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*Minnesota Statewide
*July 10, 2003
*MNST0307.10

-Birds mentioned

• Black-bellied Plover
• Semipalmated Plover
• Solitary Sandpiper
• Baird's Sandpiper
• Stilt Sandpiper
• Short-billed Dowitcher
• Caspian Tern
• Eurasian Collared-Dove
• Cerulean Warbler
• Hooded Warbler

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: July 10, 2003
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 July 10th.

The EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was relocated in Thief River Falls Pennington County, on July 5th. It was sitting on a utility pole near the corner of Kinney and 6th Street near the arena. Thanks to Jeanie Joppru for these directions.

The July 6th shorebird survey at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County found a substantial increase in birds from one week ago. A total of 1946 individuals of 17 species was counted, most of them at Thief Bay Pool. Highlights included the first fall migrant BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, plus SOLITARY SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and STILT SANDPIPER, and a high count of 73 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS.

Three CASPIAN TERNS were over the water on Grey Cloud Island in Washington County on July 6th.

A HOODED WARBLER is being seen at Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley, Anoka County. Take the main trail south past the Nature Center. Walk to where the trail splits and take the "Hiking Trail Forest". The warbler was about 100 yards down this trail.

Finally, Sarah Dye found five CERULEAN WARBLERS at Elm Creek Park Reserve in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County. She observed them on July 4th from the wooden bridge that goes over the first pond.

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