Explore Minnesota Birding Report Update August 2, 2013
Some shorebird species have already begun their migration south. A wonderful shorebird weekend workshop, hosted by Doug Buri and Bob Janssen, will be offered August 2-4, 2013 on the MN/SD border. To check availability, contact Doug Buri at dougburi@tnics.com. To learn about other upcoming 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:
The previously reported Yellow-Throated Warblercontinues to be seen on the east side of the Nature Store parking lot at Whitewater State Park in Winona County, and on July 27th it was photographed feeding two young.
Erik Bruhnke reported a Red-Throated Loon on the 24th from Lake Superior near the Sky Harbor Airport on Park Point.
On July 31st, Doug Kieser reported four Buff-Breasted Sandpipers at the Jirik Sod Farms near in Empire Township in Dakota County. The exact location is on the west side of County Road 79 and south of 200th Street.
On the 29th, Sparky Stensaas found a Great Gray Owl in Lake County, along Whyte Road about two miles west of its intersection with Cloquet Lake Road.
There was an interesting report by Herb Dingmann of a Greater White-Fronted Goose in a Scott County wetland about two miles west of New Prague along State Highway 19.
In Fillmore County, Dedrick Benz found a Red-Necked Phalarope on August 2nd at a farm pond about 15 miles south of Rushford between the towns of Highland and Bratsberg. Other fall migrants reported over the past week include Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher, Swainson's Thrush, Tennessee Warbler, Bay-Breasted Warbler, White-Throated Sparrow, and Purple Finch.
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.
