[mou] MOU RBA 10 July 2003

[Anthony X. Hertzel]

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday July 10th.

The EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was relocated in Thief River Falls 
Pennington County, on July 5th. It was sitting on a utility pole near 
the corner of Kinney and 6th Street near the arena. Thanks to Jeanie 
Joppru for these directions.

The July 6th shorebird survey at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County found 
a substantial increase in birds from one week ago. A total of 1946 
individuals of 17 species was counted, most of them at Thief Bay 
Pool. Highlights included the first fall migrant BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER 
and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, plus SOLITARY SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 
and STILT SANDPIPER, and a high count of 73 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS.

Three CASPIAN TERNS were over the water on Grey Cloud Island in 
Washington County on July 6th.

A HOODED WARBLER is being seen at Springbrook Nature Center in 
Fridley, Anoka County. Take the main trail south past the Nature 
Center. Walk to where the trail splits and take the "Hiking Trail 
Forest".  The warbler was about 100 yards down this trail.

Finally, Sarah Dye found five CERULEAN WARBLERS at Elm Creek Park 
Reserve in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County. She observed them on July 
4th from the wooden bridge that goes over the first pond.

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The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, July 17th.

-- 
Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com