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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *March 3, 2005 *MNST0503.03 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 3, 2005
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, March 3rd.
As of March 1st, the gray-morph GYRFALCON was still in Dakota County near the junction of Dakota County Road 42 and state highway 55. Look also near Jacob Avenue and county road 42, and at mile post 216 of highway 55.
GREAT GRAY OWLS and NORTHERN HAWK OWLS are still easy to find across northern Minnesota, especially in Aitkin County and Pine County. Many observers report finding multiple Great Gray Owls along Aitkin County Roads 4, 5, 22, 73, and along state highway 65. On March 2nd, Warren Nelson found 46 Great Grays and two Hawk Owls along Aitkin County Road 1 north of the town of Aitkin.
On March 3rd, a SNOWY OWL was seen on a utility pole four miles south of Claremont on Dodge County Road 3, a quarter of a mile north of 670th Street.
On the 25th, there were an estimated 300 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the Smithville area of west Duluth. Thirty more waxwings were seen along with a group of SNOW BUNTINGS along 5th Street Northwest in Aitkin, Aitkin County, on March 2nd.
And the CAROLINA WREN is still being seen at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge area of Bloomington, Hennepin County. It was seen on the 2nd across from the garden center.
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 observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at mou@cbs.umn.edu or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the organization's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information visit our web site at http://cbs.umn.edu/~mou/listservice.html.
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The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 10th.
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