[mou] Shorebirds, Lake Byllesby-Dakota

[James Mattsson]

May 16 a.m.

Finally, Lake Byllesby has some shorebirds. Jim Otto and I found about 150 birds and 11 species. Everything is a looooong way off due to still high water. Species included:

Ruddy Turnstone
Wilson's Phalarope
Dunlin
Baird's
Semipalmated Plover
Willet

Also

16 Caspian Tern
2 Common Tern
~20 Forster's Tern

The lake level is typically raised starting May 15 to accomodate crop planting. So shorebird conditions may not last long.


James Mattsson
mattjim at earthlink.net
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