To add to the growing list of recent Buff-breasted Sandpiper sightings, the Minn Birding Weekends group found them at 2 locations in western Minn this past weekend (July 28-29). One spot was at the nearly-dry Giese WPA in Stevens Co (easiest to walk in along the W side of the ditch from the S side; see recent mou-net postings for directions). The other site was along Lac Qui Parle Co Rd 7, between Co Rds 30 and 36.
Other birds of note: - Gr White-fronted Goose - Ruby Red Peninsula, Big Stone NWR (probably sick/injured adult, although no visible damage on spread wings); no Ruff, however: see Peder Svingen's posting yesterday for directions - Horned Grebe - basic-plumaged individual in the large wetland along Big Stone Co Rd 64, 1 mi N and 1 mi E of Ortonville - Least Bittern - 2 just E of the gate along the S side of the road/trail to Ruby Red Peninsula - Western Kingbirds - good numbers: several small groups at various locations, probably staging together before migrating Kim Eckert (Please note new e-mail address as of June 1: eckertkr at gmail.com) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1142 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070730/b879aaf6/attachment.bin
