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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *January 27, 2005 *MNST0501.27 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: January 27, 2005
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, January 27th.
The irruption of northern owls continues in Minnesota, as GREAT GRAY OWLS are now being reported moving south in large numbers into Carlton, Pine, Itasca, Aitkin, and Crow Wing counties. A Great Gray is being seen at the Eagan post office, one block south of Lone Oak Road and Lexington Avenue. Another was in Chisago County on the 27th, near the junction of county road 67 and 420th Street east of North Branch.
On the 22nd, Tom Bloom reported a SHORT-EARED OWL in Apple Valley, in a parking lot at the junction of Galaxy Avenue and Dakota County 42.
Two HARLEQUIN DUCKS are still present in Two Harbors, Lake County, and are usually seen along the main breakwater at Agate Bay.
An AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER were relocated on the 24th along the west side of McDavitt Road in the Sax-Zim bog, 2.3 miles north of Sax Road.
The CAROLINA WREN was relocated on the 26th at the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge area of Bloomington, Hennepin County. It is seen most often at the top of the access road across from the garden center.
On the 26th, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was found in east Duluth at 40th Ave East and Cooke Street. It has been at the brushy yard at the southeast corner and in the cedar tree at the northeast corner. On the 21st, the Townsend's Solitaire was still at the Ann Lake campground in Sherburne County at the 1.5 mile mark of the access road.
In Waseca County, Arlin Krassin of Waseca reported a VARIED THRUSH at his home on the 26th. Coming into the town of Waseca from the east on U.S. Highway 14, turn left onto highway 4. Go about a mile and a half south to county road 9. Go west on county road 9 four miles and turn south on the curve. The home will be the first house on the right at fire call 707. And a Varied Thrush can still be seen in Falcon Heights, Ramsey County. To reach the area take Roselawn Avenue to Prior Avenue. Go five blocks to Howell. The house is on the northwest corner of the intersection.
Finally, many people are reporting NORTHERN SHRIKES recently. This species seems to be making a good showing in the eastern half of the state with reports from Carlton County south to Rice.
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