Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *May 1, 1997 *MNST9705.01 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: May 1, 1997
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (612) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (tony@mill2.MillComm.COM)
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)
This is the Minnesota birding report for Thursday May 1st sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. As always, to skip this recording and leave a message you can press 5 on your touch tone phone.
Three species which are considered Casual in the state were reported during the past week. Ron Selbitschka reported a pair of CALIFORNIA GULLS on Mille Lacs Lake in Crow Wing County on April 27th. The birds were located just off shore from the park in downtown Garrison. Cole Foster found a SAY'S PHOEBE in Clay County on April 27th. The bird was seen only briefly along Clay County Road 27, two miles south of county road 34. And Peter Hill reported finding a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at the Carleton College Campus in Northfield, Rice County on the 27th. This is both an unusual date and location for this casual species.
EARED GREBES were seen near the northwestern shore of Lake Calhoun by Dave Cahlander on April 20th, and WESTERN GREBES returned to Diamond Lake in northwestern Hennepin County where Oscar Johnson saw three birds on April 26th.
On April 20th a SNOW GOOSE was seen just north of Valley Creek Road on Vilemburg Drive in Woodbury, Washington County.
An American Bittern was found by Michael Tarachow at the Bass Ponds area of Hennepin County on April 25th. On the 27th he saw a WILLET at the Old Cedar Ave. Bridge, and Ruth Andberg found three WILLETS on April 29th at the Coon Rapids Dam in Anoka County. In Wilkin County Betsy Beneke reported 20 MARBLED GODWITS and 18 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS at the Rothsay WMA on April 26th. In Lac Qui Parle County over the weekend SEMIPALMATED, BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were at locations near Salt Lake south of the town of Marietta, as were both species of YELLOWLEGS plus PECTORAL and BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS.
An OSPREY was seen by Bob Ekblad on the 24th over the DNR marsh along Olmsted County road 9 just west of Rochester, and Julie Brophey found one on Kelzer Lake near the town of Victoria in Carver County on the 28th. And BROAD-WINGED HAWKS are now being reported in good numbers. Birds have been reported from Theodore Wirth Park in Hennepin County and kettles were seen in Dakota County on the 27th south of the town of Hastings.
On April 19th Steve Westin reported a NORTHERN GOSHAWK near the town of Harris in Chisago County.
Terry Brashear saw the first CHIMNEY SWIFTS of the year, seen overhead in Hennepin County on April 20th and the first BANK SWALLOW on the 28th at Rice Creek Park in Anoka County.
Barb Verville reported PALM WARBLERS on the 26th from Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Dakota County. And PALM, ORANGED-CROWNED, YELLOW-RUMPED and PINE WARBLERS were at Tamarac NWR in Becker County on the 28th.
Gordon Anderson reported that on April 27th there was at least one LE CONTE'S SPARROW at Roberts Bird Sanctuary in Minneapolis in Hennepin County. This is a somewhat unusual location for LeConte's Sparrow.
I also have several reports of RED-NECKED GREBE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, FORSTER'S TERN, RUBY-CROWNED and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, CEDAR WAXWING, BROWN THRASHER and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday May 8th. If you have birds to report, please leave your name and phone number plus a brief but specific message which includes the name of the county where your sighting took place.
