[mou] MOU RBA 12 May 2005
Anthony Hertzel
axhertzel@sihope.com
Thu, 12 May 2005 10:27:11 -0500
--Apple-Mail-2-165477928
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset=US-ASCII;
delsp=yes;
format=flowed
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 12th.
On May 10th, Bob Janssen and Jerry Bonkoski discovered a ROCK WREN in
Clay County. The bird was seen atop rock pile #6002, which is located
at the gravel mining operation at the Felton Prairie area. This is
the same locality where a pair of Rock Wrens nested last year.
Also at the Felton Prairie, Bob O'Connor found a LOUISIANA
WARTERTHRUSH on the 9th. The bird was in the woods along the gravel
road that forks to the left at the north end of Clay County Road 108.
This is just northwest of the north gate.
On May 8th, Kim and Cindy Risen found an immature BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKE on Lake Mille Lacs behind the Harbor Inn & Marina just
north of the town of Garrison on the Crow Wing / Aitkin County line.
Nels Thompson discovered a BLACK-NECKED STILT in Steele County on the
8th and the bird was still present at least through the morning of
the 11th. This is same location where three stilts were discovered
last year, which is the Spindler Pond, situated a half mile west of
Rice Lake State Park. Rice Lake State Park is east of Owatonna on
Rose Street.
Also in Steele County is one of three SUMMER TANAGERS found in the
past week. Nels Thompson reported this bird at his home east of the
town of Hope. At Interstate 35, take exit number 32 and go east for
three quarters of a mile. Before the road reaches a T intersection,
turn left up the driveway at route number 2328.
Another Summer Tanager was at Hok-si-la Park near Lake City in
Goodhue County on the 8th, but I have no specific location.
And at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, Hennepin County, a
Summer Tanager was found by Bryan McKamey, both at his home and in
the park. Within the park, the bird is most often reported in the
southeast corner. A HOODED WARBLER has also been seen in the park
along the short loop trail just west of the Nature Center building.
A WESTERN TANAGER was found by Julian Sellers at the Senn-Rich WMA in
Waseca County on the 10th. It was foraging in the willows at the east
end of the wetland northwest of the entrance. The Senn-Rich WMA is
four and a half miles south of Waseca on state highway 13.
Rose Kneeskern found a LITTLE BLUE HERON east of the Oakwood Cemetery
in Mower County on the 10th. This cemetery is at the northeast corner
of the intersection of I-90 and 4th Street Northwest in Austin.
On May 8th, Bruce Fall found three CATTLE EGRETS in a field just west
of U.S. Highway 52, about a quarter of a mile south of 170th Street
in Dakota County.
Kim and Cindy Risen reported a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the
western shore of Mille Lacs Lake in Mille Lacs County on the 8th. The
bird was at the intersection of county road 25 and U.S. Highway 169.
Bob Dunlap found a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on May 9th in the Gustavus
Adolphus Arboretum in St. Peter, Nicollet County. From U.S. Highway
169 in St. Peter, go west on College Avenue to a T intersection. Turn
left to the stop sign. After continuing straight past the stop sign
take an immediate left into the Arboretum parking lot and look for
visitor parking. Hike any of the trails into the Arboretum and past
the prairie area look for the large grassy area with scattered trees.
The bird was foraging in this area, especially near the old pioneer
building.
Another Mockingbird was found by Barb and Denny Martin in the
northwest corner of Redwood County. Just south of the Minnesota River
on county road 7 turn west on 440th Street and drive west one mile to
the large open field. The bird was seen here on both sides of the road.
Craig Mandel reported a KENTUCKY WARBLER in Blue Earth County at the
Williams Nature Preserve on Minnesota State Highway 68 just west of
Mankato.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 17th.
---
Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com
--Apple-Mail-2-165477928
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/html;
charset=ISO-8859-1
<HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">This is the Minnesota Birding =
Report for <B>Thursday, May 12th</B>.=A0</P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">On May 10th, Bob Janssen and Jerry Bonkoski =
discovered a <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">ROCK =
WREN</FONT></B> in <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#800080">Clay=
County</FONT>. The bird was seen atop rock pile #6002, which is located =
at the gravel mining operation at the Felton Prairie area. This is the =
same locality where a pair of Rock Wrens nested last year.</SPAN></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">Also at the Felton Prairie, Bob O'Connor =
found a <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">LOUISIANA =
WARTERTHRUSH</FONT></B> on the 9th. The bird was in the woods along the =
gravel road that forks to the left at the north end of <FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#800080">Clay County</FONT> Road =
108. This is just northwest of the north gate.</SPAN></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">On May 8th, Kim and Cindy Risen found an =
immature <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE</FONT></B> on Lake Mille Lacs =
behind the Harbor Inn & Marina just north of the town of Garrison on =
the <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#800080">Crow Wing / =
Aitkin County</FONT> line.</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">Nels Thompson discovered a <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">BLACK-NECKED =
STILT</FONT></B> in <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#800080">Steele County</FONT> on the 8th and the bird was still =
present at least through the morning of the 11th. This is same location =
where three stilts were discovered last year, which is the Spindler =
Pond, situated a half mile west of Rice Lake State Park. Rice Lake State =
Park is east of Owatonna on Rose Street.</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">Also in <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#800080">Steele County</FONT> is one of three <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">SUMMER TANAGERS</FONT></B> =
found in the past week. Nels Thompson reported this bird at his home =
east of the town of Hope. At Interstate 35, take exit number 32 and go =
east for three quarters of a mile. Before the road reaches a T =
intersection, turn left up the driveway at route number =
2328.</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-indent: =
-12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span">Another <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">Summer Tanager</FONT> =
</B>was at Hok-si-la Park near Lake City in <FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#800080">Goodhue County</FONT> on =
the 8th, but I have no specific location.</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">And at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, =
<FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#800080">Hennepin =
County</FONT>, a <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">Summer Tanager</FONT></B> was found by Bryan McKamey, =
both at his home and in the park. Within the park, the bird is most =
often reported in the southeast corner. A <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">HOODED WARBLER</FONT></B> =
has also been seen in the park along the short loop trail just west of =
the Nature Center building.</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">A <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">WESTERN TANAGER</FONT></B> was found by Julian Sellers =
at the Senn-Rich WMA in <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#800080">Waseca County</FONT> on the 10th. It was foraging in =
the willows at the east end of the wetland northwest of the entrance. =
The Senn-Rich WMA is four and a half miles south of Waseca on state =
highway 13.</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-indent: =
-12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span">Rose Kneeskern =
found a <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">LITTLE =
BLUE HERON</FONT></B> east of the Oakwood Cemetery in <FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#800080">Mower County</FONT> on the =
10th. This cemetery is at the northeast corner of the intersection of =
I-90 and 4th Street Northwest in Austin.</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">On May 8th, Bruce Fall found three <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">CATTLE EGRETS</FONT></B> in =
a field just west of U.S. Highway 52, about a quarter of a mile south of =
170th Street in <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#800080">Dakota =
County</FONT>.=A0</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-indent: =
-12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span">Kim and Cindy =
Risen reported a <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL</FONT></B> on the western =
shore of Mille Lacs Lake in <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#800080">Mille Lacs County</FONT> on the 8th. The bird was at =
the intersection of county road 25 and U.S. Highway 169.</SPAN></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">Bob Dunlap found a <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">NORTHERN =
MOCKINGBIRD</FONT></B> on May 9th in the Gustavus Adolphus Arboretum in =
St. Peter, <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#800080">Nicollet =
County</FONT>. =46rom U.S. Highway 169 in St. Peter, go west on College =
Avenue to a T intersection. Turn left to the stop sign. After continuing =
straight past the stop sign take an immediate left into the Arboretum =
parking lot and look for visitor parking. Hike any of the trails into =
the Arboretum and past the prairie area look for the large grassy area =
with scattered trees. The bird was foraging in this area, especially =
near the old pioneer building.</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">Another <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">Mockingbird</FONT></B> was found by Barb and Denny =
Martin in the northwest corner of <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#800080">Redwood County</FONT>. Just south of the Minnesota =
River on county road 7 turn west on 440th Street and drive west one mile =
to the large open field. The bird was seen here on both sides of the =
road.</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-indent: =
-12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 12px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span">Craig Mandel =
reported a <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">KENTUCKY =
WARBLER</FONT></B> in <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#800080">Blue Earth County</FONT> at the Williams Nature =
Preserve on Minnesota State Highway 68 just west of =
Mankato.</SPAN></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-indent: =
-12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 12px; ">The next scheduled update of this tape is =
<B>Thursday, May 17th.</B></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-indent: =
-12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 12px; "><B></B></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-indent:=
-12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 12px; "><B>---</B></P><BR><DIV> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">Anthony Hertzel -- <A =
href=3D"mailto:axhertzel@sihope.com">axhertzel@sihope.com</A></FONT></FONT=
></P> </DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>=
--Apple-Mail-2-165477928--