Re: [mou-net] Battle Creek East

free to contact me with questions. Julian Sellers Saint Paul From: Minnesota Birds on behalf of Tom G <2247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2022 12:11 To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Battle Creek East Does

[mou-net] Kestrel barely escapes raven

to escape with quick dives and turns until the raven broke off the chase. In 2020, a kestrel pair abandoned this nest box with five eggs. I have suspected that one or both of the kestrels were victims of a Cooper’s Hawk, but now I’m adding Common Raven to the list of suspects. Julian Sellers

Re: [mou-net] Question re Breeding Bird Survey Results - a minor correction

Well, the highlighting got lost in the translation to MOU-NET. The last "2019" below is correct. In the original, it was "2017." Julian From: Minnesota Birds on behalf of JULIAN SELLERS Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 12:55 To: MOU-NET@LI

[mou-net] Question re Breeding Bird Survey Results - a minor correction

I made an obvious error in my posting. See the highlighted correction below. Julian Last year I made charts of the population trends of a number of species from the BBS results for all of the years available—1966 to 2017. The BBS web site now contains results for the years 1966 to 2019.

[mou-net] Question re Breeding Bird Survey results

anyone explain it? Julian Sellers Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.

[mou-net] Battle Creek Grassland at Risk

in Minnesota and North America. The county should adjust the park boundary to include this tract instead of selling it for development. For more information, and to take action, go to tinyurl.com/77acres. Julian Sellers Saint Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou

[mou-net] Loggerhead Shrike, Washington County

I observed a Loggerhead Shrike today near Division Street and St. Croix Trail. I arrived at 11:20 to see if kestrels are using the nest box across Division Street from the Bison Prairie parking lot. In two hours, I did not see any kestrels. I did, however, see a Loggerhead Shrike along the

Re: [mou-net] Northern Raven/Number Winter Robins

There could well be multiple factors. I will just add that the "distinct inflection point around 1996" noted by Val Landwehr happened at about the time that large numbers of hackberry trees, planted after the demise of the elms, reached maturity. Julian From:

[mou-net] Winter Robins

I think hackberries play a role. I don't know when the cities began planting hackberry trees on boulevards, but I think it was not many decades ago. Most of the trees do not look very old. Did large crops of hackberries begin to appear within the last 10 or 15 years? On the 2008 St. Paul

Re: [mou-net] Winter Wren, Ramsey County

discovered it. Julian From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of JULIAN SELLERS <juliansell...@msn.com> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 12:44 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Winter Wren, Ramsey County Birding this morni

[mou-net] Winter Wren, Ramsey County

Birding this morning with Clay Christensen and other friends, we heard a Winter Wren sing several times in Reservoir Woods Park in Roseville. Clay first heard it just south of the wooden overlook with benches along the Trout Creek Trail, west of Dale Street. The coordinates are approximately

[mou-net] Fw: Mockingbird, Washington County

not occupied. At about 9:45, I re-found the mockingbird farther east, near the northeast corner of the bison prairie. I did not hear it sing. Julian Sellers Saint Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.htm

[mou-net] Mockingbird, Washington County

Street, across from the Bison prairie and the bison observation platform. Although kestrels have been hanging out in that area, the nest box is not occupied. At about 9:45, I re-found the mockingbird farther east, near the northeast corner of the bison prairie. I did not hear it sing. Julian

[mou-net] The Saint Paul Sora

A resident of the area has been seeing the bird for more than a month. He thinks it has a broken wing. He has tried to capture it, intending to take it to the Wildlife Rehab Center, but couldn't get close enough to it. He has seen it flutter straight up about 16 inches. It has been feeding

[mou-net] A wayward Sora in Saint Paul

At 11:40 this morning, a Sora ran from the boulevard grass across the sidewalk and onto the shrub-covered embankment along the west side of the parking lot for Macalester College's Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center. This is in the block of Cambridge Street between Lincoln Avenue and Amherst

[mou-net] Golden-winged Warbler, Washington County

Friends and I found an adult male Golden-winged Warbler in Lake Elmo Park Reserve, central Washington County, this morning. According to Janssen's Birds in Minnesota, this is a bit early for fall migration and a bit south of the breeding range. JulianSt. Paul

Re: [mou-net] yellow-billed cuckoo window kill

Perhaps 20 to 30 years ago, one of the leaders of the Twin Cities raptor community (Bud Tordoff, I believe) presented a program about Peregrine Falcons to a downtown St. Paul firm where my wife was employed. He stated that the most common prey species identified at the nest box on the Bremer

[mou-net] Grassland Birds at Belwin Conservancy

The prairie areas at the Belwin Conservancy, in Washington County (http://www.belwin.org/), have a good collection of grassland bird species. On a St. Paul Audubon field trip this morning, we found Henslow's, Lark, Grasshopper, and Vesper among 9 sparrow species at the Stagecoach Prairies (see

[mou-net] Merlins, St. Paul

At about 9:15 this morning, a pair of Merlins flew rapidly (as you would expect) in a wide circle centered approximately on St. Clair Ave and Amherst Street, Saint Paul. I first heard one calling from north of St. Clair and Wheeler, then saw them flying. Upon completing the circle, the loud

Re: [mou-net] FW: Brown Creepers--- correction on nest report

I found a pair of Brown Creepers building a nest in Crosby Farm Park, St. Paul, on 5/10/1998. On 6/7/1998 I watched as the pair made repeated visits to the nest with food. I reported this, with a photograph, to the MOU, and it was included as a new nesting record for Ramsey County in The

[mou-net] Tufted Titmouse, South St. Paul, Dakota County

I birded Simon’s Ravine (South St. Paul, Dakota County) with friends this morning, where a Tufted Titmouse sang loudly and persistently. We first heard it, then saw it, at 9:00 a.m., approximately 300 meters up the ravine from 19th Ave N. On our way back down the ravine, it was singing near

[mou-net] Maplewood State Park, Otter Tail County

the road from the Baker Cabin (starting at about 9:30 pm). Fair numbers of warblers in the woods. Was not able to get into much of the grasslands due to prescribed burns in progress. Julian Sellers Saint Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http

[mou-net] Date Correction, A Bird's Eye View

The date for St. Paul Audubon’s April program (A Bird’s eye View: A Microscopic Look at Contour Feathers), in the MOU Calendar in the Mar/Apr issue of Minnesota Birding, is incorrect. The correct date is Thursday, April 9th. Julian Join or Leave mou-net:

Re: [mou-net] First robins of the year?

A good portion of them may be coming from Summit Avenue, between Cretin and Snelling Avenues, in St. Paul. Many hundreds of Robins have been found feeding on the hackberries there on recent St. Paul CBC counts. Julian St. Paul -Original Message- From: Bruce Fall Sent: Thursday,

Re: [mou-net] Birds' Best Friend? | Audubon Magazine

But see this article in the May-June 2014 issue of Audubon: http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/living/tall-grasses-might-be-key-cutting-birdstrikes. Some airports are now growing tall grasses, which deter big birds while providing habitat for smaller birds that are not a hazard for

[mou-net] John Fitzpatrick in NY Times

In observance of the 100-year anniversary of the death of the last Passenger Pigeon, the New York Times has published an essay by John Fitzpatrick, executive director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It’s worth reading (at John Fitzpatrick's op-ed). Julian Join or Leave mou-net:

[mou-net] Afton St Pk Open-Country Birds

There was a good variety of open-country birds along the northern section of the Prairie Loop Trail, in the northern part of Afton State Park, this morning, including numerous Henslow’s Sparrows, some Grasshopper Sparrows, Eastern Meadowlarks, a few Bobolinks, a pair of Orchard Orioles, and a

[mou-net] Responses to the iPhone Bird Call App Question

Here are the responses that I received to the question about bird call apps for iPhone. Julian = Is the person using it to learn call (Quiz) or call in birds? The trouble with asking for “an accurate” pitch is that birds have dialects just like we do and can

[mou-net] Summer Tanager, Afton State Park

This morning, I followed a Summer Tanager as it flew low through open woods at Afton State Park, Washington County. It flew about 30 yards at a time before stopping briefly on low perches. It was giving its “pit-i-tuck” call the entire time, which I recorded. I have uploaded an excerpt from

[mou-net] iPhone Bird Call App

Passing on a request for info: “I would like advice to select an iphone app with the most accurate pitch of bird calls. Other secondary info like a picture would be nice for ID, but I am most interested in good sound replication. I heard a National Geographic bird app that sounded nice to my

Re: [mou-net] iPhone Bird Call App

Thanks for your replies. I think the requestor has plenty of good info now. Julian From: Julian Sellers Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 2:22 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] iPhone Bird Call App Passing on a request for info: “I would like advice to select an iphone app

Re: [mou-net] Audubon and the Art of Birds program at St Paul Audubon Socy this Thursday Sept 12

The social time with refreshments begins at 6:45. A brief chapter meeting begins at 7:00, followed by the presentation. Right, Gordon? Julian -Original Message- From: G Andersson Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:56 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Audubon and the

[mou-net] Kentucky Warbler not found

A group went to the Battle Creek Park woods this morning, and did not hear or see the Kentucky warbler. We did not hang around longer than about 20 minutes waiting for it to sing, but this bird was a very active singer, so I think it was not present today. We heard two Mourning Warblers at

Re: [mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul

Warbler, St. Paul Thanks to the postings by Julian Sellers and Doug Kieser, I was able to get a recognizable photo of the Kentucky Warbler. I posted it on MOU's recently seen gallery: http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl?op=rare As stated by Doug, this bird was singing persistently and loudly

[mou-net] Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul

On Tuesday, 6/11, and again today, I heard a probable Kentucky Warbler singing regularly in Battle Creek Park, St. Paul. I’ve marked the location on this Google map: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8hl=enoe=UTF8msa=0msid=210992007790339495719.0004df23b3a9aa444a01a . When I first heard

[mou-net] Fw: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul

I forgot two things: 1. I have uploaded a bit of the probable KEWA song to the MOU web site’s audio gallery. 2. If you go to look for the bird, take mosquito repellent. Julian From: Julian Sellers Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:14 PM To: MOU-NET Subject: Probable Kentucky Warbler, St. Paul

[mou-net] Sonograms

I think the link to the sonograms of the probable Kentucky Warbler did not come through in the email. In case you’re interested, here’s the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/PicasaJuke/SonogramsOfProbableKentuckyWarblerBattleCreekPark61413?authkey=Gv1sRgCISVx6GtpOavHg Julian St. Paul

[mou-net] Crosby Park, St. Paul, This Morning

I led a St. Paul Audubon bird walk at Crosby Farm Regional Park this morning. Highlights: - A Least Bittern made a brief flight across the marsh between the boardwalk and the larger lake. - As we were walking through the open area from the smaller lake to the parking lot, we heard a

[mou-net] Mockingbird, St. Paul, BVNS

Between 9:45 and 10:15 this morning I observed a Northern Mockingbird in the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul. It was hanging around in the rows of young oaks in the center of the sanctuary, sometimes feeding on the ground, then it flew to the nearby cottonwoods on the east side of the

[mou-net] Short-eared Owl, Randolph, Dakota County

At 9:45 this morning, there was a Short-eared Owl in the Great Western Industrial Park off of MN Hwy 56 north of Randolph. I was parked on the first road to the north when it floated past and landed on a post near the north end of that road. The roads in the industrial park are paved, so the

[mou-net] St. Paul Audubon Field Trip Cancelled

Tomorrow’s Saint Paul Audubon field trip to Miesville Ravine and Lake Byllesby is cancelled due to messy roads near Miesville Ravine and difficulty parking at Lake Byllesby. This is NOT the MOU field trip led by Kevin Smith. Julian Join or Leave mou-net:

Re: [mou-net] woodcock?

hear several and see one, but, of course, there are no guarantees. Julian Sellers St. Paul 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] St. Paul Raptors (RSHA, COHA, MERL)

an unsuccessful pass through a flock of small birds, and zoomed back in the direction from which it had come. Julian Sellers St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

Re: [mou-net] Sparrow workshop

Recent Changes in Minnesota Bird Life -Original Message- From: Mary Westra Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 3:19 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Sparrow workshop Can anyone refresh my memory of Bob Janssen's topic at tonight's Audabon monthly meeting in Roseville?

Re: [mou-net] Dickcisselsn meadowlarks SoWashCo

I think the general advice in MN is not to mow until at least July 15, preferably August 1. Julian -Original Message- From: Rick Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 3:58 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Dickcisselsn meadowlarks SoWashCo It can be done without hartming

[mou-net] Afton State Park Today

I led a St. Paul Audubon Birding By Ear field trip to Afton State Park this morning, having scouted it yesterday morning. I think THE Hooded Warbler has moved. Yesterday, at 9:00 and again at 11:30, it was singing constantly (the primary song) at the first main overlook north of the big

[mou-net] Migration is a wonderful thing

As I walked through the Tangletown neighborhood of St. Paul near Macalester College this morning, a Golden-winged Warbler and a Wood Thrush were among the birds singing. Julian St. Paul Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:

[mou-net] How do Brown Pelicans feed in MN?

Do they plunge into the water to grab fish, as they do in coastal areas? How do they survive the trip here? Carp? Julian St. Paul 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] Shrike, St. Paul, Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary

At 11:30 this morning a shrike was hunting in the Bruce Vento Sanctuary just east of downtown St. Paul (http://www.mepartnership.org/sites/LOWERPHALENCREEK/sub_page6.asp). I had binocs, but without a scope I could not determine the species (I was leaning Loggerhead). This is the first shrike

Re: [mou-net] Question about grassland birds

Let me clarify a bit. We do not want to stop hay mowing. The Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Audubon magazine ran an article about research in Vermont that showed that hayfields that were mowed on the typical schedule produced 0.0 fledged Bobolinks per female, whereas fields mowed on a modified

Re: [mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 26 May 2011

Courthouse Park is southwest of Waseca, not southeast. Julian -Original Message- From: Anthony Hertzel Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:07 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] [mou-rba] MOU RBA 26 May 2011 -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *May 26, 2011 *MNST1105.26

Re: [mou-net] Warblers and thrushes feeding on the streets in Ramsey Co

Everyone is seeing warblers on or near the ground this year, even canopy species such as Tennessee and Blackburnian. Here's my theory: with the late leaf-out, birds are not finding the usual caterpillars (and perhaps other bugs) in the tree-tops, so they're finding food in the low shrubbery,

[mou-net] St. Paul CBC - a bit of misinformation

If you saw the 12/23 segment of Sven Sundgaard's Simply Science feature on KARE11, you heard me say that the St. Paul CBC recorded its first Northern Cardinal in 1959. That's not true. Cardinals were recorded in 1944, the first year of the St. Paul (North) CBC, and most years since then,

[mou-net] I'm not disputing the ID, but...

I don't think the ID of the Bloomington Chipping Sparrow is as straightforward as some of the comments have implied. Specifically: a.. Every photo that shows the breast shows a central spot. It's not well-defined, but it's not just an artifact of how the feathers are spread. b.. In the

[mou-net] Tundra Swan Flyovers

At 5:25 this evening, I heard two flocks of Tundra Swans flying over the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood of St. Paul (flying southeast). Couldn't see them. When my wife first heard this sound many years ago, she thought our neighbor was squeegeeing her windows. Julian Join or Leave

Re: [mou-net] Birds of Norway guide

Birds of Europe: Second Edition (Princeton Field Guides) by Svensson, Zetterström, and Mullarney is excellent. Well, I assume it's excellent, because the first edition (which I have) is. I've seen it being used in the field by European and Scandinavian experts. Julian

Re: [mou-net] Recording birds inexpensively

That kind of device works pretty well for loud, relatively low-frequency sounds. For example, I got a pretty good Whip-poor-will recording using one. They don't do well with high-pitched or distant songs. Julian -- From: Peter Johnson

[mou-net] Crosby Park Wood Thrush

I have been birding in Crosby Farm Park in St. Paul more or less regularly since 1993, and have never seen or heard a Wood Thrush there until this morning. One was singing in the bluff woods very near the paved path on the north side of the small lake (Upper Crosby Lake). I don't expect it to

[mou-net] Henslow's Sparrows, Grey Cloud Dunes, Washington County

This morning I heard and saw two Henslow's Sparrows at Grey Cloud Dunes SNA in southern Washington County. From the parking lot at the end of 110th Street, start toward the river, but turn onto the trail that angles to the northwest, staying on the mostly flat land on top of the hill. After

[mou-net] Battle Creek Park Today

On this morning's Urban Bird Fest walk at Battle Creek Park in St. Paul, we heard two Mourning Warblers singing and two cuckoos. One of the cuckoos sounded like a Yellow-billed, the other sounded like a Black-billed. I think cuckoos are not always honest. The other notable warbler was a Cape

[mou-net] Crosby Park Brown Creeper Nest

A Twin Cities Urban Bird Fest group found a Brown Creeper nest this morning in Crosby Farm Regional Park in St. Paul. We observed a creeper carrying either nesting material or food (couldn't tell which it was). After we watched it for a while, the creeper entered a space behind loose bark,

Re: [mou-net] Hooded Warbler?

It's rare but possible. There is a sizable breeding population of Hooded Warblers in Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (Three Rivers Park District). (Bruce Fall is the expert on that.) In recent years, the species has been reported from various locations in MN, including Battle Creek Park and

[mou-net] Sparrows at Grey Cloud Dunes SNA

Birding at Grey Cloud Dunes SNA in southern Washington County this morning was fun, with lots of Grasshopper, Vesper, and Field Sparrows and more than a few Lark Sparrows. The Lark Sparrows hang out mostly near the row of trees at the base of the hill. The Lark Sparrows and the Vesper

Re: [mou-net] Why a Canada Goose isn't Canadian

Today I came across the following on page 27 of Scott Weidensaul's Of a Feather, where the author is describing the pioneering work of the Englishman Mark Catesby. Catesby published his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands beginning in 1729 and ending in 1743, and

Re: [mou-net] Afton Summer Tanager Refound

I found the Summer Tanager singing this morning at the same time and place described by Joel Claus below. I recorded the song, and loaded an excerpt into the Audio Gallery on the MOU web site. In more than an hour of searching for the bird, which was singing almost constantly in the nearby

[mou-net] Orchard Orioles, St. Paul

Yesterday afternoon, I saw an adult male Orchard Oriole feeding three recently fledged young in the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, which is just east of downtown St. Paul. The birds were near the base of the bluff in the southeastern part of the sanctuary. The location is not in a BBA priority

[mou-net] Hooded Warbler, Crosby Park, St. Paul

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,

[mou-net] Hooded Warbler Alternate Song

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

[mou-net] Fw: [mou-net] Pine Siskins

Yes, I've been hearing and seeing a lot of them in my neighborhood, including one gathering nesting material in my yard today. Julian St. Paul -- From: linda whyte bi...@moosewoods.us Date: Thursday, May 07, 2009 8:10 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU

[mou-net] Anachronism in Movie

My wife and I recently rented The Great Debaters, which is set in northeastern Texas in 1935. One scene shows cattle in a pasture with two--you guessed it--Cattle Egrets, a species which was first seen in North America in 1941 (in south Florida), not well established in the eastern U.S. or

[mou-net] Crosby Farm Snipe

I just noticed the Wilson's Snipe photo by Jeff Evans on the Sightings page of the MOU web site. In the caption, Jeff states: Found in open water on north shore of crosby farm lake Ramsey County Dec 22nd. Thank you, Jeff. The location is within the St. Paul (North) Christmas Bird Count

[mou-net] St. Paul (North) CBC Results

Pheasant--one c.. Red-breasted Nuthatch--one Count Week Birds: a.. One Wilson's Snipe b.. One Long-eared Owl c.. One Northern Shrike Julian Sellers, Compiler 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] Long-eared Owl, Lauderdale, Ramsey Cty

Yesterday (Monday), I learned of a Long-eared Owl in Lauderdale. It was on private property with no public access. Marcie O'Connor got a couple of good photos, and posted them on her blog at http://aprairiehaven.com/uploads/img494ff14ea6335.jpg and

[mou] Snow Bunting, Washington County

This afternoon, I saw a lone Snow Bunting in the mowed grass behind the buildings at the Carpenter Nature Center in southern Washington County. Julian St. Paul -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[mou] St. Croix State Park - YEWA singing CSWA song

On 8/8/06, I sent the following message to MOU-NET, and received no response: Yellow Chestnut-sided Songs In a recent message, Al Schirmacher confessed to mistaking a Chestnut-sided Warbler's song for that of a Yellow Warbler. Al, you are not alone. I've heard it stated that the Yellow's

[mou] Bell's Vireo in Brooklyn Park

Phil Alban discovered a Bell's Vireo along the Elm Creek Regional Trail in Brooklyn Park. He has been hearing it singing at about 6:00 a.m. on his morning runs. I heard and saw it at 11:30 this morning (hey, I'm retired). The location is northwest of the intersection of 101st Ave N Noble

[mou] Tennessee Warbler, St. Paul

Perhaps not quite so cool as the other late warblers, a Tennessee Warbler sang vociferously (of course) this morning from tall trees near my house in St. Paul. Julian -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[mou] Waseca County Today

On my first trip to Waseca County since last fall, my main mission was to check on Red-necked Grebes for the DNR. I found four on Goose Lake (south side of US 14, E of Waseca. Mott Lake used to be a hot spot for RNGR, but no more. A Western Grebe and a few duck species were also on Goose

[mou] St. Paul Empids for My BGBY List

Biking along Mississippi River Blvd at mid-day today, I heard, then saw, the following (among others): Alder Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Wilson's Warbler My 2008 Self-propelled BGBY* list total now stands at 104. I haven't gotten out enough during this great spring migration (only 12

[mou] Carolina Wren at Crosby Park, St. Paul

At about 8:30 this morning, I heard a Carolina Wren singing in Crosby Park in St. Paul. The park is along the Mississippi, below Shepard Road, between the MN 5 bridge to Fort Snelling and the I-35E bridge. The bird was on the south side of Crosby Lake (the big lake), roughly somewhat to the

[mou] St. Paul Redpolls Carolina Wren

The small flock of Common Redpolls is still hanging around Amherst and Princeton in St. Paul, mostly south and west of that intersection. I have seen and heard them in the early afternoon on 3/2, 3/11, and 3/13, and at 9:30 and 12:00 today. Most of the activity is in tall trees (deciduous and

[mou] Common Redpolls, St. Paul

On 3/2 and today, I have seen a small flock (about 10) of Common Redpolls in tall trees near Amherst and Princeton in St. Paul. This is a pretty good bird for the Bigby* list of a city dweller with no feeders. Julian *Bigby: See http://www.sparroworks.ca/bigby.html -- next part

[mou] Fw: BNA at Mpls Public Library

See the old message below from Mark Martell about accessing Birds of North America online through the Minneapolis public library. My St. Paul library info works fine. Here's a more direct link to the Science and Technology part of the Minneapolis library's list of online databases:

[mou] St. Paul (North) CBC Results

The St. Paul CBC on 12/15 found 55 species, down from our record of 62 last year but within the range of the last 10 years. There were no real rarities, but good finds included Northern Harrier and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. A surprising number was the total of only three gulls--two

[mou] St. Paul CBC--Almost a Ross's Gull

Bruce Fall sent me a map showing the locations of his Ross's Gull sightings on the 15th. Despite our best efforts, it appears that the bird missed our count circle by about a half-mile. Julian -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[mou] Waseca Geese, etc.

At Loon Lake in Waseca, noon today: Ross's Goose (white) - 1 Greater White-fronted Goose - 7 Cackling Goose - dozens, perhaps hundreds Canada Goose - 1500 (wild guess) N. Shoveler - some Ring-necked Duck - 6 or 8 Hooded Merganser - 2 (males) Ruddy Duck - 1 Mallard - lots At Clear Lake in Waseca,

[mou] Bird Quotes

The thrush in my back yard sings down his nose in liquid runs of melody, over and over again, and I have the strongest impression that he does this for his own pleasure. It is a meditative, questioning kind of music, and I cannot believe that he is simply saying 'thrush here'. Lewis Thomas

[mou] I need a ride to Old Cedar rally

If it would be convenient for you to give me a ride to and from the Old Cedar Avenue bridge event on Saturday, please contact me. Thank you. Julian Sellers St. Paul, Macalester Groveland (3 blocks north of St. Kate's) 651-698-5737 -- next part -- An HTML attachment

[mou] Waseca County Today - Moorhens

Arrived at the Senn-Rich WMA at about 8:30, hung around the SE corner for a total of about an hour listening for a Bell's Vireo, but did not hear one. I did hear one on the county property to the north of the WMA. Saw a Black-billed Cuckoo, and saw or heard several Eastern Towhees in the SE

[mou] Battle Creek Park

a tree beside the rec center parking lot before flying toward the SE part of that section of the park (along Winthrop Street). Julian Sellers St. Paul -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments

[mou] Afton State Park

to the first large wooden post. The Henslow's was singing about 30 meters south (left) of the trail in this area. This is a very large, open grassland, so there may be more Henslow's present, but I only heard the one. Julian Sellers St. Paul -- next part -- An HTML attachment

[mou] Corsby Park Prothonotary is Back

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[mou] St. Paul: 1 Hooded, 0 Prothonotaries

of Blackburnian, Black-and-White, and Chestnut-sided Warblers, and heard two or three Ovenbirds and a couple of Scarlet Tanagers. Last year there was another Hooded Warbler in the woods east of McKnight Road (still Battle Creek Park). I did not get to that part of the park today. Julian Sellers

[mou] Warblers Today - Waseca County

the other expected deciduous woodland species for May 11th (no pewees or cuckoos). I added another warbler species at Senn-Rich, and ended the day with about 100 species total. Julian Sellers St. Paul -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http

[mou] The Birding Boat, Wednesday, 5/9

to the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. For more info, go to http://www.riverrides.com/. Julian Sellers -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20070507/be85b493/attachment.html

[mou] Carolina Wren in St. Paul

Late this afternoon, Barbara and I heard a Carolina Wren singing from an alley in the middle of the block bounded by Wheeler, Goodrich, Amherst, and Princeton. This is in the Tangletown part of St. Paul's Macalester Groveland neighborhood. Julian Sellers -- next part

[mou] Odd G-C Kinglet

a nearby tree and cannonballed into the river. It came up empty, but returned to its perch for a few minutes and had better luck on the next plunge. The spring ephemeral wildflowers are near their peak. Julian Sellers St. Paul -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed

[mou] St. Paul Merlin

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0012_01C77158.9F385B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just now was entertained for about a half-hour by a Merlin zooming = around my neighborhood harassing the

[mou] New Book By Nancy Overcott

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[mou] Geese

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0040_01C70DB6.1622D920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have found Cackling Geese at Loon Lake in Waseca the past three years = between 10/19/(06) and 11/26/(04).

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