Over the past five days shorebird numbers have been quite good in western
Carver and eastern Sibley Counties. My total July count for Least Sandpiper
surpassed 1000 yesterday with my highest daily count of the month today, 257.
Despite the dryer conditions, habitat is still hanging on fairly well in
flooded farmland. It is much improved over last July, as most flooded
farmland had dried by this date. Below are species I have seen over the last
5 days.
Killdeer (5 days)
Spotted Sandpiper (3 days)
Solitary Sandpiper (5 days)
Greater Yellowlegs (4 days)
Lesser Yellowlegs (5 days, 2nd most numerous species)
Stilt Sandpiper (5 days)
Sanderling (1 day)
Baird's Sandpiper (2 days)
Least Sandpiper (5 days, most numerous species)
Pectoral Sandpiper (5 days, 3rd most numerous species)
Semipalmated Sandpier (5 days)
Short-billed Dowitcher (5 days)
Wilson's Snipe (1 day)
Wilson's Phalarope (5 days)
John Cyrus
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