Paul Egeland, Esther Gesick and I birded portions of Scott, Sibley, Nicollet & Carver counties today. Shorebird numbers were very good, but with some exceptions, were almost entirely composed of Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpipers and Greater Yellowlegs.
Scott county - from Jordan, go about one mile north of Hwy 169 and Scott county road 9. There is a pond that has exposed mudflats. Present here were Solitary Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. Sibley County - the LeSueur sewage ponds held a single Hudsonian Godwit among the more common shorebirds. There is one pond that still holds water but will likely be dry in a few weeks. This pond can be safely scanned off of the north side of Hwy. 169 in the extreme southeast corner of Sibley county. Sibley county - the Gaylord Sewage ponds held 7 American Golden Plovers along with Wilson's Phalaropes. Nicollet county - over 150 shorebirds were tucked into the pond that is about .5 mile south of the intersection of state highway 111 and county road 5. A White-faced Ibis was seen here previously. Present today were 33 American Golden Plovers, Dunlin and unidentified dowitchers. Carver county - The New Germany wetlands held over 650 shorebirds this evening. With the exception of a few Wilson's Phalaropes and a couple unidentified dowitchers, the remainder were the species mentioned above. Also, newly arrived today: Least Flycatcher, Nashville Warbler and Blue-headed Vireo at 7 Mile Creek park and Eastern Kingbird at the Gaylord sewage ponds. 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
