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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *March 13, 2003 *MNST0303.13 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 13, 2003
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@uswest.net)
Hello, and welcome to the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. To leave a message for anyone at the MOU, press 2. Messages are retrieved each Tuesday and Friday. You can bypass the following weekly birding report and leave a sighting by pressing 1 at any time.
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 13th.
A GYRFALCON was again seen in the Duluth-Superior area over the weekend. This bird is apparently difficult to find and has been seen in the Port Terminal, at Canal Park, and at the Superior Landfill.
Paul Schlick reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE from the Grand Superior Lodge in Castle Danger, Lake County on the 10th. The bird was seen on the west side of the lodge.
Also on the 10th, Craig Mandel relocated a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE which had been reported in the town of Renville in Renville County. It was found in a tree just north of the railroad tracks near the grain elevator. From U.S. Highway 212, go north on Main Street to Railroad Street and turn right. The bird was found one block east of this intersection and north of the tracks. On the 12th, Bob Dunlap found a Eurasian Collared-Dove near New Germany in northwestern Carver County. He found it perched on a tree along Yancy Avenue just beyond the creek that runs south from state highway 7.
In Blue Earth, Faribault County, a VARIED THRUSH has been in Janet Williams' backyard since March 10th. And on the 7th, another Varied Thrush visited the feeders in Ann Grunke's back yard in South St. Cloud, Stearns County.
Chris Benson heard a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL along Aitkin County Road 18 near the Hebron Cemetery on March 5th. A GREAT GRAY OWL was found along state highway 65 near the Rice Lake Wildlife Refuge in Aitkin County on the same day.
Karen Sussman reported a flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the town of Virginia, St. Louis Couty on the 9th at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 3rd Street North.
And finally, the female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was still at the levee in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County as recently as the 8th. And the BAND-TAILED PIGEON is still being seen near Hastings, Dakota County where it has been visiting the home of Hank and Carrol Tressel since late November. The Tressels live at 20240 Quentin Avenue East.
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.
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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, March 20th.
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