This morning I found a Wilson's Phalarope spinning in the water at the Nicollet sewage ponds. Also, at the nearby Conservation Club access on the south side of Swan Lake, in addition to the many waterfowl there were Forster's Terns, Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe, Black-crowned Night-Herons, a single Tundra Swan, plus Red-necked and Western Grebes way out in the lake.
Just west of the turnoff for the Conservation Club on Hwy. 14 is a boat launch access. Here I found an American Bittern in the cattails. I'll be checking the Swan Lake area pretty regularly this spring, so I'll keep everyone posted on shorebirds and whatnot. Good birding! Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County
