Minnesota Birding Report Update January 6, 2012
This is a great time to travel Hwy. 61 along the Mississippi River to view large numbers of overwintering bald and golden eagles. Be sure to stop at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha to learn all about these birds. And don't miss the upcoming Golden Eagle Project Field Trips offered by the National Eagle Center January 13th and February 4th--all field trips begin at 1:00 p.m. with a brief classroom session teaching how to identify golden eagles, followed by a caravan to a field site to view golden eagles in the wild. To reserve your spot, contact Scott Mehus at 651/565-4989 or scott@nationaleaglecenter.org
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The following is a list of recent, significant sightings:
On December 31st, a Barrow's Goldeneye was along the Mississippi River roughly one mile south of Minneiska at the Winona-Wabasha county line.
On January 4th, Bart Bly reported a Ross's Goose on the Mississippi River near Royalton in Benton County.
A first year Iceland Gull has been at the west end of Black Dog Lake in Bloomington since Steve Carlson found it there on January 1st.
On the 4th, a Northern Hawk Owl was at Gooseberry Falls State Park in Lake County. It was seen near the main parking lot and visitors center.
The Townsend's Solitaire which has been at Carpenter Nature Center in Washington County since November 27th was seen again on January 5th.
The Varied Thrush visiting one resident's feeders on the 6200 block of East Superior Street in Duluth was seen as recently as January 3rd. Birders are welcome, but are asked to stay between the driveway and back door.
Information in this statewide birding report is provided by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU), Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. To submit a bird sighting, email the MOU birding report compiler at rba@moumn.org.
