Sunday: We stopped at Miesville Ravine this morning to see if we could get a better picture of the interesting hummingbird we found last week. The bird was not there. The consensus of the experts that I sent the photos that we have is that we were unable to show that this bird was not a Ruby-throated Hummer. I doubt that I will write up.
We looked briefly and unsuccessfully for the Cerulean Warbler. Warblers that were seen included Blue-winged, Black & White, Redstart, C. Yellowthroat, and Ovenbird. We also saw a Lincoln's Sparrow. Later I checked out mostly shorebird locations: 180th St. Marsh - very quiet. No shorebird habitat to speak of. Randolph Industrial Park - nothing interesting Lake Byllesby - water levels are at the high summer levels, which leave little exposed sand. Killdeer, L. Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Sandpiper Jirik Sod Farm - much of the sod has been planted in corn, but bare dirt and some small puddles attracted a few shorebirds. Killdeer, L. Yellowlegs, Baird Sandpiper, 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 302 St. and Alta (off of Hwy 47 & west of Randolph) - hundreds of shorebird. Best shorebird location in county that I know of. Killdeer, Semi-palmated Plover, L. & G. Yellowlegs, Solitarty Sandpiper, Semi-Palmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Bairds Sandpiper, prob. Sanderling, Wilson's Phalarope, probably others. 2 Sand-hill Cranes in with the shorebirds. Steve Weston on Quigley 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
