[mou-net] Buff-breasted Sandpipers Wadena County
On Friday morning I discovered 4 Buff-breasted Sandpipers at a large sod farm along 199th Ave 1.4 miles south of CR167. This is in north-central Wadena County. I believe this is a county record. Sod was being cut at the time and the birds were at the far end of the strip being worked on. A scope is required. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud 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] Pectoral Sandpipers galore more (Malardi Lake)
Yesterday I birded Malardi Lake with Tony Lau and Father Tom. We had some AMAZING views of shorebirds; amazing, yet distant. Pectoral Sandpipers were all over the mud flat areas throughout the lake. Below is our eBird list from 1.5 hours of birding there. I am new to the abundance of certain species in this part of the state, but the single Baird's Sandpiper and Yellow-headed Blackbird seemed pretty sweet. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14852448 Good birding, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN -- NATURALLY AVIAN - Birding Tours and Bird Photography birdf...@gmail.com (e-mail) www.naturallyavian.com (birding tours) www.pbase.com/birdfedr (photos) www.facebook.com/NaturallyAvian (facebook) 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] JJ Audubon and Bird Art exhibition Bell Museum UM Mpls
opens October 05, 2013 This is the link to the exhibit description by Don Luce. http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/prod/groups/cfans/@pub/@cfans/@bell/documents/ asset/cfans_asset_386190.pdf 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] Shorebird workshop
We just finished the three day shorebird workshop that Bob Janssen and I conduct the first weekend each August. We saw 17 species of shorebird over the three days: Everyone got very good long looks at all species including the 7 Buff-breasted Sandpipers. The only exception was the Willet which was only seen by a few folks. a.. Golden Plover b.. Semipalmated Plover c.. Killdeer d.. Greater Yellowlegs e.. Lesser Yellowlegs f.. Solitary Sandpiper g.. Willet (only in SD - not MN) h.. Spotted Sandpiper i.. Pectoral Sandpiper j.. Baird's Sandpiper k.. Semipalmated Sandpiper l.. Stilt Sandpiper m.. Short-billed Dowitcher n.. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (only in SD - not MN) o.. Wilson's Snipe p.. Wilson's Phalarope q.. Red-necked Phalarope (only in SD - not MN) Actually the best bird wasn't even a shorebird. We saw Say's Phoebe at the Big Stone City sewage lagoons located about three miles west of the MN / SD border - in SD. Salt Lake; south of Marietta MN is quite good for shorebirds right now and should continue for sometime. There is a location one mile east of the junction of Hwy 75 and Co. Road 64 in Big Stone Co. that may remain a few days but is shrinking very fast. Shorebird habitat is very scarce and situation will probably remain that way or get worse in the future. This is largely due to installation of drain tiles which has been taking place for many years in MN but is now becoming very common even here in SD. The growth of cattail is also taking over many potholes that were once prime shorebird habitat. Doug Buri Milbank, SD www.dougburi.com/shorebird www.dougburi.com/sparrow 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] Carolina Wrens - Minneopa State Park - Blue Earth county
I found a pair of Carolina Wrens today at 12:30pm along the hiking club trail in Minneopa state park. One bird was signing the typical :tea-kettle, tea-kettle song. The other was giving a scolding call. Directions: Just prior to the campground, walk the hiking club trail west. It took me five minutes of walking from where the trail intersects with the road to where the wrens were located. I leaned several 5-6' tall sticks up against an oak tree on the north side of the trail to mark the spot. The exact spot can be viewed by querying the sighting in the Query Sighting's tool in the MOU Web site. Finally, Google maps gave me this link: Link: https://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=enq=loc:44.1619+-94.0899+(Carolina+Wre n,+Blue+Earth+County)ie=UTF8ll=44.161904,-94.088802spn=0.00762,0.021887t =mz=16vpsrc=6iwloc=A Regards 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] Randolph
I was saddened to see that the area immediately to your right as you enter the park has been breached by equipment. This was, in my opinion, the choicest parcel. On my last visit (July 22), it held good numbers of Grasshopper Sparrows as well as a handful of Dickcissel. This evening, I neither saw nor heard either species in this parcel. The result of the activity is that there are now two rather sizable incursions where the grassland has been destroyed in preparation for development. Kurt Schulzetenberg Ramsey 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] Curious about shorebird spots comparison to 2012 hotspots
Hi all, Last year in August at this time, numerous shorebirds were reported in western right county near the McCleod county line, just south of Cokato. The post is still in the August 2012 archive. I haven't ventured out to take a look there yet this year, but I'm wondering if anyone has, or if it's worthwhile. Still learning about birding, I imagine good shorebird spots change every year based on rain and field conditions and what farmers do to the fields. Itching to get good looks around the Twin Cities at some shorebirds as they now migrate through, so very appreciative of any posts. All the best, F.r Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
