Hey birders,
Yesterday morning I had the chance to search Blue Earth County for good
shorebird habitat. There are three locations worth mentioning:
1) Just north of Gilfillin Lake in the northwestern part of the county is a
little slough. About 100 birds present: Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral, Solitary,
Semipalmated, Least Sandpipers, and Killdeer
2) Sod farms east of Mapleton at the junction of CR 21 and CR 14. About 200
Killdeer, 1 Least Sandpiper, and flocks of Horned Larks (Buff-breasted present
last week).
3) Cobb River Waterfowl Production Area north of Mapleton. Take CR 10 east
from Hwy 22 (in Beauford) for less than a mile. Turn south on 586th Ave.
There's a pond near the road and one that was worth the walk. About 100
shorebirds present: Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitcher,
Solitary, Spotted, Pectoral, Least, Semipalmated Sandpipers, and Killdeer.
I also had two Peregrine Falcon sightings yesterday as well. One bird was
hunting pigeons at a grain elevator south of Hwy 14 along 3rd Avenue in
Mankato. The other bird was being harassed by an American Kestrel near a farm
along Hwy 14 east of Eagle Lake.
Happy birding!
Chad Heins
Mankato, MN
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