Big Stone County: 5/04 - Willet in drainage along heavily grazed pasture in SE quad of Hwy 7 = and CR 51/1 interstection 3 miles east of Appleton. Upland sandpipers and = Marbled Godwits also seen in vacinity.
5/03 - Black-billed Magpie flying over intersection of Township Road 77 = and CR 14 (~3 miles east of Odessa). Swift County: 5/03- Osprey perched on west side of Spring Lake (WPA) 2 miles North (on = 119) and 2 miles west. Also several Ring-necked Ducks and Gadwall on = lake. 5/04 - 100+ mixed shorebirds (didn't have time to stop and i.d.) =BD mile = east of Hwy 59 and Hwy 12 intersection (North of Holloway). Most were in = flooded hayfield on South side of road, but flooded ag fields to N also = looked promising.=20 5/04 - 50+ mixed shorebirds in wetland (in recently burned grassland) on = Danvers WMA, 2.5 miles west of Benson on CR 20. Again no time to i.d. = other than to note many lesser yellowlegs, but other species as well. = Also saw a high flying Plegadis heading north of this site. Curt Vacek ____________________________ Assistant Area Wildlife Manager Minnesota DNR - Section of Wildlife 850 N Hering St Appleton, MN 56208 phone: (320) 289-2493 fax: (320) 289-2551 email: [email protected]
