-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*January 6, 2012
*MNST1201.06

-Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
Barrow's Goldeneye
Iceland Gull
Northern Hawk Owl
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: January 6, 2012
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 January 5th, 2012.

On December 31st, a BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was along the Mississippi River
about a mile south of Minneiska at the Winona-Wabasha county line.

On January 4th, Bart Bly reported a ROSS'S GOOSE on the Mississippi
River near Royalton in Benton County.

A first year ICELAND GULL has been at the west end of Black Dog Lake in
Bloomington since Steve Carlson found it there on January 1st.

On the 4th, a NORTHERN HAWK OWL was at Gooseberry Falls State Park in
Lake County, near the main parking lot and the visitors center.

That TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE which has been at Carpenter Nature Center in
Washington County since November 27th was seen again on January 5th.

The VARIED THRUSH visiting the feeders at 6219 East Superior Street in
Duluth was seen as recently as January 3rd. Birders are welcome, but are
asked to stay between the driveway and the back door.

The next scheduled update of this tape is January 12th, 2012.