Explore Minnesota Birding Report Update May 29, 2013
From May 31-June 2, discover the birds, wildflowers, geology and more of northeastern Minnesota's dynamic and rich landscape during the Northern Landscapes Festival in Grand Marais. A series of inter-related, field-focused courses form the backbone of the event, complimented by featured presentations and programs. For more information, dial 218/387-9762. To learn of other birding weekends, visit the Minnesota Birding Weekends site.
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Information in this report has been provided courtesy of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union and their affiliates. This report is brought to you by ExploreMinnesota.com.
The following is a list of recent, significant sightings:
Monday morning, May 27th, Karl Bardon found a Wilson's Plover on the beach at Park Point in Duluth. The bird was present on the lake side of the point out from the Sky Harbor airport up until at least 1:30 that afternoon. To view this bird, begin at the parking lot at the end of Park Point, walk east past the gate on the north side of the airport for about 250 yards, then cross to the beach side and scan the shore.
Also at Park Point, an adult Little Gull was found by Mike Hendrickson on the 21st near the Sky Harbor Airport. And Peder Svingen found an immature Little Gull on the same day on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry.
On May 22nd, Doug Kieser reported a Say's Phoebe at the Felton Prairie in Clay County. The only information available regarding its location is that it was on the north end of the so-called "longspur road."
Suzanne Winckler had a Black-Headed Grosbeak visit her feeder in Embarrass, St. Louis County, on the 25th.
Carol Carter reported a Northern Mockingbird on the 22nd at Sturgeon Lake in Pine County. It was in the side yard and back yard of the house at the corner of 1st Avenue and Towne Street.
Information in this statewide birding report is provided by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU), Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. View photographs of recent sightings at the MOU website. To submit a bird sighting, email the MOU birding report compiler at rba@moumn.org.
