I was able to find at least 10 of the Buff-breasted Sandpipers around 6pm tonight along with several other species of shorebirds. A very strong northwest wind made the viewing quite difficult. The Buff-breasted Sandpipers were on the northern end of the berm between the two ponds. There was a small "island" and a nice mudflat at the north end of the east (closer) pond that provided good viewing of the other species. I also found 2 additional Buff-breasted Sandpipers in the NE part of the county - 1.1 miles east of Hwy 23 on CR8 (171st St) just east of Holland. They were with several Killdeer in a recently mowed & windrowed field on the south side of the road. Bob Ekblad Olmsted County in SE Minnesota http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Nyhus Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 10:40 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Pipestone Co. John Hockema and I found 15 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at the sewage ponds in Edgerton this morning. For those of you interested in making a Muffin Run there is a good bakery in town as well. Andrew Nyhus ---- 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