-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*October 12, 2006
*MNST0610.12
-Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross's Goose
Cackling Goose
Surf Scoter
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Little Gull
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Townsend's Solitaire
American Tree Sparrow
Smith's Longspur
Great-tailed Grackle
Purple Finch
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: October 12, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday October 12th 2006.
The BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen by Denny Martin on the Minnesota side of
the border with Iowa at Spirit Lake in southern Jackson County on the
8th.
Two PACIFIC LOONS have been reported on Mille Lacs Lake. One was seen
from Lake Mille Lacs County Road 35, about three quarters of a mile from
U.S. 169 in front of the Hillcrest House on the southwestern side of the
lake. The other was described as being "in the first bay on county road
35".
At Lafayette Park in Duluth three RED-THROATED LOONS, one PACIFIC LOON,
two JAEGERS, and a LITTLE GULL were all reported by various observers on
the 7th.
Two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS can be found in the evenings in a large
group of roosting gulls at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis.
Ron Selbitzka found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 4th behind the
lighthouse in Two Harbors, Lake County. Denny Martin found another on
the 7th at Stony Point in St. Louis County and refound a previously
reported SMITH'S LONGSPUR just west of the maintenance building at the
Castle Danger sewage ponds in Lake County.
On the 7th, a female AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was seen on the
south shore of Twin Lakes in St. Louis County.
A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was near Wahkon Bay along Mille Lacs County Road
142 on the 11th. County Road 142 is also known as 75th Avenue and runs
north of state highway 27 west of the town of Wahkon. The bird was about
three blocks from the end of this road. Another solitaire was at Silver
Lake, in Virginia, St. Louis County across from the Mesabi Range
Community College campus on the 6th.
On October 6th, Bob Williams found five GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES at Mud
Lake in Watonwan County. Mud Lake is about two miles south of
Butterfield.
Other migrants reported over the past week include ROSS'S GOOSE,
CACKLING GOOSE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, SURF SCOTER, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW, and PURPLE FINCH.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, October 19th 2006.
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*October 12, 2006
*MNST0610.12
-Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross's Goose
Cackling Goose
Surf Scoter
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Little Gull
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Townsend's Solitaire
American Tree Sparrow
Smith's Longspur
Great-tailed Grackle
Purple Finch
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: October 12, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday October 12th 2006.
The BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen by Denny Martin on the Minnesota side of
the border with Iowa at Spirit Lake in southern Jackson County on the
8th.
Two PACIFIC LOONS have been reported on Mille Lacs Lake. One was seen
from Lake Mille Lacs County Road 35, about three quarters of a mile from
U.S. 169 in front of the Hillcrest House on the southwestern side of the
lake. The other was described as being "in the first bay on county road
35".
At Lafayette Park in Duluth three RED-THROATED LOONS, one PACIFIC LOON,
two JAEGERS, and a LITTLE GULL were all reported by various observers on
the 7th.
Two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS can be found in the evenings in a large
group of roosting gulls at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis.
Ron Selbitzka found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 4th behind the
lighthouse in Two Harbors, Lake County. Denny Martin found another on
the 7th at Stony Point in St. Louis County and refound a previously
reported SMITH'S LONGSPUR just west of the maintenance building at the
Castle Danger sewage ponds in Lake County.
On the 7th, a female AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was seen on the
south shore of Twin Lakes in St. Louis County.
A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was near Wahkon Bay along Mille Lacs County Road
142 on the 11th. County Road 142 is also known as 75th Avenue and runs
north of state highway 27 west of the town of Wahkon. The bird was about
three blocks from the end of this road. Another solitaire was at Silver
Lake, in Virginia, St. Louis County across from the Mesabi Range
Community College campus on the 6th.
On October 6th, Bob Williams found five GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES at Mud
Lake in Watonwan County. Mud Lake is about two miles south of
Butterfield.
Other migrants reported over the past week include ROSS'S GOOSE,
CACKLING GOOSE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, SURF SCOTER, AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW, and PURPLE FINCH.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, October 19th 2006.