Yet another piping plover was seen Saturday 5/10 at the Olson Lake WPA in SW Kandiyohi county. This bird was different from the two seen last weekend, as it had a thick, full chest band. Other birds of interest on Saturday included 3 avocets, 32 willets, one hudsonian godwit, 3 trumpeter swans. Shorebird numbers are down significantly from a week ago, but a pestering peregrine falcon may be part of the reason. For anyone wanting to see a particular species at this location, be advised the turn-over rate is very high, with most birds staying only a day. Whereas this is consistent with some species, others usually linger. Also the wetland near Pennock that had been holding some good shorebirds is completely dry; only a few peeps present. Unlike what others have been reporting from E and SE MN, Saturday was incredibly birdless here for passerines. I had a group of students at Sibley State Park Saturday morning and it took almost two hours to find a single species of warbler. In 4 hours of birding on Saturday, I found only 4 species of warblers, 2 of those being represented by a single individual. Happy Mother's Day to all you mom's out there! Randy Frederickson Willmar ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html