Date: 5/3/24 1:56 pm From: linda whyte <0000004e7b0e779a-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Salt Lake Weekend 2024 - Final Tally - 130 species
And special thanks to you, too, Jason, for heading up this year's fun !
Making arrangements, keeping things organized, plus leading caravans, takes
Herculean effort, so we're all indebted to you!
Linda Whyte
On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 8:12 AM Jason Frank <jmfrank84...> wrote:
> Hello Birders,
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> Our final tally for the Salt Lake Birding Weekend can be found here:
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> https://moumn.org/saltlake/ >
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> We had 130 species this year, with upwards of 150 birders canvassing the
> Lac qui Parle/Big Stone region. Morning weather was tough, but lots of
> shorebirds started showing up after lunch, with Salt Lake being one of the
> highlights. There we found Wilson’s Phalaropes, with Stilt Sandpipers and
> Long-billed Dowitchers feeding side-by-side. All five of our core Grebe
> species were located, with multiple pairs of courting Western Grebes
> spotted in the Refuge and on the scattered potholes lakes of Big Stone
> County. Other highlights included Sandhill Cranes, a Spotted Towhee in Big
> Stone National Wildlife Refuge. Snowy and Cattle Egrets, along with
> Black-necked Stilts, were located on Sunday.
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> Shorebird migration is now peaking in the area, and there is even more
> standing water in the fields than there was last weekend.
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> Thanks again to all of our participating birders, my fellow guides Ken
> Larson, Steve Weston, and Trey Weaver, and to the cities of Marietta and
> Madison, the Marietta Legion Auxiliary, Madison Mercantile and Kris
> Shelstad, and the Sons of Norway Lodge for hosting and feeding us.
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> Jason Frank
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> Ortonville MN
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