-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*September 26, 2013
*MNST1309.26

-Birds mentioned
Sabine's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: September 26, 2013
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ([log in to unmask]) 

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday September 26th, 2013.

A juvenile SABINE'S GULL is being seen at the Purgatory Creek Wetlands
in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County. It was first reported on the 20th. The
wetlands are a quarter of a mile south of state highway 5 on Prairie
Center Drive. In Beltrami County, two Sabine's Gulls were reported on
the 20th, several hundred yards north Diamond Point at Diamond Point
City Park near the Bemidji State University Campus on Lake Bemidji. And
another was reported on the 21st from Lower Red Lake in Beltrami County,
but I have no additional information. This is the 11th consecutive year
that Sabine's Gull has been found in Minnesota, making it a candidate
for the state's list of Regular species.

A few PARASITIC JAEGERS can still be be seen on Lake Superior in Duluth,
primarily between the recreation area of Park Point and Wisconsin Point.
On the 22nd, both a LONG-TAILED JAEGER and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
were also present.

On the 21st, an early TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was at the General Mills
Research Nature Area in Golden Valley, Hennepin County. On the same day,
Joel Claus found a very early VARIED THRUSH at Lake Louise State Park in
Mower County. It was on the road leading to the picnic grounds about 100
yards from the turnoff.

The next scheduled update is Thursday October 3rd, 2013.