Happy to help on Saturday. I think I did from Wilke to Walton? Bob Heise ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <mou-net at moumn.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 11:00 AM Subject: mou-net Digest, Vol 115, Issue 1
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Chukar-Carver Park Reserve-Carver County (John Cyrus) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:45:15 -0500 > From: "Williams, Bob" <BXWilliams at CBBURNET.COM> > Subject: [mou] 8th Annual Great MN River Birding Day > To: <mou-net at moumn.org>, "MNBird" <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> > Message-ID: > <D16DEABA5BA1144C870F7443C4EAEEB605496A29 at MIN-SA-EXCHMB1.minsa.mn.nrt> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > The 8th Annual Great MN River Birding Day is only a month away! Don't > miss this chance to bird the MN River Valley and participate in one of > the 3 rallies. On Friday, September 14th we will be birding west of Hwy > 15 which runs from St. Cloud south through Hutchinson, New Ulm, Madelia > and Fairmont to the Iowa border. There will be a rally at the Lac Qui > Parle Wildlife Management Area Headquarters off US 59/Hwy 7 northwest of > Montevideo from 4:30-6:30PM. On Saturday, September 15th we will be > birding throughout the watershed from Faribault County in the SE to > Otter Tail County in the NW and from the MN Valley NWR in the east to > Big Stone NWR in the west. There will be rallies at the Rasmussen > Nature Center in Mankato from 2:00-4:00PM and at the MN Valley NWR in > Bloomington from 1:00-3:00PM. There will be snacks and refreshments at > all 3 rallies. There will also be copies of the 3 new birding guides > published by Audubon MN for the MN River Valley, the Mississippi River > Valley and the North Shore for sale at a special price. There is no > cost for the event and it is open to the public. > You can bird all day Friday and/or Saturday or just for a couple of > hours. > You can bird on your own or with a group. Last year we identified 204 > species! That will be a tough record to beat. The more people we have > in the field the better our chances will be, so join us. For more > information or to register for the event please contact Bob Williams at > 612-728-2232 or at bxwilliams at cbburnet.com. > Bob Williams, Bloomington > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:49:36 -0700 (PDT) > From: Chad Heins <odunamis at yahoo.com> > Subject: [mou] Blue Earth County Shorebirds > To: MOU <mou-net at moumn.org> > Message-ID: <888086.26782.qm at web50410.mail.re2.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hey birders, > > Yesterday morning I had the chance to search Blue Earth County for good > shorebird habitat. There are three locations worth mentioning: > > 1) Just north of Gilfillin Lake in the northwestern part of the county is > a little slough. About 100 birds present: Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral, > Solitary, Semipalmated, Least Sandpipers, and Killdeer > > 2) Sod farms east of Mapleton at the junction of CR 21 and CR 14. About > 200 Killdeer, 1 Least Sandpiper, and flocks of Horned Larks (Buff-breasted > present last week). > > 3) Cobb River Waterfowl Production Area north of Mapleton. Take CR 10 > east from Hwy 22 (in Beauford) for less than a mile. Turn south on 586th > Ave. There's a pond near the road and one that was worth the walk. About > 100 shorebirds present: Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Short-billed > Dowitcher, Solitary, Spotted, Pectoral, Least, Semipalmated Sandpipers, > and Killdeer. > > I also had two Peregrine Falcon sightings yesterday as well. One bird was > hunting pigeons at a grain elevator south of Hwy 14 along 3rd Avenue in > Mankato. The other bird was being harassed by an American Kestrel near a > farm along Hwy 14 east of Eagle Lake. > > Happy birding! > > Chad Heins > Mankato, MN > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car > Finder tool. > http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:17:16 -0500 > From: Peder Svingen <psvingen at d.umn.edu> > Subject: [mou] 16 warbler species at Park Point--Southworth Marsh, > 8/13/07 > To: MOU-net MOU-net <mou-net at moumn.org> > Message-ID: <a231ab077203aa5ea22210cec8260990 at d.umn.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: do-not-reply at ebird.org >> Date: August 13, 2007 9:18:41 PM CDT >> To: psvingen at d.umn.edu >> Subject: eBird Report - Park Point--Southworth Marsh , 8/13/07 >> >> Location: Park Point--Southworth Marsh >> Observation date: 8/13/07 >> Notes: Sixteen species of warblers observed by Peder H. Svingen in >> one hour of birding at Southworth Marsh on Park Point, Duluth, MN >> 8/13/2007. Winds were easterly at 10 mph and probably helped >> concentrate migrants at this small preserve along the west side of >> Park Point, between the Rowing Club and the bus turnaround. Four of >> the warbler species seen today were not among those seen on the 9th, >> so a total of 20 species has been found at Park Point in the last four >> days. Also seen were three species of vireo and Veery, Swainson's >> Thrush, and one Gray-cheeked Thrush. >> Number of species: 42 >> >> [non-warbler species removed from forwarded message] >> >> Golden-winged Warbler 2 >> Tennessee Warbler 3 >> Nashville Warbler 24 >> Yellow Warbler 19 >> Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 >> Magnolia Warbler 2 >> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 >> Blackburnian Warbler 2 >> Black-and-white Warbler 16 >> American Redstart 9 >> Ovenbird 3 >> Northern Waterthrush 1 >> Mourning Warbler 1 >> Common Yellowthroat 14 >> Wilson's Warbler 2 >> Canada Warbler 1 >> >> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: text/enriched > Size: 1653 bytes > Desc: not available > Url : > http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070813/07de32d8/attachment-0001.bin > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:31:45 -0500 > From: "Pastor Al Schirmacher" <pastoral at princetonfreechurch.net> > Subject: [mou] Milaca Warblers > To: <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>, <mou-net at moumn.org> > Message-ID: <001b01c7de7f$d75a9840$0e01a8c0 at PASTORAL> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > 12 warblers (first real wave here) on Milaca Hiking Trails this morning: > > * Golden-winged > * Tennessee > * Nashville > * Yellow > * Chestnut-sided > * Blackburnian > * Black-and-white > * American Redstart > * Ovenbird > * Connecticut > * Common Yellowthroat > * Wilson's > > Cedar Waxwings (100+) were working the upper canopy, passerines > mid-canopy - > decent activity overall. > > Good birding to all and sundry! > > Al Schirmacher > Princeton, MN > Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:34:30 +0000 > From: "John Cyrus" <cyrus150 at hotmail.com> > Subject: [mou] Chukar-Carver Park Reserve-Carver County > To: mou-net at moumn.org > Message-ID: <BAY134-F330A5C710F179EF25C9DB195DD0 at phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > This morning around 9:30 I found a beautiful male Chukar at Carver Park > Reserve. He made his chuck chuck song and posed from the trail that leads > to King Blind from the small parking area. It is quite a shock to me but > there is no doubt in my mind that it is a Chukar. He had the red bill and > legs, the black leading across his eyes and down the side of the neck, and > the blueish gray head(top) and neck(back) When he noticed me he ran to > the > right(if you are facing the parking area) side of the trail. I will the > complete list of birds at the park this morning in just a bit. Wow > > John > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more..then map the best > route! > http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&ss=yp.bars~yp.pizza~yp.movie%20theater&cp=42.358996~-71.056691&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=950607&encType=1&FORM=MGAC01 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net at moumn.org > http://moumn.org/mailman/listinfo/mou-net_moumn.org > > > End of mou-net Digest, Vol 115, Issue 1 > ***************************************
