Re: [mou-net] Juvenile plumage Loon in Rochester

2018-04-13 Thread Tom Bell
I have records of Common Loon in juvenile plumage staying on a pond in Lower Grey Cloud Island, Washington County, for several weeks if not months during a summer. Tom Bell Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Rd. S. St. Paul Park, MN 55071 651 459-4150 > On Apr 13, 2018, at 9:07 AM, Steven

[mou-net] Cooper's Hawk Hunting, Dakota Co

2018-04-13 Thread Molly Miller
We've had a Cooper's Hawk hunting in our yard most of the day. We just had the day's 3rd bird-window strike, that I know of. I haven't seen her catch anything yet, but one time she was cleaning her beak. I don't think there was enough time between the window strike and her beak-cleaning to have

Re: [mou-net] Juvenile plumage Loon in Rochester

2018-04-13 Thread John Schladweiler
I also have seen basic plumage loons in summer. http://moumn.org/loon/view_frame.php?block=178=1985 John Schladweiler On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Tom Bell wrote: > I have records of Common Loon in juvenile plumage staying on a pond in > Lower Grey Cloud Island,

[mou-net] south Dakota County before the storm: rough-legged hawk and lesser yellowlegs

2018-04-13 Thread Elizabeth Tiller (Beth)
In the block of land east of I-35, north of Northfield, south of 280th: 1 Rough-legged hawk 1 Lesser yellowlegs horned larks dark-eyed juncos Ring-necked ducks Lesser scaup wood ducks hooded mergansers green-winged teal blue-winged teal gadwall sandhill cranes Beth Tiller Farmington, MN just

[mou-net] Action on Bassett Creek, Minneapolis (Hennepin Co.)

2018-04-13 Thread David Crow
I've been birding Bassett Creek about every other day for the past two weeks. I typically follow the creek from Bassett's Creek Playground, just north of W. Chestnut, up to the pond north of Wirth Lake and Hwy 55 in Golden Valley, at roughly the same latitude as Oak Park Ave (I'll call this the

[mou-net] Yellow-rumped warbler Hastings area

2018-04-13 Thread Karen Schik
I haven't seen any posts on them yet - is that possible? Saw one yesterday in Ravenna Township, south of Hastings. 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] Yellow-rumped warbler Hastings area

2018-04-13 Thread ML Marchand
A yellow rump here in Bemidji showed up about 10 days ago and is still eating suet, mushy frozen grapes from the ground and anything else it can find. Mary Lou Bertrami county On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 8:05 AM, Karen Schik wrote: > I haven't seen any posts on them yet - is that

Re: [mou-net] Juvenile plumage Loon in Rochester

2018-04-13 Thread Steven Houdek
Also, I would say to check the MN Loon Monitoring Program data but I don't think juvenile designation on the form refers to sub-adult birds. Maybe there are notes in comments. Steve - Original Message - From: Gregory Munson To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent:

Re: [mou-net] Juvenile plumage Loon in Rochester

2018-04-13 Thread Steven Houdek
Greg, I would say that it is an occasional occurrence, and based on work in the cranberry area of central Wisconsin, it wasn't unusual to encounter maybe a half-dozen juveniles during the spring nesting season. I would assume the same for northern Minnesota. I think the tendency is for them

Re: [mou-net] Yellow-rumped warbler Hastings area

2018-04-13 Thread Susan Tertell
I saw several yellow-rumps yesterday at Coon Rapids Dam on the west side of the river. Susan Tertell Hennepin County On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 8:08 AM, ML Marchand wrote: > A yellow rump here in Bemidji showed up about 10 days ago and is still > eating suet, mushy frozen