Explore Minnesota Birding Update, May 30, 2014
In June, most birds are settled into their nesting territories. Consider a canoe trip to view shorebirds and waterfowl in their nesting habitat, and watch for grebes, coots, ducks, geese, rails and swans. Travel by canoe offers greater access to these birding areas, and often a much more memorable wildlife experience.
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.
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The following is a list of recent, significant sightings:
On May 24th, a male Cinnamon Teal was seen briefly by Andy Forbes in a pond on the east side of State Highway 9 just south of Ada in Norman County.
For one day, a King Rail was foraging in Elijah Parker's yard in Zumbrota, Goodhue County, but it has not been seen since the evening of May 27th.
On the 21st, there was a very brief sighting of a soaring Mississippi Kite over Land of Memories City Park in Mankato, Blue Earth County.
Charlene Nelson has had a White-Winged Dove at her feeder in Elbow Lake, Grant County since this morning. A White-winged Dove was in Two Harbors, Lake County, on the 25th, along 1st Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Street.
Today, Roy Zimmerman found a Yellow-Throated Warbler singing on the east side of the Mantorville, Dodge County cemetery. On the 23rd, Dave Zumeta found a Yellow-throated Warbler as it fed in the grass at the picnic area north of the Whitewater State Park Nature Store in Winona County.
A Snowy Egret was seen May 26th at the Agassiz impoundment in Marshall County, along 280th Avenue on the Marshall-Polk County Line.
As many as four White-Faced Ibis were at the North Ottawa Impoundment in Grant County on the 29th. Three more were at the Hills Water Treatment Ponds in Rock County on the 21st.
A Ross’s Goose was in Bloomington, in Hennepin County on the 25th. It was seen near 84th Street and Highway 100. Doug Kieser discovered a Whimbrel in a flooded area on the east side of Douglas County Road 7 just south of I-94 on May 26th.
A Parasitic Jaeger was reported on the 24the by Larry and Jan Kraemer from 23rd Avenue East in Duluth.
Linda Schumann reported a Northern Mockingbird at Rainbow Resort in Becker County on the 24th.
From the 21st through the 23rd, a Lazuli Bunting visited a feeder in Orono, Wright County, at the corner of Lyman Avenue and Smith Avenue. A Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron was also seen near here on the 25th.
Birding events and weekend outings just around the corner include:
Birding Bonanza Weekend, June 6-8, Sandstone/Audubon Center of the north Woods
Boreal Birding & Northern Landscapes Festival, June 6-8, Grand Marais/North House Folk School
Urban Birding Festival of the Twin Cities, June 6-8, various Twin Cities locations
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.
