[mou] Willet, etc. - northwest Hennepin county

[William_Marengo@cargill.com]

At 6:30pm today there was a single Willet in a field just east of French 
Lake. The field is located at the southeast corner of the intersection 
of Zanzibar Ave and 125th Ave. After about two minutes the bird spooked 
and flew off to the northwest.

Also, two traditional spots for shorebirds that have been dry over the 
past couple of weeks are filling up with some water. With more rain 
expected this weekend these spots may be productive with peak shorebird 
migration coming:

(1) Bechtold Rd & County Rd 30 in Corcoran: This is four miles west of 
county roads 101 & 30. There was enough water today to attract one 
Solitary Sandpiper, one White-Rumped Sandpiper, many Least Sandpipers 
and several Lesser Yellowlegs

(2) County Roads 144 & 13 just east of Rogers: This spot is expanding 
with the recent rains. But there were no shorebirds there today.

Regards...