[mou] Big Stone shorebird survey, 12 August

[KarlBardon@aol.com]

Here are the results of my 12 August 2003 survey of shorebirds in Big Stone=20
Co. This is the largest number of individuals I have recorded on a single Bi=
g=20
Stone survey since I began these surveys in 1998. The majority of Stilt=20
Sandpipers (60%), Lesser Yellowlegs (70%), and Least Sandpipers (80%) are no=
w=20
juveniles, but relatively few Semipalmated Sandpipers are juveniles (10%), a=
nd today=20
was the first date I have seen any juvenile Pectoral Sandpipers. The best=20
sites are currently the junction of Hwy 28 and County Road 61 (northwest=20
quadrant), three potholes along the stretch of County Road 54 between County=
 Road 61=20
and County Road 7, a wetland along County Road 12 about 1.2 miles south of=20
County Road 10, and potholes on either side of County Road 10 about 0.7 mile=
s west=20
of County Road 12.

Semipalmated Plover 42
Killdeer    463
Greater Yellowlegs  36
Lesser Yellowlegs   744
Solitary Sandpiper  11
Spotted Sandpiper   9
Marbled Godwit  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  249
Least Sandpiper 336
Baird=92s Sandpiper   2
Pectoral Sandpiper  1354
Stilt Sandpiper 111
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1
Wilson's Snipe  4
Wilson=92s Phalarope  86
Red-necked Phalarope    1
Total number individuals    3450

Karl Bardon