Bob Janssen and I just finished our three day shorebird workshop. We had a list of 16 shorebird species:
Killdeer American Avocet (41 in one location) Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Stilt Sandpiper Common Snipe Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope We came across no unexpected species, but we had phenomenal views at 25 feet or even less of many of them. It was some of the best shorebirding we have experienced in many years of hosting the shorebird workshop. It was a great learning opportunity for everyone. Thanks to tip from Kim Ekert who was in the area with his MN Birding Weekend group, we found a Henslow's Sparrow that came within 75 feet and called from the top of a cattail for at least 15 minutes while everyone got to admire him. We have a couple of spaces left at the Sparrow Workshop (October 7 - 9). Contact me if you are interested in attending this 3 day sparrow workshop. Complete details are on the web site at: www.itctel.com/buri/SPARROW Regards, Doug Buri Milbank, SD ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
