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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *May 9, 2007 *MNST0705.09-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: May 9, 2007
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Wednesday May 09th 2007.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE is coming to the feeder at the home of Larry Wilebski in Lancaster in northern Kittson County. The bird was first seen on the 4th. Larry's house is on the east side of U.S. Highway 59 near where the "Business District" sign points west, and the bird has been visible from the highway.
A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE flew past two observers in Fridely, Anoka County on the evening of May 4th, but it quickly moved out of sight and could not be relocated. The location was a quarter of a mile west of state highway 65 and about three-quarters of a mile north of Moore Lake.
On May 7th, Jim Pomplin found a WHITE-EYED VIREO at the Bass Ponds area of Hennepin County. Check the center path near the pond that runs from marker #7 to below the farm.
On the 6th, Dennis Wiesenborn found a WORM-EATING WARBLER along the Red River at Moorhead, Clay County. The bird was 100 to 200 feet south of the 12th Avenue Toll bridge. Also in Moorhead, Bob O'Connor reported a BLUE GROSBEAK in his yard at 1625 - 3rd Street South.
Again on May 6th, Kim Eckert reported a possible TOWNSEND'S WARBLER in Lac Qui Parle County. This was along the west side of Lac Qui Parle Lake along County Road 33, 1.8 miles north of the entrance to Lac Qui Parle State Park. There is a small pull-out there, and the bird was in the thick cover on the lake side of the road.
Derek Bakken reported a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on the 6th in Dakota County, along the wire fence at the Wayne Transports property.
Herb Dingman found a pair of GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES in the northeastern corner of Pipestone County on the 7th. From the junction of County Roads 18 and 8, go east 1.2 miles. The birds were in the middle of the marsh on the north side of the road.
Migrants continue to flood into the state, and recent reports include AMERICAN AVOCET, WILLET, RUDDY TURNSTONE, CASPIAN TERN, WHIP-POOR-WILL, numerous CAROLINA WRENS, INDIGO BUNTING, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and HARRIS'S SPARROW.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 17th 2007.
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