-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*June 4, 1997
*MNST9806.04

-Birds mentioned

• Red-throated Loon
• Pacific Loon
• Ross's Goose
• Whimbrel
• Hudsonian Godwit
• Marbled Godwit
• Ruddy Turnstone
• Red Knot
• Sanderling
• White-rumped Sandpiper
• Dunlin
• Wilson's Phalarope
• Parasitic Jaeger
• Great Black-backed Gull
• Great Gray Owl
• Bewick's Wren
• Northern Mockingbird
• Worm-eating Warbler

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 4, 1997
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (612) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)

This is the Minnesota statewide birding report for Thursday June 4th sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

A WORM-EATING WARBLER was found on June 2nd by Tony Hertzel and Parker Backstrom at Seven Mile Creek County Park in Nicolett County. The bird was found singing about a quarter of a mile down trail number 2 where it crosses the creek.

That BEWICK'S WREN found in Sherburne County last May 20th is still at the Camp in the Woods campground. From U.S. highway 169 go west on Sherburne County Road 9 for about 2 1/4 miles. Go south on 144th Street for 1/2 mile to 289th Ave. Take this road west to the Camp in the Woods sign on the left. Check the pines in the campground and along the road.

On May 29th and 30th a PARASITIC JAEGER was on Lake Superior in Duluth. The bird was seen from the beach near the recreation area of Park Point. Also seen in Duluth was a PACIFIC LOON found by Craig Menze on May 30th on the bay side of Lake Superior off Park Point; two RED-THROATED LOONS seen on May 31st by Mike Henderickson, again off Park Point; and an immature GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL seen by several birders on Park Point also on the 30th.

As well, several species of shorebirds were seen in Duluth on the 30th. Most of these were seen at the 40th Ave. west area and include both MARBLED GODWIT and HUDSONIAN GODWITS, a RED KNOT, numerous WHIMBRELS, SANDERLING, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, and RUDDY TURNSTONES. RUDDY TURNSTONES have also turned up in Morrison County at the western edge of Rice Lake southeast of Little Falls, in Aitkin County at the Garrison Marina on the western edge of Mille Lacs Lake on May 31st, and 18 were seen by Drew Smith on June 3rd at Lake Byllesby Park in Dakota County.

GREAT GRAY OWLS were seen at two locations over the weekend. Two birds were seen along Pietz's Road, which runs north from Aitkin County Road 18 about four miles east of U.S. 169. And a GREAT GRAY was seen in the Sax-Zim bog area along St. Louis County Road 213 one and a half miles south of state highway 27.

From Aitkin County, Warren Nelson reports that a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD is visiting the feeder of Don Lind, who is seeing the bird only occasionally. The Linds live on the west side of Gun Lake along county road 78, about three and a half miles north of state highway 210. Warren also reports that a ROSS'S GOOSE is being seen about four miles north of the town of Aitkin along county road 1.

For information on joining our state wide bird organization write the MOU at 10 Church Street SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 55455 or e-mail us at MOUMembers@aol.com. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday June 11th.

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