4/17/2017
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Long Meadow Lake Unit Old Cedar Avenue Bridge Trailhead Field Trip Report Waterfowl continues in good numbers on Long Meadow Lake, with a mix of diving and dabbler Ducks. There were also a good number of Horned Grebe's. And while not seen by our group the Black Scoter is still being seen from the observation platform. The number of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Yellow-rumped Warblers have increased in numbers and we observed a small flock of Dark-eyed Junco's and American Tree Sparrows in the trail to the East of the parking lot. Here are a few of the species we observed on the walk and if interested a complete list of the birds observed on the walk can be found on the EBird web site: Ruddy Duck Wild Turkey Horned Grebe American White Pelican - 200+ Great Egret Osprey Sora Sandhill Crane Peregrine Falcon Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Yellow-rumped Warbler American Tree Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Here are some dates for upcoming walks at the MVNWR and MRVAC field trips. Craig Mandel Minnetonka, Hennepin County April 24 - Rapids Lake Unit - Visitor Center April 29 - Old Cedar Ave. Bridge May 1 - Rapids Lake Unit - Visitor Center May 7 - Bloomington Visitor Center May 13 - Bloomington Visitor Center These walks begin at 8:00 am. MRVAC Field Trips: May 4, 5 - SE Minnesota Birding Days May 9 - Carver Park Reserve For more information on these walks please contact me. 952-240-7647 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
