[mou-net] Spring Arrivals in Eagan, Dakota Co.

FOY arrivals include a Yellow-rumped Warbler today, an Osprey and Song Sparrow (for the yard) yesterday, and an Eastern Phoebe last Thursday. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swesto...@gmail.com General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archi

Re: [mou-net] spring arrivals, Lilydale, Dakota C

Awesome Sent from Gmail Mobile On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 1:01 PM linda whyte < 004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > There were some FOYs to brighten the exercise walk this morning: > Ruby-crowned Kinglet heard in full song, Golden-crowned Kinglet both heard > and seen, and a floc

[mou-net] spring arrivals, Lilydale, Dakota C

There were some FOYs to brighten the exercise walk this morning: Ruby-crowned Kinglet heard in full song, Golden-crowned Kinglet both heard and seen, and a flock of active Yellow-rumped Warblers by Pickerel Lake, foraging in the small, budding trees by the boat ramp. Linda Whyte General info

[mou-net] spring arrivals

Ospreys arrived Friday, April 22 on powerline tower near Maple Hills Golf Course by Hwy 10 between Detroit Lakes and Frazee in Becker County. Barn Swallows swooping near barn in Otter Tail County Saturday, April 23. Ice out on some shallower lakes. Cleone Stewart General information and g

[mou-net] Spring!

We have a pair of Trumpeters at Quigley Lake that I have observed copulating. The lake looks like prime habitat for raising a swan brood. And, they have been here for about a week. Canada Geese, Wood Duck, Mallard, and Hooded Mergansers are all hanging around and I expect them to stay. I went for a

[mou-net] spring arrivals

Mourning Doves were feeding on the ground yesterday, March 31 west of Perham in Otter Tail County. Cleone Stewart General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU enco

[mou-net] Spring Primer Videos

If you missed all or part of the Spring Birding Primer, or perhaps want to share a presentation with a friend, please find below a link to a playlist of all seven presentations now available on the MOU's YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrREFP8F9naOKT-Mc-SAUuJTmQqwMVgoT The Spr

[mou-net] spring arrivals

Arriving Saturday, March 19 were Robins followed by Sandhill Cranes calling Sunday, March 20 near Perham in Otter Tail County. Trumpeter Swans and Canada Geese in larger puddles in corn stubble fields, flying to river to set up shop. Cleone Stewart General information and guidelines for p

Re: [mou-net] Spring vs fall migrations - shorebirds and others

and Whimbrel, for example, might be two of the most obvious species with seasonal differences.PaulPaul BuddeMinneapolis MNSent from Samsung tablet. Original message From: Tom Gilde Date: 7/6/20 7:48 AM (GMT-05:00) To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: [mou-net] Spring vs fall mi

[mou-net] Spring vs fall migrations - shorebirds and others

Could anyone point me toward a resource that would help get a handle on which shorebirds are more likely to migrate through MN in either fall or in spring? I understand that there are some distinctions between seasons but I’m not experienced enough to know which species are more, or only, like

[mou-net] Spring Primer Digital Content

(Posted by Ben Douglas via moumn.org) Hello Minnesota birders. This is Ben Douglas, the would-be emcee of the 2020 Spring Primer that was cancelled due to Covid-19. Several of us have been working to produce some digital content the last couple weeks only to have the escalation to shelter in p

[mou-net] Spring Primer is this Saturday!

(Posted by Susan E. Barnes via moumn.org) Hi Everyone! Don't forget that the MOU's Spring Primer is this Saturday at Carpenter Nature Center! The event is full, so if you are signed up and can no longer attend, please call 651- 437-4359 to open up a space for those on the waiting list. We hop

[mou-net] Spring is in the air

Heard my first of the year calling Eurasian collared dove this morning. -- John Schladweiler New Ulm, MN 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] Spring birds at Ft Snelling State Park

Not a bad spring showing along Snelling Lake and the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling State Park this morning: Eastern phoebe - numerous Yellow-rumped warbler - in clumps of 25-50 along the lake Chipping sparrow American tree sparrow Belted kingfisher - numerous Downy and piliated woodpeckers Woo

[mou-net] Spring Goose Migration Information

Thanks to all who responded to my request regarding goose migration. Tony Smith St. Louis Park 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] Spring is coming!

I stumbled into a sizable flock of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS today. There were about 60 males and 3 females! Also joining them were a handful of Starlings. This is by far the earliest I have seen them in numbers. My own previous personal FOY sighting of RWBL was March 19th, so this smashes that record

[mou-net] Spring Seasonal Reports

The spring season (3/1 - 5/31) has ended. If you will be submitting a seasonal report of bird observations for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. We encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/ ). Look under "Seasonal Report" at the to

[mou-net] Spring North Bicycle Tour

Ever wonder what is would be like to bike and bird north with the Spring? My wife and I have now completed over 1,200 miles (self-supported) as we follow the spring north. We first bicycled from near Fort Worth south to the Texas Hill Country. After that region we swung east and north through

[mou-net] Spring migrants at Forestville-Mystery Cave State Park

Saw 64 species this weekend, most of them at Forestville-Mystery Cave State Park, Fillmore County. New or recently arrived migrants included the following: 5/2 - Broad-winged Hawk, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Wren, Winter Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Brown Thrasher, Black

[mou-net] Spring migrants at Carlos Avery WMA

On April 4, had 40 species and 18 new species for the year, including 3+ singing Eastern Bluebird, several Red-breasted Nuthatch, plus calling Sandhill Crane at Boot Lake Scientific and Natural Area in Anoka County. Since the entrance roads to Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area were blocked (

[mou-net] Spring Seasonal Reports

The spring season (3/1 - 5/31) has ended. If you will be submitting a seasonal report of bird observations for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. We encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/ ). Look under "Seasonal Report" at the to

[mou-net] Spring arrivals in Lauderdale, Ramsey Co.

This morning (05/07) was quite fantastic with first of year sightings here in Lauderdale. Gray catbird, at the suet Baltimore orioles, up do five males at a time Rose-breasted grosbeaks, 4 males, 1 female INDIGO BUNTING (I nearly lost it! My composure, that is.) I think I'm seeing a female or

[mou-net] Spring birds Rainbow Resort

I am happy to report I saw my first warbler of the spring. The yellow rumped warbler was sitting in the maple right outside our Lodge door today. Some of the other birds we are seeing are purple martins, purple & gold finches, many red winged blackbirds, dark eyed juncos, eastern phoebe, whi

Re: [mou-net] Spring sightings in the snow-covered North (incl. Sax-Zim)

Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 3:40 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] Spring sightings in the snow-covered North (incl. Sax-Zim) In addition to the migrants mentioned by Sparky, there was also an early Greater Yellowlegs today (9 April) in the open water behind the WLSSD plant at

Re: [mou-net] Spring sightings in the snow-covered North (incl. Sax-Zim)

In addition to the migrants mentioned by Sparky, there was also an early Greater Yellowlegs today (9 April) in the open water behind the WLSSD plant at 27th Ave West in Duluth. Also several Hooded Mergansers there and at the Hwy 23 bridge in Fond du Lac. Kim R Eckert, Duluth http://www.mbwbird

[mou-net] Spring sightings in the snow-covered North (incl. Sax-Zim)

Sax-Zim Bog 4-8-14 2 Turkey Vultures (FOY) 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel (FOY) 2 N Harriers (FOY) 5 Bald Eagles over Stone Lake Mallards & Canada Geese on patch of open water on Stone Lake Northern Shrike on Stone Lk Rd Ruffed Grouse in several spots 2 Black-backed Woodpeckers (deep in the b

[mou-net] Spring Birds & mammals

The first Canada Goose pair arrived on our frozen lake about a week ago. The lake is still quite frozen and we are up to at least three very noisy pairs on the still frozen lake. They often walk around with their heads just inches from the ground honking up a storm. I watched as one of a pair ch

[mou-net] Spring Birds

Monday morning I drove Black Dog Road in Burnsville and found 13 species of waterfowl including FOY No. Shoveler, Canvasback, Pied-billed Grebe, Gadwell, Ring-neck Duck. There were large flocks of Wood Ducks (mostly in pairs), Hooded Mergansers, and scaup. There was a large raft of mixed divers

[mou-net] Spring Birds

For the last four days our suet has been visited by a Flicker. This morning we had a Fox Sparrow and Juncos under the feeders. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/

[mou-net] Spring Migration

On both Tuesday & Wednesday I drove Black Dog Road in Burnsville and found 10 species of waterfowl including all Mergansers and flocks of scaup, of which I was only able to ID a few Greaters. there is considerable open water on both the river and the lake and probably more diversity than my quick

[mou-net] Spring migrants are on the way and Salt Lake Weekend is coming up!

I know winter is still hanging on but spring IS on it's way. Consider joining us for some excellent spring birding in Southwestern Minnesota this year. The 39th annual Salt Lake Birding Weekend will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Experienced volunteers will guide birders around Salt Lake,

[mou-net] spring birding in North Carolina?

A friend of mine is in NC right now, checking out places for a birding trip for spring migration next year. If anyone has suggestions for good places, it would be appreciated. Thanks. Susan Tertell Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists

[mou-net] Spring Seasonal Reports

The spring season (3/1 - 5/31) has ended. If you will be submitting a seasonal report of bird observations for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. We encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/ ). Look under "Seasonal Report" at the to

[mou-net] Spring takes a break

Three Baltimore Orioles at the grape jelly early this morning. Amazing- they had doubled in size overnight ! As had I after dressing to go outside. Harris, Chipping, White-throated, and White-crowned Sparrows seem to take the weather in stride. John Nelson Good Thunder MN Join or Leave mou-

[mou-net] Spring Birds

With the warmer temps the birds have erupted around the resort grounds. We still have many inches of snow to melt and 32 inches of ice on the lake but birds are arriving with something new each day. I am hoping I will be seeing the warblers soon. To mention a few of the birds I am seeing: Nort

[mou-net] Spring Birds are here

Spring is coming... I am feeding bluebirds at a new feeder with freeze-dried mealworms. Have seen 4 males at one time on or near it. Wow, that blue is dazzling against the snow. They are also eating suet. The Brown Creeper has been seen on the ground under the suet feeder, briefly, then it

[mou-net] Spring might be coming!

I am hearing Robins singing this morning - I haven't seen any yet though. I have had two small groups of snow geese fly over this morning too. I got an outdoor microphone hook up with the speaker in my office for Christmas and could hear a soft honking and looked out the window and it was snow ge

[mou-net] Spring Owl Monitoring Program -- seeking volunteers!

Greetings Minnesota Birders, Spring is on its way! Before things get too busy with spring migration, though, the Western Great Lakes Spring Owl Monitoring Project ( _http://www.hawkridge.org/research/springowl.html_ (http://www.hawkridge.org/research/springowl.html) ) sends volunteers

[mou-net] Spring Seasonal Reports

The spring season (3/1 - 5/31) has ended. If you will be submitting a seasonal report of bird observations for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. We encourage submissions using the MOU website ( ). Look under "Se

[mou-net] Spring Species Count

10 of our 87 counties hit 200 species reported this spring season - including, of course, Sherburne:) - few more are very close, like Ramsey and Morrison - how many will make this magic number? Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Join or Leave mou-net: ht

[mou-net] Spring Eskimo Curlew search (MN and SD!!)

Come join a team of optimistic wild goose chasers as we focus on possibly relocating migrant Eskimo Curlews on former staging / stopover grounds in SE South Dakota. And for all you county listers after we find the missing curlews in SD, we'll hightail it over to Rock County, MN and search there to

[mou-net] Spring arrivals

Saw my 1st Bluebirds of the year on the eastern end of northern bike trail loop in Elm Creek Park in Champlin. Saw the first Great Blue Heron of the year on the drainage pond on the north side of North Hennepin Corridor trail between Douglas and Noble Ave on the border between Brooklyn P

[mou-net] Spring Owl Monitoring--Volunteers Needed

Greetings Minnesota Birders, Spring is on its way! Before things get too busy with spring migration, though, the Western Great Lakes Spring Owl Monitoring Project (_http://www.hawkridge.org/research/springowl.html_ (http://www.hawkridge.org/research/springowl.html) ) sends volunteers out

[mou-net] spring sounds at Crosby Park, St. Paul

I was busy wishing for Tree Sparrows when familiar sounds caught my attention: at least 3 Eastern Bluebirds, 2 males and a female, were foraging on the north side of the small lake, among the Chickadees and Juncos---a most pleasant sound for mid January. Linda Whyte Join or Leave mou-net: ht

[mou-net] Spring arrivals, Rice Lake NWR, Aitkin Co.

While running American Woodcock singing ground surveys this weekend, I heard and/or saw several FOY birds: American Bittern LeConte's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Sedge Wren Soras came in last week. I heard Ovenbirds from home this weekend too. Spring is finally here! Michelle McDowell Wildlife Biolo

[mou-net] Spring Migration

Have not dug deeply into this, but note that this year's species list is 38% behind last year's, presuming the next couple of days add a normal amount of year birds. I'm presuming that migrant waves, at least here in central MN, are 8-10 days behind the last few years; but don't have significa

[mou-net] spring in Blue Earth County

Hey birders, In a short trip to Cobb River WPA and Perch WPA near Beauford, there were abundant signs of spring. A short list follows. Greater White-fronted Goose (#206 for the WPA complex) Canada Goose Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Mallard Ring-necked Duck Redhead Gadwall Wood Duck Common

[mou-net] Spring vs. Fall, some numbers

Ever since I began spending a significant amount of time birding about 5 years ago, I have been curious about the differences in spring and fall migration.Here are the percentage of warbler species I have seen from 2008-2010 during the spring and fall seasons excluding Yellow, Redstart, and

[mou-net] Spring 2011 Philippine birding tour opening

I am on a Bird Tour Asia 3 week birding tour to the Philippines March 27-April 16, 2011. There has been a cancellation so a spot is open for anyone interested in joining the other 6 to this fabulous place. Visit 4 main islands and see many endangered endemic birds, like Philippine Monkey Eating

[mou-net] Spring 2010 Season

The spring season (3/1 - 5/31) has ended.  If you will be submitting a seasonal report of bird observations for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now.  We encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/). Look under "Reporting Birds," then "

[mou-net] Spring L. Park Reserve(archery unit)

An AM exercise walk at the archery unit brought a second FOY warbler: one female Black-and-White, combing the tree limbs for breakfast. Present in the woods also, were numerous Yellow-rumped Warblers, along with singing Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and pairs of Eastern Phoebes, Downy Woodpeckers, and Blu

[mou-net] spring waterfowl season summation

Thanks to about 15 people covering most geographical locations in the southern half of the state, I am confident in saying the spring waterfowl season was poor, at best, in much of southern Minnesota. >From the information I received, duck numbers were near average in the east and SE areas and

[mou-net] spring trip

Bruce and Sally Staggert would like to sign up for the Aitken trip June 19th 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] spring bird watching-thanks

Thank you to all who responded to my question about the best time in spring for birdwatching. Got lots of good information and great websites to check out! Patti Blaser _ Your E-mail and More

Re: [mou-net] spring bird watching

Or try any time from mid-May to mid-June Warren -Original Message- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Jonathon Jongsma Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:30 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] spring bird watching On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 19:01

Re: [mou-net] spring bird watching

WOW-just visited that site--great info--thanks jonathon ... jim - Original Message - From: "Jonathon Jongsma" To: Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [mou-net] spring bird watching On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 19:01 +, DAVID PATTI BLASER wrote: My husband

Re: [mou-net] spring bird watching

On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 19:01 +, DAVID PATTI BLASER wrote: > My husband and I just started this hobby last summer. I have to put my > vacation requests for the year in now and am wondering what is the best time > to birdwatch in the spring in SE MN? Thanks! > Patti Blaser It depends what you w

[mou-net] spring bird watching

My husband and I just started this hobby last summer. I have to put my vacation requests for the year in now and am wondering what is the best time to birdwatch in the spring in SE MN? Thanks! Patti Blaser

[mou-net] Spring 2009 Season

The spring season (3/1 - 5/31) has ended.  If you will be submitting a seasonal report for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now.  We strongly encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/). Look under "Reporting Birds," then "On-line Seas

[mou-net] Spring Bird Song brushup time

Getting the fog out of the ears again. One of those foggy birds is the difference between Vesper and Song Sparrows. Would you agree that the linked sound file is a Song and not a Vesper? Is the indicator simply the lack of an beginning "clear" pair of notes before the main tune? Sound file, a 1 me

[mou-net] Spring Migrant Question

Last week I published a question about which spring migrant brings the most joy on arrival. Amazingly, 32 responses produced 24 different birds! (We're not a diverse group, are we?) The responses show a decided Midwestern flavor, since the Birdchat (national/international) post bounced back

Re: [mou-net] Spring Migrant Question

Not tough for me: it is always the first. For me, it was robin a few weeks ago while cross country skiing on Pike Island, although I suppose if might never have left. Bill Kahn Ignorant boob/sometime birder in Minneapolis On Mar 26, 2009, at 10:01 AM, john c. nelson wrote: This is a tough

Re: [mou-net] Spring Migrant Question

On Mar 25, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Pastor Al Schirmacher wrote: Which spring migrant brings you the greatest joy? This is a tough one. The longer I thought about it the more favorites came to mind. In the past Robins would be the obvious choice, now they are here all winter. As more of a "bird

Re: [mou-net] Spring Migrant Question

My favorite spring migrant is the Eastern Kingbird followed by Common Yellowthroat Warblers, Sandhill Cranes, Northern Pintails, and Loons. The first warbler of the year is always worth a fist pump. Too bad we can't swap the Yellow-rumped for something like the Blackburnian or Bay-breasted warble

[mou-net] Spring Migrant Question

Which spring migrant brings you the greatest joy? Which migrant - when you first see and/or hear it - causes you to stick a fist in the air or dance a bit of a jig (or however you express yourself)? Candidates, for me, include the first Red-winged Blackbird and Sandhill Cranes - for they sign

[mou-net] Spring flight

Well since I now have no job to go to, I spent a few hours in my driveway in the sun watching the sky for migration.. >From 12:30 to 16:00 I spotted: 4 Adult Bald Eagles 6 Immature Bald Eagles 1 Ghost (Adult Male Northern Harrier) 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Adult Red-tailed Hawk 2 Killd

Re: [mou-net] spring fling

Note on the official outing of the Sioux Falls Bird Club today. After splitting into two groups at Grass Lake, the SFBC folks doing the Wall Lake return route discovered FOY W. Meadowlark, Turkey Vulture(very early) (at the city landfill) Ring-billed Gulls, and an excellent leucistic Canada Goose.

[mou-net] spring fling

Today the birding finally felt "springy." Red-winged blackbirds showed up at Carpenter Nature Center (Hastings), hard on the heels of the redpolls and pine siskins that were there yesterday. The skies above and around Carpenter were criss-crossed by dozens of soaring bald eagles of all ages, as wel

[mou-net] Spring signs

Hello Birders, This morning I heard a Robin singing his territorial song in my backyard. That's a sure sign of spring for me. A Cardinal has been doing so for weeks, but he was singing this winter when it was 20 below too so I thought that was kind of crazy. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan 651-308-0234

[mou-net] spring

Even with the arrival of the snow, spring is marching north with birds scouting the front. Last week (Tuesday) I found the two White-fronted Geese at Veterns Park in Shakopee. I pulled into the parking lot, jumped out of the car and almost scared the geese off bread twenty feet in front of th

[mou-net] Spring Walk

Geese barking Grouse fleeing Trumpeters propounding Woodpeckers resonating Turkeys chortling Spring looming Along Mahnomen Trail Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Sherburne & Mille Lacs Counties (walking in Sherburne Refuge) Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mo