Went down to open up our slough in S. ND. SE ND is snow free, and S. ND is mostly snow free. Most of the sloughs had an inch or two of water (some are even opened up), but the ice is still pretty thick. There was a fair amount of Canadas and ducks, and ONE snow.
From what it seems the birds are really migrating out of Missouri an Kansas. There seems to be a lot of stopping and going in Nebraska...many are saying they're getting flown over. Also reading reports from SW MN, and NW IA and they are reporting flyovers.
It doesn't appear that many are stopping in S. SD...but heading into Central SD. Huron, Redfield, Scatterwood Lake, Lake Thompson and the surrounding areas appear to be holding birds but exact numbers are uncertain. This is just what I'm gathering from posts....so I'm not real sure as to S. SD.
With birds moving so much....and now holding within striking distance of the ND border...will we get some scout flocks tomorrow? That'll be the question of the day...we'll probably try it out being the weather will be so nice out. Weather.com is predicting warm temps and E to SE winds from Valley City down towards Huron and Mitchell. They've migrated everyday this week...will tomorrow change?
