The following is a list of recent, significant sightings:
On July 11th, Bill Unzen reported a TRICOLORED HERON southwest of Madison in Lac Qui Parle County. To view this bird, begin at U.S. Highway 75 and take State Highway 40 one and one-half miles west, then turn left on 211th Avenue and travel roughly one and one-half miles south. The heron was on the west side of the road in the flooded area to the south of the creek. Mr. Unzen also reported a one-day observation of a SNOWY PLOVER in Perry Township, on the north side of County Road 28, roughly one and three-quarters miles west of Highway 75.
On July 9th, Tom Nelson reported a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD along the Duluth lake walk. It was in the trees just east of the Lakewalk Surgery Center building, but the bird has not been seen since.
A variety of southbound shorebirds have been reported this month, including LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, and SOLITARY SANDPIPER.
"The information in this report is provided courtesy of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union and Explore Minnesota Tourism."
