Explore Minnesota Birding Report Update August 26, 2013
Many shorebird species and some raptors have already begun their migration south. And, in just a couple of weeks, Minnesota's nesting species will begin to migrate as well. A special Labor Day weekend birding event will be held in the Thief River Falls vicinity, August 31 - September 2. Birders will visit many interesting and productive sites including Agassiz N.W.R., Thief Lake and Twin Lakes W.M.A.s, and the Agassiz Audubon Sanctuary. More than 150 species have typically been seen on previous trips. To learn about upcoming birding weekends, visit the Minnesota Birding Weekends website.
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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:
On August 22nd, Doug Kieser reported a Yellow-Throated Warbler at the Lowry Nature Center in Carver County. It was seen along the Aspen Trail about 100 yards from the Tamarac Trail. It was associating with a small flock of other warblers including Magnolia, Black-and-white, and Golden-winged.
A Parasitic Jaeger was seen on the 17th by Steve Oakley between the Beach House and the Sky Harbor Airport off Park Point in Duluth.
Also in Duluth, Karl Bardon reported 30,874 Common Nighthawks on the 21st from counting sites at Hawk Ridge and Lester Park. Jesse Ellis counted more than 3700 in less than an hour on the 19th near Tofte in Cook County.
Laura Segala reported a Common Gallinule on the 17th at the Eastman Nature Center in Hennepin County.
On August 12th, Tim Oppenheim reported a Red-Throated Loon at Seagull Lake in Cook County. This is near the Canadian border in the BWCA.
A sampling of southbound migrants includes Black-Bellied Plover, Short-Billed Dowitcher, Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher, Northern Waterthrush, Canada Warbler, Black-And-White Warbler, and Scarlet Tanager.
Thanks to John Cyrus, Kim Eckert, Barb Kull, Howard Towle, and Karl Roe for their reports.
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.
