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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 7, 2003 *MNST0308.07 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: August 7, 2003
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday August 7th.
On August 2nd there was a CLARK'S GREBE on Timm's Lake on the Redwood/Yellow Medicine County line and about 20 miles west of Redwood Falls. It was with about a dozen WESTERN GREBES. The Clark's Grebe was observed feeding a young grebe, but the other parent was not seen. And a single Clark's Grebe was observed at Thielke Lake in Big Stone County on August 3rd.
The LITTLE BLUE HERONS are still at the Bah Lake WPA in the northwest corner of Douglas County. From County Roads 82 and 19, go south on County Road 19 to its intersection with Whisper Lane. Turn left on Whisper Lane and go 1/2 mile until you see a large sign for the Bah Lake WPA.
The COMMON MOORHEN previously reported at the Old Cedar Avenue bridge in Bloomington, Hennepin County was still present on the 7th. Walk out to the observation deck west of the parking lot and look west along the edge of the reeds and grass. It has been seen near the beaver lodge across the water.
The August 2nd survey of shorebirds at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County produced numbers and diversity comparable to earlier surveys. Included in the 18 species found were BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. Two Red-necked Phalaropes were also at the Osakis Sewage Ponds in Douglas County on the 5th and at the Karlstad sewage ponds in Kittson County on the 3rd.
A SPOTTED TOWHEE was found on August 3rd at Grey Cloud Dunes SNA in Washington County. From the entrance at 110th Avenue, go several hundred yards from the parking area and check the trees and vegetation near the railroad tracks.
On July 29th, a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was heard singing in a Minnetonka yard.
And finally, a SNOW GOOSE was still at Warren sewage ponds in Marshall County on August 2nd.
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