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Re: Places to record in MN, MI, ND?

Subject: Re: Places to record in MN, MI, ND?
From: "Alt, Mark"
Date: Thu May 4, 2006 11:22am(PDT)
Feel free to contact me if I may be of assistance.

Mark Alt
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
Brooklyn Center, MN


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Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Places to record in MN, MI, ND?

Great question, Bruce.  I too am planning a trip to Wisconsin, Minnesota
and North Dakota this June and I'd like to hear what Rich, Curt and others=

from that region have to say.

One place I am definitely planning to visit is Crex Meadows WMA near
Grantsburg in northwestern Wisconsin.  Until recently I had family in MN,
and I have been there many times over the years.  It has quite a lot of
diverse birdlife. Crex has quite a few visitors, but I think it should be
relatively easy to do species type recording there (at least compared to
much of New York, where I live).    I'm not so sure about  ambient, but I
suspect very early am and nights will be good.

For Minnesota I have been using Kim Eckert's book "A Birder's Guide to
Minnesota" for planning purposes.  Is that a good approach?  Is the Sax-Zim=

bog a good possibility?  Where would be a good place to record Connecticut=

warbler and yellow-bellied flycatcher?

I'm not so sure where to go in North Dakota.  I'm really interested in
getting  prairie sparrows,  chestnut-collared longspur, gray partridge
etc.   The population of North Dakota is roughly 600,000. and I have
thought that noise would not be too serious,  except for wind and possibly=

farm machinery.

As you can see, I have some definite goals in mind.  Any guidance would be=

greatly appreciated.

David



At 11:22 AM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am planning a recording trip in June to northern Michigan, and Northern
>Minnesota, around the Boundary Waters and Superior National Forest. I am
>hoping to get some ideas where good places to record are. I have never bee=
n
>to these locations, so I am unsure where good places are, and where the
>noisy places to avoid are. I am looking to record lots of Loons, northern
>birds, migrating warblers, thrushes, eagles, and wolves if I am real lucky=
.
>Any help pointing me to some good locations would be greatly appreciated. =
I
>am trying to avoid tourist and motor boat areas best I can. I am gathering
>detail maps and loading my GPS with points of interest.
>
>I might head off to the western side of MN and into the pot hole region of
>ND if I have time. I heard ND is a wonderful place, but by looking at the
>maps it looks crowded with roads. Does anyone know of any quiet, active
>recording locations in ND for recording some of the fantastic marshlands I
>keep hearing about?
>
>Oh, anyone know how bad the bugs will be in these areas in June? I heard
>June wasn't as bad as later in the Summer. Am I in need of a full bug shie=
ld
>outfit?
>
>Thanks so much!!!!
>
>Bruce Rutkoski
>www.natureguystudio.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>





"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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