Between graduations and Mom's day stuff, got out for a little while on 5/14 to look for shorebirds. Checked 3 small spots and found golden plovers in all 3 locations. Numbers were: 2, 5, 63. The flock of 63 was by far the largest flock of this species I had ever seen. Later in the day, a friend of mine counted a flock of about 50 golden plovers at the location I had seen 2. These are small insignificant wetlands. Makes one wonder what a larger attractive wetland in western Minn would have yielded yesterday. For some reason, this species was on the move in the best numbers we've had represented here since I've been birding. Gorgeous birds!
Randy frederickson willmar
