Explore Minnesota Birding Report Friday, March 6
In general, a drive along Highway 61, from Hastings to La Crescent, offers birders a chance to see numerous bald eagles, especially at Read’s Landing. This is also a great time of year to check out the open water sites along rivers and near power plants for Canada geese, trumpeter swans and mallards. If you look closely, you may also find American black ducks, American mergansers and common goldeneyes.
The following is a list of recent, significant sightings:
In the city of Duluth, the immature Golden-Crowned Sparrow was seen again March 5 at 21 East College Street. Also in Duluth, the male Barrow’s Goldeneye was still at Canal Park on March 5. A Great Black-Backed-Gull was seen there as well.
A Varied Thrush has been at a feeder in the town of Dellwood, in Washington County, at 13 Doral Road since February 27.
A Townsend’s Solitaire was still at the Ann Lake/Sand Dunes campground in Sherburne County on March 2.
And last, a few additional migrants have been reported this week, including Wood Duck, Great Blue Heron, and Red-Winged Blackbird.
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 membership@moumn.org
“The information in this report is provided courtesy of the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union and Explore Minnesota Tourism.”
