I spent 7-8 August counting shorebirds in southwest Minnesota and eastern=20 South Dakota. Here are the results from Lac Qui Parle and Lyon counties, MN=20= (7=20 August). These birds were counted primarly at Salt Lake (847 individuals, 69= 2 of=20 which were in MN) and at Coon Creek WMA, Lyon Co. (1,271 individuals). An=20 additional 7,809 individuals were counted at various sites in eastern South=20 Dakota (sent to SD-Birds).
Black-bellied Plover 3 American Golden-Plover 1 Semipalmated Plover 13 Killdeer 335 Lesser Yellowlegs 504 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Spotted Sandpiper 12 Semipalmated Sandpiper 424 Least Sandpiper 369 peep, sp. 14 Baird=92s Sandpiper 4 Pectoral Sandpiper 244 Stilt Sandpiper 179 Short-billed Dowitcher 5 Wilson=92s Phalarope 116 Red-necked Phalarope 2 Total number Individuals 2226
