Wow! That has One Minute Vacation written all over it.
--greg
--- In "Rich Peet" <> wrote:
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> In the last week I have made it through the entire length of WI.
> Yesterday Curt of this group and myself left MSP and arrived Crex
> Meadows, Grantsburg at "dark thirty" and 22 degrees f.
>
> Ice is leaving quickly now. Some of the larger lakes still have
> enough to support groups of Eagles out feeding on it. The edges are
> now open and supporting good duck diversity. Large groups of Tundra
> swans seen migrating over. Sandhill Cranes, Trumpeter swans, and
> Loons are arriving on breeding territory but not yet in full numbers.
> Just the early sparrows are in with the Juncos in full mating calls.
>
> First small group of Wood frogs found yesterday starting at 44 degree
> air temp. Also found were Western Chorus and lesser numbers of Spring
> Peepers. Wood frogs should peak next week on a warm day.
>
> The ice was melting fast enough to cause large amounts of water
> through the water diversion structures that are used for waterfowl
> management.
> At one of these structures we found the outlet belching out 4' bubbles
> that splashed over 4' into the air. It is not easy to record large
> water events but Curt did it great. Best played with speaker that can
> handle good bass because we could feel the land shake when these
> bubbles came out.
> a 1.7 meg download for those that like strange sounds.
> http://home.comcast.net/~richpeet/bubbles.mp3
>
> Rich Peet
>
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