[mou] MOU RBA 8 May 2008

[Anthony Hertzel]

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*May 8, 2008
*MNST0805.08

-Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
Surf Scoter
Red-throated Loon
Clark's Grebe
White-faced Ibis
Mississippi Kite
Ruddy Turnstone
Little Gull
Black Tern
Short-eared Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Swainson's Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
Blackpoll Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Summer Tanager
Grasshopper Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Smith's Longspur
Indigo Bunting
Bobolink
Orchard Oriole
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: May 8, 2008
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel at sihope.com) 

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 8th 2008.

On May 4th, two WHITE-FACED IBIS were found near Willmar in Kandiyohi
County. From Willmar, go west on U.S. Highway 12 for two miles beyond
county road 5. Turn north)on the gravel for one mile to a "T"
intersection. Turn right and check the north side of the road.

On May 3rd, an adult MISSISSIPPI KITE was found at the Bass Ponds area
of Bloomington, Hennepin County, but the was gone within minutes and has
not been reported since.

A pair of SURF SCOTERS was seen on the 4th on Lake Pepin near Hok-Si-La
Park, Goodhue County.

On the 6th, 20 RED-THROATED LOONS and a LITTLE GULL were seen from Park
Point in Duluth. The loons were seen from the Beach House at the
Recreation Area, and the gull was found off 22nd Street.

On May 5th, both a CLARK'S GREBE and a ROSS'S GOOSE were on Thielke Lake
in Big Stone County. Both were observed from county road 62, which runs
along the south side of the lake.

A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on the 3rd about two hundred yards east of
the junction of Aitkin County Roads 1 and 22, about three miles north of
the town of Aitkin.

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen on the 3rd at the western boundary of
Taopi in Mower County, along highway 56. Another was in Duluth on the
4th, at 57th Avenue East and Juniata Street.

On May 8th, a male SUMMER TANAGER was seen foraging next to the road at
Minneopa State Park in Blue Earth County. The bird was on the prairie
side of state highway 68. Turn left at the first intersection and drive
until you get to a wet area that has dead oaks on either side of the
road. Another was in Sibley County, investigating the trees near the
campground at Rush River County Park.

On May 4th, a flock of eight SMITH'S LONGSPURS was along the longspur
road of the Felton Prairie near Felton in Clay County.

Among the many returning migrants reported this past week have been
RUDDY TURNSTONE, BLACK TERN, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, GREAT CRESTED
FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER,
MOURNING WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, INDIGO BUNTING, GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW, LE CONTE'S SPARROW, BOBOLINK, and ORCHARD ORIOLE.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 15th 2008.
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