[mou-net] urban settlers: spotted sandpipers

2010-06-15 Thread linda whyte
Last night's impromptu evening BBA check confirmed a suspicion that spotted sandpipers have claimed a summer place in downtown St. Paul, in the empty industrial lot just west of the new Xcel Energy plant. It's a high sand/dirt flat, dotted with dozens of shallow, ephemeral ponds/puddles, a few

[mou-net] birding in northern Chicago?

2010-06-15 Thread R E Sander
Hi,   we are going to Chicago this weekend, and I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good birding spot.  we will not have a car, so it would have to be accessible from the subway.   thanks! Roxanne Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] Thanks for CT warbler info!

2010-06-15 Thread Joseph Harrington
Thanks to everyone who has offered info on where to find Connecticut warblers in the northeastern part of the state. We tried each, heard one singing male, tried played the tape, couldn't get him into view (ditto the next day, too). However, we did see a GG owl and ruffed grouse without even

[mou-net] Evening Grosbeaks

2010-06-15 Thread Eileen Schantz-Hansen
Have a pair of Evening Grosbeaks at my feeder along with a pair of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. Haven't seen evenings here since I posted Nov 10, '09. Saw Barred Owls fledge from one of the boxes here May 29. What a scene! Eileen from Carlton County Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] MOU Website RQD Review Page

2010-06-15 Thread Michael Hendrickson
Hello: Well its rainy and I got the day off because of it. I was browsing around on the MOU website (http://moumn.org/) and noticed on the web page for Review RQD Documentation (http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/rqd.pl?op=all) that the MOU website manager(s) has added a vote column next to the bird

Re: [mou-net] MOU Website RQD Review Page

2010-06-15 Thread Bob Holtz
I agree with Mike. Bob Holtz -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Hendrickson Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:35 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] MOU Website RQD Review Page Hello: Well its rainy and I got the day

Re: [mou-net] MOU Website RQD Review Page

2010-06-15 Thread Laura Erickson
If the rejection of a report was a personal rejection and thus a legitimate source of embarrassment, then I'd agree with Mike. But the ideal situation would be for us to look at bird reports as what they are--one birder's report of a bird that s/he believes is a particular thing, which can be true

Re: [mou-net] MOU Website RQD Review Page

2010-06-15 Thread Williams, Bob
While I understand Mike's point, I look at this issue from a slightly different perspective. Firstly, I am not embarrassed by the fact that a sighting of mine has been rejected by MOURC. Their standards are high and that is as it should be. By the same token, a rejection does not necessarily

Re: [mou-net] Eastern Bluebirds

2010-06-15 Thread D Burns
John, Congratulations on your re-nesting EBB's. I would highly recommend that you do not disturb the HOSP nest at this point and instead install a sparrow spooker ASAP on the EBB nest box. Here is an example of a spooker: http://www.sialis.org/sparrowspooker.htm If you need any help

[mou-net] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Scott County

2010-06-15 Thread Williams, Bob
Steve Weston just called to report a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Scott County that he saw while driving down US 169 south of Belle Plaine. He saw it flying across the road, apparently with the intent of landing on the utility wire on the NW side of 169, north of 250th St. According to my map

[mou-net] Great Gray family AND N Hawk Owl family AND cute photos

2010-06-15 Thread sparky stensaas
June 14, 2010 It was one of those days in birding that are all too rare. One of those days where you find everything you are looking for and more. You can skip straight to the photos here: http://gallery.me.com/sparkystensaas#100651 N HAWK OWL FAMILY Driving the Whyte Road (just 0.2 miles

[mou-net] Western Kingbird in Mower County

2010-06-15 Thread John Morrison
At about 6:00 pm tonight I located a Western Kingbird while birding north of Austin. I spent over an hour observing and photographing the bird. I posted one of the better pictures on MOU website under Recently Seen. Location is approximately 6 miles north of Austin on US Hwy 218, then east on

[mou-net] Red Wing birds

2010-06-15 Thread Steve Weston
On Sunday I led a MRVAC field trip to Collischan Road in Red Wing. We found: Yellow-billed Cuckoo - great look carrying food Acadian Flycatcher - vocal pair was observed feeding young in nest. Probably first county record of nesting Ovenbirds - numerous, but unseen Cerulean Warbler - two heard

Re: [mou-net] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Scott County

2010-06-15 Thread Steve Weston
Returning at about 6pm I was able to refine the location where I saw the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, while traveling at 70mph. The bird was at or just south of 250th Street on the NW side of 169. However, I was unable to refind the bird at 6pm. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN