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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *October 19, 1995 *MNST9510.19 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide/Twin Cities
Date: October 19, 1995
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (612) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (tony@mill2.MillComm.COM)
This is the Minnesota birding report for Thursday October 19th sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Bob Janssen called to report a juvenile PACIFIC LOON and two SURF SCOTERS in Winona County. He discovered the birds on October 17th on Lake Winona, but the birds, which were seen from the eastern side of the lake, could not be relocated the following day.
On October 15th, a ROSS' GOOSE was seen just west of the Felton Prairie in Clay County, but again the bird could not be found there the following day.
Recent shorebirds sightings from around the state include BLACK- BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED and AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, KILLDEER, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, STILT, LEAST, SEMIPALMATED, PECTORAL, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, and COMMON SNIPE. Thanks especially to Paul Egeland for his continued shorebird reports.
The Lesser Black-backed Gull is still at Black Dog Lake in Dakota County. It is most often seen just to the east of the power plant.
Barb Martin reports that a PRAIRIE FALCON can be seen near the Minneapolis - St. Paul metropolitan airport. The best vantage point appears to be near the ball field. Also check Cargo Road at the extreme south western edge of the airport.
And no one has been able to relocate the GROOVE-BILLED ANI discovered October 15th by Kim Risen. If I hear of a sighting of this bird, this tape will be updated immediately.
Mike Hendrickson and Dudley Edmundson found the first TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE of the fall in Grand Marais, Cook County. On October 14th, the bird was seen near the Forest Service building, in the eastern part of town, and it was also seen near the harbor.
Warbler migration continues with large waves of birds still passing through the state, though in limited variety. Species noted include thousands of YELLOW-RUMPEDS, plus NASHVILLE, PALM, and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER plus NORTHERN PARULA.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, October 26th. If you have birds to report, please leave your name, phone number and a brief but specific message.