Hey birders! I stopped by the CR16 wetland to look at shorebirds this morning.  Counting the birds today was too difficult thanks to a male Cooper's Hawk that went by twice.  I counted half twice before everybody took to the air and I f

[mou-net] Cobb River WPA and vicinity--Blue Earth County

Hey birders, I found three Willets on the west side of the Cobb River WPA. Take 586th Avenue south from CR10 (east of Hwy 22). The birds were feeding at the edge of the large wetland between the two parking lots. An additional Willet was seen at a flooded field north of the Cobb River WPA

[mou-net] Cobb River WPA and vicinity

Hey birders, I was out once over the weekend and again yesterday in the vicinity of Cobb River WPA in Blue Earth County. While I'm having problems finding many waterfowl in a lot of areas, there appears to be no shortage at the WPA and Perch Lake. There's been a nice mix of dabblers and diver

[mou-net] Cobb River WPA and vicinity

Hey birders! I had a chance to get out briefly this morning and went down to check out the shorebirding at Cobb River WPA. I was rewarded with Willet (1), American Golden-Plover (24), Semipalmated Plover (2), Long-billed Dowitcher (7), Lesser Yellowlegs (25), Pectoral Sandpiper (~150!), Least

[mou-net] Cobb River WPA and vicinity

Hey birders, I was out a little bit this morning to do a winter bird survey at Cobb River WPA before the winter was through. There isn't any water open yet around here outside the Minnesota River, but I did see a couple flocks of Canadas wishing there was. Horned Larks were nearly as common a