6. I have had red-bellied woodpeckers visit my feeders occassionally in recent winters. In some years both sexes have shown up but only a female visits occasionally this year. Bill
> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:05:13 -0600 > From: [email protected] > Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 19 Jan 2012 to 20 Jan 2012 (#2012-21) > To: [email protected] > > There are 6 messages totalling 188 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 1/20/12 > 2. Common Redpolls Freeborn County > 3. Bingo > 4. Snow and cold not all that bad...? > 5. Hastings' Varied thrush > 6. red-bellied woodpecker > > ---- > 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: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:59:42 -0700 > From: Jim Lind <[email protected]> > Subject: [mou-rba] Duluth RBA 1/20/12 > > -RBA > *Minnesota > *Duluth/North Shore > *January 20, 2012 > *MNDU1201.20 > > -Birds mentioned > Harlequin Duck > Barrow's Goldeneye > Gyrfalcon > Iceland Gull > Glaucous-winged Gull > Glaucous Gull > Great Black-backed Gull > Snowy Owl > Northern Hawk Owl > American Three-toed Woodpecker > Northern Flicker > Hoary Redpoll > -Transcript > > Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore > Date: January 20, 2012 > Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) > Reports: (218) 834-2858 > Compiler: Jim Lind ([email protected]) > > This is the Duluth Birding Report for January 20th, 2012 sponsored by > the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. > > A male HARLEQUIN DUCK and the male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were found by Karl > Bardon on the 18th between 16th and 17th Avenue East along the Duluth > Lakewalk. They were later relocated at 42nd Avenue East. Jake Miller and > others reported a dark-morph GYRFALCON on the 14th at the Duluth Port > Terminal, but it has not been relocated. The apparent GLAUCOUS-WINGED > GULL was still present on the 15th at Canal Park in Duluth. ICELAND > GULLS, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and THAYER’S GULLS > continue to be seen here on a daily basis. A SNOWY OWL was still present > on the 15th in the Duluth Port Terminal along Garfield Avenue. > > A NORTHERN FLICKER is being seen regularly by Tim Larson on the 3100 > block of Wellington Street near Lincoln Park. This may be the same bird > seen in mid December on West Skyline Drive. I have not had any recent > reports of the Varied Thrush at the Thomas's feeders at 6219 East > Superior Street, but a HOARY REDPOLL was seen there on the 14th. A HOARY > REDPOLL was also seen on the 14th in the Sax-Zim Bog at the Blue Spruce > Road feeders, 1 mile north of CR 133. > > The NORTHERN HAWK OWL at Gooseberry Falls State Park was relocated on > the 14th along MN Highway 61 at the Gooseberry River and on the 15th at > the park entrance. Kim Eckert and others relocated an AMERICAN > THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 15th east of Isabella along the Sawbill > Landing Road, 0.6 mile north of FR 172. > > The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January > 26th. > > 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. > > ---- > 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: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:15:14 -0600 > From: Allen Batt <[email protected]> > Subject: Common Redpolls Freeborn County > > The snow brought in Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls to the feeders. It was g= > ood to see the redpolls as they had been uncommon redpolls here this winter.= > > > Al Batt > > ---- > 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: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:58:41 -0600 > From: "Bruce...Hackensack, Mn" <[email protected]> > Subject: Bingo > > Huge lack of winter finches this year compared to last, then yday 1 male > Redpoll. Then today Bingo! A couple of dozen show up! This cold snap must > have pushed some around. Nice to hear their finchy chatter when filling > feeders. > > -- > Hackensack/Longville > Cass County, 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: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:29:19 -0600 > From: "john c. nelson" <[email protected]> > Subject: Snow and cold not all that bad...? > > Bird activity has , not unexpectadly picked up exponentialy this > morning with colder temps and a fair amount of snowfall. > At present 50-80 American Goldfinch at the feeder area. While that is > not unusual in our yard, it is interesting to note that no more > than a handful are on Nyjer sacks, the vast majority are on feeders > and the ground (snow) feasting on #2 sunflower. They are accompanied > by Dark-eyed Juncos and Northern Cardinals in considerable numbers. I > have gone to #2 sunflower exclusively since BOSS has increased in price > and the results have been remarkable. > > The other feeders that are seeing a great deal of activity are the > shelled peanut feeders. At present 9 Downys, a pair of Red-bellys, a > pair of Hairys, > a male Flicker, along with WB Nuthatches and an uncountable number of > BC Chicksdees are eating peanuts as fast as I can put them out. > > Check out the availability of #2 sunflower in your area. We guess 30% > more seed per pound and very little mess on the ground. Wild birds are > pretty practical > when it comes to nutrition-"what gives me the most value for the > effort?" > > 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: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:05:26 -0600 > From: "Thomas P. Malone" <[email protected]> > Subject: Hastings' Varied thrush > > Li4ud2FzIHN0aWxsIHByZXNlbnQgYXQgMTAzMCB0aGlzIG1vcm5pbmcuIFRoZSBob21lb3duZXIv > aG9zdCBpcyBleHRyZW1lbHkgZ3JhY2lvdXMgYnV0IGRvZXMgcmVxdWVzdCB2aXNpdG9ycyBwYXJr > IG9uIHRoZSBzdHJlZXQgYW5kIHdhbGsgaW4uIEhlIHJlbGF0ZXMgdGhlIGJlc3QgcGxhY2UgdG8g > c2VlIHRoZSBiaXJkIGlzIGZyb20gaGlzIGZyb250IHBvcmNoLCB3YXRjaGluZyB0aGUgdHJlZXMg > dG8gdGhlIGltbWVkaWF0ZSBzb3V0aC9zb3V0aHdlc3QuICAgDQoNCg0KVGhvbWFzIFAuIE1hbG9u > ZQ0KQXR0b3JuZXkgYXQgTGF3DQpCYXJuYSBHdXp5ICYgU3RlZmZlbg0KTWlubmVhcG9saXMgTWlu > bmVzb3RhDQp0bWFsb25lQGJncy5jb20NCihWaWEgQmxhY2tCZXJyeSkNCg== > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:57:21 -0600 > From: Janet Cardle <[email protected]> > Subject: red-bellied woodpecker > > A male red-bellied woodpecker has been at our feeders for the past month.= > I=20 > have not seen any other postings. Is this unusual? > > ---- > 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 - 19 Jan 2012 to 20 Jan 2012 (#2012-21) > ************************************************************* ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
