[mou-net] Ramsey County - Rufous Hummingbird still here
Just a little update - for those of you who are interested, the male Rufous Hummingbird is still coming to our feeder today. You are welcome to look at it at 2024 Fairmount Ave., St. Paul. Thanks for all of your suggestions. We will be sure that the feeder is out and not frozen for as long as it appears. Terri 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] Mew Gull follow-up--not relocated yet
I am following up on the Mew Gull report from yesterday afternoon at Lake Calhoun. The bird was found and identified by David Pavlik very close to shore by the parking lot in the southwest corner of the lake. The gull was visible for maybe 20-30 minutes before we lost track of it while scanning the other gulls. It was last seen just behind the farthest (northernmost) floating dock. Shortly after that, hundreds of gulls all took flight, circled, and eventually landed again. There were many hundreds of gulls farther north on the lake, well out of scope range. Other birders showed up, but to my knowledge, no one relocated the Mew Gull. It could easily still be in the area, given the large number of gulls present on the lake (and the other area lakes). David posted pictures on the Minnesota Birding facebook page and there is absolutely no question on the ID; various expert birders in the group all agree that the bird was an adult Mew Gull. There was also an adult Thayer's Gull and at least one Lesser Black-backed Gull present. Peter Nichols Cottage Grove Washington 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] Mew Gull picture request
Would it be possible for those who have pictures of the Lake Calhoun Mew Gull to post those pictures on the M.O.U. website. The Minnesota Birding Facebook group is a closed, private group and not accessible to everyone, whereas if it were on the M.O.U. website people could access the pictures right away. There was a similar situation with a birding group in Southern California and some people get pretty frustrated being cut out of the loop on rare birds. I know there is no requirement for people to share their information but it would be nice. Cheers, Jason Caddy Minneapolis j.ca...@hotmail.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] proof of residency
Last Friday at Carpenter Nature Center we trapped a Black-capped Chickadee that was banded there in February of 2011 as a second year or older bird. So the bird is more than five years old, which is old for a chickadee, and was retraped three months later the same year and again on 3/1/2013, 5/16/2014 and 11/7/2014. Tom Bell Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Rd. S. St. Paul Park, MN 55071 651-459-4150 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Ramsey County - Rufous Hummingbird still here
11:30 and the Rufous was just at the feeder. Thank you Terri for sharing this sighting! Cathy Gagliardi Sent from my on-the-go App -- Original Message -- From: T Walls To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: November 9, 2014 at 9:01 AM Subject: [mou-net] Ramsey County - Rufous Hummingbird still here Just a little update - for those of you who are interested, the male Rufous Hummingbird is still coming to our feeder today. You are welcome to look at it at 2024 Fairmount Ave., St. Paul. Thanks for all of your suggestions. We will be sure that the feeder is out and not frozen for as long as it appears. Terri 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
[mou-net] Centerville Lake Surf Scoters
Both are still present (1:45 PM today) in Anoka County. They were best seen from the north end of the lake near the abandoned Waterworks club near the causeway Paul Paul Budde pbu...@earthlink.net
Re: [mou-net] Mew Gull picture request
Birders, I've posted two photos of the Mew Gull on my Flickr account. I haven't looked into getting my photos on the MOU website, so hopefully this works for everyone. I'll be submitting a full report to the MOURC when I get a chance. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pavlikphotography/ Good luck, I wouldn't be surprised if it is still in the area. David Pavlik Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2014 12:09:22 -0600 From: j.ca...@hotmail.com Subject: [mou-net] Mew Gull picture request To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Would it be possible for those who have pictures of the Lake Calhoun Mew Gull to post those pictures on the M.O.U. website. The Minnesota Birding Facebook group is a closed, private group and not accessible to everyone, whereas if it were on the M.O.U. website people could access the pictures right away. There was a similar situation with a birding group in Southern California and some people get pretty frustrated being cut out of the loop on rare birds. I know there is no requirement for people to share their information but it would be nice. Cheers, Jason Caddy Minneapolis j.ca...@hotmail.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 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
Re: [mou-net] Ramsey County - Rufous Hummingbird still here
Thank you, Terri. I got to see it come to the feeder twice - -between 2:55 and 3:10 this afternoon. First Rufous ever! Jeanne St. Paul From: T Walls Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2014 9:01 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Ramsey County - Rufous Hummingbird still here Just a little update - for those of you who are interested, the male Rufous Hummingbird is still coming to our feeder today. You are welcome to look at it at 2024 Fairmount Ave., St. Paul. Thanks for all of your suggestions. We will be sure that the feeder is out and not frozen for as long as it appears. Terri 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
[mou-net] Gulls, Lake Calhoun, Hennepin County
No luck with the Mew this evening, but Lesser-Black Backed, Glaucous, and Thayers Gulls were present among the Herring and Ring-Billed Gulls at the south end of Lake Calhoun. - Justin Watts Hennepin 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] 2nd SNOW - Meeker County - Grove City
I was in Duluth on my way home from birding the North Shore when I got notice that Jeff Grotte found a Snowy Owl north of Grove City. I plead the fifth on how long it took me to get to Grove City, but I beat dusk and the coming snow and was able to see the owl. When I saw it, it was on top of a large, metal support structure for the transmission line that runs northwest/southeast just to the northwest of the intersection of MN Hwy 4 and 355th St. This structure was west of MN Hwy 4 in the middle of a field, so my views were distant. Jeff and others were able to view it much closer on the power poles along MN 4. The owl showed fairly heavy barring which would make it different from the all-white owl my friend Mike had seen from a distance of 10 yards. Jeff Grotte actually talked to Mike and showed him the pictures of today's owl, and Mike said it was a different bird. Great find Jeff! Maybe this is the tip of a Snowy Owl spear? Please keep me in the loop if you find these owls in the Meeker/Kandiyohi area. Josh Wallestad Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
