I was able to reach the location about 2:00 and found the Purple Sandpiper at about 2:20. I did not relocate the Sanderling however. The sandpiper was sitting in the rocks on the east side of the road very near the north end of the road that crosses a large slough in the WPA. I watched the bird until about 2:50. At that point a pickup drove by and the bird flew out over the water and immediately returned to the same spot on the edge of the road. Joel Schmidt
________________________________ From: Bob Ekblad <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 1:10 PM Subject: [mou-net] Alert: Juvenile Purple Sandpiper in Swift County Denny & Barb Martin called to report they found a juvenile Purple Sandpiper in Swift County - and they were watching it as we spoke on the phone (moments ago). The bird is located at the Lubenow WPA that is on 230th Ave SW 2 miles North of Hwy 12. This location is approximately 7 or so miles north of Appleton. The Purple Sandpiper and a Sanderling were hanging out together. Bob Ekblad Olmsted County in SE Minnesota http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
