Hi Matt, I am not sure that there is a reliable place in SE Minnesota to find the Upland Sandpiper. Looking at the 1998 Hertzel & Janssen MOU paper "County Nesting Records of Minnesota Birds" shows only three counties (and I'm stretching SE Minnesota to include all the counties south and east of the Minnesota/Mississippi rivers) where this bird has been found nesting. The three counties are Wabasha, Mower, and Scott. In addition they were found nesting in Dakota County a couple of years ago. I don't remember the reports in the first three counties, so the reports may not be recent. If Dakota County is any indication, Upland Sandpipers are not seen reliably anywhere in the county, and most years sightings if any, apparently are birds that are passing through.
Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Baumann" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:58 PM Subject: [mou] Upland Sandpiper > Hello All, > > Thinking ahead to the Spring and Summer (something we want to do with the > impending snowstorm for SE Minnesota!), but does anyone know of some > reliable locations for seeing upland sandpipers in the SE Minnesota area. > Again, thinking ahead to warmer weather birding. Thanks in advance. > > Matt Baumann > Winona, MN > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > [email protected] > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net >
