As I was riding my bike to work this morning a sandhill crane flew over me at tree-top height. This was near the intersection of Cherokee Ave. and Baker St. on the West Side.
Tom Klein >>> MOU-NET automatic digest system <[email protected]> 7/2/2009 12:04 AM >>> >>> There are 4 messages totalling 124 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Some thoughts for others looking for the Brown Pelican 2. Mille Lacs, an interesting transitional county 3. Brown Pelican - Street Name 4. Warbling Vireo nest ---- 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 Jul 2009 05:51:30 -0700 From: Forest Strnad <[email protected]> Subject: Some thoughts for others looking for the Brown Pelican Greetings: =A0 From=A0 the e-mails about looking for the Brown Pelican, by several birders= , I had assumed that the white rock was seen in an open area of water, =A0a= nd not through many trees.=A0 I also thought the white rock was may be 300 = years out from the shore. It was many more yards than that.=A0 The mention = of the culdusac was our assurance that we were in the right spot to see the= Brown Pelican. It was on a gravel road, and not a paved road,where new hou= ses will be buillt in the future. =A0 Hopefully the Brown Pelican will stay around for a few more days and other = birders will get to see it. =A0 Forest Strnad Faribault, Mn. =0A=0A=0A ---- 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 Jul 2009 09:39:20 -0500 From: Pastor Al Schirmacher <[email protected]> Subject: Mille Lacs, an interesting transitional county Mille Lacs is an interesting county for birding. On the southern edge one can find breeding or over-summering Grasshopper, Field & Vesper Sparrows, Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Willow Flycatchers, Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers, and, in some years, Blue-winged Warblers, Henslow's Sparrows and Dickcissels. The northern half can feature (in summer) Connecticut Warblers, Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, unusual gulls (like Lesser Black-backed & Franklin's), Caspian Terns (nesting one year) and at least 15 nesting warblers. The fall and early winter can be spectacular: Red-throated and Pacific Loons, Harlequin Ducks, scoters, Boreal Chickadees, Gray Jays (not personally, but solid reports), Great Gray & Northern Hawk Owls, both crossbills, Pine and Evening Grosbeaks. Yet...the county listing leaders are only in the 240's - and I still lack Lark Sparrow, Orchard Oriole, Ross' Goose, and Least Bittern (among others) - all of which I've seen & heard from 300 yards to 10 miles south of the county line. There's a lot of work still to be done here. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ---- 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 Jul 2009 16:23:41 -0500 From: judith sparrow <[email protected]> Subject: Brown Pelican - Street Name Hi All, Just thought I would contribute the name of the gravel cul-de-sac road = that you turn onto from County Rd. 13 at the south-west corner of German = Lake in La Seur County: it is Jason Adam Ct. When you turn onto this = road you will notice that there are house "fire numbers" posted on blue = signs atop fence posts where each new home can be built in the future. = If you park between fire numbers 47261 and 47233 on the right side of = the road as you begin your drive down the cul-de-sac, then look to the = right (east?), you will see the small cat-tail surrounded bay with the = two white rocks on which the pelican has been seen--you will also see = the two red buoys mentioned in previous postings. A scope is pretty = much a requirement for a decent view! Judith Sparrow Prescott, WI ---- 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 Jul 2009 23:16:34 -0600 From: Larry Sirvio <[email protected]> Subject: Warbling Vireo nest Wow - what a great shot. If you haven't seen the MOU-BBA site - check = out http://www.mnbba.org/gallery/?region=3DMN Select warbling vireo. Ron Refsnider has an amazing shot of a warbling vireo nest with young. = I'd like to hear the story of how he got that shot. Congratulations Larry S ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ End of MOU-NET Digest - 30 Jun 2009 to 1 Jul 2009 (#2009-164) ************************************************************* ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
