Re: [mou-net] Loons and Pine Siskins
Likewise—lots of Goldeneyes near Wayzata Marine in Orono (~50ish), ~100s of common mergansers (diving in groups) with a few loons nearby in Wayzata downtown (near COV restaurant), and many common mergansers landing around the point at Excelsior Commons Park at 15 min before sunset. (Nothing to report on the Deephaven and Greenwood side of the lake as best as I could see…) Mahesh > On Dec 3, 2023, at 2:58 PM, Steve Slocum wrote: > > I just got home from a two hour trip around Minnetonka and saw a few Loons, > Bald Eagles, Kingfishers, Mallards, and 100's of Common Mergansers. > We pretty thoroughly covered the accessible shoreline, missing the > eastern-most side at Greenwood and Deephaven. > > Steve Slocum > Eden Prairie > >> On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 1:50 PM Patsy Noble wrote: >> >> Any idea where on the lake the loons are clustered?? Thx >> >>> On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 10:52 AM Steve Weston wrote: >>> >>> I have a report that thousands of loons are staging on Lake Minnetonka. >> We >>> have a hoard of Pine Siskins at our feeders this morning. I haven't had a >>> view on how they were staging in the trees above the house to try to get >> a >>> handle on the numbers. >>> Steve Weston >>> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN >>> swesto...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> General information and guidelines for posting: >>> https://moumn.org/listservice.html >>> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >>> >>> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >>> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >>> >> >> >> General information and guidelines for posting: >> https://moumn.org/listservice.html >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social >> distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. >> > > > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] Loons and Pine Siskins
I just got home from a two hour trip around Minnetonka and saw a few Loons, Bald Eagles, Kingfishers, Mallards, and 100's of Common Mergansers. We pretty thoroughly covered the accessible shoreline, missing the eastern-most side at Greenwood and Deephaven. Steve Slocum Eden Prairie On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 1:50 PM Patsy Noble wrote: > Any idea where on the lake the loons are clustered?? Thx > > On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 10:52 AM Steve Weston wrote: > > > I have a report that thousands of loons are staging on Lake Minnetonka. > We > > have a hoard of Pine Siskins at our feeders this morning. I haven't had a > > view on how they were staging in the trees above the house to try to get > a > > handle on the numbers. > > Steve Weston > > On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN > > swesto...@gmail.com > > > > > > General information and guidelines for posting: > > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] Loons and Pine Siskins
Any idea where on the lake the loons are clustered?? Thx On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 10:52 AM Steve Weston wrote: > I have a report that thousands of loons are staging on Lake Minnetonka. We > have a hoard of Pine Siskins at our feeders this morning. I haven't had a > view on how they were staging in the trees above the house to try to get a > handle on the numbers. > Steve Weston > On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN > swesto...@gmail.com > > > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
Re: [mou-net] Loons and Pine Siskins
That would be amazing to see. Thanks for sharing, Steve. I saw a raft of thousand+ years ago off a cliff overlooking Lake Superior in the UP. That image is still with me today. It’s fascinating how they know how to do this. Siskins started showing up here a week ago, but on Wednesday they arrived in droves. Must be at least 40 - best siskin numbers I’ve had in years. Hope they stay through the winter. A few purple finches showed up with them, too. Junco numbers seem to be a bit lower than normal, 25+, but I had a hawk hanging out here the first few weeks of their arrival - they could have moved on. * Tami in Afton From: Minnesota Birds on behalf of Steve Weston Sent: Sunday, December 3, 2023 10:52:10 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Loons and Pine Siskins I have a report that thousands of loons are staging on Lake Minnetonka. We have a hoard of Pine Siskins at our feeders this morning. I haven't had a view on how they were staging in the trees above the house to try to get a handle on the numbers. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swesto...@gmail.com General information and guidelines for posting: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__moumn.org_listservice.html&d=DwICaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=5gIOkmnQ1nLB2gWkMnpF7SOFEgAb9mUKAhbso7F845Q&m=EFG5dhmbQwh-Z6rjYaUG51nDIhraaXp9ZVZIkDfXC25d5LMIvx_2BNpFV7cQZBug&s=gvl5Sbda5JpBL25FDLMga7OwYYaPwqZtYQawHKIB094&e= Archives: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.umn.edu_archives_mou-2Dnet.html&d=DwICaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=5gIOkmnQ1nLB2gWkMnpF7SOFEgAb9mUKAhbso7F845Q&m=EFG5dhmbQwh-Z6rjYaUG51nDIhraaXp9ZVZIkDfXC25d5LMIvx_2BNpFV7cQZBug&s=NC408pVZ8AV71Rcs17EMnx9Gy3vxKjSIqrpEU3pqjC8&e= During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
