[mou-net] Baird's Sandpiper/Brown County

2016-03-09 Thread Brian & Risa Smith
Hi, Around 5 p.m. I found a Baird's Sandpiper (nonbreeding plumage) foraging on the ice at the Sleepy Eye WTP's. This is a new early south record - the previous early south record was 3/14/12. Seems like migration is underway earlier with this mild weather we're having. Brian Smith Sleepy

[mou-net] Baird's Sandpiper, Brown County

2012-03-14 Thread Brian Risa Smith
Hi, birders: Late this afternoon there was a single (and early) Baird's Sandpiper at the Sleepy Eye WTP's. It was foraging on a chunk of ice/matted vegetation along the shoreline. Other than the Baird's Sandpiper, there wasn't much else birdwise. I can't help but think that this unseasonably