[mou] MOU RBA 20 April 2006

Anthony Hertzel axhertzel@sihope.com
Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:57:11 -0500
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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 20th.

On April 20th, Mark Alt noticed an adult GYRFALCON at the Best Buy =20
Corporate Headquarters at 7601 Penn Avenue South in Richfield, =20
Hennepin County. The bird was a quick flyby and has not been seen since.
On April 14th, Norma Malinowski reported a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE at =20=

the old commercial rice paddies at Embarrass in St. Louis County. The =20=

bird was seen in the large impoundment just east of the Embarrass =20
River and south of St. Louis County Road 362.
A EURASIAN WIGEON was reported on the 17th on what were called "the =20
Sherburne County Road 2 ponds". I have no further information on this =20=

bird.
On the 14th, Randy Frederickson reported three SNOWY EGRETS in =20
Kandiyohi County. Go west of Willmar on U.S. Highway 12 to Pennock. =20
Go north on county road 1 to county road 27 and turn left. After 1.4 =20
miles look for the spillway on the right.
On April 20th, the following shorebirds were noted at Lake Byllesby =20
in Dakota County: SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN, =20
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. =20
LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, and =20
PECTORAL SANDPIPER were at the nearby 180th Street Marsh on the same =20
day.
While birding in western Minnesota on the 12th and 13th in Wilkin, =20
Traverse and Big Stone counties, Karl Bardon reported five HUDSONIAN =20
GODWITS along state highway 7 near Correll, two MARBLED GODWITS at =20
Breckenridge, and four AMERICAN AVOCETS along highway 28 near Big =20
Stone County Road 61 plus five more at the juction of U.S. Highway 75 =20=

and Big Stone County Road 12.
A SNOWY OWL was still along Aitkin County Road 5 south of Palisade on =20=

the 14th. Another was found on the 17th along Olmsted County Road 2, =20
about a mile and a half east of the Rochester Century High School.
Paul Pedersen reported a CAROLINA WREN on the 17th singing upstream =20
from the parking area at the end of Old Valley Road in Rochester, =20
Olmsted County.
Very early was the GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER reported by Janet Chandler =20
on April 8th in Hyland Park, Bloomington, near the east walk-in =20
entrance at 94th street.
An early LE CONTE'S SPARROW was at Miller Prairie, Traverse County on =20=

the 12th.
On the 19th, an early HENSLOW'S SPARROW was at the Lost Valley =20
Prairie SNA in Washington County. =46rom State Highway 95 go east on =20
Washington County Road 78 to Nyberg Avenue, then north half a mile on =20=

Nyberg Road. The Henslow's was heard in the weedy fields to the west =20
and north of the gate.
At Pelican Lake in Wright County, an adult male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE =20
was seen and photographed on the 15th. =46rom County Road 35 west of =20
St. Michael, turn north on Hamline Avenue. Go north a mile and a half =20=

to the marsh on the west side of the road.
Bob O'Connor reported on the 18th that CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS =20
had returned to the Felton Prairie in Clay County, along with MARBLED =20=

GODWIT, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. Other migrants =20
reported over the past week include WESTERN GREBE, SWAINSON=92S HAWK, =20=

BROAD-WINGED HAWK, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, CASPIAN TERN, PURPLE MARTIN, =20
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, =20
BROWN THRASHER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, =20
and FIELD SPARROW.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 27th.

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Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com



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margin-left: 12px; ">This is the Minnesota Birding Report for =
<B>Thursday, April 20th</B>.=A0</P><P style=3D"text-indent: =
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12px;"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">On =
April 20th, Mark Alt noticed an adult <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#AD1A07">GYRFALCON</FONT></B> at the Best Buy Corporate =
Headquarters at 7601 Penn Avenue South in Richfield, Hennepin County. =
The bird was a quick flyby and has not been seen since.</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">On April 14th, Norma Malinowski =
reported a male <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#AD1A07">BARROW'S GOLDENEYE</FONT></B> at the old commercial =
rice paddies at Embarrass in St. Louis County. The bird was seen in the =
large impoundment just east of the Embarrass River and south of St. =
Louis County Road 362.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">A =
<B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#AD1A07">EURASIAN =
WIGEON</FONT></B> was reported on the 17th on what were called "the =
Sherburne County Road 2 ponds". I have no further information on this =
bird.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">On the 14th, Randy =
Frederickson reported three <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0057AD">SNOWY EGRETS</FONT></B> in Kandiyohi County. Go west =
of Willmar on U.S. Highway 12 to Pennock.=A0Go north on county road 1 to =
county road 27 and turn left. After 1.4 miles look for the spillway on =
the right.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">On April =
20th, the following shorebirds were noted at Lake Byllesby in Dakota =
County: <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0057AD">SEMIPALMATED=
 PLOVER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED =
SANDPIPER</FONT></B>, and <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0057AD">PECTORAL SANDPIPER. LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER =
YELLOWLEGS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER</FONT></B>, and <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0057AD">PECTORAL =
SANDPIPER</FONT></B> were at the nearby 180th Street Marsh on the same =
day.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">While birding in western =
Minnesota on the 12th and 13th in Wilkin, Traverse and Big Stone =
counties, Karl Bardon reported five <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0057AD">HUDSONIAN GODWITS</FONT></B> along state highway 7 =
near Correll, two <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0057AD">MARBLED GODWITS</FONT></B> at Breckenridge, and four =
<B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0057AD">AMERICAN =
AVOCETS</FONT></B> along highway 28 near Big Stone County Road 61 plus =
five more at the juction of U.S. Highway 75 and Big Stone County Road =
12.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">A <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0057AD">SNOWY OWL</FONT></B> was =
still along Aitkin County Road 5 south of Palisade on the 14th. Another =
was found on the 17th along Olmsted County Road 2, about a mile and a =
half east of the Rochester Century High School.</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">Paul Pedersen reported a =
<B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0057AD">CAROLINA =
WREN</FONT></B> on the 17th singing upstream from the parking area at =
the end of Old Valley Road in Rochester, Olmsted County.=A0</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">Very early was the <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0057AD">GOLDEN-WINGED =
WARBLER</FONT></B> reported by Janet Chandler on April 8th in Hyland =
Park, Bloomington, near the east walk-in entrance at 94th street.=A0</P><P=
 style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">An early <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0057AD">LE CONTE'S =
SPARROW</FONT></B> was at Miller Prairie, Traverse County on the =
12th.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">On the 19th, an early =
<B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0057AD">HENSLOW'S =
SPARROW</FONT></B> was at the Lost Valley Prairie SNA in Washington =
County. =46rom State Highway 95 go east on Washington County Road 78 to =
Nyberg Avenue, then north half a mile on Nyberg Road. The Henslow's was =
heard in the weedy fields to the west and north of the gate.</P><P =
style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">At Pelican Lake in Wright =
County, an adult male <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0057AD">GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE</FONT></B> was seen and =
photographed on the 15th. =46rom County Road 35 west of St. Michael, =
turn north on Hamline Avenue. Go north a mile and a half to the marsh on =
the west side of the road.</P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: =
6px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; ">Bob =
O'Connor reported on the 18th that <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0057AD">CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS</FONT></B> had returned to =
the Felton Prairie in Clay County, along with <B><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0057AD">MARBLED GODWIT, LOGGERHEAD =
SHRIKE</FONT></B>, and <B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0057AD">BREWER'S BLACKBIRD</FONT></B>. Other migrants reported =
over the past week include<B> <FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0057AD">WESTERN GREBE, SWAINSON=92S HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, =
WILSON'S PHALAROPE, CASPIAN TERN, PURPLE MARTIN, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED =
SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, BROWN THRASHER, =
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER</FONT>, </B>and =
<B><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#0057AD">FIELD =
SPARROW</FONT>.</B></P><P style=3D"text-indent: -12px;margin-top: 6px; =
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