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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *November 22, 2001 *MNST0111.22 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: November 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)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, November 22nd, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
SNOWY OWLS are the bird of the week, and I have several reports. In Duluth, a Snowy Owl was seen in the Arena Auditorium parking lot on the 16th. There are reports of three Snowy Owls in Aitkin County: two birds were about six miles north of the town of Aitkin on county road 1 and another was about three and a half miles northeast of Aitkin on U.S. highway 169. Two Snowy Owls were in Roseau County earlier in the week, one on highway 11 between Roseau and Warroad and the other was seen along highway 89 just north of Moonsocket. In Marshall County one was seen at the junction of county roads 20 and 7. Another Snowy was along Pennington County road 21 about three miles west of county road 12. And in Kittson County a Snowy was reported just north of Halma, though the exact location was not given. In Lyon County a Snowy Owl was seen near the town Garvin, though again no specific location was given.
On November 21st, Mark Junghans had a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE visit his yard in Ramsey, Anoka County. From U.S. highway 10, drive one mile north on Armstrong Blvd, then five blocks west on 153rd Ave.
Most interesting was the male HOODED WARBLER reported on the St. Cloud State University Campus on November 21. It was seen near the north side of Headly Hall foraging on the ground and in the small shrubs.
I have several reports of scoters from around the state. At the spillway at Prairie Island in Winona County Dedrick Benz has been reporting scoters since the 16th. As many as six BLACK SCOTERS have been present, but also at least one SURF SCOTER and one WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. Directions to the spillway are from U.S. highway 61, turn north at Huff Street in the town of Winona. After Huff becomes Riverview Drive turn right onto Prairie Island Road. Drive to the where the road bends left and look for the dike.
Bob Russell found a Black Scoter on the 18th at Memorial Park along the north shore of Villard Lake in northeastern Pope County. This is on county road 28.
And also on the 18th in Wright County, Doug Jenness found a White-winged Scoter on Swart Watts Lake in Albion Township. It was seen feeding south of the heron rookery island. The best vantage point is from 50th Street just west of county road 6.
A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD is still being seen in Duluth around the 100 block of west 9th street.
There are numerous reports of of PINE GROSBEAKS and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS from the northern parts of the state. A few BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS are also around and EVENING GROSBEAKS have been reported as far south as the town of Ramsey in Anoka County while COMMON REDPOLLS have been found in Hastings in Dakota County.
And finally, the juvenile BRANT reported on last week's tape appears now to have been an immature Snow Goose. It was found in Aitkin County on the 13th on Deer Lake, northeast of the junction of Aitkin County Road 2 and state highway 47.
Having done this hotline for more than six years, on this Thanksgiving I'd like to take a moment to thank all the callers who have thoughtfully contributed their sightings to this report. A few people deserve special thanks for the quality and consistency of their reporting. They are Betsy Beneke, Chris Benson, Dean Honetschlager, Bob Janssen, Oscar Johnson, Jeanie Joppru, Barb Kull, Ken LaFond, Tom Lewanski, Craig Mandel, Craig Menze, Denny Martin, Chet Meyers, Manley Olson, Shelley Steva, and Peder Svingen.
This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club.
The report is composed from reports generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly birding update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at ahertzel@qwest.net or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message.
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The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, November 29th.
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