The Ruff was still present this evening, observed by Herb Dingmann, John
Hockema and myself from the north shore of the lake, the same County
10/Lakeshore drive location where Paul Suchanek found it.
Thanks Paul for reporting this beauty!
Doug Kieser
Owatonna Arbys
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 1:32 PM wrote:
> (Posted by Paul Suchanek via moumn.org)
>
> This morning I relocated a Ruff which I had originally reported to eBird
> on Aug
> 2. Today the bird was on the mud flats with a large flock of mainly
> Pectoral
> Sandpipers in the north basin of Freeborn Lake adjacent to the town of
> Freeborn. I parked near corner of CR 10 and Lakeside Drive and walked to
> beach there. A scope is necessary to scan the hordes of birds. The bird
> is
> probably a female so lacks any ruff. It is chunky and bigger than
> Pectorals but
> there are Lesser and a few Greater Yellolegs mixed in so not that easy to
> pick
> out. I spent quite a while obtaining some digiscope photos so I hopefully
> obtained adequate documentation. There were also a few Red-necked and a
> Wilsons Phalarope along with other common species of shorebirds. It is a
> pretty
> special opportunity for shorebirds in MN and there could be other rarities
> mixed
> in.
> Paul Suchanek
>
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