Non-breeding plumaged Franklin's Gull, Sherburne CR2 sewage ponds this evening.
Today noted two unusual shorebird reports on Wisconsin's listserv - mixed flock of White-rumpeds, Pectorals and others in Ashland, and a Red Knot/Willet at Coast Guard Impoundment in Milwaukee. So, seeing four White-rumped, a single Pectoral and a Semipalmated Sandpiper next to the Franklin's didn't completely flip me out, but What's with this year's migration, anyway???? Isn't it June 19th? Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
