Several birds of note were seen yesterday and today (21-22 June) while
guiding a VENT group in the Sax-Zim Bog. Hopefully these might be of
interest to other birders, since so little has been reported from there
lately:
Great Gray Owls - one on Stickney Rd (CR 207), 0.1 mi N of Arkola Rd
(CR 5
This afternoon I found an adult Little Gull at Park Point in Duluth. It
was on the lake side of the Point out from Lafayette Square / 31st St,
associating with a large flock of Bonaparte's Gulls. Counting by tens,
I estimated there were about 1,400 Bonaparte's in this single group,
with a total
Today, 7 May, the Minn Birding Weekends group found a good number of
migrants in Jackson Co, especially at Robertson Co Park on Loon Lake.
Most significant among the 13 warbler species at the park was a singing
Blue-winged Warbler. Also of note there was a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.
Among the other
To add to Craig Mandel's posting from April 5, here are some more
sightings from SW Minn that might be of interest. Barb Akre and I
birded Martin, Jackson, Rock, Pipestone & Lyon Co's Mon PM - Wed AM:
very nice weather in the mid-upper 70s Mon & Tue, but the birding was
generally very dull, esp
For those who may be in the area looking for owls et al., the male Am
Three-toed Woodpecker was still present yesterday, 25 May, in the
Sax-Zim Bog along McDavitt Rd. It was with 2 Black-backeds on the E
side of the road, 2.7 mi N of Sax Rd. Hoary Redpolls were also seen at
two locations, one o
As of this morning, 25 Jan, here are some of the more significant=20
sightings I'm aware of from the past few days. My apologies for=20
duplicating any information already posted by others. - Kim Eckert
Gadwall - male presumably still overwintering with the Mallard/Am Black=20=
Duck flock along
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To elaborate on the Clark's Nutcracker (and other birds):
- The nutcracker was found by Mike Overton and a group from Texas about=20=
8:30 this morning
To elaborate on Mike Hendrickson's earlier posting:
Boreal Owl =96 one found this afternoon by Otto _ (? =96 sorry, =
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his last name) in Two Harbors and seen by m.ob.: follow the trail=20
behind the lighthouse, and after 300 yards or so turn left on the main=20=
cut-off trail which l
A birder from Iowa (I couldn't quite hear his name on my answering=20
machine =96 Aaron Breece?) called me today to report he found a=20
female-plumaged Harlequin Duck around noon today in Duluth. He gave the=20=
location as behind the convention center in Canal Park (which would be=20=
in the ha
Mike Hendrickson just called to report a Boreal Owl out actively
hunting in Duluth about noon today. He gave the location as along the
east side of Maxwell Rd, near the second utilty pole just N of Elm Rd.
To reach this location, from the corner of Glenwood St and Jean Duluth
Rd, go N on Jean D
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As many of you are already aware from previous mou-net postings from=20
Mike Hendrickson, a systematic survey of owls is being planned this=20
winter
During the Minn BIrding Weekends trip up the North Shore, we found a=20
very late & out-of-range Lark Sparrow in Grand Marais. It was present=20
much of the morning of Nov 7 along the S side of Hwy 61 across the road=20=
from the post office. Initially it was feeding with a small flock Snow=20=
B
The first-winter Lesser Black-backed Gull found by Chris Wood on
Tuesday was still present this morning at the gravel beach at the mouth
of the Knife River in Lake Co. Jim Lind and I saw it and took
additional photos. - Kim Eckert
Two Pacific Loons and a probable Red-throated Loon were found this
weekend during a Minn Birding Weekend trip to Mille Lacs and L
Winnibigoshish. One Pacific Loon was seen Saturday in Wigwam Bay on
Mille Lacs (on the W side of the lake, about 3 mi N of the casino), and
the other was seen today
I and others recently received a letter from active birder and MOU
member Molly Hoffman of Grand Marais. She is seeking letters/e-mails
from birders who would be opposed to the proposed development of a
"large-scale marina" in the Grand Marais harbor. According to Molly,
one of the proposals su
I just received a message at 1 pm Monday that Denny & Barb Martin just
relocated the Com Ground-Dove along MN Hwy 61 in Lake Co. I don't know
the location, but presumably it is still near mile marker 48, which is
3 mi SW of Beaver Bay. - Kim Eckert
Mike Hendrickson just called to report he saw a juv Sabine's Gull a few
minutes ago flying by the bay side of the Park Point Recreation Area.
There are currently strong NE winds blowing in off L Superior, so
perhaps a jaeger or something else of note might also be seen today.
- Kim Eckert
The Minn Birding Weekends group saw a few things of note on Aug 14-15
in Douglas & Grant Co's:
- Clark's Grebe, 2 or 3 at L Osakis, Douglas Co; visible among dozens
of Westerns from the park on Lake Ave in the town of Osakis
- Snowy Egret, one along Minn Hwy 79, Grant Co, 1.5 mi W of the Dougla
There was an error in the directions to the Yellow-breasted Chat in
yesterday's postings of the statewide and NW Minn RBAs. Clay Co Rd 108
goes E from Minn Hwy 9 and ends at a T 3 miles E of Hwy 9, not 2 miles.
From here, where the paved road ends, you would turn north (left) to
look for the R
A Minn Birding Weekends group found a singing Henslow's Sparrow at
Great River Bluffs State Park in Winona Co yesterday. It was in the
eastern-most field along the north side of the main park drive, just
before the road comes to a hiking trail along an obvious row of pines.
The bird was quite v
Jim Lind just called to report a Black Vulture he saw this afternoon
around 4:00 along Hwy 61 in Lake Co. It was near the Gate 11 Road in
the Encampment Forest area, which is about 7 mi NE of Two Harbors. It
was with a group of Turkey Vultures that flew back into the woods and
out of sight as J
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During a very windy & rainy Minn. Birding Weekends trip to Nobles &
Jackson Co's March 27-28, we found a very early Long-billed Dowitcher
on Saturday in Worthington on a partly flooded athl
To supplement Dave Benson's nicely done Duluth Birding Report from
yesterday, this information might also be of interest to visiting
birders:
- Gyrfalcon / Best place this week for this adult gray-morph bird has
been on and around the first 3 grain elevators W of the I-535 bridge
in Superior;
At the end of every calendar year, the term of at least one member the MOU
Records Committee (MOURC) expires, and accordingly we are looking for
persons who wish to be considered for service on MOURC. Nominees must be
MOU members, have access to e-mail (most of the records we consider are
handled e
Mike Hendrickson called me today to report that his computer and e-mail had
crashed, and that it may take several days before he is back on-line.
Accordingly, he wanted me to inform those who may have questions or want
information about MOU field trips that for the time being he is best
reached by
It was recently learned that a Spotted Towhee has been coming to a back
yard of a house on Park Point in Duluth for about a week. Chuck Krulas,
Jeff Stephenson and others saw the bird between 4:00 and 4:15 Sunday
afternoon and confirmed the ID. Several of us returned this morning, but it
was not se
Dave Benson just called to report that he saw a male Mountain Bluebird this
afternoon, 31 Oct, near Grand Marais. It was along the lake shore near the
W end of the Croftville Rd. (The Croftville Rd turns off Hwy 61 about a
mile east of Grand Marais.)
Kim Eckert
A female-plumaged Lazuli Bunting was found about noon today, 26 Oct, in
Cook Co along U S Hwy 61 at mile marker 121, which is about 11 mi E of
Grand Marais, or 2 mi W of Paradise Beach. I first spotted it while with 10
other birders, and it was in view for a total of a couple minutes before
flying
The Sage Thrasher, first spotted by Jim Lind Oct 17 in Grand Marais during
the Minn Birding Weekend, was still present today, Oct 24. As far as I
know, all the sightings this week have been between the W side of the
harbor and 8th Ave W in the vicinity of the power plant. No other rarities
reported
For those heading up to Grand Marias to look for the Sage Thrasher seen
today in Grand Marais, also keep an eye open for the following birds found
on the North Shore by the Minn Birding Weekends group:
Red-throated Loon (juv) - Flood Bay, Lake Co
Surf Scoter (3) - Good Harbor Bay, Cook Co
White-wi
To update Tony's earlier posting on the birds at the Superior Entry this
morning. I just talked to Mike Hendrickson who said it was best for now
to just call it a probable Pomarine Jaeger. Also an adult light-morph
Parasitic Jaeger later flew by both sides of the Superior Entry. (The
Superior E
Today, 15 Sept, there was a new record high raptor count at Hawk Ridge in
Duluth. As of 6:00 pm, over 100,000 raptors (over 99,000 of these
Broad-winged Hawks) were counted by Tim Smart (the new Counter at Hawk
Ridge), with assistance from Dave Carman, Frank Nicoletti, and others. Lew
Oakland and D
The unconfirmed report this morning of a possible Wilson's Plover at Park
Point in Duluth remains unconfirmed this evening. The Hawk Ridge counter
and other birders who talked to the observers today told me that their
description did not rule out Semipalmated Plover. - Kim Eckert
I received a third-hand report of a Wilson's Plover being seen this morning
on the beach somewhere at Park Point in Duluth. I was told it was written
on the bird sightings board at Hawk Ridge, and I don't yet know who the
observer is or who wrote it on the board. There were Semipalmated Plovers
at
If MOU members and others have had trouble reaching me since early July
about the MOU Records Committee, Minn. Birding Weekends, etc., it's because
I've moved. Please note my new mailing address is 1921 W. Kent Rd., Duluth
MN 55812. My e-mail address is the same (kreck...@cpinternet.com), and my
ol
Since the Spring 2003 season has ended and seasonal reports from observers
are now due, this would be a good time to remind birders of those reports
of unusual species which still need to be documented. Most of these were
posted on the mou-net listserve. While birders are certainly free to
include
This weekend, May 31-June 1, the Minnesota Birding Weekends group found
several birds of note in Rock & Pipestone Co's, especially a male Lazuli
Bunting and 5 White-faced Ibis. The bunting was at Blue Mounds State Park
Saturday morning in the wooded area near the main park entrance, about 100
yards
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 23:06:36 -0400
From: "Nicholas G. Escott"
Subject: Re: [mou] 2 more N Mockingbirds, etc
To: "Kim R. Eckert"
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In addition to Jim Lind's mockingbird seen in Two Harbors, the Minn Birding
Weekends group had 2 others this weekend in Cook Co, for an amazing total
of 3 along the North Shore on the same weekend. (Undoubtedly there must
have been others undetected by any birders.) One of these was early morning
o
Bill Tefft called me to report that there was an unconfirmed report today
(May 8) of a White-winged Dove near Ely, presumably the same individual
which was seen at a feeder two weeks ago. The observer, who is the same
person with the feeder, said the dove was flying along the Fernberg Trail /
Lake
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