There was a second Minn Birding Weekends (MBW) trip in Murray,
Cottonwood, and Watonwan Co's this past weekend, May 9-10. Although we
did not relocate the Say's Phoebe or Western Tanager found on the
previous MBW or find any true rarities, there were some noteworthy
species on our list:
- 3 Gr White-fronted Geese and 8 Ross's Geese still present May 10
among a flock of ~130 Snow Geese at the Butterfield sewage ponds,
Watonwan Co
- adult Peregrine Falcon: Wolf Lake WPA, Cottonwood Co
- 17 shorebird species: including Willet (Wolf Lake WPA and
Butterfield sewage ponds), Ruddy Turnstone (Lake Wilson, Murray Co),
Sanderling (Butterfield sewage ponds), White-rumped Sandpiper (Lake
Wilson sewage ponds), both dowitcher species (Wolf Lake WPA), Red-
necked Phalarope (Butterfield sewage ponds)
- Common Tern: 2 at Lake Wilson
- Eur Collared-Dove: still present along 6th St in Windom, Cottonwood Co
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher: Red Rock Falls County Park, Cottonwood Co
- Gray-cheeked Thrush: Red Rock Falls County Park
- 15 warbler species: including Golden-winged (Windom), Blackpoll, and
Wilson's
- Eastern Meadowlark: 2-3 singing at Wolf Lake WPA
Kim Eckert
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