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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *November 23, 2010 *MNST1011.23-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: November 23, 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 November 23rd, 2010.
This weekly summary is being updated early to report on several birds of interest that have shown up in the past few days.
In Kandiyohi County, a EURASIAN TREE SPARROW was reported on November 22nd, though it first appeared on the 20th. It's visiting the home of Richard Philips on the south-southwest shore of Diamond Lake in the town of Atwater. This along the 5200 block of County Road 4.
Both a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE and a WHITE-EYED VIREO were seen in Lac qui Parle County in the past three days. The vireo was just across the Chippewa County line west of the town of Milan. Along Lac qui Parle County Road 66 immediately west of its junction with state highway 40, look for the home on the north side of the road surrounded by cedars and other evergreens. The bird has been found foraging in these trees. The kittiwake has been at the reservoir of the U.S. Highway 75 dam at Big Stone NWR.
A male HARLEQUIN DUCK was on the southwestern side of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis on the 22nd.
Unprecedented in the state thus far was the count of 31 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in Mapleton, Blue Earth County, on November 22nd. They were all seen in a backyard at the corner of Lincoln and 1st Streets.
Dave Hanson has had a VARIED THRUSH visiting his home in Little Falls, Morrison County since the 20th.
And a SUMMER TANAGER has been in Redwood County for at least a week. Directions are to go south of Lamberton on county road 6 about two miles to the Redwood / Cottonwood County line, then east left. Go east about a mile to the first farm on the left.
The next scheduled update of this tape is December 2nd, 2010.
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