-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *March 8, 2013 *MNST1303.08 -Birds mentioned Barrow's Goldeneye Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Northern Saw-whet Owl Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Harris's Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: March 8, 2013 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 March 7th, 2013. On March 4th, a female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was reported at Stoney Point of Lake Superior in eastern St. Louis County. In Minneapolis, that TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was seen again on the 7th at St. Mary's Cemetery. It being found in different locations, mostly at the southern edge of the cemetery. On the 4th, Dick Smaby reported a VARIED THRUSH just west of the intersection of 12th Avenue and 20th Street NE in Austin, Mower County. The few new spring migrant reports that have come in over the past week include EARED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, HARRIS'S SPARROW, and SNOW BUNTING. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday March 14th, 2013.