[Mnbird] Shorebird bonus, Dakota/Goodbye C

linda whyte birds at moosewoods.us
Sun Apr 19 06:46:35 CDT 2020


Rick Gibson's post of the Cinnamon Teal hybrid and Avocets, inspired Rob
and me to make an afternoon trek to Lake Byllesby. We found 5 Avocets, and
with them, a Marbled Godwit, both First of Year for us, as were the
Bonaparte's Gulls. There was still a good mix of waterfowl as seen on
earlier trips, but tired eyes wouldn't stand searching for the Cinnamon
Teal.
On the route back we checked 180th St marsh, where Rob spotted us a FOY
Yellow-headed Blackbird.
The route then took us through 140 St marsh, where I'd seen the Hudsonian
Godwit in the morning. In explaining to Rob where it had been, he pointed
out a mistake in the viewing directions that I had given to another birder
that morning, who was trying for a camera-pan view of the bird, following
my directions. I'd failed to see the far end of the irrigation structure,
and so miscounted the support struts used as a location reference. Giving
directions from alternative starting points might have helped; apologies to
that birder, if she reads this.
Linda Whyte
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