I was driving back from Iowa today when a few egrets caught my eye from the road and I pulled off to observe. Here is what I found: American Golden-Plover- 45 Probably the most I have seen at one time. Long-billed Dowitcher- 1 Lesser Yellowlegs- 2 or more Pectoral Sandpiper- at least 10 Great Egret- 3 One eating a large frog. Franklin's Gull- 7-10 Killdeer- Many Pied-billed Grebe-3 Ring-billed Gull- many There was a small flock of what were likely teal that I was too far to identify. There may have been other species of shorebirds and certainly far more individuals than listed above but a scope would be required to observe the far end of the wetland. There is a sign showing that this is a protected wildlife refuge. The location is two miles west of the town of Heron Lake on the north side of Hwy. 60. It is a two lane highway here because of road construction that starts about two miles to the east of the site. Good Birding, Jason Caddy South Minneapolis [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
