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[Anthony Hertzel]

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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Tuesday, May 17th.

In Clay County, the ROCK WREN is still present on rock pile nuber =20
6002, and nearby Connie Brunell found two SAY'S PHOEBES there on the =20
15th. Directions from the town of Felton are to go south on state =20
highway 9 for two miles. Turn east on county road 108 and drive to =20
the T intersection. Follow the gravel road left and north to the =20
gravel pit area. Rock piles 6002 and 6006 are just to the left past =20
gate. Also at the Felton Prairie, a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was still =20
in the wooded area just northeast of the eastern terminus of county =20
road 108, and NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was found by Bob O'Connor on a =20
wooden piling along the road to the Blazing Star Prairie, which is =20
the gravel road going south from the juntion of county roads 34 and 110.

Also on the 15th, John Ellis saw a WHITE-FACED IBIS at the Osakis =20
sewage ponds in Douglas County. It was the pond closest to I-94 as =20
you go from town towards the ponds.

A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was found by Ben Fritchman on the 15th =20
north of the town of Little Falls in Morrison County. It was seen at =20
the picnic shelter of a county park along highway 371.

Nels Thompson photographed a LAZULI BUNTING at his feeders in Steele =20
County. Though the bird has not been seen since the 13th, directions =20
from Interstate 35 are to take exit number 32 and go east for three =20
quarters of a mile. Before the road reaches a T intersection, turn =20
left up the driveway at route number 2328.

On May 15th, Randy Frederickson found a PIPING PLOVER in a wetland in =20=

southeastern Kandiyohi County. The wetlands are two and a half miles =20
east of the intersection of state highway 7 and county road 8. At =20
mile marker 118, look for the driveway at fire call 16001. This is =20
public land. Go down the driveway and park in the open area west of =20
the old building site. Walk down the road to the southeast to the =20
wetlands. Another Piping Plover was at Lake Byllesby on the same day, =20=

as was a CATTLE EGRET. John Ellis reported 31 Cattle Egrets on the =20
same day in a cow pasture at the southeastern end of Pelican Lake in =20
Grant County.

A SNOWY EGRET was found on the 15th by Wally Swanson and Glenn Lee at =20=

Rice Lake State Park in Steele County. The bird was foraging among =20
the reeds near the middle of the lake.

Somewhat far north was the COMMON MOORHEN discovered by Herb Dingmann =20=

in a portion of the Rum River State Forest in western Kanabec County. =20=

 =46rom the junction of county roads 10 and 56, go west on 56 for about =20=

a mile and a half. Turn left onto Apple Street and drive past the =20
cattail pond on the right to the open water. Look for the Moorhen here.

On the 13th, Kim Eckert found an adult LITTLE GULL at Park Point in =20
Duluth. It was on the Lake Superior side of the Point out from 31st =20
Street associating with a large flock of Bonaparte=92s Gulls. Earlier =20=

in the afternoon, Mike Hendrickson reported several RED-THROATED =20
LOONS on the lake out from the Recreation Area.

Interesting was the second-summer LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL found on =20
the 12th by Doug Kieser as it roosted with a group of gulls and terns =20=

on the grassy island in the Purgatory Creek wetlands of Eden Prairie, =20=

Hennepin County. Also present were 145 CASPIAN TERNS and a single =20
Cattle Egret.

  On the 14th, Al Schirmacher visited Crow-Hassan State Park in =20
Hennepin County and reported a possible YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT calling =20
from a small grove of trees situated after walking about eight =20
minutes down the center foot path.

There have been three additional reports of WESTERN TANAGER since =20
last week. On the 13th, Betty Smith reported one in her yard along =20
Clausen Street in Bemidji, Beltrami County. Another Western Tanager =20
was at Cheryl Creeger's home in Rock County on the same day. And =20
George Eckman's home was visited by a Western Tanager on the 13th in =20
Oronoco, Olmsted County.

Ron Erpelding found a GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE on the 13th in Luxemburg =20
Township of southeastern Stearns County. The location was the =20
northeastern corner of the southwestern quarter of Section 25.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 26th.

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Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com


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class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">This is the Minnesota =
Birding Report for </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B>Tuesday, May 17th</B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">.</FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">=A0</FONT></P><P =
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style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">In Clay County, the =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">ROCK =
WREN</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">=
 is still present on rock pile nuber 6002, and nearby Connie Brunell =
found two </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">SAY'S PHOEBES</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> there on the 15th. =
Directions from the town of Felton are to go south on state highway 9 =
for two miles. Turn east on county road 108 and drive to the T =
intersection.<FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">Follow the gravel road left and north to the gravel =
pit area. Rock piles 6002 and 6006 are just to the left past gate. Also =
at the Felton Prairie, a </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> was still in the wooded =
area just northeast of the eastern terminus of county road 108, and =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">NORTHERN =
MOCKINGBIRD</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"> was found by Bob O'Connor on a wooden piling along =
the road to the Blazing Star Prairie, which is the gravel road going =
south from the juntion of county roads 34 and 110.<FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; =
margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: =
12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Also on the 15th, John =
Ellis saw a </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">WHITE-FACED IBIS</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> at the Osakis sewage =
ponds in Douglas County. It was the pond closest to I-94 as you go from =
town towards the ponds.</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">=A0</FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align:=
 left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; =
margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: =
12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">A =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">YELLOW-THROATED =
WARBLER</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"> was found by Ben Fritchman on the 15th north of the =
town of Little Falls in Morrison County. It was seen at the picnic =
shelter of a county park along highway 371.</FONT></P><P align=3D"justify"=
 style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Nels Thompson photographed =
a </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">LAZULI =
BUNTING</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"> at his feeders in Steele County. Though the bird has =
not been seen since the 13th, directions from Interstate 35 are to 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.</FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: =
left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; =
margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: =
12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">On May 15th, =
Randy Frederickson found a </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">PIPING PLOVER</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> in a wetland in =
southeastern Kandiyohi County. The wetlands are two and a half miles =
east of the intersection of state highway 7 and county road 8. At mile =
marker 118, look for the driveway at fire call 16001. This is public =
land.<FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT></FONT><FON=
T class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Go down the driveway and =
park in the open area west of the old building site. Walk down the road =
to the southeast to the wetlands.=A0</FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Another </FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">Piping =
Plover</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"> was at Lake Byllesby on the same day, as was a =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">CATTLE =
EGRET</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">. John Ellis reported 31 </FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">Cattle =
Egrets</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"> on the same day in a cow pasture at the southeastern =
end of Pelican Lake in Grant County.</FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">A </FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">SNOWY =
EGRET</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"> was found on the 15th by Wally Swanson and Glenn Lee =
at Rice Lake State Park in Steele County. The bird was foraging among =
the reeds near the middle of the lake.</FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "> <FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF"><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#000000"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: normal;">Somewhat far =
north was the=A0</SPAN></FONT>COMMON MOORHEN</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> discovered by Herb =
Dingmann in a portion of the Rum River State Forest in western Kanabec =
County. =46rom the junction of county roads 10 and 56, go west on 56 for =
about a mile and a half.<FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">Turn left onto Apple Street and drive past the =
cattail pond on the right to the open water. Look for the Moorhen =
here.</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">=A0</FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align:=
 left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; =
margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: =
12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">On the 13th, =
Kim Eckert found an adult </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">LITTLE GULL</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> at Park Point in Duluth. =
It was on the Lake Superior side of the Point out from 31st Street =
associating with a large flock of Bonaparte=92s Gulls. Earlier in the =
afternoon, Mike Hendrickson reported several </FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">RED-THROATED =
LOONS</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"> on the lake out from the Recreation =
Area.</FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: =
left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; =
margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: =
12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Interesting =
was the second-summer </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> found on the 12th by Doug =
Kieser as it roosted with a group of gulls and terns on the grassy =
island in the Purgatory Creek wetlands of Eden Prairie, Hennepin =
County.<FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">Also present were 145 </FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0000FF">CASPIAN =
TERNS</FONT></B></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"> and a single </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">Cattle Egret</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">.</FONT></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; =
margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: =
12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">=A0</FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">On the 14th, Al =
Schirmacher visited Crow-Hassan State Park in Hennepin County and =
reported a possible </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> calling from a small =
grove of trees situated after walking about eight minutes down the =
center foot path.</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">=A0</FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align:=
 left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; =
margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: =
12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">There have =
been three additional reports of </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">WESTERN TANAGER</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> since last week. On the =
13th, Betty Smith reported one in her yard along Clausen Street in =
Bemidji, Beltrami County. Another <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF"><B>Western Tanager</B></FONT> was at Cheryl Creeger's =
home in Rock County on the same day. And George Eckman's home was =
visited by a </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">Western Tanager</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> on the 13th in Oronoco, =
Olmsted County.</FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: =
left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: -12px; =
margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: =
12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica">Ron =
Erpelding found a </FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica"><B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000FF">GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE</FONT></B></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"> on the 13th in Luxemburg =
Township of southeastern Stearns County. The location was the =
northeastern corner of the southwestern quarter of Section =
25.</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">=A0</FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align:=
 left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; font: normal normal normal =
9px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 11px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span"=
 size=3D"3"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: =
left;text-indent: -12px; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Helvetica">The next scheduled update of this tape is =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Helvetica"><B>Thursday, =
May 26th.</B></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"text-align: left;text-indent: =
-12px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"text-align: left;"> <DIV =
style=3D"text-align: left;">- - -</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Anthony Hertzel -- <A =
href=3D"mailto:axhertzel@sihope.com">axhertzel@sihope.com</A></DIV>  =
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