One of my first visitors to the birdbath was an Indigo Bunting at my home in
Vadnais Heights.
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Topics of the day:
1. 3 Piping Plovers, 3 Am. Avocets in Kandiyohi Cty.
2. Black-bellied plover
3. oops!
4. Significant Migration in Sherburne & Mille Lacs; MOU Sherburne trip
reminder
5. Winona yellow-throated warbler
6. Rice County - Carleton Arboretum: Blue-winged Warbler and other FOS
7. Crane Meadows, Morrison County report
8. Thank yous and FOY
9. American Avocet in Rice County
10. Least Bittern, Nicollet County
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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 01:01:20 -0400
From: Linda Sparling <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: 3 Piping Plovers, 3 Am. Avocets in Kandiyohi Cty.
I found a single Piping Plover at the flooded field NW of Pennock, .8 mile=
north of Hwy 12 on 120th St. =C2=A0When I looked at my photos I discovere=
d that the bird has a green band on its right leg. =C2=A0I also found two=
Piping Plovers at Olson Lake in the SW part of Kandiyohi County. =C2=A0Th=
ere were also three American Avocets at Olson Lake.
Also at Olson Lake:
Short-billed and Long-billed Dowitchers
Stilt Sandpipers
Dunlin
Wilson's Phalaropes
Baird's, Least, Semipalmated and Pectoral Sandpipers
Peregrine Falcon
At the location NW of Pennock:
Willets
both Dowitchers
American Pipits
Thanks to Randy Frederickson for sharing these productive locations.
To end the day I ventured to the Nature Conservancy area south of Regal.=
=C2=A0It was absolutely magical to serenaded at dusk by American Bittern,=
Soras, Marsh and Sedge Wrens, Swamp Sparrows, VIrginia Rails and American=
Woodcock.
Linda Sparling
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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 08:19:17 -0500
From: Robin LaFortune
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Subject: Black-bellied plover
I stopped at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds on my way home from the MBW and =
was rewarded with a beautiful black-bellied plover in breeding plumage. =
It was walking on the berm between the front and back ponds.=20
There was plenty of activity in the back pond -=20
30+ Wilson's phalaropes, 5 Willets, many peeps and yellowlegs, and a few =
dunlin. Also a nice variety of waterfowl.
I also found several red-necked grebes on Braunworth lake, just NE of =
Young America on 25.
This morning, red-breasted grosbeaks and Baltimore oriole at the =
feeders.
Robin Lafortune
Delano, MN
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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 08:43:13 -0500
From: Robin LaFortune
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Subject: oops!
ROSE- breasted, not red-breasted grosbeak- this am at the feeders- =
jeez.....
Robin
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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 09:20:21 -0500
From: Pastor Al Schirmacher
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Subject: Significant Migration in Sherburne & Mille Lacs; MOU Sherburne trip
reminder
New migrants in in Mille Lacs County & Sherburne NWR area last few days:
* 5/4, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Marsh Wren, Grasshopper Sparrow
* 5/3, (not a birding day), House Wren
* 5/2, Lesser Yellowlegs (bizarre to be this late), Willet (Mille Lacs
County bird after 5.5 years here), Spotted Sandpiper, Forster's Tern, Purple
Martin (they've been at Mille Lacs Lake for while, I'm sure) Northern
Rough-winged Swallow, Bank Swallow, Black-and-White Warbler
* 5/1, American White Pelican (again, I'm sure they were here earlier),
Orange-crowned Warbler, Palm Warbler, Clay-colored Sparrow, Lark Sparrow
For those involved in the Sherburne NWR field trip - we meet Saturday, May
16th 7:00 AM at Mahnomen Trail. Take 169 to Sherburne CR 9, CR 9 west until
you enter the refuge, Mahnomen Trail will be on your left within 1/2 mile or
so (there are signs).
Good birding to all!
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties
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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 11:10:56 -0500
From: Steve Midthune <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: Winona yellow-throated warbler
A yellow-throated warbler was seen this morning along the dike =
road on Prairie Island. It was about .3 miles past McNalley Landing on =
the river side.
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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 13:00:27 -0500
From: Owen Scott McMurtrey
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Subject: Rice County - Carleton Arboretum: Blue-winged Warbler and other FOS
Today at about 12:00 I heard a Blue-winged Warbler singing in the northern
part of Carleton's Upper Arboretum (this part of the Arb is in Rice County). It
wasn't shy, and I proceeded to take some cruddy pictures of it, which are at
this address:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7851...@n06/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/7851...@n06/>
There must have been a decent movement last night because numbers of
White-throated Sparrows Palm Warblers and Yellow-Rumped Warblers were noticably
higher.
Other FOS:
Blue-headed Vireo
Nashville Warbler
Swamp Sparrow
Northern Waterthrush
(I think I'm behind schedule on the last two).
Owen McMurtrey
Carleton College
Northfield, MN
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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 13:14:16 -0500
From: Frank Gosiak <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: Crane Meadows, Morrison County report
If you were a person just out for number counts, it was lacking, but, a v=
ery
nice day just to bird and enjoy the surroundings. Only 76 species reporte=
d.
Birds of note: 3 warblers Yellow Rumped, Palm, Orange Crowned
shore birds.Wilson Snipe, Woodcock, Killdeer, American=
Bittern, Sora
(heard an Upland Sandpiper but didn't see it) Coots.
Blue Bird, Hermit & Swainsons Thrush, Martins, Grasshopper, Savanna,=
Swamp
Sparrows, Blue Gray Gnat Catcher,Northern Harrier, Broad Winged, Sharp
Shinned, Red Tailed Hawks, Bald Eagles. Plenty of Sandhill Cranes and Blu=
e
Herons. Water fowl low with Lesser Scaup, Blue and Green Winged Teal, Red=
Heads, Buffle Heads, Ring Necks, and Cormorant.=20
Also, Went to the Sobieski and Flensburg sewage ponds and picked up a cou=
ple
of Wilsons Phalarope and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs .=20
Hope more shorebirds and Warblers will show soon. Nice group of people
showed and had a good time. Brunch was very good. Also, nice to see a few=
very excited young birders.
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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 17:32:24 -0500
From: "john c. nelson"
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Subject: Thank yous and FOY
Thanks so much for the visits by great birders the past four days. A
great group of people and I picked up a number of valuable tips on
birding.
Particular thanks of course to the Summer Tanager and his "opening
act" the Eastern Towhee, both cooperated wonderfully by appearing
within 15-20 minutes of visitors arrivals Thursday thru Saturday.
Other birds seen during visits:
White-Crowned and White-Throated Sparrows
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Black-White Warbler
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
House Wren
Downy, Hairy, and Red-Bellied WPs
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Blue Jay
Cardinal
Lincoln's Sparrow
BC Chickadee
WB Nuthatch
Common Grackle
Red-Wing Blackbird
Mourning Dove
Brown-Headed Cowbird
HSP
E. Starling
Goldfinch
and of course a brief look at a female Blue Grosbeak
Sadly the Tanager and Towhee have left, not seen since Saturday evening
Today FOY
Harris' Sparrow
Buzzed by a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak and 2 male Northern Orioles
am anticipating Indigo Buntings and Orchard Orioles
If the three young ladies who visited Friday afternoon could send me
their names I would appreciate it.
I didn't write them down and memory is terrible.
Also my apology for messing up some names in earlier postings, I've
been corrected by others who know them well.
John Nelson
Good Thunder MN
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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 22:31:57 +0000
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Subject: American Avocet in Rice County
Just found 1 American Avocet on W. End of island in Cody Lake in NW Rice VP.
Seen from Union Lake Tr at E. End of lake.
Bob Williams, Bloomington
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Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 18:59:08 -0500
From: Bob Dunlap <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: Least Bittern, Nicollet County
This afternoon a Least Bittern was calling from the marsh behind the
shorebird area at the WMA one mile north of the town of Nicollet on
the east side of Hwy. 111. This is the earliest I have ever observed
one in MN; I usually don't see them until the latter half of May.
The water levels are remaining a bit high for shorebirds at this
location, although there are some spots with lower water and mudflats
holding a few shorebirds. Today there were Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral
Sandpipers, and Dunlins here.
For some reason, I haven't found any Willets or Avocets either here or
at the Nicollet sewage ponds even though they seem to be present in
just about every other southern county right now.
Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County
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