[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[Dee Kuder]

Just saw a large flock of 26 Pine Grosbeaks in northern St Louis county.
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Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[MARK OTNES]

There have been a few scattered Pine Grosbeak sightings in South Dakota in the 
Pierre and Aberdeen areas.  I had one at Pickerel Lake near Waubay NWR a couple 
of weeks ago.

Mark Otnes
Fargo ND

- Original Message -
From: "Steve Weston" 
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 9:21:02 PM
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

I haven't seen the finch prediction that comes to us from Ontario, but
judging from last year's Christmas Bird Count, which had near record
numbers of Pine Grosbeaks across northern Minnesota, I expect that this
year will be an off year for them.

Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 6:03 PM itascabirder  wrote:

> No sign of Pine Grosbeaks in Itasca County.  In fact, very few finches at
> all so far--a few AMGOs and PUFIs and sporadic Red Crossbills in November;
> nothing else.  No BOWAs either.  Speaking of food, there seems to be an
> unprecedented EXPLOSION in rodents this fall.  I've seen them all over the
> fields and swamps like never before and under my feeders regularly.  It's
> been a battle keeping them out of my house, garage, and the buildings at
> work.  I've also noticed Northern Harriers and Red-tailed Hawks are around
> pretty late and with good numbers of Rough-legged Hawks--perhaps correlated
> to the mouse boom.  If rodents are scarcer farther north, we may get some
> owls...but they may be able to stay nocturnal with so much food provided
> snow conditions are average.  I'd like to hear thoughts on that.Shawn
> ConradSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>  Original message From: sparky stensaas <
> sparkystens...@hotmail.com> Date: 11/25/19  3:19 PM  (GMT-06:00) To:
> MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks None in
> Sax-Zim Bog...yet. But this is not unheard of here.A look back at my 33
> years compiling the Sax-Zim CBC shows that though we have NEVER missed Pine
> Grosbeak completely, but we have had single digits about every 11 years
> (our count is in mid December).1991 (3 birds), 2002 (1 bird), 2013 (2
> birds).From the Winter Finch forecast it sounds like there is abundant food
> in their breeding range, so they may not come down in big numbers.Last
> winter was such a treat, with great numbers, and a freakishly high
> percentage of males!Sparky Stensaas2515 Garthus RoadWrenshall MN
> 55797218.341.3350sparkystensaas@hotmail.comwww.ThePhotoNaturalist.comwww.KollathStensaas.comwww.SaxZim.orgFrom:
> Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Steve Wilson <
> clevergray...@gmail.com>Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 2:44 PMTo:
> MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Pine
> GrosbeaksAre others finding pine grosbeaks in NE MN? There is an almost
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Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[Steve Weston]

I haven't seen the finch prediction that comes to us from Ontario, but
judging from last year's Christmas Bird Count, which had near record
numbers of Pine Grosbeaks across northern Minnesota, I expect that this
year will be an off year for them.

Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 6:03 PM itascabirder  wrote:

> No sign of Pine Grosbeaks in Itasca County.  In fact, very few finches at
> all so far--a few AMGOs and PUFIs and sporadic Red Crossbills in November;
> nothing else.  No BOWAs either.  Speaking of food, there seems to be an
> unprecedented EXPLOSION in rodents this fall.  I've seen them all over the
> fields and swamps like never before and under my feeders regularly.  It's
> been a battle keeping them out of my house, garage, and the buildings at
> work.  I've also noticed Northern Harriers and Red-tailed Hawks are around
> pretty late and with good numbers of Rough-legged Hawks--perhaps correlated
> to the mouse boom.  If rodents are scarcer farther north, we may get some
> owls...but they may be able to stay nocturnal with so much food provided
> snow conditions are average.  I'd like to hear thoughts on that.Shawn
> ConradSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>  Original message From: sparky stensaas <
> sparkystens...@hotmail.com> Date: 11/25/19  3:19 PM  (GMT-06:00) To:
> MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks None in
> Sax-Zim Bog...yet. But this is not unheard of here.A look back at my 33
> years compiling the Sax-Zim CBC shows that though we have NEVER missed Pine
> Grosbeak completely, but we have had single digits about every 11 years
> (our count is in mid December).1991 (3 birds), 2002 (1 bird), 2013 (2
> birds).From the Winter Finch forecast it sounds like there is abundant food
> in their breeding range, so they may not come down in big numbers.Last
> winter was such a treat, with great numbers, and a freakishly high
> percentage of males!Sparky Stensaas2515 Garthus RoadWrenshall MN
> 55797218.341.3350sparkystensaas@hotmail.comwww.ThePhotoNaturalist.comwww.KollathStensaas.comwww.SaxZim.orgFrom:
> Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Steve Wilson <
> clevergray...@gmail.com>Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 2:44 PMTo:
> MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Pine
> GrosbeaksAre others finding pine grosbeaks in NE MN? There is an almost
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Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[itascabirder]

No sign of Pine Grosbeaks in Itasca County.  In fact, very few finches at all 
so far--a few AMGOs and PUFIs and sporadic Red Crossbills in November; nothing 
else.  No BOWAs either.  Speaking of food, there seems to be an unprecedented 
EXPLOSION in rodents this fall.  I've seen them all over the fields and swamps 
like never before and under my feeders regularly.  It's been a battle keeping 
them out of my house, garage, and the buildings at work.  I've also noticed 
Northern Harriers and Red-tailed Hawks are around pretty late and with good 
numbers of Rough-legged Hawks--perhaps correlated to the mouse boom.  If 
rodents are scarcer farther north, we may get some owls...but they may be able 
to stay nocturnal with so much food provided snow conditions are average.  I'd 
like to hear thoughts on that.Shawn ConradSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy 
smartphone
 Original message From: sparky stensaas 
 Date: 11/25/19  3:19 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: 
MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks None in Sax-Zim 
Bog...yet. But this is not unheard of here.A look back at my 33 years compiling 
the Sax-Zim CBC shows that though we have NEVER missed Pine Grosbeak 
completely, but we have had single digits about every 11 years (our count is in 
mid December).1991 (3 birds), 2002 (1 bird), 2013 (2 birds).From the Winter 
Finch forecast it sounds like there is abundant food in their breeding range, 
so they may not come down in big numbers.Last winter was such a treat, with 
great numbers, and a freakishly high percentage of males!Sparky Stensaas2515 
Garthus RoadWrenshall MN 
55797218.341.3350sparkystensaas@hotmail.comwww.ThePhotoNaturalist.comwww.KollathStensaas.comwww.SaxZim.orgFrom:
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Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 2:44 PMTo: 
MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Pine 
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Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[sparky stensaas]

None in Sax-Zim Bog...yet. But this is not unheard of here.

A look back at my 33 years compiling the Sax-Zim CBC shows that though we have 
NEVER missed Pine Grosbeak completely, but we have had single digits about 
every 11 years (our count is in mid December).

1991 (3 birds), 2002 (1 bird), 2013 (2 birds).

>From the Winter Finch forecast it sounds like there is abundant food in their 
>breeding range, so they may not come down in big numbers.

Last winter was such a treat, with great numbers, and a freakishly high 
percentage of males!


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From: Minnesota Birds  on behalf of Steve Wilson 

Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 2:44 PM
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Subject: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

Are others finding pine grosbeaks in NE MN? There is an almost complete absence 
in the Ely area.


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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[Steve Wilson]

Are others finding pine grosbeaks in NE MN? There is an almost complete absence 
in the Ely area.


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Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[Nancy Piragis]

We had a robin at the farm this morning.  We never have had one this early 
before.

Nancy Piragis


-Original Message-
From: Minnesota Birds  On Behalf Of Bill Tefft
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 3:22 PM
To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

We still had two pine grosbeaks this morning and this was the first morning 
with no common redpolls.  The rain removed the remainder of snow from the top 
of the bald eagle next on County Road 88 north of Ely and two adults were on 
the nest this morning.  Also this morning, I joined others who were watching 
common goldeneyes courting on Shagawa River above where it crosses CR 88.

On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 8:15 AM Juile Grahn  wrote:

> It looks like at least some Pine Grosbeaks are heading back north.  We 
> have had a good size group visiting our feeders all winter.  We had 
> big southerly winds on the 12th and we only had one show up that day 
> and none since.  Some others in surrounding areas have mentioned they 
> are noticing the same thing.
>
> Julie Grahn
> Cook, MN
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Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[Bill Tefft]

We still had two pine grosbeaks this morning and this was the first morning
with no common redpolls.  The rain removed the remainder of snow from the
top of the bald eagle next on County Road 88 north of Ely and two adults
were on the nest this morning.  Also this morning, I joined others who were
watching common goldeneyes courting on Shagawa River above where it crosses
CR 88.

On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 8:15 AM Juile Grahn  wrote:

> It looks like at least some Pine Grosbeaks are heading back north.  We
> have had a good size group visiting our feeders all winter.  We had big
> southerly winds on the 12th and we only had one show up that day and none
> since.  Some others in surrounding areas have mentioned they are noticing
> the same thing.
>
> Julie Grahn
> Cook, MN
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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[Juile Grahn]

It looks like at least some Pine Grosbeaks are heading back north.  We have had 
a good size group visiting our feeders all winter.  We had big southerly winds 
on the 12th and we only had one show up that day and none since.  Some others 
in surrounding areas have mentioned they are noticing the same thing.

Julie Grahn
Cook, MN

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[mou-net] Pine grosbeaks

[Janet Keough]

5-6 pine grosbeaks seen today north of Duluth - North Star Township- feeding on 
ash seeds

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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks - Anoka County

[Erik Collins]

Three in a crabapple tree near 24062 West Fawn Lake Road in northeastern Anoka 
County.

Erik Collins
Shoreview, MN


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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks - Ramsey County

[mou]

(Posted by Jacqueline Hosch  via moumn.org)

Today at 3:05 PM, Isaac Hosch and I found two PINE GROSBEAKS in Ramsey
County. They were at Vadnais Lake at these exact coordinates: 45.063331,
-93.098782.

Ezra Hosch

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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks - Douglas County

[David Benson]

Per John Ellis, two Pine Grosbeaks near Miltona, MN today.


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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[Juile Grahn]

Found Pine Grosbeaks feeding on crab apples today in the town of Cook northern  
St. Louis Co.

Julie Grahn
Cook, MN

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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks , Bohemian Waxwings and Crossbills

[Susan anderson]

Hi - A friend and I are heading to Duluth tomorrow to look for the Gyr - my 
friend would also like to find the above species - any advice would be greatly 
appreciated.  Thanks, Susan Anderson

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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[Dee Kuder]

Pine Grosbeaks have shown up in Crane Lake in northern St Louis County.

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Crane Lake


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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[Al Schirmacher]

Quick note:  

Dozen Pine Grosbeaks seen in Princeton today (First Street, Elim Home area, 
Mille Lacs County portion of town).  This winter is the first in nine years 
they've been present.

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN

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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

[Al Schirmacher]

Pine Grosbeak flock in northern Princeton (on Rum River Drive, across from 
Hytech Auto) few moments ago, first time I've had them in town during my nine 
years here.

Here they come, Twin Cities

Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN

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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks, Winona County

[Dedrick Benz]

At 8:30 AM I saw 3 Pine Grosbeaks in the tallest tree in the yard at 1735 
Garvin Heights Rd.  This is a busy road, and neighbors may be a little wary, so 
it would be best to park a little west of here in front of the gate leading to 
the cell phone tower.  I didn't see any feeders or berries in this yard, and 
the birds flew to the south to a completely inaccessible area.  It may be worth 
checking the subdivision to the north of here, which is loaded with berries, 
waxwings, robins, etc.
Dedrick BenzWinona, MN

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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks Sherburne County

[Betsy Beneke]

Following up on Herb's post, I went looking for the grosbeaks again today, 
hoping to get a photo.  I didn't find any in the original spot, or in the St. 
Ben's area, but I DID find 4 birds feeding in a crabapple tree on 13th Ave SE, 
about 1/2 block south of University Ave. in St. Cloud.  13th Ave SE is straight 
south of the Talahi Elem. School - there's a 4-way stop there.
 
None of the birds I've seen have been the pretty pink and gray males.
 
Betsy Beneke
St. Cloud, MN


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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks Bohemian Waxwings - Chisago to Morrison

[Bob Ekblad]

I was searching for Pine Grosbeaks in several counties today, starting in
Chisago and heading west.  I found them in a couple of places in Chisago -
one bird about a mile south of North Branch a block east of Forest Blvd
(CR30) on 382nd St and just around the bend on Clara Ave, and a pair of
birds about a mile from the Isanti border just north of MN95 (just east of
Cambridge) on N Pine Lake Rd about a half mile east of Bennette Ave (north
side of road).

 

I wasn't able to find any in Isanti County until I checked out Braham where
Denny Martin had reported finding them yesterday (database entry).  I only
found about 8 birds in the west side of town just south of the Elementary
School ( HS) on Southview to 10th street.  The flock was not visible until
I drove into the 10th St cul-de-sac and found them in a crabapple on the
north side of the loop.  While I was searching for them I was up on the
county line with Kanabec (Isanti CR4 - which is also Isanti 6th Street NW
and also Kanabec 421st Avenue NW) and a large flock of them flew over and
into Kanabec County.  I followed them north on Quail Street and found them
in a crabapple on the west side of the road (fire #1047).  I also spotted
one Pine Grosbeak in the same tree.

 

I found about a dozen Pine Grosbeaks in Milaca in Mille Lacs County at the
intersection of 6th St  2nd Ave.  On the border of Mille Lacs and Benton
Counties I was able to re-find a flock about a mile and a half south of MN23
that had been previously reported by Milton Blomberg.  They were moving back
and forth across the road.

 

Another re-find was a small group of Pine Grosbeaks that Denny Martin
reported at a farm place along Morrison CR26 just to the east of 360th Ave
(~1-1/2 mile W of CR33 and a mile N of Benton County in the southeastern
corner of Morrison).

 

Bob Ekblad
Olmsted County in SE Minnesota
http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com

 



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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks descend on Duluth, and other stuff...

[scmzd]

Tooled around Duluth a bit for today and easily found over 100+ Pine Grosbeaks.
The world is apparently their oyster and many bellied up to the ornamental crab 
apple
buffet.  Others dined on the plentiful ash and maple seeds.  I found several 
scattered
groups of Pine Grosbeaks including one flock of at least 60 birds.  Generally, 
most of the 
action on the ground centered around crabapple trees.  At one point this 
morning, in one
crabapple tree, I observed an American Robin, several Pine Grosbeaks, a Rusty 
Blackbird(!),
and a Common Redpoll...all in the tree at the same time.  While hardly doing an 
adequate
job paying attention, I also observed a couple hundred Tundra Swans migrating 
way up there,
2 Bohemian Waxwings, 30+Common Redpolls, 10+American Tree Sparrows, 15+Rough 
Legged Hawks,
and 50+Bald Eagles.  Coincidentally or not, with all the eagles flying around, 
I also found a fresh,
(still warm), dead American Coot on top of an iced over puddle on the side of 
the road.  I of course
immediately thought it was a dovekie, or some type of pelagic seabird, because 
if I ever do find 
one of those, I'm sure it will be dead on the side of the road when it's 
freezing cold out.  Besides,
I'm not used to identifying dead coots on the side of the road, so it was an 
easy mistake to make.
I'm not into avian forensics, but I really would like to know what happened to 
that coot
Fun day to be out!
Regards, 
Shawn Zierman.


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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks, Polk County

[Sandy Aubol]

I found a pair of Pine Grosbeaks in Polk County today, at the cemetery 
Crookston. Also a flock of about 40 Snow Buntings on Polk Cty 17 on my way 
there.

Sandy Aubol
East Grand Forks, MN
Polk County


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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks and Redpolls - northern St Louis County

[Dee Kuder]

Several waves of Redpolls came in with the snow this morning and among them
was a small flock of 7 Pine Grosbeaks. It's looking a lot like November here
today at Crane Lake.
Dee Kuder
Crane Lake


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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks on Gunflint Trail, Cook Co.

[Kate Kelnberger]

A pair showed up today.  I'm hoping that our many blue jays don't drive them 
away.  Last week, we had the first purple finches I've seen in a long time 
but they have not returned despite the many dishes of tempting seed and 
suet.   I am again looking for a good BJ pie receipe! 

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[mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks, Snow Buntings in northern St Louis County

[Dee Kuder]

It's inevitable, winter weather is marching south. On Saturday, in Crane
Lake, I heard and saw 3 Pine Grosbeaks flying over, and on Sunday a flock of
3 Snow Buntings were flushed from the roadside by Lake Vermilion. 

 

Dee Kuder

 



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