In the far southwest corner of Wright Cty. at the Common Gallinule location previously described by Frank Gosiak and Milt Blomberg, tonight between 7:00- 8:30 pm. the COMM. GALLINULE was refound briefly, along with an outstanding and extended view of a LEAST BITTERN, plus a SORA family and a VIRGINIA RAIL, scores of Franklin's Gulls, and hundreds of Shorebirds, including SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (1) STILT SANDPIPERS (2) BAIRD'S GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS LEAST SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS PECTORALS SOLITARY (1) SPOTTED (1)
This wetland / swamp area, which has now morphed into an outstanding shorebird area, is along the east side Peyton Ave., right along the gravel road for excellent close viewing, between 110th St. and Common St. (the border with McLeod Cty.), about 5 miles south of Cokato and 5 miles north of Silver Lake. Pete Hoeger, Hutchinson ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
