(Posted by Alex Lewanski <[log in to unmask]> via moumn.org) Today (5/19) from 11:35-2:15, I watched a large, species rich group of shorebirds from the west end access of Lake Byllesby Regional Park in Dakota County. Highlights indclude: -1 red-necked phalarope -1 ruddy turnstone -1 hudsonian godwit -1 stilt sandpiper -4 Willet -1 sanderling There were hundreds of other shorebirds present including wilson's phalarope, dunlin, short-billed dowitcher, semipalmated plover, pectoral sandpiper, white- rumped sandpiper, killdeer, lesser and greater yellowlegs, semipalmated sandpiper, and least sandpiper. A full list of birds seen can be found on my ebird checklist linked below. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29778854 -Alex Lewanski ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html