Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *June 26, 1997 *MNST9706.26 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 26, 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 June 26th 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. For information on joining our state wide bird organization write the M.O.U. at 10 Church Street SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 55455.
Bob Janssen found an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER on June 24th on Otter Tail County Road 15 just north of the Orwell W.M.A. Several MARBLED GODWITS were also in the area.
I typically do not mention known nesting locations on this report, but the 19 pairs of RING-BILLED GULLS nesting in Hennepin County represent a first county record and are rather unusual in their location. 26 chicks have been counted in a new nesting colony in the peculiar location atop the Ryerson Steel building, which is along U.S. highway 169 just north of the suburb of Plymouth.
That SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER is still present in Elk River, Sherburne County. Directions are to go east from U.S. highway 10 along 165th Ave for one half mile. Check along the fence line on the south side of the road as well as in the cottonwood trees which line the north side of the road. The flycatcher has been associating with at least one WESTERN KINGBIRD. BELL'S VIREOS have returned to what is becoming a traditional location in Dakota County. This is on the south side of Black Dog Lake. From Interstate 35-W go east for one half mile along Cliff Road. Park at the Park-and-Ride and walk east along the railroad tracks for about a third of a mile to the sign that reads '15'. The vireos are in the trees directly to the south of here.
Karl Bardon reported some interesting warblers at the Boot Lake S.N.A. in the Carlos Avery area of Anoka County on June 24th. He observed 14 species of warblers including singing CANADA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, BLACK-AND-WHITE, NASHVILLE, GOLDEN-WINGED, and a male HOODED WARBLER. It is very unusual for the Canada and Black-throated Green Warblers to be this far south this late in the summer.
Also unusual is the singing TENNESSEE WARBLER seen June 22nd by Barbara Muldenhauer in St. Louis Park, Hennepin County. This would be the latest date on record for this species.
Several BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS were reported by Mike Steffes in Lake County along the Lake Superior Hiking Trail. Up to five singing males were heard from Lake County Road 6 to State Highway 1.
The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT reported June 9th was seen again as recently as the 22nd. The chat is along the Yellow Bank River one mile west of county road 15 along Lac Qui Parle County road 40. Look in the area to the west of the bridge.
And finally that singing BAIRD'S SPARROW reported on June 7th at the Felton Prairie in Clay County was refound June 21st. The bird is on territory about 3.2 miles north of county road 26 along county road 27.
Thanks to Oscar Johnson, Mary Brown, Doug Jennis and Merrie Ann Rudelt.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday July 3rd. 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. You can also e-mail me at tony@millcomm.com.
