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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Tuesday, August 17th. On the 15th, Phil Chu and Peder Svingen found a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT in Big Stone County. It was in a pot hole on the north side of Big Stone County Road 67, three-quarters of a mile west of Big Stone County Road 21. This is in Otrey Township. With so much good habitat in the area, it is quite possible that the bird is still around, though I have no recent information. Also of note was the unidentified KITE that soared over a Mounds View, Ramsey County home on the 17th. Though the observer could not be certain of the identification, it was likely a Mississippi Kite. A CATTLE EGRET was just northeast of the intersection of Big Stone County Road 8 and U.S. Highway 71 on the 14th. This is just north of Thielke Lake. Jay Hamernick found three AMERICAN AVOCETS in Anoka County on the 15th. They were along Anoka County Road 23 where it crosses the Rice Creek. COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have been reported migrating in good numbers from many parts of the state. Jim Lind counted 1276 passing over Two Harbors in Lake County on the 17th. Likewise, warblers are also moving south. I have recent reports of BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH. 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, August 26th. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- [email protected] --============_-1119245140==_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 17 August 2004</title></head><body> <div><font color="#000000">This is the Minnesota Birding Report for<b> Tuesday, August 17th</b>.<br> <br> On the 15th, Phil Chu and Peder Svingen found a<b> NEOTROPIC CORMORANT</b> in Big Stone County. It was in a pot hole on the north side of Big Stone County Road 67, three-quarters of a mile west of Big Stone County Road 21. This is in Otrey Township. With so much good habitat in the area, it is quite possible that the bird is still around, though I have no recent information.<br> <br> Also of note was the unidentified<b> KITE</b> that soared over a Mounds View, Ramsey County home on the 17th. Though the observer could not be certain of the identification, it was likely a<b> Mississippi Kite</b>.</font><br> <font color="#000000"></font></div> <div><font color="#000000">A<b> CATTLE EGRET</b> was just northeast of the intersection of Big Stone County Road 8 and U.S. Highway 71 on the 14th. This is just north of Thielke Lake.</font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><br> Jay Hamernick found three<b> AMERICAN AVOCETS</b> in Anoka County on the 15th. They were along Anoka County Road 23 where it crosses the Rice Creek.<br> <br> <b>COMMON NIGHTHAWKS</b> have been reported migrating in good numbers from many parts of the state. Jim Lind counted 1276 passing over Two Harbors in Lake County on the 17th.<br> <br> Likewise, warblers are also moving south. I have recent reports of<b> BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER</b>, and<b> NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH</b>.<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, August 26th</b>.</font></div> <div><br></div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div>Anthony X. Hertzel -- [email protected]</div> </body> </html> --============_-1119245140==_ma============--
