Thanks to Peter Mattson for the excellent directions to the Upland Sandpipers in Mower County. Jerry Pruett and I found one about 2/10 mile east of that spot, first sitting in the grass along the south side of the road and then circling overhead. It would land occasionally, often in the same area, and then take off again. We did not see a second adult or the two chicks.
We also stopped at Dexter WTP, where we found a number of early shorebirds, including a Lesser Yellowlegs, several Spotted Sandpipers, several Solitary Sandpipers, and at least one Semipalmated and one Least Sandpiper, along with a number of Killdeer. At Grand Meadow WTP we added three Pectoral Sandpipers to the list and found more Spotted, Solitary, and Least Sandpipers, and again a single Lesser Yellowlegs. Good birding to all! Gerry Hoekstra Northfield ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
