[mou] Red Knots, Winona County

[Dedrick Benz]

John Hockema found 2 Red Knots at the Lewiston Sewage Ponds in Winona County 
this evening.  They were in the near pond on the right, cavorting with 20-30 
Dunlin, some Semipalmated and White-rumped Sandpipers.  While they weren't 
in full breeding plumage, their size and largely reddish underparts made 
them quickly identifiable.  This may be useful if you don't enter the gate.  
I am not sure of birders' status there right now.  Should the gate be open, 
and you decide to enter by car, be considerate and pull off the road, so the 
many vehicles hauling brush to the back can pass.  I could have done a 
better job pulling off, but figured those Pickups could drive right over my 
Honda Insight like a semi over a roadkill raccoon.

Forgetting that May ain't over yet,
Dedrick Benz
Winona, MN

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