[mou] Shorebirds in Yellow Medicine County
Bob Dunlap
rmdbird@mn.rr.com
Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:23:12 -0500
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Today I birded Yellow Medicine County along with Rick Hoyme, John =
Hockema, Josh Watson, and Carol Schumacher. We focused on shorebirds. =
The best spot was Lanners Lake, two miles north and two miles east of =
the town of St. Leo. Here there were hundreds of shorebirds. Other =
birders have been reporting that this area has been great for =
shorebirds, and today was no exception. Today we found 13 species =
there, including:
-Semipalmated Plover
-both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs
-Sanderling
-Baird's Sandpiper
-Stilt Sandpiper
-BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (a few in the dry areas away from the water)
-Wilson's Phalarope
-Red-necked Phalarope
Another shorebird spot was at Spellman Lake, which is a little over a =
mile north of CR 2 on CR 8. This is east of Hwy. 59. Here there were =
more ducks than shorebirds, but it appears that this area will get =
better in weeks to come.
Finally, we found one Buff-breasted Sandpiper mixed in with a flock of =
Killdeer in a grassy field on the east side of Hwy. 274 about 3 miles =
south of Granite Falls.
-Bob Dunlap, Carver County
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Today I birded Yellow Medicine County =
along with=20
Rick Hoyme, John Hockema, Josh Watson, and Carol Schumacher. We =
focused on=20
shorebirds. The best spot was Lanners Lake, two miles north and =
two miles=20
east of the town of St. Leo. Here there were hundreds=20
of shorebirds. Other birders have been reporting that this area has =
been=20
great for shorebirds, and today was no exception. Today we found =
13=20
species there, including:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Semipalmated Plover</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-both Greater and Lesser =
Yellowlegs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Sanderling</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Baird's Sandpiper</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Stilt Sandpiper</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (a few in the =
dry areas=20
away from the water)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Wilson's Phalarope</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Red-necked Phalarope</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Another shorebird spot was at Spellman =
Lake, which=20
is a little over a mile north of CR 2 on CR 8. This is east of =
Hwy.=20
59. Here there were more ducks than shorebirds, but it appears =
that this=20
area will get better in weeks to come.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Finally, we found one Buff-breasted =
Sandpiper mixed=20
in with a flock of Killdeer in a grassy field on the east side of Hwy. =
274 about=20
3 miles south of Granite Falls.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Bob Dunlap, Carver County</FONT></DIV>
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