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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *March 27, 2003 *MNST0303.27 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 27, 2003
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 27th.
An exceptionally early BALTIMORE ORIOLE was reported by Sharon Stiteler in south Minneapolis on March 27th. This is a full ten days earlier than the previous earliest spring date on record. And a very early BARN SWALLOW was reported from Grant County by Steve Millard on the 21st.
The EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE is still in the town of Renville in Renville County. It was seen on the 23rd near the grain elevators.
On the 22nd, Warren Nelson found a GREAT GRAY OWL on Aitkin County Road 18 about 200 yards east of the Hebron Cemetery.
Three LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES were reported from two locations in Dakota County on the 24th. One was along state highway 56 just south of 260th St. East. Two more were along 180th St. near Emery Avenue.
A ROSS'S GOOSE was found on Lake Francis in Redwood County on the 25th. Lake Francis is two miles south of state highway 19 on county road 5. Another Ross's Goose was at the Beaver Falls WMA in Renville County. From U.S. Highway 71 and County Road 2, go south 1/4 mile, then west to the turn north and look for the pond. On March 26th, a minimum of 74 Ross's Geese were on Pierce Lake in Martin County. Ross's Geese were also seen in Blue Earth and Faribault counties but I have no specific locations.
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE made a strong push through the state earlier in the week. Large flocks were reported from numerous counties across the state, from Ramsey and Houston in the east to Lac Qui Parle in the west. By Wednesday, however, many of these seemed to have moved on.
March 23rd had the first LESSER YELLOWLEGS of the season when a bird was reported by Conny Brunell from Lake Byllesby in Dakota County. Five WILSON'S SNIPE were seen there the following day. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, Hennepin County on the 26th.
There are also many reports of COMMON LOON, TUNDRA SWAN, TRUMPETER SWAN, SNOW GOOSE, NORTHERN HARRIER, MERLIN, EASTERN PHOEBE, AMERICAN PIPIT, CHIPPING SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.
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