[mou-net] Shorebirds

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

[mou-net] shorebirds

(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

[mou-net] Shorebirds Duluth Park Point

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:

Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds Lake Byllesby

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds Lake Byllesby

(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

[mou-net] Shorebirds Faribault and Freeborn Counties

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds- Winona County

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,

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

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds ~ Hennepin Co.

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds along Park Point

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds

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

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

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.

[mou-net] shorebirds - nw Washington Co.

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:

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Randolph Industrial park

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:

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Brown Co.

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds in Carver County

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Park Point this afternoon

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds in southern Scott Co.

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Princeton Sewage Ponds

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

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

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Lake Byllesby tonight

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds/Brown County

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds in west central MN

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

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

Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

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

Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

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

Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

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

Re: [mou-net] Shorebirds-Faribault County

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds this week

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds

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

[mou-net] shorebirds Becker Co.

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:

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

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

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

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)

[mou-net] Shorebirds in Blue Earth County

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds at Byllesby today

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds in Mpls at Wirth Lake

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

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Brown County

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds in Blue Earth County

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

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

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds, White Bear Lake

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Dakota

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 -

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds, New Germany

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Brown Co.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[mou-net] Shorebirds- Kandiyohi co.

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.

[mou-net] Shorebirds, Brown County

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