I spotted a bird in my feeder this morning. Lone bird. A sparrow with a bright red square or marking on his head. i have pics if anyone would like to look at it? I can't find it in the north american birds website online. thanks. Have had robins for about 2 weeks and blue jays suddenly too. A few mornings I felt like my backyard was in the movie "the birds". probably 25 or 30 sparrows in the back yard flying between feeders. Pretty wild. thanks laurie
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:04 AM, MOU-NET automatic digest system < [email protected]> wrote: > There are 9 messages totalling 303 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Smith's Longspur in Duluth... > 2. Red Rock Lake birds (Hennepin) > 3. Red Rock Lake birds - more > 4. Spring Migrant Question > 5. Owl Maps (2) > 6. Bell Museum events > 7. Maple River WMA > 8. river ramble, St. Paul > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 08:05:10 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: Smith's Longspur in Duluth... > > See the showcase section of MOU. > **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a > recession. > ( > http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000003 > ) > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:42:07 -0500 > From: Don Darnell <[email protected]> > Subject: Red Rock Lake birds (Hennepin) > > Heard our foy COMMON LOON calling about 8:15 this morning. Also of note > this morning (while snowing) was a male PURPLE FINCH on thistle feeder. > > Other Red Rock Lake arrivals over the last ten days are RING-NECKED DUCKS, > LESSER SCAUP, HOODED MERGANSERS, WOOD DUCKS, BUFFLEHEAD AND PIED-BILLED > GREBES. > > NOTE: The Hooded Mergs and Wood Ducks have been entering and fighting over > our two duck boxes since shoreline ice started breaking-up on the 23rd. > Boxes are pole-mounted in shallow water. > > Don Darnell & Michelle Kern > > Red Rock Lake, in central Eden Prairie, 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 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:48:55 -0500 > From: Don Darnell <[email protected]> > Subject: Red Rock Lake birds - more > > Forgot to mention two more favorite lakefront arrivals: GREAT BLUE HERON on > the 25th and EASTERN PHOEBE on the 28th. > > > Don Darnell > Eden Prairie, Hennepin Cty. > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:03:26 -0500 > From: Pastor Al Schirmacher <[email protected]> > Subject: Spring Migrant Question > > Last week I published a question about which spring migrant brings the most > joy on arrival. > > Amazingly, 32 responses produced 24 different birds! (We're not a diverse > group, are we?) > > The responses show a decided Midwestern flavor, since the Birdchat > (national/international) post bounced back. > > Here are the results: > > * RW Blackbird, 4 > > * Eastern Bluebird, 3 > > * Sandhill Crane, 2.5 > > * Eastern Meadowlark, 2 > > * Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 2 > > * Yellow-headed Blackbird, Song Sparrow, sparrows in general, Gray Catbird, > White-throated Sparrow, RC Kinglet, Tundra Swan, American Redstart, > Golden-cheeked Warbler, Wood Thrush, Eastern Kingbird, House Wren, Barred > Owl, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Towhee, Indigo Bunting, E. Starling - 1 > > * Killdeer - .5 > > Good birding to all! > > Al Schirmacher > Princeton, MN > Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties > > PS In the spirit of April Fool's Day, one of the birds above was not > nominated. Can you guess which one? > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:02:37 -0700 > From: Michael Hendrickson <[email protected]> > Subject: Owl Maps > > I think the winter owl movement is over with and I thought I would post one > last time the tally of owls seen in Minnesota. I started placing owl > locations on Google maps on Sept. 1 and I entered hopefully my last owl > location today. It was some work searching locations on the map and placing > them as accurately as I could. > > Happy Totals: > > Great Gray Owl: 67 reports > Northern Hawk Owl: 74 reports > Snowy Owl: 66 reports > Boreal Owl: 21 reports > > To view the maps one last time click here: > http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/ > > Mike > > > Mike Hendrickson > Duluth, Minnesota > Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ > Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.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 > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 18:05:24 -0500 > From: Gordon Murdock <[email protected]> > Subject: Bell Museum events > > Please check the Bell Museum on-line calendar for upcoming bird > outings. All require preregistration through the Bell > at 612-624-9050. See <http://www.bellmuseum.org/calendar.html>. > Scan down about half way to "field trips." > > With Bruce Fall > April 18 at Hyland Lake Park Reserve > May 9 at Murphy-Hanrehan > With Ann Kessen > April 21 Owl ID clinic with Bell collections > May 1 at Tamarack Nature Center > May 19 at Maplewood Nature Center > Also > Botanizing with Robert Bergad > April 25 at Nine Mile Creek > May 16 at Nerstrand Big Woods > Frogs and frog calls with Tony Gamble > May 23, Grass Lake, Shoreview > > Gordon Murdock > Curator of Education > Bell Museum of Natural History > DGS, Museum Studies Grad. Minor > University of Minnesota > [email protected] > > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 18:26:37 -0500 > From: "john c. nelson" <[email protected]> > Subject: Maple River WMA > > After a trash run to Mapleton this afternoon, I took a swing around > the Maple R. WMA and observed 12 large white birds. A rare ocasion I > didn't have binoculars or scope with me and couldn't tell if they were > swans or pelicans. Ran home three milesand went back with binos and of > course they were gone. Was this a sign of creeping senility or just > dumb. One reward however- three Northern Harriers hunting in the same > spot. > > John Nelson > Good Thunder 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 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 18:27:41 -0500 > From: linda whyte <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Owl Maps > > Mike, > Thank you so much for all your work on the owl-mapping. For those of > us to the south, who have fewer opportunities to see these birds (with > the exception of some of the snowies), it was a very handy way to keep > track and possibly plan an excursion. > Linda Whyte > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Michael Hendrickson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think the winter owl movement is over with and I thought I would post > o= > ne last time the tally of owls seen in Minnesota. =A0I started placing owl > = > locations on Google maps on Sept. 1 and I entered hopefully my last owl > loc= > ation today. =A0It was some work searching locations on the map and > placing= > them as accurately as I could. > > > > Happy Totals: > > > > Great Gray Owl: =A067 reports > > Northern Hawk Owl: 74 reports > > Snowy Owl: 66 reports > > Boreal Owl: 21 reports > > > > To view the maps one last time click here: =A0 > http://colderbythelakebirdi= > ng.blogspot.com/ > > > > Mike > > > > > > Mike Hendrickson > > Duluth, Minnesota > > Website: http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ > > Blog: http://colderbythelakebirding.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net > > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 19:06:56 -0500 > From: linda whyte <[email protected]> > Subject: river ramble, St. Paul > > The river has flooded much of the bottomlands of Crosby Park and parts > east, prompting an exploration of the more developed area along the > river. From the section of bike trail west of and parallel to the 35E > bridge, one can look down into the streams and wetland that empty into > the river. For the second time, I saw a kingfisher fly upstream here, > and seemingly disappear in the trees by the bank, directly beneath > Shepard Road. With so much water available for fishing and bathing > elsewhere, it does seem possible this bird might be there to consider > a nesting burrow in the roadside hill. If so, I would love to find it > before the foliage fills in---not that that seems a likely event for > the near future. > > The only birds seen on the rapidly moving currents were a couple of > male woodies across from the Lilydale public boat ramp, who took off > as soon as I leaned over the bridge (near Otto St.) to admire them. > Just then three Great Blue Herons flew over, heading NW. Watching them > brought into view the unmistakable flight of a small falcon---a female > kestrel landed close by, on a power pole along Shepard, just west of > Otto. She was hard put to sit still in the wind, but was sighting on > something in the open area to the north, which was where she headed > when a crow stopped by. By crossing over onto Otto, I was able to see > her again, kiting over the grasses. She did this for several minutes, > before dropping swiftly into the brush, presumably to eat, as she > didn't appear again. > Linda Whyte > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > End of MOU-NET Digest - 31 Mar 2009 to 1 Apr 2009 (#2009-73) > ************************************************************ > ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
