Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 28, 1997 *MNST9708.28 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: August 28, 1997
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (612) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (tony@mill2.MillComm.COM)
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)
This is the Minnesota birding report for Thursday August 28th sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. As always, to skip this recording and leave a message you can press 5 on your touch tone phone.
The stretch of state highway 3 in Dakota County from 280th Street south to 297th Street south has been very productive for shorebirds recently. Look especially on the west side of this road for reported AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and LEAST SANDPIPER. A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was reported on August 23rd from the St. Peter sewage ponds which are located in Le Sueur County. At Hamden Slough in Becker County Shelly Steva reported that many shorebirds are visiting an area about a mile north of the headquarters. Species seen here include LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER and the first LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER reported this fall. And the Breckenridge sewage lagoons in Clay County reportedly also have many shorebirds, including BLACK- BELLIED PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS and BAIRD'S SANDPIPER.
Many people have reported migrant COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, and large flocks of birds have been observed mostly during the evening hours in Hennepin, Kanabec, Cass and Dakota Counties.
Chet Meyers reported on August 22nd that Roberts' Sanctuary in Minneapolis has had good numbers of migrant warblers recently. Species found there include AMERICAN REDSTART, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and NASHVILLE WARBLER.
Unusual was the flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS found by Lane Elwanger on August 27th at the Bass Ponds area of Hennepin County. The birds were last seen near the trail head.
Thanks to John Rabine, Jeanie Joppru, Oscar Johnson, Cathy Clayton, and Tom Lewanski.
For information on joining our state wide bird organization write the MOU at 10 Church Street SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 55455. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday September 4th. If you have birds to report, please leave your name and phone number plus a brief but specific message which includes the name of the county where your sighting took place.
