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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *February 21, 2002 *MNST0202.21 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: February 21, 2002
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 February 21st, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Two SNOWY OWL reports have come in from Chippewa County. One bird was seen February 7th in section 7 near the town of Havelock, and the other was in section 4 near Stoneham Township. Three Snowys were in Lac Qui Parle County on the 17th. Two were one mile north and half a mile west of the intersection of county road 38 and U.S. highway 75 and the other was one mile north and two miles east of county road 38 and U.S. highway 75.
Bill Marengo found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in Renville County on the 18th. Drive north from the Minnesota River on county road 10 to the entrance of a county park. Drive east one half mile to the sign for the tent sites. The solitaire was seen in the juniper trees near here.
Six early GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were at Silver Lake in Rochester, Olmsted County on the 21st. Five more were at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Big Stone County on the 18th along U.S. highway 71, and four were in Swift County on the same day at Appleton.
A small flock 15-20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen by Jo Blanich in Crosby, Crow Wing County on February 17th.
On February 16th Chris Benson found a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER along state highway 74 about one mile north of the town of Elba in the Whitewater Wildlife Management Area of Winona County.
As many as 89 BALD EAGLES were counted along the Mississippi River in Winona and Houston counties between LaCrosse and Winona on the 18th. Other migrants reported over the last week include NORTHERN HARRIER, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, COMMON SNIPE, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.
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 next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, February 28th.
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