[mou-net] Rarities

[Al Schirmacher]

The recent rash of Midwestern rarities drives the question, what percentage of 
rarities are seen by birders?  Does the presence of a Vermillion Flycatcher 
mean that ten are in the Midwest?  How would one answer such a question?

Al Schirmacher

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Re: [mou-net] Rarities

[avocet13]

How many square miles is the state of minnesota?

Answer:  Total Area: 84,068 square miles (217,736 square kilometers - 
the 12th largest state)


This is the only fact I have to base any hypothesis on.

Read more: 
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_square_miles_is_the_state_of_minnesota#ixzz1d7h1x6lu


Read more: 
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_square_miles_is_the_state_of_minnesota#ixzz1d7gv2KOW


How many serious birders are in minnesota that would recognize a rarity?

(I'd guess mou members and mou / mnbird subscribers make up the 
majority)


How many hours are these individuals "bird watching"?

(Me 10-20 hrs a week?? Out of 168 available. Most of this on my one acre 
property and not a lot beyond. Others like yourself many more.)


How many square miles are inhabitable or impassable for humans, but not 
for birds?


(Majority of birdy habitat is not easily accessible, land or water.)

How often even when Seen or heard is a rarity unidentifiable or perhaps 
not excepted?


(Think records committee)

How many birds migrate or move during dark hours?

(Majority rules again)

How close to state boundaries are some rarities regularly seen?

I'd bet there could be multiple vermilion flycatchers probably not 
multiple scrub jays)


How many more questions like this can we ask?

(Many)

Number of rarities seen or verified vs unseen?

Answer:  I'd bet easily into the hundreds maybe thousands.

Thank you,
Blaine Seeliger
avoce...@charter.net
612-414-0214


On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Al Schirmacher wrote:

The recent rash of Midwestern rarities drives the question, what 
percentage of rarities are seen by birders?  Does the presence of a 
Vermillion Flycatcher mean that ten are in the Midwest?  How would one 
answer such a question?


Al Schirmacher

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[mou-net] New National Geo Guide Review

Hi All--

For those of you interested in my opinion, I have reviewed in my blog the
just-published 6th edition of National Geographic's Field Guide to the
Birds of North America.

http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com

Although I do receive a very small percentage from sales through my blog, I
have no financial ties to National Geographic.

dan
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Northfield, Minnesota
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[mou-net] Fw: [mnbird] Caribbean birding

[Hoeger/Lerdal]

Considering a Caribbean cruise in early March and would love advice on best 
birding islands/sites. Have read some on Trinidad/Tobago birding. Any other 
recommendations? 
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[mou-net] Aitkin Co. CR18 birds seen

[Steve & Jo Blanich]

Birds seen today by Butch Ukura on Aitkin Co road 18. Great Gray Owl approx. 4 
mi.east of Hwy. 169, 2 dz. snow buntings, 1 dz. white-winged crossbills, 
several tree sparrows.


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[mou-net] BRRRRDatho n 2012 and PHOTOTHON —World's C oldest!

[sparky stensaas]

It's time again for the "world's coldest Birdathon"--The 2012 BDathon--is 
soon here! January 6-7, 2012.

Registration is open at http://www.saxzim.org/bdathon/


**REMEMBER: This is NOT a Sax-Zim Bog/Duluth event only! You can do your 
BDathon from International Falls to Bemidji to Hinckley to Ashland 
Wisconsin!! See map on website.

Teams of 1-5 members will scour NE MN and NW WI in either the 2-day or 1-day 
events. 

PHOTOTHON is designed for bird photographers. Enter either the "10-best jpeg" 
portfolio or "most species photographed" All photos MUST BE TAKEN from Sat. 
Dec. 31, 2011 through Wed. January 4, 2012. Anywhere in NE MN and NW WI.

NEW FOR 2012!
—lower fees!
—Now allowing 1-person teams!
—Photothon is now open for 5-days!
—Green event: non-motorized

Register now and help us in our goal of raising money for land and construction 
of a Sax-Zim Bog Birder/Photographer Welcome Center.

Sparky Stensaas 
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218.341.3350 cell 

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[mou-net] Field Sparrow - Hyland Park Reserve

[Ben Harste]

Sorry I'm a bit late on this since this is from yesterday afternoon, but I
went birding at Hyland Park Reserve for about an hour yesterday afternoon.

The biggest highlight was finding a Field Sparrow that flushed out of the
grass on the southwest edge of Hyland Lake.  I didn't think much of it
other than it being a bit late until eBird flagged it as a rarity in the
month of November and sure enough looking at the MOU database there seems
to be only a few records of Field Sparrows in November and December.
Although I did not have my camera, I have no doubt it was a Field Sparrow,
as it had a very distinct white eye-ring and an obviously pink beak along
with other regular features of a Field Sparrow.  It was flushed up along
with one or two Song Sparrows.

There was also a ton of waterfowl on Hyland Lake, although I could not
identify it all since I didn't have my spotting scope.  They included:
Northern Shovelers - At least 80 all in a very tight circle dabbling
together
Gadwall
Ring-necked Duck - A few
Ruddy Duck - 3


Lastly, I couldn't confirm but I am pretty sure there are still Rusty
Blackbirds foraging on the south side of the lake on the western half,
fairly visible from the northern and western sides of Hyland Lake.  I have
seen Rusty Blackbirds there once last week (or two weeks ago) as well, so
it seems they are frequenting the lake.


Ben Harste
Bloomington, MN


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[mou-net] L-b Dowitchers

[Bruce Baer]

There are two L-b Dowitchers still hanging around the beaver pond at the Bass 
Ponds. They are over the lip of the pond.

Bruce Baer 
Bloomington, MN


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[mou-net] Pine Siskin under where my feeder usually is this Tues am- S Mpls

[Warren Woessner]

Maybe it will be a finch-y winter!

Warren Woessner


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[mou-net] Fun photos of gulls, waterfowl & more from yesterday's WI Point post

[Erik Bruhnke]

Ring-billed Gull, looking cute at the camera
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498777

Bonaparte's Gull (one of the 3 Bonies seen yesterday morning)
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498765
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498766

Franklin's Gull
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498769

White-winged Scoter flying-by
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498778

Flock of ducks (species are labeled in the photo descriptions)
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498780
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498782

Two sharp-looking Herring Gulls
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498775
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498776
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139499233 (this one is funny... one of
the Herring Gulls is stretching both wings while standing on one foot!)

Juvenile/1st-winter Herring Gull (in the pictures above). This gull had a
very blotched appearance... very pretty bird!
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498772
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498773

1st-winter Herring Gull, also pictured above in the 2-Herring-Gull photos.
Note the dark eye, pale backside (without gray back/scapular feathers
coming in, which would be a 2nd-winter Herring Gull trait). 2nd-winter
Herring Gulls also tend to have a paler, light-yellow eye, and more
pink-with-a-black-tip appearance. Some 2nd-winter Herrings can have a
mostly-dark bill, but most of them show the typical pink and black-billed
appearance.
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498770
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498771

Leucistic Canada Goose, found/photographed along Maslowski Beach - Ashland,
WI.
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498767
http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/139498768

Keep your eyes peeled for migrants from the north! Up here in Duluth, very
gusty north & northwest winds are predicted over the next two days :-)

Good birding,
Erik Bruhnke
Duluth, MN

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[mou-net] Sandhill Crane Finds New Home-- another from WRC

[G Andersson]

I just heard on the news tonight about shootings of trumpeter swans at four
locations around MN.  Here is a story with a happier ending.  

 

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[mou-net] plain-tailed wren duet research--- from Science Now

[G Andersson]

This article reports research on the duet singing of this wren species from
Ecuador.  Given its name, could this be the only wren species without a
barred tail?   Anyway there are links in the text to listen to the duet and
the single song.. also a link to the original journal article for those who
like neurology.  I don't think there are any duetting bird species in N
America, but there are in Africa.  I would guess their finding apply to all
such species worldwide, but who knows?

 

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Re: [mou-net] Sherburne cranes, rusty BBs and purple finches

[john c. nelson]

Our thanks again Betsy for the crane alert. The crane viewing was  
spectacular and the Trumpeters were a wonderful bonus.
The Rusty Blackbird in the tree above your doorway was also a nice  
touch.


John and Donna Nelson
Good Thunder MN

On Nov 7, 2011, at 6:08 PM, Betsy Beneke wrote:

I left work later than normal this afternoon, and pulled over to  
watch hundreds of sandhill cranes pouring into the refuge between  
4:40 and 4:50.  I was sitting at the corner of CRs 3 and 5 (info  
kiosk there) quite a bit farther east than where we've seen large  
number of birds earlier in the fa



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[mou-net] bird sculpture show at Walker Art Center in Mpls

[G Andersson]

I heard about this show at the last Birds & Beer.  I haven't seen it, but
the pictures of the birds in the first link are fun and fanciful.  In the
second link you see a big display of the large sculptures.  
"a significant body of new work drawing on the psychology and natural
history of birds"

http://calendar.walkerart.org/canopy.wac?id=6085

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkerart/sets/72157627687417195/

gordon andersson
st paul


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[mou-net] harpy eagle on 'Nature' PBS on Weds night 7:00 pm

[G Andersson]

Tomorrow night Weds Nov 09 at 7:00pm  "Nature" is a show about harpy eagles.
"Jungle Eagles".  I saw the advertisement clips and it should be great.   

Check your listings.  



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