This has been a little late getting to the list. Yesterday a CURVE-BILLED THRASHER was reported from the yard of Marta and Dan Carrigan in Grand Rapids, MN, at 605 NE 11th St. The bird has been coming to their feeders for about a month.
Here is the quote from Andy Forbs from the Minnesota Birding Facebook group: "Possible CURVE-BILLED THRASHER, Grand Rapids, Minnesota (Itasca County). This bird has been seen multiple times over the last month or so at a bird feeder at the home of Marta and Dan Carrigan at 605 NE 11th Ave. in Grand Rapids. The picture doesn't show it, but they described it as a grayish bird with yellowish eyes. They welcome visitors, however they ask that people 1) NOT park in front of the white house on the corner next to theirs, and 2) otherwise observe good birding etiquette: don't block driveways, mailboxes, don't walk across other peoples yards, etc. Anytime of the day (within reason) is fine to visit but they prefer between 8AM-5PM. They did mention dogs in the house that may bark so no need to check in unless you see that someone is home. Good luck!" The photo is pretty compelling - any alternate species would be even more mind-bending. Facebook won't allow a link, unfortunately. I am traveling and assumed, wrongly, that some other kind soul in the MN FB group would have made sure this was available. It's too bad that didn't happen. Jesse Ellis Cedar Rapids, IA ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
