Previous reports: January 5 12 19 26 , February 3 9 16 24 , March 2 9 .
Other Hotlines: Minnesota Duluth/North Shore | Detroit Lakes

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*March 17, 2006
*MNST0603.17

-Birds mentioned

• Pied-billed Grebe
• Horned Grebe
• Double-crested Cormorant
• Gyrfalcon
• American Coot
• Sandhill Crane
• Killdeer
• Snowy Owl
• Northern Hawk Owl
• Great Gray Owl
• Tree Swallow
• Carolina Wren
• Townsend's Solitaire
• Varied Thrush
• Swamp Sparrow
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Rusty Blackbird

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 17, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 16th.

On the 12th, the GYRFALCON was seen again near Hastings perched on power pole near mile marker 216 of state highway 55.

Terry Brokke reported a GREAT GRAY OWL the 12th, one mile west of state highway 32 along Norman County Road 151.

On March 14th, Diane Gonsorowski found a SNOWY OWL in Thief River Falls along North Crocker Avenue near the bridge on U.S. 59. Warren Nelson relocated two SNOWY OWLS in Aitkin County last weekend. One is along County Road 1 north of Aitkin and the other is along 310th Avenue, just south of Palisade.

On the 11th, Bruce Fal reported a singing CAROLINA WREN near the south fence at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, Hennepin County. Check near the south junction of the Prairie and Perimeter trails.

Steve and Cindy Broste reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 9th at the Best Western Cliff Dweller motel northeast of Tofte in Cook County. They also found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL at the Lutsen ski area. Jordon Masieniec and Chuck Neil found a Northern Hawk Owl on the 11th north of Virginia along St. Louis County Road 21, about one mile east of U.S. Highway 169. Another Northern Hawk Owl was reported by Frank Nicoletti north of Kelliher along state highway 72 in Beltrami County on March 10th.

Pam Coy saw a VARIED THRUSH at her home in Grand Rapids in Itasca County on March 12th. This bird may have been around since December.

Other recent reports include PIED-BILLED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, DOUBLE- CRESTED CORMORANT, AMERICAN COOT, SANDHILL CRANE, KILLDEER, TREE SWALLOW, YELLOW-RUMPD WARBLER, SWAMP SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 23rd.

Send your rare and unusual Minnesota sightings to our electronic hotline: MOU-net@cbs.umn.edu.
Learn more about MOU-net.

Return to Home Page