I went out that way just a while ago and braved the rain. I saw everything Jim listed below, except for the Cattle Egret, despite the bad light. Two species were smaller than the Killdeer that I saw (Lesser (several) and Spotted), one about the same size as the Killdeer (Solitary, there were a few of those), and one larger than the Killdeer (Lesser Yellowlegs (a few)). Richard ________________________________ From: Jim Mattsson <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 12:36:04 PM Subject: [mou-net] Cattle Egret, shorebirds, Dakota Co. 10:30a.m. 7/6/10 Jirik Sod Farm Located 1/2 mile south of 200th and Blaine on Blaine. Adult Cattle Egret at edge of large sod field and tall grass on west side. See photo posted to Recently Seen > http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl Shorebirds present on east side: Least Sp. - 50 Solitary Sp. - 1 Spotted - 4 L. Yellowlegs - 6 Killdeer - many Also, found one G. Yellowlegs 1.5 mile to the west along 200th, south side. Jim Mattsson Eagan, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html