-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*December 15, 2011
*MNST1112.15

-Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Barrow's Goldeneye
Black-legged Kittiwake
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Carolina Wren
Townsend's Solitaire
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: December 15, 2011
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 December 15th, 2011.

In Duluth, an adult male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen at Canal Park on
the 11th, and this is likely the same bird first found back on November
19th. A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was also at Canal Park on December 13th.

On the 10th, two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a LONG-TAILED DUCK were at
Point Douglas Park in Washington County. Another LONG-TAILED DUCK is
being seen on the west side of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis along with a
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL.

On December 13th, there was a late ROSS'S GOOSE at Sleepy Eye Lake in
Brown County.

Over the weekend, a CAROLINA WREN stopped by the feeders at the visitor
center at Wild River State Park in Chisago County and it was still being
seen as recently as the 13th. The park is north of Taylors Falls on the
St. Croix River.

That TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE which has been at Carpenter Nature Center in
Washington County since November 27th was seen again on December 9th.

The next scheduled update of this tape is December 22nd, 2011.