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-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*August 12, 2010
*MNST1008.12

• Black-bellied Plover
• American Golden-Plover
• Red-necked Phalarope
• Laughing Gull
• Blackburnian Warbler
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Canada Warbler

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: August 12, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (rba@moumn.org)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for August 12th, 2010.

A possible first-cycle LAUGHING GULL was reported from Houston County on the 7th. The location was along state highway 26 about four miles south of Brownsville on the island in the Mississippi River about a quarter mile east of the wooden viewing platform. This bird was not refound on the 8th.

Southbound migrants reported over the past week include AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, August 19th, 2010.

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