A couple of additional notes: Wacouta is not an area with river access and
for the most part the river is not viewable without going on private land.
Also the gulls headed out and continued south.
Steve
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birdwatching:
Extradorinary Chickens.
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of flying Turkeys (always cool), a crow, and
one Red-tailed Hawk.
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in donations to these causes. Help
us to that again this year.
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is the Rough-legged. They can be ID'd at a
great distance by this trait. But, this was a Red-tail. Upon closer inspection
it was kiting, which is holding a stationary position with minimum wing beats,
usually in a stiff wind.
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unexpected birds usually will require
exceptional documentation. Photos help.
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From: Sandra van den Bosse
To: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:07 PM
Subject: [mnbird
American Bld in Bloomington. The meeting starts at 7:30pm, but join us
at 7pm to view the artwork, enjoy refreshments, and/or socialize.
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Visitor's Center and will feature Katey Pelican of the College of Veterinary
Medicine at the University of Minnesota talking on Environmental Change,
Wildlife Health Monitoring, and Species Survival. See announcement tomorrow
for more details.
Steve Weston
MRVAC Program Chair
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refreshments, or socialize.
Note change: next month's speaker will be Dr. Katey Pelican from the U of M
College of Veterinary Medicine. The program Environmental Change, Wildlife
Health Monitoring, and Species Survival will be at the Refuge Center on
Thursday, October 23rd at 7:30pm.
Steve Weston
Reports from Texas on Whooping Crane arrivals have not yet started. Therefore,
I do not believe that they have started to arrive.
Steve Weston
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From: Erika Sitz
To: MnBird (E-mail) ; MOU-net (E-mail)
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:21 PM
Subject
, an Eared
Grebe, and a Nighthawk. There was more of interest, but hour was late and
we were focused on the gull. The lagoons are a mile or two south of the edge
of Sleepy Eye and are easy to see from Highway 4.
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/fieldtrip.pdf
My appologies for the delay in publication of the Trumpeter and fieldtrip
list. We had problems with scheduling the speakers and the change in file
format. I am having challenges editting the pdf files and will post the
corrections hopefully tomorrow.
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am off to Fairbault!
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From: danerika
To: Ricebird ; MOU net ; mnbird
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:27 PM
Subject: [mnbird] odd shorebird
Hi All--Yesterday, 29 Aug, Erika and I
in the last fifty years with three in the last decade.
Steve Weston
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From: Leah Carlson
To: MOU-net at moumn.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10:15 AM
Subject: [mou] Swallow-tailed kite
A co-worker and I have both spotted what we believe
the hummingbirds. On the way down
from Miesville town, after coming out of the woods, I had a quick, but
convincing look at a Western Kingbird.
Also, we found two to four Giant Swallowtails, mostly in Goodhue County. and
an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.
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on Pilot Knob
by the Eagan city hall. by the end of the day, when I passed it is well
grounded into the pavement.
This Sunday is my annual MRVAC field trip to Miesville Ravine.
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at differentiating them.
Well, time to get back to my microscope and the bugs, leeches, and other
critters of the wetland awaiting me.
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also found four Orchard Orioles, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Grasshopper
Sparrow, a stiking juvenile Western Red-Tailed Hawk, a family of Turkey, a
Badger, and a Grey Fox.
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Red-necked grebes in cryptic molting plummage.
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of
the first lagoon. The second one was calling from a marsh outside of the
lagoons north of the inner gate.
Crossbills were hanging around town in Floodwood last week. I was unable to
refind them.
Steve Weston
Scott,
The place to check the occurance of a species of bird in Minnesota is the MOU
website occurance maps:
http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/occurrence.pl?group=ducksseason=all . This map
indicates that the Western Kingbird is uncommon in Stearns County.
Steve Weston
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does not have rabies, I was not interested
in trying to transport a sick and possibly rabid bat. In the morning that
bat was still hanging on the garage door where I had seen it last. But, it
had vanished by the time I got home twelve hours later.
thanks for the many responses.
Steve Weston
I have a sick bat (little brown) hanging on my garage door. I realize the
probablility of rabies infection is high. Should this be reported to DNR or
somebody? Or should I let it expire and bury it carefully in the garbage.
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) at Smith and Cherokee on the west side of st. paul.
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Guides: Mammals of North America.
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From: Pastor Al Schirmacher pasto...@princetonfreechurch.net
To: mou-net at moumn.org; mnbird at lists.mnbird.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 12:53 PM
Subject: [mnbird
come down from one of my boxes. the evenings continue to
be quite noisy with Copes Gray Treefrogs. This year the wild strawberrys
are
especially sweet, plump, and plentiful.
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The July and August issue of the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter
(MRVAC) Trumpeter Newsletter is available online at:
http://home.comcast.net/~mrvac/July2008.pdf
Steve Weston
an exotic bird, probably a game bird, had a fatal encounter with a window at
a friend's house in Corcoran. It is not in the regular field guides. I
will send photos, if you are interested.
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its song greatly and will
not keep repeating the same song. I have found that when it imitates other
birds, it sings much quieter.
While the other birds sing almost always (and perhaps only) from elevated
perches, the Carolina Wren will sing from hidden perches close to the
ground.
Steve Weston
.
Both cuckoos and Acadian Flycatcher have been reported here recently. Last
year we had Cerulan Warbler, Scarlet Tanager and Wood Thrush.
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activity.
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From: kbo...@frontiernet.net
To: mou-net at moumn.org
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 10:06 PM
Subject: [mou] bird books
Hi my name is Mike Lehrke i was just woundering if any one could give
me
I have been wondering if we might have a nest in the area with hatchlings.
The only time I have run into a Mockingbird softly singing other birds'
songs was right after the Dakota County pair hatched their brood. He
definitely was not singing like that a week ago when I observed him.
Steve
The annual June MRVAC Miesville field trip scheduled for this Sunday has
been postponed a week to June 22nd.
Steve Weston
At 8pm tonight the Mockingbird reported yesterday was back on top of the
sign at the sw corner of the AP.
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in Scott County I found Black
Tern and a Western Meadowlark.
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including at least two half
grown, 5 Spotted Sandpipers, 6 Semi-Palmated Sandpipers in non-breeding
plumage.
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to be out.
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, and not the
last view of a crashing population.
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Bloomington, south of Old Shakopee Road between France Ave and Penn Ave
Steve Weston,
MRVAC Program Chair
Rock Pigeon.
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.
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. including CR-42 near Schaar's Bluff and at the 180th St. Marsh.
I found a Western Meadowlark and a Northern Harrier at the Randolf
industrial park north of Randolf.
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FOY = First Of Year
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From: Shari LaFleur
To: mou-net at moumn.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:45 AM
Subject: [mou] silly question
This may be a silly question..but I have noticed in a couple messages
where ppl say Harris' Sparrow FOY
that seemed to disturb the decorum of the more classy Baltimore.
In addition to those FOY birds marked above in Bold type, we also found
elsewhere in the county, FOY Cliff Swallow.
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not see any shorebirds in the farm fields, but there is a lot of water for
them to be dispersed to.
Steve Weston
to
participation. If a small percentage of us make an offering, it would be a
significant impact. thanks.
Steve Weston
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To: Steve Weston sweston2 at comcast.net
Cc: bnessar at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 4:45 PM
Subject: Black and white warbler - Renville County
Hi Steve,
I can not remember how to post on MOU...will you let the list know...
Steve
To my friend at the Salt Lake Festival banquet, with whom I conversed with
about owls, can you please contact me with more information on location?
Steve Weston
and a Professor in
Conservation Biology and Wildlife Conservation at the University of
Minnesota will be our speaker at our May 22nd meeting.
Steve Weston
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which was probably calling from the pines, but...
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From: Ken Larson Mary Lou Frank prairiemarshf...@comcast.net
To: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:13 PM
Subject: [mnbird] Salt Lake Bird Count
Thank You to all the Birder's braving the snow and wind to get to Lac
Qui Parle County for
at Salt Lake), Willet, and Marsh Wren.
Mammals seen included Richardson's Ground Squirrel, and a River Otter.
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One of the notables about the weekend was the lack of corvids, which relate
to endemic Nile Fever. We saw only one Crow on each of the days and heard a
one Blue Jay on Sunday.
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in the woods and a
Barred Owl.
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some boxes are major dump zones, nearby
boxes will be ignored.
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From: Paul A. Lender len...@umn.edu
To: Steve Weston sweston2 at comcast.net; MNBird
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Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [mnbird] Birding about the Metro
Hi
Oops... I tried to save that to send out later, but the program had other
ideas. I will have more info later.
Steve Weston
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Mou-net mou-net
. I found two Common
Terns, at least ten Bonapartes Gulls, and Rough-winged Swallows, which were
also found in Anoka County. In Andover I saw my first butterfly, a
Mourning Cloak, which hibernates over the winter as an adult.
I heard Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers in Coon Rapids.
Steve Weston
boardwalk. Skunk Cabbage and Marsh Marigold are ready to bloom.
Quiggley Lake has a surprising amount of Star Duckweed already.
Checked one of my wood duck boxes and counted eleven eggs, both Wood Duck and
Hooded Merganser.
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is a
convention every morning with Hoodies and Woodies lining up for the boxes.
It is almost impossible to approach my window without scaring ducks from the
trees.
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counted 30 Canvassback, 40 Redheads, and 90 Bufflehead.
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Sparrow and Fox Sparrow. When I
returned home after dark, my garage door closing roused a Phoebe from his
roost in the garage. I left him in the garage for the night and will
release him in the morning.
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them for the
yard yet. Nothing new at the feeders. Juncos singing in the yard.
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Center Drive in Eden
Prairie. I do not see how they can thrive here as there are few trees
accessable to them.
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of Xerxes.
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and quite colorful Tufted Titmouse. The surprising visitors were a couple
of Pine Siskins.
The Northern Flicker continues to stop by my feeders as it has all winter.
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match to an illustration in Sibley that agreed with that ID.
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in the pond in
the industrial area.
It is too nice out to be typing and I hear my binoculars calling.
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raptors were Red-tailed Hawks, which
were more plentiful than I expected with seven observed. I found two pairs
associating. I found more Crows than I expected with several small flocks.
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birds without the white about the same size. Note
their face pattern. The Larks are larger with solid black tails. The Larks
will flush from the road perpendicular to the direction you travel. They fly
alone or loosely associated with a few others.
I hope that helps.
Steve Weston
of
driving were Crows.
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The Bloomington count on 12/15 found two snowies at the airport, although only
one was near the Cargo Road area.
Steve Weston
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From: Chet Meyers
To: mou-net at moumn.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 7:51 PM
Subject: [mou] Airport Snowy Owl
Miriam
behind the high school at Wabasha. Pairs seen
elsewhere.
Record numbers:
C. Mergansers (~800)
C. Goldeneye (~700)
Red-breasted Nuthatch: we found 9 and others found a few, but I do not know
if the total beats the record of 13.
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on this
road is maintained privately by the loggers in the woods. And, it does not
appear that they have an incentive to plow all the way through like last
year. He also reports that he has seen no owls along the roads he plows.
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the east intersection of Pine
Bend Trail and go down the hill. The Titmouse is coming to a feeder at the
bottom of the hill.
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locations), and Evening Grosbeaks (found along Blue Spruce Road with Pine
Grosbeaks).
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-bellied WP (26), Downy WP (45),
Hairy WP (30), Northern Flicker (5 tied), and Pileated Woodpecker (21). The
Red-headed Woodpeckers (a specialty of this count) were very close to the
precount prediction. Other northern species included Common Redpoll and Raven.
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A light morph Rough-legged Hawk was observed along I-694 at the top of the
hill in Fridley this afternoon (Monday). A few minutes later a probable
Northern Shrike flashed by at I-694 and Lexington.
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I just received a well described sighting of an immature Golden Eagle seen
by a hunter in Meadowlands in St. Louis County on December 2nd.
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flock of blackbirds that appeared to be mostly, if not all, Red-winged
Blackbirds. It was striking how little was around.
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David Sibley has come up with a simple, almost invisible, way to prevent
birds from flying into your windows! see:
http://sibleyguides.blogspot.com/2007/11/simple-method-for-bird-proofing-windows.html
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is incomplete and lacks information on counts
whose compilers have not yet confirmed their dates.
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Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 6:21 PM
, books,
wine, prints, and much more. Duck Stamps will also be available for purchase.
We hope to see you there,
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This morning I saw the Red-breasted Nuthatch at the feeder that has been
around for about a month. On our lake we had a pair of Wigeons.
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If you have any questions, call me at 612-978-3993.
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I can not see enough detail and it may be larger than it appears, but from
the pictures this looks like a Ross's Goose to me.
Steve Weston
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From: Jason Bolish jbolish5...@comcast.net
To: Minnesota MOU mou-net at moumn.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:50 AM
, a Red-breasted Nuthatch, a Belted Kingfisher, and a one eyed House
Finch.
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and
House Sparrows. Most of the birds would flush and fly out of sight, but I
did get good looks at several Palm Warblers. The one bird I was able to get
a good line on was an adult plummage Henslow's. This is the first time that
I have ever seen a Henslow's which was not on territory.
Steve
I am going on the pelagic trip on Saturday morning in Duluth. Anybody want
to share driving from the cities?
Steve Weston
years, there were a few
Cackling Geese, although not as many as last year.
I have not been seeing many migrating thrushes or sparrows. I am observing
lots of Cooper's Hawks.
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me at 612-978-3993.
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MRVAC Program Chair
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when I get back home tonight.
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- Original Message -
From: scott henkemeyer
To: mnbird at lists.mnbird.net
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 5:06 PM
Subject: [mnbird] help
The following birds were seen
.
Steve Weston
, and professional humorist. The program will be:
Stories from a life gone to the birds.
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I thought the same. It has a great Coopers profile, long and lean, except that
the wings are too long and the tail isn't long enough.
Steve Weston
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From: birderguy at comcast.net
To: John Mikes ; MOUnet
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject
of hundred feet who
saw the hawk.
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While working the state fair booth of the Minnesota Ornithologists Union, I
was approached by man who twenty years ago or more kept a birding diary for
years. He was wondering if someone might be interested in this data.
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).
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, sweet and untouched by pests. I brought them home to eat later.
I also got out to the sod farms in Empire (Jirik and Braun on CR66). I
didn't find as much as Jim Mattsson, who did a good job of describing what
was out there.
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had bright yellow flesh that
turned within seconds to bright blue when exposed to air. Neat!
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My next door neighbor just got a water feature last night. The water flows
from the front of his yard along the edge of the property and into Quiggley
Lake. I don't think we will be able see much impact. The city is coming
today to dig up the water main.
I have a hummer coming to my feeder
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