[mou-net] Common Raven at Buffalo River State Park in Clay County

at the east end of the park. There was very little passerine activity at Buffalo River State Park. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net 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] Winter Question

. The large numbers of birds (longspurs, raptors, waterfowl, robins, waxwings, solitaires, owls, finches, gulls and gallinaceous birds) in the Pierre area is an especially nice change from Fargo. Mark Otnes Fargo, ND On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Pastor Al Schirmacher pasto...@princetonfreechurch.net

[mou-net] Where to the Harlequin Ducks and Barrow's Goldeneyes come from?

that northeast population account for the birds on Lake Superior and in the Twin Cities? Mark Otnes Fargo, ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net 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] Red-shouldered Hawk in Becker County

There were 1, maybe 2 Red-shouldered Hawks at Dunton Locks County Park in Becker County just south of Detroit Lakes at about noon today. One bird was pretty much constantly calling for about 1/2 hour. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net Join or Leave mou-net: http

[mou-net] Connecticut Warbler at Dunton Locks

I found a Connecticut Warbler calling at Dunton Locks County Park southeast of Detroit Lakes. The warbler was in the low wet area just to the east of the tram. There wasn't much else for definite migrants there, just single Blackpoll and Bay-Breasted Warblers. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194

[mou-net] SW Corner of the Longspur Prairie has been plowed

still sitting in the field. Hopefully the plowing doesn't go any further. Mark Otnes Fargo ND markot...@cableone.net 701-241-4194 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] Clay County Common Raven, Becker County Eurasian Collared-Doves

- 9 Northern Harrier - 2 Bald Eagle - 1 Black-billed Magpie - 1 Greater Prairie Chicken - 20+ Snow Bunting - 2 large flocks Mark Otnes Fargo, ND markot...@cableone.net 701-241-4194 Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives

[mou-net] MOU Records Committee - Ferruginous Hawk Accepted 6-1

in the Loon might not have been a Ferruginous Hawk. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net 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 Records Committee - Ferruginous Hawk Accepted 6-1

. Anyway, that’s why I posted what I did. Mark Otnes On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Laura Erickson chickadee.erick...@gmail.com wrote: One thing that several states do, which seems like a good idea, is to keep all the documentation and the Records Committee comments and votes in a file

[mou-net] Wilkin County White-winged Crossbills

Eagle - 1 American Kestrel - 1 Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net 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] Common Raven in Clay County

at the MSUM Science Center. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net 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] Neighborhood 50

-winged Crossbill. To illustrate how barren of trees the area is, I’ve only had White-breasted Nuthatch once and Hairy Woodpecker twice. Mark Otnes Fargo ND markot...@cableone.net On 6/19/12, Jim Ryan muchmore...@gmail.com wrote: Good topic, Al. I live in a *very* urban area. Between two major

[mou-net] Blue-gray Gnatcatchers in Becker County

Yesterday (7/13) afternoon there was an apparent family group of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers at Dunton Locks County Park, just south of Detroit Lakes in Becker County. There were at least 3 birds. They were found in the tram area and around the picnic shelter. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot

[mou-net] Common Raven in Clay County

, and Common Yellowthroat), very large numbers of robins and flickers, many White-throated Sparrows, 2 Lincoln's Sparrows, and my first Dark-eyed Junco of the fall. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives

[mou-net] Becker County - Black Scoter and Red-Shouldered Hawk

of White-winged Crossbills. At about 1:20 off the public access on the east shore of Cormorant Lake I found a female plumaged Black Scoter. There were numerous Common Loons in the lake county, some large raft of coots, but very few ducks on the larger bodies of water. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241

[mou-net] Probable Gyrfalcon in Clay County

. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net 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] White-winged crossbills in Clay County

-breasted nuthatch (1). Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markotnes at cableone.net -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20081101/05409cea/attachment.html

[mou-net] Barred owl in Clay County

Around noon today I got a barred owl along the Buffalo River just below and east of the MSUM Science Center on the east edge of Buffalo River State Park in Clay County. I flushed an owl in this same area back in November that I suspect was this same bird. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194

[mou-net] Common raven in Clay County

for Clay County and my first since the early 90's. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net 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] Connecticut warbler at Buffalo River State Park

near the eastern end of highway 108. I met a birding couple from Massachusetts at Felton who said that they saw two whooping cranes at Tamarac NWR yesterday. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa

[mou-net] Long-eared Owl in Wilkin County

for birds in the area - a fair number of robins, a few Harris' and white-throated sparrows, one Merlin, and three northern harriers. Mark Otnes Fargo ND markot...@cableone.net 701-241-4194 Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu

[mou-net] Five northern rough-winged swallows in Fergus Falls

group? Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net 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] Mud Lake Birds

common at Tewaukon Refuge in Sargent County, North Dakota. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@msn.com --=_NextPart_000_0008_01C64F5B.9EBFB560 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable html xmlns:o=3Durn:schemas

[mou] Northern Goshawk and Red-shouldered Hawk

a few lingering juncos and American tree sparrows. At the park, I also got a lone soaring red-shouldered hawk. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@msn.com --=_NextPart_000_0007_01C65B22.CA9BED70 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding

[mou] Bohemian waxwings in Wilkin county

large flock of waxwings here that had at least 11 bohemian waxwings in it. Unfortunately there were deer hunters in the area and I wasn't able to explore the area more thoroughly. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@msn.com --=_NextPart_000_001B_01C5EDC6.06016770 Content

[mou] Norman County

that I'm assuming were trumpeter swans. There was a common loon, a horned grebe, and 5 American golden-plovers at the refuge. At the Ada sewage lagoons there were two swans that I'm also assuming were trumpeter swans. At Love Lake, just south of Hendrum there was a single great egret. Mark

[mou] California Gull at Big Stone Lake

) on Big Stone Lake this morning at = about 8:00 AM. The gull eventually flew off over the middle of the lake = and then northward. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 58103 701-241-4194 markot...@msn.commailto:markot...@msn.com --=_NextPart_000_0085_01C6DB3D.450066A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset

[mou] NW MN Gray Jay(s)

, it's full of cedars and conifers, and it has a stream running through it. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4191 markot...@msn.com From: Benjamin Fritchman fieldfar...@hotmail.com To: mou-...@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] NW MN Gray Jay(s) Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:30:12 -0500 I figured I'd pass

[mou] Cattle Egrets at Big Stone Lake

a flock of 11 cattle egrets working there way north along the Big Stone County shore of the lake. 3 Cattle egrets also flew by on the South Dakota side about a minute latter. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@msn.com --=_NextPart_000_0019_01C675DE.63772520

[mou] Favorite Birding Location

. Birders Ricky Olson and Kenny Miller see 260 to 270 species every year within a 60-mile radius of Pierre. So, that’s my dream pick – Pierre, South Dakota. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@msn.com ___ mou-net mailing list mou

[mou] Black-backed Woodpecker at Tamarac NWR

pine grosbeaks or gray jays (my target bird). =20 Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@msn.com =20 =20 --=_NextPart_000_0018_01C72A97.2118A500 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable html xmlns:o=3Durn:schemas-microsoft

[mou] Worm-eating Warbler

Dean Riemer left a phone message on my machine from 1:30 this afternoon saying that he has a worm-eating warbler along the Red River on the Moorhead side. He said that it was 100 to 200 feet south of the 12th Avenue Toll bridge. Dean's number is 361-9478. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 58103 701

[mou-net] White-faced Ibis still in Becker County

Grebes, and a single Western Grebe. Diving ducks were also abundant. Mark Otnes Fargo, ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net 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] Spotted Towhee back out at Buffalo River

to the first clearing. I'm assuming that this is the same bird that showed up about this time last year. I hike this trail a lot (last hiked a week ago) and I hadn't detected this bird until today. Just a warning, the mosquitoes are very bad along the trail. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194

Re: [mou-net] Song research

in late July and early August and begin nesting then. I wonder where those birds are coming from? Mark Otnes Fargo ND On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Al Schirmacher alschirmac...@live.comwrote: Has anyone done significant song decline research across different species as summer progresses

[mou-net] Wilkin County LeConte's and Nelson's Sparrows

I had a calling LeConte's and a calling Nelson's Sparrow shortly after noon today. They were along 230th Avenue between 1/4 and 1/2 a mile north of 210th Street. The Nelson's Sparrow was closest to 230th Avenue. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net Join or Leave mou-net

Re: [mou-net] Kingbirds--Lake Waconia area, Carver County

Western Kingbirds have been scarce in the immediate Fargo-Moorhead area. Normally they are quite common with a few normally nesting in town and they're usually visible on fenceposts along I94 in Clay County, but not this year. Eastern Kingbirds appeared to be present in normal numbers. Mark

[mou-net] Warblers at Buffalo River State Park, Clay County

Vireos: Blue-headed Vireo - 2 Warbling Vireo - 1 Philadelphia Vireo - 1 Red-eyed Vireo - 9 Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markot...@cableone.net 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] Red Knots at the North Ottawa Impoundment

Phalarope - 18 Black-bellied Plover - 8 Pectoral Sandpiper - 2 Mark Otnes Fargo ND 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] Spotted Towhee back at Buffalo River State Park

this area. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 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] Spotted Towhee is paired up with an Eastern Towhee

a Bald Eagle. Note, the mosquitoes are very bad in the park. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 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] Common Ravens nesting at near Buffalo River State Park

flew back out and I noticed a large stick nest under the bridge that I'm assuming the ravens are using. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 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] Spotted Towhee back at Buffalo River State Park

toward the science center on the main trail along the river, it is in the area as you exit the woods into the second clearing.   Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194     -- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives

[mou-net] Rothsay Henslow's Sparrow

on 190th Street.  Other birds seen in the area were Orchard Oriole, Willow Flycatcher, and Loggerhead Shrike.   Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 -- 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] Red-shafted race of Northern Flicker in Traverse County

I saw what appeared to be the Red-shafted race of the Northern Flicker on the east side of Mud Lake in Traverse County at about noon today.  It wasn't a close look, but the flicker definitely had red rather than yellow on the undersides of the wings.   Mark Otnes Fargo, ND -- Join

[mou-net] Pewee giving western call

There is a pewee giving the harsh "pheer" call like a western wood pewee at Buffalo River state park at about 8:00 AM. It's on the trail across the bridge to the south of the picnic area. Maybe 200 yards going east from the bridge. Mark Otnes Join or Leave mou-net: http://lis

[mou-net] Fwd: [mou-net] Pewee giving western call

Here's a sighting I'm forwarding. I sent a recording to Kim Eckert and he's only hearing Eastern Wood Pewee. Mark Otnes - Forwarded Message - From: jellisb...@gmail.com To: "MARK OTNES" <markot...@cableone.net> Sent: Saturday, June 3, 2017 3:41:52 PM Subject: Re: [mou-n

[mou-net] Unable to text video and audio of pewee

I'm attempting to text the video-audio recording now to Bob Dunlap but it's taking my phone a long time to process.  I've got the recording sent to my email account.  I'll attempt to send that out via email with an attachment to people who've requested it.   Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194

[mou-net] The pewee at Buffalo River

Wood Pewee, an Alder Flycatcher and an American Redstart.  I think the in video it picks up only the bird in question and the redstart.   Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194     -- 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] Pewee giving western call

I just talked to Kim Eckert on the phone and he received a much better recording from Frank Gosiak's daughter that he thinks sounds within the range of a Western Wood Pewee's calls. I think he said that Bob Dunlap is pretty sure it's a Western too. Mark Otnes Fargo ND - Original

[mou-net] White-winged crossbills in a Ottertail County

I saw 3 white-winged crossbills at Glendalough State Park at about 9 this morning. One was a bright pink-red male with bold black and white wings. Not the crossbill species I was expecting. Mark Otnes Fargo, ND Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net

[mou-net] Black-necked Stilt Ottawa Impoundment

I've got a Black-necked Stilt at the Ottawa Impoundment. It's on the north-south 330 Avenue section road on the east side. Mark Otnes 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] Gary Otnes passed away

, being a reserve Coast Guard pilot, hunting, fishing, and being a trophy winning marksman.  He lived life on his own terms.  I’ll see a bit of him in the wild things I observe over the remaining years of my life.   http://www.olsonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Gary-Otnes/   Mark Otnes Fargo ND

[mou-net] 5 Snowy Owls along Highway 32 in Polk County

roads in that area that a lot more owls could be found.  Also in the area were several ravens  doing their acrobatic flights.  I also saw a Black-billed Magpie. Mark Otnes Fargo ND -- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu

Re: [mou-net] Pine Grosbeaks

There have been a few scattered Pine Grosbeak sightings in South Dakota in the Pierre and Aberdeen areas. I had one at Pickerel Lake near Waubay NWR a couple of weeks ago. Mark Otnes Fargo ND - Original Message - From: "Steve Weston" To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Monday

Re: [mou-net] Large Tern Duluth update

was surprised I didn't see any birders with scopes scanning for the tern. Are people actively looking for it? Where exactly are people scanning from? Thanks, Mark Otnes On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 04:19 PM, Kim Eckert wrote: Correction to John’s tern update. WLSSD is at 27th Avenue west exit. -Kim