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*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*March 22, 2001
*MNST0103.22

-Birds mentioned

• Pied-billed Grebe
• Great Blue Heron
• Mute Swan
• Greater White-fronted Goose
• Snow Goose
• Ross's Goose
• Canada Goose
• BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
• Hooded Merganser
• Osprey
• Golden Eagle
• Sandhill Crane
• American Golden-Plover
• Killdeer
• American Woodcock
• Ring-billed Gull
• Eurasian Collared-Dove
• BOREAL OWL
• Tree Swallow
• Winter Wren
• Eastern Bluebird
• Townsend's Solitaire
• American Robin
• Varied Thrush
• SPOTTED TOWHEE
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Common Grackle

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 22, 2001
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@uswest.net)
Cc: 22, March, 2001

This is the Minnesota birding report for Thursday March 22nd, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

First a few updates. The TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was still present on the 17th at Acacia Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Dakota County. Check around the main office building. The BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen on the 19th near the lift bridge in Canal Park, Duluth. The SPOTTED TOWHEE and EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE were seen on Saturday morning, March 17th in the town of Russel, Lyon County.

In Murray County large numbers of CANADA GEESE were seen on the 20th, and a ROSS'S GOOSE along with several GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and SNOW GEESE were found in a wetland along the Des Moines River on the south side of highway 30, about one mile east of the town of Currie.

Most unusual was the AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER reported by Roger Schroeder on the 20th along Brown County road 29. This would be the second earliest date on record and a full month ahead of this species' typical arrival date.

I have a report of three Whooping Cranes from the 17th in Dakota County. The birds were seen as they flew over the intersection of county road 70 and Dodd Blvd.

Julie Brophy had a visit from a BOREAL OWL in her Carver County yard on the 18th. Unfortunately, this second county record was gone the next day.

On the 16th, Tom Tustison found a WINTER WREN near the Stone Arch Bridge in downtown Minneapolis.

I have a belated report of a VARIED THRUSH that has been visiting a feeder in Hennepin County since January. This is near the junction of Ferndale and route 6 in Orono.

On the 17th Steve Midthune reported an OSPREY at Prairie Island along the dike road. He also reported a pair of MUTE SWANS in wetland on the north side of U.S. Highway 61 about a mile southeast of Winona.

Other migrants now streaming into Minnesota include PIED-BILLED GREBE, GREAT BLUE HERON, HOODED MERGANSER, GOLDEN EAGLE -- several in Houston, Winona, and Fillmore counties -- SANDHILL CRANE, KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, RING-BILLED GULL, TREE SWALLOW, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, AMERICAN ROBIN, COMMON GRACKLE, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday March 29th.

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