-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*August 6, 2010
*MNST1008.06

-Birds mentioned
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead
Swainson's Hawk
American Avocet
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Philadelphia Vireo
Sprague's Pipit
Bay-breasted Warbler
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: August 6, 2010
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 August 5th, 2010.

A possible SPRAGUE'S PIPIT was reported singing in Becker County on the
2nd. The location was along the north side of county road 50, less than
half a mile west of the Hubbard County line. This is just east of Two
Inlets Lake.

On July 31st, Denny Martin reported an AMERICAN AVOCET in Houston County
from the overlook about four miles south of Brownsville on state highway
26. Another avocet was found by Sue Morton on August 1st at Cory Lake in
Lac qui Parle County.

Interesting was the pair of SWAINSON'S HAWKS reported from Snail Lake in
northern Ramsey County on August 2nd. The birds were calling from the
northwestern side of the lake in the Snail Lake Regional Park.

An early GREATER SCAUP was found by Karl Bardon in Duluth on the 4th at
Miller Creek near 21st Avenue West. Other reported fall migrants include
BUFFLEHEAD, BONAPARTE'S GULL, CASPIAN TERN, PHILADELPHIA VIREO,
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and EVENING GROSBEAK.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, August 12th, 2010.