[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: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
[mou-net] Cinnamon Teal - New Germany, Carver county
Right now I am looking at an adult male Cinnamon Teal together with four Blue-winged Teal at the New Germany wetlands. From the intersection of county road 30 and Yale Avenue go south about .25 miles. The teal are feeding on the west side of Yale Ave and are easily seen. Regards... 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] UPDATE: Cinnamon Teal - New Germany, Carver county
About 10 minutes after I posted, the teal flew off to the southwest. I have spent the time since trying to relocate it without success. There are areas in these wetlands that are not accessible and the teal certainly could still be around. Good luck On Mar 21, 2015, at 12:42 PM, Bill mntall...@broadband-mn.com wrote: Right now I am looking at an adult male Cinnamon Teal together with four Blue-winged Teal at the New Germany wetlands. From the intersection of county road 30 and Yale Avenue go south about .25 miles. The teal are feeding on the west side of Yale Ave and are easily seen. Regards... 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] ANOTHER UPDATE: Cinnamon Teal - New Germany, Carver county
The Cinnamon Teal has returned and is visible at the original location. Barb and Denny and Paul Egeland are viewing it now. Regards... On Mar 21, 2015, at 1:28 PM, Bill mntall...@broadband-mn.com wrote: About 10 minutes after I posted, the teal flew off to the southwest. I have spent the time since trying to relocate it without success. There are areas in these wetlands that are not accessible and the teal certainly could still be around. Good luck On Mar 21, 2015, at 12:42 PM, Bill mntall...@broadband-mn.com wrote: Right now I am looking at an adult male Cinnamon Teal together with four Blue-winged Teal at the New Germany wetlands. From the intersection of county road 30 and Yale Avenue go south about .25 miles. The teal are feeding on the west side of Yale Ave and are easily seen. Regards... 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] Ospreys in the Twin Cities
Osprey season has officially begun with the first report of a sighting in the southern suburbs so I am posting my annual plea for new nests or sightings to be reported to the Twin Cities Metro Osprey Watch. We have an informative page on Facebook, have a blog at ospreywatch.blogspot.com or you can email us at osprey...@gmail.com. Last year we had 101 occupied nests in the eight county metro area. There were 89 nests where eggs were laid and 126 chicks survived to fledging age. We are always in need of help monitoring all these nests, so if you are interested in getting involved and watching a nest thru the breeding season, contact us! We are happy to answer questions about ospreys in the Twin Cities Metro area! Thanks. Vanessa Greene Twin Cities Metro Osprey Watch osprey...@gmail.com 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] [mou-rba] Any updates on the Brambling on Sat Mar 21?
Hi all- I received a message on Facebook from John Richardson, the original finder in whose yard the brambling appeared in Brainerd (409 N. Holly Street). No dice yet - he's been out of town for a few hours though. He welcomes people to his house, by the way, but I don't have any further instructions for access. He's excited to have people. Jesse Ellis Saint Paul, MN On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 12:41 PM, kabro...@mmm.com wrote: kabro...@mmm.com From:Jesse Ellis calocit...@gmail.com To:mou-...@lists.umn.edu Date:03/20/2015 03:27 PM Subject:Re: [mou-rba] [mou-net] BRAMBLING, BRAINERD Sent by:Rare Bird Alert mou-...@lists.umn.edu -- The address of the location of the BRAMBLING is 409 Holly Street in Brainerd, MN. The picture was posted about 40 minutes ago and the bird was observed for a few minutes. As I noted a photo was obtained. I believe some other locals are heading over to look for it again. Good birding, Jesse Ellis, Saint Paul, MN On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Jesse Ellis *r...@moumn.org* r...@moumn.org wrote: John Richardson posted a picture of what appears to to be a first-year male BRAMBLING on the Minnesota Birding facebook page. He is familiar with the species from the UK. I'll try to post any updates as they come in. Jesse Ellis -- Jesse Ellis, Ph. D. Join or Leave mou-net: *http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net* http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: *http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html* http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html -- This message has been scanned and no issues discovered. Click *here* https://spam.mmm.com:443/pem/pages/digestProcess/digestProcess.jsf?content=aedaaa864ecbae94a2c532943fb85f3b4fcb3fc9d6f4119a091276b5f537dac3c6c4ff5fb22097b592aab29dac82584f2938bed5da76951bb71825e309f95060ed5998c8e41c69d7d50cf02b89a37a9fac61a734ec0f1f2bfa6d1fea5fa6ea0e6bb1523f92708b451bc638c325b16361ed4818dfcec5e688be8e55ee9f7128d892d6dde6a887871d to report this email as spam -- Jesse Ellis, Ph. D. 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-tailed Duck - Coon Rapids
The Long-tailed Duck was still present on the Mississippi River in Coon Rapids at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. It was staying near the far northwest corner of the Coon Rapids Dam Park property. Best way to get there is to park at Mississippi Blvd. and Uplander St. and take the trail south to the river. The bird stayed close to the northern shore and northwest of where the walking trail meets the river. Viewing can be difficult from this point unless the ducks swim away from the shore and towards the middle of the river. There is an informal trail that follows the river to the northwest, but you need to cross a steep ravine to get to it, and the trail is very wooded with not the best viewing opportunities. I was able to see the duck both from this informal trail and the paved hiking trail. Cole Foster 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] Rice Lake State Park: Ice out Bald Eagles.
Rice Lake ice went from 20% open on 3/20 to 80% open today. A coterie of birds and one coyote were feasting on the results from the recent drawdown: frozen fish. I counted 55 Bald Eagles, Ring-billed gulls, Crows on the ice or nearby trees Friday, mostly in the SW corner of the lake best observed from the picnic point. Today that ice is out except along the edges where the eagles were lined up for easy counting. The eastern end was still mostly ice and I found additional eagles for a total of approximately 60 to 70. A good variety of waterfowl are also present on the lake. Ken Vail Owatonna 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] [mou-rba] Cinnamon Teal in New Germany
Hi Three of us drove out to New Germany to see the Cinnamon teal. We saw seven or eight other birders with scopes so we all helped each other see the bird. This was a lifer for me. We saw him in at least five different areas on the pond. He was with blue winged teals in the beginning but was mostly by himself after that. We also saw some green winged teals as well. I thank whoever posted this information for sharing this. As an added bonus we also saw at least five Kestrels including two sitting right next to each other. I have posted some photos. They are from quite a distance but at least I think you’ll find them id able. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ronsthoughts/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ronsthoughts/ Ron Taube Coon Rapids 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] No resightings of the Brambling in Brainerd Sat March 21
Hi all- As far as I am aware, John Richardson did not see the Brambling again today. I'm not sure if others went to look or not, so that's all the news I have from the Facebook group on this bird today. Good birding Jesse Ellis Saint Paul, MN -- Jesse Ellis Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
