Thank you to all who gave us advice on shorebird locations close to the Metro. We went to the Jirik Sod Farms and birded that area. We basically got skunked: saw a lot of starlings and killdeer (leading to a very weak joke about "paging Dr. Killdeer"), a horned lark, and one Solitary Sandpiper in a puddle near the other turf farm.
The Farmington ponds did not yield much from the roadside. We didn't hike due to a footwear malfunction. The morning's big hit was the 140th Street marsh. I had not been there before, and really enjoyed the experience. It was on our way home, and I was curious after reading so much about it through MOU over the years. It wasn't overly birdy but there was enough action to make it interesting, and we could see that it must be a hopping place in spring. We tried hard to make an Indigo Bunting into a Blue Grosbeak, but no luck. My husband had fun locating and watching the antics of a pair of yellow warblers. There was bulldozer and truck action at the top of the hill but it didnt intefere. Again, thank you, MOU, for helping us have a lovely morning of new vistas. Missy Bowen and Camile Baudoin Otisville Washington County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
