-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*June 18, 2009
*MNST0906.18

-Birds mentioned
Red-throated Loon
Say's Phoebe
Northern Mockingbird
Kentucky Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Blue Grosbeak
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 18, 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, June 18th 2009.

A SAY'S PHOEBE was in Clay County on the 13th at the gravel pit north of
the Felton Prairie. From the town of Felton, go south on state highway 9
for two miles, then turn left on county road 108 and go east for about
three miles to the T. Turn left and loop into the gravel pit area.

Sixteen RED-THROATED LOONS were off Park Point in Duluth on the 14th,
between Lafayette Square and the Sky Harbor Airport.

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was just west of Hanover in Wright County on the
14th, on a fence along 5th Street northeast about half a mile east of
Ibarra Avenue.

In Chisago County, a KENTUCKY WARBLER was discovered on the 17th at the
southeastern corner of county roads 3 and 5.

On the 14th, a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was at Afton State Park in
Washington County, along the west side of the trail that runs through
the center of the backpack campsites and about 50 feet north of the
water pump and firewood area,

A BLUE GROSBEAK was in Mankato, Blue Earth County, on the 14th, on the
south side of the Minnesota River along the bike trail near the U.S.
Highway 169 bridge.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 25th 2009.