[mou-net] Surf Scoters - Isanti County
There are two Surf Scoters on South Stanchfield Lake. I found the best views by parking at Stanchfield Lake Rd/370th Court and walking a bit north to an opening between the trees. 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] Duluth MBW summary
A 3-day Minnesota Birding Weekdays trip, October 10-11-12, based in Duluth surprisingly came up with a total of 96 species despite – or perhaps because of – the challenging weather. Gale-force NE winds off Lake Superior along with steady light rain on Oct 10 made the birding difficult at best, and overnight the winds shifted to 20+ mph from the NW and brought in some snow, “high” temperatures in the 30s, and frigid wind-chills on Oct 11. It wasn’t any warmer yesterday but at least the winds finally moderated. In addition to the adult Sabine’s Gull huddled on the Park Point ballfields among other gulls and previously reported to mou-net on Oct 10, some of our other highlights were: - Surf and White-winged scoters on the bayside of Park Point between 40th St and the Recreation Area - 3 Ruddy Ducks (a rarity in NE Minn) on the bayside just S of the Recreation Area - 8 shorebird species: Black-bellied and Am Golden-Plovers (especially on the Park Point ballfields yesterday), Sanderling, Dunlin and Pectorals (among the plovers), Wilson’s Snipe, a late Spotted Sandpiper in Knife River, and Greater Yellowlegs - 9 raptor species, incl a late Broad-winged Hawk, and Merlins almost everywhere we stopped - Red-bellied Woodpecker (uncommon-rare on the North Shore) - Late Blue-headed Vireo and Gray-cheeked Thrush in Two Harbors - Non-stop Am Robins by the 100s migrating down the N Shore on Oct 11-12, along with good numbers of Blue Jays, both kinglets, thrushes, sparrows (12 species total), Rusty Blackbirds, and Yellow-rumped Warblers - A few Bohemian Waxwings along Skiff Landing Rd in Knife River - Fly-by Snow Buntings at the McQuade Rd public access on L Superior - 6 warbler species (all desperate to find insects in the cold): Orange-crowned, Nashville, American Redstart, a late Cape May in Two Harbors, Palm, and Yellow-rumpeds; most impressive yesterday were the dozens of Yellow-rumpeds foraging on the edge of the standing water on the Park Point ballfields My thanks especially to Judy Johnson who first spotted the Sabine’s Gull and to MBW co-leader Dave Benson. Kim Eckert, Duluth http://www.mbwbirds.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] bird id help please?
Anyone willing to help me with ids on photos of 3 (sadly dead) birds for me? 2 downtown mpls building/window collisions on Sept.18,19 (maybe Swainson's and a immature/female Nashville??) 1 car victim (not mine) on Oct.11 near St.Paul campus (maybe green heron...but looks so small close up) Let me know if you could take a look and I'll email pics. Thanks! Tim Wahl tew...@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] Book donations for annual book sale - MOU Paper Session
Hello MOU members and mou-net subscribers, We are starting to collect bird related books for the annual MOU book sale at the Paper Session. If you would like to donate books for the sale, you can bring them the morning of the Paper Session. If you are unable to attend the Paper Session, but want to donate books, please contact me at this email address at least a week prior to the Session to arrange a drop off / pick-up. All donations help the MOU achieve its goal of supporting bird science and conservation efforts and contribute to the Savaloja Fund, which grants financial support to a myriad of bird related projects in Minnesota. Thanks all, Liz_ From: Bob Dunlap Date: Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 9:57 AM Subject: MOU Paper Session, Saturday December 1 - Mark Your Calendars! To: Mark your calendars for this year's PaperSession on Saturday, Dec. 1! This year we'll be back on the University of Minnesota campus, but this time at the Northstar Ballroom in the student center of the St. Paul campus (2017 Buford Ave.). A parking ramp is just down the street to the east and south of the intersection of Buford and Gortner Ave. We are in the process of finalizing the schedule of presenters, so expect a completed schedule in the coming weeks. Here are a few presentations we have confirmed: Genomics of Avian Phylogeny - Dr. Keith Barker, U of M Associate Professor of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior The Potential for Hemp Seed as an Alternative Birdfood - Carrol Henderson, DNR Nongame Wildlife Program Supervisor and MOU Conservation Committee Chair Presentations by Holly Menninger (Director of Public Engagement and Science Learning) and Denise Young (Executive Director) on the new Bell Museum and its continued relationship with the MOU In addition, there will be optional tours of the Raptor Center and new Bell Museum following the end of presentations. Hope to see you there and stay tuned for more announcements! Bob Dunlap MOU President -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. 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] AOU Checklist Update (subspecies)
The MOU checklist has been updated to the 2018 version of the AOU checklist. * The Gray Jay is now a Canada Jay * Some changes are made in the scientific names (see http://blog.aba.org/2018/06/aos2018.html) * new subfamilies and sequence have been adopted for the Hawks * additional sub-species have been added to keep track of the multiple sub-species seen in Minnesota. All attempts have been made to make this change with little effect to users. If you find a problem, please report it to me. -- David Cahlander da...@cahlander.com Burnsville MN 952-894-5910 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
