[mou] MOU RBA 29 July 2004

[Brad Bolduan]

I tried to relocate the Rough-legged Hawk yesterday evening.  I had no luck.
I plan to try again on Saturday, but I am not optimistic.  What is another
100 miles for a bird that far out of its summer range.

Since I live SW of Red Rock Prairie, I now find myself paying particuliar
attention to every buteo I encounter.

Brad Bolduan
Windom, MN
bbolduan@rconnect.com

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From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf
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Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 20:58
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Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 29 July 2004



This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, July 29th.

A male RUFF was found in Big Stone County on the 25th and it was still
present today. From the junction of Big Stone County Roads 12 and 10 go east
half a mile, then go north on an unmarked dirt road for 3/4 of a mile. The
bird has been seen in a pot hole on left.


Unusual was the July 26th sighting of a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the
fairway of the #1 hole at the Two Harbors golf course in Lake County. This
is about a quarter mile east of the clubhouse.

Most unusual was the apparent adult light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK reported
July 23rd at Red Rock Prairie, Cottonwood County, and it was last seen
flying to the southwest.

A SHORT-EARED OWL was in Home Township, Norman County, on the 23rd. This was
along the west side of County Road 158, three-quarters of a mile north of
County Road 39.

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