Anyone read the Sept MN Volunteer?

[ZEEK1223]

There was an encouraging article that said the migration could be pushed east do to dry conditions in the Dakotas.

[tearin' lips]

The study predicts this occuring over a long period of time though, it will not be happening anytime soon. It was interesting to read the general trends, apparently over time the migration/nesting areas have shifted back and forth over the border between us and the dakotas. Here is a link to the actual reseach paper Millet wrote on the subject. It was his paper that was summarized in the Volunteer. It is an interesting article.

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/publications/volunteer/online_extras/sepoct09/climate_trends.pdf

[sdstatekid]

Yeah, I don't think that is the case this year. We have the most water we have had here in NE SD in atleast 5 years. Pretty much everywhere east of the river is wet to very wet. Around Sand Lake they are still at flood stage and have been since this spring. They didn't band many Mallards there this last month because there is water everywhere and the birds are all spread out.

[carpshooterdeluxe]

i know where the flyway is going to be this year...and since there are 2-3 counties in eastern south dakota that have been in flood warnings all summer for the jim, its not going to be minnesota...