I briefly checked Jester late this afternoon and found a small but diverse shorebird flock (<100 birds, 15 species) which included: 4 Black-bellied Plovers 7 Ruddy Turnstones -- the most I have seen in Iowa 1 Marbled Godwit 1 Wilson's Phalarope Also, 25+ Dunlin, Short-billed Dowitchers, and White-rumped Sandpipers. There were good numbers of Caspian and Black terns present, and I saw the previously reported Northern Mockingbird harassing the local robins. Aaron Brees Saylorville, IA http://www.flickr.com/photos/abrees/
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