-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*July 2, 1997
*MNST9807.02

-Birds mentioned

• Cattle Egret
• Snow Goose
• Mississippi Kite
• Lesser Yellowlegs
• Olive-sided Flycatcher
• Say's Phoebe
• Boreal Chickadee
• Bewick's Wren
• Tennessee Warbler
• Connecticut Warbler
• White-winged Crossbill

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: July 2, 1997
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (612) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)

This is the Minnesota statewide birding report for Thursday July 2nd sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

The MISSISSIPPI KITE influx into Minnesota continues. Peder Svingen spotted one on June 29 soaring over Highway 194 near its intersection with St. Louis County Road 859. This is just west of the Highway 194 - Highway 53 junction. This represents the year's sixth reported kite -- listed as a Casual species in Minnesota.

On June 26th, a SAY'S PHOEBE was reported by Sue Levy at the headquarters building of the Rice Lake NWR in Aitkin County, but the bird could not be relocated later that day. Rice Lake NWR is near the town of McGregor.

And that BEWICK'S WREN found in Sherburne County last May is still at the Camp in the Woods campground. From U.S. highway 169 go west on Sherburne County Road 9 for about 2 1/4 miles. Go south on 144th Street for 1/2 mile to 289th Ave. Take this road west to the Camp in the Woods sign on the left. Check the pines in the campground and along the road. The bird was seen as recently as June 29th.

Two CATTLE EGRETS were found in Wright County on June 30th. These were just west of Watertown at the junction of 100th Street and highway 25.

Unusual is the apparently summering SNOW GOOSE seen at Marsh Lake in Big Stone County. Karl Bardon found the bird on June 23rd.

In southern Norman County at the Wild Rice River area, Betsy Beneke found seven LESSER YELLOWLEGS on June 29th. These are likely early fall migrants.

Among the birds seen on a trip to Scenic State Park in Koochiching County were BOREAL CHICKADEE and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, found June 28th along County Road 13 five miles north of highway 71. And a CONNECTICUT WARBLER seen the same day also along County Road 13 two miles south of County Road 77.

An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen by Jo Theye in Olmsted County near her home south of the town of Marion. This is rather far south for this species. Also unusually far south was the TENNESSEE WARBLER heard at Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park, Hennepin County on July 1st.

For information on joining our state wide bird organization write the MOU at 10 Church Street SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 55455 or e-mail us at MOUMembers@aol.com. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday July 9th.

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