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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jim Harness wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'>Seriously, Steven? A "rough trail?"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I couldn’t think of a good word for the trail, maybe “unofficial” or “impromptu”. The point is, it’s not obvious from the “official” trail. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(No, Jim, not rough like, say, the Angel’s Landing trail in Zion NP! Hey, I was just trying to be clear for people looking for the bird!)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jim Harkness [mailto:jimharkness@yahoo.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 05, 2015 3:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> tapaculo47@gmail.com; 'MN Bird'; MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mnbird] Ruff seen Tuesday, Bass Ponds<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8173"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'>Seriously, Steven? A "rough trail?"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8177"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8176"><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Stephen Greenfield via Mnbird <<a href="mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net">mnbird@lists.mnbird.net</a>><br><b>To:</b> 'MN Bird' <<a href="mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net">mnbird@lists.mnbird.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU">MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 5, 2015 1:56 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> [Mnbird] Ruff seen Tuesday, Bass Ponds</span><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8175"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yiv9560713163><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8181"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8180"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8179"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The Ruff at the MNRVWR Bass Ponds area was spotted by Olaf Danielson late morning on Tuesday, seen also by Curt Rawn and myself. From the vantage point of the end of the trail that leads to Long Meadow Lake*, the bird was near the opposite shore, as you look south (right) towards the arches of the Highway 77 bridge. Be aware, it's something like a half-mile off, so you need a scope with 60 power or so! And even then, it’s not a very gratifying look.</span><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8182"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8183"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>By the way, Olaf was pretty calm given that it was his 700th US species! (maybe because he's seen them in Europe?)</span><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>* a narrow, rough trail that takes off from a main trail about 50 yards west of the wooden bridge</span><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8184"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1430855227420_8185"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:black'>Stephen Greenfield</span><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Minneapolis</span><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:tapaculo47@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>tapaculo47@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Mnbird mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Mnbird@lists.mnbird.net">Mnbird@lists.mnbird.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird_lists.mnbird.net" target="_blank">http://lists.mnbird.net/mailman/listinfo/mnbird_lists.mnbird.net</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>