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
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