I wrapped up my July shorebirding today with another nice day. While the
month got off to a bit of a slow start, the 2nd half of the month has been
outstanding. Habitat will remain the next week and forward, but it is now
quite limited. Most flooded farmland is dry or needs rain to last more than a
week. I have added several shorebird pictures to flickr over the month.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27446731@N02/
Below are the combined shorebird counts for the entire month of July(and June
for Yellowlegs) for both Carver and Sibley Counties in order of most to least
numerous excluding Killdeer which I did not consistently count.
Least Sandpiper 1519
Pectoral Sandpiper 524
Lesser Yellowlegs 420
Semipalmated Sandpiper 133
Solitary Sandpiper 85
Short-billed Dowitcher 57
Stilt Sandpiper 33
Spotted Sandpiper 29
Wilson's Phalarope 27
Greater Yellowlegs 18
Baird's Sandpiper 15
Wilson's Snipe 3
Willet 2
Red-necked Phalarope 2
Semipalmated Plover 1
Sanderling 1
John Cyrus
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