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*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*March 12, 2009
*MNST0903.12

• Greater White-fronted Goose
• Northern Shoveler
• Northern Pintail
• Harlequin Duck
• Long-tailed Duck
• Barrow's Goldeneye
• Common Loon
• Sandhill Crane
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
• Rusty Blackbird
• Common Grackle

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 12, 2009
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, March 12th 2009.

In Duluth, the male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was still at Canal Park on the 10th. A GREAT BLACK-BACKED-GULL was there as well.

On the 6th, 232 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were counted on Lake Superior off Stoney Point, northeast of Duluth in St. Louis County. This is an exceptionally high total for this county.

On the 11th, the HARLEQUIN DUCK was still along the Mississippi River near the boat docks across from Prescott, Wisconsin.

A few additional migrants have been reported, including GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, NORTHERN PINTAIL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, COMMON LOON, SANDHILL CRANE, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, COMMON GRACKLE, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 19th 2009.

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