While scoping out shorebirds at Cardinal Marsh this evening, I spotted
a couple rusty-colored birds skulking in the grass behind some
sleeping killdeers. Zeroing in on their key features, I was pleased to
see my first buff-breasted sandpipers. Thanks to nearby neighbor and
birder Ellen Bell who had a handy telephone, Dennis Carter was able to
drive out and add a new bird to his lengthy Winneshiek County list. 3
sandhill cranes and 3 stilt sandpipers were also good finds among the
regulars - good numbers of pectoral and semi-palmated sandpipers
included in the busy shorebird mix.
Larry Reis
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