I saw a Long-tailed Duck today, Saturday, around the noon hour a couple hundred
yards north of the Coon Rapids Dam. It was associating with a large flock of
Common Goldeneyes. I saw it from the east side of the river where there is a
large open space in the grove of trees that line the river.
The Long-tailed Duck was still present on the Mississippi River in Coon Rapids
at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. It was staying near the far northwest corner of the
Coon Rapids Dam Park property. Best way to get there is to park at Mississippi
Blvd. and Uplander St. and take the trail south to the
