I went to lunch at 11:30 and one Piping plover, the Killdeer and both Black-bellieds were still present. Upon returning at 12:30, I could only see one lone Piping plover (away from the waters edge, about 30 yards out in the sand and dirt) and a Killdeer. Very exciting finds this morning! Piping Plover is a Lifer for me!
If you make the trip (Hwy 65 & 117th Ave. torn up corner with parked bulldozer), look hard at all the puddles and out in the open dirt areas to find them before leaving. They are about 1/2 the size of a Killdeer, and one stripe less too! Jim "People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character." --Ralph Waldo Emerson "Life is short and therefore precious, and we should all keep the company of the best people we can find, both in life and in books." --Charley Reese >From: "Steve Weston" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: "Steve Weston" <[email protected]> >To: "mnbird" <[email protected]>,"Mou-net" <[email protected]> >Subject: [mnbird] Piping Plovers: Anoka County >Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 09:04:14 -0500 > >I just received a call from Jim Ryan reporting 2 Piping Plovers at a pond >at a construction site at 117th Street and Hwy 65 >in Blaine. Also there: 2 Black-bellied Plovers and of course a Killdeer to >harass the Piping Plovers. I wonder if we have >been missing the Piping Plovers coming through by not checking enough >degraded puddles. They sure don't seam to be choosing >high quality habitats. > >Also he reports that were a good mix of shorebirds at 89th Street east of >Hwy 65 in the soccur complex. > >Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan >[email protected] > >_______________________________________________ >mnbird mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird
