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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *May 22, 2003 *MNST0305.22 -Birds mentioned
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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 22nd.
On May 17th, six WHITE-FACED IBIS and a ROSS'S GOOSE were at the
sewage ponds located behind Sham Lake in Lyon County. From state
highway 23 go south on county road 11 for about three quarters of a
mile and turn right on the small unmarked dirt road. Follow this road
through the gate to the last pond and check the shoreline on the far
side. Also of note was the first county record RED-THROATED LOON seen
on Sham Lake on the same day.
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were found nesting again in Caledonia,
Houston County. Look near the transformer steel girder at East
Lincoln and North Pine streets. Another Eurasian Collared-Dove was
seen on the 20th in the town of Wheaton in Traverse County. It was
seen along the main street near the grain elevators.
On the 18th a LITTLE GULL in 1st winter plumage was found in the
Duluth Harbor in the bay near the airport at Park Point.
On May 15th, a male SUMMER TANAGER was at Lebanon Hills Park in
Dakota County. From the parking lot near Holland Lake at Cliff Road
and Lexington Avenue, in Eagan, follow the trail west around the
lake. At the top of the first hill, take the trail to your right. Go
passed the next trail, and then go right at the next trail
intersection. A large arrow has been scraped on the ground here.
Follow the trail passed the shelter, until you find a spot on the
trail where 3 lines have been scraped across is\t. The bird was seen
in the trees on the left. At Myre-Big Island State Park near Albert
Lea a female SUMMER TANAGER was discovered on the 20th in the picnic
area.
On the 17th a male KENTUCKY WARBLER was found at Williams Nature
Center in Blue Earth County. Listen for him singing on the Lloyd
Vollmer Trail North Loop. Williams Nature Center is on state highway
68, three quarters of a mile west of U.S. Highway 169.
As many as ten BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS were heard singing on
territory on May 17th on the western slope of Moose Mountain in Cook
County. Hike the trails up the mountain and listen for the birds
singing in the early morning.
Bob O'Connor found a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT in Gooseberry Park, in
Moorhead, Clay County, on May 20th. The bird was was feeding at the
edge of the thin strip of woods across from Fargo's Lindenwood Park
close to the grassy central portion of the park.
A YELLOW RAIL was heard calling on St. Louis County 319 in the
Sax-Zim Bog area on the 17th.
A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen on May 20th in Austin, Mower County.
It was in the backyard of the second house to the west of the
intersection of 21st Street NE and 12th Avenue NE and is visible from
the road. It has also been seen near the entrance to the Hormel
Nature Center on 21st Street NE.
HOODED WARBLERS and CERULEAN WARBLERS have returned to
Murphy-Hanrehan Park in Scott and Dakota counties. The Ceruleans are
being heard between trail markers 1,2,3, and 4, while a Hooded
Warbler was seen between markers 3 and 4, and two more were heard
near marker 9. Also at marker 9 was an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER on the
17th, and on the 18th a SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen between trail markers
2 and 3. A second Spotted Towhee was in Rock County on the 17th. It
was found along the dirt road the runs behind the gravel pit ponds
just south of the Blue Mounds State Park Interpretive Center.
Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds in Brown
County on the 17th, and thirty-two WHIMBREL were seen on the south
side of Herding Island in Duluth on the 16th.
Interesting was the BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE reported on the 20th from the
Bruce Vento Trail about half a mile east of the old Stroh's brewery
in St. Paul, Ramsey County.
Other late migrants just being reported include CASPIAN TERN, WILLOW
FLYCATCHER, WESTERN KINGBIRD, CANADA WARBLER, and CONNECTICUT WARBLER.
This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially
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weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at
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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, May 29th.
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Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com
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Date: May 22, 2003
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
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Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@uswest.net)
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