I've been without internet for a week but will try and keep this short. A note on locations (since many of them are new): The impoundments are open to the public but may not always be open to vehicles Audubon Center of the Red River Valley (Polk County): Formerly Wetlands, Pines, and Prairie Audubon Sanctuary. South on Marshall 36/Polk 68 from Minn 1 east of Warren Agassiz Impoundment (Polk/Marshall Counties): Immediately north of the Audubon Center of the Red River Valley. NOT to be confused with Agassiz NWR. Off Channel Impoundment (Marshall County): 4 miles north of Minn 1 on 240th. 280th is 2 miles east of the turn for the Audubon Center AO#4 Impoundment (Polk County): Polk 68 South from the Audubon Center till it dead ends at Polk 23. Head south 1 mile then east 1 mile. Euclid East Impoundment (Polk County): 1.5 miles east of Euclid on Polk 19 Parnell Impoundment (Polk County): Takes US 75 south out of Euclid to Polk 17 east. Impoundment is on the north side of the road 2.5 miles east of US 75. New arrivals in the Marshall/Polk area: Common Loons Red-necked Grebes Swainson's Hawks (only seen at burn sites so far) Turkey Vultures Franklin's Gulls Tree Swallows Cliff Swallows Barn Swallows Savannah Sparrows Chipping Sparrows White-throated Sparrows Yellow-headed Blackbirds (small #'s) Snakes (only Garters so far) Single sightings: Trumpeter Swans 4/26/2012 Parnell Impoundment Greater White-fronted Geese 4/20/12 Agassiz Impoundment Common Goldeneyes 4/22/12 Roseau River Ruddy Duck 4/20/12 Agassiz Impoundment Red-breasted Mergansers 4/18/12 Euclid Impoundment American Bittern 4/26/12 Parnell Impoundment Hudsonian Godwit (female) 4/26/12 Parnell Impoundment Willet 4/22/12 Roseau CR 16 Herring Gull 4/22/12 Roseau CR 16 Greater Prairie-Chicken 4/26/12 Goose Lake IBA Ruffed Grouse 4/21/12 Goose Lake IBA Cooper's Hawk 4/26/12 Marshall County near Warren Loggerhead Shrike 4/17/12 Parnell Impoundment Swamp Sparrow 4/20/12 Agassiz Impoundment Clay-colored Sparrow 4/26/12 Off Channel Impoundment Mammals: Fox Spp. (pair with newborn) 4/20/12 Agassiz Impoundment Fox Sparrows have departed the Audubon Center Trumpeter Swans departed from the Euclid Impoundment Bill Blackburn Minnesota Audubon Warren, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html