[mou-net] Spring Primer Digital Content

[MOU]

(Posted by Ben Douglas  via moumn.org)

Hello Minnesota birders. This is Ben Douglas, the would-be emcee of the 2020 
Spring Primer that was cancelled due to Covid-19. Several of us have been 
working to produce some digital content the last couple weeks only to have the 
escalation to shelter in place put the brakes on the recording efforts.

Undaunted I recorded a video myself that has been uploaded to YouTube. The 
video starts with an introduction teasing future content with a request for 
comments on what you may be interested in seeing/hearing in future videos. 
(Either link/address below will work.)

https://youtu.be/icZ-h9iqp_o
https://tinyurl.com/wutylrz

The remainder of this first video is a tutorial for using the eBird app to 
enter bird 
watching data. If you’ve wanted to get started with eBird, now may be the 
time 
to learn. I’ll also be happy to answer questions in the video comments. The 
plan 
is to form an official MOU YouTube account, but I’ll be hosting the content 
for 
now until we are ready to move forward with such a setup.

Thanks,

Ben Douglas


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[mou-net] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, March 26, 2020

[Jeanie Joppru]

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, March 26, 2020
sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also
see this report on the Chamber of Commerce website: 
 
https://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/birding-report
 
>From the southern part of the area comes the news that spring has sprung!
Grant and Otter Tail Counties are teeming with the first wave of migrants-
waterfowl, swans, and all the geese as well as some migrant passerines. Here
in the northern part of the area, we are seeing lots of horned larks, and
the Canada goose scouts, a few robins and other early migrants. With the
warmer temperatures forecast for the weekend, we will surely see some of
those now being seen further south. Open water will bring the waterfowl, but
most lakes and rivers in the north are  a week or two away from that now.
 
This week in Pennington County, I have had DARK-EYED JUNCOS and AMERICAN
ROBINS  in the yard, and have seen COMMON RAVENS and the first AMERICAN
KESTRELS elsewhere.
 
There were AMERICAN KESTRELS  in Red Lake County also yesterday, March 25.
 
Many observers reported a female MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD  at Dunton Locks County
Park south of Detroit Lakes, Becker County,  from March 21st to at least
March 26th. 
 
Wayne Perala reported that many migrants were appearing in Fergus Falls,
Otter Tail County on March 24th. Almost all the early migrants were
mentioned. Teresa Jaskiewicz reported from the Prairie Learning Center and
from her home at Elizabeth that she was seeing CANADA GEESE, TRUMPETER
SWANS, TUNDRA SWANS, SANDHILL CRANES,  BALD EAGLES, RED-TAILED HAWKS,
NORTHERN HARRIERS, NORTHERN FLICKERS, BARRED OWL, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS.
 
Thousands of SNOW GEESE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, some ROSS'S GEESE, and
TUNDRA SWANS  have made it to the North Ottawa Impoundment  in Grant County
this week. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS , RED-TAILED HAWKS, including at least one
KRIDER'S RED-TAILED HAWK, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and many other species have
been spotted there.
 
Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at ajjop...@mncable.net 
OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's numbers 218-847-5743 or 218- 847-9202.
Please include the county where the sighting took place. The next scheduled
update of this report is Thursday, April 2, 2020.
 
 
Jeanie Joppru
Pennington County, MN
 


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[mou-net] Tundra Swan Overflight

[Keith Carlson]

An interesting overflight of 25 to 30 tundra swans occurred over my home
across the street from the south side of Lake Owasso in Roseville. about
6:00 pm.  I heard and then found the flock flying westward in the
characteristic V formation. While trying to help my daughter see them while
following them through our tree branches, I temporarily lost sight of
them.  When I refound them, the V had collapsed and the flock seemed to
become more vocal only to then reform back into a V formation and start
heading in a more northwesterly direction.  Maybe they were considering
landing on the lake, which is partially open, and then decided to keep
going?

Keith Carlson
keitheca...@gmail.com


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[mou-net] Lester Rupp of Mountain Lake

[Anthony Smith]

Earlier this month a long-time birder in Cottonwood County, Lester Rupp of
Mountain Lake died.  Lester was a member of MOU for several years and a
regular attendee at the Paper Session / Annual Meeting.  I would chat with
him about CC and other things as he was my 4th cousin.  He was also an
active participant in CC CBC and local bird clubs.

Tony Smith, St. Louis Park, formerly of Windom


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[mou-net] Tufted titmouse (Washington County)

[Kyle TePoel]

Excited to have my first titmouse yard bird this morning. I live in
Stillwater township. Singing pretty aggressively but I’m not so sure it’s
going to find a mate. I’ve personally only had one other titmouse in the
county (Washington), at Afton state park last spring. But who knows!

Kyle Te Poel


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