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*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*April 27, 2006
*MNST0604.27

-Birds mentioned

• American Bittern
• Snowy Egret
• Cattle Egret
• Green Heron
• White-faced Ibis
• Mississippi Kite
• Yellow Rail
• American Avocet
• Willet
• Common Tern
• Short-eared Owl
• Chimney Swift
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
• Purple Martin
• House Wren
• Louisiana Waterthrush
• Eastern Towhee
• Clay-colored Sparrow
• Lark Sparrow
• Henslow's Sparrow
• Smith's Longspur

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 27, 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, April 27th.

A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen on the 22nd on U. S. Highway 75 three miles south of Bellingham in Lac Qui Parle County and the following day it had moved a mile to the northwest. Another was at Carlos Avery

National Wildlife Refuge in Anoka County on the same day, but it has not been seen since it was discovered there by Joan McKearnan. This bird was at Pool Number 4. Bill Marengo reported at least three YELLOW RAILS here on the 23rd.

A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen by George Skinner in Lac Qui Parle County on the 23rd. It was on the south side of U.S. Highway 212, four and a half miles west of U. S. Highway 75.

On the 25th, Terry Brashear reported a MISSISSIPPI KITE in Chanhassen, Carver County. It was heading in a southeast direction towards the Eden Prairie Mall.

On the 22nd, Bob Dunlap found a CATTLE EGRET at the Nicollet sewage ponds in Nicollet County. To get there, go west on U.S. Highway 14 past the town of Nicollet. Take the first right after the Conservation Club and drive to a parking area by the stream.

There is apparently a SNOWY EGRET in the freeway holding ponds in the

SE corner of U.S. Highway 169 and Scott County Road 18 in Shakopee. The best place to look for the bird is from the nearby Sam's Club parking lot.

Ken Vail visited Spindler Pond in Steele County on the 27th and found

nine AMERICAN AVOCETS. The pond is three-quarters of a mile west of the Rice Lake State Park entrance.

Cheri Steinmueller was at Rothsay WMA in Wilkin County on the 22nd and reported a SHORT-EARED OWL hunting the fields just southwest of the intersection of Wilkin County Roads 165 and 30.

Also of note were the arrivals of AMERICAN BITTERN, GREEN HERON, WILLET, COMMON TERN, CHIMNEY SWIFT, PURPLE MARTIN, HOUSE WREN, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, EASTERN TOWHEE, LARK SPARROW, HENSLOW'S SPARROW, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and SMITH'S LONGSPUR.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 4th.

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