Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *July 31, 1997 *MNST9707.31 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: July 31, 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 31st 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 MOU at 10 Church Street SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 55455.
Dana Struthers reported a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK earlier in the month about three miles east of the town of Excelsior in Hennepin County along state highway 7.
On July 21st Terry Brashear visited Sandhill Crane Meadows in Morrison County and heard a YELLOW RAIL. The location was seven miles east of U.S. highway 10 on county road 4.
That SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported from Elk River in Sherburne County on July 17th by Karl Thorpe. 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 or in the trees along the north side of the road.
A somewhat southerly RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was in Jim Pomplin's yard in Bloomington on July 31st.
Steve Carlson had the best bird of the week when a CAROLINA WREN visited his St. Louis Park yard on the morning of July 27th, though the bird did not stay around long.
Warblers are now being reported from several southern locations and it appears that Fall migration will soon be upon us. On July 17th Bob Holtz found a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Chisago County about two and a half miles east of highway 30 along county road 19. A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was seen in Bunker Hills County Park in Anoka County on July 26. On that same day a TENNESSEE WARBLER was seen at Elm Creek Regional Park in Hennepin County. Two NASHVILLE WARBLERS were at Cedar Lake in Minneapolis on July 28th. And Julie Brophy reports that resident YELLOW WARBLERS are being seen in good numbers near the town of Victoria in Carver County.
LE CONTE'S SPARROWS were found south of their usual summer range by Karl Bardon. On July 20th he found one bird 1/4 mile south of state highway 7 along Swift County road 51. On the 21st, a second LeConte's Sparrow was on Anoka county road 12, one half mile west of Lexington Ave. And a HENSLOW'S SPARROW was along U.S. 212 near the town of Renville, two and a half miles east of Renville county road 6. This represents a first county record.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday August 7th. If you have birds to report, please leave your name and phone number plus a brief but specific message which includes the name of the county where your sighting took place.
