June 9 This morning some interesting finds at Lake Byllesby included:
Common Merganser: adult female (spotted by Drew Smith) - very rare in summer. Interestingly, I found an adult male here 14 July 2008. Black Tern: 9 - This species has become quite scarce in recent years and very rare in summer. American Golden-plover: 2 alternate Dunlin: ~60 White-rumped Sandpiper: ~15-20 Semipalmated Plover: 3 Semipalmanted Sandpiper: several Jim Mattsson Eagan ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html