On Saturday morning I hit the paths with 24 birders for MRVAC's annual Warbler
Weekend field trip. The weather was mostly gloomy. When the sun came out, it
was shortly followed by brief squalls of rain and sleet. Except for Baltimore
Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks the trails were mostly
I've been checking the MOU listserve everyday. Thanks for keeping everyone
in touch with the fun sightings you're having!.Speaking of recent migrants,
there was an influx of Yellow-rumped Warblers yesterday that just showed up
here in Cottage Grove. I can't wait to show all of you my bird photos,
The forecast not withstanding, it seemed worthwhile to check out Grey
Cloud dunes for recent arrivals. Aside from Yellow-rumps there were
few warblers in evidence, perhaps due to the winds. The one exception
was the numerous yellow-warblers singing on territory. It was
dismaying how many of them s
The Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis is sponsoring a field trip to Tiffany
Bottoms. It will feature a 5 hour train trip through the area, with a one
hour stop to eat our bag lunches. The cost is $5, and there are 5 spaces
left on the train. If you are interested, please e-mail Susan Tertell at
ste
I saw the egrets at 3 PM. Also:
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Purple Martin
dan tallman
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Dave Bartkey
wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> The 5 Cattle Egrets were still present this afternoon at 1 pm.
>
> Thanks so much to Cindy & Vern Krienke for finding and po
Denny Martin just phoned and asked me post that a Peregrine chased the
shorebirds off the Annandale sewage ponds and the previously reported female
Ruff had not subsequently been refound. He said that a number of the shorebirds
have returned, however.
Jim
Eagan, MN
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I did some birding this last weekend with the Bee-Nay-She bird club on
Saturday morning and with Bill Stauffer Saturday afternoon and on
Sunday. I wound up with a total of 90 species. Some of the highlights
were: 2 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS ( we saw one several times near the junction
of C.R.18 and h
At work at Pet Expo in Mankato 5/6-8:
Two reports of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Several individual Baltimore Oriole sightings one report of three
A number of Rose-breasted Grosbeak sightings two of females
At my home:
House Wrens since the 5th-on suet log
Gray Catbirds and Yellow-bellied Sapsuck
Hi everyone,
The 5 Cattle Egrets were still present this afternoon at 1 pm.
Thanks so much to Cindy & Vern Krienke for finding and posting these!
Good birding!
Dave Bartkey
Faribault,MN
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10 warblers in Pioneer Park, Princeton (35 minute lunch time walk, city park
along Rum River in Princeton), 12 overall on day:
Blue-winged (Sherburne)
Tennessee
Nashville
Yellow (Sherburne)
Chestnut-sided
Yellow-rumped (still predominant)
Black-throated Green
Black-and-White
American Red
A adult female Ruff was found a few minutes ago by Mark Junghans, Jeff
Stephenson, Jerry Pruitt, and Ron Erpelding. It is in the middle pond of the
Annandale sewage ponds. At 12;00 it was still present when Ron called us.
Per Kims book the directions to the ponds are: 0.9 mile northeast on Hi
As we put the itinerary together there is still space for people to join
the MOU "Birding the Bend" trip to Blue Earth and Nicollet counties on
May 22-23. This should be right around peak warbler time in the lower MN
River Valley, which means lots of migrants! Shorebird habitat is also
appearin
Hi all,
On Saturday, I was walking in the woods at Schaar's Bluff (I was on the trail
on the south of the visitor center, near the meadow) where they've clear cut
the area off the trail, and I heard a strange sound to my right. It sounded
like a bird gurgling water bubbles (I know of no other
The posted schedule for the Urban Birding Festival indicates that the
5/15 activities at Springbrook Nature Center run from 9:00 to 3:00.
However, the Bird Banding Program will run continuously from 7:00 until
about noon, depending upon the number of birds captured. We plan to
conduct the ban
Hi all,
This morning was the first this year where I really felt like spring had
arrived. 16 warbler species, plus lots of new arrivals, and much bigger
numbers of many migrants than I'd been seeing prior to today. I also
relocated the Prothonotary Warbler at Crosby Farm Park that Scott Loss
This is relatively short notice (actually really, really short notice) but the
MOU has a unique opportunity this weekend at the Urban Birding Festival!
Imagine being in the midst of the event - a bright 70 degree day with hundreds
of eager birding enthusiasts milling about talking about the
Sherburne NWR, Blue Hill Trail this morning (primarily new arrivals):
* Brewster's Warbler (hybrid, chasing Blue-winged), only six warblers total
though
* Harris' & White-crowned among ten sparrows
* Swainson's Thrush & Yellow-throated Vireo.
Good birding to all!
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, M
Despite the cooler than normal weather the past few days (and some distinctly
white stuff on the ground in the AM early on Saturday...) our yard was bursting
with spring bird song and frogs calling during this wonderul Mother's Day
Weekend.
This AM, I added Blue-headed Vireo, Blue-winged Wa
5 Cattle Egrets in the pasture across from Shager Park on Cannon Lake on Hwy
60. Take Hwy 60 west out of Faribault about 2.5 miles. The birds are foraging
on the east side of the Hwy. There is an Osprey platform in the pasture.
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