A nice addition to the mixture of shorebirds recently reported by Dedrick Benz and John Hockema was a lone Buff-breasted Sandpiper. It was observed late this morning by Jim Otto and myself at the juncture of C.R. 18 and Sturgeon Lake Road in the southern end of Prairie Island. Interesting was its atypical behavior of feeding with other shorebirds in the grassy mud habitat rather than in the dryer grassy areas. It was good to find this area quite productive finally after having checked it several times earlier this month and finding the Vermillion River level to be a little higher, but nontheless, producing absolutely nothing !
Bill Litkey (Oakdale) "The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." Psalms 19:1 --- Get FREE High Speed Internet from USFamily.Net! -- http://www.usfamily.net/mkt-freepromo.html ---
