As Gerry and I returned to Faribault from Rice Lake State Park, we stopped
again at the plover spot. While Gerry was taking pictures, I was attempting to
get a count of the plovers. My final tally, which was very conservative, was of
three groups. 307, 163 and 246 respectively. This totaled 716 birds! Like I
said, this was a very conservative count and realistically there were probably
over 800 plovers present! This morning on the way down, we stopped and had a
few Buff-breasted Sandpipers. There was one flock which flew a little ways down
that totaled between 10-12 birds.
Also of note was a single Red-necked Phalarope and a Semipalmated Plover at the
state park, along with large groups of migrating Common Nighthawks. Other
shorebirds seen today included Stilt, Least, Semipalmated, Pectoral and Baird's
Sandpipers as well as both yellowlegs, and two Wilson's Snipe. And of course,
Killdeer.
Good birding!
Dave Bartkey
Faribault,MN
> Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 09:35:57 -0500
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [mou-net] Steele County shorebirds
> To: [email protected]
>
> Golden Plovers, Buff-breasted SPs, and other birds still here this morning.
>
> Gerry
>
> On Saturday, September 7, 2013, Steven Chesney wrote:
>
> > They were there yesterday PM
> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Taff Roberts <[email protected] <javascript:;>>
> > Sender: Minnesota Birds <[email protected] <javascript:;>>
> > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 22:54:58
> > To: <[email protected] <javascript:;>>
> > Reply-To: Taff Roberts <[email protected] <javascript:;>>
> > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Steele County shorebirds
> >
> > Did anyone view the Golden Plovers at Rice Lake State Park today?
> > Wondering if they are still hanging around?
> > Taff Roberts
> > On Sep 4, 2013, at 2:22 PM, Bob Ekblad wrote:
> >
> > > Following up on a database report by Herb Dingmann of Golden Plovers at
> > a spot north of Rice Lake State Park I was able to find the plovers (I
> > counted at least 400 of them!!!). I also refound some Sanderlings that
> > Diane Anderson had found earlier today. I also found 4 Red-necked
> > Phalaropes as well.
> > >
> > > To get to the spot go east from the park entrance and go north on CR37
> > for 2.6 mi and then turn right (N) on 84th Ave and go 1 mile to the two
> > bare fields on your left. The plovers are in the fields (difficult to find
> > if they are away from the water puddles). The phalaropes were in the
> > ponds on the opposite side of the road and Sanderlings were on both sides.
> > >
> > > Sent from Bob Ekblad's iPhone
> > > 507-269-7436
> > > Byron, MN - Olmsted County
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