I visited Lake Byllesby saturday late about 6pm. Seven species of waterfowl, ten species of shorebirds, and four of gulls and terns. at first there were only a few Willets and some distant yellowlegs, but eventually they came closer revealing: Killdeer, Semi-Palmated Plover, both Yellowlegs, Willets, Spotted SP, Least SP, Pectoral SP, Dunlin, and Wilsons Phalarope. The most numerous were the Lesser Yellowlegs (~30 or 40), then 6 Willets. All othes were three or less individuals ID'd, although there may have been more in the distance. Most of the gulls were Franklins (~30), many with pink blushed breasts.
At Randolph Industrial Park I found many singing Grasshopper and Savannah Sparrows, plus some mostly quiet vesper Sparrows, and both Meadowlarks. the guard at the industrial park said that he regularily sees a pair of Gray Partridge and that there were about 20 hanging around this winter. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected] ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
