Itasca County and Chippewa National Forest Birding

Recent first county record:

Western Tanager 5/13/06

Casual species on the Itasca County list:

Sabine's Gull 9/20/03

Ferrugineous Hawk, 9/15/1995

Accidental species on the Itasca County list:

Common Eider 11/7/59

Yellow-billed Loon 11/16/80

Dovekie 11/5/62

Ancient Murrelet 11/22/50

Band-tailed Pigeon 8/19/96

Clark's Nutcracker 11/7/72

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch 10/28/72

Rufous Hummingbird, 8/4/74

Curve-billed Thrasher, mid-August 2006

Casual or accidental species I have personally observed in Itasca County or the Chip:

Lark Bunting (documentation was not accepted by MOURC—but I saw it anyway!)

Purple Sandpiper 9/29/06 Winnibigoshish Lake