Chaska Lake still has a decent number of shorebirds though numbers seem to be down from previous postings. I estimated 100-125 total with the majority being Kildeer and Lesser Yellowlegs. Also there: Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper(possibly Semipalmated legs seemed dark but the lighting wasn't the best), Baird's Sandpiper, and Solitary Sandpiper. A lone shorebird I saw went unidentified. It was too far for me to identify. My general description- a large, fat, and darkly spotted(patterned above and below) shorebird. It's bill curved downward slightly but was not excessively long. It's legs were completely submerged while it's body was above water. It was larger than the Lesser Yellowlegs. Unfortunately, the Greater Yellowlegs were close so I didn't have a good comparison in size. My shorebird identification skills aren't the best so please bear with me. Everything surrounding the lake was normal, though I did have a dead tree with 4 immature Rose-breasted Grosbeaks really checking me out.
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