Re: [mou-net] Lewis's Woodpecker?

The statute lists a couple exceptions for which trespassing is briefly allowed on un-posted land. To have exceptions implies that the rule is that un-posted land is otherwise not to be trespassed upon. Statute terminology aside--because it could be more explicity stated--isn't the issue at its

[mou-net] Long-Tailed Ducks & lost scope lens caps (Mpls.)

Hi, just writing on the chance that anyone may be going to Bde Maka Ska to look for the Long-Tailed Ducks (or whatever else suits your fancy). I was there today (as were the ducks--4 of them; I couldn't find the fifth as has been reported) but it appears I may have left both of my scope's lens

Re: [mou-net] Mother Lake

Tom (and all), The airport does have a dog park on its east side though, with trails along the marshy edge of the lake (and surrounding woodsy area) and an elevated slope from which you can scan the lake itself. Kyle Te Poel Stillwater Township, MN On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 5:21 PM pgblixt wrote:

Re: [mou-net] Sandhill Cranes

That same flock was just kettling over my house north of Stillwater about 10:45, and yes--very loud bunch! :) Surely in/over Wisconsin by now. Might be the latest I've seen them around here? Kyle Te Poel Stillwater Township, MN On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 10:55 AM MOU wrote: > (Posted by Connie

Re: [mou-net] Whitethroats and Dark Eyed Juncos

Kathryn, I think that zzZEEP! sound might be a Pine Siskin? Look it up and see if that sounds right. There's a good number of siskins around right now! Kyle Te Poel Stillwater Township On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 11:36 AM Kathryn Rudd wrote: > A small flock of Whitethroats are dancing in the

Re: [mou-net] Twin Cities Finches

Chet and all, I saw Purple Finches at the Springbrook Nature Center (in Fridley) feeders about a week ago or so. It appeared they were being stocked as there were a lot of birds on their many feeders. I can't speak to whether the finches are still there, or how frequently the feeders are filled,

Re: [mou-net] Black-throated Gray Warbler (Ramsey Co.)

I meant "unpaved" not "in paved"...that was the auto-correct talking! Kyle On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 6:35 PM Kyle TePoel wrote: > The bridge is somewhat central in the park. It’s east of the paved trail > that runs north-south throughout, accessed by walking an in paved

Re: [mou-net] Black-throated Gray Warbler (Ramsey Co.)

The bridge is somewhat central in the park. It’s east of the paved trail that runs north-south throughout, accessed by walking an in paved trail to the creek which has a bridge (“warbler bridge “ is not an official name but it’s the only bridge here). Kyle TePoel Stillwater township Sent

[mou-net] Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper (Scott County)

Sorry--reposting here because I included an image (direction)! Hope this gets through! I realize people are going to want photographic proof--and my computer and phone are both giving me fits right now, but I'll try access my pictures as soon as possible--but in the interest of reporting this

Re: [mou-net] In search of shorebirds...

Hi Missy (and all), Yesterday morning at Sherburne NWR there were shorebirds at two spots along the wildlife drive. Among them were a few from your list, should you be looking to track them down still (such as Least, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Solitary), plus Pectoral (just one), both Yellowlegs,

[mou-net] Grant, Clay, Wilkin, Otter Tail counties, inc. likely YC Night-Heron (long)

I made my way up to the aforementioned counties Wednesday, returning home last night. I'd never been to the North Ottawa impoundment before, and have also barely explored the Rothsay and Felton prairie areas, so those were my target areas. Compared to reports of years past, I found little of note

[mou-net] Southwest MN exploration

On Tuesday and Wednesday I went birding between my home near Stillwater and my only planned destination, which was to try to see the Whistling Ducks being seen in Pipestone County. Also held out some hope that the Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher reported nearby on June 30th would be around, but didn't

[mou-net] Mockingbird (6/13), Koochiching County

I was surprised and delighted to find my second MN Mockingbird of the year, this one way up in Koochiching County. This was three days ago (June 13th) while on a mini-vacation with my wife. It was located on Pine Island Road (which starts as County Road 40/Konig Rd. in the town of Waskish a few

Re: [mou-net] Blue-winged/Golden-winged Warbler hybrid, Murphy Hanrehan Park, Scott C

I’ve refound this bird, it’s been following me (or me it) between markers 12 and 21. (though never getting as far west as 21). Interesting that 21 is not on the park website map—but it’s between 12 and the road. It sings both the typical Blue-winged and golden-winged songs but in a just-slightly

Re: [mou-net] Coon Rapids Dam - Probable Caspian Tern

I was at the dam on Monday and can confirm caspian terns there. Had good warblers that day too, sorry they didn’t stay for you (though most of mine were in the woods on the north end of the park). Also my first pewee. Kyle Te Poel Stillwater Township On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, Refsnider <

[mou-net] Mockingbird at Lake Byllesby

Just found at the east entrance, in the small trees under the power lines. Kyle Te Poel Stillwater Township, MN Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay

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[mou-net] Birding experiment

Anticipating a good morning of birding after a little rain last night, I wanted to test two things: 1) How good is birding from home (relative to driving somewhere); and 2) Is it really worth it to get up super early? I'll give a caveat for my first point, which is that I live in a patch of

Re: [mou-net] No mockingbird???

Just a general question, spurred by the mockingbird email (but not about the mockingbird specifically)--how many bird "things" (report sources) are people signed up for? For example, the first email titled 'No Mockingbird???' implied knowledge among the general MOU-net recipients about a

[mou-net] Connecticut Warbler, Rusty Blackbird at TS Roberts bird sanctuary (Mpls.)

My best bird today was a Connecticut Warbler at TS Roberts on the east side of Lake Harriet. It was in a boggy section about 2/3 of the way in, with several fallen/uprooted trees. A close second was a lone Rusty Blackbird (at least I only found one--there are lots of Grackles around though, so it

Re: [mou-net] Shorebird query

Chet, so far I've only seen Yellowlegs (both, and regularly), Snipe (also regularly), Killdeer (surprisingly few), and one possible Spotted Sandpiper for shorebirds, and I have been looking most days. I've been birding mostly in Washington County, and certainly not all of the county, so my report

[mou-net] Washington and Ramsey county birds this morning

Had a pretty good morning with just under 70 species. Hoping for more shorebirds (got only 4 species), but am still finding a good mix of waterfowl (17 species total, including Loon, Red-Breasted Mergansers, Horned Grebes, and a few others on Como Lake in St. Paul, plus Greater Scaup and Redhead

[mou-net] Goose Lake waterfowl (Ramsey county)

Currently there are 13 species of waterfowl on Goose Lake, in the city of White Bear Lake. Goose Lake is across White Bear Ave. from Lions park and just east of Hwy. 61. Two additional species are on White Bear Lake itself, including 27 Horned Grebes. Kyle Te Poel Stillwater Township, MN

[mou-net] Tufted titmouse (Washington County)

Excited to have my first titmouse yard bird this morning. I live in Stillwater township. Singing pretty aggressively but I’m not so sure it’s going to find a mate. I’ve personally only had one other titmouse in the county (Washington), at Afton state park last spring. But who knows! Kyle Te Poel

[mou-net] St. Croix River/Stillwater

The St. Croix is largely ice-free here now, and accordingly I couldn't find any of the Trumpeter Swans or Mergansers that had been hanging out here for a couple weeks. However, at the rookery viewed from the Boom Site north of town, I counted at least 38 Great Blue Herons, and my first Cormorants

[mou-net] Owl behavior question

My friend saw a Great Horned Owl near her yard at dusk last night, and thought it would be interesting to put out their owl decoy on her deck to see what would happen. This morning she found the deck strewn with a bunch of animal guts--the pictures are pretty gross...nonetheless, I've never heard

[mou-net] Yellow-Billed Cuckoos (Washington County)

This morning I came across two Yellow-Billed Cuckoos while birding the Gateway Trail. I may have picked the wrong day--there was a running event taking place, so I had to be more alert to runners and bikers than the birds at times--but there was decent bird activity nonetheless. The highlight

[mou-net] Sax Zim Bog Solitary Sandpiper, Peafowl

Yesterday I guided a visitor from Connecticut around the Sax Zim Bog. He spotted a Solitary Sandpiper which I was able to get a good look at. The birding there yesterday was quite slow overall, and while early shorebird migration is certainly underway, but having not seen any other shorebirds

[mou-net] LeConte’s Sparrow, Afton SP

present. Scarlet tanagers, a winter wren, and a few vireos in the woods, warbler variety is low but a great morning with 60+ species so far. Kyle Tepoel Stillwater township Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou

[mou-net] Lake Elmo Park Reserve (inc. Least Bittern, warblers, terns)

Enjoyed 60+ species over 2.5 hours at Lake Elmo (Washington County) this morning, including my first real warbler waves of the year. Nine warbler species seen--mostly Yellow-Rumps and Palms still (with lots of Kinglets as well), but I did also get Parula, Orange-Crowned, Pine, Wilson's, Redstart,

[mou-net] February butterfly

Hi all, Not a bird question, but was shocked to see a Cabbage Butterfly in my house today. Anyone able to explain this? I don't have any likely host plants in the house, and it's not like they have a long life span anyway. Don't believe I've ever had a mid-winter butterfly in the house before.

[mou-net] Warbler/mixed migrant wave

Had my first migrant wave of the "fall" come through the yard this morning. Upon noticing it, I ran into the house to get my binoculars, and of course upon returning to the spot some of the birds were no longer detected. I did end up spotting a couple warblers (Nashville, Ovenbird), and 2 empid.

[mou-net] window decals

After moving into my first house last summer, I've had to deal for the first time with window strikes. As much as I like seeing birds up close, I'd rather it not be for the purposes of burying them. Alas, after losing a few warblers and other songbirds (and having many other close calls, including

[mou-net] Hooded warbler, Lebanon hills

Had a nice warbler wave in Lebanon Hills regional park (Eagan). West of pilot knob road, it was just 5 warbler species, but three of them were Canada, mourning, and (female) hooded. I know hooded warblers used to be seen with some regularity on the east portion of the park, but the last time I saw

[mou-net] ~90 species, Ramsey & Washington counties

Had a great day of birding, with up to 93 species (a few observations too fleeting to say for sure but mid-80s species at minimum). This total is surprisingly high considering I found no owls, gulls, plus somehow I missed several abundant birds (no House Sparrows, House Finches, Starlings, or even

Re: [mou-net] Birding about the Metro

Hi Mary (and anyone else who may be interested), I offer guided birding tours and am based out of the east metro, not too far from you. Feel free to check out my website and facebook page (links below) if you're interested! -Kyle Te Poel kyletepoel.crevado.com facebook.com/NexBendBirding On

[mou-net] American Bitterns, etc. at William O'Brien State Park

Got up early the last two days for full-morning walks at William O'Brien state park. After seeing several radar-related posts expecting a potential influx of migrants today, I was hopeful, but alas found more or less the same exact bird list today as yesterday (only three additions today: Field

[mou-net] Vesper Sparrow, Hermit Thrush (Washington Co.)

Had my first 2018 Vesper Sparrow yesterday near St. Croix Savanna SNA (south of Bayport), where about 50 Bald Eagles were circling low over and over for a solid hour or more. Also my first Hermit Thrush of the year this morning at home. Kyle Te Poel Stillwater Township, MN Join or Leave

[mou-net] White-Throated Sparrow, Redpolls, Minneapolis

Went to the Cancer Survivors Park to look for the Hoary Redpoll reported earlier in the week. Stayed as long as I could, which wasn't long due to the -7 temp and no sun (around 8 am). Nonetheless, found two flocks of bird, both very approachable. The first was mostly House Sparrows, but with 3

[mou-net] Influx of yard birds (Washington Co.)

Must have been a good movement last night, as this morning I've got a ton of birds in my yard/woods in Stillwater Township. Most of them not unusual, but does include several Red-Breasted Nuthatches, Creepers, dozens of both Kinglets, and a few new "yard" birds for me (most notable to me being

[mou-net] Junco, & Varied Thrush question

Saw my first junco of the fall this morning in southern Washington County. More interestingly, this afternoon in Hennepin County in two separate (but very close) locations, I heard what I could swear--but won't--was Varied Thrush. Aside from just seeing a few in Minnesota in winter, I've heard

[mou-net] Merlins, Minneapolis

I've now twice seen (and heard--they're fairly vocal, or have been when I've been around) a pair of Merlins in Minneapolis over the past couple weeks. There may be a nest as I thought I saw the end of a feeding (couldn't verify, didn't have binoculars on me), but even if not there are at least

[mou-net] Nesting? Black-and-white warbler near Stillwater

I just moved into a new (to me) home, and am delighted with the yard birds in my first few days here, including a pair of Barred Owls, Blue-Winged Warblers, Ovenbirds, Wood Thrush, among the more typical stuff. But the most surprising to me is the almost daily (5 of 6 days) appearance of

[mou-net] Acadian Flycatcher & Henslow's Sparrows, Afton SP (Washington County)

Another report from Afton State Park. I was leading a bird hike there today and my group watched a very vocal Acadian Flycatcher. It was pretty much dead-center in the park, on a fairly narrow trail alongside a densely wooded ravine (approximatley midway up the trail between letters "R" and "AJ"

[mou-net] Lark Sparrow (Washington County)

Looking at a handful of flooded fields this morning in Washington County, but found zero shorebirds. Damp is maybe a better word than flooded, as standing water was fairly minimal and when there was some I only found geese and mallards. However, at the corner of Lake Elmo Ave. and Hudson Rd.

[mou-net] Oakdale Nature Preserve (Washington Co.)

Had a good morning birding at Oakdale Nature Preserve (off of Hadley Ave., south of MN-36), with the highlights being a Bay-Breasted offering extended looks, a Cerulean Warbler (or two) singing--couldn't see it, unfortunately--and a Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher. Kyle Te Poel Stillwater Join or

Re: [mou-net] Birding about the Metro

Seconding Steve, I also saw Yellow-Rumps gleaning bugs off the water the other day for the first time. Was wondering if I'd just missed a regular feeding behavior. Not a lot of new bird action today (for me anyway)--though on a trip to Lanesboro I did get my FOY Gnatcatchers and Black-and-white

[mou-net] Afton Henslow's Sparrows

Enjoyed a nice evening at Afton State Park at their Woodcock program. The group was treated to a couple of close views of woodcocks, and witnessed their newly arrived Osprey pair mating (raising the question among a 7-year-old in the group, "why is it standing on the other one's head??"). Bonus

[mou-net] No Cinnamon Teal

This morning I spent almost an hour on the various paths in the Browns Creek area where the teal had been reported the last few days. I spent most of the time in the area reported (near Atwood CIrcle) but checked at 4 other ponds as well. I couldn't find it anywhere, so it may have moved on.

[mou-net] Murphy-Hanrehan

This morning I went to Murphy-Hanrehan in hopes of coming across a Hooded and/or Cerulean Warbler. No luck on either of those, but did have about 60 species for the morning. One of the first was a Mourning Warbler singing incessantly near trail marker 14. Blue-Winged Warblers were scattered in

[mou-net] Acadian Flycatchers, Houston county

Hiking deep into a wet, wooded ravine on my in-laws farm, I found a pair of Acadian Flycatchers. First given away by regular vocalizations, then spotted after much scanning. I observed them for several minutes, hiked on, and then on my return I found them again in the same area. I always

Re: [mou-net] Worm Eating Warbler

I tried for it two days ago and did not find it. Several Scarlet Tanagers around, though. Kyle Te Poel Columbia Heights On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 4:56 PM, John P. Ellis wrote: > Has anyone found or not found the WEWA at the Cannon River Wilderness Area > since the initial

Re: [mou-net] Hennepin Gallinule

Spent about an hour yesterday late afternoon/early evening at Wood Lake but did not see the Gallinule. Plenty of birds around, but only a handful of warbler species; I didn't see or hear a huge variety of migrants. Orioles were everywhere, as were muskrats. A very sharp looking Solitary