<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>RBA For Central North America</title><link>http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR</link><description></description><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1199790</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 22:05:51 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 5-24-12 ALERT for CURLEW SANDPIPER</title><description>ACCIDENTAL:&lt;br /&gt;**CURLEW SANDPIPER**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JOHNSON COUNTY:&lt;br /&gt;A CURLEW SANDPIPER was photographed at the Hawkeye WA on the 24th. The&lt;br /&gt;pool that this bird was seen is located along Amana Rd., .4 miles west&lt;br /&gt;of Blains Cemetery Rd. where there's a parking lot on the south side.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John Bissell&lt;br /&gt;Grimes, Iowa&lt;br /&gt;515-986-9796&lt;br /&gt;(email address filtered)&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1199780</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 21:52:09 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Duluth RBA 24 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;*May 24, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDU1205.24&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Long-tailed Duck&lt;br /&gt;Red-throated Loon&lt;br /&gt;Western Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Semipalmated Plover&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;Whimbrel&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Semipalmated Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;White-rumped Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Great Black-backed Gull&lt;br /&gt;Eurasian Collared-Dove&lt;br /&gt;Black-billed Cuckoo&lt;br /&gt;Common Nighthawk&lt;br /&gt;Northern Mockingbird&lt;br /&gt;Grasshopper Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Bobolink&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-headed Blackbird&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;Date: May 24, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (218) 834-2858&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Jim Lind ((email address filtered))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Duluth Birding Report for May 24th, 2012 sponsored by the&lt;br /&gt;Minnesota Ornithologists'</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1199730</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 20:12:42 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Detroit Lakes - 24 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;*May 24, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDL1205.24&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Trumpeter Swan&lt;br /&gt;Bufflehead&lt;br /&gt;Common Goldeneye&lt;br /&gt;Common Merganser&lt;br /&gt;Common Loon&lt;br /&gt;Western Grebe&lt;br /&gt;American Bittern&lt;br /&gt;Least Bittern&lt;br /&gt;Green Heron&lt;br /&gt;White-faced Ibis&lt;br /&gt;Northern Goshawk&lt;br /&gt;Sora&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;Black-bellied Plover&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Wilson's Phalarope&lt;br /&gt;Red-necked Phalarope&lt;br /&gt;Caspian Tern&lt;br /&gt;Black-billed Cuckoo&lt;br /&gt;Great Gray Owl&lt;br /&gt;Common Nighthawk&lt;br /&gt;Chimney Swift&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-throated Hummingbird&lt;br /&gt;Red-headed Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Western Kingbird&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Kingbird&lt;br /&gt;Common Raven&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-crowned Kinglet&lt;br /&gt;Cedar Waxwing&lt;br /&gt;Golden-winged Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Nashville Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Connecticut Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Common Yellowthroat&lt;br /&gt;Cape May Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Wilson's Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Bobolink&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-headed Blackbird&lt;br /&gt;Orchard Oriole&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;Date: May 24, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Lakes</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1198192</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:14:18 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN RBA 22 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*May 22, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNST1205.22&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Long-tailed Duck&lt;br /&gt;Snowy Egret&lt;br /&gt;Tricolored Heron&lt;br /&gt;Black-necked Stilt&lt;br /&gt;Eurasian Collared-Dove&lt;br /&gt;Mountain Bluebird&lt;br /&gt;Northern Mockingbird&lt;br /&gt;Hooded Warbler&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;Date: May 22, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (763) 780-8890&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ((email address filtered)) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Monday May 21st, 2012.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the 20th, Milt Blomberg reported a TRICOLORED HERON at</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1197629</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 15:44:53 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA--Arkansas-May21, 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;
*Arkansas&lt;br /&gt;
*Statewide&lt;br /&gt;
*May 21, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
*ARST12.05.21&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
-Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;
GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH&lt;br /&gt;
Inca Dove&lt;br /&gt;
Nelsons Sharp-tailed Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;
Veery&lt;br /&gt;
Lesser Goldfinch&lt;br /&gt;
Western Kingbird&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Welcome to the Arkansas Rare Bird Alert for May 21, 2012, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Central Arkansas (ASCA).  ASCA meets at 7:00pm the second Thursday of each month at Fletcher library on H St in Little Rock. Check the</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1196624</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 09:03:02 -0500</pubDate><title>[ALBIRDS] RBA Alabama Statewide:   May 20, 2012</title><description>&lt;br /&gt;RBA&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;*Alabama&lt;br /&gt;*Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*INTERNET ONLY&lt;br /&gt;*May 20, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*ALST1205.20&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;=====================================&lt;br /&gt;--- Species added since last report ---&lt;br /&gt;=====================================&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (at least 5 locations)&lt;br /&gt;LIMPKIN (4th state record, p.a.  gone?)&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;White-rumped Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Glaucous Gull&lt;br /&gt;Red Crossbill&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;=====================================&lt;br /&gt;--- Species previously reported ---&lt;br /&gt;=====================================&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD (status unknown)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Please note: Species CAPITALIZED above are on the Alabama Bird Records Committee review</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1196625</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 09:03:02 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA Alabama Statewide:   May 20, 2012</title><description>RBA&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;*Alabama&lt;br /&gt;*Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*INTERNET ONLY&lt;br /&gt;*May 20, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*ALST1205.20&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;=====================================&lt;br /&gt;--- Species added since last report ---&lt;br /&gt;=====================================&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (at least 5 locations)&lt;br /&gt;LIMPKIN (4th state record, p.a.  gone?)&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;White-rumped Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Glaucous Gull&lt;br /&gt;Red Crossbill&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;=====================================&lt;br /&gt;--- Species previously reported ---&lt;br /&gt;=====================================&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD (status unknown)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Please note: Species CAPITALIZED above are on the Alabama Bird Records Committee review</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1195421</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 07:55:12 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Duluth RBA 18 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;*May 18, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDU1205.18&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Surf Scoter&lt;br /&gt;Long-tailed Duck&lt;br /&gt;Red-throated Loon&lt;br /&gt;Eared Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Black-bellied Plover&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;Sanderling&lt;br /&gt;Least Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Pectoral Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Dunlin&lt;br /&gt;Short-billed Dowitcher&lt;br /&gt;Long-billed Dowitcher&lt;br /&gt;Wilson's Phalarope&lt;br /&gt;Common Tern&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Whip-poor-will&lt;br /&gt;American Three-toed Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Wood-Pewee&lt;br /&gt;Least Flycatcher&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Kingbird&lt;br /&gt;Warbling Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Northern Rough-winged Swallow&lt;br /&gt;Cliff Swallow&lt;br /&gt;Veery&lt;br /&gt;Wood Thrush&lt;br /&gt;Mourning Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Bay-breasted Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Blackpoll Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Scarlet Tanager&lt;br /&gt;Indigo Bunting&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;Date: May 18, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (218) 834-2858&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Jim Lind ((email address filtered))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1195267</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:55:10 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 5-17-12</title><description>Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, May 12, through Thursday, May 17, 2012:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CASUAL:&lt;br /&gt;*NEOTROPIC CORMORANT*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Additional Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Western Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Least Bittern&lt;br /&gt;Black-crowned Night-Heron&lt;br /&gt;YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON&lt;br /&gt;Cattle Egret&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;Black-bellied Plover&lt;br /&gt;American Avocet&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;WHIMBREL&lt;br /&gt;Ruddy Turnstone&lt;br /&gt;Sanderling&lt;br /&gt;Red-necked Phalarope&lt;br /&gt;Common Tern&lt;br /&gt;Black-billed Cuckoo&lt;br /&gt;White-eyed Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Veery&lt;br /&gt;Northern Mockingbird&lt;br /&gt;Cape May Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Louisiana Waterthrush&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-throated Warbler (Northwest)&lt;br /&gt;PINE WARBLER&lt;br /&gt;Mourning Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Cerulean Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Hooded Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Worm-eating Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Kentucky Warbler&lt;br /&gt;CONNECTICUT WARBLER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***NEW!****************&lt;br /&gt;For more</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1195251</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:26:13 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Detroit Lakes - 17 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;*May 17, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDL1205.17&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Greater White-fronted Goose&lt;br /&gt;Red-breasted Merganser&lt;br /&gt;Ruddy Duck&lt;br /&gt;Common Loon&lt;br /&gt;Western Grebe&lt;br /&gt;American Bittern&lt;br /&gt;Cooper's Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Sora&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;Spotted Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Solitary Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Long-billed Dowitcher&lt;br /&gt;Red-necked Phalarope&lt;br /&gt;Caspian Tern&lt;br /&gt;Black Tern&lt;br /&gt;Eurasian Collared-Dove&lt;br /&gt;Barred Owl&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-throated Hummingbird&lt;br /&gt;Red-headed Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Red-bellied Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Wood-Pewee&lt;br /&gt;Least Flycatcher&lt;br /&gt;Great Crested Flycatcher&lt;br /&gt;Western Kingbird&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Kingbird&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-throated Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Warbling Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Philadelphia Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Red-eyed Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Common Raven&lt;br /&gt;Cliff Swallow&lt;br /&gt;Sedge Wren&lt;br /&gt;Marsh Wren&lt;br /&gt;Veery&lt;br /&gt;Swainson's Thrush&lt;br /&gt;Hermit Thrush&lt;br /&gt;Gray Catbird&lt;br /&gt;Brown Thrasher&lt;br /&gt;Ovenbird&lt;br /&gt;Northern Waterthrush&lt;br /&gt;Golden-winged Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Black-and-white Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Tennessee Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Mourning Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Common</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1190710</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:48:19 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 5-11-12</title><description>Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, May 5, through Friday, May 11, 2012:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ACCIDENTAL:&lt;br /&gt;**BULLOCKS ORIOLE**&lt;br /&gt;**GLOSSY IBIS**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CASUAL:&lt;br /&gt;*BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK*&lt;br /&gt;*NEOTROPIC CORMORANT*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Additional Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Red-necked Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Western Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Cattle Egret&lt;br /&gt;LITTLE BLUE HERON&lt;br /&gt;Black-crowned Night-Heron&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;Piping Plover&lt;br /&gt;BLACK-NECKED STILT&lt;br /&gt;American Avocet&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;Ruddy Turnstone&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Common Tern&lt;br /&gt;Western Kingbird&lt;br /&gt;White-eyed Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Veery&lt;br /&gt;Northern Mockingbird&lt;br /&gt;Golden-winged Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Cape May Warbler&lt;br /&gt;BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER&lt;br /&gt;PINE WARBLER&lt;br /&gt;Bay-breasted Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Louisiana Waterthrush&lt;br /&gt;Worm-eating Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Hooded</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1190281</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:17:43 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN RBA 11 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*May 11, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNST1205.11&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Surf Scoter&lt;br /&gt;White-winged Scoter&lt;br /&gt;Long-tailed Duck&lt;br /&gt;Red-throated Loon&lt;br /&gt;Neotropic Cormorant&lt;br /&gt;Least Bittern&lt;br /&gt;White-faced Ibis&lt;br /&gt;American Avocet&lt;br /&gt;Short-billed Dowitcher&lt;br /&gt;Black Tern&lt;br /&gt;Common Tern&lt;br /&gt;Black-billed Cuckoo&lt;br /&gt;Common Nighthawk&lt;br /&gt;Olive-sided Flycatcher&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Wood-Pewee&lt;br /&gt;Western Kingbird&lt;br /&gt;Philadelphia Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Prothonotary Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Connecticut Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Black-throated Blue Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Dickcissel&lt;br /&gt;Orchard Oriole&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;Date: May 11, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (763) 780-8890&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ((email address filtered)) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Minnesota Birding Report</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1190171</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 07:51:38 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Duluth RBA 11 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;*May 11, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDU1205.11&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Long-tailed Duck&lt;br /&gt;Ruddy Duck&lt;br /&gt;Red-throated Loon&lt;br /&gt;Western Grebe&lt;br /&gt;American White Pelican&lt;br /&gt;Virginia Rail&lt;br /&gt;Piping Plover&lt;br /&gt;Glaucous Gull&lt;br /&gt;Chimney Swift&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-throated Hummingbird&lt;br /&gt;Great Crested Flycatcher&lt;br /&gt;Red-eyed Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Bohemian Waxwing&lt;br /&gt;Cedar Waxwing&lt;br /&gt;Golden-winged Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Common Yellowthroat&lt;br /&gt;American Redstart&lt;br /&gt;Northern Parula&lt;br /&gt;Magnolia Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Blackburnian Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Yellow Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Black-throated Blue Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Black-throated Green Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Towhee&lt;br /&gt;Lincoln's Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Rose-breasted Grosbeak&lt;br /&gt;Baltimore Oriole&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;Date: May 11, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (218) 834-2858&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Jim Lind</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1189996</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 21:22:06 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Detroit Lakes - 10 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;*May 10, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDL1205.10&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Trumpeter Swan&lt;br /&gt;Ruffed Grouse&lt;br /&gt;Sharp-tailed Grouse&lt;br /&gt;Greater Prairie-Chicken&lt;br /&gt;Wild Turkey&lt;br /&gt;Western Grebe&lt;br /&gt;American Bittern&lt;br /&gt;Broad-winged Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Peregrine Falcon&lt;br /&gt;Virginia Rail&lt;br /&gt;Sora&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;Semipalmated Plover&lt;br /&gt;American Avocet&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;Upland Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Semipalmated Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Baird's Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Wilson's Snipe&lt;br /&gt;Wilson's Phalarope&lt;br /&gt;Forster's Tern&lt;br /&gt;Barred Owl&lt;br /&gt;Short-eared Owl&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-throated Hummingbird&lt;br /&gt;Red-headed Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Red-bellied Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Phoebe&lt;br /&gt;Barn Swallow&lt;br /&gt;House Wren&lt;br /&gt;Sedge Wren&lt;br /&gt;Marsh Wren&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-crowned Kinglet&lt;br /&gt;Hermit Thrush&lt;br /&gt;American Pipit&lt;br /&gt;Ovenbird&lt;br /&gt;Northern Waterthrush&lt;br /&gt;Golden-winged Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Black-and-white Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Tennessee Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Nashville Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Common Yellowthroat&lt;br /&gt;American Redstart&lt;br /&gt;Cape May Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Northern Parula&lt;br /&gt;Yellow Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Chestnut-sided</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1189688</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:10:15 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!</title><description>.&lt;br /&gt;RBA&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;* Texas &lt;br /&gt;* Lower Rio Grande Valley &lt;br /&gt;* May 10, 2012 &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;To report rare birds, e-mail rgvbirds AT hotmail.com (preferred)orcall (956) 584-2731 option 3.&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;Capitalized birds marked with a + are Review Species for Texas.Please send sightings/photographs to the Texas Bird Review Committee,ecarpeATgmail.com. &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;NEW STATE PARK TRAM</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1188234</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:37:46 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA--Arkansas-May 8, 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;
*Arkansas&lt;br /&gt;
*Statewide&lt;br /&gt;
*May 8, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
*ARST12.05.08&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
-Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;
GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH&lt;br /&gt;
Black-bellied Whistling Duck&lt;br /&gt;
Veery&lt;br /&gt;
Willet&lt;br /&gt;
Short-billed Dowitcher&lt;br /&gt;
Long-billed Dowitcher&lt;br /&gt;
White-rumped Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;
Baird's Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;
Wilson's Phalarope&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Welcome to the Arkansas Rare Bird Alert for May 8, 2012, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Central Arkansas (ASCA).  ASCA meets at 7:00pm the second Thursday of each month at Fletcher library on H St in Little Rock.</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1184554</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:03:00 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 5-4-12</title><description>Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, April 28, through Friday, May 4, 2012:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ACCIDENTAL:&lt;br /&gt;**GLOSSY IBIS**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CASUAL:&lt;br /&gt;*NEOTROPIC CORMORANT*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Additional Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Cinnamon Teal&lt;br /&gt;Red-necked Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Eared Grebe&lt;br /&gt;FERRUGINOUS HAWK&lt;br /&gt;Snowy Egret&lt;br /&gt;Cattle Egret&lt;br /&gt;Black-crowned Night-Heron&lt;br /&gt;YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON&lt;br /&gt;White-faced Ibis&lt;br /&gt;Ibis sp&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;Common Gallinule&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;BLACK-NECKED STILT&lt;br /&gt;American Avocet&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Ruddy Turnstone (3rd earliest)&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;Common Tern&lt;br /&gt;Black-billed Cuckoo&lt;br /&gt;WHITE-WINGED DOVE&lt;br /&gt;Western Kingbird&lt;br /&gt;White-eyed Vireo&lt;br /&gt;PHILADELPHIA VIREO (2nd earliest)&lt;br /&gt;Northern Mockingbird&lt;br /&gt;Golden-winged</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1183667</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 23:06:59 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Duluth RBA 3 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;*May 3, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDU1205.03&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Red-throated Loon&lt;br /&gt;American White Pelican&lt;br /&gt;Broad-winged Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Spotted Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;Bonaparte's Gull&lt;br /&gt;Caspian Tern&lt;br /&gt;Common Tern&lt;br /&gt;Red-bellied Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Blue-headed Vireo&lt;br /&gt;House Wren&lt;br /&gt;Ovenbird&lt;br /&gt;Northern Waterthrush&lt;br /&gt;Black-and-white Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Nashville Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Cape May Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Palm Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Towhee&lt;br /&gt;Clay-colored Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;Date: May 3, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (218) 834-2858&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Jim Lind ((email address filtered))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Duluth Birding Report for May 3rd, 2012</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1183580</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 21:11:24 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Detroit Lakes - 3 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;*May 3, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDL1205.03&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Canada Goose&lt;br /&gt;Wood Duck&lt;br /&gt;Common Goldeneye&lt;br /&gt;Ruffed Grouse&lt;br /&gt;Sharp-tailed Grouse&lt;br /&gt;Greater Prairie-Chicken&lt;br /&gt;Great Egret&lt;br /&gt;Turkey Vulture&lt;br /&gt;Cooper's Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Swainson's Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Rough-legged Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Virginia Rail&lt;br /&gt;American Avocet&lt;br /&gt;Spotted Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Eurasian Collared-Dove&lt;br /&gt;Belted Kingfisher&lt;br /&gt;Loggerhead Shrike&lt;br /&gt;Cliff Swallow&lt;br /&gt;Marsh Wren&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-crowned Kinglet&lt;br /&gt;Swainson's Thrush&lt;br /&gt;Hermit Thrush&lt;br /&gt;Ovenbird&lt;br /&gt;Orange-crowned Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Yellow Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Palm Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-rumped Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Towhee&lt;br /&gt;Clay-colored Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Lincoln's Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Swamp Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;White-throated Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Harris's Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;White-crowned Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-headed Blackbird&lt;br /&gt;Evening Grosbeak&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;Date: May 3, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1183277</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 16:26:41 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN RBA 3 May 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*May 3, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNST1205.03&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Cinnamon Teal&lt;br /&gt;Surf Scoter&lt;br /&gt;Red-throated Loon&lt;br /&gt;American Avocet&lt;br /&gt;Upland Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Wilson's Phalarope&lt;br /&gt;Caspian Tern&lt;br /&gt;White-winged Dove&lt;br /&gt;Chimney Swift&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-throated Hummingbird&lt;br /&gt;Great Crested Flycatcher&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Kingbird&lt;br /&gt;Blue-headed Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Gray-cheeked Thrush&lt;br /&gt;Northern Mockingbird&lt;br /&gt;Smith's Longspur&lt;br /&gt;Northern Waterthrush&lt;br /&gt;Golden-winged Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Wilson's Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Le Conte's Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Scarlet Tanager&lt;br /&gt;Rose-breasted Grosbeak&lt;br /&gt;Baltimore Oriole&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;Date: May 3, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (763) 780-8890&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ((email address filtered)) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1177405</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:14:03 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 4-27-12</title><description>Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, April 21, through Friday, April 27, 2012:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CASUAL:&lt;br /&gt;*NEOTROPIC CORMORANT*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Additional Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Blue-winged Teal X Cinnamon Teal Hybrid&lt;br /&gt;Surf Scoter&lt;br /&gt;Snowy Egret&lt;br /&gt;Black-crowned Night-Heron&lt;br /&gt;Plegadis sp&lt;br /&gt;White-faced Ibis&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;Black-bellied Plover&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER&lt;br /&gt;White-eyed Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Common Yellowthroat (2nd earliest)&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-breasted Chat (2nd earliest)&lt;br /&gt;Spotted Towhee&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***NEW!****************&lt;br /&gt;For more up to date information on</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1177330</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:18:12 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Bird Alert - April 26, 2012</title><description>My apologies for the delay again.  &lt;br /&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;RBA&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;* Texas &lt;br /&gt;* Lower Rio Grande Valley &lt;br /&gt;* April 26, 2012 &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;To report rare birds, e-mail rgvbirds AT hotmail.com (preferred)orcall (956) 584-2731 option 3.&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;Capitalized birds marked with a + are Review Species for Texas.Please send sightings/photographs to the Texas Bird</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1177067</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:00:10 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN RBA 27 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*April 27, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNST1204.27&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Red-throated Loon&lt;br /&gt;White-faced Ibis&lt;br /&gt;Broad-winged Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Swainson's Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Black-necked Stilt&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;Whimbrel&lt;br /&gt;White-winged Dove&lt;br /&gt;Say's Phoebe&lt;br /&gt;Blue-headed Vireo&lt;br /&gt;Barn Swallow&lt;br /&gt;Blue-gray Gnatcatcher&lt;br /&gt;Cape May Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Pine Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Spotted Towhee&lt;br /&gt;Lark Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Grasshopper Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Rose-breasted Grosbeak&lt;br /&gt;Indigo Bunting&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 27, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (763) 780-8890&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ((email address filtered)) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Minnesota Birding Report for April 26th, 2012.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1176954</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:41:36 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Duluth RBA 27 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;*April 27, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDU1204.27&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Long-tailed Duck&lt;br /&gt;Red-throated Loon&lt;br /&gt;American Three-toed Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 27, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (218) 834-2858&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Jim Lind ((email address filtered))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Duluth Birding Report for April 26th, 2012 sponsored by the&lt;br /&gt;Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peder Svingen saw an adult RED-THROATED LOON on the 26th at</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1176685</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:16:07 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Detroit Lakes - 26 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;*April 26, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDL1204.26&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Wood Duck&lt;br /&gt;Red-breasted Merganser&lt;br /&gt;Greater Prairie-Chicken&lt;br /&gt;Great Egret&lt;br /&gt;Osprey&lt;br /&gt;Osprey&lt;br /&gt;Bald Eagle&lt;br /&gt;Northern Harrier&lt;br /&gt;American Kestrel&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;Whimbrel&lt;br /&gt;Short-eared Owl&lt;br /&gt;Tree Swallow&lt;br /&gt;Brown Creeper&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-crowned Kinglet&lt;br /&gt;Hermit Thrush&lt;br /&gt;Orange-crowned Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-rumped Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Fox Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Song Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Swamp Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;White-throated Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;White-crowned Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-headed Blackbird&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 26, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce&lt;br /&gt;Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Jeanie Joppru ((email</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1171262</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:11:42 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 4-20-12</title><description>Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, April 14, through Friday, April 20,&lt;br /&gt;2012:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ACCIDENTAL:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**MOTTLED DUCK**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**SAYS PHOEBE**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CASUAL:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*GLOSSY IBIS*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Additional Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blue-winged Teal X Cinnamon Teal Hybrid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cinnamon Teal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Surf Scoter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eared Grebe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Western Grebe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Black-crowned Night-Heron&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cattle Egret&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Snowy Egret&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;White-faced Ibis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plegadis Ibis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Piping Plover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;American Avocet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Willet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spotted Sandpiper (3rd earliest tie)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WESTERN KINGBIRD (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Warbling Vireo (2nd</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1170518</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:35:01 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Duluth RBA 20 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;*April 20, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDU1204.20&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Greater Scaup&lt;br /&gt;Lesser Scaup&lt;br /&gt;White-winged Scoter&lt;br /&gt;Black Scoter&lt;br /&gt;Red-throated Loon&lt;br /&gt;American White Pelican&lt;br /&gt;American Coot&lt;br /&gt;Lesser Yellowlegs&lt;br /&gt;Thayer's Gull&lt;br /&gt;Great Black-backed Gull&lt;br /&gt;Brown Thrasher&lt;br /&gt;Bohemian Waxwing&lt;br /&gt;Swamp Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Golden-crowned Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 20, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (218) 834-2858&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Jim Lind ((email address filtered))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Duluth Birding Report for April 20th, 2012 sponsored by the&lt;br /&gt;Minnesota</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1170225</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:27:57 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Detroit Lakes - 19 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;*April 19, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDL1204.19&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Ruffed Grouse&lt;br /&gt;Wild Turkey&lt;br /&gt;Eared Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Western Grebe&lt;br /&gt;American Bittern&lt;br /&gt;Great Egret&lt;br /&gt;Bald Eagle&lt;br /&gt;Northern Harrier&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Wilson's Snipe&lt;br /&gt;American Woodcock&lt;br /&gt;Bonaparte's Gull&lt;br /&gt;Eurasian Collared-Dove&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-bellied Sapsucker&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Phoebe&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-crowned Kinglet&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Bluebird&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-rumped Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Towhee&lt;br /&gt;American Tree Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Chipping Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Vesper Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Fox Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Song Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;White-throated Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Harris's Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Brown-headed Cowbird&lt;br /&gt;Purple Finch&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 19, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1170540</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:15:50 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley - April 19, 2012 - Crimson-collared Grosbeaks (continuing)</title><description>.&lt;br /&gt;RBA&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;* Texas &lt;br /&gt;* Lower Rio Grande Valley &lt;br /&gt;* April 19, 2012 &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;To report rare birds, e-mail rgvbirds AT hotmail.com (preferred)orcall (956) 584-2731 option 3.&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;Capitalized birds marked with a + are Review Species for Texas.Please send sightings/photographs to the Texas Bird Review Committee,ecarpeATgmail.com. &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;Our rare bird alert</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1170335</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:12:46 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN RBA 19 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*April 19, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNST1204.19&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Eared Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Cattle Egret&lt;br /&gt;White-faced Ibis&lt;br /&gt;Swainson's Hawk&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;Semipalmated Plover&lt;br /&gt;Black-necked Stilt&lt;br /&gt;American Avocet&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Least Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Ruff&lt;br /&gt;Long-billed Dowitcher&lt;br /&gt;Forster's Tern&lt;br /&gt;Barn Swallow&lt;br /&gt;Gray Catbird&lt;br /&gt;Northern Mockingbird&lt;br /&gt;Brown Thrasher&lt;br /&gt;Orange-crowned Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Pine Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Henslow's Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Le Conte's Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-headed Blackbird&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 19, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (763) 780-8890&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ((email address filtered)) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Minnesota Birding Report</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1164960</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:17:17 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 4-13-12</title><description>Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, April 7, through Friday, April 13,&lt;br /&gt;2012:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ACCIDENTAL:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**MOTTLED DUCK**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CASUAL:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*NEOTROPIC CORMORANT*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*GLOSSY IBIS*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Additional Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cinnamon Teal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eared Grebe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Black-crowned Night-Heron&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;White-faced Ibis (2nd earliest)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Piping Plover&lt;br /&gt;American Avocet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forsters Tern (3rd earliest tie)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHITE-WINGED DOVE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HOUSE WREN (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BEWICKS WREN (Usual location)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smiths Longspur&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lark Sparrow (2nd earliest)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brewers Blackbird&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***NEW!****************&lt;br /&gt;For more up</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1164566</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:56:55 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Duluth RBA 13 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;*April 13, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDU1204.13&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;American White Pelican&lt;br /&gt;American Bittern&lt;br /&gt;Osprey&lt;br /&gt;Osprey&lt;br /&gt;Greater Yellowlegs&lt;br /&gt;Glaucous Gull&lt;br /&gt;American Three-toed Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-crowned Kinglet&lt;br /&gt;Rusty Blackbird&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 13, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (218) 834-2858&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Jim Lind ((email address filtered))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Duluth Birding Report for April 13th, 2012 sponsored by the&lt;br /&gt;Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Five AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were found</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1164285</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:20:00 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA - Texas: Lower Rio Grande Valley - April 12, 2012</title><description>.&lt;br /&gt;RBA&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;* Texas &lt;br /&gt;* Lower Rio Grande Valley &lt;br /&gt;* April 12, 2012 &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;To report rare birds, e-mail rgvbirds AT hotmail.com (preferred)orcall (956) 584-2731 option 3.&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;Capitalized birds marked with a + are Review Species for Texas.Please send sightings/photographs to the Texas Bird Review Committee,ecarpeATgmail.com. &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;Our rare bird alert</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1164251</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:34:36 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Detroit Lakes - 12 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;*April 12, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDL1204.12&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Snow Goose&lt;br /&gt;Ross's Goose&lt;br /&gt;Trumpeter Swan&lt;br /&gt;Common Merganser&lt;br /&gt;Ruffed Grouse&lt;br /&gt;Wild Turkey&lt;br /&gt;Common Loon&lt;br /&gt;Red-necked Grebe&lt;br /&gt;American White Pelican&lt;br /&gt;American Bittern&lt;br /&gt;Great Egret&lt;br /&gt;Turkey Vulture&lt;br /&gt;Cooper's Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Merlin&lt;br /&gt;Peregrine Falcon&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Semipalmated Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Dunlin&lt;br /&gt;Wilson's Snipe&lt;br /&gt;American Woodcock&lt;br /&gt;Bonaparte's Gull&lt;br /&gt;Franklin's Gull&lt;br /&gt;Ring-billed Gull&lt;br /&gt;Herring Gull&lt;br /&gt;Forster's Tern&lt;br /&gt;Eurasian Collared-Dove&lt;br /&gt;Belted Kingfisher&lt;br /&gt;Pileated Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Common Raven&lt;br /&gt;Tree Swallow&lt;br /&gt;Northern Rough-winged Swallow&lt;br /&gt;Brown Creeper&lt;br /&gt;Winter Wren&lt;br /&gt;Hermit Thrush&lt;br /&gt;American Robin&lt;br /&gt;Lapland Longspur&lt;br /&gt;Smith's Longspur&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-rumped Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Fox Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Swamp Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Northern Cardinal&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;Date:</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1164051</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:44:36 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA--Arkansas-April 12, 2012</title><description>  &lt;br /&gt;-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Arkansas&lt;br /&gt;*Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*April 12, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*ARST12.0&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  &lt;br /&gt;
-RBA&lt;br /&gt;
*Arkansas&lt;br /&gt;
*Statewide&lt;br /&gt;
*April 12, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
*ARST12.04.12&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
-Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
White-faced Ibis&lt;br /&gt;
Red Crossbill&lt;br /&gt;
Ruff/Reeve&lt;br /&gt;
Avocet&lt;br /&gt;
Glossy Ibis&lt;br /&gt;
Dunlin&lt;br /&gt;
Inca Dove&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Welcome to the Arkansas Rare Bird Alert for April 12, 2012, sponsored by the Audubon Society of Central Arkansas (ASCA).  ASCA meets at 7:00pm the second Thursday of each month at Fletcher library on H St in Little Rock.</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1163836</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:16:10 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN RBA 12 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*April 12, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNST1204.12&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Brown Pelican&lt;br /&gt;American Bittern&lt;br /&gt;Prairie Falcon&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Marbled Godwit&lt;br /&gt;Dunlin&lt;br /&gt;Bonaparte's Gull&lt;br /&gt;Brown Thrasher&lt;br /&gt;American Pipit&lt;br /&gt;Smith's Longspur&lt;br /&gt;Louisiana Waterthrush&lt;br /&gt;Nashville Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Lark Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 12, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (763) 780-8890&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ((email address filtered)) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Minnesota Birding Report for April 12th, 2012.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On April 3rd, Ben Harste reported a</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1159468</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:14:59 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 4-6-12</title><description>Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, March 31, through Friday, April 6,&lt;br /&gt;2012:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CASUAL:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*NEOTROPIC CORMORANT*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Additional Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cinnamon Teal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eared Grebe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PLEGADIS SP (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sora (3rd earliest tie)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hudsonian Godwit (2nd earliest)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upland Sandpiper (2nd earliest)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Short-eared Owl&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHITE-WINGED DOVE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHIP-POOR-WILL (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EASTERN KINGBIRD (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Louisiana Waterthrush&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NORTHERN PARULA</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1159329</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:14:06 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Duluth RBA 6 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;*April 6, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDU1204.06&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Redhead&lt;br /&gt;Greater Scaup&lt;br /&gt;Lesser Scaup&lt;br /&gt;Common Goldeneye&lt;br /&gt;Barrow's Goldeneye&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-bellied Sapsucker&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Phoebe&lt;br /&gt;Chipping Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Brown-headed Cowbird&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 6, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (218) 834-2858&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Jim Lind ((email address filtered))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Duluth Birding Report for April 5th, 2012 sponsored by the&lt;br /&gt;Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An apparent hybrid COMMON GOLDENEYE X BARROW'S</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1159175</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:27:30 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN RBA 6 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*April 6, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNST1204.06&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Neotropic Cormorant&lt;br /&gt;Green Heron&lt;br /&gt;Virginia Rail&lt;br /&gt;Sora&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;Spotted Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Black-backed Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Purple Martin&lt;br /&gt;Brown Creeper&lt;br /&gt;Magnolia Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Towhee&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 6, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (763) 780-8890&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ((email address filtered)) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Minnesota Birding Report for April 5th, 2012.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On March 30th, Craig Mandel found a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1159025</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:35:14 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley - April 6, 2012</title><description>.&lt;br /&gt;RBA&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;* Texas &lt;br /&gt;* Lower Rio Grande Valley &lt;br /&gt;* April 6, 2012 &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;To report rare birds, e-mail rgvbirds AT hotmail.com (preferred)orcall (956) 584-2731 option 3.&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;Capitalized birds marked with a + are Review Species for Texas.Please send sightings/photographs to the Texas Bird Review Committee,ecarpeATgmail.com. &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;Our rare bird alert</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1158977</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:19:48 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Detroit Lakes - 5 April 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;*April 5, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDL1204.05&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Tundra Swan&lt;br /&gt;Northern Shoveler&lt;br /&gt;Common Goldeneye&lt;br /&gt;Pied-billed Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Red-necked Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Great Egret&lt;br /&gt;Turkey Vulture&lt;br /&gt;Northern Harrier&lt;br /&gt;Cooper's Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Red-tailed Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Rough-legged Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Golden Eagle&lt;br /&gt;Spotted Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Pectoral Sandpiper&lt;br /&gt;Wilson's Snipe&lt;br /&gt;American Woodcock&lt;br /&gt;Long-eared Owl&lt;br /&gt;Short-eared Owl&lt;br /&gt;Northern Saw-whet Owl&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Phoebe&lt;br /&gt;Purple Martin&lt;br /&gt;Ruby-crowned Kinglet&lt;br /&gt;Hermit Thrush&lt;br /&gt;American Tree Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Fox Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Song Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Northern Cardinal&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 5, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce&lt;br /&gt;Reports:</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1154604</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 08:14:03 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Duluth RBA 31 March 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;*March 31, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDU1203.31&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Wood Duck&lt;br /&gt;Blue-winged Teal&lt;br /&gt;Redhead&lt;br /&gt;Barrow's Goldeneye&lt;br /&gt;Common Loon&lt;br /&gt;Double-crested Cormorant&lt;br /&gt;Iceland Gull&lt;br /&gt;Lesser Black-backed Gull&lt;br /&gt;Glaucous Gull&lt;br /&gt;Great Black-backed Gull&lt;br /&gt;Belted Kingfisher&lt;br /&gt;Northern Flicker&lt;br /&gt;White-throated Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;White-crowned Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore&lt;br /&gt;Date: March 31, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (218) 834-2858&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Jim Lind ((email address filtered))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Duluth Birding Report for March 31st, 2012 sponsored by the&lt;br /&gt;Minnesota Ornithologists'</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1154397</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:10:31 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 3-30-12</title><description>Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, March 24, through Friday, March 30,&lt;br /&gt;2012:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ACCIDENTAL:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**MOTTLED DUCK**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Additional Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gray Partridge&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cinnamon Teal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eared Grebe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Northern Goshawk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SORA (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHITE-WINGED DOVE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MARSH WREN (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PINE WARBLER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smiths Longspur&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brewers Blackbird&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***NEW!****************&lt;br /&gt;For more up to date information on rarities</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1154318</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:02:13 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA--Arkansas-March 30, 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;
*Arkansas&lt;br /&gt;
*Statewide&lt;br /&gt;
*March 30, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
*ARST12.03.30&lt;br /&gt;
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-Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;
Glossy Ibis&lt;br /&gt;
 Peregrine Falcon&lt;br /&gt;
American White Pelicans&lt;br /&gt;
Black-bellied Plovers&lt;br /&gt;
Stilt Sandpipers&lt;br /&gt;
Greater Yellowlegs&lt;br /&gt;
Lesser Yellowlegs&lt;br /&gt;
Peregrine Falcon&lt;br /&gt;
Black Duck&lt;br /&gt;
Rufous-crowned Sparrows&lt;br /&gt;
Henslow's Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;
Inca Dove&lt;br /&gt;
Henslow's Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;
Short-eared Owl&lt;br /&gt;
Cinnamon Teal&lt;br /&gt;
Aechmophorus grebe (possible Clarks)&lt;br /&gt;
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck&lt;br /&gt;
Little Blue Herons&lt;br /&gt;
White Ibis&lt;br /&gt;
Rufous Hummingbird&lt;br /&gt;
Anhinga&lt;br /&gt;
Lesser Black-backed Gull&lt;br /&gt;
Glaucous Gull &lt;br /&gt;
Thayer's Gull &lt;br /&gt;
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-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;
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Welcome to the Arkansas Rare Bird Alert for March 30, 2012, sponsored by the Audubon Society of</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1154042</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:39:16 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN RBA 30 March 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;*March 30, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNST1203.30&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Barrow's Goldeneye&lt;br /&gt;Pied-billed Grebe&lt;br /&gt;Great Egret&lt;br /&gt;Osprey&lt;br /&gt;Osprey&lt;br /&gt;Short-eared Owl&lt;br /&gt;Varied Thrush&lt;br /&gt;Northern Mockingbird&lt;br /&gt;Yellow-rumped Warbler&lt;br /&gt;Vesper Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Swamp Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota Statewide&lt;br /&gt;Date: March 30, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org&lt;br /&gt;Reports: (763) 780-8890&lt;br /&gt;Compiler: Anthony Hertzel ((email address filtered)) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Minnesota Birding Report for March 29th, 2012.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peder Svingen found a BARROW'S GOLDENEYE near the Duluth Rowing</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1153885</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:12:02 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Detroit Lakes - 30 March 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;*March 30, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDL1203.30&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Tundra Swan&lt;br /&gt;Wood Duck&lt;br /&gt;Canvasback&lt;br /&gt;Hooded Merganser&lt;br /&gt;Common Loon&lt;br /&gt;Great Blue Heron&lt;br /&gt;Cooper's Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Red-tailed Hawk&lt;br /&gt;American Kestrel&lt;br /&gt;Merlin&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;Killdeer&lt;br /&gt;Ring-billed Gull&lt;br /&gt;Mourning Dove&lt;br /&gt;Barred Owl&lt;br /&gt;Short-eared Owl&lt;br /&gt;Red-bellied Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Northern Flicker&lt;br /&gt;Pileated Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Phoebe&lt;br /&gt;Red-breasted Nuthatch&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Bluebird&lt;br /&gt;Cedar Waxwing&lt;br /&gt;Lapland Longspur&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Towhee&lt;br /&gt;American Tree Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Fox Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Song Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Western Meadowlark&lt;br /&gt;Purple Finch&lt;br /&gt;House Finch&lt;br /&gt;Pine Siskin&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;Date: March 30, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1153750</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:18:45 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] MN/Detroit Lakes - 29 March 2012</title><description>-RBA&lt;br /&gt;*Minnesota&lt;br /&gt;*Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;*March 29, 2012&lt;br /&gt;*MNDL1203.29&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Birds mentioned&lt;br /&gt;Tundra Swan&lt;br /&gt;Wood Duck&lt;br /&gt;Canvasback&lt;br /&gt;Hooded Merganser&lt;br /&gt;Common Loon&lt;br /&gt;Great Blue Heron&lt;br /&gt;Cooper's Hawk&lt;br /&gt;Red-tailed Hawk&lt;br /&gt;American Kestrel&lt;br /&gt;Merlin&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;Killdeer&lt;br /&gt;Ring-billed Gull&lt;br /&gt;Mourning Dove&lt;br /&gt;Barred Owl&lt;br /&gt;Short-eared Owl&lt;br /&gt;Red-bellied Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Northern Flicker&lt;br /&gt;Pileated Woodpecker&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Phoebe&lt;br /&gt;Red-breasted Nuthatch&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Bluebird&lt;br /&gt;Cedar Waxwing&lt;br /&gt;Lapland Longspur&lt;br /&gt;Eastern Towhee&lt;br /&gt;American Tree Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Fox Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Song Sparrow&lt;br /&gt;Western Meadowlark&lt;br /&gt;Purple Finch&lt;br /&gt;House Finch&lt;br /&gt;Pine Siskin&lt;br /&gt;-Transcript&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes&lt;br /&gt;Date: March 29, 2012&lt;br /&gt;Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1153547</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:04:59 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] RBA - Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley - Rose-throated Becard, Crimson-collared Grosbeaks</title><description>Remember that the RBA can be read online at http://rgvbirds.blogspot.com/,especially as the email lists are not always sending all messages to allsubscribers!  &lt;br /&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;RBA&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;* Texas &lt;br /&gt;* Lower Rio Grande Valley &lt;br /&gt;* March 30, 2012 &lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;To report rare birds, e-mail rgvbirds AT hotmail.com (preferred)orcall (956) 584-2731 option 3.&lt;br /&gt; .</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1149372</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:44:55 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 3-23-12</title><description>Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, March 17, through Friday, March 23,&lt;br /&gt;2012:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ACCIDENTAL:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;**BULLOCKS ORIOLE**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Additional Species Mentioned&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cinnamon Teal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eared Grebe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AMERICAN BITTERN (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Golden Eagle&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COMMON GALLINULE (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sandhill Crane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;American Golden-Plover&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Long-billed Dowitcher (2nd earliest)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHITE-WINGED DOVE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Northern Mockingbird&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NORTHERN PARULA (Record early)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smiths Longspur&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LeContes Sparrow (2nd earliest)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brewers Blackbird&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***NEW!****************&lt;br /&gt;For more up to</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/BIRDCNTR/1149166</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:12:51 -0500</pubDate><title>[BIRDCNTR] Fwd: RBA - Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, March 23, 2012</title><description>THANK YOU to John Yochumfor taking over the RBA for the past month or more!  I appreciate your able back-up!  &lt;br /&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Remember that the RBAcan be read online at http://rgvbirds.blogspot.com/,especially as the email lists are not always sending all messages to allsubscribers!  &lt;br /&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;RBA&lt;br /&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;* Texas &lt;br /&gt;* Lower Rio</description></item></channel></rss>
