[Mnbird] Tundra Swan movement, Dakota C; river trail status

linda whyte birds at moosewoods.us
Mon Oct 26 13:50:32 CDT 2020


Flock of Tundra Swans heard in flight over Lilydale/Mendota Heights late
this morning, headed south; followed minutes later by a few Trumpeters that
took off from Pickerel Lake.
Sight and sounds of the many passerine migrators along the river bike trail
have grown increasingly scarce since last week, with a few individual
exceptions, supplanted by winter arrivals.
Normally there's a good concentration of bird activity around the several
springs west of the Pool and Yacht Club, but a massive rock slide last
night totally covered the trail in an area parallel to the east end of Pike
Island. This end of the trail will likely be closed for some time. East of
the Pool and Yacht Club, there's a project in progress to replace some
power poles in the wetland. The temporary infrastructure laid down to
support heavy equipment and materials gives some birding access to the
wetland between work sessions. It might be a good place to check for
migrating waterfowl in coming weeks.
Linda Whyte
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