[mou-net] Shorebirds

[Tom Gilde]

Does anyone have any thoughts about the absence/presence of shorebirds within, 
say, a 75-mile radius of the metro area this spring?  It seems like they’ve 
been largely absent this year or I’ve slept through their various migrations.  
I don’t know whether drought and further environmental degradation alone 
explains this.  Thanks for any insights.

Tom Gilde 

General information and guidelines for posting: 
https://moumn.org/listservice.html
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social 
distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.

[mou-net] shorebirds

[MOU]

(Posted by Chet Meyers  via moumn.org)

Any reports of shorebirds in the Metro five county area?
Chet


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social 
distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.

[mou-net] Shorebirds Duluth Park Point

[Frank Berdan]

Looks like 3 lesser yellowlegs, 2 pectoral,  and one buff breasted. In
puddle SE end of ball fields between parking lot and volleyball courts.

Not expert with shorebirds. Correction or confirmation would be
appreciated.

Frank Berdan


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social 
distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.

Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds Lake Byllesby

[Tom Gilde]

Being a relative newby, I’m perplexed by many of my photos, at distance, in the 
failing light last evening.  If anyone is willing to review a few shots I’d be 
happy to parse some around.  The other birders I met included a white-rumped 
sandpiper among the spotted but I haven’t figured that out for myself, yet.  I 
did see most of the peeps, a pectoral, both yellowlegs and at least one 
short-billed dowitcher.  There may be a stilt among the photos but can’t yet 
say.  A scope was necessary for ID-ing a lot of the birds, in the moment.  Did 
not see/yet identify any rarer shorebirds.
 
Sent from my iPad

> On May 16, 2020, at 1:03 PM, MOU  wrote:
> 
> (Posted by Chet A. Meyers  via moumn.org)
> 
> Any report of any shorebirds at Lake Byllesby?
> Chet Meyers
> 
> 
> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
> 
> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social 
> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social 
distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.

[mou-net] Shorebirds Lake Byllesby

[MOU]

(Posted by Chet A. Meyers  via moumn.org)

Any report of any shorebirds at Lake Byllesby?
Chet Meyers


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social 
distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.

[mou-net] Shorebirds Faribault and Freeborn Counties

[Doug Kieser]

  Two Buff-breasted Sandpipers and one Sanderling at the Wells Sewage Ponds
in Faribault County.  Both were on the south side of the southernmost cell,
Buff-breasted Sandpipers on the grass, Sanderling on the rip-rap.   A few
other shorbs also present, plus many Black Terns, Franklins Gulls, Eared
Grebes.  Ponds can't be missed west of Wells on 109.
Earlier at Freeborn Lake (Freeborn County) there were two Ruddy Turnstones
amidst the hundreds of other shorebirds.
No sign of the previously reported Ruff, but it could easily be present,
hundreds of birds are out of scope range in the south basin.

Doug Kieser
Hennepin


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds at New Germany/Crane Creek area - Carver county

[William Marengo]

It's been a while since the New Germany/Crane Creek area had water levels that 
appealed to fall shorebirds. Conditions are about ideal right now. I counted 
over 1,100 shorebirds this afternoon in about two hours of scanning.  As is 
typical for this time of year the vast majority were Pectoral and Least 
Sandpipers along with Lesser Yellowlegs. Also present were small numbers of 
Semipalmated, Solitary and Stilt Sandpipers, Semipalmated Plovers and singles 
of both Wilson's and Red-necked Phalarope. I was unable to find any Baird's or 
Buff-breasted Sandpipers. 

The water levels appear to be dropping quickly, so any visits should be made in 
the next couple of weeks. 

Directions: From the town if New Germany, go south on CR 33. In less than half 
a mile turn west on CR 30. Drive about one mile to Yale Ave and turn south to 
view the mudflats from the east. Or continue on about another quarter mile and 
turn south on Yancy Ave to view from the west. 

Regards,,,

William Marengo 
Chaska/Victoria/Waconia 

Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds- Winona County

[Steven Houdek]

Both sides of US Highway 14, east of St. Charles (43.970, -92.001):  spotted 
sandpipers, least sandpipers, lesser yellowlegs, pectoral sandpipers, solitary 
sandpipers, killdeer, semipalmated plovers, and maybe others.  100+ birds in 
flooded cornfield with extensive mudflat.

S. Houdek
Onalaska, WI


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds/ lake drawdown - Pelican Lake, Wright County

[Borash, Peter (DNR)]

Pelican Lake is a 3,500 acre shallow lake located between Saint Michael and 
Monticello in Wright County. The lake was designated for management as a 
Wildlife Lake in the 1970's because of the unique habitat and value as a 
migration stopover for waterfowl, but for many years the level of the lake 
slowly rose due to higher rainfall, increased drainage, and limited natural 
outflow of water. After years of planning and cooperation the first drawdown of 
the lake is underway! The overall lake level has dropped 2.5-3 feet so far and 
has exposed many mudflats and sandy shores, which have begun to attract many 
shorebirds. As the summer transitions into fall, we expect that Pelican Lake 
will become a fantastic shorebird migration stop, as well as a revitalized 
stopover for migrating waterfowl. Another goal of the drawdown is to bring 
nesting Western Grebes back to the lake, as they have disappeared in recent 
years as the water quality and vegetation have declined.

As a lake of nearly 3,500 acres that is surrounded by over 2,000 acres public 
land managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, there are countless locations to go birding. 
Whether you are searching for shorebirds, waterfowl,  upland birds, or woodland 
species, the Pelican Lake Wildlife Management Area and Pelican Lake Waterfowl 
Production Areas will have a lot to offer within a short drive from the cities, 
especially in the coming years during and following the drawdown.

The drawdown is expected to take multiple years, so conditions should remain 
great for an extended period of time, including next spring during migration. 
For maps of public land around the lake or to learn more about the Pelican Lake 
project itself, there is information on the Sauk Rapids Wildlife website at 
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/saukrapids/wildlife.html, or feel free to 
contact the DNR Wildlife manager out of Sauk Rapids.

We are really excited about the positive changes happening at Pelican Lake, and 
look forward to hearing about what everyone sees out there!

Peter Borash
Assistant Area Wildlife Manager
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1035 South Benton Drive
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Office: (320) 223-7871
peter.bor...@state.mn.us



Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Bass Ponds - Hennepin County 5/14

[Doug Kieser]

Hi,

There was a nice variety of shorebirds at the Bass Ponds this evening,
including:

American Avocet - 1
Black-Bellied Plover - 8 at a minimum, they were at the east end of the
slough moving through the cattails.
Semipalmated Plovers - at least 5
Willet - 2
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs
Stilt Sandpiper - 7
Least Sandpiper - many
White-rumped Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher - 1
Wilson's Phalarope - 3

Doug Kieser
Minneapolis


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds ~ Hennepin Co.

[Conny Brunell]

This Fall has been really good for shorebird migration on the MVNWR due to the 
long extensive mudflats stretching along Long Meadow Lake.  At the Bass Ponds 
this morning there were 40 Long-billed Dowitchers wading together moving around 
providing good views, they have been plentiful this season.  Also present again 
were Black-bellied Plovers flying around and calling, Dunlin, Semipalmated 
Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least, Pectoral, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, 
Wilson's Phalarope, and the Killdeer. A scope would be needed to enjoy most of 
these species.

Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Co.


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds along Park Point

[Fr. Paul Kammen]

Hi all,

I'm hoping to go up to Duluth for a day trip over the next couple of weeks to 
watch 
hawk migration at hawk's ridge. I'd also like to look shore shorebirds or other 
migrants along Park Point. For those familiar with the area, am curious how 
shorebird migration is, or if it is kind of waning by this point. Afternoon 
makes for 
some great photo-ops along the beach, so hopefully I might have some luck 
finding some birds there. 

Thanks for any feedback,
Fr. Paul Kammen


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds in Grant and Stevens Counties this weekend

[Gerald Hoekstra]

On Saturday and Sunday my brother Marv, Kevin Smith, and I birded our way
down the western side of the state from the North Ottawa impoundment in
Grant County to Blue Mound State Park.  The best shorebird spot, as
expected, was the North Ottawa impoundment, where we had:

125 Great Egret
2 American Avocet
3 Black-belied Plover
6 Semipalmated Plover
35 Killdeer
12 Spotted Sandpiper
23 Greater Yellowlegs
48 Lesser Yellowlegs
14 Stilt Sandpipers
3 Baird's Sandpipers
30 Least Sandpipers
25 Pectoral Sandpipers
20 Semipalmated Sandpipers
100 peep species
8 Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitchers
2 Wilson's Snipes

...plus a variety of waterfowl and other birds. The larger numbers here are
on the conservative side. We saw the small group of dowitchers when we
first drove up at the south end and scanned the area. Unfortunately, by the
time we turned our scopes back to look at them more closely, they had left.

The best find of the trip was a fallow field in Stevens County just south
of Chokio, which had been flooded earlier and was now mostly mud and grass.
When we stopped to scan it, we found 46 Buff-breasted Sandpipers (thanks to
Kevin for doing the count!), 17 American Golden Plovers, and one
Black-bellied Plover. The location was the SE corner of 270th St. and 620th
Ave.

Other good birds on the trip were Red-necked Phalaropes (several
locations), Semipalmated  Plovers (Rock Co.), Eared Grebes (Hancock WTP and
Salt Lake), Red-necked Grebe (Salt Lake), Blue Grosbeaks (Blue Mounds SP),
Forster's Tern (N. Ottawa Impoundment), Loggerhead Shrike (Yellow Medicine
Co.), Peregrine Falcon (Big Stone NWR), Upland Sandpiper (Big Stone NWR),
and Eurasian Collared-Dove (Chokio).  We found large flocks of Franklin's
Gulls all over; we estimated more than 2000 at the Osakis WTP alone.

Since we were already in Rock County visiting Blue Mounds SP, we decided to
check the spot where the Least Terns had been seen last week, even though
Roy Z. had reported that they were no longer there. No Least Terns, only
two Black Terns. However, we did find numerous shorebirds foraging
there—mostly Lesser Yellowlegs;  Least, Semipalmated, and Pectoral
Sandpipers; a few Baird's Sandpipers; one Stilt Sandpiper; and Semipalmated
Plovers.

Great weekend! Good birding to all.

Gerry Hoekstra
Northfield


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds

[John Cyrus]

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
  

Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds

[John Cyrus]

Slowly shorebirds are making their way south through western Carver and eastern 
Sibley Counties.  My first fall shorebirds arrived on June 30, Greater and 
Lesser Yellowlegs.  Habitat has been ample particularly in early July.  
Flooded farm fields at the end of June and early July were comparable to spring 
post snow melt.With the dryer conditions of late habitat has declined 
significantly.   Typical shorebird spots in the Yancy Ave. area have far too 
much water with recent flooding.  If it remains relatively dry, that area may 
have adequate habitat by early to mid August.  Also with the flooding of the 
Minnesota River,  Rapids and Chaska Lake will not produce any significant 
shorebird habitat later this fall.   Overall things are getting off to a slower 
start than either 2012 or 2013.  Beginning July 3 through July 13 the only 
common migrant has been Least Sandpiper which have been seen daily with good 
numbers.   Even Yellowlegs have not been particularly numerous during that time 
period which is quite different than either 2012 or 2013.One of the better 
producing fields in 2012 along 158th St. had a new underground drainage system 
installed/repaired last year and it dries out much more quickly now than it did 
in 2012(has been dry for several days now despite having more water at the end 
of June than 2012).  The past 3 days have yielded the best diversity of the 
fall.   Shorebirds seen this week in Carver County were Killdeer, Spotted 
Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Lesser Yellowlegs, 
Stilt Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, 
Short-billed Dowitcher, and Wilson's Phalarope.   Shorebirds seen in Sibley 
County this week were Killdeer, Solitary Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least 
Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Wilson's Phalarope.

John Cyrus
  

Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] shorebirds - nw Washington Co.

[Pete Nichols]

Everything is gone now except for one Dunlin and three Semipalmated Plovers, 
all very far away.

Peter Nichols 
Cottage Grove
Washington County

Sent from my iPhone

 On May 20, 2014, at 4:18 PM, Bill Litkey blit...@usfamily.net wrote:
 
 Among the shorebirds found at 190th St. and Fenway Ave. N. were 4 Am. Golden 
 Plovers, 35 Black-bellied Plovers, 2 Ruddy Turnstones, and a Short-billed 
 Dowitcher.
 
 Bill Litkey
 
 
 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
 Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] shorebirds - nw Washington Co.

[Bill Litkey]

Among the shorebirds found at 190th St. and Fenway Ave. N. were 4 Am. Golden 
Plovers, 35 Black-bellied Plovers, 2 Ruddy Turnstones, and a Short-billed 
Dowitcher.

Bill Litkey


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Randolph/Dakota Co.

[danerika]

Hi All—

On Tuesday Scott King and I saw about a dozen Pectoral Sandpipers and a few
Dunlin at the Randolph Industrial Park in Dakota Co.  Both yellowlegs were
also present. We did not see any Least Sandpipers.

The Dunlin showed only the barest traces of breeding plumage (and one
showed no trace at all), which made them hard to identify. I have photos on
my blog this morning: http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com

dan

-- 
Dan or Erika Tallman
Northfield, Minnesota
daner...@gmail.com

http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com

 the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that
require new clothes ”—H. D. Thoreau


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Randolph Industrial park

[Henry, Michael R., M.D.]

In the north basin which has a little water and some mud there were lesser 
yellowlegs, Wilson's snipe, 12 pectoral sandpiper, one Dublin and a least 
sandpiper



Sent from my iPad

Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Brown Co.

[Brian Risa Smith]

Hi,

There are a few late season shorebirds this morning at the Sleepy Eye WTP's, 
which includes:

2 Dunlin
3 Long-billed Dowitchers
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Pectoral Sandpiper
2 Least Sandpipers

These numbers change daily. Yesterday morning Mike Oetken and I saw a Merlin 
and a Peregrine Falcon (also at the Sleepy Eye WTP's) within 10 minutes of 
each.  The Peregrine made a stoop on a flock of Teal on the water near us, 
which was really neat to see.

Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds in Carver County

[Karl Roe]

This morning hundreds of shorebirds were taking advantage of mudflats and
shallow water of the Crane Creek wetlands in western Carver County. Most
were pectoral and least sandpipers, with good numbers of stilt sandpiper
(about 20), greater and lesser yellowlegs, killdeer, a few semipalmated
sandpipers, a couple solitary sandpipers and wilson's snipe, and at least
one Baird's sandpiper.  If the favorable habitat lasts it seems likely it
will attract other species as well.
Also present were several black terns in various stages of molt, bank
swallows, and a singing alder flycatcher.

The best area was along the west side of Yale Avenue, just south of County
Rd. 30, near the town of New Germany. Although there are more trees in the
way, it might be worth checking the area from Yancy Avenue as well,
especially in the evening when the sun would be behind you. There were also
some shorebirds north of County Rd. 30.

The section of County Rd. 33 south of Highway 7 is closed.

-Karl Roe


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Park Point this afternoon

[Erik Bruhnke]

I walked along Park Point after work this afternoon... Found nine Baird's
Sandpipers, a Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover and other
non-shorebirds flying around.

Here is my eBird list from the walk along the peninsula:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14932562

Baird's Sandpiper pictures
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/151845992
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/151845993

Semipalmated Sandpiper
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/151845994

Good birding,
Erik Bruhnke
Duluth, MN



-- 
*NATURALLY AVIAN* - Birding Tours and Bird Photography
birdf...@gmail.com (e-mail)
www.naturallyavian.com (birding tours)
www.pbase.com/birdfedr (photos)
www.facebook.com/NaturallyAvian (facebook)


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Jirik Sod Farms, Alta Avenue, Dakota Cty

[Laura Coble]

On 8/6,  I found 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper in the second to last wet, plowed 
field at the south end of Jirik Sod Farms, on the west side of Blaine Avenue, 
among many Killdeer.  It disappeared quickly, and I didn't relocate it in the 
grass or the field.

Also on 8/6, In a flooded field on the west side of Alta Avenue, 1/4 mi. north 
of 94 (Cannon River Blvd.) were:
9 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Spotted Sandpiper
4 Green Herons
1 Great Blue Heron
many Killdeer, some Mallards

The same birds were at the Alta Avenue location today, along with 2 Baird's 
Sandpipers, 3 more Spotted Sandpipers and 5 Least Sandpipers.  The water had 
gone down at Alta, but the field was still wet, with some standing water.  

Laura Coble
Cannon Falls


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds in southern Scott Co.

[Gerald Hoekstra]

There's a flooded farm field on the north side of New Prague Blvd. (280th
St.) just E of Texas Ave. that had over 150 shorebirds in it this
afternoon.  Unfortunately, there isn't a good place to park, though you can
stop along the road and view the spot with a scope.  From what I could see
with my scope it looked like most were Pectoral Sandpipers, Greater and
Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer, and Least Sandpipers, though many were out too
far to ID accurately.

Gerry Hoekstra
Northfield


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Princeton Sewage Ponds

[Al Schirmacher]

Nice mix of shorebirds on Princeton Sewage (CR2) ponds this morning:

Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope

Nothing rare but a breath of fresh air in this slower spring.

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN


Sent from my iPhone


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, etc. -180th st. marsh, etc.

[Forbes, Andrew]

Caleb Ashling and I did a brief run through the 180th st. marsh area in
Dakota Co. after work today, hoping for some shorebirds before the rain. We
saw some, but overall it was pretty slow. Highlights follow:

Flooded field on 210th st., (S of Vermillion, near it's intersection
w/Northfield Parkway):

4 American Golden-Plovers (one in fresh breeding plumage)
3 Solitary Sandpipers
10-15 Pectoral Sandpipers
1 Spotted Sandpiper
1 Palm Warbler, flitting around along a power line and looking out of place

180th St. Marsh

Many American Coots
1 nice looking adult Horned Grebe, full breeding plumage
2 Pied-billed Grebes
15-20 Yellow-headed Blackbirds
1 Eastern Kingbird

The farmers adjacent to the 180th st. marsh area were busy spraying and
working in the fields, lots of traffic near and along the road, might be
good to be cautious about your parking, etc. over the next few days.


Andy Forbes, Burnsville, Dakota Co.


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Lake Byllesby, 180th and 140th Marsh, Dakota Cty today

[Laura Coble]

I first checked 180th Marsh today, and had some great looks at 3 Virginia 
Rails, with David Moser, another birder. The rails  were calling often, and 
came out numerous times. David saw a Sora briefly. Larry Sirvio and Greg had 
seen them earlier, and we saw shorebirds that were flying and landing 
periodically.

Larry Sirvio called a short time later and told us he and Kevin Smith had 
shorebirds at 140th Marsh:  Pectoral, Lesser Yellowlegs and Solitary. 

Late this afternoon, I checked Lake Byllesby, west end, and found at least 
120-140 shorebirds, more than I've seen on the lake this year, plus over 200 
hundred  ducks.   4 Wilson's Phalaropes are still there, and I saw 2 dowatcher 
sp. with Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Solitary and Pectoral Sandpipers.  
There were a few L. Yellowlegs at the ponds at the Great Western Industrial 
Park and some ducks. Most of the scaup and Ring-billed Ducks were gone.  Also 
heard and saw Western Meadowlarks, but no Eastern this time.

We are supposed to have a rain/snow mix tomorrow, but hopefully an increased 
variety and number of shorebirds will stop.  The mud flats are more extensive 
than they have been during the past few weeks. 

I also saw today:  FOY Brown Thrasher, Lark Sparrow, and Eastern Towhee in and 
near Spring Lake Park Preserve, archery unit, and had a  female Rose-breated 
Grosbeak at my feeders.

Laura Coble
Cannon Falls


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Lake Byllesby tonight

[Gerald Hoekstra]

The shorebirds are finally coming in to Lake Byllesby in greater numbers.
 Laura Coble reported that earlier today there were at least 120-140
shorebirds, 4 Wilson's Phalaropes, 2 dowitcher sp. plus over 200 hundred
 ducks.

I was there this evening, and the numbers had increased significantly.  I
counted at least 200 Lesser Yellowlegs alone, plus a dozen Greater
Yellowlegs, 11 Long-billed Dowitchers, 5 Wilson's Phalaropes, 5
Semipalmated Sandpipers, a few Pectoral Sandpipers, a Dunlin, and 30
peeps, and those were only the birds within range of my scope.  They are
conservative numbers.  I could see that there were a lot more birds on
sandbars further out, beyond the range of my scope.  Unfortunately, even with
30-power scope and the sun at my back, I wasn't able to ID the peeps, which
were quite far out.

As Laura reported, there are also a lot of ducks. Tonight there were over
200 Blue-winged Teals alone, plus Gadwalls, Green-winged Teals, and
Northern Shovelers.  Also small numbers of Franklin's and Bonaparte's
Gulls, Forster's Terns, and about 50 American White Pelicans.

Gerry Hoekstra
Northfield


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds/Brown County

[Brian Risa Smith]

Hi,

I enjoyed birding Nobles county for most of the day but the best birding turned 
out to be when I checked the Sleepy Eye WTP's on my way home.  I estimated that 
there were 90-100 shorebirds there.  It was difficult to get exact counts due 
to it being so cold and windy plus the birds were scattered over a large area 
of two ponds (and they were moving around).  The highlight was finding one 
American Golden Plover.  There were at least two to three dozen Pectoral 
Sandpipers, along with good numbers of Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs.  There 
was also at least a dozen Baird's Sandpipers.  I certainly may have missed a 
species.  It was fun being able to sort through shorebirds again. 

Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds activity this afternoon @ Park Point

[Erik Bruhnke]

This afternoon my visiting brother and I walked a portion of the end of
Park Point. After a little swimming in Lake Superior, we walked back to
the parking-lot, and had a small group of shorebirds (1 Semipalmated
Sandpiper, 2 Baird's Sandpipers and 1 Ruddy Turnstone). A little closer to
the parking-lot area of the beach, a lone Semipalmated Plover was seen. I
took some pictures, and will post some pictures likely tomorrow. Just
wanted to share my sightings, in case anyone was interested in doing some
shorebirding in Duluth tomorrow. During my brother's visit, he adopted a
Merlin at Hawk Ridge. That was the first bird he ever held, and was really
excited about it!

My eBird list from this afternoon at Park Point. Pictures to come a little
later!
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S11512643

Good birding,
Erik Bruhnke
Duluth, MN

-- 
*NATURALLY AVIAN* - Birding Tours and Bird photography
birdf...@gmail.com
www.pbase.com/birdfedr
www.facebook.com/NaturallyAvian


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds (and others) Dakota and Goodhue Co. this morning

[Gerald Hoekstra]

Two good shorebird spots near Northfield.  Shorebird counts are not to
be taken too literally, since birds were flying in and out and moving
around while I was at both places.

Alta Ave / 302nd St. (Dakota Co.) flooded field early this morning:
Wood Duck 62
Mallard 12
Killdeer 55
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 6
Least Sandpiper  52
Semipalmated Sandpiper 3
Pectoral Sandpiper 6
Stilt Sandpiper  8
Great Blue Heron 1

Flooded field on 56 S of 19 (Goodhue Co.) early this morning:
Wood Duck 18
Mallard 25
Semipalmated Plover 1
Killdeer 45
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 25
Least Sandpiper  65
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Pectoral Sandpiper 15
Stilt Sandpiper  15
Wilson's Phalarope 3

Gerry Hoekstra
Northfield


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds (Goodhue) and Sandhill Cranes (Dakota)

[Gerald Hoekstra]

The flooded field on MN56 a half-mile S of MN19 (Goodhue Co.) had quite a
few shorebirds again today:  Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpipers, Least
Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Baird's Sandpipers, Killdeer.   Also
Wood Ducks and Blue-winged Teals.

The flooded field on Alta Ave just S. of 302nd St. (Dakota Co.) didn't have
many shorebirds, but it did have 17 Sandhill Cranes and 7 Great Blue
Herons, along with about 60 ducks of various species.

Gerry Hoekstra
Northfield


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Purgatory Creek (Hennepin Co.)

[Ben Harste]

There is a lot of good shorebird habitat at Purgatory Creek in Eden Prairie
with the low water and lots of exposed mud.

I went this morning and was able to identify 7 shorebird species:

Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Killdeer

I believe there were other shorebird species as well that I was unable to
identify.  Possibly White-rumped or Baird's.

All of the shorebirds in the morning were on the west and northwest side of
the lake in the mud.  They are best seen from the boardwalk blind on the
west side of the lake.  Yesterday evening there were also some shorebirds
on the sandbar with the gulls and cormorants, but the best place to see
those would also be from the blind.

The Purgatory Creek wetland is located in Eden Prairie at Technology Dr and
Prairie Center Dr.

Ben Harste
Bloomington, 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

[mou-net] shorebirds, Alta Ave., Dakota Cty

[Laura Coble]

At around noon today, I found a small flock of shorebirds  on a wet field on 
Alta Ave., on the west side of the road, between 302nd St.W, and Cty 94 (Cannon 
River Blvd.)  Recent rain has made this field hospitable to shorebirds again.  
There is vegetation growing on the mudflat, and most of the shorebirds were 
foraging amid the new growth.  Hopefully, with new rain predicted tonight and  
tomorrow, it might attract other shorebirds.  Lake Byllesby is still too high 
on the west side of the lake.

Greater Yellowlegs 
Lesser Yellowlegs 
Semi-palmated Sandpiper 
Pectoral Sandpiper  
Spotted Sandpiper 
Killdeer 
Great Blue Heron 
Canada Goose 
Wood Duck 
Mallard 
  

Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds (McLeod and Wright Counties)

[Alyssa DeRubeis]

Craig Mandel and I visited the two previously-described shorebird hotspots
this morning. (Unfortunately I cannot find directions for the McLeod County
site at the moment...all I remember is that it was along MN Hwy 7.)

The McLeod County shorebird spot had poor diversity (5 species) of 100-ish
individuals, with the only highlight being 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS.

The Wright County site was a bit more productive, containing several
hundred birds of 7 species. The highlights include GREATER YELLOWLEGS and
DOWITCHER SP. (we assume Short-billed Dowitcher). One of the biggest
highlights of the whole trip was getting excellent views of 11 SORAS out in
the open. It was likely the same family group that Pete Hoeger observed a
few days ago. We got some good looks at the secretive adult COMMON
GALLINULE as well. Other birds heard/seen include a singing Swamp Sparrow
and Marsh Wren, Franklin's Gulls, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Yellow-headed
Blackbirds.

Trumpeter Swans were also observed in Wright and Hennepin Counties.

Good birding!

Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin Co.


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds in west central MN

[Doug Buri]

Bob Janssen and I just finished our three day shorebird workshop. The weather 
was perfect with lots of shorebirds in many locations. We saw 17 species with 
very good long looks at most of them.

Salt Lake (southwest of Marietta) has few shorebirds, but there are lots of 
Wilson's Phalaropes with a few Red-necked Phalaropes sprinkled in.

The Big Stone NWR auto tour route has large numbers of shorebirds but it 
requires a hike off the paving to get really good looks. Most are Pectoral and 
Lesser Yellowlegs with others here and there. We did find a couple of 
Red-necked Phalaropes there as well.

The slough that is one mile Southwest of Rosen MN (crossed by Hwy 7) is very 
good for shorebirds of about 6-7 species with easy access to get close. 3-4 
Buff breasted and lots of Stilt Sandpipers are the highlights.

One half mile east of the Ortonville sewage ponds is a nice wetland with a good 
number of birds of 5-6 species very close to the gravel road. This will be 
drying up in the next week at the most without rain.

Doug Buri
Milbank, SD

www.itctel.com/buri/SHOREBIRD 
www.itctel.com/buri/SPARROW


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds

[John Cyrus]

Shorebirds continue to be reliable in Carver County.  July 27, though, turned 
up the fewest number of shorebirds for the entire month beaten even by July 1.

July 27 Carver County

Solitary Sandpiper 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 5

July 28 Carver County

Solitary Sandpiper 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Least Sandpiper 4
Pectoral Sandpiper 6
Wilson's Phalarope 1
Unidentified shorebirds 20

July 29 Carver County

Semipalmated Plover 1
Solitary Sandpiper 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 39
Least Sandpiper 1
Pectoral Sandpiper 40

July 31 Carver County

Semipalmated Plover 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 7
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 4
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Unidentified shorebirds 55

Sibley County

Least Sandpiper 6
Wilson's Snipe 1
Unidentified peeps 5
Unidentified shorebirds 10

August 2 Carver County

Solitary Sandpiper 6
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 24
Semipalmated Sandpiper 8
Least Sandpiper 21
Baird's Sandpiper 2
Pectoral Sandpiper 38

Sibley County

Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Peep species 30 (both Least and Semipalmated)
Wilson's Phalarope 1
Unidentified shorebirds 20

August 4 Carver County 

Semipalmated Plover 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 59
Semipalmated Sandpiper 7
Least Sandpiper 20
Unidentified peeps 55
Pectoral Sandpiper 109
Wilson's Phalarope 1

Sibley County

Solitary Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 1

  

Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Jirik Sod Farms, Dakota County

[Sue Plankis]

There is some habitat at the Jirik Sod Farms being visited by shorebirds,
however, they are quite far to the east of the road (Blaine Ave).
Killdeer - many, Pectoral Sandpipers - about 5, and some other smaller
ones. It might be worth asking if we could use their new large parking lot
in order to get closer.
There is also one small wet spot adjacent and closer to the road on the
west side though it is drying up quickly. It had 1 Killdeer.
Sue Plankis
Lakeville, 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

[mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

[Dave Bartkey]

Hi everyone,
  Tod Eggenberger and I followed up on Bob Dunlap's post about Minnesota Lake 
shorebirds this morning and found 11 species of them in the very shallow water, 
including 3 American Avocets and a few Stilt Sandpipers. This was at around 9 
am. When we returned at 1 pm, we could not relocate the avocets.
  As in Bob's post, there were shorebirds all over the place. This spit should 
be incredibly productive over the next few weeks barring some heavy rain.

Good birding!

Dave Bartkey
Faribault,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

Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

[Jim Ryan]

Thanks for the shorebird update, Dave.

Am I the only one who got no MOU post from Bob Dunlap this morning?

After checking, his last MOU post that I received was about a Prairie
Falcon in Hubbard County.

And the last MOU post I received from anyone (prior to Dave) was also
yesterday from Al Schirmacher.

Just wondering if there is a hiccup in the distribution system.

-- 
Sincerely,

Jim Ryan
Saint Paul's Westside

One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and
Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy*

A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius Annaeus
Seneca*



On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Dave Bartkey
greathornedd...@hotmail.comwrote:

 Hi everyone,
   Tod Eggenberger and I followed up on Bob Dunlap's post about Minnesota
 Lake shorebirds this morning and found 11 species of them in the very
 shallow water, including 3 American Avocets and a few Stilt Sandpipers.
 This was at around 9 am. When we returned at 1 pm, we could not relocate
 the avocets.
   As in Bob's post, there were shorebirds all over the place. This spit
 should be incredibly productive over the next few weeks barring some heavy
 rain.

 Good birding!

 Dave Bartkey
 Faribault,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



Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

[linda whyte]

No, you're not the only one, Jim. I don't have a post from Bob Dunalp
either, regarding Minnesota Lake. Perhaps the post Dave referred to was
sent by some one else? I'll check that.
Linda Whyte

On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Jim Ryan muchmore...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thanks for the shorebird update, Dave.

 Am I the only one who got no MOU post from Bob Dunlap this morning?

 After checking, his last MOU post that I received was about a Prairie
 Falcon in Hubbard County.

 And the last MOU post I received from anyone (prior to Dave) was also
 yesterday from Al Schirmacher.

 Just wondering if there is a hiccup in the distribution system.

 --
 Sincerely,

 Jim Ryan
 Saint Paul's Westside
 
 One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and
 Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy*

 A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius Annaeus
 Seneca*
 


 On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Dave Bartkey
 greathornedd...@hotmail.comwrote:

  Hi everyone,
Tod Eggenberger and I followed up on Bob Dunlap's post about Minnesota
  Lake shorebirds this morning and found 11 species of them in the very
  shallow water, including 3 American Avocets and a few Stilt Sandpipers.
  This was at around 9 am. When we returned at 1 pm, we could not relocate
  the avocets.
As in Bob's post, there were shorebirds all over the place. This spit
  should be incredibly productive over the next few weeks barring some
 heavy
  rain.
 
  Good birding!
 
  Dave Bartkey
  Faribault,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
 

 
 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
 Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html



Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

[Andrew Nyhus]

Bob's post was made on behalf of John Hockema and I on Tuesday the 24th.

Andrew Nyhus
On Jul 29, 2012 7:15 PM, linda whyte bi...@moosewoods.us wrote:

 No, you're not the only one, Jim. I don't have a post from Bob Dunalp
 either, regarding Minnesota Lake. Perhaps the post Dave referred to was
 sent by some one else? I'll check that.
 Linda Whyte

 On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Jim Ryan muchmore...@gmail.com wrote:

  Thanks for the shorebird update, Dave.
 
  Am I the only one who got no MOU post from Bob Dunlap this morning?
 
  After checking, his last MOU post that I received was about a Prairie
  Falcon in Hubbard County.
 
  And the last MOU post I received from anyone (prior to Dave) was also
  yesterday from Al Schirmacher.
 
  Just wondering if there is a hiccup in the distribution system.
 
  --
  Sincerely,
 
  Jim Ryan
  Saint Paul's Westside
  
  One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and
  Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy*
 
  A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius
 Annaeus
  Seneca*
  
 
 
  On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Dave Bartkey
  greathornedd...@hotmail.comwrote:
 
   Hi everyone,
 Tod Eggenberger and I followed up on Bob Dunlap's post about
 Minnesota
   Lake shorebirds this morning and found 11 species of them in the very
   shallow water, including 3 American Avocets and a few Stilt Sandpipers.
   This was at around 9 am. When we returned at 1 pm, we could not
 relocate
   the avocets.
 As in Bob's post, there were shorebirds all over the place. This spit
   should be incredibly productive over the next few weeks barring some
  heavy
   rain.
  
   Good birding!
  
   Dave Bartkey
   Faribault,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
  
 
  
  Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
  Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
 

 
 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
 Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html



Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

[Jim Ryan]

Thanks to all who let me know Dave was referring to an old post and I'm not
missing out on anything (except for my own doing). Nice to get so many
quick responses!

Jim

On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Scott Meyer meyersco...@gmail.com wrote:

 Jim, I think Dave was referring to a post from about a week ago.

 Sent from my iPhone

 On Jul 29, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Jim Ryan muchmore...@gmail.com wrote:

  Thanks for the shorebird update, Dave.
 
  Am I the only one who got no MOU post from Bob Dunlap this morning?
 
  After checking, his last MOU post that I received was about a Prairie
  Falcon in Hubbard County.
 
  And the last MOU post I received from anyone (prior to Dave) was also
  yesterday from Al Schirmacher.
 
  Just wondering if there is a hiccup in the distribution system.
 
  --
  Sincerely,
 
  Jim Ryan
  Saint Paul's Westside
  
  One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and
  Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy*
 
  A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius
 Annaeus
  Seneca*
  
 
 
  On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Dave Bartkey
  greathornedd...@hotmail.comwrote:
 
  Hi everyone,
   Tod Eggenberger and I followed up on Bob Dunlap's post about Minnesota
  Lake shorebirds this morning and found 11 species of them in the very
  shallow water, including 3 American Avocets and a few Stilt Sandpipers.
  This was at around 9 am. When we returned at 1 pm, we could not relocate
  the avocets.
   As in Bob's post, there were shorebirds all over the place. This spit
  should be incredibly productive over the next few weeks barring some
 heavy
  rain.
 
  Good birding!
 
  Dave Bartkey
  Faribault,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
 
 
  
  Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
  Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html




-- 
Sincerely,

Jim Ryan
Saint Paul's Westside

One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and
Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy*

A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty. - *Lucius Annaeus
Seneca*



Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds this week

[John Cyrus]

A decent number of shorebirds departed the area the 24 hours between the 
mornings of July 23 and 24 likely before the overnight storms hit, as I checked 
areas as the heavy rain was just coming to an end.  Since the storm shorebird 
numbers have been less.

July 23

Carver County

Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 15
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 24
Least Sandpiper 17
Baird's Sandpiper 2
Pectoral Sandpiper 17
Short-billed Dowitcher 11
Wilson's Phalarope 1
Unidentified shorebird species ~150

Sibley County

Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Least Sandpiper 20
Pectoral Sandpiper 35
Short-billed Dowitcher 3
Unidentified shorebird species ~75

July 24

Carver County

Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 8
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 14
Semipalmated Sandpiper 6
Least Sandpiper 28
Pectoral Sandpiper 8
Wilson's Phalarope 2
Unidentified peep species 29

Sibley County

Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Least Sandpiper 7
Pectoral Sandpiper 3

July 25

Carver County

Greater Yellowlegs 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 10
Wilson's Phalarope 1

Sibley County

Least Sandpiper 6
Pectoral Sandpiper 6
Unidentified shorebird species 5

July 26

Carver County

Semipalmated Plover 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 11
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 18
Pectoral Sandpiper 7
Unidentified shorebird species 10

Sibley County

Least Sandpiper 2
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 1


  

Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds

[John Cyrus]

My luck with rain keeping fields flooded this year has run out, as Carver 
County missed out again yesterday on significant rain.  Lesser numbers of 
shorebirds were around today with less habitat available.

Counts this week

Monday July 16 Carver County

Solitary Sandpiper 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 26
Least Sandpiper 149
Pectoral Sandpiper 145
Short-billed Dowitcher 21

Sibley County

Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Sanderling 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 65
Pectoral Sandpiper 15
Stilt Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 3

Tuesday July 17 Carver County

Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 33
Least Sandpiper 113
Pectoral Sandpiper 101
Short-billed Dowitcher 19
Wilson's Phalarope 1

Sibley County

Lesser Yellowlegs 7
Least Sandpiper 100
Pectoral Sandpiper 14
Stilt Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 5

McLeod County

Least Sandpiper 10
Baird's Sandpiper 2

Thursday July 19 Carver County

Solitary Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 62
Baird's Sandpiper 3
Pectoral Sandpiper 42
Short-billed Dowitcher 20

Sibley County

Solitary Sandpiper 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Least Sandpiper 30
Pectoral Sandpiper 10
Stilt Sandpiper 2


  

Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] shorebirds Becker Co.

[Steve Midthune]

Nice variety of shorebirds at Bisson Lake, north end of Hamden Slough NWR,
including semipalmated plover and ruddy turnstone.

 

 

Steve Midthune

Lake Park

Becker Co.  



Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds - 180th Street, Dakota County 5/24

[Doug Kieser]

There was a nice variety of shorebirds in the flooded fields south of 180th 
Street east of the marsh (just west of Goodwin Ave.)
Black-bellied Plover  6
Killdeer  2
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Ruddy Turnstone  3
Semipalmated Sandpiper  50
Least Sandpiper  25
Pectoral Sandpiper  10
Short-billed Dowitcher  2
Wilson's Phalarope  4
It looked as though this spot could remain productive for a few days.
There was quite a bit of activity in the marsh as well, with a flock of Black 
Terns, and vocal Soras, Virginia Rail, and Yellow-headed Blackbirds.
I started at the Jirik sod farm, but there were no shorebirds present there.

Doug Kieser
Minneapolis





This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. 
Unless you are the intended recipient (or authorized to receive this message 
for the intended recipient), you may not use, copy, disseminate or disclose to 
anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have 
received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail, and 
delete the message. Thank you very much.


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds and Forster's Terns: Wirth Lake Volleyball Pond, Golden Valley, Hennepin County

[Alex Cruz]

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds in Blue Earth County

[Williams, Bob]

Gilfillan Lake just west Madison Lake on CR 26 at CR 188 had hundreds of 
shorebirds this afternoon including:
Black-bellied, American Golden and Semipalmated Plovers
Willets
Hudsonian Godwits
Dunlin
Dowitcher species
Wilson's Phalaropes

Morning would be best, but viewing is good from a pull off at the NE corner 
even into the sun. 
Bob Williams

Sent from my iPhone

--
The information in this electronic mail message is the sender's 
confidential business and may be legally privileged. It is intended 
solely for the addressee(s). Access to this internet electronic mail 
message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended 
recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken 
or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be 
unlawful.

The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free 
of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. 
This message and its attachments could have been infected during 
transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the
recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and 
remedial action about viruses and other defects. The sender's 
employer is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way 
from this message or its attachments.


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Byllesby today

[Gerald Hoekstra]

There are hundreds of shorebirds on the mudflats and shallows of Lake
Byllesby today.  I was there late afternoon and found:

Lesser Yellowlegs (several hundred)
Greater Yellowlegs (many)
Pectoral Sandpipers (many)
Least Sandpipers (many)
Short-billed Dowitchers (at least 3)
Hudsonian Godwit (at least 2)
Dunlins (only noticed one with black on belly)
Willet (at least 2)

Someone with better shorebird ID skills would probably have found species
as well.  It was hard to get any kind of count, because they were
constantly taking off, swirling around, and landing again.

Also:
Forster's Terns (4)
No. Shovelers
Blue-winged Teals
Green-winged Teals
Red-winged Blackbirds

I birded the west end late afternoon.  There was so much to see there that
I never got down to the cemetery area.  If you go today, be ready for wind,
which is whipping across the lake from the south.

Gerry Hoekstra
Northfield


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Rice Lake, Hennepin Co.

[Karl Roe]

Checked out Rice Lake on the border of Eden Prairie and Chanhassen this
morning. Still good mudflats with lots of shorebirds and ducks.

Greater yellowlegs
Lesser yellowlegs
Willet (flock of about 50)
Dunlin (1)
Marbled godwit (1)
Pectoral sandpiper (only saw 1)
Dowitcher sp. (about 6, seen on the far shore)
Killdeer

There is a gravel pull-off on the south side of Flying Cloud Drive, about
100 yards east of the county line. Park there and walk down toward the lake.

-Karl Roe
Minneapolis


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds in Mpls at Wirth Lake

[Brian Byrne]

In the partially flooded lot next to the beach parking lot at Wirth Lake on 
Glenwood Avenue were Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer and Solitary Sandpipers. Also 
present were a pair of Blue Winged Teals.

Brian
--
Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds - Rice Lake - Hennepin/Carver counties: Marbled Hudsonian Godwits, etc.

[William Marengo]

Between 5:30pm and 6:00pm Apr. 15, I counted just over 350 individual
shorebirds at the west end of Rice Lake. Most of these were Greater and
Lesser Yellowlegs along with a handful of Dunlin, one Least Sandpiper, nine
Hudsonian Godwits and one Marbled Godwit.  The godwits, to the best of my
judgment, were  just west of the county line, placing them in Carver county.
Good luck county listers !!

There was a similar sized group of shorebirds towards the middle of the
lake, but approaching storms prevented me from scanning these.

Saludos


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] shorebirds waterfowl - Rice Lake, Hennepin Carver counties

[William Marengo]

This previously mentioned location is shaping up nicely to be a worthwhile
shorebird area in the coming weeks. Today, I counted just under 400
individual shorebirds present.  Almost every one of these were either
Pectoral Sandpipers or Greater Yellowlegs. Only a handful of Killdeer and
Lesser Yellowlegs made up the remainder.

Also present were an abundance of waterfowl, but nothing out-of-the-ordinary
for this time of year.

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Brown County

[Brian Risa Smith]

Hi, Birders:

Just to follow up on Steve Broste's post about a probable Sanderling at the 
Sleepy Eye WTP's.  I also saw a juvenile Sanderling when I stopped by around 
5:30 p.m.  Also present were:

1 American Golden-Plover
2 Stilt Sandpipers
1 Short-billed Dowitcher
2 Pectoral Sandpipers
2 Baird's Sandpipers
  Least Sandpiper

Also many Rusty Blackbirds.  All were on the exposed gravel bar near the front 
entrance (the city just drew down the water levels in the two west ponds in the 
last week - HOORAY).

Brian Smith


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds in Blue Earth County

[Chad Heins]

I wanted to share a couple of shorebird locations in Blue
Hey birders,

I wanted to share a couple of shorebird locations in Blue Earth County as the 
southbound migration ramps up.

The first is on CR16 south of CR10.  It is a flooded field on the west side of 
the road.  This morning there were over 100 shorebirds (mostly Killdeer) with 
Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted, Solitary, Least, Semipalmated, Baird's, and 
Pectoral Sandpipers.   This field is tiled into Cobb River.  Right now it is 
perfect, but if water levels drop, it could dry up quickly.

The other location is northeast of there.  Take CR168 east from CR16 just north 
of the prior location.  Go east past Lakewood Drive and you will see it on your 
south side.  This location is a flooded cornfield adjacent to the road.  It is 
too wet currently and had no shorebirds, but last fall I had over 100 American 
Golden-Plovers there so it may develop as the season progresses.

Happy birding!

Chad Heins
Mankato

 

But ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they 
will tell you; Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has 
done this? --Job 12:7, 9


Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, light warblers - Waseca Co.

[Dave Bartkey]

Hi everyone,
  Played hooky today to do some birding. I was craving a good warbler wave but 
the only warbs I encountered were at Goose Lake County Park. I had 4: 
Blackburnian, Canada, Wilson's and Nashville. 

  My best site of the day was the Janesville Sewage Ponds which had 9 species 
of shorebird:
Stilt Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Killdeer
and 27 Wilson's Phalaropes!

Loafing on the berms with the Ring-billed and Franklin's Gulls were at least 12 
Caspian Terns.

In addition to the 9 shorebirds, I found a single Wilson's Snipe in a flooded 
field just north of the town of Waseca.

Good birding!

Dave Bartkey
Faribault, 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

[mou-net] shorebirds, Cory Lake, Lac Qui Parle Co.

[Karl Bardon]

Here's a belated shorebird count from the previously reported location at Cory 
Lake, Lac Qui Parle County, done on 29 July (2602 shorebirds of 14 species 
observed). Cory Lake is 7 miles south of Madison and 1.5 miles east.

Semipalmated Plover: 7
Killdeer: 404
Spotted Sandpiper: 5
Greater Yellowlegs: 2
Lesser Yellowlegs: 263
Marbled Godwit: 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper: 225
Least Sandpiper: 88
Baird's Sandpiper: 4
Pectoral Sandpiper: 1561
Stilt Sandpiper: 36
Buff-breasted Sandpiper: 4
dowitcher, sp.: 1
Wilson's Phalarope: 1

Karl Bardon
Duluth, 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
  

[mou-net] Shorebirds

[Pastor Al Schirmacher]

Seven shorebird species in Sherburne (Refuge Auto Tour and Princeton Sewage 
Ponds) yesterday, five of which were certainly not resident, migration is 
beginning.  Short-billed Dowitcher was most interesting of the lot.


Surprised to hear a Winter Wren singing in the Ann Lake Campground (Sand 
Dunes) area this morning here in Sherburne County.  Perhaps I shouldn't be, 
its northern list during winter is quite impressive (Bohemian Waxwing, both 
Crossbills, Townsend's Solitaire, Northern Goshawk, Common Raven, 
Black-backed Woodpecker over the last five years).


Good birding to all.

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs  Sherburne Counties 



Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, White Bear Lake

[Erik Collins]

This afternoon a Ruddy Turnstone and Black-bellied Plover were among the 
shorebirds present at White Bear Lake (Ramsey Co. side).  They were on the spit 
and surrounding area at Lake Ave. and Stewart Ave.

 

Erik Collins

Shoreview
  
_
The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail.
http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccountocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4

Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Dakota

[Jim Mattsson]

8/25 a.m.
Jirik Sod Farms, Farmington

Last night's rain deposited a goodly amount of water on the sod fields. Along 
with 4 very friendly young ladies from the metro area, we observed 10 
shorebirds species including:

- Stilt Sandpipers...10
- Wilson's Phalarope...1 juv.
- Baird's...1
- Semipalmated Plover...2
- Semipalmated Sandpiper...2

Ground water appears to be getting quite saturated, so conditions may hold for 
a few days. 

Jim Mattsson
Eagan


Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds in Blue Earth County et al.

[Chad Heins]

Hey birders,

Trent Robbins and I spent the morning in the field on Sunday and had some 
pretty nice finds.

Shorebirds at Cobb River WPA are pretty decent with good habitat along 586th 
Ave south of CR10.  We had both yellowlegs, Killdeer, and Pectoral Sandpipers 
at a pond right next to the road.  The primary shorebird location is getting 
weedy but there were some shorebirds there.  This location is north of CR4 on 
597th Lane east of CR16.  The best shorebird location (where the shorebirds 
actually are) appears to be a CRP plot at the corner of CR169 and CR168 east of 
Cobb River WPA.  There is a large mudflat visible to the north and west from 
CR169 north of the intersection with CR168.  This mudflat had close to 100 
shorebirds yesterday but there is little access and the distance is more than a 
scope can muster.  We could only tell there were many peeps and yellowlegs 
swirling around and then landing.  The sod farms east of CR14 along CR21 had 
many Killdeer (95) and Horned Larks, but no Buff-breasted or other sandpipers.

Other highlights from Blue Earth County:

Peregrine Falcon in Mankato
Eurasian Collared-Dove in Mapleton atop the church one block north of Hwy 30 
along CR7.
Red-headed Woodpecker along CR165 south of the Maple River WMA southeast of 
Good Thunder
Dickcissels still singing at Roberts WPA along CR18 west of Mapleton
Gray Partridge (2) along CR18 just east of Roberts WPA
A mixed-flock of swallows numbering over 300 birds (95% Cliff/Bank)
Over 100 Great Egrets on Perch Lake and Cottonwood Lake east of Mapleton

Also to piggyback on Bob Dunlap's observations in Nicollet County:  There was 
an Eared Grebe at the Nicollet Sewage Ponds on Saturday afternoon along with 
the Red-necked Phalaropes.  And while the Nicollet WMA along CR111 is not so 
great for shorebirds, another WMA north of Courtland along 531st Ave has good 
mudflats.  On Friday there were both yellowlegs, Killdeer, and Least Sandpipers 
there as well as a cooperative Sora.

Happy birding!

Chad Heins
Mankato, 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

[mou-net] Shorebirds, New Germany

[Robin LaFortune]

Hi,

   My sister and I checked out a new shorebird spot I found near New Germany.  
It's a new housing development ( Trophy Lakes IV)  that has no houses built 
yet.  A shallow artificial lake/pond was put in, rather u -shaped, with sandy 
mud flats and good shorebird habitat.  Not a lot of birds today except 
skazillions of killdeer, but we did see one buff- breasted SP, one sanderling, 
and 3 semi-palmated plovers, plus some black terns, horned larks and pipits.  
Hopefully as shorebird migration increases, it will get more birdy

Directions-
Hwy 7 west towards New Germany, south on 33 and west on 62 St.  The development 
is on the north side of the street.  Warning-  speed boats have been practicing 
for some kind of competition on this small lake, but they haven't been too 
bothersome.

The usual shorebird spots in New Germany have poor habitat- no water, too many 
weeds.

Robin LaFortune
Delano, 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

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Brown Co.

[Brian Risa Smith]

The shorebird migration is starting to pick up at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds 
over the past few days.   Today there were: 1 Baird's, 2 Pectoral; 2 
Semipalmated and 11 Least Sandpipers; 2 Lesser Yellowlegs and 2 Wilson's 
Phalaropes.  Not big numbers but still, it's nice to see some migration again.

Good birding,

Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye


Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds: Reno Marsh/Hwy 26, Houston Co. May 22

[fred lesher]

Semipalmated Plover-4
Killdeer1
Lesser Yellowlegs---2
Solitary Sandpiper--1
Spotted Sandpiper---1
Semipalmated Sandpiper--1
Pectoral Sandpiper--2

Canada Goose14A, 9Y
Sandhill Crane--2A, 1Y

Fred Lesher
LaCrosse, WI


  


Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds on the move- kandiyohi co.

[Randy Frederickson]

In two brief stops Thursday evening in strong wind and fading light, I
counted:  44 Wilson's phalarope, 36 willets, 21 golden plover, 7 dowitcher
sp., 1 hudsonian godwit, and several hundred peeps.  Whereas I have been
seeing a smattering of dozens of birds, yesterday was 300 plus.
These are the same two locations I posted last week:  Olson Lake WPA and the
area just west and north of Pennock.

Randy Frederickson
Willmar


Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Smith's longspur- Kandiyohi co.

[Randy Frederickson]

This was meant primarily for those going to and from Salt lake this weekend,
so I apologize for it being tardy.

Two locations starting to produce birds in the county.

The drawdown of Olson Lake WPA in the SW part of the county.  The birds of
note there today were not shorebirds, but 7 Smith's longspurs that briefly
stopped to take a drink and bathe.  A few tundra swans still present and
about 50 shorebirds including 7 species.

Location #2- from the town of Pennock on state hwy 12 (west of Willmar), go
west 1.4 miles and turn north on 120th St NW.  Proceed north about .8 mi.
About 80 shorebirds present including both hudsonian and marbled godwits.

Also seen in the county today, one cattle egret, flying.

Randy Frederickson
Willmar


Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, etc., Lake Byllesby, Dakota County

[Jim Mattsson]

April 23

As expected with this south wind, a nice assortment of shorebirds was present 
at the west end of the lake this afternoon. 

American Avocet - 4
Pectoral Sp - 200+
Dunlin - 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs - 100+
Wilson's Snipe - 7

I did not relocate the basic Black-bellied Plover (black axillaries) or 3 
Semipalmated Plovers present yesterday.

Also

Greater White-fronted Goose - 10
Franklin's Gull - 40
Horned Grebe - 1
Pelicans - 50
Common Loon - 1

Good numbers of teal, pintail, gadwall present.

Jim Mattsson
Eagan


Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds- Kandiyohi co.

[Randy Frederickson]

After reading Brian Smith's report from Sleepy Eye, this morning I had to
check the one spot I felt has the greatest potential here in Kandiyohi
county.  Sure enough:  6 lesser yellowlegs, 5 greater yellowlegs, one
pectoral sandpiper, one golden plover (entirely in basic plumage), 16
killdeer.  Watching these things wander around in the slush when the
temperature is 27 and the wind chill about 12...makes me shiver.  If the
wind allows it, everything will freeze up again tonight.

Interesting waterfowl anecdote...after seeing a significant swan and goose
migration on Sunday, I could not find a single swan,  white fronted, or snow
goose today.

Randy Frederickson
Willmar

PS  For anyone interested, the Olson Lake WPA in SW Kandiyohi county is in
drawdown and has significant potential for shorebirds this spring.


Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Brown County

[Brian Risa Smith]

The ice went out on the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds just this week and some early 
migrant shorebirds were found there this morning.  Most were on the far eastern 
pond where a bunch of vegetation has washed up along the western edge of that 
pond:

2 American Golden Plover
4 Greater Yellowlegs
6 Lesser Yellowlegs
14 (probably more) Pectoral Sandpiper
1 Baird's Sandpiper
1 Least Sandpiper
Killdeer - many
3 American Pipits

Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye


Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net
Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html