The Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBW) trip this weekend, May 25-26-27-28, included parts of Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake (and a bit of Polk) counties. Despite the heat (mid 80s to low 90s each day) and the relative absence of passerine migration (only 14 warbler species in all), our four-day composite species total was 181, just a bit below average for this MBW. Among the highlights…
- Snow Goose: late-lingering birds 25 May in Red Lake Co and 26 May in Kittson Co. - Cinnamon Teal, 28 May, on both the Marshall & Polk sides of the Agassiz impoundment, along the 280th Ave levee road (found 27 May by Hollie Chesney). - Greater Prairie-Chicken: 6-7 males displaying on 25 May in SW Red Lake Co, at the corner of 120th Ave & 260th St (the only known lek in the county?); plus Sharp-tailed Grouse at various locations in Marshall and Polk counties. - Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 25 May, Old Crossing Treaty Wayside, along Red Lake CR 104; plus a few Black-billeds at various locations. - 23 shorebird species total: including American Avocet, Hudsonian Godwit, Willet, and 14 other species on 25 May at the rice paddies along 350th Ave, just N of 150th St, in the extreme NE corner of Red Lake Co; also seen were Whimbrels on 27 May at the large gravel pit ponds at the corner of 110th Ave & 270th St in SW Red Lake Co (found by Barb & Denny Martin). - Peregrine Falcon, 28 May, Warren sewage ponds (Marshall Co). - Nelson’s Sparrow, 27 May, Agassiz NWR (Marshall Co): singing male along 200th Ave, 0.6 mi N of 320th St, on the W edge of Pool 8; also several LeConte’s at various locations. Kim Eckert, Duluth MN http://www.mbwbirds.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
