Minnesota Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Minnesota Statewide RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *July 18, 2007 *MNST0707.18-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: July 18, 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 Thursday, July 19th 2007.
An ARCTIC TERN was seen on the 14th and 15th from the end of Ruby Red Peninsula in Lac Qui Parle County. To reach the peninsula access road, from the Big Stone NWR headquarters drive south on Big Stone County Road 19. After crossing the Minnesota River when it becomes Lac Qui Parle County Road 15, take the second gated road on the left. Park and walk down the gravel road to the fork, taking the right fork to the tip of the peninsula and walk for perhaps a mile.
On the 12th, Bob Russell and Phil Chu found a LITTLE GULL at the Paynesville sewage ponds in Stearns County. July records of Little Gull in Minnesota are exceedingly rare.
On July 15th, Dale Yerger and Ben Wieland briefly observed an adult PARASITIC JAEGER near Pelican Island on Leech Lake, Cass County. The bird flew in from the east, was observed for approximately 30 seconds, then departed to the southwest. There are no previous July records for this species in Minnesota.
Twelve species of shorebirds have been reported in the past week, and among them were SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, July 26th 2007.
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