Had the good fortune to pick up a signed 1975 copy of Minnesota Birds by Jan Green & Bob Janssen at a cities used bookstore, interesting to see how avifauna changes. Noted these:
* Trumpeter Swan, listed as extirpated. Now there's a happy change. * King Rail, regular. Not so anymore, sigh. * Ross' Goose, accidental. Another nice change. * Mississippi Kite, hypothetical. Only one sighting noted, think how often they're seen at Hawk Ridge now. * Bobwhite, regular. Now presumed extirpated. * Turkey, hypothetical. Not now! * Great Black-backed Gull, accidental. Believe they're seen just about every winter now in Duluth. Lesser Black-backed not even listed. * Burrowing & Boreal Owls, both regular. Sigh. * Say's Phoebe, hypothetical. Nested last year in western MN. * Bewick's Wren, casual. Now extirpated? * Blue-winged Warbler, listed as resident north to Dakota County, now breeding in Sherburne & occasionally present in Mille Lacs. * Hooded Warbler, accidental, now breeds annually at Murphy Hanrehan. * Great-tailed Grackle, not listed. * Lark Bunting, regular. Sigh. I'm sure there were others, but found the comparisons fascinating. Thanks, Jan & Bob, for this field guide. Al Schirmacher ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
