[mou-net] a flock of sparrows and a poem by Wm Stafford
This afternoon I drove down Randolph in St Paul across Shepherd Rd to look at the osprey platform. It is right across a backwater from the High Bridge Xcel EGU. The road goes past the power plant. Right away I saw a lark sparrow in a small tree, then a savanna on the ground, then a couple white-crowned in shrubs. At one time I saw two larks, a song, a savannah, and a chipping in my view in the median between the two paved trails. A jogger flushed a flock of about 10 birds from about 30 ft on and next to the pavement that included larks and others. He jogged on without breaking stride. I also got a glimpse of one swamp below the walkway in the thicket above the river. Before I left there were 4 larks foraging together. I never saw more than one savannah at one time but there may have been more. The one had a very yellow face--- lores, ear patch, and supercilium. This was all in the 150 yds of turf grass next to the walk and road, and the trees/shrubs below the walk. In addition there was a solitary sandpiper and I believe a spotted sandpiper, but need to confirm the flight call. There were usually yellow rumped in view. The osprey nest is being used. Happy May (for 17 minutes now) GAndersson St Paul --- News Every Day Birds don't say it just once. If they like it they say it again. And again, every morning. I heard a bird congratulating itself all day for being a jay. Nobody cared. But it was glad all over again, and said so, again. Many people are fighting each other, in the world. You could learn that and say, Many people are fighting each other, in the world. It would be true, but saying it wouldn't make any difference. But you'd say it. Birds are like that. People are like that. --- William Stafford in Passwords (1990) Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] May Day Marsh Wren
I took my dog out this morning and saw a mousy-like bird scamper from under my deck to a shrub nearby. I was able to get rather close and observed the bird for about 3 minutes. I identified the bird as a marsh wren. This was a new yard bird. Great way to start May. Deanne Endrizzi Burnsville, Dakota Cty. Penny Stock Jumping 3000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4dbd549d90ea21cb98ast06duc Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Rice Co. Common Moorhen Photo
Hi All-- Erika and I found the Common Moorhen reported yesterday at River Bend Nature Center in Faribault. We got there around 4:30 pm and found the bird fairly quickly as it swam in the pond near the parking lot at the Center headquarters, as per instructions from Dave Bartkey. I was able to get an OK photograph, posted on my blog: http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com/ We did not see the Mockingbird that was also seen there earlier. This morning, 1 May 2011, I banded a Hooded Warbler at my home in Northfield. I will publish a photo of that bird tomorrow on my blog. dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika daner...@gmail.com the best shod travel with wet feet Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes --Thoreau Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Carver County
With one last taste of winter this morning with a few flakes of snow falling and the gusty winds, birds at Carver Park were around but in clumps in more protected areas or feeding along roadsides(sparrows). I also saw a Mink dragging a roadkill Opossum off a road at the park. Morning count: Sandhill Crane 2 Brown Creeper 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 26 Hermit Thrush 2 Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 88 (~60 of these were in flock together feeding on the ground) Palm Warbler 8 Black and White Warbler 3 Clay-colored Sparrow 4 (roadsides) Savannah Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow ~30 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 5 Eastern Meadowlark 1 In rural areas of the county there were Trumpeter Swan, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson's Phalarope, and Brewer's Blackbird. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Lake Byllesby late Saturday
*Lake Byllesby, Saturday late afternoon*: Yellow-rumped Warblers Palm Warblers Black White Warbler Forster’s Terns (lots) Franklin’s Gulls Bonaparte’s Gulls Ring-billed Gulls Lesser Yellowlegs (12) Greater Yellowlegs (2) Long-billed Dowitchers (3) Snow Geese Canada Geese Blue-winged Teals Northern Shovelers White Pelicans Great Blue Heron *Back yard today:* White-crowned Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows Last year at this time Byllesby was loaded with shorebirds. Maybe they're just a little later this year. It was good to see the Dowitchers. Gerry Hoekstra Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] 8 1/2 Warblers - Anoka Co.
Went to Loche Park, in Fridley this morning and saw 12 FOY birds. Black Throated Green, BW, Palm, Nashville, N. Waterthrush, Orange-Crowned, Ovenbird and a Brewster's Warblers. And of course, Yellow-Rumps. Also saw Yellow-Throated Vireo Blue Headed Vireo, Swainson's Thrush and White-Throated Sparrow. Now home to get more layers on and go back out and see if I can find the Chestnut-sided I heard. Why does it have to be snowing when I'm looking at warblers ? Joe Conley Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Prothonotary Warbler - Mpls
One was at T S Roberts this morning, at the pond immediately in front of you upon entering through the Rose Garden entrance. A good variety of other warblers and sparrows were also present. Paul Paul Budde | Aon Benfield Aon Benfield Analytics t: +1 952.886.8119 m: +1 612.810.3172 e: paul.bu...@aonbenfield.com (Sent from BlackBerry) Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Migrant sparrows, first Yellow-rumpeds, Anoka County - and a question
Had my first Yellow-rumped Warblers, along with small flocks of White-throated Sparrows and Chipping Sparrows (first singletons last week), and a single Junco (last one seen a week ago). Also had a Cooper's Hawk swoop in to try for one - think it missed. Question: in scanning the yard for spring migrants, I look past the hanging sunflower chip feeder with the ever-present four Pine Siskins. I see on the MOU Occurrence Maps that they are listed as Occasional in summer in Anoka County and there are nesting records. Anyone have any more details on them? Erika Sitz Ramsey, north Anoka County Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Banding at Ritter
Hi all! We had our banding program at Ritter in Lakeville today and spent most of it fighting some really irritating winds. We didn't have many birds in the nets but we had a ton of FOY stuff flying about. Here are the notables; Yellow-rumped Warbler - tons of em Palm Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Waterthrush Black and White Warbler Yellow Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak Least Flycatcher (probable) House Wren Clay-colored Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Barn Swallow Eastern Towhee Ruby-crowned Kinglets - good numbers and two in the nets! Most of the warblers were feeding on floating vegetation near the shore of the little lake/pond. It was interesting to see the butter-butts belly deep in the water. Not a great day for banding but an awesome day for birding! -- *Thanks, Nicholas R Tangen (651) 808-7067 nicholastan...@gmail.com In wildness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David Thoreau* Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Laughing Gull near Wisconsin Point
Frank Nicoletti just called to report he saw an adult Laughing Gull this afternoon flying W past Gull Bluff in WI, presumably heading to the Superior landfill or Allouez Bay at the base of Wisconsin Pt. This is probably the same individual which was at Park Point and Canal Park in Duluth on Thursday Friday, but apparently not found by anyone yesterday. So, it's still possible this gull may reappear back on the MN side of the Duluth-Superior harbor. Kim Eckert Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Old Cedar Ave. Bridge, Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun
Gopi Sundar, Swatti Kittur, and I braved the cold, wind, and snow flurries to search for migrants today. Bird activity was way better than the weather would indicate, including 9 warbler species. Highlights below: Old Cedar Ave. Bridge - Bloomington: marsh is still mostly underwater, but passerine migration was good, especially at the boardwalk just past the side trail to the marsh observation deck. Trumpeter Swan Bufflehead Lesser Scaup Ruddy Duck Blue-winged Teal N. Shoveler Sora (heard) Broad-winged Hawk (2) Franklin's Gulls (30+) Swallows (all except Purple Martin) Marsh Wren Hermit Thrush Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Northern Waterthrush White-throated Sparrows (dozens) Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow (dozens) Pine Siskin Lake Harriet: Common Loon Horned Grebe (~30) Ruddy Duck Red-breasted Merganser Lake Calhoun: big raft of water birds at the SW corner of the lake (ie the calmest part of the lake). Nashville, Yellow, and Yellow-rumped Warblers were feeding on the ground on mowed grass in this area as well. Common Loon (4) Horned Grebe (~20) Red-necked Grebe Red-breasted Mergansers (dozens) Ruddy Duck Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] McLeod Cty Marbled Godwit
Lone Marbled Godwit today, May 1, in freezing blustery 35 degree weather, surrounded by scores of Lssr. Yellowlegs and 12-14 Dowitchers (L-B this time of year?) in flooded farm field in west central McLeod Cty. Also several Wilson's Phalaropes, Solitary Sands., and dozens of Yellowlegs (Gr. and Lssr.) in almost every flooded field all over northwest McLeod. PLUS 3 Lark Sparrows along a country road, amid the amazing sparrow invasion today (80+ White-throated Sp. in my small urban yard alone, with Wh-Crowned, Harris, Lincoln, and an Ovenbird trying to fit in) Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Becker County today
FOY birdsfor me today after the snow last night: Hermit thrush vesper sparrow savannah sparrow y.h. blackbird w. meadowlark lark sparrow If anybody needs a n. cardinal for their Becker County list, there have been a couple males singing in my neighborhood the last week or so. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Spotted Towhee - Lyon County
Observed Sunday eve. at Camden SP, in the Brawner lake area (picnic ground, and causeway). Local weather calls for NW wind through Monday eve. Roger Schroeder Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] black-throated green warbler, minneapolis
I was surprised and delighted to see a beautiful Black-Throated Green Warbler in a yard near Franklin and Pillsbury in south Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon. What a treat! Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Ovenbird
At 1500 hours on Sunday I saw an Ovenbird at Westwood Nature Center in St Louis Park. The bird was seen by the parking lot adjacent to the path leading up to the Center building- on the left side about 50' in from the parking lot. That area is proving to be a hot spot that seems to attractive to a variety of birds. I also saw a Swainson's thrush at the same place and time. It landed about 5 feet from my motionless self, looked at me, saw what I was, kicked itself for carelessness and flew off.
[mou-net] bird fallout (?), Lake Calhoun
I had given up birding this morning given the grim conditions, so was startled when running around Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis after 5:00 to find birds littering the southwest corner of the lake and surrounding lawns. (I didn't see the report by Scott Loss until later.) Birds feeding on the grass at close distances included a Northern Parula and Blackburnian among 6 species of warblers, and in the lake 5 Canvasback and 8 Ruddy Ducks, plus a Red-necked Grebe among the Horned and Pied-billed. This area was protected from the stiff winds, and there's nothing to eat in the trees... Stephen Greenfield Minneapolis tapac...@q.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Waseca County birds
Highlights of today in Waseca, Waseca Cty include: Loggerhead Shrike Baltimore Oriole Northern WaterthrusH Swamp Sparrow Palm Warbler Pectoral Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Ruddy Ducks (many) White-throated Sparrows Chipping Sparrows Very windy, but good birds. Barb McGregor Sue Bergman Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:42:54 -0700 From: azvegas...@gmail.com Subject: [mou-net] WESTWOOD BIRD WALK To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU HI BIRDERS, I will be leading a bird walk at Westwood hills Nature Center Thursday May 5th at 8am. If the weather is inclement well do it on Friday the 6th. We will be looking for spring migrants.WWhills nature center is in St Louis Park on Franklin and Texas Ave between Cedar lk rd and Hwy 394. We will have coffee and rolls before and or after the walk.Look forward to seeing you there!!! Bring binos and scope if you have them. Should be done by 11am. Vic Lewis ( a spring migrant from AZ) Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
