Unfortunately the adult Common Moorhen disappeared into the cattails before Doug Kieser could get there and did not reappear. There is also a public access to the lake off of Hwy 15, but at that hour the sun was in the wrong location for good viewing. In the morning it might be a good place to start. I would greatly appreciate any additional info about this species at this location as it is in one of my priority blocks for the MN Breeding Bird Atlas. This location has also had Black-crowned Night-Herons, adult and/or immature birds, every time that I have visited this season. Bob Williams -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 6:09 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [mou-net] Common Moorhen, Sibley County There is a Common Moorhen at the NW corner of Sand Lake in Sibley County. I saw it from the gravel road that runs along the north side of the lake west of Hwy 15 and three miles south of Winthrop. The 2 Cattle Egrets reported by Doug Kieser were still present late this afternoon. Bob Williams Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ---- 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