I spent most of this ridiculously windy (sustained 30 mph) afternoon
birding Rock County and found several interesting birds.
Sand pit ponds north of Luverne:
-9 Ruddy Turnstones
-several Sanderlings
-1 Common, 1 Caspian, and many Black Terns
Blue Mounds State Park:
-Swainson's Hawk
-Yellow-throated Vireo
-Gray-cheeked and Swainson's Thrushes
-large flock of mostly Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warblers, but also
contained single Bay-breasted and Blackpoll
-Upland Sandpiper
Downtown Luverne:
-Peregrine Falcon
Hills sewage ponds:
-125 Wilson's Phalaropes (!)
I also heard a towhee call near the campground at Blue Mounds SP; out
here right now there's just as good a chance (if not better) of it
being a Spotted rather than an Eastern. I'll investigate tomorrow
morning...hopefully the wind dies down so that I can actually hear
things.
Bob Dunlap, spending the night in Rock County
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