I spent May 12-16 birding in Lyon and Murray counties. Despite generally abysmal birding conditions Thursday through Saturday (strong and steady northerly winds, rain and cold temperatures) there are some highlights to report:
An out-of-range Louisiana Watherthrush is on territory at Camden State Park. The bird is located at the "primitive group camp". It was here on May 13-14. A White-faced and two other Ibis were seen at the Black Rush WPA on May 13, 14 and 16. The three Ibis were visible Saturday feeding along the north-south road that bisects the marsh allowing positive identification of one of the birds. Viewing conditions were poor on Saturday and the other two were left unidentified. Otherwise, on the other days, they were seen flying around the marsh on several occasions. An out-of-range Blue-winged Warbler was in the lower campground of Camden State park on May 13. A Snowy Egret was seen on Monday, May 16 at Buffalo Lake in northeastern Murray county. As far as shorebirds go, there is very little to report. Shorebird numbers and diversity are both low. Looking at my notes form the past five days, I only recorded 14 species in what is typically a shorebird-rich part of the state at this time of year. Regards,,, ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html