-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*Octember 9, 1997
*MNST9710.09

-Birds mentioned

• Surf Scoter
• American Avocet
• Greater Yellowlegs
• Lesser Yellowlegs
• CURLEW SANDPIPER
• Common Snipe
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Black-throated Blue Warbler

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: Octember 9, 1997
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (612) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (tony@mill2.MillComm.COM)
Re-transcriber: David Cahlander (dac@skypoint.com)

This is the Minnesota birding report for Thursday October 9th sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. As always, to skip this recording and leave a message you can press 5 on your touch tone phone.

Most interesting is what would be a second state record CURLEW SANDPIPER reported by Craig Mandel on Thursday October 9th from the New Germany mudflats in Carver County. This location is along Carver County Road 30, about a mile west and half a mile south of the town of New Germany. Check the area west of Yale Ave. Four AMERICAN AVOCETS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS and several COMMON SNIPE were also seen here.

A SURF SCOTER was seen by Peder Svingen on Lake Winnibigoshish on October 6th, and two were seen in Duluth at the recreation area of Park Point on the 5th.

An Adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was identified by Paul Budde at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on the 4th.

Two BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS were seen in Kodiak Park, Columbia Heights, Hennepin County, on October 4th, The birds were seen feeding along the west side of the lake there. Kodiak Park is on 49th Ave NE, three blocks east of Central Ave.

Thanks to Curt McNamara, Terry Brashear, and Dave Cahlander.

For information on joining our state wide bird organization, write the MOU at

10 Church Street SE University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN, 55455.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday October 16th.

Return to Home Page