The two piping plovers seen Sunday at Olson Lake WPA were NOT relocated today but could still be present, as there was over 800 shorebirds this evening. Today's highlights included: 104 wilson's phalarope (still no red-necked), 81 dowitchers sp., 11 avocets, 2 golden plovers. Turnover rate is very high, with lots of birds moving through. I would have liked to count more species, but my fingers and toes were getting tired.
The banded piping plover west of Pennock WAS still present as of 6:00 pm this evening. For both these locations you are looking east, so afternoon/evening viewing is much more productive. Randy Frederickson Willmar ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
