Yesterday afternoon Cindy Boyd emailed that she could see the Ruff with a scope from the Powers Park pier, “pretty much right at the mouth of Prairie Creek” (if you’re standing at the end of the pier looking straight out at the lake, Prairie Creek is off to your right). This morning Dave Gagne called to say that it’s still there, visible with a spotting scope.
Something that Matt Bruce and I didn’t see when we discovered the bird, which others have noticed since, is the beautiful iridescence on the side of the bird’s neck, visible in this Jonathan Mays photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmays/34187987465/in/datetaken/
You won’t be able to see the iridescence from Powers Park, but if you don’t have a boat it’s your best bet for seeing the Ruff.