-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *August 23, 2013 *MNST1308.23-Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: August 23, 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 August 22nd, 2013.
On the 22nd, Doug Kieser reported a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at the Lowry Nature Center in Carver County. It was seen along the Aspen Trail about 100 yards from the Tamarac Trail and it was associating with a small flock of other warblers including Magnolia, Black-and-white, and Golden-winged.
A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen on the 17th by Steve Oakley between the Beach House and the Sky Harbor Airport off Park Point in Duluth.
Also in Duluth, Karl Bardon reported 30,874 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS on the 21st from counting sites at Hawk Ridge and Lester Park. Jesse Ellis counted more than 3700 in less than an hour on the 19th near Tofte in Cook County.
Laura Segala reported a COMMON GALLINULE on the 17th, at the Eastman Nature Center in Hennepin County.
On August 12th, Tim Oppenheim reported a RED-THROATED LOON at Seagull Lake in Cook County. This is near the Canadian border in the BWCA.
A samping of southbound migrants includes BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, CANADA WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and SCARLET TANAGER.
Thanks to John Cyrus, Kim Eckert, Barb Kull, Howard Towle, and Karl Roe for their reports.
The next scheduled update is Thursday August 29th, 2013.