We drove past the Dakota County sod farms yesterday afternoon and clearly, they had some really nice rain down there! At the Braun sod farm along County Road 66 where we saw the buff-breasted sandpipers two weeks ago, there were 50+ killdeer and some smaller shorebirds that were just too far away to ID. At the Jirik Sod Farms there were several areas of standing water that had many sandpipers. Most appeared to be Pectorals although there might have been others as well. One area of standing water right next to the road had at least 10 to 15 yellowlegs (lesser?). I don't imagine the standing water will be there too long but the birds are certainly enjoying it while they can!
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