As of noon today (Sat.) the group of 4 Smith's Longspurs was still  
present at the previously reported location at the WMA 1 mile north of  
Nicollet on the east side of Hwy. 111. The birds appear to be  
frequenting the area at the top of the prairie hill northeast of the  
parking lot.

At least two of the birds are rather approachable, offering stunning  
looks of this hard-to-find species in MN. I'll post another photo to  
the "Recently Seen" page in a bit. At least one of the birds appeared  
to be a male molting into breeding plumage (not quite there yet).

Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County

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