[mou] Ruddy Turnstone and Common Terns, Sibley County

[rdunlap at gac.edu]

This afternoon I checked out the Gaylord sewage ponds accessed on the  
south side of town on CR 67 east of Hwy. 22 in Sibley County. The best  
find was a Ruddy Turnstone in the NW corner of the southernmost pond.  
Other shorebirds present:

Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Dunlin (many)
Short-billed Dowitcher (many)
Wilson's Phalarope (many)
Killdeer

Also there were about 50 Black Terns flying around this same pond,  
with several Common Terns mixed in.

Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County