Siouxland has been locked in a draught cycle for several years now, making finding migrating shorebirds very difficult. Absent have been fields flooded by snowmelt or April showers. Gone are many of our oxbow lakes and borrow pits. Except for rare flood events, we have had few places with mudflats and shallow water.

Therefore, for this outing we will travel to wherever there IS appropriate water conditions. Hopefully, we will be able to select a suitable destination the preceding week and will announce a meeting place and time then. Stay tuned.