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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *November 26, 2003 *MNST0311.26 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: November 26, 2003
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday November 27th.
John Eaton reported that he has had a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in his yard two miles east of Two Harbors in Lake County for over a week.
I have a belated report of a CAROLINA WREN from the 19th. It visited the feeders at the home at Robert Jessen of Austin, Mower County, but the bird has not been seen since. A TUFTED TITMOUSE is also being seen at the feeders there.
Somewhat south of its expected range was the PINE GROSBEAK at the home of Carol Tressel in Etter Township, Dakota County. The bird first appeared on the 20th, and a Tufted Titmouse was present the next day. And a Tufted Titmouse is also being seen daily at the Mount Olivet Retreat Center near Farmington in Dakota County. Directions to the center from Minneapolis are to follow Interstate 35W south to Dakota County Road 70. Turn left onto 70 and go four miles to Cedar Avenue. Turn right, go three and a half miles to 250th Street West. Turn right and drive one mile to Highview Avenue, turn left for three-quarters of a mile to 257th Street and turn left again for half mile to the Retreat Center.
On the 25th, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found on the east side of the causeway at the Black Dog power plant in Burnsville, Dakota County. An adult THAYER'S GULL is also in the area.
In Rice County, a SURF SCOTER and three WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were on the north side of Lake Mazaska on the 21st, a BLACK SCOTER was on the south side of French Lake on the same day.
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