[mou] Nashville Warbler in Minneapolis Backyard
Ed (home)
ed at reilly.net
Sat May 10 01:32:00 CDT 2008
Here in my urban back yard in Minneapolis - I have been getting
quite a few spring migrants.
Today's guest was a Nashville Warbler - a first for me and a first for
our Mpls yard - though I am new to the state.
I appreciate the MOU reports of spring migration - however mundane these
reports may appear to the "seasoned" birders. It helps me - as I thumb
through my field guides - to narrow down the possible suspects.
The Nashville Warbler has a rusty crown - but only one of my six field
guides really indicated such. So the MOU reports help to focus on the
possibilities.
Back to lurking on MOU for me... ;-)
Bird early, bird often...
Ed
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> 1. Great day at Eagle Lake (Thomas Maiello)
> 2. White-faced Ibis - Lyon County (cbc at rohair.com)
> 3. 2 Great-tailed Grackle - Lyon County (cbc at rohair.com)
> 4. Cornell Lab's Sound Recording Workshop coming up (Adele Binning)
> 5. Up north in Bemidji (Pat DeWenter)
> 6. Henslow's Sparrow (Dave Bartkey)
> 7. Freeborn County - May 9, 2008 (CRAIG MANDEL)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:17:22 -0500
> From: Thomas Maiello <thomas at angelem.com>
> Subject: [mou] Great day at Eagle Lake
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> Did my usual ever improving rounds along Zachary Lane at the WNW
> corner of the lake. Awesome day!
>
> One odd bird of note - a large flycatcher but generally pale
> undersides and rufous tail. I thought it was a Great Crested but the
> undersides were pale and no distinguished yellow but the bill said
> flycatcher and the size said Great Crested but the book said Ash-
> Throated but not in our area. Any ideas? It was high up in the tree
> tops catching flyers. I was holding it as a Great Crested one year
> old or pale famale or something. Watched it for a good 10 minutes and
> this is the best I could come up with.
>
> Birds of note - gonna list all of them seen during my hour and a half
> out there - even the common ones
>
> Great Blue Heron
> Great Egret
> Green Heron
> Northern Oriole
> Hooded Merganser
> Coot
> Wood Duck
> Red-winged Blackbirds
> Cowbirds
> Common Grackles
> American Redstart
> Yellow Warblers
> Goldfinches
> Crows
> Cooper's Hawk (nest #6 - if you build it she will come - saw the pair
> and they appear to be in blessed hawktrimony)
> Swamp Sparrow
> Cedar Waxwing
> Ovenbird
> Purple Finch (lifer)
> House Finch (conveniently there for comparison - thank you great
> spirits)
> House Wren
> Marsh Wren
> Ring-necked Pheasant
> Downy Woodpecker
> Hairy Woodpecker
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Pileated Woodpecker
> Double-Crested Merganser
> Horned Grebe
> Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
> Yellow-rumped Warblers
> Robins
> Brown Thrasher
> Palm Warblers
> Kingfisher
> Mourning Doves
> White-breasted Nuthatches
> Black-capped Chickadees
> Cardinals
> Mallards
> Canadian Geese
> Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers
> Fox Sparrow
> Song Sparrow
> Ring Billed Gulls
> Common Terns
> Bluejays
> Chipping Sparrows
> Common Loon
> Black and White Warbler
>
> And I think I am missing some! Isn't that like 50 species!?!?! All in
> a hour and a half!!!! What a great day! Time for lunch. My work
> here is done.
>
> Wonder what might show up later on?
>
> Thomas Maiello
> Angel Environmental Management, Inc.
> Maple Grove, MN
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 11:50:33 -0700
> From: cbc at rohair.com
> Subject: [mou] White-faced Ibis - Lyon County
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> 6 White-faced Ibis were observed at Black Rush Lake in Lyon County on Thursday evening (May 8) and again Friday morning (May 9). They were along County Road 59 toward the North end of BRL. From MN Highway 23, County Road 59 is 1 mile South of the Camden State Park Main Entrance.
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> Also observed were American Bittern, and Black-crowned Night-Heron
>
> Roger Schroeder
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 11:52:10 -0700
> From: cbc at rohair.com
> Subject: [mou] 2 Great-tailed Grackle - Lyon County
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> 2 Great-tailed Grackle were observed at Black Rush Lake in Lyon County on Friday morning (May 9). They were along County Road 59 toward the North end of BRL. From MN Highway 23, County Road 59 is 1 mile South of the Camden State Park Main Entrance.
>
> Also observed were White-faced Ibis, American Bittern, and Black-crowned Night-Heron
>
> Roger Schroeder
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 15:13:35 -0500
> From: Adele Binning <abinning at smm.org>
> Subject: [mou] Cornell Lab's Sound Recording Workshop coming up
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> If you have not heard about the Sound Recording Workshop that the
> Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology runs each summer
> out in the Sierra Nevada mountains, take a look at this webiste:
>
> http://www.birds.cornell.edu/macaulaylibrary/Contribute/
> soundRecordingWorkshop.html
>
> It is an incredible week of learning about natural sound recording
> with people from all over the U.S. and the world. The instructors are
> fantastic and the surroundings (including the birds) are astounding.
>
> The course is limited to 15 participants so if you think you are
> interested, check out the website soon.
>
> Adele Binning
> Saint Paul
> past participant in SRW
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:56:11 -0500
> From: "Pat DeWenter" <hoocooks4you at gmail.com>
> Subject: [mou] Up north in Bemidji
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> We returned here Tuesday from TX, just ahead of the birds it seems. Our
> lake is open, but Lake Bemidji still has a lot of ice. Yesterday, in the
> open water were rafts of Common Goldeneye and Bufflehead, and what I assume
> were Lesser Scaup. I didn't have my scope along to check for Greater.
> There were also 2 pair of Eared Grebes.
>
> In our yard today, we have had a large number of Yellow-rump Warblers, along
> with one Palm and one Black-and-White. We also had 2 Yellow-bellied
> Sapsuckers, 1 male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and 2 Chipping Sparrows. As cold
> as it has been, there are very few insects for these birds. Hope they will
> survive!
>
> I saw the newscast about all the dead Bluebirds and Tree Swallows that have
> been found. I assume the lack of food also will apply to Warblers, Orioles,
> Tanagers and other insect eaters. I think this spring would be a good year
> to put out mealworms, and suet.
>
> Pat DeWenter
> Bemidji/Beltrami Co.
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 16:45:32 -0500
> From: "Dave Bartkey" <screechowl at charter.net>
> Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow
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> Hi everyone,
>
> I first heard, and then saw a Henslow's Sparrow this morning at the Valley
> Grove Church Restored Grassland. Valley Grove Church is located just north
> of Nerstrand Woods State Park. To get there, go north from the park on Hwy.
> 246 to CR 30, take a left, and go west until you see the church on your
> left. There are trails mowed here and people are more than welcome to
> explore. I know the folks who restored this tract of land and they are very
> cordial. This is also a reliable spot for Grasshopper Sparrow (I saw one
> today), and I have had Henslow's here for three years in a row now. This
> latest Henslow's was very close, and I had the best looks I've ever had at
> this species today.
>
>
>
> Other highlights among the 116 species I saw today were:
>
> 2 Western Grebes; one on the eastern shore of Upper Sakatah Lake, and
> another on the eastern side of Cannon Lake, just off Ackman Park.
>
> 3 tern species on Upper Sakatah - Forster's, Caspian, and Common.
>
> 1 Dark-eyed Junco (!) at the Valley Grove Church Cemetery.
>
>
>
> Other FOY's ~
>
> Brewer's Blackbird
>
> Harris' Sparrow
>
> Blackburnian Warbler (warblers were very minimal today)
>
> American Redstart
>
> Grasshopper Sparrow
>
> Veery
>
> Gray-cheeked Thrush
>
> Baltimore Oriole (FINALLY!)
>
> Eastern Kingbird
>
> Lesser Yellowlegs
>
> Solitary Sandpiper
>
>
>
> Lots of other good stuff too!
>
>
>
> Good birding!
>
>
>
> Dave Bartkey
>
> Faribault, MN
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> screechowl at charter.net
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> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 20:16:34 -0500
> From: "CRAIG MANDEL" <EgretCMan at msn.com>
> Subject: [mou] Freeborn County - May 9, 2008
> To: "Tony Hertzel" <axhertzel at sihope.com>, "MOU net"
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> May 9, 2008
> 7:30am - 3:30pm
>
> Enjoyed a very nice day, birdwatching in Freeborn county today with Phyllis
> Bofferding, Linda Felker and Kathy Kinghorn. We observed over 120 species
> in the county, with large numbers of Yellow-rumped and Yellow Warblers
> present. There were also many White-throated Sparrows, especially at the
> group camp at Myre-Big Island State Park. We also had a large variety of
> birds along the West side of Geneva Lake. Including 14 species of waterfowl
> present on the lake. Here are some notes on some of the species we observed
> today.
>
>
> Sora - 5 birds were heard calling from a small wet grassy area, just east of
> the group camp in Myre-Big Island State Park.
> Blue-headed Vireo - Several were observed at Myre-Big Island State Park.
> Purple Martin - There were two Martin houses with Martins in them at the
> North East corner of the town of Geneva.
> Swallow's - all five species of Swallows were observed at Geneva Lake, with
> Tree and Barn Swallow being very abundant.
> Red-breasted Nuthatch - A single bird was heard near the group camp at
> Myre-Big Island State Park.
> Sedge Wren - heard in 3 or 4 areas around the county.
> Marsh Wren - Heard and seen along the West side of Geneva Lake.
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Observed a few along the West shore of Geneva Lake.
> Veery - Observed and heard at Myre-Big Island State Park.
> Gray-cheeked Thrush - Seen at several locations in Myre-Big Island State
> Park.
> Swainson's Thrush - Observed at several locations in the county.
> Gray Catbird
> Brown Thrasher - Heard and observed in 5 or 6 locations in the county.
> Warbler's - 16 species observed, with Yellow-rumped and Yellow being very
> common. Others observed include, Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Nashville,
> Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Palm, Blackpoll,
> Black-and-White, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush (15+),
> Common Yellowthroat and Wilson's.
> Sparrows were very abundant, with nice looks at many White-throated Sparrows
> and some of the other Sparrows observed included, Vesper, Lincoln's, Swamp,
> Harris's and White-crowned.
> Bobolink - Several were observed at Myre-Big Island State Park.
> Purple Finch - A female Purple Finch was observed near the upper campground
> at Myre-Big Island State Park.
>
> Craig Mandel
> EgretCMan at msn.com
> Hennepin County, MN
>
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