Minnesota Statewide RBA

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Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: May 14, 1997
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (612) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)

This is the Minnesota statewide birding report for Thursday May 14th sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

On May 9th Bruce Fall found a TRICOLORED HERON at the Louisville Swamp area of the Minnesota River in Scott County. Though the bird was seen to fly off, it may still be worth looking for. Check along the shore of the swamp about 1/2 mile down the Mazomani Trail. The short drive to the main parking lot is about 2 miles south of state highway 41 along U.S. 169.

Very unusual is the WHITE-WINGED DOVE reported from Winona County. This was along U.S. highway 61 near the town of Dakota. The bird was seen feeding along the roadside on May 9th, but could not be relocated later that day.

Kim Eckert found a CLARK'S GREBE on Boone Lake in Meeker County on the 8th, but the bird could not be relocated when he looked again on the 10th. A CATTLE EGRET was found by Ken Lafond on May 13th in Anoka County, near the junction of Birch Street and Sherman Lake Road in the town of Lino Lakes.

A FERRUGINOUS HAWK was seen in Traverse County on the 10th, but no specific location was given.

In Duluth on the 10th, one WILLET, three SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, and four DUNLIN were present on the back side of Hearding Island along Park Point. 30 COMMON TERNS and three CASPIAN TERNS were also present.

Interesting is the report of two SABINE'S GULL, and adult and an immature, seen by Shaun Strohmer near Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis on Friday, May 8. No word on if these birds have been seen since the initial observation.

I have a second hand report of a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD seen at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport on May 11th. The bird was seen briefly just south of 66th Street in Richfield near the ball fields.

A HOODED WARBLER was found by Bill Stauffer along Langford Circle, which intersects Sunset Lake Road in Murphy Hanrehan Park in Scott County. The bird was seen several times during the day of May 13th, and since HOODED WARBLERS are known to nest in the park it is likely the bird will remain in the area. HOODED WARBLERS were also reported from within the park on May 10th by Paul Kempler between trail markers 14 and 15.

Bill Stjern reported a WORM-EATING WARBLER at the old Frontenac cemetery in Goodhue County on both May 9th and 10th. Near here, Dave Neitzel found a singing WESTERN TANAGER in Frontenac State Park on the 9th. The bird was found near the end of Sand Point, which is at the southeastern edge of the park.

A HENSLOW'S SPARROW was reported by Diane Anderson on May 10th, at the western end of Chester Woods County Park in Olmsted County. To get to this location, take U.S. Highway 14 east from Rochester. At the Conoco station in the town of Chester, go south. Turn east on Olmsted County Road 131 and continue to the end of the road. This will be Chester Woods County Park. Follow the fence line eastward until you come to the DNR Black Walnut plantings on the south. The bird was seen and heard in the field on the left. And Bob Janssen found a HENSLOW'S SPARROW at Afton State Park in Washington County. He found the bird on May 13th about a mile from the park entrance just past the sign for Group Camps. A third HENSLOW'S was reported from Frontenac State Park in Goodhue County on the 9th, though no specific location was given.

Other migrants that have now been reported from various parts of the state include WILSON'S PHALAROPE, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, CAPE MAY WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER, BOBOLINK, INDIGO BUNTING, and ORCHARD ORIOLE.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday May 21st.




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