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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *March 16, 2000 *MNST0003.16 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 16, 2000
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@uswest.net)
This is the Minnesota birding report for Thursday March 16th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Note that this hotline now has a new area code, that is 763.
Because of time constraints, information reported to the hotline may be edited or omitted, but all contributions are included in our permanent records.
I have a report of an IVORY GULL seen at the confluence of the Mississippi River and the St. Croix in Washington County. Then bird was seen on March 13th by Peter Rodewald as he crossed the bridge at Prescott Wisconsin into Minnesota, however when he checked this same spot the following day the bird was not seen. If I hear of this gull being seen again I will update this tape immediately.
On March 15th a NORTHERN HAWK OWL was seen in west Duluth, St. Louis County, along the Midway Road between Interstate 35 and Grand Avenue.
On March 14th a female LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen along Big Stone County Road 21 approximately five miles north of the town of Odessa.
Bob Janssen reported 198 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE along with 23 ROSS'S GEESE on Lieberg Lake, Blue Earth County on the 14th. Three ROSS'S GEESE were at Lake Belle in Nobles County and four birds were seen at the Sioux River near Sioux Valley in Jackson County, all on the 14th.
The first GREAT EGRET of the year was seen by Fred Lesher on March 12th along the road that runs to the former dump in La Crescent, Houston County.
A very early Hennepin County VIRGINIA RAIL was reported March 14th from the Hogback Ridge Trail at the old Cedar Avenue Bridge in Bloomington.
A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was observed March 14th along Nobles County Road 5, about three miles south of the intersection with County Road 35. On March 11th an early LESSER YELLOWLEGS was at Sprague Lake near Morristown in the southwestern part of Rice county.
A WESTERN MEADOWLARK was reported on the 12th by John Richardson on state highway 210 near Aitkin County Road 3. And among the migrants being reported for the first time in the last seven days are PIED-BILLED GREBE, NORTHERN PINTAIL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREAT BLUE HERON, AMERICAN KESTREL, BELTED KINGFISHER, and SONG SPARROW.
Many people took the time to call in their sightings this week, and their efforts are much appreciated.
In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. That number is 1-800-657-3700.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday March 23rd.
Send your rare and unusual Minnesota sightings to our electronic hotline: MOU-net@biosci.umn.edu. To learn more, send a message (the message being these two words: info mou-net) to majordomo@biosci.umn.edu.
