[mou] Dakota Co. shorebird report
Checked out shorebird locations in Dakota County in the last couple of days. All of the shorebirds found were on Sunday. Apparantly the shorebirds realize that I rarely can bird during the week, other than fast looks usually without slowing down. Revisiting most of the locations on Monday, I found nothing (except Killdeer, which do not count). Lake Byllesby: Water is relatively high, but there are sandy shores and shallows on the west end. We found a flock of Lesser Yellowlegs and a Spotted Sandpiper. This is probably the best habitat in the county. (from Hwy 56 CR88 just east of Randolph, go east to first private railroad crossing on right and walk in) 180th Street Marsh: About 20 birds in six species: Both Yellowlegs, Least Sandpipers, a Semi-palmated Sandpiper, and a pair of courting Spotted Sandpipers (cool!). (from Hwy 52 go east 4 or 5 miles). 140th Street Marsh: Did not visit. Heard from others. No habitat. Virtually no marsh. Castle Rock sod farms: Some damp spots, but no shorebirds. Empire Sod farms: same as Castle Rock Visited several other vernal wet spots that are usually farmed, but attract shorebirds. Damp spots had no shorebirds. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2 at comcast.net
[mou] Metro Birding Hawks
Active hawk nests, probably Red-tails, that I have noticed in my wanderings: Coon Rapids: US 10 west of Hanson Blvd on north side. Definitely occupied by hawk. Brooklyn Park: Hwy 610 heading west just past Hwy 252 interchange on northside. this nest is probably not visible except from highway. Eden Prairie: I-494 north of Valley View on east side. I am not certain it is occupied. We had a visit from a Broad-winged hawk that hung out on the trees outside our windows, allowing great looks! On Sunday I birded Murphy Hanrrehan for too short a time and then spent the rest of the day around Dakotat County. We found 90 species with only 12 species of warblers, including FOY Blackpoll and Ovenbird (had great looks on road into Ritter Farm). Other FOY: Chimney Swift, Least Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Swainson's Thrush, Savannah Sparrow, and Bobolink. I was listening to a Meadowlark, trying to figure out why I couldn't decide if it was an eastern or western, when I suddenly realized that it was a Bobolink singing. Most grassland habitats lacked grassland specialists, including Bobolinks. On Monday I found Brewers Blackbirds at several locations in Dakota Co. including CR-42 near Schaar's Bluff and at the 180th St. Marsh. I found a Western Meadowlark and a Northern Harrier at the Randolf industrial park north of Randolf. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2 at comcast.net
[mou] Raw In-Shell Peanuts, not roasted
I think the unroasted or raw peanuts would be better for the birds. Most grocery stores only have roasted peanuts. I could be wrong on both accounts though. Thank you all for your replies. _ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/ef204199/attachment.html
[mou] Otterail warblers a puzzling one
I'll start with the puzzle. The bird was in a grassy area/pasture within a 1/4 mile of water. It seemed to be about waterthrush size, had the whitish, striped sides eye stripe of the waterthrush or oven bird but had a rusty cap like a palm warbler and distinctly yellow chin/throat area and under the rump (not quite as bright as the yellow warbler in those areas but close). Any ideas? I really can't seem to find any matches in my bird book. My closest guess is the western palm warbler but it seemed larger and the sides were more heavily striped. I don't remember if it bobbed it's tail or not. Any ideas? I may try to relocate it this weekend. --- We found a nice bunch of warblers on Sunday in our area (our yard a side-road somewhere along Dead Lake). Not too many species but a great many individuals - particularily the 1st two on the list. palm (not at all afraid of the car, we were afraid we'd run them over!) yellow-rumped yellow Wilson's redstarts ruby crowned kinglets also: solitary sandpiper (FOY: 1, of course) coots northern shovelers mallards wood ducks canada geese common tern Forster's tern ring-billed gulls red winged blackbirds (females here too) Brewer's blackbird (FOY) grackles starlings crows horned larks baltimore orioles northern waterthrush (2, FOY) barn swallows tree swallows loons cardinals blue jays (8! in our yard at once) mourning doves song sparrows chipping sparrows white-throated sparrows clay-colored sparrows Harris' sparrows (FOY - Tues. morning) house sparrows robins bluebirds ovenbird rose-breasted grosbeaks (FOY) goldfinches house finches purple finches chickadees yellow-shafted flicker downy woodpeckers hairy woodpeckers white-breasted nuthatches red-breasted nuthatch red tailed hawks turkey vultures kestrels Amy Drake Richville, MN (Ottertail county) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/5782aa4c/attachment-0001.html
[mou] MRVAC - Craver Park Reserve - Field Trip Report - May 23, 2008
May 12, 2008 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Carver Park Reserve Field Trip Report 14 - participants 85 - species observed 5:00 am - 11:45 am We started the day listening to and getting brief looks at some American Woodcocks along the entrance road to the Lowry Nature Center, close to the entrance gate. Then we birded the trails from the nature center around Crosby lake. Hitting a nice wave of Warblers along the SW corner of the lake. Afterwards we spent some time at the King Blind, which was very quite and then some hiked some trails along Parley. Things were fairly quite there as well, but we did get some nice close up views of Forster's Terns. Here are a few of the species of birds observed during the walk: Osprey - There are many Osprey in the park, with birds on 4 nesting sites in the park that we observed. Virginia Rail Sora American Woodcock Caspian Tern Forster's Tern Barred Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch - observed along the trail on the SE side of Parley Lake. Sedge Wren March Wren Cedar Waxwing - Observed about 10 pairs of Cedar Waxwings, with the males actively courting and feeding the females. Warblers - 12 species - Blue-winged (Heard only), Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Palm, Black-and-white, American Redstart, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's. Bobolink Craig Mandel EgretCMan at msn.com Hennepin County Minnetonka, MN
[mou] birding by song
I am s lousy at IDing birds by song! Frustrating as can be as the woods this time of year are so chock full of the cacophony of our feathered compadres. I have envied those who can simply listen and say Hooded Warber! Of course I nod agreeingly while in my head thinking If you say so. I have the bird song CDs. I have my iPod. I have my headphones. And they do help when I am searching out a particular bird. But somehow it hasn't struck until this year (that's after a bit over 30 years of birding). And so I dare to share my revelation on MOU as well as MnBird although it would have a better home only at the latter. I have known and now own that I am a visual learner. That is why I am good at seeing a bird and knowing what it is. But I never knew how I would ever see a song and relate it to a bird. This year I have continued a thought and birding practice that I started last year. I keep looking at a bird until I can see it sing - hopefully repeatedly - and of course this doesn't work if they aren't timing their singing while I am looking. Somehow, watching a bird sing, the movements of its body during the call, whether it be a particular quivering of the beak, a repeated movement of the tail during the call, the position on the limb, the posture of its head, a certain energy I experience, or whatever other unbeknownst to me sensed uniqueness, I can actually recall the image in my head the next time I hear the call. I can see the bird from last year singing that particular call. I am sure there are those out there who can listen to the CDs repeatedly or (as I tried) going to sleep with them playing in their ears. It didn't work for me. I had to turn it into a visual experience where each element of a song related to a connection with a visual image of the bird singing it. Obviously it takes a lot of birding to have each bird etched into my visual memory - but how is this for results. I heard a call yesterday and got so excited even before I found the bird. I knew somehow that it was a Magnolia Warbler - one of my favorites. When I finally found the beastie slowing festering over each and every aged flower bud on this one huge tree - I realized what I had accomplished. I knew the bird by call (visual call) as I could see in my head the bird actually calling. I then applied that to the other birds that I know by call like Chipping Sparrows, Robins, Orioles, various woodpeckers, etc, and I realized that was also how I learned their call - from repeatedly watching them sing. All you birding-by-ear folks are probably rolling your eyes at this point but you have been blessed with gift you likely take for granted. You can just do it. I have tried for 30+ years am only now putting the pieces together. In fact I have always felt lesser than those who can bird by ear. Sufficiently so that I always have questioned both my sightings and hearings in that I couldn't identify both - like I had to know it all before I would have a legitimate bit of information to share. Now I have a method to overcome my lesser than madness. Another huge step for a man, and a giant leap for auditorily impaired visual ornithology! Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN
[mou] silly question
This may be a silly question..but I have noticed in a couple messages where ppl say Harris' Sparrow FOY for example...what does the FOY stand for anyhow ?? clay-colored sparrows *Harris' sparrows (FOY - Tues. morning)* house sparrows robins bluebirds ovenbird* rose-breasted grosbeaks (FOY)* Thanks Shari -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/d5f7c142/attachment.html
[mou] FOY
FOY = First Of Year Steve Weston - Original Message - From: Shari LaFleur To: mou-net at moumn.org Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:45 AM Subject: [mou] silly question This may be a silly question..but I have noticed in a couple messages where ppl say Harris' Sparrow FOY for example...what does the FOY stand for anyhow ?? clay-colored sparrows Harris' sparrows (FOY - Tues. morning) house sparrows robins bluebirds ovenbird rose-breasted grosbeaks (FOY) Thanks Shari -- --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Mailing list membership available on-line at http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. - To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a subject of unsubscribe.
[mou] Common Yellowthroat
I watched a male common yellowthroat warbler in our garden this morning for about 10 minutes. (We live in St. Paul's Highland neighborhood.) He worked his way around the edge of our garden, darting in and out among the plants, and frequently jumping about 10-12 inches in the air. I lost sight of him in the hedge between the yards. He was a very high-energy little guy!! I'm also seeing Baltimore orioles everyday and lots of chipping sparrows. Beth Hamel -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/0bae3a36/attachment.html
[mou] silly question
First of Year. Not a silly question. We should spell it out the first time and then use the abbreviation. Good Birding, Dan From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org [mailto:mou-net-boun...@moumn.org] On Behalf Of Shari LaFleur Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:46 AM To: mou-net at moumn.org Subject: [mou] silly question This may be a silly question..but I have noticed in a couple messages where ppl say Harris' Sparrow FOY for example...what does the FOY stand for anyhow ?? clay-colored sparrows Harris' sparrows (FOY - Tues. morning) house sparrows robins bluebirds ovenbird rose-breasted grosbeaks (FOY) Thanks Shari -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/aa189279/attachment.html
[mou] Bird ID assistance
I took a picture this morning of a bird I am unsure about. It is a warbler, and the closest bird it resembles is the Crescent-chested Warbler. If anyone is willing to take a look at the picture let me know. Unfortunately the quality isn't the greatest. John _ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/476b0e2d/attachment.html
[mou] Forget about it
Forget about the id assistance. I had never seen a Parula with that distinct a band. Sorry John _ Get Free (PRODUCT) RED? Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics. http://joinred.spaces.live.com?ocid=TXT_HMTG_prodredemoticons_052008 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/a5468414/attachment-0001.html
[mou] RH Woodpecker (detroit lakes) update
RH woodpecker was present until at least 6:30 pm. Have not seen him yet today. Had a big influx of Harris' sparrows overnight. Still have white crowned, white throated, lincoln's, clay-colored, and chipping at the feeders. Only shorebirds I've seen lately are yellowlegs at sewage pond. Warblers are easy to locate on West Lake Dr. including the city beach (rain garden site). Elm trees in Holiday Haven parking lot and Lakeside Tavern parking lot have been turning up plenty of YR, and Nashville along with a few yellow, tennessee, and OC warblers. Saw one warbling vireo. Dunton Locks County Park has all of the above plus several N. Waterthrushes on Friday. Still very little leaf cover on area trees and insect hatches are small and isolated. Good luck to all that visit. _ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_mobile_052008 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/afc9bac4/attachment.html
[mou] Carver County-Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Sca rlet Tanager, and lots of warblers‏
This morning, again at the crack of dawn, I headed out to Chaska lake initially not realizing most of the area was flooded. Until I hit the flooded portion of the trai, there were more warblers there than I have ever seen there during the spring. Besides warblers there were Swainson's Thrush, Least Flycatcher, and another Flycatcher which I still can't identify without the song. Warbler numbers as accurate as I could count. Tennessee-20-30 Yellow-rumped-10-20 American Redstart-4 Yellow-3 Common Yellowthroat-2 Nashville-2 Mourning-1 Magnolia-1 Black and White-1 Orange-crowned-1 Wilson's-1 Chestnut-sided-1 Black-throated Green-1 Pine-1 Next stop was the Rapid Lake Unit of the MVNWR. The Yellow-billed Cuckoo and the Scarlet Tanager were at the edge of the Oak Savannah across the prairie from the parking area at the upper portion of the bluff(closest to Rapid Lake). I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoos in that area last year but never saw any. Warbler numbers were spectacular, most being Yellow-rumped. I also covered only a small area, so there were likely many more than what I saw. Yellow-rumped-50-100, probably a conservative estimate) Tennessee-10-15 Blue-winged-5 Chestnut-sided-4 Black-throated Green-3 Black and White-2 Nashville-2 Yellow-2 Wilson's-2 Blackburnian-1 Orange-crowned-1 Palm-1 American Redstart-1 Also there were Least Flycatchers, Indigo Buntings, Swainson's Thrush, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Savannah, Grasshopper, Field, Clay-colored, White-throated, Chipping, and Song Sparrow. My last stop was at the Richard T. Anderson Park in Eden Prairie. There was a smaller group of warblers along the creek including the Northern Parula, Golden-winged, Tennessee, Nashville, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Green, and American Redstart. There may also have been a Cape May, but after some thought I am doubting my initial id. Also, there were Swainson's Thrush, Least Flycatcher, and Great Crested Flycatcher. John _ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/5d970424/attachment.html
[mou] Cattle Egret (3) Lyon County
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[mou] Dripping in Maple Grove
Thought something was up when a Redstart landed outside my window. Went just down the driveway to the area just north of the boat dock on the south end of Zachary Lane dirt road. Right next to the dock was 7 species of warbler, Baltimore Orioles. a Red-Breasted Grosbeak, Great Egret, herons, pee-wee, and others. Then if you go just south a bit into the woods I saw: Blackburnian Warbler American Redstart Yellow Warbler Common Yellowthroat Black and White Warbler Palm Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Cape May Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Tennessee Wabler Nashville Warber Magnolia Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Wilson's Warbler Eastern Wood Peewee Great Crested Flycatcher and a cast of thousands. I haven't even gotten down along the road yet. That little excursion took about 2 hours and I barely had to move. Drip, drip, drip!!! Yeehaw! Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN
[mou] Duluth Warblers....
Indian point, in west Duluth, has been getting decent for warblers despite the cold, species today included palm, nashville, yellow, yellowrumped, wilsons, capemay, american redstart, common yellowthroat, black and white, and northern parula, if you like northern parula, and who does'nt:)- Check out the showcase section of MOU for an upclose shot of a northern parula who apparently thought I was interesting, for about a half an hour this little fellow perched and flycatched all around me. Happy Birding. Shawn Zierman. **Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod000301) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/71ff9283/attachment.html
[mou] Lake Vadnais, Ramsey County
We drove through Vadnais just now and saw 8 different warblers. I was surprised at the number of palm warblers still around. Saw several FOY blackpolls, but the highlights were a magnolia warbler and a blackburnian -- had good looks at both. We also saw a blue-headed vireo, another FOY. A pair of loons swam very close along the shore and were calling back and forth. I made a video which picked up the sound. Haven't looked at it yet but if it turns out, I'll post it in the video gallery. Warblers seen: black and white palm (many) yellow rump (many) Nashville blackpoll (FOY) yellow blackburnian (FOY) magnolia (FOY) Other birds seen: eastern kingbird (3) blue-headed vireo osprey loon (2) cormorants (2) great-blue herons (3) plus all the other usual suspects No sign of the white domestic goose. All these within the space of about 45 minutes. Gail Gail Wieberdink wieber64 at comcast.net -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/2f3ad6f2/attachment.html
[mou] migrants late, and early
I just saw a Canada Warbler on the south side of Normandale Lake in Bloomington (around noon on 13 May), which is earlier than I usually see them. And there are still lots of Yellow-rumps around, where adult males, at least, are usually scarce by now. Maybe the lack of insects is stalling them? I meant to add a note with other impressions of the last weekend. Unlike another report, I found Murphy-Hanrehan really dead Saturday: likely in part because there was little singing (silent Tennessees!), there were long stretches in the marker 8/9 region with no birds, and we just eked out 10 warbler species before heading elsewhere. Conversely, the Bluff Trail west of the Old Cedar Ave bridge was just inundated with warblers Sunday at around 2pm: my brother and I got to 20 species in about an hour, decent numbers of many. That gave me the brilliant idea to try MHSP again. We dashed over and walked the marker 1/2 area... and still found it dead. Hard to predict... Stephen Greenfield tapaculo at halcyon.ws Minneapolis
[mou] loon video posted
Can't figure out how to get a link to the actual loon video. This is a link to the video gallery, go to the alphabetic listing option and scroll down to Loon -- common. It is the second video. http://www.moumn.org/video/ Can anyone explain to me how to create a link to a specific video? Thanks! Gail -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/1b98f05e/attachment.html
[mou] Hungry migrants in Bemidji
My offerings of suet, mealworms, grape jelly, oranges and seeds are going over big up in the north country. I don't know exactly how many Yellow-rumped Warblers are in my yard and woods, but I am estimating at least 50. I have had to fill the grape jelly jars twice today. We also had 4 male Baltimore Orioles, and 6 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks today, 5 of which were males. There must be at least 30 American Goldfinches at the thistle feeders, then throw in the Blue Jays, and 4 Woodpecker species and it has been a colorful yard today! 44 and windy outside though!! Pat DeWenter Bemidji -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/c2f93495/attachment.html
[mou] Detroit Lakes update
The RH woodpecker has returned and is present now at 3:10 pm. Thousands of warblers on the city beach along west lake dr. Birds are on the ground and very easily approachable. A ten foot long net would catch you hundreds of them. I identified 13 species in 2 hours; c. yellowthroat BT green warbler blackburnian magnolia a. redstart yellow orange crowned pine nashville palm yellow rumped black and white tennessee Also saw caspian tern and dozens of empid. flycatchers that I will not begin to try to identify. spotted sandpiper and some peep sandpipers. _ Windows Live SkyDrive lets you share files with faraway friends. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_052008 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/72dcac2d/attachment-0001.html
[mou] warblers plus - Dakota
13 May, morning Schaar's Bluff, Spring Lake PR, Hastings Persistent south winds combined with low pressure produced: Warblers: 21 species Most species in abundance: e.g. Chestnut-sided, Am. Redstarts, Yellows - 125+ each, Northern Parula - 20, Blackburnian - 20, Wilson's, - 30. At times there were 15 or more Chestnut-sides in view at once. Empids everywhere plus FOY Olive-sided. Many vireos including Philadelphia. Six woodpeckers including Red-headed. Tanagers, Indigo Buntings, grosbeaks One of the best local single site fallouts I've witnessed in years. James Mattsson mattjim at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/c1d27c37/attachment.html
[mou] Western Tanager, Stearns County
The adult male Western Tanager reported yesterday from the vicinity of Paynesville, Stearns County, was still present today as of 2:10 PM. If you're interested in making arrangements to try for it, then sharglenn at peoplepc.com is the e-mail address to query. Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University Collegeville, MN 56321
[mou] adding to Maple Grove
Went out again and saw some more beasties for my list including a few FOY. Swainson's Thrush (yes I am sure they are not Hermit's or vice versa - thanks Alyssa) Catbirds Northern Waterthrush Great views of a LeConte's Sparrow Plus 5 Cape May Warblers Close-close ups of Chestnut-sided Warblers Many Wilson's Warbler 3 Red-Breasted Grosbeaks (1 male with 2 females - even I thought he was attractive!) Many Common Yellowthroats Several Blackburnian Warblers Cooper's Hawk tail sticking out of nest with other adult bird in obvious wing molt of a couple of primaries Great Crested Flycatcher liking my window view insects Just a great, great day to share with my sweetie who is has gone birding for 4 years for a total of 6-7 times and she is seeing stuff that is lifer material for me. Nice to be able to share. Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN
[mou] Thank you everyone for your input :)
Thanks for the FOY help.now can anyone do anything with this weather :) Shari -- Reality is for those who lack imagination... Oscar Wilde -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/4d5c95e7/attachment.html
[mou] loon video posted
How about http://www.moumn.org/video/right_page.php?index=0species=Common%20Loon ? Richard Richard L. Wood, Ph. D. Hastings, MN rwoodphd at yahoo.com - Original Message From: Gail Wieberdink wiebe...@comcast.net To: MOU mou-net at moumn.org Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:00:39 PM Subject: [mou] loon video posted Can't figure out how to get a link to the actual loon video. This is a link to the video gallery, go to the alphabetic listing option and scroll down to Loon -- common. It is the second video. http://www.moumn.org/video/ Can anyone explain to me how to create a link to a specific video? Thanks! Gail -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/b0c93011/attachment.html
[mou] Cook Co. tough birds
We have had numerous Chipping Sparrows for at least a week - they replaced many of the Juncos during one of the rare spells with warm winds from some other direction than northeast. Still a few juncos about, increasing numbers of White-crowned Sparrows, fewer White-throated Sp., but a few of those will stay to nest nearby. Today brought a Harris's Sp., presumably a different individual than the one who spent the winter with us. Clay-colored, Song and Lincoln's Sparrows also present in small numbers. Tree Swallows have been investigating bird houses, no nest building activity yet. Ruby-crowned Kinglets in small flocks, ditto for Brown Creepers. We have had the most brilliantly colored Purple Finches here this spring, and staying here for weeks now. No warblers except Yellow-rumped and Palm, but a very determined Yellow-rump challenged a Hairy Woodpecker for a spot at a suet feeder, and eventually got it, with a half dozen of his buddies then joining him. Only one Y-Rump appeared to be possible female. Amazing little birds. Saw my first of season Rose-breasted Grosbeak today, then heard that a friend who lives a few miles inland had had one at her place since Saturday. No shortage of Robins, Redwinged Blackbirds, Com. Grackles or Cowbirds. Had one pair of Rusty Blackbirds last Thursday. Kestrels common sitting on wires, and one lived up to it's old Sparrowhawk name by catching and eating a small (probably Chipping) sparrow in our front yard. The wind scattered the plucked feathers, and some scavenger must have grabbed any other remains. While the Kestrel ate, the small birds continued to crowd our feeders, and scattered only when he (well-marked male) took off again. They were soon back. There are still some rafts of ducks on Lake Superior, especially Scaup. Larger lakes gradually losing their ice, and wind and rain today may have helped finish the job. Ruby-throated Hummingbird reported from Colville, 30+ miles northeast of here. I have yet to see one, but I've been working indoors for a few days. Carol Tveekrem, Schroeder
[mou] 7 Harris's, 11 White-crowned Sparrows 9 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks in NW Bemidji
Like Pat DeWenter, I found my ground feeders mobbed today. Species noted included 70-80 White-throated Sparrows, 7 Harris's Sparrows, and 11 White-crowned Sparrows. The last two numbers represent yard highs. I also had 9 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks at an open straight safflower feeder this afternoon. Dave Carman N.W. Bemidji S. Beltrami County -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/86b4213c/attachment-0001.html
[mou] Hudsonian godwits in Aitkin Co.
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[mou] Pacific Loon - Duluth
Seen from 5:00 - 5:15 pm? -Pacific Loon (?juvenile ) -Red-throated Loon (1) -23 Sanderlings -4 Dunlins * All the birds above were seen from the boardwalk between the bath house and the?airport at Park Pt. in Duluth. Other birds -Red-necked Grebe -Horned Grebe -Bonaparte's Gulls ( several ) -Common Tern -Caspian Tern ? Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/09f33e37/attachment.html
[mou] Scarlet Tanager
I am sitting looking out my home office window at a steady stream of warbler - redstarts, a Chestnut-sided, a Wilson's along with the Great Crested Flycatcher and peewees and phoebes and such when right on the tree I can touch when I open my window - a Scarlet Tanager lands! I almost had an accident. I could not find my voice and managed to click off a few pics which didn't even frame the bird. I have been struck by beauty before but this almost landed a knock out punch. Wow! I will never forget that - never! It was like it was almost in my home! Sweeet! Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN
[mou] Sibley County warblers
It seems that passerine migration is always a few days behind the twin cities along the MN River. Whereas most of the states' warbler species have been seen in the cities for almost a week now, we are just starting to see those species in places near Henderson and St. Peter, which leads me to suspect that the majority of warblers come up the Mississippi flyway and then some turn southwest and follow the Minnesota River upstream. This afternoon at Rush River Park south of Henderson I found 16 species of warbler: Blue-winged Golden-winged Tennessee Orange-crowned Nashville Yellow Magnolia Cape May Yellow-rumped Blackburnian Pine Blackpoll Black-and-white American Redstart Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat The majority were definitely Yellow-rumped and Tennessee, but it was interesting to see good numbers of Blackpoll. Equally interesting were several Orange-crowned Warblers and a single Pine Warbler. Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County
[mou] 19 Warbler Species (Golden Valley, Hennepin Co.)
The number of warblers was simply phenomenal this evening. Warblers seen between Cortlawn Pond areas and Westwood Hills Nature Center, in order from most abundant to least: Am. Redstarts (respond well to pishing) Yellow (singing) Yellow-rumped (singing) Tennesee (singing a lot) C. Yellowthroat (singing) B+W Nashville Chestnut-sided Magnolia Blackpoll Cape May (3-4 that hung close to Cortlawn) Northern Waterthrush Wilson's Ovenbird (singing) Palm Bay-breasted Blackburnian N. Parula Golden-winged (singing) Other birds seen/heard include Pine Siskin, R-B Nuthatch, Yellow-throated Vireo, Clay-colored Sparrow, and numerous Lincoln's Sparrow, along with other usual suspects. Aparently, there was a sighting of a Prothonotary Warbler at Cortlawn Pond on Sunday; however, I only found out about it today, and I could not relocate it. I wasn't able to relocate any B-C N Herons, either, and I haven't seen any for the past week. Good birding!! Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley tiger150 at comcast.net E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.0.212) Database version: 5.09810 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor/ -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/15712e80/attachment.html
[mou] Itasca County Caspian Terns
I saw 4 Caspian Terns at the north end of Trout Lake in Bovey this afternoon. I have had very few sightings of this species in the area in past years. Shawn Conradhttp://users.2z.net/itasca_chippewa_birding/ _ Get Free (PRODUCT) RED? Emoticons, Winks and Display Pics. http://joinred.spaces.live.com?ocid=TXT_HMTG_prodredemoticons_052008 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/31e0f85d/attachment.html
[mou] Chestnut-Sided Warblers Red Starts (White Bear Lake)
In the three big Oak trees in my front yard I have: Chestnut-Sided Warblers (Many) Am. Redstarts (2) Yellow-Rumped Warblers (Many) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/9f7ac645/attachment.html
[mou] Louisiana Waterthrush in Carver County
This afternoon I found a Louisiana Waterthrush in southern Carver County at the Kelly Lakes Unit of the NWR. There is a trail on the east side of Co. Rd. 40 just north of Hwy 25. There is a lot of standing water near the trail offering good habitat for waterthrushes. Bob Williams, Bloomington -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/84b692b9/attachment.html
[mou] Renville County - Red headed woodpecker and more
FOY - Redheaded woodpecker, swainson's thrush, catbirds, redbreasted nuthatch, lots of red breasted grosbeaks, ruby throated hummingbirds ( 5/09/08),wrens, indigo bunting(5/10), yellow warbler, blackpoll, red-eyed vireo and so much more.. Happy Birding, Chris and Steve Hettig at the Farm in Birch Coulee Township, Renville County in the beautiful MN River Valley. PS...last sighting of Junco on May 4 - Original Message - From: Anthony Hertzel To: MOU-net Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 10:23 AM Subject: [mou] MOU MOU-Net members, The MOU is in urgent need of an Advertising Coordinator for our magazine, Minnesota Birding. The job is neither difficult nor time-consuming and can be tailored to meet your scheduling needs. Please contact the editor, Barb Martin, at newsletter at moumn.org for details or to volunteer. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel at sihope.com -- --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Mailing list membership available on-line at http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. - To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a subject of unsubscribe. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/7065d859/attachment-0001.html
[mou] Indigo Bunting
I had an Indigo Bunting all evening at my feeders.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com http://www.birderguy.com/ Email: BirderGuy at comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://www.moumn.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Support a Soldier: http://www.operationminnesotanice.com/contact.html -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080513/64b7c79a/attachment.html
[mou] unusual yard birds
This inhospitable spring seems to rival one we had 5 or 6 years ago in its ability to draw unusual migrants into urban yards. We live in the east end of Macalester-Groveland in St. Paul, and have had birds not normally seen in our yard. It's true that we have a full array of feeders and food, plus a birdbath fountain, but nothing that isn't always there. The one big draw seems to be our flowering plum tree, which is not only covered with blossoms for the moment, but also hosted many flying insects in the several warm days that we had. As of today, this tree has been visited by: 4 male and 1 female Baltimore oriole at least 2 Tennessee warblers 1 catbird 2 black-and-white warblers 2 Cape May warblers 1 black-throated green warbler a possible warbling and a possible yellow-throated vireo 2 blackpoll warblers a white crowned sparrow We've had white-throated sparrows, rose-breasted grosbeaks, hummingbirds, and both kinglets stop by, for example, but this last group is rare for our yard. In that earlier, cold spring we did host a Harris' sparrow, some yellow warblers, and some Nashvilles, so there may be more to come. Linda Whyte
