Here in my urban back yard in Minneapolis - I have been getting quite a few spring migrants.
Today's guest was a Nashville Warbler - a first for me and a first for our Mpls yard - though I am new to the state. I appreciate the MOU reports of spring migration - however mundane these reports may appear to the "seasoned" birders. It helps me - as I thumb through my field guides - to narrow down the possible suspects. The Nashville Warbler has a rusty crown - but only one of my six field guides really indicated such. So the MOU reports help to focus on the possibilities. Back to lurking on MOU for me... ;-) Bird early, bird often... Ed On 5/9/2008 8:17 PM, mou-net-request at moumn.org wrote: > Send mou-net mailing list submissions to > mou-net at moumn.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://moumn.org/mailman/listinfo/mou-net_moumn.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mou-net-request at moumn.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mou-net-owner at moumn.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mou-net digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Great day at Eagle Lake (Thomas Maiello) > 2. White-faced Ibis - Lyon County (cbc at rohair.com) > 3. 2 Great-tailed Grackle - Lyon County (cbc at rohair.com) > 4. Cornell Lab's Sound Recording Workshop coming up (Adele Binning) > 5. Up north in Bemidji (Pat DeWenter) > 6. Henslow's Sparrow (Dave Bartkey) > 7. Freeborn County - May 9, 2008 (CRAIG MANDEL) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:17:22 -0500 > From: Thomas Maiello <thomas at angelem.com> > Subject: [mou] Great day at Eagle Lake > To: mnbird to submit messages <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>, > mou-net at moumn.org > Message-ID: <B8562060-C8B4-4496-89C3-806649AD4D7E at angelem.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > Did my usual ever improving rounds along Zachary Lane at the WNW > corner of the lake. Awesome day! > > One odd bird of note - a large flycatcher but generally pale > undersides and rufous tail. I thought it was a Great Crested but the > undersides were pale and no distinguished yellow but the bill said > flycatcher and the size said Great Crested but the book said Ash- > Throated but not in our area. Any ideas? It was high up in the tree > tops catching flyers. I was holding it as a Great Crested one year > old or pale famale or something. Watched it for a good 10 minutes and > this is the best I could come up with. > > Birds of note - gonna list all of them seen during my hour and a half > out there - even the common ones > > Great Blue Heron > Great Egret > Green Heron > Northern Oriole > Hooded Merganser > Coot > Wood Duck > Red-winged Blackbirds > Cowbirds > Common Grackles > American Redstart > Yellow Warblers > Goldfinches > Crows > Cooper's Hawk (nest #6 - if you build it she will come - saw the pair > and they appear to be in blessed hawktrimony) > Swamp Sparrow > Cedar Waxwing > Ovenbird > Purple Finch (lifer) > House Finch (conveniently there for comparison - thank you great > spirits) > House Wren > Marsh Wren > Ring-necked Pheasant > Downy Woodpecker > Hairy Woodpecker > Red-bellied Woodpecker > Pileated Woodpecker > Double-Crested Merganser > Horned Grebe > Ruby-Crowned Kinglet > Yellow-rumped Warblers > Robins > Brown Thrasher > Palm Warblers > Kingfisher > Mourning Doves > White-breasted Nuthatches > Black-capped Chickadees > Cardinals > Mallards > Canadian Geese > Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers > Fox Sparrow > Song Sparrow > Ring Billed Gulls > Common Terns > Bluejays > Chipping Sparrows > Common Loon > Black and White Warbler > > And I think I am missing some! Isn't that like 50 species!?!?! All in > a hour and a half!!!! What a great day! Time for lunch. My work > here is done. > > Wonder what might show up later on? > > Thomas Maiello > Angel Environmental Management, Inc. > Maple Grove, MN > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 11:50:33 -0700 > From: cbc at rohair.com > Subject: [mou] White-faced Ibis - Lyon County > To: mou-net at moumn.org > Message-ID: > <20080509115033.6f54f1fcbefaad8f45bc3c09193de877.bc76ccf22a.wbe at > email.secureserver.net> > > Content-Type: TEXT/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > 6 White-faced Ibis were observed at Black Rush Lake in Lyon County on > Thursday evening (May 8) and again Friday morning (May 9). They were along > County Road 59 toward the North end of BRL. From MN Highway 23, County Road > 59 is 1 mile South of the Camden State Park Main Entrance. > > Also observed were American Bittern, and Black-crowned Night-Heron > > Roger Schroeder > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 11:52:10 -0700 > From: cbc at rohair.com > Subject: [mou] 2 Great-tailed Grackle - Lyon County > To: mou-net at moumn.org > Message-ID: > <20080509115210.6f54f1fcbefaad8f45bc3c09193de877.5413537d75.wbe at > email.secureserver.net> > > Content-Type: TEXT/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > 2 Great-tailed Grackle were observed at Black Rush Lake in Lyon County on > Friday morning (May 9). They were along County Road 59 toward the North end > of BRL. From MN Highway 23, County Road 59 is 1 mile South of the Camden > State Park Main Entrance. > > Also observed were White-faced Ibis, American Bittern, and Black-crowned > Night-Heron > > Roger Schroeder > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 15:13:35 -0500 > From: Adele Binning <abinning at smm.org> > Subject: [mou] Cornell Lab's Sound Recording Workshop coming up > To: mou-net at moumn.org > Message-ID: <6C6CE59E-4B91-41D5-81C3-0576F652B9D1 at smm.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > If you have not heard about the Sound Recording Workshop that the > Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology runs each summer > out in the Sierra Nevada mountains, take a look at this webiste: > > http://www.birds.cornell.edu/macaulaylibrary/Contribute/ > soundRecordingWorkshop.html > > It is an incredible week of learning about natural sound recording > with people from all over the U.S. and the world. The instructors are > fantastic and the surroundings (including the birds) are astounding. > > The course is limited to 15 participants so if you think you are > interested, check out the website soon. > > Adele Binning > Saint Paul > past participant in SRW > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080509/04e13b14/attachment-0001.html > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:56:11 -0500 > From: "Pat DeWenter" <hoocooks4you at gmail.com> > Subject: [mou] Up north in Bemidji > To: mou-net at moumn.org > Message-ID: > <a7e4e53f0805091356j304420bdt22ebc26c7e071be0 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > We returned here Tuesday from TX, just ahead of the birds it seems. Our > lake is open, but Lake Bemidji still has a lot of ice. Yesterday, in the > open water were rafts of Common Goldeneye and Bufflehead, and what I assume > were Lesser Scaup. I didn't have my scope along to check for Greater. > There were also 2 pair of Eared Grebes. > > In our yard today, we have had a large number of Yellow-rump Warblers, along > with one Palm and one Black-and-White. We also had 2 Yellow-bellied > Sapsuckers, 1 male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and 2 Chipping Sparrows. As cold > as it has been, there are very few insects for these birds. Hope they will > survive! > > I saw the newscast about all the dead Bluebirds and Tree Swallows that have > been found. I assume the lack of food also will apply to Warblers, Orioles, > Tanagers and other insect eaters. I think this spring would be a good year > to put out mealworms, and suet. > > Pat DeWenter > Bemidji/Beltrami Co. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080509/5c6de6c7/attachment-0001.html > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 16:45:32 -0500 > From: "Dave Bartkey" <screechowl at charter.net> > Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow > To: "MOU" <mou-net at moumn.org>, "MNBIRD posts" > <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>, "Ricebird" <ricebird at > yahoogroups.com>, > "Heather at RBNC" <rickerl at rbnc.org> > Message-ID: <20080509214647.LFOJ4495.aarprv04.charter.net at emachine> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi everyone, > > I first heard, and then saw a Henslow's Sparrow this morning at the Valley > Grove Church Restored Grassland. Valley Grove Church is located just north > of Nerstrand Woods State Park. To get there, go north from the park on Hwy. > 246 to CR 30, take a left, and go west until you see the church on your > left. There are trails mowed here and people are more than welcome to > explore. I know the folks who restored this tract of land and they are very > cordial. This is also a reliable spot for Grasshopper Sparrow (I saw one > today), and I have had Henslow's here for three years in a row now. This > latest Henslow's was very close, and I had the best looks I've ever had at > this species today. > > > > Other highlights among the 116 species I saw today were: > > 2 Western Grebes; one on the eastern shore of Upper Sakatah Lake, and > another on the eastern side of Cannon Lake, just off Ackman Park. > > 3 tern species on Upper Sakatah - Forster's, Caspian, and Common. > > 1 Dark-eyed Junco (!) at the Valley Grove Church Cemetery. > > > > Other FOY's ~ > > Brewer's Blackbird > > Harris' Sparrow > > Blackburnian Warbler (warblers were very minimal today) > > American Redstart > > Grasshopper Sparrow > > Veery > > Gray-cheeked Thrush > > Baltimore Oriole (FINALLY!) > > Eastern Kingbird > > Lesser Yellowlegs > > Solitary Sandpiper > > > > Lots of other good stuff too! > > > > Good birding! > > > > Dave Bartkey > > Faribault, MN > > screechowl at charter.net > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080509/776a3392/attachment-0001.html > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 20:16:34 -0500 > From: "CRAIG MANDEL" <EgretCMan at msn.com> > Subject: [mou] Freeborn County - May 9, 2008 > To: "Tony Hertzel" <axhertzel at sihope.com>, "MOU net" > <mou-net at moumn.org>, "Craig Mandel" <EgretCMan at msn.com>, "MnBird" > <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> > Message-ID: <BLU138-DAV54BE701FB5B8FB2C3033DA5D20 at phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > May 9, 2008 > 7:30am - 3:30pm > > Enjoyed a very nice day, birdwatching in Freeborn county today with Phyllis > Bofferding, Linda Felker and Kathy Kinghorn. We observed over 120 species > in the county, with large numbers of Yellow-rumped and Yellow Warblers > present. There were also many White-throated Sparrows, especially at the > group camp at Myre-Big Island State Park. We also had a large variety of > birds along the West side of Geneva Lake. Including 14 species of waterfowl > present on the lake. Here are some notes on some of the species we observed > today. > > > Sora - 5 birds were heard calling from a small wet grassy area, just east of > the group camp in Myre-Big Island State Park. > Blue-headed Vireo - Several were observed at Myre-Big Island State Park. > Purple Martin - There were two Martin houses with Martins in them at the > North East corner of the town of Geneva. > Swallow's - all five species of Swallows were observed at Geneva Lake, with > Tree and Barn Swallow being very abundant. > Red-breasted Nuthatch - A single bird was heard near the group camp at > Myre-Big Island State Park. > Sedge Wren - heard in 3 or 4 areas around the county. > Marsh Wren - Heard and seen along the West side of Geneva Lake. > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Observed a few along the West shore of Geneva Lake. > Veery - Observed and heard at Myre-Big Island State Park. > Gray-cheeked Thrush - Seen at several locations in Myre-Big Island State > Park. > Swainson's Thrush - Observed at several locations in the county. > Gray Catbird > Brown Thrasher - Heard and observed in 5 or 6 locations in the county. > Warbler's - 16 species observed, with Yellow-rumped and Yellow being very > common. Others observed include, Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Nashville, > Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Palm, Blackpoll, > Black-and-White, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush (15+), > Common Yellowthroat and Wilson's. > Sparrows were very abundant, with nice looks at many White-throated Sparrows > and some of the other Sparrows observed included, Vesper, Lincoln's, Swamp, > Harris's and White-crowned. > Bobolink - Several were observed at Myre-Big Island State Park. > Purple Finch - A female Purple Finch was observed near the upper campground > at Myre-Big Island State Park. > > Craig Mandel > EgretCMan at msn.com > Hennepin County, MN > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net at moumn.org > http://moumn.org/mailman/listinfo/mou-net_moumn.org > > > End of mou-net Digest, Vol 382, Issue 2 > *************************************** > >
