I checked out Purgatory Creek (Eden Prairie, Hennepin County) at about 2pm-2:30.
The Snowy Egret was about 150 feet from the bridge, near the cattails, on the east side of the wetland. No spotting scope necessary. Shorebird habitat is not looking good. All that was there today were 2 Least Sandpipers and Killdeer. It seems more weeds (i.e. invasive Purple Loosestrife) has taken over the main sandbar. Everywhere else where there are typically mudflats are now filled with water and aquatic weeds. I also saw my first-of-season Tennessee Warbler in my backyard yesterday. Good birding, Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
