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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday November 20th. Jim Lind found a first-winter GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was found on the 15th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors, Lake County. It was loafing on the old concrete pier out from the boat launch. Chuck Krulas found a HARLEQUIN DUCK on the 13th at the mouth of the French River in St. Louis County and it was still there on the 15th. Clare and Maurita Geerts had two TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES in their yard on the north side of Mille Lacs Lake in Aitkin County on the 16th. The tree that the birds frequent is behind their house near the bog driveway. Bob Janssen found a Townsend's Solitaire on the 20th at the junction of Swift County Roads 87 and 28. On November 14th, Ron Erpelding found a female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD in Swift County at the Appleton Golf Course. The bird was seen from the gravel road adjacent to the golf course and it was relocated later in the afternoon. Take Highways 7 & 59 to Appleton. Turn north onto South Hering Street and follow this road for ten blocks. Turn east onto Wyman Avenue and drive three-tenths of a mile. The bluebird was seen on the golf course side of the road. On the 15th, Warren Nelson refound three GREAT GRAY OWLS near the junction of Aitkin County Road 18 and Pietz's Road. On the 14th, Sparky Stensaas found a Great Gray Owl in the Sax-Zim area on St. Louis County Road 52 a quarter of a mile east of Owl Ave. Jason Eckstein reported three SNOWY OWLS at the Burnham Creek WMA in Polk County on the 14th. The birds are near the waterfowl impoundment. On November 17th, Tom Tustison found a single BOHEMIAN WAXWING at Lake Byllesby in Dakota County. From highway 56 go east on county road 88 for 1/8th of a mile to the turnout on the right. The bird was in trees to the south along the railroad tracks. This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at [email protected] or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at <[email protected]>. MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at [email protected]. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, November 27th. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- [email protected] --============_-1142746857==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- blockquote, dl, ul, ol, li { padding-top: 0 ; padding-bottom: 0 } --></style><title>MOU RBA 20 November 2003</title></head><body> <div><font color="#000000">This is the Minnesota Birding Report for<b> Thursday November 20th</b>.<br> <br> Jim Lind found a first-winter<b> GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL</b> was found on the 15th at Agate Bay in Two Harbors,<b> Lake County</b>. It was loafing on the old concrete pier out from the boat launch.<br> <br> Chuck Krulas found a<b> HARLEQUIN DUCK</b> on the 13th at the mouth of the French River in<b> St. Louis County</b> and it was still there on the 15th.<br> <br> Clare and Maurita Geerts had two<b> TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES</b> in their yard on the north side of Mille Lacs Lake in<b> Aitkin County</b> on the 16th. The tree that the birds frequent is behind their house near the bog driveway. Bob Janssen found a<b> Townsend's Solitaire</b> on the 20th at the junction of<b> Swift County</b> Roads 87 and 28.<br> <br> On November 14th, Ron Erpelding found a female<b> MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD</b> in<b> Swift County</b> at the Appleton Golf Course. The bird was seen from the gravel road adjacent to the golf course and it was relocated later in the afternoon. Take Highways 7 & 59 to Appleton. Turn north onto South Hering Street and follow this road for ten blocks. Turn east onto Wyman Avenue and drive three-tenths of a mile. The bluebird was seen on the golf course side of the road<u>.</u></font><br> <font color="#000000"></font></div> <div><font color="#000000">On the 15th, Warren Nelson refound three<b> GREAT GRAY OWLS</b> near the junction of<b> Aitkin County</b> Road 18 and Pietz's Road. On the 14th, Sparky Stensaas found a<b> Great Gray Owl</b> in the Sax-Zim area on<b> St. Louis County</b> Road 52 a quarter of a mile east of Owl Ave.</font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><br> Jason Eckstein reported three<b> SNOWY OWLS</b> at the Burnham Creek WMA in<b> Polk County</b> on the 14th. The birds are near the waterfowl impoundment.<br> <br> On November 17th, Tom Tustison found a single<b> BOHEMIAN WAXWING</b> at Lake Byllesby in<b> Dakota County</b>. From highway 56 go east on county road 88 for 1/8th of a mile to the turnout on the right. The bird was in trees to the south along the railroad tracks.<br> <br> This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club.<br> <br> The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at [email protected] or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message.<br> <br> MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at <[email protected]>.<br> <br> MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at [email protected].<br> <br> In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700.<br> <br> The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding.</font><br> <font color="#000000"></font></div> <div><font color="#000000">The next scheduled update of this tape is<b> Thursday, November 27th</b>.</font></div> <div><br></div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div>Anthony X. Hertzel -- [email protected]</div> </body> </html> --============_-1142746857==_ma============--
