[mou] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Carver County

[rdunlap at gac.edu]

This morning around 9:30 there was an adult Buff-breasted Sandpiper on  
Chaska Lake. The water level has dropped significantly over the past  
week here: there is now only limited mudflats, and this area is  
surrounded by drier ground ideal for plovers and Buff-breasteds. Other  
species present: Killdeer, Semipalmated Plover, Solitary Sandpiper,  
Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Least Sandpiper. Hopefully it rains soon  
so that there will be better habitat for a greater variety of species.

Bob Dunlap, Carver County