<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Could be West Nile Virus. It is being implicated in an unexpected drop of the Ruffed Grouse population. The mosquito that carries west nile is a frequent breeder in swamps, especially in the western counties but has been noted in Henn. county.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>But this is just speculation on my part.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Don Grussing</div><div>Minnetonka</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"mnbird" <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net><br><b>To: </b>"mnbird" <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, July 21, 2018 1:11:08 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Mnbird] Question about Egrets<br></div><br><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="ltr">I was surprised this week to see a listing of a Great Egret in the eBird Rare Bird Alert for Minnesota. I have noticed that I'm not seeing Egrets in the Twin Cities like I used to. At most, I've seen two or three this season. In years past, I would see them frequently flying around town. Can someone tell me what's happening?<br><br><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Betsy KerrGolden Valley, MN<br></div></div></div></div>
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