The limpkin made an appearance shortly before 6am yesterday (6/4) after a
forty minute wait. It was concealed somewhere in the willows in the western
marsh out of view (44.008660, -94.396310) before getting up and landing in
a tree not far from us where it preened for a couple minutes. It then flew
to the eastern cattail marsh (44.008344, -94.392031) and landed out of
sight. Very early morning (5-6am) seems to be the best time to try for this
bird. My ebird checklist from yesterday:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S140515052
A few ebird reports have noted a few calls from the bird, but nothing like
the wailing of the Washington County bird. For the most part, it is staying
silent.
This is the potential third state record, as one was documented in
Rochester last August and is currently in review.
My best,
Kimberly Emerson
Windom, MN
On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 8:29 AM Andrew Nyhus
wrote:
> Chad Hines refound the bird this morning around 5:15 at this location:
> 44.007240,-94.394606. Chad, Ron Erpelding and I watched it until around
> around 6:00 when it flew to here 44.008373,-94.393615
>
> Also, present at this location was a Least Bittern. At one time the two
> birds were hunting within a few feet of each other.
>
> Great morning!
> Andy Nyhus
>
> On Mon, Jun 5, 2023, 7:52 AM Alyssa DeRubeis wrote:
>
> > On June 1, Rachel and Chad Hillesheim found Minnesota’s second state
> > record of Limpkin in the ponds at 320th and 330th Streets. Here are the
> > original coordinates: (44.008, -94.395). However, the bird seems
> to
> > move around a fair bit, so be sure to check eBird for the most recent
> > updates: https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35607. Scroll down to
> > Limpkin or search for Limpkin by pressing Control and F buttons at the
> same
> > time, then typing “Limpkin.”
> >
> > It was most recently seen about an hour ago. Either it’s fairly
> > cooperative with visuals or it’s not cooperative whatsoever. No one has
> > heard it vocalize to my knowledge.
> >
> > Happy summer birding!
> >
> > Alyssa DeRubeis
> > out in the woods near Montreal, QC
> >
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