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*Minnesota Statewide
*June 29, 2006
*MNST0606.29

-Birds mentioned -Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 29, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 29th.

Chuck Krulas reported on June 24th that he found a LEAST TERN at the South Landfill Reservoir in Rochester, Olmsted County and it was still present at least on the 25th. Drive west from Rochester on U.S. Highway 14 to Olmsted County Road 104. Turn north and drive to county road 156 and go west. The South Landfill Reservoir will be on the south side of the road just past the next intersection.

The WHITE-WINGED DOVE was still at Nelson's Resort at Crane Lake, St Louis County as recently as the 24th. You can call the resort at 218-993-2295 for updates.

John Ellis found a MUTE SWAN at Swim Lake in southeastern Douglas County on the 23rd and it was still present on the 25th. Swim Lake is south of the town of Osakis.

On June 12th, a SNOWY EGRET was in the ponds near the Riverwoods townhome complex in eastern Chaska, Carver County.

On the 28th, Steve and Jo Blanich discovered a female RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at the Ironton sewage ponds in Crow Wing County.

On the 22nd and again on the 28th, Shawn Conrad noted a NORTHERN HAWK OWL perched on a snag on the west side of state highway 65, just over three and a half miles north of Itasca County Road 53. Three Hawk Owls were seen by Doug Johnson in Beltrami County on the 24th, along the extended boardwalk which reaches into the middle of the Red Lake Peatlands, seven miles north of Waskish in the Big Bog Recreation Area. Doug also found two more Hawk Owls on the 28th on Lake of the Woods County Road 77 about a mile west of state highway 72.

Unusual was the BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER found by Bruce Fall on the 24th at Murphy-Hanrehan Park, Dakota County. The most recent location was 100 yards northwest of marker #6, where the bird appears to have established a territory.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, July 6th.

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