Minnesota Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Minnesota Statewide RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *March 20, 2014 *MNST1403.20-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 20, 2014
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 Thursday March 20th, 2014.
On March 19th, the LEWIS'S WOODPECKER was still visiting Janet Anderson's feeders in the town of Roosevelt. This is along Roseau County Road 17 just north of highway 11 and the bird is at the first house on the left after passing over railroad tracks. Please do not call or bother the Andersons in the evenings, and note that the bird had also been reported at the house directly to the east in Lake of the Woods County.
On the 18th, Brian Smith found a MUTE SWAN north of the town of Courtland in Nicollet County. It was in a flooded field along 541st Avenue just over a mile north of U.S. Highway 14.
Northbound migrants reported recently include TUNDRA SWAN, SNOW GOOSE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, NORTHERN HARRIER, LONG-EARED OWL, MERLIN, SNOW BUNTING, SONG SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and COMMON GRACKLE.
The next scheduled update is Thursday March 27th, 2014.
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