I checked the Highway 26 overlook at roughly 3 PM and roughly 7PM today (Sunday), but was unable to relocate the possible Laughing Gull. There were still many Ring-billed Gulls in the area, but the largest flocks seemed to be on more distant islands, and it was hard to make anything out. I think some other birders tried for the bird and failed as well. On a more positive note, I found 5 species of shorebirds at some sod farms just north of Hokah: Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Killdeer The sod farm can be reached by turning east off MN 16 on a gravel road opposite Lorenz Road. This is between Houston CR 7 and Houston CR 21. Dedrick Benz Winona, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
