I've had several inquiries about the "archery range". This is a unit of Spring Lake Regional Park located at the intersection of Fahey Ave. and Pine Bend Trail west of Hastings. Take Hi 52 and exit on Hi 55 east toward Hastings. Turn north on Fahey just east of where CR 42 meets Hi 55 from the south. Go one mile and park in the lot and look at the trail map on the kiosk. Find the spot on the map showing the observation area and go there. A park bench awaits.
This morning (Sat) at 9:00am there were very geese present...then, almost on cue, several hundred white-fronts arrived from field feeding to the south with 17 Ross's Geese in tow. Hundreds of geese and ducks continued to arrive over the next hour or so including many Cacklers and one blue morph Snow Goose. The majority of the geese tend to land out of view on the north side of the islands. Photo opportunities are rather limited due to distance, by some nice aerial shots are possible with luck. All the dabblers are present, as is a flock of 2- 3 thousand Aythya divers, but a scope is a must. This has been a banner year for white-fronts and Ross's in Dakota County. Good luck. Jim Mattsson Eagan ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
