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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 14, 2001 *MNST0112.14 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: December 14, 2001
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@uswest.net)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, December 13th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
That potential third state record ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD is still being seen in south Minneapolis. Please call the Minnesota statewide Birding Report at 763-780-8890 for specific directions.
A SNOWY OWL was reported on the 7th near Plato in McLeod County but no specific location was given. Another Snowy report came from near Courtland in Nicollet County on the west side of Swan Lake on November 29th. And two Snowy Owls were seen in Meeker County. One was at the Litchfield airport on the 8th and the other was found along state highway 22 just south of Greenleaf on the 1st. A LONG-EARED OWL was in the cedars at the Litchfield Nature Center also on the 8th.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK was on Lake Ripley, Meeker County on the 8th.
Several ROSS'S GEESE are being seen at the East Landfill Reservoir in Olmsted County just west of the city of Rochester. As many as five were seen on December 12th. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was also present.
Three to four thousand TUNDRA SWANS were counted in Houston County between Brownsville and Reno on December 12th. Most were seen between mile posts 6-9 along Highway 26.
On December 6th COMMON REDPOLLS showed up at a feeding station in Dayton, Hennepin County. Few other redpolls have been reported in the Twin Cities area.
I have a second hand report of a MUTE SWAN seen at Silver Lake in Rochester, Olmsted County on or about December 8th. Generally speaking, Mute Swans found in an urban setting such as this one are considered probable escapes or releases, though not necessarily from the immediate area.
That CAROLINA WREN showed up again in Stillwater, Washington County on December 7th. It periodically visits the home of Tom Thomsen.
This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club.
The report is composed from reports generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly birding update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at ahertzel@qwest.net or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message.
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The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, December 20th.
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