Thursday evening, April 23, there were 7 American Avocets near the west end of Lake Byllesby. Thanks to Jim for getting out the report of their presence so quickly. While there, most of the shorebirds got up into the winds and off the points unknown. (The Avocets stayed.) Also seen: 1 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper Many Pectoral Sandpipers Several Dunlins Many Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Peregrine Falcon sitting way out on the mud 1 Barn Swallow Linda Sparling ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html