Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
Minnesota Statewide RBA
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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *April 29, 1999 *MNST9904.22 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 29, 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 April 29th sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A WESTERN TANAGER was seen April 23rd and again on the 24th, about 18 miles north of the town of Willmar in Kandiyohi County. The bird was coming to feeders at the Deb and Dale Anderson farm. Please contact the Andersons for directions.
Dan Floren found a single CATTLE EGRET on April 23rd just west of the town of Grove City along U.S. Highway 12 in Meeker County.
At the Nature Conservancy land near the town of Regal in Kandiyohi County several SHORT-EARED OWLS were reported by Randy Frederickson on April 24th.
On the 24th several HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen north of Madison at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Lac Qui Parle county road 28.
Jay Hamernick found a FERRUGINOUS HAWK on the 23rd. The bird was seen near the junction of Lac Qui Parle County roads 7 and 2. He also found a PRAIRIE FALCON on the same day near Salt Lake about a mile north of U.S. Highway 212 and about a mile east of the South Dakota border.
A male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was reported by Kim Risen in northern Kanabec County on the 24th, but the bird was not present the following day. The location was 1/2 mile north of Kanabec County Road 3 on Kanabec County Road 20.
A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was reported by Margaret Kugenrider from Stevens County. The bird was at the Morris cemetery near the corner of 7th street and College on the 22nd.
Mark Jaworski reported GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH in his yard in St. Louis Park, Hennepin County on the 23rd. And Barb Kull reported both WOOD THRUSH and VEERY on the 28th along the Blue Hill Trail at Sherburne NWR in Sherburne County.
The Alder Flycatcher reported from Carver Park Reserve in Carver County was more likely the first LEAST FLYCATCHER of the year.
Interesting were the six RED CROSSBILLS seen by John Walner in his Anoka County yard on the 29th.
What would be a record early CAPE MAY WARBLER was reported April 18 by Becky Melontin from northeast Minneapolis.
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS continue to be reported in good numbers, and the several Magnolia Warblers also being reported are most likely Yellow-rumpeds. Other migrants being reported include BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, GRAY CATBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, PALM WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE, and LE CONTE'S SPARROW.
Thanks also to Carol Gressor, Chet Meyers, Edward Livingston, and Bill Stjern.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday May 7th.
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