Anyone able to identify to following egg for me? It was located on the edge of a mudflat. My current guess is Killdeer since I have seen fledglings in the area recenting, but I don't know anything about egg identification. http://williamhblackburniibirding.shutterfly.com/pictures/162 http://williamhblackburniibirding.shutterfly.com/pictures/161
With the better weather the majority of shorebirds have departed the Agassiz Valley Impoundment. 14 species seen today: Killdeer ~10 Marbled Godwit 8 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Spotted Sandpiper ~10 Short-billed Dowticher 2 Dunlin ~30 Stilt Sandpiper 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 White-rumped Sandpiper ~10 Semipalmated Sandpiper ~10 Least Sandpiper ~10 Wilson's Phalarope ~10 Red-necked Phalarope 1 Warblers seen at the Audubon Center: Ovenbird American Redstart Magnolia Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Yellow Warbler Common Yellowthroat Other birds interesting birds at the Agassiz Valley Impoundment: American White Pelican 1 Greater White-fronted Goose 1 (seen in both Polk and Marshall Counties) Bonaparte's Gull 1 American Black Duck 1 Hooded Merganser 2 American Bittern 3 RFI: Does anyone know where I can find a detailed description of the aerial courtship displays of American Bitterns? The only information I have found so far is that a display exists, but nothing goes into any detail. Thanks. Bill Blackburn Minnesota Audubon Warren, MN A note on locations (since many of them are new): The impoundments are open to the public but may not always be open to vehicles Audubon Center of the Red River Valley (Polk County): Formerly Wetlands, Pines, and Prairie Audubon Sanctuary. South on Marshall 36/Polk 68 from Minn 1 east of Warren Agassiz Valley Impoundment (Polk/Marshall Counties): Immediately north of the Audubon Center of the Red River Valley. NOT to be confused with Agassiz NWR. Off Channel Impoundment (Marshall County): 4 miles north of Minn 1 on 240th. 240th is 2 miles east of the turn for the Audubon Center AO#4 Impoundment (Polk County): Polk 68 South from the Audubon Center till it dead ends at Polk 23. Head south 1 mile then east 1 mile. Euclid East Impoundment (Polk County): 1.5 miles east of Euclid on Polk 19 Parnell Impoundment (Polk County): Take US 75 south out of Euclid to Polk 17 east. Impoundment is on the north side of the road 2.5 miles east of US 75. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
