[mou-net] baby Mallards
Monday: This morning we had a Mallard hen with five new babies in the yard! Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Grounds of the Bakken Museum at L. Calhoun Mpls Monday 5/9
Hi All, I'm new to this list. Looking into the garden at the Bakken Monday, I had lovely views of the following: Common yellowthroat Mourning warblers Ruby crowned kinglet Balt. Orioles Yellow warblers Yellow rumps Chimney swifts overhead Mourning doves Cardinals RWBs and Robins Nashville warblers Palm warblers Wilson's warbler Chestnut sided warblers BW warblers Tennessee warblers One of the small green flycatchers: strong eye ring and wing bars so I want to say Least but not positive A group of Northern Shovelers and a single Red necked grebe plus Coots and a few Mallards at the southwest corner on L Calhoun. On at tree at shore was an Olive sided flycatcher (white stripe on tail not present) Cynthia Werner SP 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
[mou-net] Veteran's Park (Hennepin County) Common Moorhen still present 5/10
Scott Meyer just called and asked me to post that the Common Moorhen at Veteran's Park in Richfield is still present near the floating boardwalk. Veteran's Park is located east of Portland Ave. south of the Crosstown. A large parking lot is east of the 64th St/Portland Ave intersection. Doug Kieser Minneapolis This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient (or authorized to receive this message for the intended recipient), you may not use, copy, disseminate or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail, and delete the message. Thank you very much. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] warbler fallout at hok-si-la Monday
Wonderful day yesterday after the rain stopped and the gale force winds abated. There were white caps breaking over the lower parking lot at the Lake City wayside. 20 warbler species and many of most of the them. I've never seen Nashville's and Tennessee's almost as abundant as yellow rumps. And were at eye level or on the ground. So fun seeing so many blue-winged, golden-winged, Cape May, northern parula. I suppose this is the way it used to be... Mike Engh Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] 18 warblers
18 warblers on Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR this morning: * Blue-winged * Golden-winged * Tennessee * Nashville * Northern Parula * Yellow * Chestnut-sided * Cape May * Yellow-rumped (still most numerous) * Black-throated Green * Pine * Palm * Black-and-White * American Redstart * Ovenbird * Northern Waterthrush * Common Yellowthroat * Wilson's First White-crowned Sparrow of season, also three new vireos. 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
[mou-net] WESTWOOD BIRD WALK
HI BIRDERS, The birdwalk at westwood hills nature center in st louis park scheduled for thursday at 8am has been changed to Friday!! The chance for inclement weather and a previous commitment have gone into the change.Hope to see a good turnout !!! come one!!! come all!!! Good birding!!! Vic Lewis Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Crosby Farm - 21 Warblers, 5 Vireos, plus other migrants
I led the final outing for my birding class (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - Univ. of Minnesota) today at Crosby Farm Park in St. Paul. We were treated to continuing excellent numbers and diversity of migrants. Amazingly, the group of 20 participants was able to get great looks at almost all of the warblers and most of the other migrants (including Bay-breasted walking on the ground 20 feet away!). All sightings (unless noted otherwise) were seen between the west parking lot and the boardwalk at the east end of the first pond (via the trail around the south side of the pond, which is quite muddy in spots). The class was simply overwhelmed (but happy) by the constant flood of birds. After class, a few of my friends and I headed down to the east end to look for Prothonotary Warblers, but flood waters kept us from getting too close to the traditional location. Highlights: 21 Warblers: Yellow Magnolia Chestntut-sided Cape May (seen at east end of park after class) Blackburnian Yellow-rumped Palm Black-throated Green Bay-breasted Blackpoll Black-and-white American Redstart Golden-winged Tennessee Nashville Orange-crowned Northern Parula Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Wilson's Common Yellowthroat 5 Vireos: Warbling Philadelphia Blue-headed Red-eyed Yellow-throated (east end after class) 6 Flycatchers: Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Great Crested Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Olive-sided Flycatcher (singing) Others: Baltimore Orioles Indigo Bunting Gray Catbirds Swainson's Thrushes Marsh Wrens Soras Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Scott Loss St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
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[mou-net] moorhen @ Veterans park now
Present on the north side of the canada goose nest to the north of the floating boardwalk Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] MVNWR - Bloomington, Visitor Center trails - Hennepin county - 23 species of Warblers
May 10, 2011 Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Bloomington Visitor Center Hill side trail 6:00 am - 10:00 am While leading a walk for the refuge this morning, our group observed 23 species of Warblers along the upper and lower trails accessed from the Visitor Center Parking lot. The visitor center is located on American Blvd. E., about two blocks East of 34th Ave. S. Here are some of the species observed by the group. Common Nighthawk - observed roosting in a tree. Pileated Woodpecker Least Flycatcher - numerous Great-crested Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo - Heard only Red-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Blue-winged Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Palm Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Common yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Harris's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Craig Mandel Minnetonka, Hennepin County egretc...@msn.commailto:egretc...@msn.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Carver County 21 warbler species
Good variety(20 species) and numbers of warblers were pretty much everywhere I stopped at Carver Park. A short stop at Rapids Lake(just visitors center and 1/2 mile loop trail) turned up 11 warbler species with one of those not seen at Carver Park. Yesterday at King Blind(Carver Park) there was an additional Chestnut-sided Warbler, Pine Warbler, and Northern Waterthrush that were not at that location today. Today was the best spring day I have had since May 2008 and the best spring day at Carver Park since May 2007. Carver Park select count Least Flycatcher 32 Great Crested Flycatcher 4 Eastern Kingbird 5 Yellow-throated Vireo 2 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Swainson's Thrush 1 Blue-winged Warbler 2 Golden-winged Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 16 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 10 Yellow Warbler 25 Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 Magnolia Warbler 5 Cape May Warbler 1 male Yellow-rumped Warbler 19 Blackburnian Warbler 7 (4 locations within park) Palm Warbler 21 Blackpoll Warbler 2 Black and White Warbler 4 American Redstart 24 Ovenbird 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Mourning Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 5 Wilson's Warbler 8 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 1 Bobolink 3 Rapids Lake select count Least Flycatcher 2 Swainson's Thrush 1 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Golden-winged Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 4 Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 5 Palm Warbler 2 Bay-breasted Warbler 1 male Black and White Warbler 2 American Redstart 4 Ovenbird 1 Common Yellowthroat Grasshopper Sparrow 1 along road leading to visitors center Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Harris's Sparrow 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
Re: [mou-net] moorhen @ Veterans park now
I wanted to add some better directions. If you take the trails on the east side of Veteran's Memorial Park in Richfield all the way North to the floating boardwalk you are in the right spot. The bird came out of the cattails and swam over to the little island in the middle of the pond. It stopped on the north side of the Canada Goose nest. It could only be seen if you go to the trail that is right next to highway 62 and look South. Good Luck! Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com --- On Tue, 5/10/11, Terence Brashear birdn...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Terence Brashear birdn...@yahoo.com Subject: [mou-net] moorhen @ Veterans park now To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 10:12 AM Present on the north side of the canada goose nest to the north of the floating boardwalk Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] funding for Breeding Bird Atlas
At this time, there is BBA funding, at a reduced level, in the Minnesota Senate version of the energy environment bill. However, there is no funding for the BBA in the corresponding House bill. Today is the first scheduled conference committee meeting to attempt to reconcile the two bills. The conference committee meeting does not offer the opportunity for public input, but attendance by concerned citizens does send a message to the legislators who sit on the committee. If you care about the BBA, please consider attending the meeting this afternoon at 4:30 in Room 123 of the Capitol Building. It's not known at this time when this topic will come up on the agenda. In fact,these meetings are sometimes delayed or rescheduled. So if you're planning on attending, it's recommended that you call Don Arnosti (612 718-3626), who is Audubon's person at the Capitol, to get the most recent info about the meeting. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of birds in Minnesota. Ann Kessen President, MOU Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] N NW Rice County
This afternoon we drove N. on I-35 to Northfield exit and took Hwy. 46, east side of I-35, to Hazelwood. Going west we found our foy Barn Swallow. Continuing on west to Cody Lake we found our foy Green Heron on north end of that lake. We also saw Trout Lily and Spiderwort and dandelions galore. We got our total species seen up to 12, not great, but fun for us Arriving home we checked our east kitchen window and were delighted to find our foy female Ruby-throated Hummingbird, at the Hummingbird feeder. Kirsten went on into our bedroom and was happy to report that she was seeing our foy, male Ruby-throated Hummingbird perched in a tree outside. So, we added THREE foy new species to our 2011 list Rev. Forest V. Kirsten N. Strnad Faribault, 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
[mou-net] Norther Cardinal/Otter Tail County
reported at feeders at 311 1st Ave S Perham by my Mom. Charlene Nelson Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Hennepin County: Common Moorhen
The Common Moorhen previously seen by others was paddling about in the west end of the north bay of Legion Lake in Veteran’s Park at 3:50 this afternoon. This area can be viewed from the boardwalk that bisects the lake. I last saw the bird as it entered the cattails about forty feet west of a Wood Duck house that’s located west of the small island in this bay. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Carver County-more migants
I decided to squeeze in some mid-afternoon birding from the north lot at Rapids Lake MVNWR. I had planned to stop there this morning, but with hunters out I decided to just bird the closed area. Despite the heat and humidity this afternoon birds were plentiful including some out in the open sun. The Parula this afternoon brought the total warbler species for the day to 22 which is 3 better than I've had any previous day. Birds included Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 working along the shore of Rapids Lake Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 5 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Magnolia Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 Magnolia Warbler 1 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Palm Warbler 5 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Black and White Warbler 2 American Redstart 2 Ovenbird 1 Mourning Warbler 1 Grasshopper Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Scarlet Tanager 4 Concerning the warblers I have been seeing, of all the Redstarts I have seen this spring only 1 has been female(today). The majority of the Yellow Warblers seen have been male as have the Tennessee. All the Chestnut-sided I have seen have been male as well. The Blackburnian today were both male and female, and the Mourning this afternoon was a male while it was a female at Carver Park. Magnolia's have been a mix of male and female(more male). While the last two springs were pretty mediocre here, I wonder if the numerous days and nights of east or southeast winds is what is leading to the improved warbler numbers, or birds are stopping due to the lack of leafout. The number of Towhee and Summer Tanagers reported are probably the result of the strong southeast wind. Last spring I saw only 17 warbler species from May 9 to May 15, and I only saw 1 Chestnut-sided and 1 Wilson's the entire spring. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Field Ornithology in Sax-Zim Bog (with photo)
Today I took my field ornithology class to Sax-Zim Bog for a whole day field trip. We had a fantastic time, and the class not only got to experience several new birds that they have not observed via class species list, but also learned about the habitat and overall ecological-uniqueness of the bog. One of the biggest highlights was coming across a Brown Creeper, which one of the students noticed was going into the tree! Up until today, I had never seen a Brown Creeper nest, and what a treat it was to see this little bird working hard to construct the nest under the flap of bark, bringing fine twigs one at a time! Kudos to my class for finding this seldomly-seen treat. Currently they've experienced 6 days in the field since the term started, and I am very impressed at the skills they are establishing! Photo of the Brown Creeper next to its nest :-) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/134610508 Throughout our ~5.5 hour stay in the bog limits, we not only noted songbirds, but also kept track of migrating raptors overhead, which included 7 low-flying (migrating) Sharp-shinned Hawks and 2 migrating Bald Eagles. Although never seen, a HARRIS'S SPARROW was heard. Right as we were entering the outer limits of the bog, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK flew across the road... the bird was distant, but the less-panicked yet powerful wingbeats robust body of this accipiter were evident. Oh and even more icing on the cake was seeing not one, but two Black-backed Woodpeckers. They were likely a pair (one male and one female, seen in the same nearby vicinity). My class got to hear them chatter and call! A Gray Jay was seen today, as were 4 Black-billed Magpies and a first-of-the-year Blue-headed Vireo. First-of-the-year Winter Wren was heard but not seen. Birds with an asterisk are species that the class as a whole had not observed before today! Another big treat (end really special moment, for learning bird ID) was seeing a small flocked of mixed blackbird species... About 15 birds total in the flock; species included Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, and our first Brewer's Blackbirds! Across the road at the same time, were Common Grackles too! We must have relaxed and watched this flock for almost 20 minutes, and really got to soak in the birds' beauty and field marks while being in-the-moment. The day's bog bird list is below. Canada Goose Mallard Blue-winged Teal Green-winged Teal Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Goshawk Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Mourning Dove Rock Pigeon Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker* Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue-headed Vireo* Blue Jay Gray Jay* Black-billed Magpie* American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Barn Swallow* Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren* Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler (heard but not yet seen for the class) Orange-crowned Warbler Common Yellowthroat Clay-colored Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Harris's Sparrow (heard only twice) Swamp Sparrows (MANY) Song Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird* Common Grackle Back here in Ashland, WI... some Chimney Swifts were heard flying overhead as I walked back to my apartment this afternoon. Good Birdwatching, Erik Bruhnke Ashland, WI -- *NATURALLY AVIAN* www.pbase.com/birdfedr www.naturallyavian.blogspot.com birdf...@gmail.com Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Rejected posting
Hi- I made an attempt to post some information I thought might of interest to Minnesota birders about the Chiricahuas and see that it was rejected. I am just following up to inquire about its rejection. Is it because it wasn't about Minnesota birding? This request is only for my understanding, as I have been an infrequent poster to the listserv and didn't know if I violated some rule about making a post. Please advise me for future reference. Thank you. Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Summer Tanager - Western Kanabec County
This must be the spring for Minnesota Summer Tanagers! I found my second first spring male Summer Tanager at 2:10 p.m. today in western Kanabec County. (The first was in LeSueur County last Sunday.) This bird was seen on the south side of a dead end road (180th Avenue/Co Rd 55) just past fire number #1045 west of Ogilvie, MN. Ron Erpelding Kandiyohi County Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
