[mou] MOU RBA 3 April 2003

[Anthony X. Hertzel]

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 3rd.

On the afternoon of April 2nd, Tom Tustison found a male BARROW'S 
GOLDENEYE at Long Meadow Lake in southern Hennepin County. It is best 
viewed from the Bass Ponds area at post No. 6 at the east end of the 
main pond.

On April 2nd, there was a SNOWY OWL in western Stevens County. 
Directions are: go one mile west of Chokio on Minnesota highway 28. 
Turn left and drive five miles on Stevens County Road 15, then turn 
left on the dead-end road into the John A. Scharf Memorial Wildlife 
Management Area.

On March 31st, twelve ROSS'S GEESE were seen in Jackson County with a 
flock of SNOW GEESE, From I-90 and state highway 86, go south on 
highway 86 for about 5 1/2 miles to county road 66, turn right, go 
one mile and turn left. Drive another two miles and watch the area to 
your left.

A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was seen over the weekend on the Gunflint Trail 
in Cook County between the Seagull Guard Station and where the 
Seagull Creek crosses the Gunflint Trail, about a quarter mile beyond 
the Guard Station, on the west side of the road.

Forty-four LONG-TAILED DUCKS were at Stony Point in Lake County on April 1st.

On March 30th, a MUTE SWAN was seen on the Mill Pond near downtown 
Austin, Mower County.

A SHORT-EARED OWL was in Dakota County on March 29th at the Black Dog 
/ Cliff Road Prairie area off Cliff Road.

On March 28th, a CAROLINA WREN made a brief appearance in the front 
yard of Christine Petersen who lives on Glen Lake in Minnetonka, 
Hennepin County.

I also now have reports of COMMON LOON, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 
FRANKLIN'S GULL, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, HOUSE 
WREN, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

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Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club.

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members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this 
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The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 10th.
-- 
Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com