-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*February 18, 1999
*MNST9902.18

-Birds mentioned

• Trumpeter Swan
• Canada Goose
• American Black Duck
• Northern Pintail
• Cooper's Hawk
• Rough-legged Hawk
• Prairie Falcon
• Gray Partridge
• Eurasian Collared-Dove
• Ringed Turtle-dove
• Red-headed Woodpecker
• Northern Flicker
• Red-breasted Nuthatch
• Eastern Bluebird
• Bohemian Waxwing
• Northern Shrike
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Common Grackle
• Brown-headed Cowbird

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: February 18, 1999
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (612) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (tony@millcomm.com)
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)

This is the Minnesota birding report for Thursday February 18th sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Bob Janssen found a couple of TRUMPETER SWANS in Winona County on the 17th. This was along U.S. highway 61 near the Mississippi River at mile post 14.

On February 17th Dan Floren saw a PRAIRIE FALCON perched atop the northern-most grain elevator along Hiawatha Ave. and 34th street south in Minneapolis.

A few RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH finally made an appearence in the southern half of the state. Two were reported from Dakota County, though no specific loaction was given.

Up to six EASTERN BLUEBIRDS were reported by Chris Fremming along Washington County Road 18 near mile marker 113.

A flock of twenty-five BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was reported by John Walner on the 12th. They were feeding in a crab apple tree in Columbus Township in Anoka County.

Al Batt, of Freeborne County, reported the following early migrants on February 15th: NORTHERN FLICKER, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, COMMON GRACKLE, and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD. He also noted GRAY PARTRIDGE, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and NORTHERN SHRIKE.

An AMERICAN BLACK DUCK was seen by John Rabine on the 14th along Black Dog Road near the east side of Black Dog Lake in Dakota County. Other birds reported recently are CANADA GOOSE, NORTHERN PINTAIL, COOPER'S HAWK, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.

And finally, a possible EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was reported from St. Paul on February 13th, though this may prove to be a RINGED TURTLE-DOVE. The unidentified dove was seen near the Home Depot at the junction of White Bear Ave. and state highway 36.

Thanks to Jay Hamernick, Steve Houdak, Ken LaFond, and Brad Kovach.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday February 25th.

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