When Don Kienholz and I went to Big Stone NWR yesterday, we didn't want to get too close to the Snowy Plovers, and the light was glaring (it was hot, too--make sure you bring water!). So the photos I got weren't the best, but they'll have to do. I also posted what I think is our total day's list and directions to the plovers at
http://birderblog.com/post.php?id=1342 Laura Erickson Duluth, MN Staff Ornithologist Binoculars.com www.birderblog.com There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson
