There was a nice selection of very approachable shorebirds at the Wirth Lake Volleyball Pond in Golden Valley (on Glenwood Ave, east of Theodore Wirth Parkway). May 12, 2012 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
*Highlights: * 1. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2 2. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1 3. Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 3 4. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 12 5. Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 6. Flew over pond just west of volleyball courts Tight flock, bright white underneath, dark line on inside of primaries otherwise pale underwings, backs pale gray, no dark on primaries from above. Lost sight as they headed to NE. FOY. Looking up, Alex Cruz Ramsey and Hennepin Counties, 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
