>From a day in Clearwater Couinty & Minerva Lake Camp
Trumpeter Swan
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
DC Cormorant
Common Loon
Mallard
Canvasback
Red Head Duck
Ring Necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Wood Duck
Green Winged Teal
Ruffed Grouse
Belted Kingfisher
All MN Corvids
Crow
Raven
Blue Jay
Black billed Magpie
Common Grackle
Snow Buntings on the roadside
Bald Eagle
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Jim Fitzpatrick
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Topics of the day:
1. Fwd: Snow Bunting, Dakota Cty; Rusty Blackbird, Goodhue Cty
2. Dove?
3. [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 10/22/10
4. Sherburne Crane Count a record! (2)
5. lake byllesby dakota county
6. Common Ground Dove -- NO
7. Wisconsin Point Jaeger's and a surprise visitor to my yard in SW
Minneapolis
8. POM & LT JAEGER photos, ALBINO RED-TAILED HAWK photos (all from
today) (2)
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:18:24 -0500
From: Laura Coble <[email protected]>
Subject: Fwd: Snow Bunting, Dakota Cty; Rusty Blackbird, Goodhue Cty
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Laura Coble <[email protected]>
> Date: October 22, 2010 6:16:46 AM CDT
> To: MN listserv <[email protected]>
> Subject: Snow Bunting, Dakota Cty; Rusty Blackbird, Goodhue Cty
>=20
> At about 4 pm yesterday I saw a small flock of Snow Buntings flying in
=
the Randolph Industrial Park, on 284th St., west of Hwy 56, in a =
cul-de-sac to the north (right) from the first stop sign. 2 of the Snow
=
Buntings landed on a small gravel pile near the cul-de-sac, and I had =
some good views of them. I saw them along the road in this area last =
year on 10/31, the first time I'd seen them during migration at this =
location.
>=20
> Mallards, N. Shovelers and two female N. Pintail were in the pond =
behind the church at the Industrial Park. I saw no birds on Lake =
Byllesby or on the mud flats, which are more extensive now, but I'd =
forgotten to take my scope, so there may have been some in the far =
distance.
>=20
> On 23rd Avenue Way, north of Scotia Trail, just south of Lake =
Byllesby in Goodhue Cty, I saw enormous flocks of A. Robins, a few Cedar
=
Waxwings, and female Rusty Blackbirds, which first I thought were =
cowbirds, because of the brownish heads. All were foraging silently =
(except for the robins) in a partially flooded field ditch.
>=20
> However, when I looked at them more closely, they had a buffy =
supercilium and dark patch near the eye, almost an eyeline, which showed
=
up clearly when the sun hit it. The eye was light-colored. They were =
buffy underneath with dark primaries, a rusty color on the upper back =
and a gray rump. They walked relatively slowly, turning over vegetation.
=
I later checked my guide books, and I'm pretty sure of the Rusty ID, =
but would welcome any experienced opinions. There were also 1 male and
=
a small number of female Red-winged Blackbirds in the flock.=20
>=20
> Laura Coble
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:46:41 -0500
From: Dave Bartkey <[email protected]>
Subject: Dove?
Hi everyone=2C
I'm wondering if anyone has seen the Common Ground Dove since
Wednesday (=
10/20)? I'm guessing by the lack of posts on it now=2C it has moved on.
Unf=
ortunately=2C I was unable to get up there for it and was really hoping
it =
would hang around until Saturday. Hopefully someone will have some
encourag=
ing news...
=20
Thanks=2C
=20
Dave Bartkey
Faribault=2C MN
[email protected] =
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:59:17 -0600
From: Jim Lind <[email protected]>
Subject: [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 10/22/10
-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*October 22, 2010
*MNDU1010.22
-Birds mentioned
Ross's Goose
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Pacific Loon
Western Grebe
American White Pelican
Red-shouldered Hawk
Golden Eagle
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed Jaeger
Northern Hawk Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Red Crossbill
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: October 22, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind ([email protected])
This is the Duluth Birding Report for October 22nd, 2010 sponsored by
the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A LONG-TAILED JAEGER, POMARINE JAEGER and PARASITIC JAEGERS continue to
be seen on a nearly daily basis along Wisconsin Point from the first
parking lot. A PACIFIC LOON, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, and three LONG-TAILED
DUCKS were seen on the 18th on the Minnesota side of the Superior Entry,
and a WESTERN GREBE was seen on the Wisconsin side. Jan and Larry
Kraemer saw an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN on the 15th at Indian Point in
west Duluth.
A NORTHERN HAWK OWL and a SHORT-EARED OWL were seen on the 15th at the
Hawk Ridge main overlook. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on the 20th,
and more than 20 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS have been seen since the 15th.
Small numbers of RED CROSSBILLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS have also been
seen recently. Ten GOLDEN EAGLES were seen on the 21st.
Maggie Seeley saw a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 18th at Lighthouse
Point in Two Harbors. An immature ROSS'S GOOSE was still present in Two
Harbors on the 21st, between the golf course and Burlington Bay. John
Green reported a GOLDEN EAGLE on the 18th in Duluth Township along the
Clover Valley Road.
Nancy Jackson reported a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the 21st in Aurora
near 12 North Erie Street.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, October
28th.
The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858.
Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded
message.
The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota
Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more
information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us
at [email protected], or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org.
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:37:21 -0700
From: Betsy Beneke <[email protected]>
Subject: Sherburne Crane Count a record!
Refuge staff counted 4314 sandhill cranes leaving refuge roosts this
mornin=
g, a =0Anew record!=A0 Counts are conducted weekly in October - last
year's=
high count was =0A3900.=0A=0AFor anyone who would like to see cranes in
th=
e Sherburne area, they leave the =0Aroost sites just after sunrise -
right =
now about 7:30 to 8:30=A0am is peak.=A0 They =0Acome back into the
refuge i=
n the evenings as the sun starts to set.=A0 Best places =0Ato watch are
alo=
ng County Road 3 and county road 70, at the northern and =0Anorthwestern
ed=
ges of the refuge.=0A=0ADuring the day, birds are foraging (mostly) in
harv=
ested corn fields.=A0 I see =0Ahuge numbers of birds along Hwy. 95 in
the a=
fternoons when I'm headed home (3:30 =0Ato 4:30), with the largest
concentr=
ations this week being in the area of Hwy. 95 =0Aand Benton County
86.=A0 H=
owever, you can drive county and township roads around =0ADuelm,
Santiago, =
etc. and find many birds in fields as well.=A0 We have reached =0Apeak,
I'm=
told, and it's expected birds will start heading for parts
=0Asouth=A0shor=
tly.=A0 The flights of birds are sure a sight to=A0see - I never get
tired =
=0Aof those prehistoric sounding calls and silhouettes=A0painted
against=A0=
the warm =0Acolors of sunrise...=0A=0AAnd our snow bunting flock size
has i=
ncreased to 23 birds!=0A=0ABetsy Beneke=0ASherburne NWR=0A=0A=0A
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:46:54 -0500
From: james otto <[email protected]>
Subject: lake byllesby dakota county
Today=2C along with numerous Killdeer=2C observed 2 Long-billed
Dowitchers =
on Lake Byllesby in Dakota County.
Jim Otto
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:41:33 -0500
From: Erika Sitz <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Sherburne Crane Count a record!
Thanks, Betsy! We'll be up there. =20
Betsy's directions and instructions are right on from our past =
experience,
but one more item to note. In the afternoon, to see the maximum show, =
be up
on CR3 or CR70 by at least an hour, better, 1.5 hr, before sunset (today
sunset is 6:16pm). In the morning they all leave the roosts in a =
relatively
short time, but in the afternoon they dribble in more, mostly in bunches
=
of
a dozen or two, but some big wings of 60-100 also. =20
I'm with Betsy on the majestic beauty - they are stunning against a
salmon-colored sunset, and one magical evening a few years ago, the last
three stragglers flew across a full moon (tonight, moonrise at 5:44pm).
Erika Sitz
Ramsey, north Anoka County
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From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Betsy
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Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [mou-net] Sherburne Crane Count a record!
Refuge staff counted 4314 sandhill cranes leaving refuge roosts this
morning, a=20
new record!=A0 Counts are conducted weekly in October - last year's high
=
count
was=20
3900.
For anyone who would like to see cranes in the Sherburne area, they =
leave
the=20
roost sites just after sunrise - right now about 7:30 to 8:30=A0am is =
peak.=A0
They=20
come back into the refuge in the evenings as the sun starts to set.=A0 =
Best
places=20
to watch are along County Road 3 and county road 70, at the northern and
=
northwestern edges of the refuge.
During the day, birds are foraging (mostly) in harvested corn fields.=A0
=
I see
huge numbers of birds along Hwy. 95 in the afternoons when I'm headed =
home
(3:30=20
to 4:30), with the largest concentrations this week being in the area of
Hwy. 95=20
and Benton County 86.=A0 However, you can drive county and township =
roads
around=20
Duelm, Santiago, etc. and find many birds in fields as well.=A0 We have
reached=20
peak, I'm told, and it's expected birds will start heading for parts=20
south=A0shortly.=A0 The flights of birds are sure a sight to=A0see - I =
never get
tired=20
of those prehistoric sounding calls and silhouettes=A0painted =
against=A0the warm
colors of sunrise...
And our snow bunting flock size has increased to 23 birds!
Betsy Beneke
Sherburne NWR
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:36:31 -0500
From: Alyssa DeRubeis <[email protected]>
Subject: Common Ground Dove -- NO
I searched for the dove at the previously-mentioned site (Hyland Park
Preserve in Bloomington, Hennepin Co.) between 4:30 and 5:45 this
evening
and I did NOT relocate it. That being said, there was quite a bit of
bird
activity, with the highlights including a Field Sparrow, a Lincoln's
Sparrow, and an Orange-crowned Warbler as well as numerous Eastern
Bluebirds
and the usual suspects. Some walkers mentioned seeing a "small hawk"
just
before I arrived, which I assume was that Sharp-shinned Hawk.
It was good to be out in this fine weather in this fine state. Good
birding!
Alyssa DeRubeis
Stevens Point, WI
...currently in Golden Valley, Hennepin Co.
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:51:31 -0700
From: Terence Brashear <[email protected]>
Subject: Wisconsin Point Jaeger's and a surprise visitor to my yard in
SW Minneapolis
I took the day off to run up to Wisconsin Point to meet Mike Hendrickson
an=
d find some jaegers.=A0 I arrived at 9:45 to find Al Schumacher and
friends=
viewing the Long-tailed Jaeger.=A0 I got brief glimpses then the bird
depa=
rted.=A0 Al decided to be the sacrificial lamb and departed to search
park =
point.=A0 The Long-tailed Jaeger made an appearance shortly there after
- T=
hanks Al!=A0 Spent the next few hours with the Long-tailed making two
more =
brief appearances.=A0 It then left for the day.=A0 We were rewarded with
a =
Parasitic Jaeger shortly after that.=A0 It was much more aggressive and
put=
on quite the show.
Here are a few images from Wisconsin Point - I wish it was closer so I
had =
more than two hours of time to photograph these birds:
http://www.naturepixels.com/IMG_5729.jpg
Long-tailed Jaeger getting what it gives
http://www.naturepixels.com/IMG_5766.jpg
http://www.naturepixels.com/IMG_5767.jpg
http://www.naturepixels.com/IMG_5768.jpg
Parasitic Jaeger
I arrived at my house about 5PM and the chickadees were going crazy.=A0
I t=
hought I had another Cooper's Hawk in the yard, but that was not what it
wa=
s.
I found a Gray Phase Eastern Screech Owl perched on the light on my
front p=
orch:
http://www.naturepixels.com/IMG_5833.jpg
It then moved to the pine tree later to begin hunting.=A0 I saw it cough
up=
a pellet too:
http://www.naturepixels.com/IMG_5846.jpg
Terry Brashear
=0AHennepin County, MN
=0Ahttp://www.naturepixels.com
=0Abirdnird AT yahoo.com
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:20:30 -0500
From: Erik Bruhnke <[email protected]>
Subject: POM & LT JAEGER photos, ALBINO RED-TAILED HAWK photos (all from
today)
This morning I birdwatched at Wisconsin Point for about 1 1/2 hours
after
sunrise. I observed the LONG-TAILED JAEGER still zipping around, as well
as
the immature POMARINE JAEGER flying by as well. The other birdwatchers
and
myself were treated to excellent views of these birds harassing/pursuing
gulls... and even got to see both of these jaegers bothering each other!
Here are my best photos from this morning -
LONG-TAILED JAEGER:
http://www.pbase.com/image/129663817
http://www.pbase.com/image/129663818
http://www.pbase.com/image/129663819
POMARINE JAEGER (lit underwing):
http://www.pbase.com/image/129663821
POMARINE JAEGER chasing LONG-TAILED JAEGER:
http://www.pbase.com/image/129663820
It was a relatively slow day at Hawk Ridge... one of the biggest treats
was
seeing this mostly-ALBINO RED-TAILED HAWK fly on by:
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/129663822
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/129663823
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/129663824
Good birdwatching,
Erik Bruhnke
Duluth, MN
NATURALLY AVIAN - Bird photography and guided bird hikes
www.pbase.com/birdfedr
[email protected]
Count Interpreter
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
P.O. Box 3006
Duluth, MN 55803-3006
[email protected]
www.hawkridge.org
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:31:51 -0500
From: Erik Bruhnke <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: POM & LT JAEGER photos, ALBINO RED-TAILED HAWK photos (all
from today)
I forgot to add this in the first email...
The jaeger sightings from this morning were observed at Wisconsin Point,
at
Lot 1 (the first pull-off on the right).
Good luck if you go to see these beautiful pelagic birds :)
Erik Bruhnke
Duluth, MN
NATURALLY AVIAN - Bird photography and guided bird hikes
www.pbase.com/birdfedr
[email protected]
Count Interpreter
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
P.O. Box 3006
Duluth, MN 55803-3006
[email protected]
www.hawkridge.org
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:20 PM, Erik Bruhnke <[email protected]>
wrote:
> This morning I birdwatched at Wisconsin Point for about 1 1/2 hours
after
> sunrise. I observed the LONG-TAILED JAEGER still zipping around, as
well as
> the immature POMARINE JAEGER flying by as well. The other birdwatchers
and
> myself were treated to excellent views of these birds
harassing/pursuing
> gulls... and even got to see both of these jaegers bothering each
other!
> Here are my best photos from this morning -
>
> LONG-TAILED JAEGER:
> http://www.pbase.com/image/129663817
> http://www.pbase.com/image/129663818
> http://www.pbase.com/image/129663819
>
> POMARINE JAEGER (lit underwing):
> http://www.pbase.com/image/129663821
>
> POMARINE JAEGER chasing LONG-TAILED JAEGER:
> http://www.pbase.com/image/129663820
>
> It was a relatively slow day at Hawk Ridge... one of the biggest
treats was
> seeing this mostly-ALBINO RED-TAILED HAWK fly on by:
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/129663822
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/129663823
> http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/129663824
>
> Good birdwatching,
> Erik Bruhnke
> Duluth, MN
>
>
> NATURALLY AVIAN - Bird photography and guided bird hikes
> www.pbase.com/birdfedr
> [email protected]
>
> Count Interpreter
> Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
> P.O. Box 3006
> Duluth, MN 55803-3006
> [email protected]
> www.hawkridge.org
>
>
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