I was pleased yesterday and today at seeing a small flock of redpolls at our niger feeder along with several juncos. There were about 6 redpolls and I have never seen them at our feeders before this year in St. Paul east side.
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:02:44 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 8 Apr 2013 to 9 Apr 2013 (#2013-97) > To: [email protected] > > There are 13 messages totalling 342 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. GW Industrial Park construction: Correction > 2. Merlins in Cherokee Park neighborhood, St. Paul > 3. Olmsted County Cinnamon Teal (2) > 4. redpolls > 5. The Sparrows have arrived! > 6. Sandhill Crane count this Saturday > 7. A few Purple Martins are back > 8. Minnetonka redpolls > 9. New Bell Museum, MOU member help needed > 10. Motley assortment > 11. [mou-rba] Red breasted Merganser, Dakota > 12. Woodbury - Am Black Ducks > > ---- > 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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 06:15:37 -0500 > From: Laura Coble <[email protected]> > Subject: GW Industrial Park construction: Correction > > Some of you may already know this. I was mistaken in my last post, and = > have now learned that all construction by Interstate Mills at the Great = > Western Industrial Park will be on the west side of the railroad tracks = > only. > > This plan will leave the two eastern ponds, grassy fields, and most of = > the fields east of the railroad tracks and buildings untouched, except = > for cultivation of crops. It's very good news for the birds, at least = > for now.=20 > > Laura Coble > Cannon Falls= > > ---- > 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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 13:15:46 +0000 > From: "Klein, Tom R (DNR)" <[email protected]> > Subject: Merlins in Cherokee Park neighborhood, St. Paul > > There were two merlins buzzing the neighborhood last night and making a hel= > l of a din. Saw/heard one this morning as well. > > This was about the exact date that I saw a pair of merlins last year. At th= > at time they were present, and obvious, for a couple of weeks. > > Tom Klein > West Side > St. Paul > > ---- > 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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 08:47:10 -0500 > From: Diane Anderson <[email protected]> > Subject: Olmsted County Cinnamon Teal > > The previously reported Cinnamon Teal was relocated this morning @ 8 am = > on the north side of the Silver Creek Reservoir near Rochester in = > Olmsted County. =20 > > Diane Anderson > Olmsted County > Byron > [email protected] > > > ---- > 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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 07:32:56 -0700 > From: Janice Dunlap <[email protected]> > Subject: redpolls > > We've still got Redpolls at our feeders in Chaska this morning, with about = > 50 Juncos scouring the ground.=0A=0A=A0=0AJan Dunlap=0AAuthor of the Bob Wh= > ite Birder Murder Mysteries=0AFind me on LinkedIn, Facebook and Pinterest= > =0Ahttp://www.jandunlap.com=0A"Everything a cozy mystery should be! A wonde= > rful new series here."...amazon.com reviewer on the Birder Murders=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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:03:43 -0500 > From: Ron Plinske <[email protected]> > Subject: The Sparrows have arrived! > > I have Song Sparrows and American Tree Sparrows outside my office window in= > Vadnais Hts. > Gotta love that Song Sparrow song, even with an impending snowstorm they're= > singing > here comes Spring! > > Ron Plinske > > ---- > 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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:22:44 -0500 > From: Steve Weston <[email protected]> > Subject: Sandhill Crane count this Saturday > > This year's Annual Midwest Crane Count will take place this Saturday (4/13) > from 5:30 to 7:30 am. This allows the counter to be on site when the pair > greets each other at dawn. I have one or two slots to fill to cover Dakota > Co. and would welcome someone to ride along with me to keep me awake. And, > I know Betsy Beneke was looking for the one or two people for Sherburne > County. If you know of a crane pair, I am sure they would welcome you > going out and checking them out, yourself. > > visit www.cranecount.org <http://www.cranecount.org%20/> for updated > information and materials. > > > Steve Weston > On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN > [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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:46:09 -0500 > From: Madeleine Linck <[email protected]> > Subject: A few Purple Martins are back > > Despite the miserable weather, a few martins have returned to our martin > colonies at Three Rivers Park District this week. We have put up some > of their housing to give them shelter, but hopefully the miserable cold > wet weather won't last too long. Being aerial insect eaters, several > days of such weather can severely stress them. > > =20 > > =20 > > Madeleine Linck > > Wildlife Technician > > Three Rivers Park District > > 12615 County Road 9 > > Plymouth, MN 55441 > > 763-694-7851 > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>=20 > > =20 > > =20 > > > ---- > 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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 14:10:49 -0500 > From: "Thomas P. Malone" <[email protected]> > Subject: Minnetonka redpolls > > UmVjb3ZlcmluZyBmcm9tIGNhbmNlciBzdXJnZXJ5IGhhcyBpdHMgcmV3YXJkcy4gV2F0Y2hpbmcg > b3V0IG15IGZyb250IHdpbmRvdyBJIGhhdmUgc2VlbiBiZXR3ZWVuIDI1LTUwIHJlZHBvbGxzIGZl > ZWRpbmcgb24gbXkgZGVjay4gDQo= > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 15:26:34 -0500 > From: Carl Greiner <[email protected]> > Subject: New Bell Museum, MOU member help needed > > Dear MOU Member, > > As you know the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union has had a close relationship > with the Bell Museum for over half a century. The museum has for several > years now had plans for a fantastic new facility that would benefit the MOU > and everyone in the state with an interest in natural history. Please see > the letter below and lend your voice to the cause. > > Thanks, > Carl Greiner > President, Minnesota Ornithologists' Union > 1616 Hill Street S.W. > Chatfield, MN. 55923 > 507-271-8286 > > Today the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee released its draft > bonding bill. The list includes bonding for a new Bell Museum and > Planetarium that would be built on the southwest corner of Larpenteur and > Cleveland Avenues on the St. Paul campus. This project has the potential to > greatly increase STEM education and outreach. > > > > Please consider contacting your legislator to voice your support for this > project. Asking for your legislator's support within the next 24-48 hours is > critically important. Here are resources to help you follow through on this > request: > > * To identify your local legislator visit this webpage: > <http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/districtfinder.aspx> > http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/districtfinder.aspx > > * To learn more about the Bell Museum project, visit: > <http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/Information/AdvisoryBoard/index.htm> > http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/Information/AdvisoryBoard/index.htm > > * To sign up for a listserve to track the project's progress, visit: > <https://cfans.wufoo.com/forms/stay-in-the-loop-with-the-bell/> > https://cfans.wufoo.com/forms/stay-in-the-loop-with-the-bell/ > > * Advice on contacting legislators: > > > * Start by saying you are THEIR constituent > > * Explain why the project is important to you, speak from the heart > > * Ask for their support > > * Ask for their thoughts about the project > > Thank you! > > > > > > > -- > Martin H. Moen > Assoc. Director for Communications & Operations > Bell Museum of Natural History - University of Minnesota > > ---- > 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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 16:11:34 -0500 > From: Janice Bergstrom <[email protected]> > Subject: Motley assortment > > A moment ago, my platform feeder just outside my window had Purple Finches, > House Finches, American Goldfinches, Dark-eyed Juncos, one Oregon form > DEJU, one Fox Sparrow, Common Redpolls (who returned after a two day > hiatus), and a lone Hoary Redpoll who has been around most of the winter. > A pileated flew in and scared them all off before I could get my camera. > Grrrrr. > > ---- > 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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 18:55:07 -0500 > From: Carl Greiner <[email protected]> > Subject: Olmsted County Cinnamon Teal > > VGhlIENpbm5hbW9uIFRlYWwgZm91bmQgYnkgTGFuY2UgVnJpZXplIGF0IHRoZSBub3J0aCBzaWRl > IG9mIFNpbHZlciBDcmVlayByZXNlcnZvaXIgd2FzIHN0aWxsIHRoZXJlIGF0IDU6MzAgdG9uaXRl > LiBBbHNvIGEgSGFycmllciAuIFRoYW5rcyBMYW5jZQoKU2VudCBmcm9tIFNhbXN1bmcgbW9iaWxl > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:38:41 +0000 > From: "Crownhart, Rachel" <[email protected]> > Subject: [mou-rba] Red breasted Merganser, Dakota > > At lake Rebecca in hastings there was one lone red breasted merganser and a= > lone bufflehead. Number of scaups and pie billed grebes.=20 > > Rachel Crownhart=20 > > Sent from my iPhone= > > ---- > 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: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 21:34:05 -0500 > From: Larry Sirvio <[email protected]> > Subject: Woodbury - Am Black Ducks > > I don=E2=80=99t see black ducks in Washington County very often. This = > afternoon there were three in a small pond at the intersection of Bailey = > Rd and Radio Drive. The pond is at the SW corner of the intersection.=20 > 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 - 8 Apr 2013 to 9 Apr 2013 (#2013-97) > *********************************************************** ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
