Re: [mou-net] Salt Lake Weekend 2024 - Final Tally - 130 species

2024-05-03 Thread linda whyte
And special thanks to you, too, Jason, for heading up this year's fun ! Making arrangements, keeping things organized, plus leading caravans, takes Herculean effort, so we're all indebted to you! Linda Whyte On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 8:12 AM Jason Frank wrote: > Hello Birders, > > > > Our final tal

Re: [mou-net] Ahhh....Spring!

2024-05-03 Thread Steve Weston
Even spell check did not help the Gray-cheeked Thrush get its moment on the internet. Well, we did have a couple of birds that could have been Gray-cheeked Warblers, but I did enter them as Nashville Warblers. I don't think an ID of Gray-cheeked Warbler would get much credibility, even if it does l

[mou-net] MN Zoo Canopy Trail for birding?

2024-05-03 Thread Jonathan Beck
Has anyone visited the MN Zoo and the new canopy trail? I was thinking it would offer a nice way to spot birds higher up in the canopy. I'm wondering if there are any nice forested areas that it goes through? With warblers on deck, I'm thinking I might give it a try. Thanks jonathan beck mpls. -

[mou-net] Ahhh....Spring!

2024-05-03 Thread Steve Weston
Ahhh...SPRING! It is so hard to sit at the computer with the birds inviting me to get out. Even after a very productive and enjoyable Salt Lake Festival, I am still seeing lots of new birds. We personally had over 100 species on the Salt Lake trip. We stopped at Long Lake on our way out and scored

[mou-net] Request for assistance – song recordings of migrating Mourning Warblers

2024-05-03 Thread Jay Pitocchelli
Request for assistance – song recordings of migrating Mourning Warblers I am posting my annual opportunity to participate in a Citizens Science Project that involves recording migrating Mourning Warbler songs. I am trying to determine the nature of migratory pathways taken by different song pop

[mou-net] Little Blue Heron at Salt Lake

2024-05-03 Thread Jason Frank
An apparent Little Blue Heron was found at Salt Lake yesterday afternoon. It is showing up as an eBird report (by Nolan Meyer) now. He has a pic of it crouching in a patch of phragmites. I was down there yesterday evening between 6:45 and sunset, and didn't see it. But I did see the picture, and

[mou-net] Salt Lake Weekend 2024 - Final Tally - 130 species

2024-05-03 Thread Jason Frank
Hello Birders, Our final tally for the Salt Lake Birding Weekend can be found here: https://moumn.org/saltlake/ We had 130 species this year, with upwards of 150 birders canvassing the Lac qui Parle/Big Stone region. Morning weather was tough, but lots of shorebirds started showing up afte