Enclosed is Nathan's and my post from Saturday afternoon - for some reason did not go through MOU - our apologies for the resulting lateness of this information - do note that Dedrick Benz & John Hockema were unable to relocate the possible Wilson's.
Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties Exceptional migration day in Mille Lacs County (Hennepin, Mille Lacs Lake & Milaca Hiking Trails): * Possible Wilson's Plover, Mille Lacs lakefront: - Tall plover, upright posture - Long, single colored bill (dark) - Thick black neck band (complete) - Reddish/pink legs - White eye line, white between eyes, no black around eye (only on forehead) - Significantly different than SP Plover on beach - On west side of Mille Lacs Lake, state park area where 35 meets 169, beach, just south of Vineland Road & the reservation, observed around 12:00 noon for about two minutes, then flew off - near (but not part of) small flock of Baird's, Semipalmated Sandpipers, single SP Plover, Leasts. Also had 20 warbler day (primarily at Hennepin State Park): * Golden-winged * Tennessee * Nashville * Yellow * Chestnut-sided * Magnolia * Cape May * Yellow-rumped * Blackburnian * Pine * Palm * Bay-breasted * Black-and-white * American Redstart * Ovenbird * Northern Waterthrush (heard only) * Connecticut * Common Yellowthroat * Wilson's * Canada. Other than that, rather quiet. Note: should this prove to be a Wilson's, Nathan (at 14) will have a five plover MN year (since he had both Snowy and Piping in Big Stone/Lac Qui Parle). Good birding to all! Al & Nathan Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
