-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *September 2, 2010 *MNST1009.02-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: September 2, 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 September 2nd, 2010.
Karl Bardon reported a MISSISSIPPI KITE from Hawk Ridge in Duluth on the 1st. The bird flew past the main overlook in the early afternoon.
Large numbers of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, CHIMNEY SWIFTS, CLIFF SWALLOWS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, and a few other neotropic migrants have been reported in the past few days from around the state. On the 29th, Diana Doyle found a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER along Minnehaha Creek east of Lake Hiawatha in Minneapolis. It was just west of the 34th Avenue Bridge on the south side of the creek and was visible from the pedestrian path. Other species reported moving south include BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, EASTERN KINGBIRD, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and ORCHARD ORIOLE.
The next scheduled update of this tape is September 9th, 2010.