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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>4/9/16<BR> <BR>Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge<BR>Bass Ponds<BR>Bird Walk Summary<BR> <BR>Despite the 20 degree start to our walk, we enjoyed a number of spring migrants this morning at the Bass Ponds. There were Fox Sparrows, both Kinglets and Hermit Thrushes on the hill going down to the ponds. A nice mix of Ducks on the Hog Back Marsh pond and a large flock of Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs on Long Meadow Lake. There are some good mud flats there again this year, so Shorebirds may be good there again this year.<BR> <BR>Here are some of the species we observed:<BR>Pied-billed Grebe<BR>Great Blue Heron<BR>Northern Harrier<BR>Killdeer<BR>Greater Yellowlegs<BR>Lesser Yellowlegs<BR>Belted Kingfisher<BR>Eastern Phoebe<BR>Tree Swallow<BR>Brown Creeper<BR>Golden-crowned Kinglet<BR>Ruby-crowned Kinglet<BR>Hermit Thrush<BR>Yellow-rumped Warbler<BR>Fox Sparrow<BR> <BR>Upcoming walks at the Refuge are on the following dates:<BR>April 11 - Monday - Rapids Lake Visitor Center<BR>May 7 - Saturday - Bloomington Visitor Center<BR>May 9 - Monday - Rapids Lake Visitor Center<BR>All walks begin at 8:00 am and are open to the public. There are no entrance fees or cost for these walks.<BR> </div></body>
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