Short-billed Dowitcher in Rice County
2016-08-23

Uncommon in Rice County in the Fall season

This juvenile was seen foraging on a sod farm east of Northfield. There may have been a second one as well. Also present were at least five Buff-breasted Sandpipers, some Baird's Sandpipers, several Semipalmated Plovers, and over 100 Killdeer.

Gerald Hoekstra