[mou] Buff-breasted Sandpiper/Brown Co.
Brian Smith
brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net
Sun, 26 Sep 2004 07:42:19 -0500
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I spent quite a bit of time out birding around the area yesterday. Some =
of the highlights were a Buff-breasted Sandpiper feasting on insects on =
the grass berm at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds (this is the first one =
I've found this season). Also at this location was one juvenile =
Red-necked Phalarope. It's strange, I've only found a total of 6 =
Red-necked Phalaropes at the sewage ponds all season, and zero Wilson's. =
This is the first time since I've been birding there that I haven't =
seen any Wilson's Phalaropes during migration. =20
Also seen yesterday was one Merlin at Red Rock Prairie (otherwise, =
little activity here as the soybean crop still hasn't been harvested). =
Near Mound Creek Co. Park there was a LeConte's Sparrow and a Harris's =
Sparrow. There was also a fly-over of a flock of what I think were 8 =
Cackling Geese. Originally I thought they were Richardson's, but Sibley =
writes that the Richardson's sounds similar to the Common and these =
birds gave a different, high-pitched call.=20
On Friday I found a resting Caspian Tern and one juvenile Black-bellied =
Plover.
Good birding,
Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I spent quite a bit of time out birding =
around the=20
area yesterday. Some of the highlights were a =
<STRONG>Buff-breasted=20
Sandpiper</STRONG> feasting on insects on the grass berm at the Sleepy =
Eye=20
sewage ponds (this is the first one I've found this season). Also =
at this=20
location was one juvenile <STRONG>Red-necked Phalarope</STRONG>. =
It's=20
strange, I've only found a total of 6 Red-necked Phalaropes at the =
sewage ponds=20
all season, and zero Wilson's. This is the first time since I've =
been=20
birding there that I haven't seen any Wilson's Phalaropes during=20
migration. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also seen yesterday was one =
<STRONG>Merlin</STRONG>=20
at Red Rock Prairie (otherwise, little activity here as the soybean =
crop=20
still hasn't been harvested). Near Mound Creek Co. Park there =
was a=20
<STRONG>LeConte's Sparrow </STRONG>and a <STRONG>Harris's=20
Sparrow</STRONG>. There was also a fly-over of a flock of what I =
think=20
were 8 <STRONG>Cackling Geese</STRONG>.<STRONG> =
</STRONG>Originally I=20
thought they were Richardson's, but Sibley writes that the Richardson's=20
sounds similar to the Common and these birds gave a different, =
high-pitched=20
call. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On Friday I found a resting =
<STRONG>Caspian Tern=20
</STRONG>and one juvenile <STRONG>Black-bellied=20
Plover</STRONG>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good birding,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brian Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sleepy Eye</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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