Thanks Jesse for posting this to the listserv. I had intended to that as well yesterday but life got in the way.
To my knowledge, the bird has not been seen by anyone since it's photo was taken by the homeowners a few days ago, prior to my MN Birding FB post. Hopefully that will change... On 1/6/17, MOU-NET automatic digest system <[email protected]> wrote: > There are 3 messages totaling 210 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Sax-Zim Bog Field Trips this weekend and bird updates > 2. Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, January 5, 2017 > 3. CURVE-BILLED THRASHER Grand Rapids > > ---- > 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: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 19:20:21 +0000 > From: sparky stensaas <[email protected]> > Subject: Sax-Zim Bog Field Trips this weekend and bird updates > > Hi All, > Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Head Naturalist Clinton Nienhaus will be leading some > field trips in the Bog this weekend. > Saturday: Snowshoe Hike & Winter Animal Tracks > Sunday: Winter Finches tour > Details here: http://saxzim.org/events/ > > RECENT BIRD SIGHTINGS IN SAX-ZIM (downloadable map at www.saxzim.org) > Great Gray Owl: Seen in 7 different locations during the brief warm up of > last week; Check McDavitt Road, Admiral Road (the half mile from the feeders > south), Nichols Lake Road, CR133 (stretch just west of CR7), Stone Lake Road > (first mile east of CR7). Best to get out at dawn and dusk..."warmer" calm > snowy days are best. > > Northern Hawk Owl: No recent confirmed sightings > > Rough-legged Hawk: Very few this winter. Best bet is Aitkin County. > > Sharp-tailed Grouse: Very regular at the bird feeders (!) at the first farm > south of Correction Line Road on CR29 (east side). Birder friendly farm. > > Boreal Chickadee: Has been seen at Admiral Road feeders but not as regular > as in year's past. Also pisshhh along the bog stretch on Arkola just east of > Owl Avenue (...and any other larger Black Spruce stands) > > Black-backed Woodpecker: Most recent sightings have been along McDavitt > Road. The female seen regularly along the ditch going north from the Welcome > Center has not been reported recently but is still probably in the area. > > White-winged Crossbills: Many locations throughout the bog. Watch the spruce > tops, and look for small flocks overhead. Get out and pisshh in boggy areas > as they will come right in if they are nearby. > > Pine Grosbeak: Many locations throughout the Bog. Most often seen picking > salt on the roads. > > Common Redpolls: A few around. Some at Welcome Center feeders and Mary > Lou's. Watch for flocks in roadside alders and Tamaracks. > > Hoary Redpoll: None reported. Probably some around somewhere. > > Evening Grosbeaks: Mary Lou's! (morning is best) > > Welcome Center on Owl Avenue is open daily (7-days per week) from 10am to > 3pm. > > Have fun! > > > Sparky Stensaas > 2515 Garthus Road > Wrenshall MN 55797 > 218.341.3350 > [email protected] > > > www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com > www.KollathStensaas.com > www.SaxZim.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: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 15:32:51 -0600 > From: Jeanie Joppru <[email protected]> > Subject: Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, January 5, 2017 > > This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, January 5, > 2017 > sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also > hear this report by calling (218)847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. > > Here in the northwest, almost everyone has been plowed out by now, but few > are venturing far outside in the severe cold. We are covered in a heavy > blanket of snow, and bird feeders are busy. With all the Christmas Bird > Counts, the last two weeks have been very busy, but I will try to summarize > what little I know has been seen. > > Milton Blomberg reported a female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE at the Riverside > Waterfowl Sanctuary in Fergus Falls on December 24. Also there are COMMON > GOLDENEYE, an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK and numerous other waterfowl. On > Christmas > weekend, Teresa Jaskiewicz reported SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, > RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, AMERICAN ROBIN, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, COMMON > GRACKLE, HOUSE FINCH, and PURPLE FINCH, in addition to several species of > woodpeckers at her home in Elizabeth. > > The LINCOLN'S SPARROW at Kabekona Lake in Hubbard County was still there > on > December 31. > > The Detroit Lakes CBC in Becker County reported 40 species including > RING-NECKED PHEASANT, 32 WILD TURKEYS, 10 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, 2 BARRED > OWLS, 41 RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, and 12 NORTHERN CARDINALS among their > finds. > > Shawn Conrad found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in the town of Fosston in Polk > County on January 1.The bird was across the street from the 3-way > intersection of 6th St NE and N Brandt Ave. Two or more SNOWY OWLS are > being > reported in or near Sherack . Dan Linder saw a SNOWY OWL near Tabor last > weekend. > > Jason Cater observed a SNOWY OWL along US 59 near Brooks in Red Lake > County > on December 27. Shawn Conrad found 8 GRAY PARTRIDGE along CR 112 about 1.5 > miles southwest of Red Lake Falls on January 1. Other species seen in the > county included SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, WILD TURKEY , > AMERICAN > KESTREL southeast of Plummer, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS about four miles north of > Oklee, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS in the town of Red Lake Falls. A SNOWY > OWL was seen on a minimum maintenance part of 180 Ave SE about a half mile > south of CR 26. > > In Marshall County, Cliff Steinhauer reported 20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in his > yard just west of the entrance to Agassiz NWR on December 26. > > Hal Sanders reported RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, AMERICAN > 3-TOED WOODPECKER, and DOWNY WOODPECKER in Bemidji, Beltrami County on > December 22. > > In Roseau County, the Roseau CBC found close to 30 species on December 31. > Included were SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, 11 GRAY PARTRIDGE, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, > SHORT-EARED OWL, 3 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS, 2 GREAT GRAY OWLS, RED-BELLIED > WOODPECKER, GRAY JAY, PINE GROSBEAKS, PURPLE FINCH, and COMMON REDPOLLS. > The NORTHERN HAWK OWLS, and GREAT GRAY OWLS were along or near MN 310 > north > of Roseau, and the SHORT-EARED OWL was in the southeast part of the > circle. > SNOW BUNTINGS were seen in small numbers. > > Gretchen Mehmel, in Lake of the Woods County, observed a GREAT GRAY OWL > along the Roosevelt Road 4 miles south of White's Corner on January 4. > Just > over 20 species were found on the Beltrami Island CBC held on December 29, > including a GREAT GRAY OWL on the Rapid River Road. Other species seen > included BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, SPRUCE GROUSE, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, and > six PINE SISKINS. We found where the COMMON REDPOLLS are this winter as a > good number were seen in the forest. The Baudette CBC was held on December > 30 and recorded a record or near record number of species. They included 2 > BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, 2 BOREAL CHICKADEES, one NORTHERN HAWK OWL, > NORTHERN SHRIKE, RUFFED GROUSE, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, RED-BREASTED > NUTHATCH, > BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, PINE GROSBEAKS, EVENING GROSBEAKS, and WHITE-WINGED > CROSSBILLS. > > Thanks to all who reported sightings this week. > > Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than > Thursday each week, at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. > Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county > where the sighting took place. The next scheduled update of this report is > Thursday, January 12, 2017 > > > Jeanie Joppru > Pennington 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, 6 Jan 2017 03:39:39 +0000 > From: Jesse Ellis <[email protected]> > Subject: CURVE-BILLED THRASHER Grand Rapids > > This has been a little late getting to the list. > > Yesterday a CURVE-BILLED THRASHER was reported from the yard of Marta and > Dan Carrigan in Grand Rapids, MN, at 605 NE 11th St. The bird has been > coming to their feeders for about a month. > > Here is the quote from Andy Forbs from the Minnesota Birding Facebook > group: "Possible CURVE-BILLED THRASHER, Grand Rapids, Minnesota (Itasca > County). This bird has been seen multiple times over the last month or so > at a bird feeder at the home of Marta and Dan Carrigan at 605 NE 11th Ave. > in Grand Rapids. The picture doesn't show it, but they described it as a > grayish bird with yellowish eyes. They welcome visitors, however they ask > that people 1) NOT park in front of the white house on the corner next to > theirs, and 2) otherwise observe good birding etiquette: don't block > driveways, mailboxes, don't walk across other peoples yards, etc. Anytime > of the day (within reason) is fine to visit but they prefer between > 8AM-5PM. They did mention dogs in the house that may bark so no need to > check in unless you see that someone is home. Good luck!" > > The photo is pretty compelling - any alternate species would be even more > mind-bending. Facebook won't allow a link, unfortunately. > > I am traveling and assumed, wrongly, that some other kind soul in the MN FB > group would have made sure this was available. It's too bad that didn't > happen. > > Jesse Ellis > Cedar Rapids, IA > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ------------------------------ > > End of MOU-NET Digest - 1 Jan 2017 to 5 Jan 2017 (#2017-3) > ********************************************************** > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
