From: Earl Orf [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:11 PM
To: William Bronn
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Mountain Bluebird & Townsends Solitaire
Thanks, Bill. Those are great directions. I'm going to try again tomorrow.
Earl Orf
www.earlorfphotos.com
William Bronn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Yes, Earl, it sounds like you may have been south of this strange, isolated
triangle of public land. I don't have a GPS to follow the coordinates, but,
on my home computer, I bring up Google Maps and type the coordinates into
the "search" box and hit enter: it comes right up on the map. After taking
down the roads to get there [I-94 to co. rd. 24 (Clearwater)over the
Mississippi to Co. Rd. 8 SE (also called River Road)northward to 77th STREET
(don't let the avenues confuse you because they also come into Co. Rd. 8);
turn left into 77th St. and take it to a 90 degree turn left - STOP THERE
AND PARK - going further is private road going to a farm house- (looking at
the aerial view on Google maps is helpful, too); then continue to walk
straight west (over the half dozen piles of gravel) about 40 yards and the
triangle of open meadow will be on your right. The coordinates take you
about 2/3 toward the far end - that is where we first saw the BBs; after
that they chased around the meadow but seemed to like to return to that
first spot! The Solitaire was there, too.
Did I give you too much information?
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Earl Orf [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 5:10 PM
To: 'William Bronn'
Subject: RE: [mou-net] Mountain Bluebird & Townsends Solitaire
Hi Bill,
I was also looking for the Mountain Bluebird on the 9th from 8:45 to 10:00
but I think I was in the wrong place. I turned in where there was a sign
for Clear Lake Park. There was a large grassy field right there and I was
assuming that was where it had been seen. I didn't have directions that
were as specific as yours. Does it sound like I was not at the right place?
If so, I might try again tomorrow.
Earl Orf
www.earlorfphotos.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/EarlOrfPhotos
-----Original Message-----
From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of William
Bronn
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2016 9:50 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [mou-net] Mountain Bluebird & Townsends Solitaire
The male Mountain Bluebird was seen today in the company of about eight male
and female Eastern Bluebirds at 11 AM at the same coordinates [45.4603
-94.0983] as first reported, in Sherburne County, north of Clearwater. A
Townsends Solitaire was also spotted briefly with them. This large,
triangular meadow is reached from the end of 77th St [where there is a
little space for parking] and hiking west ~40 yds. Bill Bronn & Ken Marble
3/9
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