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From: Laura Coble [mailto:shearwate...@frontiernet.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:21 PM To: 'mnb...@lists.mnbird.net' Subject: Dakota Cty birding, 3/17 & 18 Yesterday in the mid to late morning, the northwest end of Lake Byllesby was filled with many duck species Hundreds of Snow Geese, including blue morph, and about 180 WF Geese flew overhead. Most of the Snow and WF Geese didn't land, or landed for only a brief time in the water. Three other birders saw much of the waterfowl and a number of Ross's Geese in the Snow Goose flocks that did not land, before a fourth birder and I arrived. We all heard and saw one Sandhill Crane fly over. Today, I didn't get to Byllesby until mid afternoon, when all was quiet and empty. I also found the following in Dakota Cty: Western Meadowlarks 2: Heard and seen behind St. Mark's Church, entrance to a road west of 56 just past the church, about 1/2 mile north of the 56/88 intersection. Large flocks of Horned Larks, scattering in the air, due to a N. Harrier Snow Geese 30; WF Geese 15, 5:15 pm: With enormous flocks of mixed ducks and C. Geese (reported in the area today by Derek Bakken) in the flooded fields north of 47, west of 85 (Goodwin Ave.). Tundra Swans 35; WF Geese 20, and Mallards: In a flooded field just north of Cannon Falls and hwy 86, viewed from northbound hwy 85, looking east. The swans were close enough to ID easily. I also had one "Oregon" Junco at my feeders today. Laura Coble Cannon Falls ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
