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<p>8/8/2016</p>
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<p>Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge</p>
<p>Long Meadow Lake Unit</p>
<p>Bass Ponds - Trailhead</p>
<p>Bird Walk - Summary</p>
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<p>While co-leading a walk at the Bass Ponds this morning with Brianne Keehan, our group found an immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. The bird was observed at 8:10 am, sitting in a tree on the North side of the first pond you come to on your right. This
area would be visible from the small observation platform on the pond, or on the trail just west of the observation platform. We observed the bird sitting in the tree for about 15 minutes. We returned later to the area and were unable to relocate the Heron,
but one of the participants likely observed the bird fly and land in the tree line to the West of our initial spot where we observed it. So its likely still in the area.</p>
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<p>Water levels on Long Meadow Lake are still a little high, so there are no mud flats for Shorebirds at this time.</p>
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<p>Here's a list of some of the birds we observed on the walk:</p>
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<p>Great Blue Heron</p>
<p>Great Egret</p>
<p>Green Heron</p>
<p>Yellow-crowned Night-Heron</p>
<p>Red-bellied Woodpecker</p>
<p>Eastern Phoebe</p>
<p>Yellow-throated Vireo - Heard only</p>
<p>Red-eyed Vireo - Heard only</p>
<p>Gray Catbird</p>
<p>Cedar Waxwing</p>
<p>American Redstart</p>
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<p>Craig Mandel</p>
<p>Minnetonka, Hennepin County</p>
<p>EgretCMan@msn.com</p>
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