Minnesota Statewide RBA

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*March 30, 2006
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Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 30, 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 30th.

Connie Brunell visited Koochiching County on the 23rd and found three BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, all along county road 13. One was eight miles north of U.S. Highway 71, another 9.2 miles north, and a third 10.8 miles north. A THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was also seen along this road 10.8 miles north of U.S. Highway 71. Connie also found three GREAT GRAY OWLS along Koochiching County Road 30, from nine to twelve miles west of Big Falls.

Nancy Jackson found three LONG-TAILED DUCKS along the Minnesota River near the western end of Black Dog Lake in Dakota County on the 26th.

On the 30th, Jim Mattsson visited the wetland at Dakota County Road 47 and Goodwin Avenue and found at least sixty GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE including a leucistic individual.

Ben Wieland found a pair of EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES on the 28th at the grain elevators in Wheaton, Traverse County.

GREATER YELLOWLEGS have been reported from Houston and Olmsted counties, and I also have recent reports of TUNDRA SWAN, CACKLING GOOSE, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, COMMON LOON, GREAT EGRET, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, EASTERN PHOEBE, WINTER WREN, and SONG SPARROW.

Thanks to Joel Hessen, Bonnie Kirchner, Tom Bloom, and Barb Kull.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 6th.

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