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*June 23, 2005
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Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 23, 2005
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 23rd.

The ROCK WREN and the two SAY'S PHOEBES are still being seen at Felton Prairie in Clay County. =46rom Felton, go south on state highway

9, then east to the end of pavement on Clay County Road 108, turn left to the gravel pit entrance. Look for the phoebes around the north and east rim of the pit. The wren is still hanging out near rock pile #6002.

A GREAT GRAY OWL was found by Kim Eckert along Stickney Road in the Sax-Zim Bog area of St. Louis County on the 22nd, about a tenth of a mile north of Arkola Avenue. Another was along McDavitt Road, two and

a half miles north of the Sax Road. Also in the bog were two LONG- EARED OWLS seen hunting at mid-morning along Owl Avenue, just south of Overton Road.

A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was found by Linda Sparling along Net Lake Road, three quarters of a mile west of Carlton County 146.

Jim Fitzpatrick found a CAROLINA WREN in Clearwater County on the 11th, at the north end of Minerva Lake.

Two HENSLOW'S SPARROWS have been heard singing along the Pet Trails at Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington, Hennepin County. Another was at Elm Creek Park Reserve in Hennepin County on the 20th along the bike path, and two Henslow's Sparrows have been seen in Kandiyohi

County for a couple of weeks. The location is near the towns of Hawick and Regal. =46rom Hawick, go southwest on state highway 23 for

one mile, then north on County Road 2 to County Road 33, and west one

mile to County Road 135. At least two birds have been heard at this intersection. And a Henslow's Sparrow was located on the 17th east of

state highway 32 on Polk County Road 45, just south of the first grove of Aspens.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 30th.

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