Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *Octember 16, 1997 *MNST9710.16 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: Octember 16, 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 October 16th sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. To skip this recording and leave a message, press 5 on your touch tone phone.
On the 12th of October Jon Little discovered a raft of ten WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors, Cook County. A few SNOW BUNTINGS were seen a bit farther up the shore of Lake Superior the same day.
Hap Huber reported a late Black-bellied Plover on October 11th in Grand Marais in Cook County. At the New Germany mudflats along Carver County Road 30, that possible CURLEW SANDPIPER was reportedly seen by two observers on the 10th, and again on the 13th, but again no one was able to find it on subsequent days. Paul Budde reported a WILSON'S PHALAROPE from here on the 15th. Several species of sparrows were also in the area including LE CONTE'S SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, HARRIS' SPARROW and DARK-EYED JUNCO. Most of these species plus a few FOX SPARROWS have been reported from numerous other locations in Minnesota as well.
A THAYER'S GULL was on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis on the 10th.
Chet Meyers reported a flock of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS was at Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis on both the 14th and the 16th.
Thanks to Erika Sitz, John Rabine, and Mary McGrath.
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 October 23rd.
