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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *June 30, 2005 *MNST0506.30 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 30, 2005
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 30th.
The ROCK WREN is still being seen at Felton Prairie in Clay County. Chet Meyers found it there on the 25th. =46rom Felton, go south on state highway 9, then east to the end of the pavement on Clay County Road 108, turn left to the gravel pit entrance. Look for the wren near rock pile #6002.
The PRAIRIE WARBLER was still at Ritter Farm Park near Lakeville in Dakota County. Dan & Sandy Thimgan found it there on the 28th.
On June 28th, the following shorebirds were reported by Ben Fritchman
from Agassiz NWR in Marshall County: one very late WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, and MARBLED GODWIT. These birds were
in a field one mile south of Marshall County Road 7 and about six miles east of the headquarters building.
In Aitkin County, Butch Ukura found a GREAT GRAY OWL about two miles west of Jacabson on state highway 200 on June 26th.
On the 25th, John Hockema reported a HENSLOW'S SPARROW from Chester
Woods, a county park situated along U.S. Highway 14 about five miles east of Rochester in Olmsted County. Watch for the bird from the trail that goes northeast from the parking area near the fishing pier.Henslow's Sparrows were also found by Pete Hoeger at Schaefer's
Prairie south of U.S. Highway 212 in southern McLeod County on the 26th.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, July 7th.
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