Nicollet County: Late this morning I was able to re-find the 4 Red-necked Phalaropes that Bob Williams reported at the Nicollet sewage ponds. They were in the southern pond and were the only shorebirds there (not even any Killdeer). I was also able to find the Common Gallinules on the north access to Swan Lake that had been reported about a month ago. I found one adult and two immature birds not far from shore on the southeast side of the channel. In addition I located a Black-crowned Night-Heron near the end of 438th Lane (from Hwy111 take 451st Ave east and then take the first right onto 438th)
Martin County: Early afternoon I found 5 Red-necked Phalaropes at the Northrop sewage ponds east of town and east of MN15 (~4mi N of I90). These were difficult to spot. I scanned from the brush burn area with binoculars and then my scope at low power and missed them but finally spotted them at the very NE side of the first cell. The view is a bit restricted because the place I parked was fairly low relative to the berm and the water level. I ended up standing on a telephone pole laying horizontally on the ground and leaned against a wooden fencepost in order to get a view. 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
