I was unsuccessful this afternoon in locating the Buff-breasted Sandpipers previously reported at the Jirik sod farms, but in the ditch on the E side of Blaine Ave. I did find at least three Soras, a Solitary Sandpiper, and a Stilt Sandpiper. Also, on my way down to check out the Hwy 56 flooded field in Goodhue Co., I stopped in Randolph Ind. Pk., where I found several Lesser Yellowlegs in the SE pond, along with some ducks and geese. And while I was there, a Loggerhead Shrike landed on the stop sign. The Hwy 56 spot still hosts a large number of shorebirds -- primarily Stilt, Pectoral, Least, and Semipalmated Sandpipers, and Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs. No phalaropes this afternoon.
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