[mou] Chaska Lake

[John Cyrus]

Chaska Lake still has a decent number of shorebirds though numbers seem to 
be down from previous postings.   I estimated 100-125 total with the 
majority being Kildeer and Lesser Yellowlegs.  Also there: Greater 
Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper(possibly Semipalmated legs seemed dark but the 
lighting wasn't the best), Baird's Sandpiper,  and Solitary Sandpiper.    A 
lone shorebird I saw went unidentified.  It was too far for me to identify.  
   My general description- a large, fat, and  darkly spotted(patterned above 
and below) shorebird.   It's bill curved downward slightly but was not 
excessively long. It's legs were completely submerged while it's body was  
above water.  It was larger than the Lesser Yellowlegs.  Unfortunately, the 
Greater Yellowlegs were close so I didn't have a good comparison in size.  
My shorebird identification skills aren't the best so please bear with me.  
Everything surrounding the lake was normal, though I did have a dead tree 
with 4 immature Rose-breasted Grosbeaks really checking me out.

John

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