[mou] shorebird survey, Lac Qui Parle and Lyon counties

[KarlBardon@aol.com]

I spent 7-8 August counting shorebirds in southwest Minnesota and eastern=20
South Dakota. Here are the results from Lac Qui Parle and Lyon counties, MN=20=
(7=20
August). These birds were counted primarly at Salt Lake (847 individuals, 69=
2 of=20
which were in MN) and at Coon Creek WMA, Lyon Co. (1,271 individuals). An=20
additional 7,809 individuals were counted at various sites in eastern South=20
Dakota (sent to SD-Birds).

Black-bellied Plover    3
American Golden-Plover  1
Semipalmated Plover 13
Killdeer    335
Lesser Yellowlegs   504
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Spotted Sandpiper   12
Semipalmated Sandpiper  424
Least Sandpiper 369
peep, sp.   14
Baird=92s Sandpiper   4
Pectoral Sandpiper  244
Stilt Sandpiper 179
Short-billed Dowitcher  5
Wilson=92s Phalarope  116
Red-necked Phalarope    2
Total number Individuals    2226