This is the Explore Minnesota Birding Report
as of June 15
In general, early to mid-June is a great time for birders to canoe through the shallow prairie marshes to see an abundance of waterfowl and waterbirds, including grebes, coots, geese, swans and rails. And in mid-June, birders have an opportunity to see newly hatched trumpeter swans, called cygnets, in the marshes of central and northern Minnesota.
The following is a list of recent, significant sightings:
On June 7th, Shawn Conrad found a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER near Lake Winnibigoshish in Cass County. He found it as it was sitting on a wire about 100 yards from the lake at the Bena public access immediately west of Denny's Resort.
Keith Pulles found a WHITE-EYED VIREO at the Pipestone National Monument in Pipestone County on June 14th. It was along the main trail near marker number 3 in a thicket across from a small pond.
On June 10th, Brian Smith reported a PIPING PLOVER at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds in Brown County, and the bird was still present as recently as June 13th.
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Information in this statewide birding report is provided by and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU), Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from reports submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly birding update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon," and the bi-monthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding." For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com .
"The information in this report is provided courtesy of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union and Explore Minnesota Tourism."
