-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*March 26, 2009
*MNST0903.26

-Birds mentioned
Whooping Crane
American Golden-Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Eastern Phoebe
Loggerhead Shrike
American Pipit
Clay-colored Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 26, 2009
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, March 26th 2009.

On March 25th, Jim Mattsson reported three brief appearances of a
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW in his backyard in Eagan, Dakota County. Because
there is no place to view the bird from outside the house, if the bird
stays around, Jim will make visiting arrangements for Saturday morning.
In that event, this tape will be updated with that information.

On the 24th, there was a report of a WHOOPING CRANE flying east over
McGregor Marsh SNA in Aitkin County. This is about three miles south of
McGregor.

Shorebirds are beginning to arrive in the southern parts of the state.
Recent arrivals include AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S
SANDPIPER, and WILSON'S SNIPE. I also have new reports of EASTERN
PHOEBE, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, AMERICAN PIPIT, SAVANNAH SPARROW, VESPER
SPARROW, and CLAY-COLORED SPARROW.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 2nd 2009.