Previously reported by Erik Collins, Chuck Krulas and others, the Buff-Breasted Sandpiper was still at Grass Lake this morning. I saw it between 9 and 9:45 am. There were over a dozen shorebirds (in number, not species) present, possibly the same as were seen two days ago (see below). I couldn't pick them all out with the light and without a scope. If anyone happens to go and gets a more accurate representation of the species present I'd be curious to know what I may have missed. Kyle TePoel St. Paul
On Monday, August 03, 2009 9:52 PM, Chuck Krulas wrote: Today John and Chris Hockema and I birded Grass Lake in Ramsey Cty. We found a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Killdeer at the lake. (thanks Erik Collins for the info) The directions to the area to view the mud flat are as follows.Enter the area at the corner of Mackubin St. and Gramsie Road. Walk down the first dirt road that goes to the right.... This is before the hill to the parking lot. Walk past the power tower and take the first path to the left. follow the trail past the first path that goes off to the left and keep walking past a low area where you can see the mud area. We tried walking to the mud at that point but it was difficult to see anything. If you continue on the path it will go up higher before entering the woods again. That is the area where Chris bush crashed out to the mud flat. Long pants and shoes that might get wet are appropriate. Chuck Krulas Rochester, Olmsted Cty. ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
