Not to besiege everyone with redundant reports about this bird, but in case anyone from some distance is thinking of traveling to see it:
The Purple Sandpiper was still visible today, Friday Sept 29, at 5:15 p.m.. We had our own personal campground hosts, Kim Risen and Philip Chu, waiting at water's edge in Denny's Resort to point us to where the bird was quietly resting. It seemed very comfortable. In the half hour we watched, it only moved about 10 feet in each direction, hunting in the water, feeding snails. We turned directly into Denny's Resort, parked under the tree and walked to the edge of the water where it was resting on the small sandbar about 25 feet out in the water. Crisp, clear markings, a real treat to be able to study this bird at such close proximity and at such a leisurely pace. We did get rained on for a short time, but that didn't seem to bother the sandpiper -- and for me (Sandy) a great #300 for my MN list! Good luck, good birding. Sandy and Dan Thimgan -- Thimgans Otter Tail County Battle Lake MN
