Have you ever seen Western Grebes Dancing? If not, or you would just like to see this great spectacle once again, I have personally arranged a tour conducted by the locals on Lake Osakis (west central Minnesota … Osakis, Minnesota). For years the Grebes have danced as they courted on Lake Osakis. While there is no charge to take the boat tour (an 11 passenger pontoon boat), a donation to the Alexandria Area Let’s Go Fishing organization is HIGHLY encouraged! There is NO guarantee the Grebes will dance for us, but we will be visiting during the window when mating normally occurs.
You MUST contact me by email ASAP, and the spots are on a first come, first serve basis. My email address is RichardHoeg{at sign}GMail.com. You should be able to figure the email address out, but automated webbots cannot!
Basic details (specific details provided upon confirmation):
- Wednesday, May 25th at 9:30 am on Lake Osakis (meet at 9:15 am)
- Depending upon demand, another tour might run in the early afternoon.
- No bad weather dates!
Photo Credit: Audubon.Org
Horned Grebes in the lake near the Lester River. Wish I had the patience to take pictures like you do.
Thanks Doug. Just to be real clear as the blog post notes, the Western Grebe pic is Audubon’s photograph. Hopefully next week I will at least see the same on Lake Osakis.
However, I did hear one Western Grebe was seen off Park Point. When the Lester River water warms up I do occasionally sit on the rocks looking for a Horned Grebe pic. Normally we would be way past this point in the Spring. So far no smelt run to attract fishing birds to the mouths of North shore streams.