I am passing along a report from the Minnesota Birding Facebook page from Kyle Maust, who found LONG-TAILED DUCK at the Coon Rapids Dam, "right by the bridge between the Anoka and Hennepin side." He says the bird is an adult male in winter plumage.
Other recent reports of interest from the Facebook page include the following: Yesterday (3/17) there was a report of about 30 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS just east of the 180th St. marsh in Dakota County. On 3/16, there was a report of a MUTE SWAN in St Michael at highway 37 and Halsey Ave NE, near Pelican Lake in Wright county. To my knowledge, that bird has not been relocated. Also on 3/16, there was a report of a possible ROSS'S GOOSE on Gun Club Lake in Dakota County. That bird was not relocated. There have been many reports of flyover GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and SNOW GEESE the past few days--especially on the 15th and 16th. Also being reported at various locations are EASTERN and WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, as well as other arrivals such as Eastern Bluebirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Killdeer. On the 13th, I had a fairly early SONG SPARROW singing a the Grey Cloud Island causeway (Hazen P. Mooers Park) in Washington County. Peter Nichols Cottage Grove (Washington County) ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
