-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*March 12, 2009
*MNST0903.12

-Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Loon
Sandhill Crane
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: March 12, 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 12th 2009.

In Duluth, the male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was still at Canal Park on the
10th. A GREAT BLACK-BACKED-GULL was there as well.

On the 6th, 232 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were counted on Lake Superior off
Stoney Point, northeast of Duluth in St. Louis County. This is an
exceptionally high total for this county.

On the 11th, the HARLEQUIN DUCK was still along the Mississippi River
near the boat docks across from Prescott, Wisconsin.

A few additional migrants have been reported, including GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, NORTHERN PINTAIL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, COMMON LOON,
SANDHILL CRANE, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, COMMON GRACKLE, and RUSTY
BLACKBIRD.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, March 19th 2009.