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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *May 29, 2003 *MNST0305.29 -Birds mentioned
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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 29th.
Unusual was the report of a pair of BLACK-NECKED STILTS seen May 25th
along U.S. Highway 12 about a mile and a half west of Montrose in
Wright County. The observer apparently was unaware of how unusual
this record would be, and the report was not called in until two days
later when the birds had already left the area.
A possible GLOSSY IBIS was reported from Bisson Lake at the north end
of Hamden's Slough in Becker County on the 28th. I do not know if
anyone has been able to verify if this was indeed a second state
record Glossy, or the more expected White-faced Ibis.
A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen near the lakewalk in Two
Harbors, Lake County on the 24th and again on the 26th.
A small invasion of NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS occurred along the North
Shore of Lake Superior over the weekend. Individuals were seen at Two
Harbors, Lake County on the 23rd at the west end of 1st Avenue near
the edge of DM&IR property; at Grand Marais, Cook County on the 25th;
also in Cook County at the campground near the Cross River at site
number 1 on May 26th; and as many as three were at the Split Rock
cabins in Lake County on the 26th.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen on the 28th at Grand Portage National
Monument in Cook County, but it could not be relocated later that day.
Over 100 WHIMBRELS were at Good Harbor Bay in Cook County on the
26th. Two RED KNOTS were at the Lewiston sewage ponds in Winona
County on May 29th. They were in the near pond along with several
DUNLIN, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. And a
PIPING PLOVER and several SANDERLING were in Duluth on the 25th,
along the lake side of Park Point about 150 yards north of the White
Pines nature trail.
On the 29th, a GREAT GRAY OWL was seen in the Sax Zim Bog area along
St. Louis County Road 52 just east of Owl Avenue.
A pair of KENTUCKY WARBLERS was found on the 25th at Lebanon Hills
Park in Dakota County. From the parking lot at Cliff Road and
Lexington Avenue in Eagan, follow the trail west around the lake. At
the top of the first hill, take the trail to your right. Go past the
first trail junction then right at the next one. Follow the trail
past the shelter until you find a spot where three lines have been
scraped across the trail. The birds were seen in the trees on the
left. This is the same area where a SUMMER TANAGER has been seen for
the past two weeks. Two Kentucky Warblers were also reported from
Williams Nature Center in Blue Earth County on the 26th. Williams
Nature Center is on state highway 68, three quarters of a mile west
of U.S. Highway 169.
A pair of WESTERN TANAGERS was reported on the 24th from Rock County.
They were in Blue Mounds State Park along the main entry road, but I
have no specific location.
Also of note are the exceptional numbers of BELL'S VIREOS being
reported from across the southern half of the state with far to many
observations to be detailed here.
Finally, many people have inquired about the recent Whooping Crane
sighting from Carlos Avery Refuge in Anoka County. First, I'd like to
mention that the MOU was not informed of bird's presence until after
it was already gone. Second, the assertion that this constitutes a
"record" is essentially incorrect. It is without a doubt an important
observation, but since the bird is part of a release effort and comes
from a flock not yet established in the wild, it does not constitute
an official Minnesota record, nor would this be acceptable on any
birder's list submitted to the MOU for publication. There are four
acceptable records of Whooping Crane in Minnesota since 1900. They
are:
23 Apr 1917, Badger, Roseau County (two adults)
7 Nov 1951, Rice Lake N.W.R, Aitkin County
11 Oct 1990, Gatzke, Marshall County
21-28 Oct 1990, Burnham Creek W.M.A., Polk County, (treated
as the same bird as the one in Marshall County)
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The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 5th.
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Date: May 29, 2003
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
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Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@uswest.net)
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