[mou] Shorebirds at Purgatory Creek wetands, Hennepin County

[Doug Kieser]

The amount of exposed mud at the Purgatory Creek wetlands in Eden Prairie has increased greatly over the past few days, attracting modest numbers of shorebirds.
Among the species present during visits the past two evenings:
Stilt Sandpiper (4) Wednesday
Baird's Sandpiper (5) Wednesday
Wilson's Phalarope (2) Wednesday
Red-necked Phalarope (1) Thursday
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpiper - Thursday
Semipalmated Plover, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper (50) and Semipalmated Sandpiper present both evenings.
Most of these birds are frequenting mudflats well into the wetland, requiring a scope, although a few birds are near the blind.

Doug Kieser
Minneapolis




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