Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *July 10, 1997 *MNST9707.10 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: July 10, 1997
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (612) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (tony@mill2.MillComm.COM)
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)
This is the Minnesota birding report for Thursday July 10th sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. As always, to skip this recording and leave a message you can press 5 on your touch tone phone. For information on joining our state wide bird organization write the M.O.U. at 10 Church Street SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 55455.
Brian Patterson found the year's second BAIRD'S SPARROW on July 5th in Marshall County at the Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area, one mile east and one half mile south of the intersection of Marshall county roads 48 and 49. The bird was seen near the sign marking the boundary of the wildlife area.
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and LEAST SANDPIPERS were found July 6th at Silver Creek Reservoir, east of Rochester in Olmsted County. LESSER YELLOWLEGS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and LEAST SANDPIPERS were there on the 7th. At the landfill reservoir just west of Rochester, STILT, PECTORAL and LEAST SANDPIPERS were seen also on July 7th. At the Beardsley sewage ponds in Big Stone County, Lane Elwanger reports GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL, LEAST, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER. All these birds were seen on July 6th.
Craig Menze has a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO near his home in Mora, Kanabec County. The bird showed up on July 4th and was still present on the 6th.
On July 4th Doug Johnson found a family of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS in Lake Bemidji State Park in Beltrami County. Look for these birds in the controlled burn area in the extreme northeast part of the park. RED CROSSBILLS were also in the area.
That SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was still present in Elk River, Sherburne County as of July 7th. To get to this location go east from U.S. highway 10 along 165th Ave for just over one half mile. Check along the fence line on the south side of the road as well as in the many trees which line the north side of the road.
Don Wanschura heard a TENNESSEE WARBLER on July 4th, at the corner of 62nd and Camden in Brooklyn Center. This bird has been mentioned on previous reports and may prove to be a summer visitor to this area. On a trip to Kittson County on July 6, Peder Svingen reported finding a somewhat out of range TENNESSEE WARBLER at the Contact Station at Lake Bronson State Park. A NASHVILLE WARBLER and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH were also found, these in Arveson Township. And Dave Soverign reported a pair of TENNESSEE WARBLERS in Joy Park in Ramsey County on July 6th. I have a recent report of a PRAIRIE WARBLER from Fillmore County, but I am waiting for details of this Accidental species.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER is still being seen at Sibley State Park in Kandiyohi County. Randy Frederickson reported the bird from the Cedar Hills picnic area on July 4th. Several BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS were reported by Mike Steffes in Lake County. On July 4th, three males were found along the Lake Superior Hiking Trail from Lake County Road 6 to State Highway 1.
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS were in Pennington County on July 5, along the north side of county road 3, 1.1 miles west of the old Pembina Trail in the southwestern part of the county. Most unusual was the recent singing WHITE-THROATED SPARROW found by Karl Bardon at Kilen Woods State Park in Jackson County. This is about 200 miles from their normal summer range.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday July 17th.
