-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *May 23, 2007 *MNST0705.23 -Birds mentioned Red-throated Loon Piping Plover Whimbrel Little Gull Arctic Tern Parasitic Jaeger Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Hooded Warbler Painted Bunting -Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: May 23, 2007 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel at sihope.com) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Wednesday, May 23rd 2007. On the 22nd, Kim Eckert found an ARCTIC TERN on Park Point in Duluth at the 12th Street parking lot. It was seen through the 23rd at various locations along the lake shore. Also at Park Point were at least seven RED-THROATED LOONS at the the 31st Street/Lafayette Square access of Lake Superior, a LITTLE GULL, and a PARASITIC JAEGER. Up to 13 WHIMBRELS were at Hearding Island on the bay side of the Point, and a PIPING PLOVER made a brief stop here on the 21st. At the far end of Park Point near the Superior Entry, a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported on the 23rd. On the 23rd, an IBIS was found by Ken LaFond in the grassy area at the extreme northwestern portion of Pool #4 at Carlos Avery, Anoka County. It was about 500 feet west of Pool #10 road. On May 20th, a male PAINTED BUNTING was photographed at a feeder northeast of Silver Bay in Lake County. The homeowners are open to visitors. They are at 6420 Highway 61, which is about a half mile southwest of the intersection of Lake County Road 6 and Highway 61. The feeders are on the the lakeside of the house. The bird is very skittish and the homeowners said if they are home that visitors should knock on the front door that faces the driveway. If they are not home, visitors should walk around the house on the highway side to view the feeders. Please use caution and discretion if going to see this bird. Conny Brunell found a BELL'S VIREO at the Kasota Prairie in Le Sueur County on the 20th. The bird was singing from the Prairie parking lot on the north side of the road. Dave Bartkey reported a male HOODED WARBLER on the east side of Cannon River Wilderness Park in Rice County on the 21st. To get to the east side of the park, take state highway 3 south through Northfield to the southern edge of town. Go east on county road 20 for 2.8 miles to a wide spot on the right shoulder. Park here and walk the trail down the steps and through the bottom of the ravine. Look for a spot that levels off on the right with a hillside on the left where the bird was singing. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 31st 2007. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070523/5e20c913/attachment.html
