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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *September 30, 2004 *MNST0409.30 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: September 30, 2004
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, September 30th.
An ARCTIC TERN was seen on Lake Superior on the 26th and 27th off Minnesota Point in Duluth. A SABINE'S GULL and a LITTLE GULL were seen in the same area over Lake Superior on the 26th, and as many as five Jaegers have also been reported, most likely all were PARASITIC JAEGERS.
A BLACK-HEADED GULL has again returned to the north end of Spirit Lake in Jackson County on the Minnesota - Iowa border. It was first reported in Minnesota on the 26th.
On the 27th, an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the west end of Black Dog Lake in Dakota County. This is likely the same bird that has been recently reported from Lakes Calhoun and Harriet in Minneapolis.
Most interesting were the two groups of Ibis reported from Big Stone County. On the 25th, three Ibis were seen in Toqua Township, and the following day, six were found in Malta Township. And though reported as Glossys, all these birds were more probably WHITE-FACED IBIS.
A CACKLING GOOSE was seen at the mouth of the Knife River in Lake County on the 25th. Another was in the parking lot at the Grand Marais municipal campground in Cook County on the 26th. Cackling Geese have also been reported from several other locations in Cook County,
A YELLOW RAIL was found on the the 24th at Four Brooks Management Area. This is a Wildlife Management Area just south of Onamia in Mille Lacs County along the west side of U.S. Highway 169. The rail was seen along the south side of the main road leading into the WMA in a dense patch of sedge.
Other migrants reported recently include GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, AMERICAN PIPIT, HARRIS'S SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and DARK-EYED JUNCO.
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