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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 5, 2002 *MNST0212.05 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: December 5, 2002
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, December 5th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The BAND-TAILED PIGEON is still being seen near Hastings, Dakota County where it has been visiting a home since November 20th. The hosts are Hank and Carrol Tressel, 20240 Quentin Avenue East. Driving south from Hastings on state highway 316, turn left on 200th (or County Road 68), then right on Quamme, left on 203rd, then left again on Quentin. The home is on the right side of the road. The home owners have requested that no one venture into their backyard.
There is an unusual immature gull being seen at Black Dog Lake just east of the power plant in Burnsville, Dakota County. There is some indication that this may be a first state record SLATY-BACKED GULL, but definitive looks have yet to be obtained. The gull comes in to roost shortly after 4:00 PM each day and is fairly consistently seen near the sandbar just east of the railroad tracks that lead into the plant on the south side of the lake. From the junction of state highways 77 and 13, drive south (west) on 13 to River Hills Drive. Turn right and go to Radisson Drive. Turn right again and drive about half a mile to the entrance to Black Dog Park on your right. Park in the lot at the bottom of the hill and walk the trail east, over the pedestrian bridge spanning the railroad tracks, and toward the power plant. The gull is being seen on the lake to your right as you approach the plant. A late GREAT EGRET was found here on November 28th.
I have a second hand report of a NORTHERN HAWK OWL seen December 1st in Pine County. It was reportedly seen perched atop a tree to the west of the southbound lanes of Interstate 35, about five miles north of the Sandstone exit.
Karen Sussman reported two GREAT GRAY OWLS in the Sax-Zim bog on the 5th. One was along St. Louis County Road 7 about two and a half miles north of the sod farm, and the other was along Stone Lake Road about half a mile east of 7.
On November 29th, Herb Dingmann reported a very late BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER at the Municipal Park in Sauk Rapids, Benton County. This is the latest date on record for the state by almost four weeks.
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