Herb Dingmann asked me to forward this to the listserve. Yesterday,
May 18, he found a White-eyed Vireo at Beaver Creek Valley State Park:
I found a White-eyed Vireo at the far end of the Beaver Creek Trail this
morning. Follow the trail out to the open meadow, where the trail splits.
Follow
Just thought I'd pass this note onto the friends and local birdwatchers
throughout the Duluth/Superior area, as well as throughout MN...
Yesterday I went out with my field ornithology class, and we did our big 12
hour day. WHAT A DAY. There was several new birds to the students which we
haven't
I led a walk at Crosby Farm Park from 7:00 to 9:00 this morning. From the end
of the main road into the park, we walked down toward the small lake, then to
the left on the old paved path between the lake and the bluff. A couple of
hundred yards down this path, we heard an unidentified song,
Yesterday I spoke with a birder who had a unique sighting. This birder took
substantial notes and is relatively certain about the bird they saw.
However, the sighting will not be shared.
It won't be documented because it would constitute a first state record and the
perception is, without
Barry Jones just called to report a male Hooded Warbler at Louisville
Swamp in Scott County. Go south of the main parking lot to the top of
the bluff overlooking the valley, then take the trail to the left. This
trail heads down the hill toward some old farm ruins; just before the
ruins on the
A black-throated blue warbler was seen this morning in Lake County along the
Secret Blackstone Trail. Other warblers seen in the area surrounding Ely,
MN are: yellow, Nashville, chestnut-sided, magnolia, black-throated green,
cape may, black white, redstart, ovenbird, yellow-rump, pine, palm,
Pastor Al
First let me say that I enjoy your postings. I want to mention a somewhat
different experience that I have had on MOU-NET. A few years ago I had just
begun birding and joined MOU. That first year I posted an observation of a
really unusual bird - not knowing that it was all that
Pastor Al ;-)
I can totally relate to your communication and I agree that it is
possible to get aggressive (?) feedback on an odd, unique or
unexpected observation. I used to have a thin skin when it came to
posting for fear of getting negative, questioning or terse feedback.
What I
As someone who has made her share of stupidly erroneous reports (never
believe me if I say I've seen a rare gull unless someone WAY better than me
can verify it!) but also some pretty good ones, I know what it feels like to
be corrected, and also how emotional and cranky and snarky birders can be
Hi, Pastor Al,
I understand what you're saying and why, but I'm glad to second
Larry's experience. Most people have responded with patience to
questions, doubts, and even risky IDs, especially when presented
with specific reasons for certain decisions. Those in disagreement
usually provide
Ottertail county near Richville, MN.
We have had a number of species in our yard already this week. (The
white-throated sparrows seem to have moved on.)
Black While warblers
Yellow warblers
Yellow-rumped warblers
2 Veerys
House wren
Ruby-throated hummingbird (1st one, seen this a.m.)
Harris'
Minnesota Birders and Al:
Can someone inform who are these good ol birdin guys or these elite birders
that prevent other birders from not wanting to share bird sightings or first
state records to the listserv? Who are these guys
I been involve in many Minnesota birding groups since I was
On May 19, 2009, at 12:52 PM, Pastor Al Schirmacher wrote:
While I have not had a bad experience with postings, I caught on early
to make sure of sightings with local authorities
before posting.
Not to be critical, my experience of a few weeks ago surprised me in
that some very
This is disturbing and one of the reasons that I typically don't post as well.
Earlier this spring I had a very distinctive bird fly over my car. It was
flying with a very erratic beat of its sharp wings which also had white wing
bars on them. Clearly to me this was my first Nighthawk of the
Several years ago as a moderately experienced birder, I discovered a
Bell's vireo in Cottage Grove and reported it to mou-net with detailed
directions. I was proud of my new skills that having never seen one
before, I recognized the song and found the bird.
There was no mention of my sighting in
Diana Doyle, who is birding by bike, just e-mailed me the following message:
Northern mockingbird singing from the airport fence and airport sign at
Longfellow Ave. and 77th St., 4:40 pm today. (same spot as last year).
Laura Coble
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This report was just sent to me by e-mail. For more details, contact
Rick Pertile at mugzy1...@msn.com.
Bob Williams, Bloomington
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I just returned from walking the dog down
For those who want further information about the Longfellow Ave./77th St.
Northern Mockingbird, please contact Diana Doyle at
di...@managingthewaterway.com
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Hello,
I think that this is a confusing area to describe to people so I got a
map and a photo of the area the Mockingbird usually sings from.
The large sign (with the blue) is where the Mockingbird spent most of
its time singing last year (I saw it twice singing from the brown
brick about 2 feet
Paul Egeland, Esther Gesick, Bonnie Mulligan I birded Swift county on
Monday (May 18th). Some notables:
Yellow Rail
- a single calling bird was heard both Sunday afternoon and early
Monday morning at a marsh located just south of the Pope county line. The
marsh is just over a mile west of
Hi Yall,
Unfortunately I am working out of town this week and do not know the status of
the Yellow-throated Warbler in my yard.? My wife and boys are home but are not
a lot of help with the spotting.? People are welcome to visit the yard to look
for it.? Please, if possible,?post the results
Cornell's Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds has 65 recordings of Hooded
Warbler on its web site. Among them I found recordings of an alternate song
that is very similar to the song I heard this morning at Crosby Park in St.
Paul. A good example is the recording with catalog number 68970
I cannot explain how I was utterly wrong about my report of the Bell's
vireo not being attributed to me and yet my memory of the incident is so
clear. The MOU editor kindly forwarded the RBA reports in question to me
and there was my name, plain as day. I am completely at a loss. Maybe it
was a
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