This morning Kim Eckert, Mike Steffes and I unsuccessfully searched 
for the Purple Sandpiper that was photographed by Heidi Pinkerton at 
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park on March 17th.  Conditions were 
drizzly and a bit foggy and there is obviously a lot of potential 
habitat in this area, so it is possible the bird is still around.  We 
also checked the mouth of the Split Rock River at the Highway 61 rest 
stop and at the Twin Points boat launch about a mile south of the 
park.

The exact location of Heidi's sighting was at the base of the small 
island just to the southwest of the lighthouse.  To reach this spot 
take the first right (not the service road) after driving by the park 
fee station and drive about a half mile to the parking lot at the end 
of the paved road.  Follow the hiking path that heads northeast 
towards the lake.  This path comes out an a beach and you can see the 
island from here.  The island is connected to the mainland by a strip 
of rocks.

Jim Lind
Two Harbors

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