Checked a few Dakota Co. shorebird sites late Sunday afternoon. Lake Byllesby: No shorebirds. While the water has rissen, there is still plenty of exposed mud and sand that should attract shorebirds.
140th St: No shorebirds seen. Water levels are dropping, Habitat is good. 180th St. 2 Dowitchers (prob. Long bills), 1 Lesser Yellowlegs. Water is quite high. Jirik Farm (Blaine & 200th) 10 L. Yellowlegs, Lots of puddles. Etter Bottoms (CR68 just into goodhue Co) Water levels have dropped and most of the habitat has vanished. Other birds of note: Bonaparts Gull @ Lake Byllesby Great Egret - 24 in and about little pond accross Cliff form old Lebanon Hills entrance. Loggerhead Shrike - Emery between 170th & 180th. Sparrows - 6 species seen, several in flocks, including: Lincolns & Clay-colored. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net