-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *April 10, 2009 *MNST0904.10-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: April 10, 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, April 9th 2009.
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was found on the 8th at the Grand Rapids sewage ponds along Itasca County Road 3, about a mile southeast of Airport Road. Visitors must check in at the office about a half mile northwest of the ponds.
LONG-TAILED DUCKS have been reported from several locations along the north shore of Lake Superior. More than 20 were seen on the 4th west of Gooseberry Falls State Park. Four were at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 9th. And three were seen on the 5th near Duluth at the Lakewood Pumping Station.
A very early RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, on April 2nd. Other returning migrants include FRANKLIN'S GULL, WINTER WREN, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and EASTERN MEADOWLARK. A few WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and many COMMON REDPOLLS are still at feeders, backyards, and pine plantations in the southern parts of the state.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 16th 2009.