Sherburne NWR birds

From smithville4@msn.com Thu May 1 01:04:35 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 19:04:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hawk movement over my yard. Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C30F4B.572AEA60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi: What a great day to sit and watch migration zoom over the St. Louis = River and over my house! I left the West Skyline count and headed home to meet the kids getting = off the bus when I noticed several kettles of broad winged hawks about = 200 feet over the house. My daughter Becca was so thrilled that she = started a little list of her own and we did a little census of hawks = migrating over the yard. 250 Broad winged Hawks 1 Rough-legged Hawk 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper's Hawk (nice look) 4 Imm Bald Eagles 5 Red Tailed Hawks All of this came over between the hours of 3:00 pm - 4:30pm. This is just a very small fracture of what Frank has been counting today = but was still a thrill to see many kettles very low to excite the family = and the neighbors as well. Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C30F4B.572AEA60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi:

What a great day to sit and watch migration zoom over the St. Louis = River=20 and over my house!

I left the West Skyline count and headed home to meet the kids = getting off=20 the bus when I noticed several kettles of broad winged hawks about 200 = feet over=20 the house. My daughter Becca was so thrilled that she started a = little=20 list of her own and we did a little census of hawks migrating over the=20 yard.

250 Broad winged Hawks

1 Rough-legged Hawk

5 Sharp-shinned Hawk

1 Cooper's Hawk (nice look)

4 Imm Bald Eagles

5 Red Tailed Hawks

All of this came over between the hours of 3:00 pm - 4:30pm.

This is just a very small fracture of what Frank has been counting = today=20 but was still a thrill to see many kettles very low to excite the family = and the=20 neighbors as well.

Mike Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C30F4B.572AEA60-- From tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu Thu May 1 03:51:55 2003 From: tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu (Houghton, Timothy D. ) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:51:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne NWR birds Message-ID: <22ECDF671FCD564398087D64CFCF46BDD5BA2D@EXCHANGE.campus.stcloudstate.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C30F8C.A0167404 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A few nice birds at Sherburne early this evening. A palm warbler in the = first woodsy area on the left after entering the wildlife drive. About = halfway around, an extremely cooperative loggerhead shrike jumping tree = to tree along the road, and good to see/hear the yellow-headed = blackbirds singing their comical songs. Tim Houghton ------_=_NextPart_001_01C30F8C.A0167404 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sherburne NWR birds

A few nice birds at Sherburne early this evening. A = palm warbler in the first woodsy area on the left after entering the = wildlife drive. About halfway around, an extremely cooperative = loggerhead shrike jumping tree to tree along the road, and good to = see/hear the yellow-headed blackbirds singing their comical songs.

Tim Houghton

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------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C30F69.8F67E7C0-- From bnlfreak77@hotmail.com Thu May 1 13:00:08 2003 From: bnlfreak77@hotmail.com (e. m.) Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 07:00:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] International Migratory Bird Day Message-ID:

Hey, isn't today International Migratory Bird Day? I think it is! So, Happy IMB Day to all of you birders!

Here in Hastings we have been seeing several flocks of white Pelicans, lots of yellow rumped warblers, and I have several Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers in my woods by my back yard here. I've even been seeing goldfinches at my feeders and I am just so glad it's Spring and they're all coming back!

Erin

MSN 8 helps ELIMINATE E-MAIL VIRUSES. Get 2 months FREE*. From PChu@CSBSJU.EDU Thu May 1 14:41:50 2003 From: PChu@CSBSJU.EDU (Chu, Philip) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 08:41:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rock Wren still present Message-ID: The Rock Wren was still present at Acacia Park Cemetary late yesterday = afternoon. When I arrived, at about 5:20, the bird was in the = previously mentioned brush-pile area northwest of the two buildings at = the cemetary entrance; at about 5:50 it moved up to those buildings, and = there it remained until at least 6:30. Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University Collegeville, MN 56321 From bikebirder75@yahoo.com Thu May 1 18:08:34 2003 From: bikebirder75@yahoo.com (Chris Mansfield) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 10:08:34 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] N. Mockingbird Bloomington, Hennepin Co. Message-ID: <20030501170834.91123.qmail@web13301.mail.yahoo.com> This morning (May 1) between 7:45 and 8:30 AM I observed a Northern Mockingbird at the Bass Ponds in Bloomington. The bird was at the second pond east of Hwy. 77. There is an observation deck at this pond, and the bird was in the small willow shrubs near the deck along the gravel path. The mocker was very skittish--I had to wait for 20 minutes after I first flushed it before it emerged again, and it spooked at the slightest motion. I did not see the bird again when I returned at 10:00 AM. There was also a Sandhill Crane calling overhead at 9:00 AM; this is the second time I've seen this species in the valley this spring. Northern Mockingbird is not listed on my MN Valley NWR checklist; can someone tell me if this is a first record for the refuge? Chris Mansfield Richfield, Hennepin Co. (612) 243-1742 bikebirder75@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From drbenson@cpinternet.com Thu May 1 19:35:29 2003 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David R. Benson) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 12:35:29 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 5/1/03 Message-ID: This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 1, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A third-state-record WHITE-WINGED DOVE was seen near Moose Lake near Ely on the 24th and 25th. The bird was reported on the 28th and has not been seen since the 25th. A pair of banded TRUMPETER SWANS has been seen over the past two weeks in Ely. A second-state-record BLACK VULTURE was reported from the West Skyline Hawkwatch on the 29th. A pair of LONG-TAILED DUCKS was at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors on the 30th. Around 150 TUNDRA SWANS have been seen around the Duluth/Superior Harbor this week. Another OSPREY nest is being built on Hwy 53 near mile marker 49. Migrants newly-reported this week include SNOW GOOSE, GADWALL, AMERICAN WIGEON, SEDGE WREN, NORTHERN PARULA, CHIPPING SPARROW,EASTERN MEADOWLARK, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD. Thanks to Barb Adams, Alison Clarke, Mike Hendrickson, Dave Krikorian, Jim Lind, Karen Sussman, and Bill Tefft for contributing to this report. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 8. The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to mou@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From jwbarrett10@msn.com Thu May 1 18:58:47 2003 From: jwbarrett10@msn.com (Jim Barrett) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 12:58:47 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hawk Ridge Birdathon/ St. Louis County Big Day Message-ID: <001001c3100b$5205c3a0$19b0fb43@oemcomputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C30FE1.67B6D740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Attention Birders!!! What can be better than a day of birding on a beautiful weekend in May? = How about if that day of birding is helping to raise money for Hawk = Ridge in Duluth? The annual Hawk Ridge Birdathon and St. Louis Big Day = count is approaching. This activity helps to raise much-needed funds = for Hawk Ridge, and gives birders a chance to compete against other = teams to see who can find the most species of birds in a 24 hour = period).=20 The information below explains the Birdathon in more detail. All = inquiries should be directed to Terry Wiens at t.wiens@lsc.mnscu.edu , = or you can use the address given at the end of the message (although, = considering the date, it's advisable to use e-mail). =20 Take advantage of this opportunity to help one of Minnesota's unique = birding treasures and to meet other birders, all while birding in one = of Minnesota's best "hotspots". Start by raising pledges today, or = else plan to support a team with a pledge of your own. =20 Thanks for your support of Hawk Ridge. Jim Barrett Duluth Following is the information provided by Terry Wiens ( REMEMBER: DIRECT = ALL INQUIRIES TO HIM! ): SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL HAWK RIDGE BIRDATHON AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY BIG DAY Midnight-Midnight =20 Saturday, May 17, 2003 =20 ** Birders of all levels of ability are invited to form or join one of the birding teams attempting to find as many species as possible in St. Louis County on May 17, 2003. The winning team will receive the honor of being the Hawk Ridge Birdathon Champions for the year---perhaps the record of 177 species will even be broken! ** Everyone, whether or not they are on one of the birding teams, is encouraged to pledge or solicit pledges based on the number of birds seen on May 17, with all proceeds for the benefit of the programs and research at Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve. ** Everyone is also invited to our Sunday Birdathon Brunch on May 18, when the species on the Big Day will be added up and the trophy awarded. ** The Birdathon is more than just fun---it is an important means of raising funds for Hawk Ridge programs. Thus we ask each team member to solicit at least $20 in pledges or contribute $20 as a participation fee. Only those who meet this requirement will be eligible to win the trophy! Others are still welcome to participate unofficially. For more information about this annual rite of spring---the Big Day birding teams, the pledges, the Birdathon Brunch---please contact Terry Wiens, 3230 Strand Rd., Duluth, MN 55803 (e-mail: t.wiens@lsc.mnscu.edu) Yes, I'd like to ____ join ____ form a Big Day birding team; please send necessary information and forms. Yes, I'd like to solicit pledges for the benefit of Hawk Ridge; please send me pledge forms and information. I'd like to pledge ______ =A2 per species, based upon the composite total of all birding teams on May 17 (170-190 species expected---a pledge of 10=A2 equals a tax-deductible donation of about $18 for Hawk Ridge). Name __________________________________ Address ________________________________________ City _________________________ State ________ Zip ____________ Telephone __________________ Mail to Terry Wiens, 3230 Strand Rd., Duluth, MN 55803. 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Attention Birders!!!

What can be better than a day of = birding on a=20 beautiful weekend in May?

How about if that day of birding is = helping to=20 raise money for Hawk Ridge in Duluth? The annual Hawk Ridge = Birdathon and=20 St. Louis Big Day count is approaching. This activity helps to = raise=20 much-needed funds for Hawk Ridge, and gives birders a chance to compete = against=20 other teams to see who can find the most species of birds in a 24 hour = period).=20

The information below explains the = Birdathon in=20 more detail. All inquiries should be directed to Terry Wiens = at =20 t.wiens@lsc.mnscu.edu , = or=20 you can use the address given at the end of the message (although, = considering=20 the date, it's advisable to use e-mail).

Take advantage of this opportunity to = help one of=20 Minnesota's unique birding treasures and to meet other birders, = all while=20 birding in one of Minnesota's best "hotspots". Start by = raising=20 pledges today, or else plan to support a team with a pledge of your = own.

Thanks for your support of Hawk = Ridge.

=20 Jim Barrett

=20 Duluth

Following is the information provided = by Terry=20 Wiens ( REMEMBER: DIRECT ALL INQUIRIES TO HIM! ):

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL HAWK RIDGE BIRDATHON
AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY BIG = DAY

Midnight-Midnight &nb= sp; =20
Saturday, May 17,=20 2003 =20

** Birders of all levels of ability are invited to = form or=20 join one of
the birding teams attempting to find as many species as = possible=20 in St.
Louis County on May 17, 2003. The winning team will receive = the honor=20 of
being the Hawk Ridge Birdathon Champions for the year---perhaps=20 the
record of 177 species will even be broken!

** = Everyone,=20 whether or not they are on one of the birding teams, is
encouraged to = pledge=20 or solicit pledges based on the number of birds
seen on May 17, with = all=20 proceeds for the benefit of the programs and
research at Hawk Ridge = Nature=20 Reserve.

** Everyone is also invited to our Sunday = Birdathon Brunch=20 on May 18,
when the species on the Big Day will be added up and the=20 trophy
awarded.

** The Birdathon is more than just = fun---it is=20 an important means of
raising funds for Hawk Ridge programs. Thus we = ask each=20 team member to
solicit at least $20 in pledges or contribute $20 as a = participation
fee. Only those who meet this requirement will be = eligible to=20 win the
trophy! Others are still welcome to participate=20 unofficially.

For more information about this annual rite of = spring---the=20 Big Day
birding teams, the pledges, the Birdathon Brunch---please = contact=20 Terry
Wiens, 3230 Strand Rd., Duluth, MN 55803 (e-mail:
t.wiens@lsc.mnscu.edu)

<= BR>
=20 Yes, I'd like to ____ join ____ form a Big Day birding team; = please
send=20 necessary information and forms.
Yes, I'd like to solicit = pledges for=20 the benefit of Hawk Ridge;
please send me pledge forms and=20 information.
I'd like to pledge ______ =A2 per species, based = upon the=20 composite
total of all birding teams on May 17 (170-190 species=20 expected---a
pledge of 10=A2 equals a tax-deductible donation of = about $18 for=20 Hawk
Ridge).

Name __________________________________=20 Address
________________________________________

City=20 _________________________ State ________ Zip ____________
Telephone=20 __________________

Mail to Terry Wiens, 3230 Strand Rd., Duluth, = MN=20 55803. Thank you!

------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C30FE1.67B6D740-- From smithville4@msn.com Thu May 1 21:19:16 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 15:19:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-headed Grosbeak Message-ID: I saw this sighting and hoping some one could check this out. Mike H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Douglas" To: Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 8:41 AM Subject: [Mnbird] odd bird > >X-Sender: jcarlson@gac.edu > >Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:50:12 -0500 > >To: bdouglas@gac.edu > >From: Keith Carlson > >Subject: odd bird > >Cc: jcarlson@gac.edu > >Mime-Version: 1.0 > >X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new > >Status: > > > >Bob: > > > >I saw a bird that was new to me on my feeder yesterday. It was a > >black-headed grossbeak. It was a male and posed nicely on the feeder ten > >feet away, so there is no doubt about the identification. I saw him again > >this morning. According to the book, this is a western bird. Are > >sightings common in Minnesota? > > > >Joe > > > > bob douglas > dept. of geography > gustavus adolphus college > 800 w college ave > st.peter,mn 56082 > > > _______________________________________________ > Mnbird mailing list > Mnbird@linux2.winona.msus.edu > http://linux2.winona.msus.edu/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > From sharonks@mn.rr.com Fri May 2 00:23:29 2003 From: sharonks@mn.rr.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 18:23:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] rock wren Message-ID: I just came back from Acacia Cemetary and the rock wren is still present and quite accomodating. There seems to be a rotating group of birders that are very helpful in making sure everyone sees the bird. Whoever found it first today--thank you. Also, I found some caps for Swarovski binoculars laying the grass if anyone is missing them. -- Sharon Stiteler Uptown, Minneapolis The Official Bird Lady of www.neilgaiman.com See the mouse incident at http://www.wildbirdstore.net/kare11.html From everhart@black-hole.com Fri May 2 00:27:11 2003 From: everhart@black-hole.com (Roger Everhart) Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 18:27:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dakota County Rock Wren Message-ID: <3EB1AD4F.4020106@black-hole.com> Hello everyone, Got a GREAT look at the Rock Wren at the Acacia Cemetery tonight from about 5:00 to 5:30 pm. Several people had it staked out when I arrived and the bird was very cooperative. It was seen on the rock wall about 100 meters north of the entrance (take a right and go down the hill). The bird was bobbing a lot and walking along the wall but was not vocal at all. We all got very good looks at the cinnamon color of the rump and the buffy tail tips with a dark stripe just above. Denny Martin was there with his big camera and hopefully we'll see some nice pictures. Is someone out there sending in documentation for this bird? Roger Everhart Apple Valley, MN From cfagyal@broadbandusa.cc Fri May 2 00:24:27 2003 From: cfagyal@broadbandusa.cc (Chris Fagyal) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 18:24:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rock Wren - Photos Message-ID: <000001c31038$cef23a60$6401a8c0@cymorg> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3100E.E61C3260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all, I saw the Rock Wren today between 4:30pm and 5:45pm. For most of the entire time I was there it was along the wall across from the woods just across from the loop. It hung around the bottom of the wall amongst the various shrubs, as well as on top of the wall. Sharon Stiteler, Linda Sparling, Denny & Barb Martin and others were there and all got to see the bird as far as I know. It was very cooperative. I took roughly 75 photographs from varying distances. I have posted one of them (I have only looked at 3 so far) to my web site. Go to: http://www.avianphotos.org/ Click on the link on the left hand side labeled "wrens" and then click the picture to see a bigger version. It was somewhat cropped so as to fill more of the screen, and then resized to be reasonably sized for the web. I hope to have more photos up later this evening or tomorrow and I plan to go back Saturday morning at 6am. Enjoy, Chris ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3100E.E61C3260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello all,

I saw the Rock Wren today between = 4:30pm and = 5:45pm. For most of the entire time I = was there it was along the wall across from the woods just across from the = loop. It hung around the bottom of = the wall amongst the various shrubs, as well as on top of the wall. Sharon Stiteler, Linda Sparling, Denny & Barb Martin and = others were there and all got to see the bird as far as I know. It was very = cooperative.

I took roughly 75 photographs from varying = distances. I have posted one of them (I = have only looked at 3 so far) to my web site.

Go to: = http://www.avianphotos.org/=

Click on the link on the left hand side labeled = “wrens” and then click the picture to see a bigger version. It was somewhat cropped so as = to fill more of the screen, and then resized to be reasonably sized for the = web. I hope to have more photos up = later this evening or tomorrow and I plan to go back Saturday morning at = 6am.

Enjoy,

Chris

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3100E.E61C3260-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri May 2 01:33:06 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 19:33:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 1 May 2003 Message-ID: This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Tuesday, May 1st. As reported on last Monday's and Tuesday's unscheduled updates of this tape, several rarities have shown up during the week. On April 29th Frank Nicoletti reported a potential second state record BLACK VULTURE from near Enger Park in Duluth. The vulture floated directly northward and was soon out of sight and people searched for it into the evening, no one has been able to relocate it. On the evening of April 29th, Doug Kieser reported a ROCK WREN at Acacia Park Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Dakota County. It was seen on the wall between the two buildings at the entrance. Doug watched it for a few minutes when it then flew to the top of the north building. Acacia Park Cemetery is on Pilot Knob bluff overlooking the Mendota Bridge. Cross the Mendota Bridge going south on state highway 55. At the first light turn right on state highway 13 and right again at the next light onto Pilot Knob Road. Go north to the top of the hill and turn into the cemetery at the intersection. The wren has been seen daily and was reported as recently as May 1st. A potential third state record WHITE-WINGED DOVE was seen near Moose Lake near Ely, St. Louis County on both the 24th and 25th. I know nothing about this report other than that the bird was reported on the 28th and has not been seen since the 25th. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was reported by Tony Sullins at Lake Hiawatha in south Minneapolis, Hennepin County. He found the bird on the 26th along the northeastern shore of the lake between the golf course and the park. Another was seen on the 25th in a residential neighborhood one half mile southwest of Jefferson High School in Bloomington, Hennepin County. A couple of GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES were at the 180th Street Marsh in Dakota County on the 26th. Since April 29th, four reports of NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD have been called it. One was in Freeborn County on the 29th where Nancy Jackson found it along county road 13 about three quarters of a mile west of 900th Avenue. Another Mockingbird was at the Bass Ponds in Bloomington, Hennepin County on May 1st. Check near the second pond east of the new Cedar Avenue bridge. Also in Bloomington a Mockingbird was at 84th Street and Irwin Road on the 24th near the Gerard Park condominiums. And a Mockingbird was at Hyland Park Reserve in Bloomington on the 27th near the group campsite at the south end of the park. An adult CLARK'S GREBE was found among a total of 140 WESTERN GREBES at Thielke Lake, Big Stone County on the 25th. At Beaver Creek State Park in Houston County several LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH were seen on the 27th at various locations along the stream that runs through the park. A small flock of SMITH'S LONGSPURS was at Red Rock Prairie SNA on the 27th. They were seen from the southeast corner of the preserve where the grass is relatively short. Red Rock Prairie is located in northeastern Cottonwood County, just a few miles east of Jeffer's Petroglyphs. As is typical at this time of year, most of the reports coming in have been of shorebirds. A few AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were reported on the 27th. They were seen at the junction of Traverse County Roads 4 and 53. On the 25th, a PIPING PLOVER was found along U.S. highway 12, about one mile east of its intersection with U.S. highway 75 near Ortonville, Big Stone County. It was along the far edge of a pond on the north side of the highway. Another Piping Plover was at Lake Byllesby in Dakota County on the 27th. On the 30th, Jim Mattsson reported three AMERICAN AVOCETS at the west end of Lake Byllesby in Dakota County, and 11 American Avocets at the Albany sewage ponds in Stearns County on the 27th, As many as 19 WILLETS were at the Silver Creek Reservoir in Rochester, Olmsted County on the 27th and a few more were at the intersection of Redwood County Roads 5 and 4 on the 24th. At least one LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was also seen here. Other shorebirds reported recently include SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, DUNLIN, LEAST SANDPIPER, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and UPLAND SANDPIPER. Many other migrants have arrived in the past few days. Among them were SWAINSON'S HAWK, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, MARSH WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, PALM WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, SCARLET TANAGER, EASTERN TOWHEE, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and FIELD SPARROW. This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at . MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 8th. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From shelleykadera@hotmail.com Fri May 2 01:36:45 2003 From: shelleykadera@hotmail.com (SHELLEY KADERA) Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 19:36:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] unsuscribe Message-ID:

Please remove me from the mou mailing list.

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Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. From Hagsela@aol.com Fri May 2 02:13:58 2003 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 21:13:58 EDT Subject: [mou] Bass Ponds Northern Mockingbird Message-ID: I, too, was able to observe the Northern Mockingbird at about 1:00 this afternoon. As I was entering Bass Ponds, another birder told me she had seen a Northern Mockingbird at the western end of Hog Back Ridge Pond. As I approached that location, it flushed up (Chris is right about the jitteriness of this bird). A minute later it flew north and west. I've seen enough Northern Mockingbirds in Virginia and Georgia to be able to know just who sports those nice white wing patches and white outer tail feathers. Also seen at Bass Ponds: Yellow Warbler (1), Palm Warblers (several), Yellow-rumped Warblers (a gazillion), Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and White-throated Sparrows. Good birding! Linda Sparling Hennepin County From mattjim@earthlink.net Thu May 1 22:32:52 2003 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (jim mattsson) Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 21:32:52 +0000 Subject: [mou] Rock Wren roost Message-ID: <3EB19283.4273F504@earthlink.net> Laura and I staked out the north building tonight from 8:00pm on. The Rock Wren showed up at exactly 8:30. It was seen on the lower roof section located at the NW corner of the building. I'm pretty certain that it roosted on that roof as there appeared to be some nice eaves / overhangs that would provide cover out of the wind. I would suggest to those early visiters wishing to see this bird that you park in the lot between the two buildings and then walk to the north side of the north building and watch from 30 yards away or so, as not to disturb the bird. Early yesterday morning the bird was feeding near the "Biff" which no doubt has some real culinary breakfast delicacies. Good luck. Jim Mattsson Eagan From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri May 2 03:50:53 2003 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 21:50:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, May 2, 2003 Message-ID: <000b01c31055$a9755750$0592ddcc@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, May 2, 2003 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Leaves are appearing on the trees in Northwest Minnesota, so warbler watchers be prepared to work for your sightings this year. Migration is progressing this week. Shelley Steva saw 600 swans in Polk County on the 24th, of which about 60 were TRUMPETER SWANS, and Larry Johnson reports that the large congregation of sandhill cranes are mostly gone from the field near Old Mill State Park where he reported them last week. Joan Burke reported this week that the greater prairie-chickens at Hamden Slough in Becker County are winding down their displays , and presumably getting on with the task at hand - namely raising a family. A CATTLE EGRET was seen in Bruce Clumb's yard in Mahnomen, Mahnomen County on the 23rd. >From Roseau County, Beth Siverhus reports that AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, most ducks, WILSON'S SNIPE, TREE SWALLOW, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS arrived in the area on April 26th. In Lake of the Woods County, Gretchen Mehmel saw a HERMIT THRUSH, and a TRUMPETER SWAN was seen at Brown's Lake on the 27th. A NORTHERN CARDINAL female was reported on April 29 by Pat Rice at her home in Bemidji , Beltrami County. Karen Arnold sent in a report from Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge this week. On April 26th, a GREAT HORNED OWL, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen. On the 29th some shorebirds showed up; notably an AMERICAN AVOCET and several GREATER YELLOWLEGS were found in Thief Bay Pool. FORSTER'S TERNS came in on the 30th, and many FRANKLIN'S GULLS are arriving daily. A WESTERN GREBE, and several AMERICAN BITTERNS have been seen; and the YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS are back. SORA have also been heard. Pennington County birds include both GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROWS, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS in our yard. At Wetlands, Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary in Polk County, on April 26th, there were many GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, a MERLIN , and singing SAVANNAH SPARROWS. Shelley Steva reported 6 TRUMPETER SWANS in Red Lake County on April 21st, and CHIPPING SPARROWS are back in Plummer. Becker County birds seen by Connie Norheim at Hamden Slough included a RING-NECKED PHEASANT, 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, BARN SWALLOW, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS. Joan Burke also went to Becker County where she found 7 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS at Hamden Slough, and 2 MARBLED GODWITS nesting there. In Clay County, Connie Norheim found 4 GREAT EGRETS. Mark Otnes had CLIFF SWALLOWS, and both PALM WARBLER, and PINE WARBLER at Glendalough State Park in Ottertail County on April 26th. Dan and Sandy Thimgan had a report of a possible northern mockingbird in Clitherall, but could not relocate it. This week they note that the following species have returned to Ottertail County - SORA, FORSTER'S TERN, BARN SWALLOW, BROWN THRASHER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and SAVANNAH SPARROW. Thanks to Shelley Steva, Mark Otnes, Connie Norheim, Pat Rice, Karen Arnold, Gretchen Mehmel, Beth Siverhus, Joan Burke, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, and Larry Johnson for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, May 9, 2003. From cfagyal@broadbandusa.cc Fri May 2 04:58:55 2003 From: cfagyal@broadbandusa.cc (Chris Fagyal) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 22:58:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] More Rock Wren Photos Message-ID: <000001c3105f$26d2e9c0$6401a8c0@cymorg> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C31035.3DFCE1C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All, I have posted 2 more pictures at www.avianphotos.org under the wrens section. I'm not overly fond of any of the pictures I was able to get (I suppose I'm a pretty harsh critic of my own photography). They all needed to be cropped and are thus not as sharp as I'd like. Hopefully I can get back and get luckier with patience and a good amount of sitting still in one spot. Enjoy, Chris ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C31035.3DFCE1C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

All,

I have posted 2 more pictures at www.avianphotos.org under the = wrens section. I’m not = overly fond of any of the pictures I was able to get (I suppose I’m a pretty = harsh critic of my own photography). = They all needed to be cropped and are thus not as sharp as I’d like. Hopefully I can get back and = get luckier with patience and a good amount of sitting still in one spot.

Enjoy,

Chris

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C31035.3DFCE1C0-- From david@cahlander.com Fri May 2 05:43:51 2003 From: david@cahlander.com (David Cahlander) Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 23:43:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Recently Seen updated Message-ID: <000c01c31065$70ed0a30$0200000a@pancho> The mou-net recently seen page has been updated with Great-tailed Grackle Rock Wren http://www.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/recent.html --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 From Anita_Fraser@cargill.com Fri May 2 14:19:43 2003 From: Anita_Fraser@cargill.com (Anita_Fraser@cargill.com) Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 08:19:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Avocets-Dakota Co. Message-ID: Wondering if the Avocets have been seen again by anyone? May take this afternoon off to run down there if they were seen again. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: mattjim@earthlink.net [mailto:mattjim@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 1:04 PM To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] Avocets-Dakota Co. Late today (30th) there were 3 American Avocets at the west end of Lake Byllesby in Dakota Co. They were to the far right as you look south from the cemetery. Also both yellowlegs, but no other shorebirds. Jim Mattsson Eagan _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From sweston2@attbi.com Fri May 2 15:11:53 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 09:11:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Avocets-Dakota Co. References: Message-ID: <000401c310b4$ca06b220$361e2942@spacestar.net> I haven't had a chance to get down there, but... I suggest that for a good view of the birds you go to the next drive way to the west. This is actually the first driveway on the south side of road (CR88) driving east from Hwy 56. You will see the orange hazard fencing and a Dakota Co. Parks sign. While we do not have permission to park by the gate (it is not county land outside the gate), they will not be concerned with your car being parked by the gate as long as you do not block access or interfere with potential (not likely) train traffic. You can then walk down through fields and get great veiws of shorebirds. Bird watchers have permission to use this area. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 8:19 AM Subject: RE: [mou] Avocets-Dakota Co. > Wondering if the Avocets have been seen again by anyone? May take this > afternoon off to run down there if they were seen again. Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > From: mattjim@earthlink.net [mailto:mattjim@earthlink.net] > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 1:04 PM > To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > Subject: [mou] Avocets-Dakota Co. > > > Late today (30th) there were 3 American Avocets at the west end of Lake > Byllesby in Dakota Co. They were to the far right as you look south from > the cemetery. Also both yellowlegs, but no other shorebirds. > > Jim Mattsson > Eagan > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From golfbird@attbi.com Fri May 2 19:07:50 2003 From: golfbird@attbi.com (Dave Felker) Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 13:07:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] MRVAC Field Trip Lebanon Hills Message-ID: <000f01c310d5$c1653620$a8722942@daveuam5mdi8ml> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C310AB.D88F2E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit May 2nd 6 Participants 37 Species Lebanon Hills, Dakota Co. Today I led a field trip for the Minnesota River Audubon Chapter. One thing we found especially noteworthy were the numbers of Hermit Thrushes coming through. We counted seven on one spot alone. We also observed both kinglets along with singing Eastern Towhees, Field Sparrows, and Brown Thrashers. Other birds of interest: Solitary Sandpiper Chimney Swift Ovenbird Swamp Sparrow Linda Felker, Eagan ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C310AB.D88F2E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

May 2^nd

6 Participants

37 Species

Lebanon Hills, Dakota = Co.

Today I led a field trip for the Minnesota River = Audubon Chapter. One thing we found especially = noteworthy were the numbers of Hermit Thrushes coming through. We counted seven on one spot = alone. We also observed both kinglets = along with singing Eastern Towhees, Field Sparrows, and Brown Thrashers. =

Other birds of interest:

Solitary Sandpiper

Chimney Swift

Ovenbird

Swamp Sparrow

Linda Felker, Eagan

------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C310AB.D88F2E20-- From SnoEowl@aol.com Fri May 2 21:34:56 2003 From: SnoEowl@aol.com (SnoEowl@aol.com) Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 16:34:56 EDT Subject: [mou] May Day Birds Message-ID: --part1_b4.1c51d346.2be43070_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I didn't get a May basket, but I did get a Ruby-throated Hummingbird and a Summer Tanager in my yard. The Summer Tanager is a young male, with a little green on his wings, rump and the back of the head. His bill is much larger than the Scarlet Tanagers that usually visit our yard. Cool birds that make me glad that I am a birder. Al Batt Hartland --part1_b4.1c51d346.2be43070_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I didn't get a May basket, but I did get a Ruby= -throated Hummingbird and a Summer Tanager in my yard. The Summer Tana= ger is a young male, with a little green on his wings, rump and the back of=20= the head. His bill is much larger than the Scarlet Tanagers that usual= ly visit our yard. Cool birds that make me glad that I am a birder. Al Batt
Hartland --part1_b4.1c51d346.2be43070_boundary-- From Juggernaut913140@aol.com Fri May 2 18:59:05 2003 From: Juggernaut913140@aol.com (Juggernaut913140@aol.com) Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 13:59:05 -0400 Subject: [mou] Question on a bird that I saw, three years ago...? Message-ID: <3D3A3C88.7ECBD309.AAAFD57A@aol.com> Dear "Aves" Scentists, My name is William and I was wondering if the "Blue Grosbeak" was a rare bird to see in the Stillwater, MN parks area? It would settle my mind, if you have any knowledge on this-Thanks. My email address is juggernaut913140@aol.com From Bjboreal@aol.com Sat May 3 02:46:01 2003 From: Bjboreal@aol.com (Bjboreal@aol.com) Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 21:46:01 EDT Subject: [mou] Job Posting-Hawk Ridge,Duluth MN Message-ID: EXPERIENCED HAWKWATCHER is needed to conduct a daily, standardized hawk migration count at Hawk Ridge, Duluth Minnesota from 1 September to 31 October and perhaps into November. Season counts have ranged between forty thousand to over one hundred thousand raptors comprised of 16 different species, plus a variety of other avian migrants. There can be spectacular flights of Broad-winged Hawks and Sharp-shinned Hawks in September and Red-tailed Hawks, Northern Goshawks and Bald Eagles in October. An ability to maintain a high level of concentration and a superior ability to make in-flight raptor identifications is needed. Salary depends on experience, but will be in the $900-$1200/mon range. Housing is provided near the lookout but a vehicle is required. See http://www.hawkridge.org for detailed information about the site. Please send cover letter, resume, and names of three references (include phone numbers and/or e-mail addresses) to: Frank J Nicoletti,5826 Morning Star Drive, Duluth MN 55804,or EM:bjboreal@aol.com) by 30 June, 2003 From sweston2@attbi.com Sat May 3 05:58:14 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 23:58:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Re: 180th St Marsh References: <200305021633.h42GXvNn028187@firefox.software.umn.edu> Message-ID: <002f01c31131$270dee80$361e2942@spacestar.net> Hi Andy, 180th Street marsh is conveniently situated between the other two sites. From Hwy 52 & 180th St go east about four or five miles and you will drive right through it. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew W Jones" To: Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 11:33 AM Subject: 180th St Marsh > Hi Steve - > > I just noticed that 180th street is in many parts throughout Dakota co, so > my original plan of "Driving around and looking for a marsh" won't work. > Could I get some directions to 180th street marsh? I know how to get to > 140th street, and also to lake byllesby, if either of those make good > starting points. Thanks! > > Andy > -- > Andy Jones > Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior > University of Minnesota - St. Paul > jone0597@tc.umn.edu > > From sweston2@attbi.com Sat May 3 07:43:46 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 01:43:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rock Wren Message-ID: <004a01c3113f$5af31dc0$361e2942@spacestar.net> Went to Acacia Cemetery about 7:15pm and found Walt Pop (from Hastings) looking for the Rock Wren. We searched the brush piles by the mattress unsuccessfully for the wren. We headed back to the buildings by the gate where Walt spotted our bird. We were treated to excellant vews of he bird on and around the buildings from about 8pm to 8:25pm when we left. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From jotcat@boreal.org Sat May 3 17:13:52 2003 From: jotcat@boreal.org (Jim & Carol Tveekrem) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 11:13:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] mockingbird in Cook Co. Message-ID: <001301c3118f$b44c4a40$730f46d8@jotcat> A northern mockingbird is living up to its name by heading up the north shore this morning. Bird is hanging about in small trees and grass near the intersection of Baraga Cross Rd. and Highway 61 in Schroeder. Has perched on the fence above highway rest stop on north side of road, and poked about small woods on the lake side. One bold chickadee inspected the mocker and evidently decided it was not a shrike since the chickadee did not start any mobbing or alarm behavior. Mockingbird was singing softly at times. Jim & Carol Tveekrem Schroeder From connyb@mycidco.com Sat May 3 13:39:26 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (ConnyBrunell) Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 12:39:26 Subject: [mou] Northern Parula at Woodlake, Hennepin Co. Message-ID: This morning Leslie Marcus and I birded in Woodlake Nature Center. We were treated to the buzzy trill of the Northern Parula repeated over and over, as it moved through the park. We got really good looks at this beautiful male while he was singing. We also saw Nashville, Yellow, Black-and-white, Palm, and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Another vocal find was the Baltimore Oriole, singing from the top of a Cottonwood Tree. We saw several Blue-headed Vireo's, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, House Wrens, and the Swainson's Thrush has moved in. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From TeamVagrant@aol.com Sat May 3 19:12:06 2003 From: TeamVagrant@aol.com (TeamVagrant@aol.com) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 14:12:06 EDT Subject: [mou] N. Mockingbird Duluth/Gnesen Message-ID: <1a0.14528edb.2be56076@aol.com> --part1_1a0.14528edb.2be56076_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Northern Mockingbird on the Church Road off of Emerson north of Duluth about 12 miles. Been there most of the morning. N. on #4 and R on Emerson, or N. on Howard Gnesen and L. on Emerson. Then N. on Church 1/2 mi or so to the white farm house on the L. (6219 Church rd). Park at the road and walk up the drive (approx. 2-300 feet) to a tangle of plumb trees. Chris Elmgren TEAM VAGRANT 6177Church rd. Gnesen township, Duluth, St. Louis County --part1_1a0.14528edb.2be56076_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Northern Mockingbird on the Church Road off of Emerson= north of Duluth about 12 miles. Been there most of the morning. = N. on #4 and R on Emerson, or N. on Howard Gnesen and L. on Emerson. =20= Then N. on Church 1/2 mi or so to the white farm house on the L. (6219 Churc= h rd). Park at the road and walk up the drive (approx. 2-300 feet) to=20= a tangle of plumb trees.

Chris Elmgren
TEAM VAGRANT
6177Church rd.
Gnesen township,
Duluth, St. Louis County
--part1_1a0.14528edb.2be56076_boundary-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Sat May 3 19:38:48 2003 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 13:38:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Possible Mississippi Kite in Scott County??? Message-ID: <954398EF1F830749868583446DBCE7EB129014ED@min-nrt-exch1.min.nrtinc.nrt> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-c5cb374a-37e0-41e7-90e0-9d4a862a166e Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C311A3.3C1A3073" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C311A3.3C1A3073 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I hesitate to put this on MOU, but this morning I was showing houses in Shakopee and Savage and on our way back we passed an unusual bird Perched on the wire along Co. Rd. 18 between US 169 and Co. Rd. 42. If I had known the client better I would have stopped, but such is life. It Looked different than what you normally see around here and when I=20 Looked in the book this afternoon I realized that it had the characteristics Of an adult Mississippi Kite(lite gray head, lite spot on the wing, size). I Plan to go back later today to look again, but if anyone happens to see=20 This bird or something like it, please let me know. Bob Williams, Bloomington ------_=_NextPart_001_01C311A3.3C1A3073 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= ; I hesitate to put this on MOU, but this morning I was showing houses in

= ; Shakopee and Savage and on our way back we passed an unusual = bird

= ; Perched on the wire along Co. Rd. 18 between US 169 and = Co. Rd. 42.

= ; If I had known the client better I would have stopped, but such is = life. It

= ; Looked different than what you normally see around here and when I =

= ; Looked in the book this afternoon I realized that it had the = characteristics

= ; Of an adult Mississippi Kite(lite gray head, lite spot on the wing, size). = I

= ; Plan to go back later today to look again, but if anyone happens to see =

= ; This bird or something like it, please let me = know.

= ; Bob Williams, Bloomington

=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C311A3.3C1A3073-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-c5cb374a-37e0-41e7-90e0-9d4a862a166e-- From drbenson@cpinternet.com Sat May 3 20:33:54 2003 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David R. Benson) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 13:33:54 -0600 Subject: [mou] RFI Piping Plovers in Duluth/Superior Message-ID: I am looking for Piping Plovers in the Duluth/Superior area again this year, and I would be grateful to hear of any sightings this spring. Please note the date, time, location, and color and number of any visible leg bands. Thanks, Dave Bensoon (218) 728-5812 From golfbird@attbi.com Sat May 3 20:31:36 2003 From: golfbird@attbi.com (Dave Felker) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 14:31:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] American Bittern Ramsey Co. Message-ID: <000401c311aa$a023d040$a8722942@daveuam5mdi8ml> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C31180.B74DC840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This morning, while volunteering for the Audubon Society at a school in Maplewood, we saw an American Bittern next to the pond in back on our field trip. I think the adults were more excited than the 1st graders in my group. Several more groups were able to get good looks at the bird. Before the outing, I took a walk by Lake Vadnais where there were Pine Warblers singing in the pines. One cooperated giving a nice view. Linda Felker Eagan ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C31180.B74DC840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This morning, while volunteering for the Audubon = Society at a school in Maplewood, we saw an American Bittern next to the pond in back on our field trip. I think the adults were more = excited than the 1^st graders in my group. Several more groups were able to = get good looks at the bird.

Before the outing, I took a walk by = Lake = Vadnais where there were Pine Warblers singing in the pines. One cooperated giving a nice view.

Linda Felker Eagan

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C31180.B74DC840-- From alongtin@worldnet.att.net Sat May 3 20:59:32 2003 From: alongtin@worldnet.att.net (Andrew Longtin) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 14:59:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] First Hummingbird Message-ID: <000401c311ae$838c7d70$9341520c@computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C31184.9AB7FC10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just now (Sat 5/3 14:58) had a male Ruby-throated buzz my feeder. Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Hardness Zone 4 (climate zone) ALongtin *at worldnet *dot att *dot net See my WEB pages at http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE!!!! ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C31184.9AB7FC10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I just now=20 (Sat 5/3 14:58) had a male Ruby-throated buzz my = feeder.

Andrew

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C31184.9AB7FC10-- From cfagyal@broadbandusa.cc Sat May 3 22:34:25 2003 From: cfagyal@broadbandusa.cc (Chris Fagyal) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:34:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rock Wren - Not found this morning. Message-ID: <000601c311bb$c4a65ee0$6401a8c0@cymorg> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C31191.DBD056E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was there between 8am and 9:50am and did not refind the rock wren in any of the places it has been seen. I checked the rock and wood piles in the woods near the mattresses, the wall across from the loop, and the building near the parking lot. The cemetery was rather active for other bird life though, with the following being conspicuous Brown Thrasher (many singing from tree tops) Yellow Rumped Warblers (all over the place) Black and White Warbler (1 working a tree in the woods near the wood piles) White-Throated Sparrow (many in the woods) Broad Winged Hawk (A kettle of 10 flew over and another set of 4 flew over a few minutes later) Osprey (2 with the kettle of 10 Broad Winged's) Least Flycatcher (Briefly stopped by the wood piles where the Rock Wren had been seen.) Chris ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C31191.DBD056E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I was there between 8am and = 9:50am and did not refind the rock wren in any of the places it has been seen. I checked the rock and wood = piles in the woods near the mattresses, the wall across from the loop, and the = building near the parking lot.

The cemetery was rather active for other bird life = though, with the following being conspicuous

Brown Thrasher (many singing from tree = tops)

Yellow Rumped Warblers = (all over the place)

Black and White Warbler (1 working a tree in the = woods near the wood piles)

White-Throated Sparrow (many in the = woods)

Broad Winged Hawk (A kettle of 10 flew over and = another set of 4 flew over a few minutes later)

Osprey (2 with the kettle of 10 Broad Winged’s)

Least Flycatcher (Briefly stopped by the wood piles = where the Rock Wren had been seen.)

Chris

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C31191.DBD056E0-- From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Sat May 3 22:58:08 2003 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:58:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] Brown County Message-ID: <002201c311bf$15946ba0$df8a2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C31195.2C5800B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: I spent the morning birding in the southwestern corner of Brown county = and found a total of 61 species in about six hours. A number of species = were surprisingly absent such as Eastern Bluebird, American Kestrel and = Red-tailed Hawk. The only shorebirds I found were Killdeer and Lesser = Yellowlegs. However, I did find some interesting birds which included = Clay-colored Sparrow; White-crowned Sparrow; American Bittern; Bobolink = (heard only) and Great-crested Flycatcher. Marsh and Sedge Wrens were = common. There were two pairs of adult Trumpeter Swans on the marsh at = the corner of Highway 4 and Brown cty. 22 (this is the location where = the Trumpeters have summered before - of the four, two were the resident = birds and of the other pair, one had a red neck collar but I was unable = to read the ID on it). I wonder if one of the visiting Trumpeters could = be an offspring of the resident Trumpeters? Would the resident pair = normally tolerate the presence of another pair of swans on their small = marsh?=20 I haven't seen the Great-tailed Grackles at the Sleepy Eye sewage = ponds/compost site in over a week now. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C31195.2C5800B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

I spent the morning birding in the = southwestern=20 corner of Brown county and found a total of 61 species in about six = hours. =20 A number of species were surprisingly absent such as Eastern Bluebird, = American=20 Kestrel and Red-tailed Hawk. The only shorebirds I found were = Killdeer and=20 Lesser Yellowlegs. However, I did find some interesting birds which = included=20 Clay-colored Sparrow; White-crowned Sparrow; American Bittern; Bobolink = (heard=20 only) and Great-crested Flycatcher. Marsh and Sedge Wrens = were=20 common. There were two pairs of adult Trumpeter Swans on the marsh at=20 the corner of Highway 4 and Brown cty. 22 (this is the location = where the=20 Trumpeters have summered before - of the four, two were the=20 resident birds and of the other pair, one had a red neck collar but = I was=20 unable to read the ID on it). I wonder if one of the visiting = Trumpeters=20 could be an offspring of the resident Trumpeters? Would the = resident=20 pair normally tolerate the presence of another pair of swans on = their small=20 marsh?

I haven't seen the Great-tailed = Grackles at the=20 Sleepy Eye sewage ponds/compost site in over a week now.

Brian Smith

Sleepy Eye

------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C31195.2C5800B0-- From bafall@maroon.tc.umn.edu Sat May 3 11:18:56 2003 From: bafall@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Bruce Fall) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 05:18:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Plegadis ibis, Hennepin Co. Message-ID: Sat. morning (3 May) at about 10:30 a.m., my U of MN Compleat Scholar ornithology class and I watched two _Plegadis_ ibis flying over Long Meadow Lake and the Bass Ponds, Hennepin Co. We were about 1/4 mile NE of Cedar Ave., and watched the birds for about 2 minutes. They flew in from the SW, circled overhead, and then departed back to the SW, toward (and probably crossing) Hwy 77. Although the ibis approached to within 200 yards or less, we could not see diagnostic features for specific identification. We were unable to relocate them later. Bruce Fall, Minneapolis From SoYBomB223@aol.com Sun May 4 02:52:32 2003 From: SoYBomB223@aol.com (SoYBomB223@aol.com) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 21:52:32 EDT Subject: [mou] May 3rd birds Message-ID: <9d.388d45c2.2be5cc60@aol.com> --part1_9d.388d45c2.2be5cc60_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Spent the morning at the King's Blind in Carver Park with Roger Everhart and Mark Newstrom. It was pretty active all morning with Yellow Rumped and Palm Warblers. Some other birds of interest: @Bobolink @Clay Colored Sparrow @Forster's Tern @Cooper's Hawk It was a really nice day! -Nick Tangen --part1_9d.388d45c2.2be5cc60_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Spent the morning at the King's Blind in Carve= r Park with Roger Everhart and Mark Newstrom. It was pretty active all morni= ng with Yellow Rumped and Palm Warblers.
Some other birds of interest:
@Bobolink
@Clay Colored Sparrow
@Forster's Tern
@Cooper's Hawk
It was a really nice day!

-Nick Tangen --part1_9d.388d45c2.2be5cc60_boundary-- From david@cahlander.com Sun May 4 06:30:22 2003 From: david@cahlander.com (David Cahlander) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 00:30:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] Recently Seen has been updated Message-ID: <001b01c311fe$4579a030$0200000a@pancho> A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron taken by Dennis Martin has been added to the MOU Recently Seen page: http://www.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/recent.html --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 From petersenca@earthlink.net Sun May 4 16:55:41 2003 From: petersenca@earthlink.net (Christine Petersen) Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 10:55:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Carolina wrens Message-ID: I reported a Carolina wren in my yard a few weeks back, and I've continued to see this bird every few days since then. This morning I had a pleasant surprise: there was a pair on one of my feeders. They stayed close together as they moved around the yard for about 10 minutes, then disappeared into the lilacs. Christine on the shores of Glen Lake, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co. From connyb@mycidco.com Sun May 4 12:18:25 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 11:18:25 Subject: [mou] Warbler Waves at Woodlake, Hennepin Co. Message-ID: This morning Leslie and I had good looks at a nice variety of birds at Woodlake Nature Center, in Richfield. Our favorite was 2 Black-throated Green Warblers low in the trees both singing away constantly. Each of them repeated a different version of song, and kept moving along the walking path. There were good numbers of Nashville, along with Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Black-and-white, American Redstart, Northern Waterthrush, Palm, and Yellow-rumped Warblers. There were more Blue-headed Vireo's, and a Warbling Vireo singing his heart out. A Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak sat out in the open singing, and you could hear him calling in that chink note in different spots in the park. We enjoyed a face off between 2 Male Baltimore Orioles that was a fun behavior study. There were melodic whistles that lead us to the tree they were in. We saw 2 males circle each other very closely, face to face and drop their voice into a call I'd never heard before. One male was darker and richer colored than the other, and after much confrontation chatter, lunged and attacked. He drove the other Oriole off to a tree farther away, then he started singing away again, very interesting! Besides the tons of White-throated Sparrows, we enjoyed White-crowned, and Lincoln's Sparrows. Sora's were singing, RC Kinglets still plentiful, Blue-gray Gnatcathers, and Chimney Swifts went overhead. I'm glad that the storm held off long enough for us to get out and enjoy such a busy migration so vocal this morning. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Sun May 4 18:07:27 2003 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 12:07:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Binoculars found near Chaska in Carver County Message-ID: <954398EF1F830749868583446DBCE7EB129014EE@min-nrt-exch1.min.nrtinc.nrt> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-ceff0ef0-31db-4147-af67-b24cb87c0f04 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C3125F.A3F48879" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3125F.A3F48879 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A pair of binoculars were found Saturday afternoon near Chaska "along shore of MN River, 200 ft. NE of former site of old railroad swing bridge(it was removed about 6 years ago), sandy=20 soil. This location is only a few minutes away from downtown Chaska by bicycle on a dirt trail in a very cleared area." Please contact Stefan Bailis 651-283-6667 or sabailis@mindspring.com Bob Williams, Bloomington ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3125F.A3F48879 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= ; A pair of binoculars were found Saturday afternoon = near Chaska “along shore of = MN = River,

= ; 200 ft. = NE of former site of old railroad swing bridge(it was = removed about 6 years ago), sandy

= ; soil. = This location is only a few minutes away from downtown Chaska by bicycle on a = dirt trail

= ; in a very cleared area.” Please contact Stefan Bailis 651-283-6667 or sabailis@mindspring.com<= /o:p>

= ; Bob Williams, Bloomington

=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3125F.A3F48879-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-ceff0ef0-31db-4147-af67-b24cb87c0f04-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Sun May 4 14:48:54 2003 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (jim mattsson) Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 13:48:54 +0000 Subject: [mou] Lake Byllesby, etc. today Message-ID: <3EB51A42.C87C3374@earthlink.net> This morning (Sunday) at far west end of lake (very windy and light rain): White-rumped Sandpiper (1) Pectoral Sp (1) Semi-palmated Plover (20+) Least Sp (20+) Both yellowlegs Hundreds of Lapland Longspurs just north of lake on Hi 56 by new church. Also 100's at marsh on Hi 47 and Goodwin Ave. Most interesting was a lone female Greater Scaup at 140th marsh. Very worn plumage and showing prominent white patch behind eye as shown in Sibley. Jim Mattsson Eagan From prh@hutchtel.net Sun May 4 19:33:36 2003 From: prh@hutchtel.net (Hoeger-Lerdal) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 13:33:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] (mou) McLeod County warblers Message-ID: <001001c3126b$afcc2c60$580410ac@default> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C31241.C4B3D580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Warblers found in northern McLeod County this weekend: *Nashville *Tennessee *Palm *Orange-crowned *Black-and-White *Yellow-rumped, of course also Blue-headed Vireos and RC kinglets and several singing Soras ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C31241.C4B3D580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Warblers found in northern McLeod = County this=20 weekend:

*Nashville

*Tennessee

*Palm

*Orange-crowned

*Black-and-White

*Yellow-rumped, of course

also Blue-headed Vireos and RC kinglets = and several=20 singing Soras

------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C31241.C4B3D580-- From cheepers@ix.netcom.com Sun May 4 14:46:41 2003 From: cheepers@ix.netcom.com (cheepers@ix.netcom.com) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 08:46:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hi gang.... In-Reply-To: <002201c311bf$15946ba0$df8a2c42@S0026080567> Message-ID: <3EB4D371.23299.169501@localhost> Hi Gang, I'm finally home from Texas, and had a great winter. Spent January in Florida, took in Corkscrew and Ding Darling. Stayed for awhile on the Gulf Shores at Ft. Pickins'. I don't like Florida as well as Texas. Migration in Texas was wonderful. It was my Painted Bunting year, with 14 sightings. Made my spring. I'm writing about this morning. I've had a Red Headed Woodpecker here all morning and he's beautiful. He's been eating oranges. What a beautiful bird. Also had my first hummingbird and Northern Oriole. They're in town, finally. Good to see such great colors out here again. Spring has sprung! Now if the RB Grosbeaks would show up, I'd be all set. Take care....Kathy Kroeger From tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu Sun May 4 20:21:02 2003 From: tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu (Houghton, Timothy D. ) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 14:21:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Question/warblers at Sand Dunes (Sherburne) Message-ID: <22ECDF671FCD564398087D64CFCF46BDD5BA2E@EXCHANGE.campus.stcloudstate.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31272.4D390268 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear mou folk: Does anyone know or suspect that olive-sided flycatchers nest in = Sherburne NWR? If so, please let me know. A really wonderful little fallout of warblers--the best for me so far = this spring--occurred at Sand Dunes SF this morning, basically along Ann = Lake btw the Day Use Area parking lot and the Group Campground parking = lot. At least several of each of the following: Palm Warbler Black-and-White Black-throated Green Nashville Yellow-rumped One each of these: Pine (one singing) Orange-crowned Tennessee Tons of rc kinglets were around. It was nice that there weren't too many = yellow-rumps glomming things up. A big owl flew in front of me as I was driving near the "T" of CRs 48 = and 47, but, alas, I couldn't tell if it was a great horned or barred. Tim Houghton ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31272.4D390268 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Question/warblers at Sand Dunes (Sherburne)

Dear mou folk:

Does anyone know or suspect that olive-sided flycatchers nest in = Sherburne NWR? If so, please let me know.

A really wonderful little fallout of warblers--the best for me so far = this spring--occurred at Sand Dunes SF this morning, basically along Ann = Lake btw the Day Use Area parking lot and the Group Campground parking = lot.

At least several of each of the following:

Palm Warbler
Black-and-White
Black-throated Green
Nashville
Yellow-rumped

One each of these:

Pine (one singing)
Orange-crowned
Tennessee

Tons of rc kinglets were around. It was nice that there weren't too many = yellow-rumps glomming things up.

A big owl flew in front of me as I was driving near the "T" of = CRs 48 and 47, but, alas, I couldn't tell if it was a great horned or = barred.

Tim Houghton

------_=_NextPart_001_01C31272.4D390268-- From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Sun May 4 21:07:41 2003 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 20:07:41 +0000 Subject: [mou] Wabasha County Message-ID: Weaver Dunes: Both Grasshopper and Lark Sparrows were rather numerous today. Half Moon Landing (along road to canoe ramp): Thanks to Carol Schumacher for getting me out of my car after I had already done a loop and decided there was 'nothing there.' I was unable to find her Chestnut-sided Warbler, but did find: Cerulean Warbler Northern Parula N Waterthrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Palm Warbler Nashville Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blue-headed Vireo Gray Catbird Also, I hear from the John Hockema grapevine that Henslow's Sparrows are back at Great River Bluffs State Park. Toodles, Dedrick _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail From alongtin@worldnet.att.net Mon May 5 00:49:07 2003 From: alongtin@worldnet.att.net (Andrew Longtin) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 18:49:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wright Co. today Message-ID: <000d01c31297$c0c39270$894a520c@computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C3126D.D7EF1110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Went for a drive around Wright Co. today, came up with 70 species and one new lifer for me, a Northern Waterthrush. I found the Waterthrush on CR 115 just west off of Hwy 55 where the Crow River runs next to the road. Found Loons on Pleasant Lake and Clearwater Lake in Annandale. Found a group of Palm Warblers by Delano off CR 14 south of Hwy 12, I also found A Brown Thrasher and a Harris's Sparrow there too. Saw 4 Sandhill Cranes take off from the Woodland hunting area by Montrose. On the north end of Fountain Lake I found some Lark Sparrows, and had a Woodcock take off. Found a good spot for waterfowl and shorebirds, on the west side of CR 5. by Willima Lake, B-1 on the DeLorme map, there were many ducks and other birds in a flooded area, a bunch of Greater Yellowlegs. Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Hardness Zone 4 (climate zone) ALongtin *at worldnet *dot att *dot net See my WEB pages at http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE!!!! ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C3126D.D7EF1110 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Went for a=20 drive around Wright Co. today, came up with 70 species and one new lifer = for me,=20 a Northern Waterthrush.

I found=20 the Waterthrush on CR 115 just west off of Hwy 55 where the Crow River = runs next=20 to the road.

Found=20 Loons on Pleasant Lake and Clearwater Lake in = Annandale.

Found a=20 group of Palm Warblers by Delano off CR 14 south of Hwy 12, I also found = A Brown=20 Thrasher and a Harris's Sparrow there too.

Saw 4=20 Sandhill Cranes take off from the Woodland hunting area by=20 Montrose.

On the=20 north end of Fountain Lake I found some Lark Sparrows, and had a = Woodcock take=20 off.

Found a=20 good spot for waterfowl and shorebirds, on the west side of CR 5. by = Willima=20 Lake, B-1 on the DeLorme map, there were many ducks and other birds in a = flooded=20 area, a bunch of Greater Yellowlegs.

Andrew

------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C3126D.D7EF1110-- From rmdbird@mn.rr.com Mon May 5 01:22:12 2003 From: rmdbird@mn.rr.com (Bob Dunlap) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 19:22:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Clark's Grebe, Cattle Egret, and others- W. MN Message-ID: <018c01c3129c$5fb71ce0$71c11941@MainComputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0189_01C31272.76AA4D70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This weekend Rick Hoyme and I birded Lac Qui Parle, Big Stone, Chippewa, = Swift, and Traverse Counties. The "best" birds were the Clark's Grebe = among many Westerns at Thielke Lake and a Cattle Egret about one mile = east of Hwy. 75 along Big Stone Cnty. Rd. 12. =20 Shorebirds were few and far between. On Friday night, we stopped at = Salt Lake in Lac Qui Parle County. Here we found all of the expected = waterfowl plus the following shorebirds: Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, = Baird's Sandpiper, Dunlin, and American Golden-Plover. There was also a = mixed flock of geese, including many Canada, many Snow, a few = Greater-white-fronted, and about 5 Ross's Geese. Passerines were beginning to show up; we found a few species throughout = the various parks, including: Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm Warblers, a = single Cape May Warbler, many Harris's Sparrows, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, = Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and an Eastern Wood-Pewee. At the Plover Prairie in Lac Qui Parle Co., we found a pair of Marbled = Godwits at the east prairie. We found Upland Sandpipers in Big Stone and Chippewa Counties. We encountered a flock of American Golden-Plovers in Traverse County = this morning. =20 We ran across Gray Partridge in both Big Stone and Traverse Counties. Big Stone NWR had virtually no mudflats, as the water levels were still = very high. We looked for the pair of Eurasian Collared-Doves in Appleton, Swift Co. = several times without success. -Bob Dunlap, Carver County ------=_NextPart_000_0189_01C31272.76AA4D70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This weekend Rick Hoyme and I birded = Lac Qui Parle,=20 Big Stone, Chippewa, Swift, and Traverse Counties. The "best" = birds were=20 the Clark's Grebe among many Westerns at Thielke Lake and a Cattle = Egret=20 about one mile east of Hwy. 75 along Big Stone Cnty. Rd. 12. =

Shorebirds were few and far = between. On=20 Friday night, we stopped at Salt Lake in Lac Qui Parle County. = Here we=20 found all of the expected waterfowl plus the following shorebirds: = Greater and=20 Lesser Yellowlegs, Baird's Sandpiper, Dunlin, and American = Golden-Plover. =20 There was also a mixed flock of geese, including many Canada, many Snow, = a few=20 Greater-white-fronted, and about 5 Ross's Geese.

Passerines were beginning to show up; = we found a=20 few species throughout the various parks, including: Yellow-rumped = Warblers,=20 Palm Warblers, a single Cape May Warbler, many Harris's Sparrows, = Blue-gray=20 Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and an Eastern = Wood-Pewee.

At the Plover Prairie in Lac Qui Parle = Co., we=20 found a pair of Marbled Godwits at the east prairie.

We found Upland Sandpipers in Big Stone = and=20 Chippewa Counties.

We encountered a flock of American = Golden-Plovers in Traverse County this morning.

We ran across Gray Partridge in both = Big Stone and=20 Traverse Counties.

Big Stone NWR had virtually no = mudflats, as the=20 water levels were still very high.

We looked for the pair of Eurasian = Collared-Doves=20 in Appleton, Swift Co. several times without success.

-Bob Dunlap, Carver County

------=_NextPart_000_0189_01C31272.76AA4D70-- From dougburi@tnics.com Mon May 5 02:13:02 2003 From: dougburi@tnics.com (Doug Buri) Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 20:13:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Morris WMD/Big Stone NWR Birding Weekend Message-ID: <001601c312a3$9305b5a0$ecb08042@0018999440> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C31279.90C861E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Morris WMD/Big Stone NWR Birding Weekend produced quite a few "good" = birds; even considering the less than pleasant weather. In addition to = the expected species, some of the more noteworthy birds were:=20 CLARK'S GREBE (3 were with the several hundred Westerns on Thielke Lake. BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS (more of this species than any other shorebird found) WILLET (more than a dozen at Mud Lake on the border with South Dakota) PIPING PLOVER (also at Mud Lake) UPLAND SANDPIPER WHITE RUMPED SANDPIPER GOLDEN PLOVER SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER SEMIPALMATED PLOVER DUNLIN WILSON'S PHALAROPE SHORT EARED OWL WHITE-FACED IBIS (probably the most unexpected find of the weekend) A pretty good list considering 40 mph wind gusts and periodic rain that = seemed to come in horizontal sheets everytime we stepped off the bus. Doug Buri Milbank, South Dakota=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C31279.90C861E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Morris WMD/Big Stone NWR Birding Weekend produced quite = a few=20 "good" birds; even considering the less than pleasant weather. In = addition to=20 the expected species, some of the more noteworthy birds were: =

CLARK'S GREBE (3 were with the several hundred Westerns on = Thielke=20 Lake.

BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS (more of this species than any other = shorebird=20 found)

WILLET (more than a dozen at Mud Lake on the border with = South=20 Dakota)

PIPING PLOVER (also at Mud Lake)

UPLAND SANDPIPER

WHITE RUMPED SANDPIPER

GOLDEN PLOVER

SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER

SEMIPALMATED PLOVER

DUNLIN

WILSON'S PHALAROPE

SHORT EARED OWL

WHITE-FACED IBIS (probably the most unexpected find of the=20 weekend)

A pretty good list considering 40 mph wind gusts and = periodic rain=20 that seemed to come in horizontal sheets everytime we stepped off = the=20 bus.

Doug Buri

Milbank, South Dakota

------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C31279.90C861E0-- From elijahparker@tds.net Mon May 5 03:29:21 2003 From: elijahparker@tds.net (Elijah Parker) Date: 04 May 2003 21:29:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Woodlake Nature Center birds Message-ID: <1052101766.2275.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> I took a walk in the rain today at at Woodlake nature center hoping to find the Northern Parula. I was unsuccessful in finding it, but I did come across lots of PALM WARBLERS, several BLACK AND WHITE, 2 CHESTNUT SIDED (one of my favorites!), and of course, hundreds of YELLOW RUMPED. Unfortunately, I didn't hear many of the warblers sing at all, so I just had to look at each one in my binoculars to see if it was a yellow rumped or not. There was also a large flock containing BARN SWALLOWS, TREE SWALLOWS, CHIMNEY SWIFTS, and a couple CLIFF SWALLOWS. BTW, thanks everyone for the response on the Chukar, I was hoping it wouldn't be that, since it sure looked like a good find. :) -Elijah From connyb@mycidco.com Mon May 5 15:26:28 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 14:26:28 Subject: [mou] Woodlake Nature Center arrivals, Hennepin Co. Message-ID: Today Leslie Marcus and I walked at Woodlake Nature Center in Richfield in-between the rain. The lake was covered with Swallows Cliff, Bank, Barn, and Tree. A Green Heron, and Great Egret were around the shallow edges, and Chimney Swifts flew over. There were still plenty of singing Warblers, Black-throated Green, Northern Parula, Blackburnian pair, Common Yellowthroat, Magnolia, Black-and white, Nashville, Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Palm, Northern Waterthrush, and finally today a singing Ovenbird, as well as the many Yellow-rumped's you had to check over. It was nice to hear and see the Gray Catbird back in the brush. House Wrens, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Blue-headed Vireo's , Baltimore Oriole's, Rose-breasted Grosbeak's, Sora's, Eastern Towhee, and still plenty of Ruby-crowned Kinglets. You can see the resident Cooper's Hawk pair and hear plenty of vocalization between the two on and off. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us Mon May 5 22:35:47 2003 From: lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us (Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer) Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 16:35:47 -0500 Subject: [mou] Burrowing Owl- Swift Co & viewing guidance Message-ID: Wildlife Manager Dave Trauba passed along a report from Bob Nielson of a = Burrowing Owl observed in Swift County Moyer Township (T121N , R42W = SWSWNW of Sec 32]=20 The owl and its burrow are located =BD mile north of the jct of County = Rd. 36 and a township road. and then; approx. 15-20 feet. north of a field = approach on the east side of the road. At this point, we do not know if = this is a lone owl or if this is a pair attempting to nest. My understandin= g is that females are often not seen out side of the burrow early in the = nesting season, so we may not know for some time. =20 Unfortunately, this is a very vulnerable situation. - If this is a nesting attempt, it would still be very early = in the incubation stage and very subject to nest =20 abandonment =20 - Wet cold weather makes for more difficult hunting = since insects are a key part of their diet - The burrow is on the gravel edge of the road. = Disturbance, road mortality and/or damage to the burrow are critical = threats. [ Note: We know of many species of birds in which there is a great deal = of individual variation to tolerance for human activity. Birds that nest = near human activity such as airports, cities, or roads may have, or have = learned to, adapt to that activity. Other members of the same species may = flee humans on site. There is no question that burrowing owls, in many = places, will nest very close to human activity, however, that does notmean = that the owls that are nesting in western Minnesota will have the same = tolerance. Also, birds learn to recognize behaviors that are non-threateni= ng; ie. planes landing at an airport, cars driving by,farmers on tractors, = but will still become disturbed by unfamiliar behaviors such as cars = stopping or people walking nearby or staring at them through binoculars} =20 Because the Burrowing Owl is a State Endangered Species , it's best to err = on the side of caution. As such, I have contacted the County Highway Dept who also has cautioned = their contractor who does the road grading. My understanding is that = today the County also erected road markers ~ 100 feet on either side of = the burrow in an effort to direct traffic around that side of the road and = to help minimize risk or disturbance to the owl(s) or burrow. =20 Last year, I'd consulted with experts including John Schladweiler (DNR) = and Mark Martell (formerly of Raptor Ctr now Audubon) who more or less = have the market cornered on burrowing owl research in MN. I also gathered = advice and input from knowledgeable birders. Collectively, we devised = viewing guidelines that work for both people and the owls. e.g.CraigMande= l, Carol Schumacher & others noted that burrowing owl(s) can be viewed = easily from several tenths of a mile and will most likely remain out of = their burrow more often if you stay back .=20 =20 Burrowing Owls certainly are a find! In an effort to help people experience and enjoy this cool little bird = but still give them the very best chance we can, we ask that everyone give = these Endangered birds the space and respect that they deserve.=20 Further, they're more likely to hang around (maybe nest?) if we give them = a chance. The best viewing opportunities for these birds will be had once = the eggs hatch and the adults and young emerge from the burrow. =20 Now that would be cool! Viewing Guidance -Please view burrowing owls with a scope from no closer than 0.15 mile = (perhaps 0.2 mile especially if there is lots of traffic or if the bird = gets agitated) -Travel past the burrow on the road is also highly discouraged. =20 -When you've finished viewing the owl(s), please turn around rather = than driving past the burrow on the road. We thank everyone in advance for your help and cooperation. =20 Updates on the owl(s) are highly appreciated. This will give us a better = idea if additional conservation measures are needed. (e.g. if this is a = nesting pair or there are specific threats to the site) =20 Many thanks, Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer Nongame Wildlife Specialist MN DNR Region 4 261 Hwy 15 South New Ulm, MN 56073 phone: ( 507) 359-6033 fax: (507) 359-6018 e-mail: lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us =20 REMEMBER: IT'S ALL FOR THE BIRDS! . =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 From EgretCMan@aol.com Tue May 6 00:35:33 2003 From: EgretCMan@aol.com (EgretCMan@aol.com) Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 19:35:33 EDT Subject: [mou] American Bittern - Woodlake Nature Center - Richfield Message-ID: <143.1068eb1a.2be84f45@aol.com> --part1_143.1068eb1a.2be84f45_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 5/5/03 While birding at Woodlake Nature Center in Richfield this afternoon, Susan Schumacher observed an American Bittern. The American Bittern was observed East of the main board walk at the edge of the cattails. The bird was later observed flying into the central portion of cattails. @ American Bittern We were also able to observe most of the Warblers previously reported by Conny Brunell. --part1_143.1068eb1a.2be84f45_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 5/5/03

While birding at Woodlake Nature Center in Richfield this afternoon, Susan S= chumacher observed an American Bittern. The American Bittern was obser= ved East of the main board walk at the edge of the cattails. The bird=20= was later observed flying into the central portion of cattails.

@ American Bittern

We were also able to observe most of the Warblers previously reported by Con= ny Brunell.

--part1_143.1068eb1a.2be84f45_boundary-- From smithville4@msn.com Tue May 6 04:31:40 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 22:31:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Fw: [Mnbird] Hawk Ridge Needs YOU! (fwd) Message-ID: Thought I forward this email. Mike H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul L. Schumacher" To: Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 10:13 PM Subject: [Mnbird] Hawk Ridge Needs YOU! (fwd) > This message is forwarded by mnbird: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 19:53:29 -0600 > > Hello, Fellow Birders: > How many of us visit Hawk Ridge in Duluth each fall? Can I see a show of > hands? Yep, most of us make a point to visit one of this country's stellar > fall birding locations at least once each autumn -- and Hawk Ridge is one of > birding's best bargains, since it doesn't cost us a dime to visit. > > Just as we each need a dose of Lake Superior each fall, Hawk Ridge now needs > something from us. Duluth Audubon is the nonprofit organization given the > responsibility by the City of Duluth for the management of Hawk Ridge. If > anything happens up there on the Ridge, Duluth Audubon would be responsible. > Now, here's the rub: Duluth Audubon needs to purchase liability insurance to > cover its board and officers in case of a lawsuit. They've never had such > insurance before, but these are litigious times. > > A recent fundraiser raised about half of the cash they need, but there's a > shortfall, and here's where we come in: If each person who enjoys Hawk Ridge > would send a check for, oh, $10 to Duluth Audubon, it would help immensely. > If you could spare $15, even better! This is a one-time appeal, since once > the group is on stable footing it envisions being able to successfully raise > the dough in subsequent years. Here's where to send your check, and please > be sure to enter 'For insurance fund' on the check's memo line: > Duluth Audubon, c/o Biology Dept., University of Minnesota-Duluth, > 10 University Drive, Duluth, Minn. 55812 > > Thanks so much, in advance, I know birders are generous souls, and thanks, > too, to MnBird for allowing me to make this appeal on behalf of Duluth > Audubon! > > An interested party > St. Paul, Minn. > > _______________________________________________ > Mnbird mailing list > Mnbird@linux2.winona.msus.edu > http://linux2.winona.msus.edu/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > From smithville4@msn.com Tue May 6 04:55:21 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 22:55:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] May 10th & 24th Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C31359.68179960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: This is the last call for any birders that are interested in the May = 10th MOU bird trip to Frontenac State Park & Hok Si La Park and possibly = some other places to view spring migration. The warblers are about a week late or so and many reports from SE = Minnesota are telling us that the warbler migration is just getting = going and that means with a warm front moving in later this week the = flood gates will be open this Saturday! I have 21 birders that are going to follow me around and I have room for = a few more. =20 Also on May 24th the MOU is having a one day bird trip around the Twin = Cities hot spots to view more spring migration. On this trio we are = meeting at Wood Lake at 7:00 am in the parking lot. We'll bird Wood = Lake, Bass Ponds, Cedar Bridge and Murphy Hanahran. If there is any = rare birds around the Twin Cities we'll go chase a few of them. Remember these trips are free to all birders! For more information about these trips email me at Smithville4@msn.com Mike Hendrickson MOU Field Trip Chairman. ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C31359.68179960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

This is the last call for any birders that are interested in the = May=20 10th MOU bird trip to Frontenac State Park & Hok Si La Park and = possibly some other places to view spring migration.

The warblers are about a week late or so and many reports from SE = Minnesota=20 are telling us that the warbler migration is just getting going and that = means=20 with a warm front moving in later this week the flood gates will be open = this=20 Saturday!

I have 21 birders that are going to follow me around and I have = room for a=20 few more.

Also on May 24th the MOU is having a one day bird trip around the = Twin=20 Cities hot spots to view more spring migration. On this trio we = are=20 meeting at Wood Lake at 7:00 am in the parking lot. We'll bird = Wood Lake,=20 Bass Ponds, Cedar Bridge and Murphy Hanahran. If there is any rare = birds=20 around the Twin Cities we'll go chase a few of them.

Remember these trips are free to all birders!

For more information about these trips email me at Smithville4@msn.com

Mike Hendrickson

MOU Field Trip Chairman.

------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C31359.68179960-- From renohawk@hbci.com Tue May 6 05:52:29 2003 From: renohawk@hbci.com (Jeff Dankert) Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 23:52:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Nocturnal Henslow's Message-ID: <000201c3138b$5238c560$912ca241@S0025943521> I just returned home from a vain Monday night search for whip-poor-wills. My route led me to Great River Bluffs State Park in southern Winona County, where I enjoyed the nighttime "chorus" of a Henslow's sparrow in the grassland. This species is known to often sing at night. Ta-slick. Hurrah! That wasn't as surprising as the absence of whip-poor-will song in the wooded bluffs of Cedar, Pickwick and Little Trout valleys in Winona County. It was a calm night. These valleys are quiet and sparsely populated. I made about 24 stops in 20 miles, and all I heard were spring peepers, two barred owls and a woodcock. According to Janssen's "Birds in Minnesota," the whip-poor-will is "most numerous in the southeast along the Mississippi and its major tributaries." He also says its "migration peaks in early May." Regards, Jeff Dankert 908 Parks Ave Apt 158 Winona MN 55987-5330 (507) 454-0033 renohawk@hbci.com From larson@redwing.net Tue May 6 17:44:20 2003 From: larson@redwing.net (Kelly Larson) Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 11:44:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Great River Birding Festival Message-ID: <3EB7E663.A7EBAED7@redwing.net> The following is posted with permission from Jim Williams. Second Annual Great River Birding Festival, May 9th-11th A Celebration of Spring on the Mississippi Flyway Just a reminder for those who are looking for a fun filled weekend of excellent spring birding. The Great River Birding Festival takes place this coming weekend, May 9th-11th. It's looking like this weekend will be the peak of the warbler migration! Guided bird walks are scheduled for both sides of the Mississippi River from Alma, WI to Red Wing, MN. We will be exploring a variety of habitats including bluff top prairie, open grassland & meadow, hardwood forest, and flood plain forest. Experience the backwaters of the Mississippi by boat and rail car for some really unique birding. A few seats are still available for these special excursions. Take part in engaging afternoon seminars like Jim Fitzpatrick's "In Search of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker" or Bob Anderson's work to reintroduce the Peregrine Falcon and Swallow-tailed Kite to the Upper Mississippi River. Live birds of prey will be presented by the National Eagle Center, Friends of a Feather, and the Houston Nature Center. Audubon and MVP are proud to offer this exciting weekend of quality programs and events, and invite you to explore Mississippi's participating communities along the way. The festival is geared towards people of all ages and levels of birding experience, and encourages entire families to participate together in a weekend of outdoor activities. For more information log on to our web site at http://www.mississippi-river.org/birding or call 877-525-3248 Visit Our Website http://www.thefeatheredfriend.com The Great River Birding Festival Is Coming http://www.mississippi-river.org/birding/ From tominstpaul@msn.com Tue May 6 18:59:48 2003 From: tominstpaul@msn.com (Thomas Margevicius) Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 12:59:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rock Wren not found Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0086_01C313CF.60234CB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Monday May 5 I spent 6:00 - 6:30 pm looking for the Rock Wren at Acacia = Park in Dakota County. I scoured the entrance buildings northward to the = rock wall and woods behind, but was unable to locate the bird. However, = there was a nice pair of territorial (read, aggressive and vocal) Brown = Thrashers in the area near the wall. Fr. Tom ------=_NextPart_000_0086_01C313CF.60234CB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Monday May 5 I spent 6:00 - 6:30 pm looking for the Rock Wren at = Acacia=20 Park in Dakota County. I scoured the entrance buildings northward to the = rock=20 wall and woods behind, but was unable to locate the bird. However, there = was a=20 nice pair of territorial (read, aggressive and vocal) Brown Thrashers in = the=20 area near the wall.

Fr. Tom

------=_NextPart_000_0086_01C313CF.60234CB0-- From tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu Tue May 6 22:08:25 2003 From: tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu (Houghton, Timothy D. ) Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 16:08:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] lark sparrow/Sherburne co Message-ID: <22ECDF671FCD564398087D64CFCF46BDD5BA35@EXCHANGE.campus.stcloudstate.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31413.A27B4077 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lark sparrows are fairly common at Sherburne NWR, but I got a great = close easy view of one right at the bend where 175th Ave SE turns into = 40th St. SE--on the western border of the refuge. That's a good birding = road. Tim Houghton ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31413.A27B4077 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable lark sparrow/Sherburne co

Lark sparrows are fairly common at Sherburne NWR, but = I got a great close easy view of one right at the bend where 175th Ave = SE turns into 40th St. SE--on the western border of the refuge. That's a = good birding road.

Tim Houghton

------_=_NextPart_001_01C31413.A27B4077-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Tue May 6 23:02:12 2003 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 17:02:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Blue-winged Warblers at Pet Trails, Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County Message-ID: <954398EF1F830749868583446DBCE7EB129014F1@min-nrt-exch1.min.nrtinc.nrt> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-69fda296-78cc-49d1-beff-a3dec863d44e Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C3141B.2593DD3F" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3141B.2593DD3F Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My morning walk was wet and muddy and visibility was poor, but there were Plenty of new arrivals to be seen and heard. Most notable were: Blue-winged Warblers(heard in at least 6 locations) Sedge Wrens Bobolink Green Heron Black-throated Green Warblers Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Chestnut-sided Warbler Baltimore Oriole Rose-breasted Grosbeak Gray Catbirds Bob Williams, Bloomington ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3141B.2593DD3F Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= ; My morning walk was wet and muddy and visibility was poor, but there = were

= ; Plenty of new arrivals to be seen and heard. Most notable = were:

= ; Blue-winged Warblers(heard in at least 6 = locations)

= ; Sedge Wrens

= ; Bobolink

= ; Green Heron

= ; Black-throated Green Warblers

= ; Northern Waterthrush

= ; Common Yellowthroat

= ; Chestnut-sided Warbler

= ; Baltimore Oriole

= ; Rose-breasted Grosbeak

= ; Gray Catbirds

= ; Bob Williams, Bloomington

=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3141B.2593DD3F-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-69fda296-78cc-49d1-beff-a3dec863d44e-- From SoYBomB223@aol.com Tue May 6 23:12:06 2003 From: SoYBomB223@aol.com (SoYBomB223@aol.com) Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 18:12:06 EDT Subject: [mou] Overnight at Lebanon Hills 5/6 Message-ID: <1ca.9176575.2be98d36@aol.com> --part1_1ca.9176575.2be98d36_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I spent the night camping in Lebanon Hills Species seen: @3 Barred Owls (We heard two of them going back and forth, the third we saw 50 feet from our campsite.) @Wood Thrush @Pileated Woodpecker (a pair of them) -Nick Tangen --part1_1ca.9176575.2be98d36_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I spent the night camping in Lebanon Hills Species seen:
@3 Barred Owls (We heard two of them going back and forth, the third we saw=20= 50 feet from our campsite.)
@Wood Thrush
@Pileated Woodpecker (a pair of them)
-Nick Tangen
--part1_1ca.9176575.2be98d36_boundary-- From renohawk@hbci.com Wed May 7 02:16:44 2003 From: renohawk@hbci.com (Jeff Dankert) Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 20:16:44 -0500 Subject: [mou] Red-necked grebe Message-ID: <002701c31436$58cdd5e0$912ca241@S0025943521> A RED-NECKED GREBE was with a group of ruddy ducks Tuesday night on East Lake Winona. Regards, Jeff Dankert 908 Parks Ave Apt 158 Winona MN 55987-5330 (507) 454-0033 renohawk@hbci.com From dbmartin@skypoint.com Wed May 7 02:28:51 2003 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 20:28:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Common Moorhen-Freeborn County Message-ID: <002201c31438$058915a0$542e56c7@oemcomputer> In the WPA just west of Twin Lakes. From Twin Lakes and Hwy 69 go north on Cty 77, turn west on Cty 80 and go 8/10ths of a mile. Bird was in the large waterfowl inpoundment to the north of the road. Also present American Bittern and Black-crowned Night-herons that were flushed up by a boat checking bait traps. Dennis Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From rmdbird@mn.rr.com Wed May 7 03:11:19 2003 From: rmdbird@mn.rr.com (Bob Dunlap) Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 21:11:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Virginia Rails and Nighthawks, Scott County Message-ID: <002001c3143d$f3688620$71c11941@MainComputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C31414.0A356A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I took a friend birding this evening in Scott County. We were looking = primarily for Virginia Rails and Soras. We went to look in the marshes = of Murphy-Hanrehan Park. In the second cattail marsh on the right going = south on the main road from the trailhead, we heard at least 3 Virginia = Rails and one Sora calling. Eventually we got to see both species come = out from the cattails, providing excellent views. We checked Murphy = Lake for anything good, and saw a couple of Common Nighthawks fly over. = Good birding! -Bob Dunlap, Carver County ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C31414.0A356A00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I took a friend birding this evening in = Scott=20 County. We were looking primarily for Virginia Rails and = Soras. We=20 went to look in the marshes of Murphy-Hanrehan Park. In the second = cattail=20 marsh on the right going south on the main road from the trailhead, we = heard at=20 least 3 Virginia Rails and one Sora calling. Eventually we got to = see both=20 species come out from the cattails, providing excellent views. We = checked=20 Murphy Lake for anything good, and saw a couple of Common Nighthawks fly = over. Good birding!

-Bob Dunlap, Carver=20 County

------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C31414.0A356A00-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Tue May 6 23:07:31 2003 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (jim mattsson) Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 22:07:31 +0000 Subject: [mou] Lake Byllesby-Dakota Co. Message-ID: <3EB83221.F759E1C3@earthlink.net> May 6, 2003 - 5:30 pm Dunlin - 2 Short-billed Dowitcher (1) American Golden Plover (1) Lesser Yellowlegs (50+) Least Sandpiper (10) Black Tern (3) Caspian Tern (19) Forester's Tern (15) Bonaparte's Gull (2) Sandhill Crane (3) - On the mudflats ! Jim Mattsson Eagan From sweston2@attbi.com Wed May 7 06:41:52 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 00:41:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] ATV damage Message-ID: <007301c3145b$5f369d20$361e2942@spacestar.net> In the newspapers today an article noted that the legislature is looking at limiting ATV access on state lands. We can help that discussion. If you have any information on ATV damage to state lands or other sensative environments, Send me info and I will pass it on so we can get the word out to members of the legislature and perhaps have an impact. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Wed May 7 16:47:43 2003 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us) Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 09:47:43 -0600 Subject: [mou] update, burrowing owl Message-ID: The BUOW in Swift county was present yesterday evening. The directions posted previously are great IF you have a plat book. I actually had to stop and ask a farmer to look at his. If you have a Delorme Atlas, or standard map... go one mile west of the intersection of hwy 59 and co. rd 36. This should put you at 60th St. and 190th Ave. Now go 1/2 mi. north, east side of road, n. side of approach. The dirt mound (burrow) is heavy black dirt and shows up easily. There are NO barracades or anything to indicate traffic should slow down. There are two metal poles with a small reflective top that have been placed on either side of the burrow, but if you are near them you are too close. The bird did not vocalize nor did we see a second bird. It did fly about 20 yards east, unto the field but did not actively hunt while we were there. When a truck drove by on the road, it "hunkered down" to the ground. The bird seems highly susceptible to human disturbance, given its location and lack of preventative measures. Randy Frederickson Willmar From bluestem@dtgnet.com Wed May 7 16:36:01 2003 From: bluestem@dtgnet.com (bluestem@dtgnet.com) Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 11:36:01 -0400 Subject: [mou] Pomegranates and Orioles Message-ID: <114780-2200353715361821@M2W052.mail2web.com> I cut open an old Pomegranate this week, which by the way keep very well from the Holidays, and put it outside thinking the squirrels would crate i= t away and lo and behold I saw the first orioles enjoying the seeds=2E They "suck" the juice off and leave the seeds in the tray=2E I won't make anyon= e sick with these will I? Anyone had any experience serving Pomegranates to the birds? Janet -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Wed May 7 18:01:02 2003 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 12:01:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow at Pet Trails, Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County Message-ID: <954398EF1F830749868583446DBCE7EB129014F2@min-nrt-exch1.min.nrtinc.nrt> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-1a5e097a-e41a-4972-ac73-ce9dc7a072b9 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C314BA.3DBADAE4" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C314BA.3DBADAE4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I thought I heard one there yesterday, but I wanted to be more certain. This Morning I both heard and saw a Henslow's Sparrow at the Pet Trails area of Murphy-Hanrehan. The best way to find this bird is to consult a map of the Park. They are usually available at the main trailhead or I can fax one. =20 Yesterday I heard the bird while standing approximately at the intersection Of trails marked 31 on the map. This morning the bird was SW of the=20 Intersection marked 32 on the map. There are several Sedge Wrens in the Area. =20 The only other new arrival today was a Northern Parula, but an Osprey made Another appearance so I'm hoping that means that there is a nest in the area. Bob Williams, Bloomington 612-728-2232 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C314BA.3DBADAE4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= ; I thought I heard one there yesterday, but I wanted to be more = certain. = This

= ; Morning I both heard and saw a Henslow’s = Sparrow at the Pet Trails area of

= ; Murphy-Hanrehan. The best way to find this bird = is to consult a map of the

= ; Park. = They are usually available at the main trailhead or I can fax one.

= ; Yesterday I heard the bird while standing approximately at the = intersection

= ; Of trails marked 31 on the map. This morning the bird was SW of the

= ; Intersection marked 32 on the map. = There are several Sedge Wrens in the

= ; Area. =

= ; The only other new arrival today was a Northern Parula, but an Osprey = made

= ; Another appearance so I’m hoping that means that there is a nest in the = area.

= ; Bob Williams, Bloomington = 612-728-2232

=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C314BA.3DBADAE4-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-1a5e097a-e41a-4972-ac73-ce9dc7a072b9-- From smithville4@msn.com Wed May 7 20:51:30 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 14:51:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] May 10 Trip Filled Up Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C314A8.24D97C40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: The MOU Trip is filled up to capacity of 30 birders!! The Twin Cities = MOU Trip on May 24th has openings if you are interested in that trip = which will just as exciting as the May 10th Trip. These MOU Trips are very popular and they fill up fast. I have a = compilation of those that attended the last 3 MOU Trips and have no = fewer than 63 participants. The field trips are averaging slightly over = 20 birders per trip! After May 24th the next MOU Trip will be in August as we start the Fall = season birding. I thank you all! Mike Hendrickson MOU Field Trip Chairman. smithville4@msn.com ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C314A8.24D97C40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

The MOU Trip is filled up to capacity of 30 birders!! The = Twin Cities=20 MOU Trip on May 24th has openings if you are interested in that trip = which will=20 just as exciting as the May 10th Trip.

These MOU Trips are very popular and they fill up fast. I = have a=20 compilation of those that attended the last 3 MOU Trips and have no = fewer than=20 63 participants. The field trips are averaging slightly over 20 = birders=20 per trip!

After May 24th the next MOU Trip will be in August as we start the = Fall=20 season birding.

I thank you all!

Mike Hendrickson

MOU Field Trip Chairman.

smithville4@msn.com

------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C314A8.24D97C40-- From rerpeldi@midstate.tds.net Thu May 8 20:57:32 2003 From: rerpeldi@midstate.tds.net (Ron Erpelding) Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 14:57:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow in Redwood County Message-ID: <003901c3159c$14969440$8e55de42@default> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C31572.272B25A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While Jeff Stephenson and I were conducting a Redwood County " Big Day" = Jeff found a Henslow's Sparrow at 6:53 a.m. this morning (Wednesday) = Jeff first heard the bird when we stopped on the side of the highway to = listen for sparrows The bird was heard and seen singing from a small = shrub in a brome grass field. =20 =20 Directions: From U.S. Highway 71 in Redwood Falls take Highway 101 = north (Hwy 101 takes you to North Redwood.) Park along highway 101 = (with the airport to your right/east) between the Highway101/Ponderosa = street signs and the ActiveAid sign. The bird is located in the brome = grass field approximately 200 yards west of the highway. Note: The bird = is not in the weedy/dried grass field adjacent to the brome grass field = on the north. The bird appears to be on territory since it was singing = continuously during the 15 plus minutes we observed it. A Le Conte's sparrow was also observed on the north side of the dead-end = road just east of North Redwood. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C31572.272B25A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

While Jeff Stephenson and I were = conducting=20 a Redwood County " Big Day" Jeff found a Henslow's=20 Sparrow at 6:53 a.m. this morning (Wednesday) Jeff first = heard the=20 bird when we stopped on the side of the highway to listen for = sparrows The=20 bird was heard and seen singing from a small shrub in a brome grass = field.

Directions: From U.S. = Highway 71 in=20 Redwood Falls take Highway 101 north (Hwy 101 takes you = to North=20 Redwood.) Park along highway 101 (with the airport = to your=20 right/east) between the Highway101/Ponderosa street signs and the=20 ActiveAid sign. The bird is located in the brome grass=20 field approximately 200 yards west of the highway. Note: The=20 bird is not in the weedy/dried grass field adjacent = to the brome=20 grass field on the north. The bird=20 appears to be on territory since it was singing continuously = during the 15=20 plus minutes we observed it.

A Le Conte's sparrow was also observed = on the=20 north side of the dead-end road just east of North=20 Redwood.

------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C31572.272B25A0-- From SoYBomB223@aol.com Thu May 8 03:00:57 2003 From: SoYBomB223@aol.com (SoYBomB223@aol.com) Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 22:00:57 EDT Subject: [mou] Birds May 6th-7th Message-ID: <10e.21c7e717.2beb1459@aol.com> --part1_10e.21c7e717.2beb1459_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit May 6th at Shulze Lake 6:30-8:30PM .It was pretty quiet but a few new birds were seen. @Eastern Towhee @Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher @Nashville Warbler There were lots of yellow rumps and white throated sparrows. May 7th at Lake Byllesby. Nice afternoon, good numbers of birds but nothing too extaordinary. @Clay Colored Sparrows @Field Sparrows @Yellow Warbler @Am. White Pelicans @Forster's Terns There were some unidentified gulls and shorebirds seen from the cemetry but very few hours at a part time job doesn't produce the kind of money needed to buy a scope. Oh well. -Nick Tangen --part1_10e.21c7e717.2beb1459_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable May 6th at Shulze Lake 6:30-8:30PM .It was pre= tty quiet but a few new birds were seen.
@Eastern Towhee
@Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
@Nashville Warbler
There were lots of yellow rumps and white throated sparrows.

May 7th at Lake Byllesby. Nice afternoon, good numbers of birds but nothing=20= too extaordinary.
@Clay Colored Sparrows
@Field Sparrows
@Yellow Warbler
@Am. White Pelicans
@Forster's Terns
There were some unidentified gulls and shorebirds seen from the cemetry but=20= very few hours at a part time job doesn't produce the kind of money needed t= o buy a scope. Oh well.

-Nick Tangen
--part1_10e.21c7e717.2beb1459_boundary-- From herbdingmann@astound.net Thu May 8 05:36:54 2003 From: herbdingmann@astound.net (Herb Dingmann) Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 23:36:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Burrowing Owl, Shorebirds - Swift County Message-ID: <000601c3151b$a7420d50$1ec95340@D452T311> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C314F1.BE6C0550 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I ran out to Swift County tonight to see the Burrowing Owl. Thanks to Randy Frederickson for posting excellent directions. As he mentioned, there is a metal post on each side of the burrow. As soon as I could see the posts, I stopped and took a look with my glasses. The owl was perched on top of the far post, so I pulled over and used the scope from that point, roughly the north edge of the gravel pit to your right. The owl seemed unconcerned about me, but did fly into the field to the east when a pickup came by from the north. After a few minutes it returned to the far post. It actually spent about half of the twenty minutes I was there on that far post, which it seems to have taken a liking to. It also allows for some nice looks at the Owl for birders. There was also an Upland Sandpiper in the area, which was perched atop a high-line pole across from the Burrowing Owl when I left. On the return trip home, I stopped at a marsh along the south side Hwy 12 about 1.5 miles east of Danvers which had a number of shorebirds. Railroad tracks blocked my view of the near shore and it was getting late, but I did see: 50-60 Yellowlegs (I didn't check, but probably both species) 1 Semipalmated Plover 5-6 Pectoral Sandpipers 6-8 Dunlin 2 Dowitchers (not sure which species) 1 Wilson's Phalarope lots of peeps (Least?) Herb Dingmann St. Cloud ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C314F1.BE6C0550 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I ran out to = Swift = County tonight to see the Burrowing Owl. Thanks = to Randy Frederickson for posting excellent directions. As he mentioned, there is a = metal post on each side of the burrow. = As soon as I could see the posts, I stopped and took a look with my glasses. = The owl was perched on top of = the far post, so I pulled over and used the scope from that point, roughly the = north edge of the gravel pit to your right. The owl seemed unconcerned about = me, but did fly into the field to the east when a pickup came by from the north. = After a few minutes it returned = to the far post. It actually = spent about half of the twenty minutes I was there on that far post, which it seems = to have taken a liking to. It also = allows for some nice looks at the Owl for birders.

There was also an Upland Sandpiper in the area, which = was perched atop a high-line pole across from the Burrowing Owl when I = left.

On the return trip home, I stopped at a marsh along = the south side Hwy 12 about 1.5 miles east of = Danvers which had a number of shorebirds. Railroad tracks blocked my view of the near shore and it was getting late, but I = did see:

50-60 Yellowlegs (I didn’t check, but probably = both species)

1 Semipalmated = Plover

5-6 Pectoral Sandpipers

6-8 Dunlin

2 Dowitchers (not sure = which species)

1 Wilson’s = Phalarope

lots of peeps (Least?)

Herb = Dingmann

St. = Cloud

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C314F1.BE6C0550-- From dnsmaby@smig.net Thu May 8 18:18:48 2003 From: dnsmaby@smig.net (Kay & Dick Smaby) Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 12:18:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northern Mockingbird Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20030508121848.007d4e80@smig.net> --=======7587D76======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-542532F; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Northern Mockingbird - Hormel Nature Center, Austin. Seen today at 11:00 AM. On the trail leading out to the log cabin north of the buildings. Dick Dick Smaby 601 17th St SW Austin MN 55912 Mower County 507-433-1925 dnsmaby@smig.net --=======7587D76======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-542532F Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 04/24/2003 --=======7587D76=======-- From saqqara@scc.net Thu May 8 18:34:56 2003 From: saqqara@scc.net (Bruce Baer) Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 12:34:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sandhill Crane - Dakota County Message-ID: <003601c31588$2519f6e0$f99120d1@scc.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C3155E.3B4088A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The was a Sandhill Crane overflying Lebanon Hills Regional Park at = eleven this morning (Thursday). It was heading in a generally east = northeast direction. Bruce Baer Bloomington, MN saqqara@scc.net ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C3155E.3B4088A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The was a Sandhill Crane = overflying Lebanon=20 Hills Regional Park at eleven this morning (Thursday). It was = heading in a=20 generally east northeast direction.

Bruce Baer
Bloomington, MN
saqqara@scc.net

------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C3155E.3B4088A0-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri May 9 02:23:12 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 20:23:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 8 May 2003 Message-ID: This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 8th. For the second consecutive year, a territorial BURROWING OWL has been found in the state. It's being seen in Moyer Township of Swift County. Go one mile west of the intersection of highway 59 and Swift County Road 36. This will be 60th St. and 190th Avenue, then go 1/2 mile north and look on the east side of the road. Road markers were expected to be installed to indicate caution to traffic at the site. For the time being, two metal poles with small reflectors have been placed on either side of the burrow. Disturbance here is a serious threat. Because the Burrowing Owl is an Endangered Species in the state, it's best for birders to err on the side of caution and keep disturbances to an absolute minimum while keeping as great a distance as is possible. A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was found in Appleton, Swift County. There is a small park in town near state highway 7 where the bird was found on the 25th. Another Collared-Dove was seen along the 2400 block of 25th Avenue South in Minneapolis. On May 3rd, Bruce Fall saw two unidentified IBIS fly over Long Meadow Lake and the Bass Ponds, Hennepin County. They flew in from the southwest, circled overhead, and then departed back the way they came. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD is being seen in a small grove of trees near the intersection of Baraga Cross Road and state highway 61 in Schroeder, Cook County. It has perched on the fence above the highway rest stop on north side of road, and poked about small woods on the lake side. Another Northern Mockingbird was seen May 3rd on the Church Road off of Emerson Road about 12 miles north of Duluth. Go north on St. Louis County Road 4 and right on Emerson. Then go north on Church 1/2 mile to the white farm house on the left and look up the driveway in the plumb trees. And on the 8th a Northern Mockingbird was reported from the Hormel Nature Center in Austin, Mower County. And at Tamarak National Wildlife Refuge a Mockingbird was reported on the 7th. It was along Becker County Road 29 a quarter of a mile north of highway 126. A Common Moorhen was found on the 6th in the WPA just west of Twin Lakes, Freeborn County. From Twin Lakes and highway 69 go north on Freeborn County Road 77, turn west onto County Road 80 and go four fifths of a mile to the large waterfowl impoundment on the north side of the road. On the 7th, several CATTLE EGRETS were seen at the corner of East 80th Street and 24th Avenue in Bloomington, Hennepin County. HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were reported from several locations, including Redwood County along highway 101 near the North Redwood airport, and at the Pet Trails area of Murphy-Hanrehan Park in Scott County. I also now have reports of the following spring arrivals: CASPIAN TERN, BLACK TERN, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, SEDGE WREN, MARSH WREN, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, NORTHERN PARULA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, LARK SPARROW, and BOBOLINK. This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at . MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 15th. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri May 9 03:46:32 2003 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David R. Benson) Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 20:46:32 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 5/8/03 Message-ID: This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 8, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A WILLET was at Hearding Island on the 6th. A flock of approximately 150 BONAPARTE'S GULLS arrived in the harbor on the 3rd. Among the many ducks in the Duluth harbor this week were at least 30 AMERICAN WIGEONS, an unusually large number for this species in Duluth. 20 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were in Agate Bay at Two Harbors on the 6th. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen at Schroeder at the intersection of Hwy 61 and the road to Father Baraga's Cross on the 3rd. On the same day, another Mockingbird was seen north of Duluth on Church Rd, off the Emerson Rd. At Wisconsin Point in Superior, WI this week, 2 RED-THROATED LOONS were seen on the 6th and 2 WILLETS were seen on the 7th. New migrants reported this week include UPLAND SANDPIPER, PURPLE MARTIN, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. The Hawk Ridge Birdathon will be held on Saturday, May 17. Both birders and pledgers are needed. For more information, contact Terry Wiens at t.wiens@lsc.mnscu.edu Thanks to Kim Eckert, Chris Elmgren,Jan Green, Mike Hendrickson, Dave Krikorian, Jim Lind, Jim and Carol Tveekrem, and Scott and Nan Wisherd for contributing information. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 15. The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to mou@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri May 9 04:01:31 2003 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 22:01:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, May 9, 2003 Message-ID: <002101c315d7$58255760$2492ddcc@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, May 9, 2003 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Spring is making progress this week, and the migration patterns are showing it. The first goose brood has been seen at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge.Most of the duck species have gone through or are on their breeding grounds, the first warbler wave is making its way north, and shorebird sightings are increasing. Next week is promising to be an exciting week for birders.=20 >From Ottertail County, Alma Ronningen reports HERMIT THRUSH, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported PURPLE MARTIN on the 4th, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK on the 5th, HOUSE WREN on the 7th, and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on the 8th. In Becker County, Bea Purdy at the Birchmere resort reports that ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and BALTIMORE ORIOLE,have returned to their feeders. A COMMON LOON was noticed by Duane and Marilyn Olson near Lake Park. Shar Legenhausen saw the first RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on May 4th, and CHIPPING SPARROW and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on May 7th.Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge was an interesting place on Sunday. I found a pair of calling COMMON LOONS there, also WOOD DUCK, and BELTED KINGFISHER. TREE SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, BANK SWALLOW, and CLIFF SWALLOW were all seen roosting on the same power line. The tall deciduous trees held flocks of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, PALM WARBLERS, as well as a few ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS.=20 Rick Gjervold reported ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and HARRIS'S SPARROW from Clay County. Also in Clay County, Dennis Weisenborn found SOLITARY SANDPIPER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, and LARK SPARROW in north Moorhead. Mark Chase sighted a GREEN HERON , YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and PALM WARBLER along the Red River north of Moorhead. Pat Rice reported from Cass County that on May 7th, she found NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, and OVENBIRD along the Woodtick Trail; also seen were a LINCOLN'S SPARROW and a GREEN HERON. In Beltrami County, Pat Rice had BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW in her yard on May 7th, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD and BROWN THRASHER on the 8th,=20 Along Highway 59 in Polk County on Sunday, May 4th, I spotted an AMERICAN BITTERN frozen in the beak- up posture. A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was found in a most unlikely place on May 5th- a local greenhouse in Thief River Falls, Pennington County. Shelley Steva reported CLIFF SWALLOW at the 8th St. bridge in Thief River Falls on the 4th, also a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER in her yard. There is also an EASTERN PHOEBE nesting on her front porch. Audrey Evers was at the rice paddies in the southern part of Pennington County on the weekend where she reported 700 -1000 TUNDRA SWANS. By the 6th, 2300 of them were on the rice paddies. This number is changing daily as some leave and some more arrive. The rice paddies are along CR27 and surrounding township roads along the Clearwater River. Audrey Evers also had many birds to report from Marshall County on the weekend. At the Warren wastewater treatment ponds, she found WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, SNOW GOOSE, and hundreds of LAPLAND LONGSPURS. The shorebirds are returning to Agassiz NWR. This year the South Pool and Farmes Pool will be in drawdown, and the birds are already discovering that. Audrey reported SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, MARBLED GODWITS, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, DUNLIN, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, and yellowlegs there. All the grebes except Clark's were observed there on the weekend, along with most of the ducks, a PEREGRINE FALCON, FRANKLIN'S GULL, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and PALM WARBLER. Maggie Anderson reported 2 COMMON LOONS on Lost River Pool on May 1st, WESTERN GREBES on Tamarac Pool on the2nd, RUDDY DUCKS, and FORSTER'S TERNS came back on the 1st.=20 Audrey Evers found a pair of GRAY PARTRIDGE on Kittson County Road 14 north of Karlstad on the weekend. A group of 70 SANDHILL CRANES was also seen. Remember the International Migratory Bird Day is Saturday, May 10th. Let's get out and see what we can find in our own counties or participate in some of the events held to celebrate that day. Thanks to Maggie Anderson, Audrey Evers, Dennis Weisenborn, Duane and Marilyn Olson, Bea Purdy, Rick Gjervold, Jim Holter, Shar Legenhausen, Kari Odefey, Alma Ronningen, Pat Rice, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, and Shelley Steva for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, May 16, 2003. From kreckert@cpinternet.com Fri May 9 02:56:04 2003 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R. Eckert) Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 20:56:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] White-winged Dove update Message-ID: <200305090157.h491vAQP002468@seagull.cpinternet.com> Bill Tefft called me to report that there was an unconfirmed report today (May 8) of a White-winged Dove near Ely, presumably the same individual which was seen at a feeder two weeks ago. The observer, who is the same person with the feeder, said the dove was flying along the Fernberg Trail / Lake Co Rd 18, somewhere between Fall Lake Rd and Pea Soup L. This is a 4-mile stretch of road, about 5-9 miles E of Ely. The area is about 10 miles W of where the dove was seen at the feeder along the Moose Lake Rd. Until today, the observer told Bill he had not seen the dove after it left his yard two weeks ago. The original ID then was apparently correct, since it was seen by m.ob. and possibly photographed, but Bill said he does not know the observer or his abilities very well, nor does he know how well the dove was seen today or what field marks were observed. Bill had no time today to try and relocate the bird, but he said he might have time tomorrow and would provide further updates if there is any news. Kim Eckert From mikee@cadence.com Fri May 9 14:20:28 2003 From: mikee@cadence.com (Michael Engh) Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 06:20:28 -0700 Subject: [mou] advice requested for St Peter/Mankato Message-ID: <3EE8ADCDFF4412498098B712CE4B15CF0106CD1E@exmbx01sj.Cadence.COM> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3162D.C2144365 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My daughter is a biology student at Gustavus Adolphus and I want to = spend a day birding with her. I've never birded in the area and would = greatly appreciate any advice and directions to places we shouldn't = miss. =20 thanks, =20 Mike Engh ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3162D.C2144365 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My daughter is a biology student at Gustavus Adolphus = and I want to spend a day birding with her. I've never birded in the area and = would greatly appreciate any advice and directions to places we shouldn't = miss.

thanks,

Mike Engh

=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3162D.C2144365-- From Tom_Will@fws.gov Fri May 9 15:09:33 2003 From: Tom_Will@fws.gov (Tom_Will@fws.gov) Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 09:09:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] Golden-winged Warbler Survey: Help Needed! Message-ID: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Survey Golden-winged Warblers for Conservation! The Golden-winged Warbler is a bird that has drawn much attention. It is currently experiencing range-wide declines, but details of its population status currently are poorly known in Minnesota. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has initiated a citizen-science project called the Golden-winged Warbler Atlas Project which engages volunteer birders and professional biologists to survey and conduct point counts at known and potential breeding sites of Golden-wings throughout their range. The project is designed to determine the population status and habitat & area requirements of Golden-winged Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, and their hybrids. Minnesota is probably the single most important state in the U.S. for Golden-wings, yet the atlas is very under-represented here. Thus, for the final season of the atlas project, we are especially interested in obtaining valuable data throughout the birds' breeding range in Minnesota. This year, we are focusing efforts on better understanding Golden-wing relationships and extent of hybridization with Blue-wings. In order to meet these objectives, we are using a Hybrid Index Protocol to generate a hybrid index map. Participants will choose one or more pages from the Minnesota Delorme Atlas (gazetteer) and conduct a series of 10-minute point counts in suitable Golden-wing habitat using a standardized pre-recorded song playback tape. Project participants will receive a research kit, which includes instructions, data forms, a color poster of Golden-wings, Blue-wings, and their hybrids, and a CD that will be used in the field for playback and point counts. You do not have to be a veteran birder to do this survey; all you need to be able to do is to recognize Golden-wings and Blue-wings by song and sight. For more information and to volunteer, please contact the Minnesota state coordinator: Leakhena Au leakhena_au@fws.gov (763) 389-3323 x.220 You can also contact the overall project leader at Cornell, Sara Barker, at forest_birds@cornell.edu, (607) 254-2465. Visit the Project website at http://birds.cornell.edu/gowap. Please let Leakhena know how you would like to be involved in this important conservation endeavor. Thanks! From two-jays@att.net Fri May 9 17:12:04 2003 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 09:12:04 -0700 Subject: [mou] FW: New Study on the Importance of the Boreal Forest to Migratory Birds In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Forward by Jim Williams Wayzata, Minnesota ---------- > From: Tom Will > Reply-To: Tom_Will@FWS.GOV > Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 07:42:17 -0500 > To: MWPART-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: New Study on the Importance of the Boreal Forest to Migratory Birds > > This information on the Boreal Songbird Initiative was provided by: > > Marilyn Heiman > Boreal Songbird Initiative > 1823 Warren Ave. N. > Seattle, WA. 98109 > 206-352-8046 > Marilynheiman@attbi.com > > > New Report Released on the Vital Importance of Canada's Boreal Forest to > North American Bird Life > > One in three birds across North America owes its existence to Canada's > boreal forest. New scientific evidence shows the fate of much of the > continent's bird life depends on the future of this vast northern landscape > ? a future that is now at a cross roads. The evidence is detailed in the > report, The Importance of Canada's Boreal Forest to Landbirds by biologist > Peter Blancher of Bird Studies Canada. The study, based on an > unprecedented compilation of bird census data from across Canada and the > United States, was released on May 10th, International Migratory Bird Day. > > Canada's boreal forest is the annual birthplace of as many as three billion > of North America's warblers, thrushes, sparrows, hawks, woodpeckers and > other land-living birds. It is also the largest intact forested ecosystem > left in the world. The boreal, however, is under increasing pressure from > development. Logging, agricultural conversion, oil and gas exploration and > production, mining, and hydropower development are increasingly fragmenting > the boreal. The U.S. can play a critical role in protecting the boreal. > U.S. consumers purchase much of the pulp and wood products, oil and gas, > and hydropower produced from the boreal. > > Canada's boreal forest offers an unparalleled opportunity to save one of > Earth's most important wilderness treasures. > > The Importance of Canada's Boreal Forest to Landbirds was commissioned by > the U.S.-based Boreal Songbird Initiative and the Canadian Boreal > Initiative. The Boreal Songbird Initiative (BSI) is a new project > dedicated to educating birdwatchers and naturalists throughout the United > States about the importance of the boreal forest to migratory birds and > assisting efforts in Canada to conserve it. To obtain a copy of the report, > or find out more information about the Boreal Forest and birds, go to > www.borealbirds.org or www.borealcanada.ca . > From tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu Fri May 9 19:03:09 2003 From: tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu (Houghton, Timothy D. ) Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 13:03:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] upland sandpiper/Sherburne Message-ID: <22ECDF671FCD564398087D64CFCF46BD72F6C4@EXCHANGE.campus.stcloudstate.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31655.3FDFC220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wednesday, several people got good looks at an upland sandpiper along = the Wildlife Drive (of Sherburne NWR) near the end of the loop; 2-3 = weeks ago, another was seen near the bend where 175th Ave. SE turns into = 40th St. SE, on the west boundary of the refuge. Tim Houghton ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31655.3FDFC220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable upland sandpiper/Sherburne

On Wednesday, several people got good = looks at an upland sandpiper along the Wildlife Drive (of Sherburne NWR) = near the end of the loop; 2-3 weeks ago, another was seen near the bend = where 175th Ave. SE turns into 40th St. SE, on the west boundary of the = refuge. Tim Houghton

------_=_NextPart_001_01C31655.3FDFC220-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri May 9 23:22:23 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 17:22:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU Field trip Info Message-ID: MOU Field Trips Chairman Mike Hendrickson asked me to post the following information regarding the MOU trip scheduled for May 10th. Previously posted directions to Colville Park in Goodhue County may have been confusing. Colville Park and Marina is located just south of Red Wing. Drive south of town on U.S. Highway 61. Just past the Days Inn turn right. At the T turn right again and go to the stop sign. Turn right here, drive under highway 61 and into the park. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From swisstea@gctel.com Sat May 10 01:21:43 2003 From: swisstea@gctel.com (Susan McKechnie Wiste) Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 19:21:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Douglas Co MN Message-ID: <001901c3168a$22e903e0$96e7e442@jhkl501> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C31660.39838D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I heard the first Ovenbird of the spring today at Lake Carlos = Environmental Center/Luther Crest on the NW side of Lake Carlos north of = Alexandria. Last night I had three Turkey vultures circling my house which is 10 = miles west of Alexandria. Susan Wiste ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C31660.39838D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I heard the first Ovenbird of the = spring today=20 at Lake Carlos Environmental Center/Luther Crest on the NW side of Lake = Carlos=20 north of Alexandria.

Last night I had three Turkey = vultures circling=20 my house which is 10 miles west of Alexandria.

Susan = Wiste

------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C31660.39838D20-- From William_Marengo@cargill.com Sat May 10 01:45:02 2003 From: William_Marengo@cargill.com (William_Marengo@cargill.com) Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 19:45:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Willet, etc. - northwest Hennepin county Message-ID: At 6:30pm today there was a single Willet in a field just east of French Lake. The field is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Zanzibar Ave and 125th Ave. After about two minutes the bird spooked and flew off to the northwest. Also, two traditional spots for shorebirds that have been dry over the past couple of weeks are filling up with some water. With more rain expected this weekend these spots may be productive with peak shorebird migration coming: (1) Bechtold Rd & County Rd 30 in Corcoran: This is four miles west of county roads 101 & 30. There was enough water today to attract one Solitary Sandpiper, one White-Rumped Sandpiper, many Least Sandpipers and several Lesser Yellowlegs (2) County Roads 144 & 13 just east of Rogers: This spot is expanding with the recent rains. But there were no shorebirds there today. Regards... From sweston2@attbi.com Sat May 10 07:12:10 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 01:12:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Construction plans near 140th St. Marsh Message-ID: <007701c316bb$19336580$361e2942@spacestar.net> The Dakota County Board of Commissioners April 22, approved a $2.1 million tax exemption for a natural gas power plant proposed in Rosemont. The power plant is to be located in the agricultural fields east of the golf course and across the road and south east of 140th Street marsh. It is not supposed to directly impact the marsh. I thought other birders would be interested in this development.. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From axhertzel@sihope.com Sat May 10 17:03:14 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 11:03:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] MIKI Message-ID: Today, 10 May, there was an adult Mississippi Kite at Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington. Nancy Weber and I first saw it soaring at treetop level along Oregon South. This short dirt road branches off East Bush Lake Road near the south end of Bush Lake. The kite disappeared to the northeast and for a brief while we could not relocate it. However, after about ten minutes of searching we relocated it along Normandale Boulevard near the new St. Michaels Church. It was soaring fairly high in the sky, and after traveling a considerable distance to the east, it changed direction, came back (passing directly over us) then soared out of sight to the west / northwest. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From skylar@uslink.net Sat May 10 20:59:54 2003 From: skylar@uslink.net (JohnPRichardson) Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 14:59:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Willet, Crow Wing Co Message-ID: <001f01c3172e$bac4cce0$303ead42@pavilion> 2 WILLETS, Garrison Bay, right across from the Mc'Donalds on the beach. Crow Wing Co. John Richardson. From Drewbec@aol.com Sun May 11 03:10:09 2003 From: Drewbec@aol.com (Drewbec@aol.com) Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 22:10:09 EDT Subject: [mou] Piping Plover, etc. at Lake Byllesby Message-ID: <103.2dd1b68c.2bef0b01@aol.com> This afternoon the shorebirding at Lake Byllesby was excellent (19 species). The most notable bird was a single Piping Plover. This is the third year in a row that this species has been present at this location during Spring migration. Other shorebirds were: >Semipalmated Plover >Killdeer >Greater Yellowlegs >Lesser Yellowlegs >Solitary Sandpiper (1) >Willet (2) >Spotted Sandpiper >Ruddy Turnstone (5) >Sanderling (2 or 3) >Semipalmated Sandpiper >Least Sandpiper >White-rumped Sandpiper (2) >Pectoral Sandpiper >Dunlin >Stilt Sandpiper (1) > Dowitcher sp. (more than likely Short-billed) >Wilson's Phalarope (10-12!) >Red-necked Phalarope (2) Also, there were 2 aberrant plumaged shorebirds, both calidrids: a Semipalmated Sandpiper with a white "cap" (a "White-crowned" Sandpiper?) and an apparent partial albino that was unidentified. Approximately the size of a SESA, with mottled reddish tones on the back and head, and mostly whitish plumage. In the poor light, the leg color seemed fleshy. This is the first tim e I have ever noticed an albinistic shorebird. Other species included: >Franklin's Gull (10) >Least Flycatcher and additional normal birds. Other observers included Jim Mattsson and Joe (sorry, forgot your lastname!) Drew Smith Eagan, Dakota County From smithville4@msn.com Sun May 11 03:47:05 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 21:47:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU May 10th Bird Trip Summary Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C3173D.B2F8CE80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: Saturday at 7:00 am I met 29 birders and signed up 2-3 new members to = the MOU! =20 We birded Sandy Point Trail, Villa Marie fields & cemetery and ended the = day at Hok Si La Park. The trail on Sandy Point was muddy and wet in = places but we managed to see a few warblers and vireos. We also watch = some of the bird banding taking place at Villa Marie.=20 I had a great time meeting the many new birders that followed me around = today. They learned to never walk ahead of the leader, the leader = always gets first turns at the scope line and the leader never buys his = own lunch. Of course I am kidding but we had a lot of fun today. Even = though the day wasn't a "fall out" type situation where the warblers = were dripping off every tree we worked very hard and still managed to = see quite a few birds. I believe that the bulk of migration is still = south of us and we are just viewing some of trickles of the tropical = bird migrants. We saw 89 species of birds and of those we saw 17 species of warblers. = Those included Northern Parula, Blackburnian, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll = and Northern Waterthrush. If we hung around the boardwalk for another = 20 minutes we could of witnessed the Prothonotary Warbler that was = inspecting a old nest site. The warblers were mostly mixed in with = waves of Yellow-rumped Warblers. Also we saw only ones or twos of the = warblers mentioned. So there is a lot of migration still to come. Other birds seen from friends of mind included a Red-shoulder Hawk at = the campground at Frontenac State Park, 4 Willets at the Marina in Lake = City and the Henslow's Sparrow was seen and heard at the field behind = Villa Marie this morning and Friday evening. I wish to thank my good friends or my "crew/posse" for making my weekend = fun and very entertaining filled with laughter. Thanks to Colin = Gervold, John Hockema, Dedrick Benz, Sam, Chris Benson, Chris Hockema, = Chad Akre, and Scott Mehus.=20 The next "official" MOU Trip is May 24th. Regards, Mike Hendrickson MOU Field Trip Chairman ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C3173D.B2F8CE80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

Saturday at 7:00 am I met 29 birders and signed up 2-3 new members = to the=20 MOU!

We birded Sandy Point Trail, Villa Marie fields & cemetery and = ended=20 the day at Hok Si La Park. The trail on Sandy Point was muddy and = wet in=20 places but we managed to see a few warblers and vireos. We also = watch some=20 of the bird banding taking place at Villa Marie.

I had a great time meeting the many new birders that followed me = around=20 today. They learned to never walk ahead of the leader, the = leader=20 always gets first turns at the scope line and the leader never buys his = own=20 lunch. Of course I am kidding but we had a lot of fun today. = Even=20 though the day wasn't a "fall out" type situation where the warblers = were=20 dripping off every tree we worked very hard and still managed to see = quite a few=20 birds. I believe that the bulk of migration is still south of us = and we=20 are just viewing some of trickles of the tropical bird migrants.

We saw 89 species of birds and of those we saw 17 species of=20 warblers. Those included Northern Parula, Blackburnian, =20 Bay-breasted, Blackpoll and Northern Waterthrush. If we hung = around=20 the boardwalk for another 20 minutes we could = of witnessed the=20 Prothonotary Warbler that was inspecting a old nest site. The = warblers=20 were mostly mixed in with waves of Yellow-rumped Warblers. Also we = saw=20 only ones or twos of the warblers mentioned. So there is a lot of=20 migration still to come.

Other birds seen from friends of mind included a Red-shoulder Hawk = at the=20 campground at Frontenac State Park, 4 Willets at the Marina in Lake City = and the=20 Henslow's Sparrow was seen and heard at the field behind Villa = Marie this=20 morning and Friday evening.

I wish to thank my good friends or my "crew/posse" for making my = weekend=20 fun and very entertaining filled with laughter. Thanks = to Colin=20 Gervold, John Hockema, Dedrick Benz, Sam, Chris Benson, Chris Hockema, = Chad=20 Akre, and Scott Mehus.

The next "official" MOU Trip is May 24th.

Regards,

Mike Hendrickson

MOU Field Trip Chairman

------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C3173D.B2F8CE80-- From Byokel@aol.com Sun May 11 13:00:14 2003 From: Byokel@aol.com (Byokel@aol.com) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 08:00:14 EDT Subject: [mou] Willets and warblers in Melrude (St Louis Co) Message-ID: <19f.14c6540d.2bef954e@aol.com> --part1_19f.14c6540d.2bef954e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We were amazed to see 6 Willets on our lake shore Saturday afternoon. They must have been disoriented by the dense fog earlier in the day. Best of all -- they were a new bird for our yard list (#198)! Migration is very slow so far, although we did have Yellow rumps, Palms, Nashvilles, Ovenbirds, Black-throated Green, and Blackburnian warblers, as well as Solitary Vireo, Hummingbirds and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Ben Yokel Melrude, MN Byokel@aol.com --part1_19f.14c6540d.2bef954e_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We were amazed to see 6 Willets on our lake shore Satu= rday afternoon. They must have been disoriented by the dense fog earli= er in the day.
Best of all -- they were a new bird for our yard list (#198)!
Migration is very slow so far, although we did have Yellow rumps, Palms, Nas= hvilles, Ovenbirds, Black-throated Green, and Blackburnian warblers, as well= as Solitary Vireo, Hummingbirds and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

Ben Yokel
Melrude, MN
Byokel@aol.com --part1_19f.14c6540d.2bef954e_boundary-- From dnsmaby@smig.net Sun May 11 14:47:44 2003 From: dnsmaby@smig.net (Kay & Dick Smaby) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 08:47:44 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northern Mockingbird Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20030511084744.007d8ba0@smig.net> --=======6EB47D69======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-34B44AD6; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Northern Mockingbird - Hormel Nature Center, Austin. Seen 5/10/03 at 10:00 AM near the entrance and in the yards of the homes to the west on 12th Ave NE. Dick Smaby 601 17th St SW Austin MN 55912 Mower County 507-433-1925 dnsmaby@smig.net --=======6EB47D69======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-34B44AD6 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 04/24/2003 --=======6EB47D69=======-- From jimlind@lakenet.com Sun May 11 15:07:58 2003 From: jimlind@lakenet.com (Jim Lind) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 09:07:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Eared Grebe - Two Harbors, Lake Co. Message-ID: <3EBE12EE.2578.185CCD@localhost> On Saturday evening there was an Eared Grebe at Agate Bay in downtown Two Harbors, near the breakwall. A few Horned and Red-necked Grebes were also present. Jim Lind Two Harbors From george.skinner@gte.net Sun May 11 16:13:34 2003 From: george.skinner@gte.net (George B Skinner) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 10:13:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Swift Co. Burrowing Owl not seen Sat. evening Message-ID: <001901c317cf$e5c57ce0$2ad1fa43@computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C317A5.FB011260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable George Skinner and I traveled west from Hennepin County, looking for = prairie=20 birds with the hope of seeing the burrowing owl. We birded on the drive = west, stopping at: McLeod County - Glencoe sewage lagoons - 13 Wilson's phalaropes Schaefer Prairie - bobolinks, Sora, red-winged and yellow headed = blackbirds In a wet spot across the road we saw least sandpiper, solitary sandpiper = and=20 a lesser yellowlegs from McLeod Co. west we saw a few horned larks per county. Renville County near Granite Falls we saw wild turkey, redtailed hawks, turkey vultures, = bluebirds By the time we reached Swift County and the previously posted burrowing = owl=20 location, it was 7 pm, very windy (30+ mph - the car was shaking) and it = was=20 raining off and on. We did not see the owl, who presumably was sensible = enough to get inside out of the weather. We did see a mystery bird - walking in the fields. It was about the = size of=20 an upland sandpiper with a bill the same length as the head, but the = neck=20 was much shorter than the upland sandpipers we've seen before - and the = bird=20 was mostly grey with a grey breast. The eye seemed large, as we're used = to=20 seeing on upland sandpipers. Have any of you seen upland sandpipers = walk=20 around constantly with their necks 'retracted/contracted'? It could = have=20 looked grey due to the low light conditions. Anne Hanley and George Skinner Hennepin County ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C317A5.FB011260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

George Skinner and I traveled west = from Hennepin=20 County, looking for prairie
birds with the hope of seeing the = burrowing=20 owl. We birded on the drive
west, stopping at:

McLeod = County=20 -
Glencoe sewage lagoons - 13 Wilson's phalaropes
Schaefer Prairie = -=20 bobolinks, Sora, red-winged and yellow headed blackbirds
In a wet = spot across=20 the road we saw least sandpiper, solitary sandpiper and
a lesser=20 yellowlegs

from McLeod Co. west we saw a few horned larks per=20 county.

Renville County
near Granite Falls we saw wild turkey, = redtailed hawks, turkey vultures,
bluebirds

By the time we = reached=20 Swift County and the previously posted burrowing owl
location, it = was 7 pm,=20 very windy (30+ mph - the car was shaking) and it was
raining off = and=20 on. We did not see the owl, who presumably was sensible
enough = to get=20 inside out of the weather.

We did see a mystery bird - walking in = the=20 fields. It was about the size of
an upland sandpiper with a = bill the=20 same length as the head, but the neck
was much shorter than the = upland=20 sandpipers we've seen before - and the bird
was mostly grey with a = grey=20 breast. The eye seemed large, as we're used to
seeing on = upland=20 sandpipers. Have any of you seen upland sandpipers walk
around = constantly with their necks 'retracted/contracted'? It could have=20
looked grey due to the low light conditions.

Anne Hanley and = George=20 Skinner
Hennepin County

------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C317A5.FB011260-- From holtz@noah.csp.edu Sun May 11 15:53:22 2003 From: holtz@noah.csp.edu (Robert Holtz) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 09:53:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] Anoka County Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20030511094559.00a01330@noah.csp.edu> Yesterday five of us birded Anoka County from 6:00 - 1:00. It was not a great day for May 10th. Migration still seems a bit delayed. However, we did tally 102 (one member says 103; will need to check on our different counts) species. That included 15 warblers and 11 sparrows, including a first record LeConte's Sparrow in the Cedar Creek area. Shortly after seeing it we met Jim Howitz and told him about the sighting. He went to look for it as we went on our way. Last night he e-mailed me saying he had found two LeConte's and mentioned that this a first at Cedar Creek. We also found three American Bitterns in three separate locations. Bob Holtz From blanich@emily.net Sun May 11 18:30:54 2003 From: blanich@emily.net (Steve & Jo Blanich) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 12:30:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Migratory Bird Day field trip Message-ID: <001701c317e3$13e69740$c24f5a40@hppav> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C317B9.2A9B1120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Bee-Nay-She Council Bird Club May 10 Migratory Bird Day field trip = to Rice Lake Nat. Wildlife Refuge yielded 72 species, including 9 = species of warblers, pair of Trumpeter Swans. A Peregrine Falcon was = observed by the refuge manager at nearby Kimberly WMA. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C317B9.2A9B1120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Bee-Nay-She Council Bird Club May = 10 Migratory=20 Bird Day field trip to Rice Lake Nat. Wildlife Refuge yielded 72 = species,=20 including 9 species of warblers, pair of Trumpeter Swans. A = Peregrine=20 Falcon was observed by the refuge manager at nearby Kimberly=20 WMA.

------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C317B9.2A9B1120-- From SusanArquette@cs.com Sun May 11 22:17:24 2003 From: SusanArquette@cs.com (SusanArquette@cs.com) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 17:17:24 EDT Subject: [mou] western tanager at Wood Lake Nature Center Message-ID: --part1_f7.2bed862f.2bf017e4_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A male western tanager was just inside the fence separating the nature center from the parking lot at about 3:30 this afternoon. --part1_f7.2bed862f.2bf017e4_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A male western tanager was just inside the fence= separating the nature center from the parking lot at about 3:30 this aftern= oon. --part1_f7.2bed862f.2bf017e4_boundary-- From odunamis@yahoo.com Sun May 11 23:17:55 2003 From: odunamis@yahoo.com (Chad Heins) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 15:17:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] IMBD-Mankato-long Message-ID: <20030511221755.28314.qmail@web10504.mail.yahoo.com> Hey birders! Ben Inniger and I attempted a big day to celebrate IMBD on Saturday. I was amazed at the number of new arrivals, or at least birds new to my list for the year. I added 46 species to my 2003 list! Here's the day in a nutshell: 135 species seen between 2 a.m. and 9 p.m. All species seen in Nicollet, Le Sueur, and Blue Earth Counties except for a lone Green Heron seen in the Henderson backwaters. 4 grebes 5 herons 9 ducks 4 hawks 8 shorebirds 6 woodpeckers 6 swallows 6 thrushes 4 vireos 19 warblers 10 sparrows 9 blackbirds Here are the highlights: The 2nd bird of the day was the first surprise of the day. Two Whip-poor-will's were calling near the Stonehenge subdivision north of Mankato. This species is very uncommon in this part of Minnesota. Swan Lake in Nicollet County was great for Pied-billed, Eared, Red-necked, and Western Grebes. In the late afternoon we watched while literally 100 Black-crowned Night-Herons soared in circles over the middle of the lake in the rain. This is a behavior I had never seen before. Seven-mile Creek County Park off of 169 had a wonderful assortment of warblers including a Cerulean. There were also Least and Great Crested Flycatchers, tanager, and Baltimore Oriole. Our second surprise came around 3pm when we encountered a single Cattle Egret in breeding plumage hunting earthworms on a lawn on Blue Earth CR 186 just south of Hwy 26. This bird did flush to a nearby tree when we stopped to take its picture and was not there when we checked back later. The third surprise came shortly after that. Just east of the boat landing on the north side of Eagle Lake (on Hwy 26) there is a flooded farm field on the south side of the road. A single Willet was holding court there with a small flock of Least Sandpipers. This bird was very cooperative and even flushed briefly to show off its wing pattern before landing and giving its distinctive call. There were a few notable misses including Indigo Bunting and Ruby-throated Hummingbird. It was a great day for birding though, albeit a bit cold and wet at the end. Happy Birding! Chad Heins Mankato, MN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Mon May 12 00:10:56 2003 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 18:10:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Peregrine Falcon/Cottonwood County Message-ID: <004501c31812$9459d8e0$df8a2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01C317E8.AAF4B040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: While passing through Windom this afternoon, I stopped by the marsh next = to the meat packing plant along Hwy. 60 in Windom. There were 3 = Semipalmated Plovers feeding on the mudflats and a flock of Least = Sandpipers. I got excellent looks at a Peregrine Falcon that made = several passes flying low over the marsh. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01C317E8.AAF4B040 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

While passing through Windom this = afternoon, I=20 stopped by the marsh next to the meat packing plant along Hwy. 60 in=20 Windom. There were 3 Semipalmated Plovers feeding on the = mudflats and=20 a flock of Least Sandpipers. I got excellent looks at a = Peregrine=20 Falcon that made several passes flying low over the marsh.

Brian Smith

Sleepy Eye

------=_NextPart_000_0042_01C317E8.AAF4B040-- From aajensen1@hotmail.com Mon May 12 01:14:27 2003 From: aajensen1@hotmail.com (Allison Jensen) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 19:14:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Minnesota Birding: deadline for July issue Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008B_01C317F1.8A978990 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello! A reminder that May 25th is the deadline for the July issue of Minnesota = Birding. Please send submissions to me at address below and feel free to call with = questions. Best, Allison Jensen =20 aajensen1@hotmail.com 1200 W. Eldridge Ave. Roseville, MN 55113 651-488-3030 ------=_NextPart_000_008B_01C317F1.8A978990 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello!

A reminder that May 25th is the deadline for the July issue of = Minnesota=20 Birding. Please

send submissions to me at address below and feel free to call with=20 questions.

Best,

Allison Jensen

aajensen1@hotmail.com

1200 W. Eldridge Ave.

Roseville, MN 55113

651-488-3030

------=_NextPart_000_008B_01C317F1.8A978990-- From Pmegeland@aol.com Mon May 12 01:47:10 2003 From: Pmegeland@aol.com (Pmegeland@aol.com) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 20:47:10 EDT Subject: [mou] Birding Western MN Message-ID: <1d7.91555d7.2bf0490e@aol.com> --part1_1d7.91555d7.2bf0490e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Spent several days in Lyon, Yellow Medicine, and Lac Qui Parle Counties with most of the birding time doing volunteer Shorebird surveys for the government. Saw very few shorebirds considering I surveyed two full townships. Saw more shorebirds at the Dawson sewage ponds than both townships combined. Birds at Dawson were: Lesser Yellowlegs 3, Wilson Phalarope 20, Whiterumped sandpiper 2, Dunlin 9, Spotted 2, Least Sandpiper 7 and Killdeer 3. I did find 6 Snowgeese and a Ross's Goose at a WMA six miles south and two miles east of Dawson. There were a pair of Eared grebes there also and about 30 Black Terns. Most of the rest of my birding was at Cottonwood, Lyon Co. in my mothers yard. Highlights were a Gnatcatcher, both Graycheeked and Swainsons Thrush, Golden-winged, Parula and Blackpoll Warblers, and four flyby Willets. While there were not large waves of birds, movement was constant and had over 70 species in the yard for those days. Paul Egeland Bloomington --part1_1d7.91555d7.2bf0490e_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Spent several days in Lyon, Yellow Medicine, and Lac Q= ui Parle Counties with most of the birding time doing volunteer Shorebird su= rveys for the government.
Saw very few shorebirds considering I surveyed two full townships. Saw more=20= shorebirds at the Dawson sewage ponds than both townships combined. Birds at= Dawson were: Lesser Yellowlegs 3, Wilson Phalarope 20, Whiterum= ped sandpiper 2, Dunlin 9, Spotted 2, Least Sandpiper 7 an= d Killdeer 3. I did find 6 Snowgeese and a Ross's Goose at a WMA = six miles south and two miles east of Dawson. There were a pair of Eared gr= ebes there also and about 30 Black Terns.
Most of the rest of my birding was at Cottonwood, Lyon Co. in my mothers yar= d. Highlights were a Gnatcatcher, both Graycheeked and Swainsons Thrush, Gol= den-winged, Parula and Blackpoll Warblers, and four flyby Willets. While the= re were not large waves of birds, movement was constant and had over 70 spec= ies in the yard for those days.
Paul Egeland
Bloomington --part1_1d7.91555d7.2bf0490e_boundary-- From rmdbird@mn.rr.com Mon May 12 02:06:37 2003 From: rmdbird@mn.rr.com (Bob Dunlap) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 20:06:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] Western Tanager refound, Hennepin County Message-ID: <000801c31822$bd279b30$71c11941@MainComputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C317F8.D3EFC420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Around 6:30 this evening my dad and I went searching for the previously = reported Western Tanager at Wood Lake Nature Center in Hennepin County. = We spent a good deal of time searching for it. In the trees just to the = east of the Nature Center (still close to the parking lot) I had a = fly-over of a tanager shape, but didn't see any color. This bird landed = somewhere in the trees at the east end of the parking lot. Immediately = after I lost sight of it, I began to hear a two-note chirping call from = somewhere high up that had sounded familiar from when I listened to a = Western Tanager tape. This call was repeated several times from this = location. I listened to the Western Tanager calls when I got home, and = was delighted that the calls my dad and I had heard where that of the = Western Tanager.=20 -Bob Dunlap, Carver County ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C317F8.D3EFC420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Around 6:30 this evening my dad and I = went=20 searching for the previously reported Western Tanager at Wood Lake = Nature Center=20 in Hennepin County. We spent a good deal of time searching for = it. =20 In the trees just to the east of the Nature Center (still close to the = parking=20 lot) I had a fly-over of a tanager shape, but didn't see any = color. This=20 bird landed somewhere in the trees at the east end of the parking = lot. =20 Immediately after I lost sight of it, I began to hear a two-note = chirping=20 call from somewhere high up that had sounded familiar from when I = listened to a=20 Western Tanager tape. This call was repeated several times from = this=20 location. I listened to the Western Tanager calls when I got home, and = was=20 delighted that the calls my dad and I had heard where that of the = Western=20 Tanager.

-Bob Dunlap, Carver=20 County

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C317F8.D3EFC420-- From skylar@uslink.net Mon May 12 02:45:48 2003 From: skylar@uslink.net (JohnPRichardson) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 20:45:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sanderlings, etc, Crow Wing Co Message-ID: <003e01c31828$37523a00$6f3dad42@pavilion> Herb Dingman and I birded the southern 1/3 of Crow Wing Co. Willets were not seen, but replaced by 7 Sanderlings. Around 85 species by 8am. 112 species on a miserable day, not bad at all I say! John Richardson. From mattjim@earthlink.net Sun May 11 23:21:16 2003 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (jim mattsson) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 22:21:16 +0000 Subject: [mou] Lake Byllesby-May 11 Message-ID: <3EBECCDB.3311A0D7@earthlink.net> What a difference a day makes. The 19 shorebird species reported yesterday by Drew Smith was reduced to six by late afternoon today (Happy Mother's Day). The extensive rainfall has caused the lake to rise considerably since yesterday. I expect that by tomorrow, no mudflat habitat will be present. Mark Ochs and I were able to refind the Piping Plover in addition to only five other species. Species seen were: Piping Plover (1) Dunlin (3) Least Sanpiper (2) Spotted Sanpiper (several) Lesser Yellowlegs (30 or so) Killdeer (1) Denny and Barb Martin also reported seeing 2 Wilson's Phalaropes prior to our arrival. Jim Mattsson Dakota County From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Mon May 12 04:10:25 2003 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 03:10:25 +0000 Subject: [mou] Poss. Brewster's Warb., Houston County Message-ID: Folks, I was on a casual hike with my folks (it is Mother's Day after all) and had good looks at a bird I quickly passed off as a 'non breeding male' Golden-winged Warbler. It had me stumped, but at the time, for some reason, I didn't consider hybrids. For this reason my description is less complete than I would like it to be. The 1st thing that caught my attention was a greenish-yellow cap. The lores were especially black, and there was a more diffuse black area behind the eye. But this bird had no washed out black area extending from the throat to the flanks (as a female Golden-winged would have). If I had paid more attention, I could have tried to match the bird to one of the many hybrids pictured in the Peterson Warbler guide, or Sibley, but I honestly couldn't tell you now what the wing pattern was, for gosh sakes. Shame on me. I believe the underparts were whitish. The bird was seen today at Beaver Creek State Park along the main Beaver Creek trail, at the large limestone outcropping. It was at about eye level, providing excellent looks. I'd be very interested if anyone sees this bird! Regards, Dedrick Benz Winona, MN _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 From renohawk@hbci.com Mon May 12 04:50:35 2003 From: renohawk@hbci.com (Jeff Dankert) Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 22:50:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] Houston Co. Message-ID: <000201c31839$ab030450$912ca241@S0025943521> Birded a short time Sunday afternoon in Houston County and found: Golden-winged warbler - 1 Gray-cheeked thrush - 1 Swainson's thrush - 1 Lincoln's sparrow - 1 Harris's sparrow - 3 in roadside shrubbery Regards, Jeff Dankert 908 Parks Ave Apt 158 Winona MN 55987-5330 (507) 454-0033 renohawk@hbci.com From sweston2@attbi.com Mon May 12 08:34:25 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 02:34:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dakota Co. Birding & Shorebirds Message-ID: <009401c31858$ef9342a0$361e2942@spacestar.net> Saturday birded Schaar's Bluff in the am. The birders were more numerous than the birds. Found Least Flycatcher, Swainson's Thrush, Lincolns Sparrow +11 warblers: Yellow Rump, Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Nashville, Yellow, Palm, Bay-breasted (beautiful male), Blackpoll, Redstart, Ovenbird, No. Waterthrush. Sunday: Shorebird Report Since I was unable to get to Lake Byllesby on Saturday, I headed out with lower expectations than Drew's report. Castle Rock sod farm: lots of habitat, should remain good for at least the week, longer if we have more rain. A cursory trip around found only 6 L. Yellowlegs. Lake Byllesby: I found the sand bars empty with only a few ducks and geese and a distant Pelican. I headed down to get a better look and walked around the point going upstream. I found the shorebirds were along the shore by the cattails. Shorebirds: L (several) & G (at least one) Yellowlegs, Spotted SP(6-10), Solitary SP (2+), Wilsons Phalarope (1 female), Sora (2), Redwinged Blackbird, No. Waterthrush (2-3). I included the last three in with the shorebirds as they were foraging with them. One treat was to see the Soras flush into the reeds at full out speed with out disturbing a blade. It was a treat to watch this group at close range. As I walked back I saw a large flock of 100-200+Bonaparts Gulls lift off the far side of the sand bar which was not visible from my shore. I quickly saw the reason for the reaction, as a Peregrine Falcon flew by. I watched it take after a Yellowlegs from below, but it quickly broke off the flight. Its next maneuver was interesting, as it slowed to almost a hover, before it headed towards the cattails on the opposite shore. The Peregrine had probably been patrolling earlier and had cleared the sand banks of shorebirds. Empire (Jrick's) Sod Farm Again lots of good habitat. I found the shorebirds along 200th Street. At least one hundred and probably more Least Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, and L. Y ellowlegs plus a couple Killdeer. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From cbutler@lcp2.net Mon May 12 13:28:25 2003 From: cbutler@lcp2.net (Cindy Butler) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 07:28:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow Rail Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20030512072825.00d17d80@lcp2.net> Last evening there were several Yellow Rails calling in the marshes of McGregor in Aitkin County. Cindy Butler Tamarack, eastern Aitkin County From EgretCMan@aol.com Mon May 12 13:43:59 2003 From: EgretCMan@aol.com (EgretCMan@aol.com) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 08:43:59 EDT Subject: [mou] SE Minnestoa - 5/10/11, 2003 Message-ID: --part1_b8.3ff7c644.2bf0f10f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 5/10/11/2003 While leading a group in SE, Minnesota over the weekend we observed a number of interesting species. We relocated the Louisiana Waterthrush at Beaver Creek Valley State Park, the Henslow's Sparrows at Great River Bluff''s State Park, which were not singing in the wind on Friday afternoon, but were singing in a steady rain on Sunday morning. Our total species count for the weekend was 134 and I added 4 more species after the group broke up. Here are some of the more interesting species observed. @ American Bittern - Wisconsin, flying over I 90 about 1 block East of the Minnesota boarder. @ Swainson's Hawk - Fillmore County, Hyw, 44, 1 mile West of the intersection of Hyw 44 and CR 30. @ Virginia Rail @ Sora - both rails were heard and seen in the Marsh, just south of the town of Hokah in Houston County @ Sandhill Crane Lake Byllesby - observed most of the previously reported birds, but missed on the Piping Plover and Willet's. The mud flats are still getting smaller and farther away. But there were still two Ruddy Turnstones. @ Hudsonian Godwit - Dodge County - CR 15 and Hyw 30. @ Whip-poor-will - previously reported location at Vinegar Ridge - Houston County 16 species of Warbler, including @ Prothonotary - Houston County at Millstone Landing and Mower County, From the town of Brownsdale go 3 miles north and then 7.5 miles East and look at the bridge. @ Louisiana Waterthrush - 4 or 5 observed along the creek north of the picnic shelter. @ Henslow's Sparrow - several ?, heard singing near the Queen's Bluff parking lot. Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN --part1_b8.3ff7c644.2bf0f10f_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 5/10/11/2003

While leading a group in SE, Minnesota over the weekend we observed a number= of interesting species. We relocated the Louisiana Waterthrush at Bea= ver Creek Valley State Park, the Henslow's Sparrows at Great River Bluff''s=20= State Park, which were not singing in the wind on Friday afternoon, but were= singing in a steady rain on Sunday morning. Our total species count f= or the weekend was 134 and I added 4 more species after the group broke up.&= nbsp; Here are some of the more interesting species observed.

@ American Bittern - Wisconsin, flying over I 90 about 1 block East of the M= innesota boarder.
@ Swainson's Hawk - Fillmore County, Hyw, 44, 1 mile West of the intersectio= n of Hyw 44 and CR 30.
@ Virginia Rail
@ Sora - both rails were heard and seen in the Marsh, just south of the town= of Hokah in Houston County
@ Sandhill Crane
Lake Byllesby - observed most of the previously reported birds, but missed o= n the Piping Plover and Willet's. The mud flats are still getting smal= ler and farther away. But there were still two Ruddy Turnstones.
@ Hudsonian Godwit - Dodge County - CR 15 and Hyw 30.
@ Whip-poor-will - previously reported location at Vinegar Ridge - Houston C= ounty
16 species of Warbler, including
@ Prothonotary - Houston County at Millstone Landing and Mower County, From=20= the town of Brownsdale go 3 miles north and then 7.5 miles East and look at=20= the bridge.
@ Louisiana Waterthrush - 4 or 5 observed along the creek north of the picni= c shelter.
@ Henslow's Sparrow - several ?, heard singing near the Queen's Bluff parkin= g lot.

Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN --part1_b8.3ff7c644.2bf0f10f_boundary-- From Pneubeck@attbi.com Mon May 12 19:46:21 2003 From: Pneubeck@attbi.com (Peter Neubeck) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 13:46:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Clark's Grebe Message-ID: <064817B4-84AA-11D7-8CE2-003065E73516@attbi.com> Bruce Baer called me at 1:35 this afternoon to report a Clark's Grebe at Lake Byllasby. It was seen from the county park on the west end of the lake. From connyb@mycidco.com Mon May 12 17:46:59 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 16:46:59 Subject: [mou] Clark's and Western Grebes at Lake Byllesby-Dakota Co. Message-ID: This afternoon at 12:40 Susan Schumacher and I saw a Light Adult Swainson's Hawk flying over US 52, and Co 42 in Rosemount. We pulled off the road and watched it circle overhead low for 5 minutes, and got excellent looks. When we pulled into Lake Byllesby and talked to Bill (?) he told us and Bruce, that he had seen 2 Western Grebes, and a Clarks Grebe on the west end. We then went over and saw all three Grebes at close range, and were able to see all the field marks. It was nice to have the Clark's next to only 2 Westerns, that made the contrast between the two stand out easily. When we left at 2 the Grebes had moved a little farther out, and were headed east on the lake. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From Drewbec@aol.com Mon May 12 22:55:24 2003 From: Drewbec@aol.com (Drewbec@aol.com) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 17:55:24 EDT Subject: [mou] Cattle Egret-Dakota County Message-ID: <145.113586c0.2bf1724c@aol.com> If anyone is heading south from the Twin Cities to see the Clark's Grebe at Lake Byllesby, you might like to stop and see the Cattle Egret. I found the bird along CR 66 (or 200th St) between Donnelly Ave and CR 81 (Clayton Ave) on the north side of the road in the flooded meadows. This area is about 1/2 mile to a mile west of HWY 52. I looked for other birds, but didn't see anything except GBH. This would be a great spot to carefully check for any other vagrant heron, an ibis, or interesting shorebird-- like a Ruff or Black-necked Stilt, or??? Drew Smith Eagan, Dakota County From markochs9207@msn.com Tue May 13 03:25:10 2003 From: markochs9207@msn.com (MARK OCHS) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 21:25:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dakota County Clark's Grebe and Cattle Egret Refound Message-ID: ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C318CC.F786AFA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The earlier reported Clark's Grebe and 2 Western Grebes were on the extre= me east end of Lake Byllesby, and were also joined by a Red-necked Grebe = -- a little after 8:00 PM. Carol/Paul Schumacher and Bob Dunlap also obs= erved them with me. Additionally, I observed the Cattle Egret with Jim = Mattsson at 7:30PM in the same location as reported by Drew Smith. =20 Mark ------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C318CC.F786AFA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The earlier re= ported Clark's Grebe and 2 Western Grebes were on the extreme east end of= Lake Byllesby, and were also joined by a Red-necked Grebe -- a little af= ter 8:00 PM. Carol/Paul Schumacher and Bob Dunlap also observed the= m with me. Additionally, I observed the Cattle Egret wit= h Jim Mattsson at 7:30PM in the same location as reported by Drew Sm= ith.

Mark

------=_NextPart_001_0003_01C318CC.F786AFA0-- From smithville4@msn.com Tue May 13 04:41:26 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 22:41:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Quiet Sax Zim Bog! Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C318D7.9F120760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I did some birding in the Sax Zim bog area before I headed over to = Byrnes Greenhouse to buy a plum tree and a ornamental crab tree for my = yard. The bogs along Owl avenue and along Co. Rd. 52 produced no Palm = Warblers, 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers, one Grey Jay, and a White-throated = Sparrow! I have never seen a area so quiet that is usually filled with = Nashville's, Palm, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and ect.. ZIPPO! I did managed to find a Sharp-tail Grouse at the lek on the south side = of 207 (Stickney) and 52 (Arkola). Also there is some construction along Owl Avenue. St. Louis County = workers are stripping the brush and digging out the ditches on the west = side of Owl Avenue between the crook of Owl Ave. & 52. They are also = doing the same thing along 52. I don't know if this is maintenance to = keep the water moving and off the road since the ditches were almost = level to the road surface or if possible this is the start of removing = peat from the bog? Since there is plant not to far from Meadowlands. = Who knows but each year the Sax Zim area is changing and losing its = look. Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C318D7.9F120760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I did some birding in the Sax Zim bog area before I headed over to = Byrnes=20 Greenhouse to buy a plum tree and a ornamental crab tree for my = yard.

The bogs along Owl avenue and along Co. Rd. 52 produced no Palm = Warblers, 2=20 Yellow-rumped Warblers, one Grey Jay, and a White-throated = Sparrow! I have=20 never seen a area so quiet that is usually filled with Nashville's, = Palm,=20 Ruby-crowned Kinglets and ect.. ZIPPO!

I did managed to find a Sharp-tail Grouse at the lek on the south = side of=20 207 (Stickney) and 52 (Arkola).

Also there is some construction along Owl Avenue. St. Louis = County=20 workers are stripping the brush and digging out the ditches on the west = side of=20 Owl Avenue between the crook of Owl Ave. & 52. They are also = doing the=20 same thing along 52. I don=92t know if this is maintenance to keep the = water=20 moving and off the road since the ditches were almost level to the road = surface=20 or if possible this is the start of removing peat from the bog? Since = there is=20 plant not to far from Meadowlands. Who knows but each year the Sax = Zim=20 area is changing and losing its look.

Mike Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C318D7.9F120760-- From sweston2@attbi.com Tue May 13 08:08:29 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 02:08:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Directions to Lake Byllesby References: Message-ID: <005b01c3191f$7acad6a0$361e2942@spacestar.net> To get to the viewing area of the sand bars and mud flats on the western end of Lake Byllesby: >From Hwy 52 in Hampton, take Hwy 56 toward Randolf. At the Randolf turn off (CR88) go east away from Randolf. Turn at the first drive way on the right. You will see the county park signs and orange hazard fencing. You will not bother anyone by parking by gate as long as you don't block its access and stay clear of the railroad. Follow the trail down to the lake for the best views. I continue around following the shore upstream around to the west. The next field is mostly park property and is not being planted. By the way, the park patrol have been instructed to keep kids and others out of this area, but birders have definite permission to be here, which some of the newer park patrol staff may not know. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From axhertzel@sihope.com Wed May 14 01:17:19 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 19:17:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Burrowing Owl Message-ID: The Burrowing Owl was picked up dead today. It had been seen in Moyer Township of Swift County since last week. It is not yet known if this territorial bird at a potential nest site had a mate. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From dbmartin@skypoint.com Wed May 14 03:02:09 2003 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 21:02:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] 23 species of warblers Message-ID: <00d701c319bc$da5a4180$7d2e56c7@oemcomputer> Yesterday and today (Monday and Tuesday) we had a combined total of 23 species of warblers in Fillmore, Mower, and Freeborn Counties. The highlight was a Black-throated Blue in White Woods County Park in Freeborn County. A true gem of a park. Very large numbers of yellow-rumps and palms were seen with most of the rest of the total being fewer than a half dozen of each species. Other species included a mockingbird just outside Hormel Nature Center in Austin. Thanks Terry Dorsey. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From connyb@mycidco.com Wed May 14 11:43:01 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 10:43:01 Subject: [mou] Western Tanager, Woodlake Nature, Henn; Co. Message-ID: This morning at 10 I got the look of a lifetime at the Male Western Tanager at Woodlake Nature Center, in Richfield, Hennepin Co. It was on the East side of the park from the center off the main trail where you can go left up twords the gardens, or continue straight and the observation deck is on your right. He was only about 5 feet off the ground out in the open so that I could see all the fabulous contrasting colors of the red head, throat, meet the deep yellow of the breast and around the nape of the neck. The black mantle, and wings that were barred, yellow belly and undertail coverts. The bird still had some mossy green on the back of the head, and under the chin was not completely filled in red, as was the middle of the belly not solidly yellow. The bird did not vocalize, but caught a dragonfly and sat on a branch a few inches of the ground to take it apart while I watched it about 15 feet away. The lighting was perfect not bright, so that the richness of his beautiful colors just glistened on this misty cloudy morning. The sky has opened up at Woodlake and the Warblers are everywhere, but I wanted to come home and post this so that anyone else could get over to Woodlake to try and see this beautiful bird who paid us a visit here in Hennepin County. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From Drewbec@aol.com Wed May 14 17:39:03 2003 From: Drewbec@aol.com (Drewbec@aol.com) Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 12:39:03 EDT Subject: [mou] WESTERN TANAGER at Lake Byllesby, Dakota County Message-ID: <6b.110212ae.2bf3cb27@aol.com> Not as exciting as the beautiful male bird at Wood Lake Nature Center, this morning at about 10:20, I found a female Western Tanager at Lake Byllesby. She was feeding in a Siberian Elm with a pair of Baltimore Orioles, just passed the spot where the dirt road that goes west from the cemetary hooks back over the hill. These trees are the ones closest to the road. After about 10 minutes, she flew back into the trees that border the lake. I'd check the grassy stretch between this road and the orange gates that are the entrance to the far west end of the lake. Pending acceptance, this represents a long overdue first county record. Drew Smith Eagan, Dakota County From bikebirder75@yahoo.com Wed May 14 19:09:38 2003 From: bikebirder75@yahoo.com (Chris Mansfield) Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 11:09:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Prothonotary Warbler at Wood Lake, Richfield Message-ID: <20030514180938.6384.qmail@web13303.mail.yahoo.com> 11:20 AM in the small willows at the east side floating dock where the duck blind used to be. He sat long enough for a couple other birders to get a look, then flew west and landed in the willows at the flooded boardwalk just south of the nature center. I couldn't relocate him there when I walked over. Lots of other birds and birders there today. In the hour I was there walking the east side perimeter trail I had Veery, Swainson's Thrush, several Lincoln's Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, many Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Least Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Gray Catbird, many Baltimore Orioles, Blue-headed and Warbling vireos, 4 different singing Ovenbird, and several other warblers. Wilson's, Orange-crowned, Tennessee, Nashville, Yellow-rumped, Palm, Black-and-white, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Redstart, Northern Waterthrush, and Common Yellowthroat. Heard-only were the two "winged" warblers: Golden-winged's "bee-bzz-bzz-bzz" at the hilltop bench in the children's forest, and Blue-winged's "bee-bzzzz" near the Bryant entrance. I tried to find them but they sang only sporadically and stayed out of sight. Hope someone with more time can see them. Chris ===== Chris Mansfield Richfield, Hennepin Co. MN bikebirder75@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Wed May 14 20:06:30 2003 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us) Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 13:06:30 -0600 Subject: [mou] conservation- OHV Bill SF 850 Message-ID: >From: "J & D Bahls" >To: "Jerry Bahls" >Subject: OHV Bill SF 850 >Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 09:09:38 -0500 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >X-Priority: 3 (Normal) >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >Importance: Normal >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 >X-Umn-Remote-Mta: [N] x134-84-252-243.dialup.umn.edu #+HF+LO >X-Umn-Remote-Mta: [N] diamond.tc.umn.edu #+LO+NM >X-RCPT-TO: >Status: U > Birding Friends- The responsible Off Highway Vehicles Bill (SF 850) has a good chance of passing with a little more push. Please contact your representatives if you have the time and agree with this legislation. (It essentially designates areas for OHV use, instead of the current system which infers they are permitted anywhere unless otherwise stated). Randy Frederickson MOU Conservation Committee > >The Responsible Rider act, SF 850, passed overwhelmingly in the Senate >last night 52-11. Please thank your Senator for their support. > >Now we have one more hurdle and that is the Conference Committee. > >Please contact your Senator or Representative if they are listed below >to urge them to support the Senate version which has had many hearings >much debate and compromise in its entirety and reject the House version >that was pushed through with little debate and incorporated into the >omnibus bill where it got even less scrutiny. The Governor and DNR have >laid out the "key components" that must be in an OHV bill that the >Governor will approve, and 6 out of 7 of those key components are >provisions already in SF 850. The House Conferees should listen to >their Governor's position (4 of 5 are Republicans), respect the DNR's >advice, and defer to the more balanced and considered product produced >by the Senate. > >Rep. Ozment Rep.dennis.ozment@house.mn (651) 296-4306 >Rep. Hackbarth rep.tom.hackbarth@house.mn 296-2439 >Rep. Harder rep.elaine.harder@house.mn 296-5373 or > (800) 735-2463 >Rep. Gunther rep.bob.gunther@house.mn 296-3240 or > (800) 684-4598 >Rep. Dill rep.david.dill@house.mn 296-2190 or > (800) 339-0466 >Sen. Sams http://www.senate.mn/members/sendis11_email.htm > 297-8063 >Sen. Dille sen.steve.dill@senate.mn 296-4131 > >(Senators Frederickson, Scheid, and Marty are safe, and don't need >emails, but feel free to add their names if you like): >Frederickson sen.dennis.frederickson@senate.mn 296-8138 >Scheid sen.linda.scheid@senate.mn 296-8869 >Marty sen.john.marty@senate.mn 296-5645 > >Thanks for your help, > >Jerry Bahls > From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Wed May 14 20:09:31 2003 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us) Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 13:09:31 -0600 Subject: [mou] SF850/HF1077 Conference Committee Message-ID: >From: "Jerry Maertens $Shirlee$" >To: "Sen. Linda Scheid" , > "Rep Dennis Ozment" , > "Senator John Marty" , > "Rep. Bob Gunther" , > "Rep. Elaine Harder" , > "Rep Tom Hackbarth" , > "Sen Steve Dille" , > "Rep David Dill" , > "Randy Frederickson" >Cc: "Rep Larry Howes" , > "Senator Carrie Ruud" , > "Rep Doug Fuller" , > "Senator Tom Saxhaug" , > "Senator Rod Skoe" >Subject: SF850/HF1077 Conference Committee >Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 12:36:09 -0500 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >X-Priority: 3 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 >X-RCPT-TO: >Status: U > > Just a little more background on this legislation, from Mississippi Headwaters Audubon. Randy Frederickson > >The Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society (MHAS) supports SF850 as was >passed by the full Senate yesterday. We would also urge your >committee not to make any further amendments to this bill. > > > >We believe that OHV uses on public lands should be on established trails >and these trails posted open to OHV travel. If not posted open the trail >is closed. Additional enforcement is needed and OHV funds must pay for >damages. OHV users are not the only users of our State forests. > > > >With all the damages occurring in our road rights-of-ways, we also >believe that the determination of which road right-of-ways are to be open >to ATV use, should be the decision of the local unit of government. > > > >It is obvious that the cross-country ATV closure that became law last year >did nothing to lessen the damages. We need this legislation now! > > > >MHAS is located in North-central Minnesota, headquartered out of Bemidji, >and is one of 14 Audubon chapters in Minnesota. We were organized in the >early 1970's and as one of our founding members put it: "to serve as a >sounding board for local and regional environmental issues and a >conscience for the protection and proper management of the natural >resources of northern Minnesota." Presently we have about 400 members >within the area from International Falls to Grand Rapids, Walker, Park >Rapids, Fosston, and Warroad. > > > >Thank you very much for considering our request and hope that you support >SF850 and the end result that will protect our Minnesota resources first >and foremost. > > > >Jerry Maertens > > > >Issues Co-Chair > > > >Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society > > > >885 Bootleg Lake Road SW > > > >Bemidji MN 56601 > > > > > > > > > > > From tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu Wed May 14 20:03:02 2003 From: tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu (Houghton, Timothy D. ) Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 14:03:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] wave/central MN (St. Cloud) Message-ID: <22ECDF671FCD564398087D64CFCF46BDD5BA3F@EXCHANGE.campus.stcloudstate.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31A4B.7199A570 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The first significant wave of songbirds since May 3 came through this = area this morning, along with the weather. I figured it was going to be = better birding when I heard a golden-winged w. outside my house this = morning. Birds were active at Beaver Islands Trail (near SCSU), and = there were 8 warbler species, which ain't bad for around here. Tim Houghton ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31A4B.7199A570 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable wave/central MN (St. Cloud)

The first significant wave of songbirds since May 3 = came through this area this morning, along with the weather. I figured = it was going to be better birding when I heard a golden-winged w. = outside my house this morning. Birds were active at Beaver Islands Trail = (near SCSU), and there were 8 warbler species, which ain't bad for = around here.

Tim Houghton

------_=_NextPart_001_01C31A4B.7199A570-- From sweston2@attbi.com Thu May 15 04:06:35 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 22:06:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] Kentucky Warbler: Lebanon Hills Message-ID: <006001c31a8f$00a71020$361e2942@spacestar.net> On our way out from a MRVAC bird hike at Lebanon Hills Park in Eagan, we found a Kentucky Warbler. Directions: From Holland Lake parking lot (at Cliff and Lexington in Eagan) follow the trail from the pier west along the lake. The trail continues along the lake turning south. Stay on the trail going south through the first trail junction. The trail continues down and back up into a clearing. When you reach the clearing turn left (east) on the horse/ski trail and follow it to the first shelter. The warbler was seen in the tree tops near this shelter in the company of a couple of Magnolia Warblers and a Golden-winged Warbler and a Redstart. All were males. Besides the mini-warbler wave we found several singing E. Towhees, at least one Ruby-throated Hummer (male), a Great-crested Flycatcher, and a couple of Catbirds. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu Thu May 15 18:28:53 2003 From: tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu (Houghton, Timothy D. ) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 12:28:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] fallout/blue-winged at Sand Dunes Message-ID: <22ECDF671FCD564398087D64CFCF46BDD5BA41@EXCHANGE.campus.stcloudstate.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31B07.74B116E3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It was a glorious morning of birding at Sand Dunes SF--alongside and = near Ann Lake. The warblers weren't dripping from the trees but there = was a good deal of action--15 warbler species. Really nice ones were = blackburnian (several), bay-breasted (several), and mourning--tho the = most unlikely was the blue-winged. I'd be happy to give more precise = directions for anyone interested. Tim Houghton ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31B07.74B116E3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable fallout/blue-winged at Sand Dunes

It was a glorious morning of birding at Sand Dunes = SF--alongside and near Ann Lake. The warblers weren't dripping from the = trees but there was a good deal of action--15 warbler species. Really = nice ones were blackburnian (several), bay-breasted (several), and = mourning--tho the most unlikely was the blue-winged. I'd be happy to = give more precise directions for anyone interested.

Tim Houghton

------_=_NextPart_001_01C31B07.74B116E3-- From simps020@tc.umn.edu Thu May 15 20:30:47 2003 From: simps020@tc.umn.edu (Leenardia Simpson) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 14:30:47 -0500 Subject: [mou] Western Tanager at Wood Lake Message-ID: At 8:15 AM today the Western Tanager was farther along the eastern perimeter path from previously reported sightings. He was quite high but came a little closer so we were able to have a very nice view. From Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com Thu May 15 21:05:18 2003 From: Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com (Paul Budde) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 15:05:18 -0500 Subject: [mou] Western Tanager at Wood Lake Message-ID: This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31B1D.4EB8C7C0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At 1:30 PM (5/15) the tanager was in the extreme SW corner of Wood Lake. Look for it in the trees surrounding this open area, including the backyards of neighboring houses. Paul Budde Mpls -----Original Message----- From: Leenardia Simpson [mailto:simps020@tc.umn.edu] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 2:31 PM To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] Western Tanager at Wood Lake At 8:15 AM today the Western Tanager was farther along the eastern perimeter path from previously reported sightings. He was quite high but came a little closer so we were able to have a very nice view. _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31B1D.4EB8C7C0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Western Tanager at Wood Lake

At 1:30 PM (5/15) the tanager was in the extreme SW = corner of Wood Lake. Look for it in the trees surrounding this = open area, including the backyards of neighboring houses.

Paul Budde
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At 8:15 AM today the Western Tanager was farther = along the eastern perimeter path from previously reported sightings. He = was quite high but came a little closer so we were able to have a very = nice view.

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C31B1D.4EB8C7C0-- From pclements@civilactiongroup.com Thu May 15 20:40:30 2003 From: pclements@civilactiongroup.com (Patrick Clements) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 14:40:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wood Lake - Western Tanager Message-ID: This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31B19.D7C0B950 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: 5-15-03 Time: 1PM County: Hennipen Location: Wood Lake Nature Center - Richfield Observers: Pat Clements and Don Carroll The bird was initially found at the South end of the lake in a Poplar tree off the main trail. It then moved further back from the lake near where they are moving dirt around. There were some houses and a fence next to this part of the trail. Good views had by all. Pat Clements ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31B19.D7C0B950 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wood Lake - Western Tanager

Date: 5-15-03
Time: 1PM
County: Hennipen
Location: Wood Lake Nature Center - = Richfield
Observers: Pat Clements and Don = Carroll

The bird was initially found at the = South end of the lake in a Poplar tree off the main trail. It then = moved further back from the lake near where they are moving dirt = around. There were some houses and a fence next to this part of the = trail. Good views had by all.

Pat Clements

------_=_NextPart_001_01C31B19.D7C0B950-- From Pam.Rossman@co.hennepin.mn.us Thu May 15 21:38:28 2003 From: Pam.Rossman@co.hennepin.mn.us (Pam.Rossman@co.hennepin.mn.us) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 15:38:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] What is what I call Message-ID: What type of bird is what I call a Red Pole? Thank you. From Chris Benson" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01C31B00.56513B60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While in Austin this morning for work I detoured and looked for the = Mockingbird with no success. I did have good luck with warblers though. Especially fun to see were: Blackburnian - bathing in the small creek behind (west of) the = auditorium. Canada - on ground in the same spot. Mourning - where the small creek meets the big creek. Lots of Chestnut-sided's and Magnolia's. All real low and easy to see. Also lots of flycatchers that wouldn't sing or call. Instead of guessing at their ID's and making a beautiful spring day = miserable I'll call them flycatchers (empids to some) and be happy. Probably a lot safer that way, too. I've been trying to be a safer birder lately.... Chris Benson Rochester, MN ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01C31B00.56513B60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

While in Austin this morning for work I = detoured=20 and looked for the Mockingbird with no success.

I did have good luck with warblers=20 though.

Especially fun to see = were:

Blackburnian - bathing in the small = creek behind=20 (west of) the auditorium.

Canada - on ground in the same = spot.

Mourning - where the small creek meets = the big=20 creek.

Lots of Chestnut-sided's and=20 Magnolia's.

All real low and easy to = see.

Also lots of flycatchers that wouldn't = sing or=20 call.

Instead of guessing at their ID's and = making a=20 beautiful spring day miserable

I'll call them flycatchers (empids to = some) and be=20 happy.

Probably a lot safer that way, = too.

I've been trying to be a safer birder=20 lately....

Chris Benson

Rochester, = MN

------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01C31B00.56513B60-- From odunamis@yahoo.com Thu May 15 22:59:17 2003 From: odunamis@yahoo.com (Chad Heins) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 14:59:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] thursday morning Message-ID: <20030515215917.55057.qmail@web10506.mail.yahoo.com> Hey birders! After the storms passed through, I figured it would be good to get out and see what new things came in overnight. The Mankato area has many flooded fields now, but the shorebirds haven't noticed. Only one Short-billed Dowitcher was seen in a flooded field. Seven-mile creek was glorious with a great variety of warblers including: Wilson's, Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Black-throated Green, Canada, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Yellow, redstart, Ovenbird, Magnolia, yellowthroat. Also had Philadelphia, Red-eyed, Warbling, Yellow-throated, and Blue-headed Vireos. We had Indigo Bunting, Scarlet Tanager, and Great Crested Flycatcher. A quick stop at Kasota Prairie produced a very cooperative male Orchard Oriole, Upland Sandpiper, Grasshopper Sparrow, and both meadowlarks. Birding time: 6:30-10:45a.m. Species: 100 Happy birding! Chad Heins Mankato, MN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From rjspecht@juno.com Fri May 16 02:36:01 2003 From: rjspecht@juno.com (Richard J Specht) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 20:36:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Kentucky Warbler: Lebanon Hills Message-ID: <20030515.203602.948.0.rjspecht@juno.com> Thanks Steve!!!! Rick and I followed your directions at Holland Lake in Lebenon Hills and didn't find the Kentucky Warbler but we had a great evening of birding. We stood near the picnic table looking east and saw: Magnolia Warbler Wilson's Warbler American Redstart Blue Winged Warbler Golden Winged Warbler Tennesee Warbler Nashville Warbler Chestnut - Sided Warbler American Redstart Blue - Headed Vireo and had a long and good look at 2 Bell's Vireos although we didn't hear them sing. Jeanne Specht ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri May 16 03:10:14 2003 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 21:10:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, May 16, 2003 Message-ID: <001401c31b50$53421840$9fd4aec6@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, May 16, 2003 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Finally the weather has warmed up, and the leaves are rapidly unfurling, and lawn mowing has begun. The bird reports bear this out, as more and more new species are being seen in the region. Of particular interest were two reports of GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER- one was heard by Gretchen Mehmel in Beltrami County at the burn area along Dick's Parkway, and one was seen by Joe Gartner at the Fertile Sandhills of southern Polk County. >From Lake of the Woods County, Gretchen Mehmel reported a SPRUCE GROUSE north of Brown's Lake, and a northern saw-whet owl nest in a wood duck box by Bednar Dam.=20 EASTERN BLUEBIRD and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW were among the birds reported by Larry Johnson in Marshall County on May 12th. Maggie Anderson at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge reported that two BLACK TERNS were on Headquarters Pool on May 8th, and also there, are several WESTERN GREBES, CANVASBACKS, and LESSER SCAUP. I can report that RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK were seen in Pennington County on May 13th. Warblers seen this week in the county include ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, and BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER. Joe Gartner reported from a trip to the Fertile Sandhills of southern Polk County. Birds sighted include seven TURKEY VULTURES, a BALD EAGLE, RUFFED GROUSE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, WOOD THRUSH, CAPE MAY WARBLER, LARK SPARROW, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. The Fargo-Moorhead birdathon was held in Clay County on Saturday, May 10th. Birders found 102 species there, including GRAY PARTRIDGE, MARBLED GODWIT, and CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR at Felton Prairie. A WESTERN KINGBIRD, and UPLAND SANDPIPER were also found in the county. 5 species of shorebirds were reported, and 7 warbler species. Of these only the YELLOW WARBLER and WILSON'S WARBLER have not been reported by multiple birders in other counties.=20 Licia Gibson saw a pair of nesting COMMON LOONS on Lake Sallie in Becker County. She also reported 8 TRUMPETER SWANS , a BALD EAGLE on a nest, and a SWAINSON'S HAWK at Tamarac NWR. Dee Watson has a pair of NORTHERN CARDINALS at her feeder on the south shore of Little Detroit Lake. Bea Purdy reported a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER in the campgrounds at Birchmere Resort on Little Toad Lake in Becker County on Thursday, May 15th. Carol Schumacher led a birding tour of Ottertail County on May 9th and 10th. They saw lots of interesting birds, among them COMMON LOON, GREAT EGRET, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, SWAINSON'S HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, UPLAND SANDPIPER, MARBLED GODWIT, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, LONG-EARED OWL, and BOBOLINK. Dave Sorgen saw a GREEN HERON on the 7th, a BROWN THRASHER on the 8th, and a YELLOW WARBLER on the 9th , all in Ottertail County. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported a VIRGINIA RAIL on May 8th. >From Douglas County, Susan Wiste reported an OVENBIRD, the first for the season, on May 9th. Thanks to all the birders who sent in reports this week. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, May 23, 2003. From tobylab69@hotmail.com Fri May 16 03:35:34 2003 From: tobylab69@hotmail.com (Craig Menze) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 21:35:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Western Tanager at Wood Lake Message-ID:

As of 730 this evening the Western Tanager was still present in the previously mentioned location.

>From: "Paul Budde"

>To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu

>Subject: [mou] Western Tanager at Wood Lake

>Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 15:05:18 -0500

>At 1:30 PM (5/15) the tanager was in the extreme SW corner of Wood Lake.

>Look for it in the trees surrounding this open area, including the backyards

>of neighboring houses.

>Paul Budde

>Mpls

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Leenardia Simpson [mailto:simps020@tc.umn.edu]

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>To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu

>Subject: [mou] Western Tanager at Wood Lake

>At 8:15 AM today the Western Tanager was farther along the eastern perimeter

>path from previously reported sightings. He was quite high but came a little

>closer so we were able to have a very nice view.

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The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* From CarmanDave@aol.com Fri May 16 04:04:21 2003 From: CarmanDave@aol.com (CarmanDave@aol.com) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 23:04:21 EDT Subject: [mou] Pre-birding Duluth before Birdathon Message-ID: <1d4.9cc9c4c.2bf5af35@aol.com> In an effort to do some pre-Birdathon scouting, I turned up the following: 14 May: Red-throated Grebe at new Grassy Point Park (a neat boardwalk with several platforms for viewing in the St. Louis River marsh behind the Enso Stora papermill in West Duluth). Spotted Sandpiper at the boat landing on the bay side at the end of Park Point. Several Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers on the bay side (lake side is still very cold with ice on the beach). Several small rafts of Greater Scaup with a few Goldeyes on the bay side. 40th Ave West is very dry reflecting our below average rainfall this spring. Watch out at the yellow steel gate. It was open when I went in with my truck and save for the kindness of a MN Power repairman, who was part of a crew fixing lines damaged in a grass fire, I would have been locked in. He indicated that the Duluth Police Department decided to keep the gate locked except for workers, so if its open, it might be locked when you return! From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri May 16 04:54:50 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 22:54:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 15 May 2003 Message-ID: This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 15th. On May 10th, there was an adult MISSISSIPPI KITE at Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington, Hennepin County. It was first seen soaring at treetop level along Oregon Avenue South, which is a short dirt road that branches off East Bush Lake Road near the south end of Bush Lake. The kite disappeared to the northeast but was soon relocated along Normandale Boulevard near the new St. Michaels Church. It soon floated out of sight to the northwest and has not been reported since. I have a vague report of a MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD from May 15th. It was reported from Crosby Farm nature area in St. Paul, Ramsey County on the west side of Crosby Lake. This is all the information I have. Shorebird numbers continue to increase. There were 19 species at Lake Byllesby in Dakota County on the 10th. Among them were PIPING PLOVER, WILLET, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, STILT SANDPIPER, and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. A CLARK'S GREBE was reported here on the 11th. And a female WESTERN TANAGER was seen here on the 12th feeding in a Siberian Elm just passed the spot where the dirt road that goes west from the cemetery turns back over the hill. These trees are the ones closest to the road. In Richfield, Hennepin County, a male Western Tanager was just inside the fence separating the Wood Lake Nature Center from the parking lot on the 11th. It's been seen daily since then and by today it was in the far southwestern corner of the park. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was at the Hormel Nature Center in Austin Mower County on the 10th. Check near the entrance as well as in the yards of the homes to the west on 12th Ave NE. A first year LITTLE GULL was reported at Goose Lake in southern Meeker County on the 10th. I have to wonder what a Little Gull would be doing in first-year plumage at this time of year. Also in Meeker County was a SNOWY EGRET near the town of Greenleaf. From state highway 22 go west on 180th Street for one mile. At Lebanon Hills Park in Eagan, a KENTUCKY WARBLER was seen on May 14th. From Holland Lake parking lot at Cliff Road and Lexington Avenue in Eagan follow the trail from the pier west then south along the lake. Continue going south through the first trail junction to where the path continues down and back up into a clearing. When you reach the clearing turn left on the horse/ski trail and follow it to the first shelter. The warbler was seen in the trees near this shelter. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was among the 19 species of warblers seen at Eagle's Nest County Park in Watonwan County on the 15th. On the 12th, a CATTLE EGRET was on the north side of Dakota County Road 66 between Donnelly Avenue and County Road 81. This is about a half mile west of U.S. Highway 52. Six SNOW GEESE and a ROSS'S GOOSE were lingering at a WMA six miles south and two miles east of Dawson in Lac Qui Parle County on May 10th. Several YELLOW RAILS were heard calling in the marshes of McGregor, Aitkin County on the 11th. Finally, HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were in Frontenac State Park in Goodhue County on the 10th. Check the fields behind the Villa Maria Retreat Center. They were also reported from Meeker County near the boat landing to Minnesota Lake. I'd like to thank the many callers who took the time to report their sightings. There simply isn't enough time to mention them all. This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at . MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 22nd. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri May 16 05:16:56 2003 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David R. Benson) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 22:16:56 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 5/15/03 Message-ID: This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 15, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. YELLOW RAILS were heard calling in the McGregor Marsh in Aitkin County on the 11th. WILLETS were seen at several locations this week, including 6 birds in Melrude on the 10th, 4 at 40th Ave W on the 14th, and 4 at Hearding Island on the 14th. A MARBLED GODWIT was on the east side of Indian Point on the 14th and 15th. A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Lakewood Township on the 11th. WHIP-POOR-WILLS were reported from southern Carlton County and from Grand Marais on Cty Rd 7 between Cascade River State Park and Grand Marais. An EARED GREBE was again seen in Two Harbors on the 13th. Migrants reported for the first time this week included AMERICAN BITTERN, RUDDY DUCK, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, CASPIAN TERN, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, HORNED LARK, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, 15 species of warblers, BOBOLINK,YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE, The next scheduled update of this report will be on Sunday, May 18, to report on birds found during Saturday's Hawk Ridge Birdathon. Thanks to Pam Benson, Deb Buria-Falkowski, Cindy Butler, Mike Hendrickson, Dave Krikorian, Jim Lind,Gordy Martinson,Sue McDonnell, Rick Schroeder, Sparky Stensaas, and Scott and Nan Wisherd for contributing information to this report. The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to mou@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From ncc1701@minn.net Fri May 16 04:20:35 2003 From: ncc1701@minn.net (Sally Elwood) Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 22:20:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] Male Summer Tanager, Lebanon Hills Park in Eagan, Dakota County Message-ID: This evening I followed Steve Westin's directions to look for the Kentucky warbler he saw yesterday. I didn't find it, but found a male Summer tanager in the same area. Directions: Follow Steve's directions to where he saw the Kentucky warbler. Continue a short ways down the trail into the woods. When the trail turns right go half way up the hill. The bird was in the trees just off the left of the trail. After getting a good look at the bird for a minute it flew to a tree in a clearing at the top of the hill. It disappear shortly after that when I wasn't looking. I continued birding in the area, but didn't find the Summer tanager again. In addition to the Summer tanager I saw a Great-crested flycatcher, Eastern towhees, Catbird, Magnolia warbler, Chestnut-sided warbler, Golden-winged warbler, Wilson's warbler, and a Tennesse warbler in the same area. Spring Lake Park was good this morning with a variety of warblers: Tennessee, Nashville, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Palm, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, American Redstart. Also found Blue-headed, Yellow-throated, and Red-eyed vireos, several Indigo Buntings, and Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks. Dave Elwood ncc1701@minn.net From sweston2@attbi.com Fri May 16 07:52:06 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 01:52:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] MRVAC meeting May 22nd Message-ID: <00fc01c31b7a$e324b6a0$361e2942@spacestar.net> The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) will hold its May meeting Thursday the 22th. Join us in experiencing Life on the Edge of Fire. This program, presented by MRVAC members Tom Ramsay and Nancy Goetzinger and illustrated with their award-winning photography, is a fascinating look at the complexity of life �on the edge� where land and sea meet. Explore the forces, both powerful and subtle, that shape the challenging habitats of North America�s Pacific Coast, giving rise to some of the most fascinating plant and animal adaptations on the continent. Enjoy a magnificent array of beautiful, diverse seascapes, from Alaska�s Aleutian Islands to the southern coast of California. Please, join us at 7:30 p.m. at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor�s Center in Bloomington. Please come at 7:00pm for the social period with coffee, cookies and committee exhibits. There is no admission. For directions e-mail me or see our newsletter at: http://home.attbi.com/~mrvac/May2003 or you can visit our website: www.mrvac.org . Steve Weston sweston2@attbi.com From smithville4@msn.com Fri May 16 14:44:28 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 08:44:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pre-birding Duluth before Birdathon References: <1d4.9cc9c4c.2bf5af35@aol.com> Message-ID: The direction to this neat birding spot and a place that might get a lot of attention in the coming years. Grassy Point Park like Dave mentions has a boardwalk out to the St. Louis River and once you get to the river there are two over looks to view the cattail marshes and the river. I was there yesterday and saw some Least Sandpipers on a mud flat. So for birdathoners this might be a place to find shorebirds and other migrants. 1. Take Central Avenue Exit off I-35 2. Follow Central Avenue which runs pass the paper plant and a the back side of Irving Hockey rinks. 3. Central Avenue comes to a stop sign. 4. Take a left on Waseca/Industrail 5. Cross over the bridge and veer right from the back entrance signs to the paper plant/power plant. 6. Take a left on to Lesure St. and follow Lesure all the way to the end and park in the parking lot and walk the boardwalk out to the river. Mike H. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 10:04 PM Subject: [mou] Pre-birding Duluth before Birdathon > In an effort to do some pre-Birdathon scouting, I turned up the following: > 14 May: Red-throated Grebe at new Grassy Point Park (a neat boardwalk with > several platforms for viewing in the St. Louis River marsh behind the Enso > Stora papermill in West Duluth). Spotted Sandpiper at the boat landing on > the bay side at the end of Park Point. Several Palm and Yellow-rumped > Warblers on the bay side (lake side is still very cold with ice on the > beach). Several small rafts of Greater Scaup with a few Goldeyes on the bay > side. 40th Ave West is very dry reflecting our below average rainfall this > spring. Watch out at the yellow steel gate. It was open when I went in with > my truck and save for the kindness of a MN Power repairman, who was part of a > crew fixing lines damaged in a grass fire, I would have been locked in. He > indicated that the Duluth Police Department decided to keep the gate locked > except for workers, so if its open, it might be locked when you return! > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From bice0004@umn.edu Fri May 16 17:24:30 2003 From: bice0004@umn.edu (Andrew D. Bicek) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 11:24:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Conservation...RE: SF850/HF1077 Conference Committee Message-ID: Hello all, I thought I would post an alternative view to the OHV Bill email that urged you all to support this manner. If you are not interested in politics please delete this message. In regards to the OHV bill, I read in the paper, that it would limit off road travel by all vehicles (including cars and trucks) not only ATV's on forest service roads/trails not marked open (please correct me if I'm wrong here as that will relieve me). This scares me as it should all birders. I take this to mean that travel on forest service roads will be severly limited. In the northern part of our state, the forest service roads go every where in our state and national forests. Would this bill limit that to only trails that are marked open? If it would, that is scary. Currently travel by vehicle is open on these roads/trails and is a great way of accessing these remote locations. I personally use them all the time for access to our state and national forests for birding, hunting, and fishing and I don't use them with ATV's. Many of these roads are logging roads/trails that lead into the forest, and are great for birding and hunting or accessing remote lakes for fishing or camping. In addition, many of these roads/trails lead to private land where people have their cabins. If we limit travel on these roads, we are effectively making these areas unaccessable as the only other way in would be hiking, and how many of us would walk in further than a couple miles (many of these roads go for miles on miles, and are the only "roads" that lead into the forest). There is already land set aside that does not allow travel like the BWCA. Do we really want to further limit access to the northern part of the state? Please do not support this as it will limit access to areas where we currenly bird, and the roads we are currently allowed to bird on. My opinion is that birders are being careless here in an effort to stop ATV use. My feeling is that the cause for concern about ATV damage has been when ATV riders ride in the ditch of a road and go up and over driveways and cause visible ruts. I agree that this is very frustrating, but why not just limit ATV driving in the ditch and then step-up enforcement. The forest service roads in our state and national forests are a real treat to drive and explore remote locations. If you have never been on them, I urge you to travel on some of them and see what new areas you can explore. Why would we want to limit travel on these already established roads/trails? When the DNR tried to limit feeding of deer, the states birders got mad because it would limit their bird feeding. This is another case perhaps where the birders do not realize if they support this, they will effectively be making access to their remote birding locations more difficult. Sincerely, Andy Bicek >> >> >> >> Just a little more background on this legislation, from Mississippi Headwaters Audubon. Randy Frederickson > >The Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society (MHAS) supports SF850 as was >passed by the full Senate yesterday. We would also urge your >committee not to make any further amendments to this bill. > > > >We believe that OHV uses on public lands should be on established trails >and these trails posted open to OHV travel. If not posted open the trail >is closed. Additional enforcement is needed and OHV funds must pay for >damages. OHV users are not the only users of our State forests. > > > >With all the damages occurring in our road rights-of-ways, we also >believe that the determination of which road right-of-ways are to be open >to ATV use, should be the decision of the local unit of government. > > > >It is obvious that the cross-country ATV closure that became law last year >did nothing to lessen the damages. We need this legislation now! > > > >MHAS is located in North-central Minnesota, headquartered out of Bemidji, >and is one of 14 Audubon chapters in Minnesota. We were organized in the >early 1970's and as one of our founding members put it: "to serve as a >sounding board for local and regional environmental issues and a >conscience for the protection and proper management of the natural >resources of northern Minnesota." Presently we have about 400 members >within the area from International Falls to Grand Rapids, Walker, Park >Rapids, Fosston, and Warroad. > > > >Thank you very much for considering our request and hope that you support >SF850 and the end result that will protect our Minnesota resources first >and foremost. > > > >Jerry Maertens > > > >Issues Co-Chair > > > >Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society > > > >885 Bootleg Lake Road SW > > > >Bemidji MN 56601 From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Fri May 16 19:28:43 2003 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 12:28:43 -0600 Subject: [mou] OHV Bill - conservation/politics Message-ID: Thanks Andrew for offering your perspective on this issue. Just so everyone knows. I suggested Andrew share his concerns via the net after he shared them with me. I appreciate his willingness to do so. I stand by my original assertion that this is a good bill and it has my support. Randy Frederickson From pandion@adelphia.net Fri May 16 20:12:47 2003 From: pandion@adelphia.net (Kathi Ellsworth) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 12:12:47 -0700 Subject: [mou] Minnesota trip Message-ID: <002701c31bdf$231324e0$31304444@cuckoobird> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C31BA4.76527DD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Minnesota Birders! We are going to be in Minnesota for a BIRDING experience. I subscribed = to your listserv and have been impressed with the enthusiastic birding = notes posted there. I realize it's late (since we are leaving tomorrow = from CA at 9am .. noon in MN), but we would appreciate any help in = finding these birds. I realize it's a long list, but any help at all = would be great. I included our itinerary ... =20 Arrive late 5/17 Minneapolis 5/18 & 5/19 .. we will stay in Winona .. birding around the SE corner = area 5/20 Taylor's Falls 5/21 & 5/22 McGregor Motel 5/23 Ely 5/24 & 5/25 Grand Marais 5/26 leave Minneapolis at 6pm. Here's our list (in taxonomic order): American Black Duck Spruce Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Yellow Rail White-rumped Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Great Gray Owl Boreal Owl Black-backed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Boreal Chickadee Sedge Wren Blue-winged Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Connecticut Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow LeConte's Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Thanks in advance .. !!! Kathi Ellsworth (also Sid Johnson and Lance Benner, comrades with binos) San Dimas, CA ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C31BA4.76527DD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi, Minnesota Birders!

We are going to be in Minnesota = for a BIRDING=20 experience. I subscribed to your listserv and have been=20 impressed with the enthusiastic birding notes posted there. I = realize=20 it's late (since we are leaving tomorrow from CA at 9am .. noon in MN),=20 but we would appreciate any help in finding these birds. I = realize=20 it's a long list, but any help at all would be great. I included = our=20 itinerary ...

Arrive late 5/17 = Minneapolis

5/18 & 5/19 .. we will stay in = Winona ..=20 birding around the SE corner area

5/20 Taylor's Falls

5/21 & 5/22 McGregor = Motel

5/23 Ely

5/24 & 5/25 Grand = Marais

5/26 leave Minneapolis at=20 6pm.

Here's our list (in taxonomic = order):

American Black Duck

Spruce = Grouse

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Yellow = Rail

White-rumped Sandpiper

Black-billed Cuckoo

Great Gray Owl

Boreal Owl

Black-backed Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Boreal Chickadee

Sedge Wren

Blue-winged Warbler

Golden-winged Warbler

Cerulean Warbler

Louisiana Waterthrush

Connecticut = Warbler

Clay-colored Sparrow

Henslow's Sparrow

LeConte's Sparrow

Nelson's Sharp-tailed = Sparrow

Rusty Blackbird

Thanks in advance .. !!!

Kathi Ellsworth (also Sid Johnson and = Lance Benner,=20 comrades with binos)

San Dimas, = CA

------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C31BA4.76527DD0-- From connyb@mycidco.com Fri May 16 15:46:34 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 14:46:34 Subject: [mou] Hooded Warblers, Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott Co. Message-ID: This morning Leslie Marcus, Susan Schumacher, and I went out to Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve in Scott Co to try and find a Hooded Warbler. We more than met our expectations when we we driving in on Scott 75 Murphy Lake Road, just .5 farther from the Park Entrance. We heard several Indigo Buntings calling, and pulled over next to the orange gated rail to watch them. When we were looking at them a Hooded Warbler started singing away, and shortly after crossed the road in front of us, and perched on a tree branch. I have never seen them outside of the interior of the park before, and could hardly believe our good fortune to see him from the road so well. We saw 7 Hooded Warblers up close and personal on the hiking trails, and they were all singing out in the open in no particular hurry to disappear. Other Warblers were slow one here and there, but very nice to see and hear the Scarlet Tanagers back in the park. It was a beautiful morning to take a hike in the woods, and we noticed that the Large-flowered Bellwort was blooming in many spots. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From golfbird@attbi.com Fri May 16 22:33:12 2003 From: golfbird@attbi.com (Dave Felker) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 16:33:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rice Co. Orchard Oriole Message-ID: <000001c31bf2$c4461a30$a8722942@daveuam5mdi8ml> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C31BC8.DB701230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Today I saw a male Orchard Oriole on 260th Street south of Sprague Lake in the southwestern part of the county. It was to the west just after the turn-off into the boat ramp on the south side of the road. There was a Western Grebe with some Ruddy Ducks on Sprague Lake. Linda Felker ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C31BC8.DB701230 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Today I saw a male Orchard Oriole on = 260^th Street south of = Sprague = Lake in the southwestern part of the county. = It was to the west just after the turn-off into the boat ramp on the south = side of the road. There was a = Western Grebe with some Ruddy Ducks on Sprague = Lake.

Linda Felker

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C31BC8.DB701230-- From rccarl@pacbell.net Fri May 16 22:48:08 2003 From: rccarl@pacbell.net (Richard Carlson) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 14:48:08 -0700 Subject: [mou] Prodigal son returns Message-ID: <038301c31bf4$d6d10aa0$0400a8c0@pacbell.net> After a few years absence (except for funerals) we're finally getting back to Minnesota for some BIRDING. Would love some tips on hotspots or sought after birds. We have a copy of Kim Eckerts book. (If I can find it) Is there a new issue? LIFERS: Yellow Rail White-rumped Sandpiper Clay-colored Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow LeConte's Sparrow Blue-winged Warbler NEVER SEEN IN MINNESOTA Black-billed Cuckoo Boreal Owl Black-backed Woodpecker Boreal Chickadee Golden-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Connecticut Warbler Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Rusty Blackbird COOL BIRDS WE HAVEN'T SEEN VERY OFTEN Great Gray Owl As always we're happy to help birders, especially Minnesotans, who visit our home areas -- Palo Alto & Lake Tahoe CA, & Tucson, AZ . We have nesting Elf Owls, Vermilion Flycatchers and Broad Billed Hummingbirds at our new Tucson home. We showed Dave Cahlander some cool birds in Palo Alto a few years ago. Dick Carlson "From" Minnesota, just temporarily living elsewhere for the last 39 years. Richard C. Carlson Full Time Birder, Biker & Rotary Bureaucrat Part-time Economist Palo Alto & Lake Tahoe, CA & Tucson, AZ rccarl@pacbell.net Palo Alto: 650-949-9590 Tucson: 520-760-4935 Tahoe: 530-581-0624 From dnsmaby@smig.net Sat May 17 02:02:50 2003 From: dnsmaby@smig.net (Kay & Dick Smaby) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 20:02:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northern Mockingbird Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20030516200250.007e4210@smig.net> --=======17012727======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-75B24F19; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The Northern Mockingbird was seen this morning in the back yard of the second house to the west from the intersection of 21st St NE and 12th Ave NE. It is visible from the road (12th Ave). The bird usually hangs out there or between there and the entrance to the Hormel Nature Center on 21st St NE, or north of the parking lot. Dick Dick Smaby 601 17th St SW Austin MN 55912 Mower County 507-433-1925 dnsmaby@smig.net --=======17012727======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-75B24F19 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 05/13/2003 --=======17012727=======-- From CarmanDave@aol.com Sat May 17 04:38:53 2003 From: CarmanDave@aol.com (CarmanDave@aol.com) Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 23:38:53 EDT Subject: [mou] Pre-birding Duluth before Birdathon Message-ID: Correction: make that a Red-necked Grebe. Dave Carman Duluth, MN From rmdbird@mn.rr.com Sat May 17 18:18:41 2003 From: rmdbird@mn.rr.com (Bob Dunlap) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 12:18:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hooded Warblers and others, Scott/Dakota Counties Message-ID: <002801c31c98$5cc5f5f0$71c11941@MainComputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C31C6E.73BB7070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I birded this gorgeous morning at Murphy-Hanrehan Park in Scott and = parts of Dakota Counties. I found 13 warbler species in the park, the = most exciting being the Hoodeds and Ceruleans. The Cerulean Warblers = were quite vocal this morning between markers 1,2,3, and 4, offering = pretty good looks. I found 3 Hooded Warblers in the park: one heard and = seen between markers 3 and 4, and two heard near marker 9. Also at = marker 9 was an Acadian Flycatcher. =20 Along the main road (Cnty. Rd. 75), I heard a Sandhill Crane calling = from somewhere. A single Lark Sparrow was also along the road, and a = male Orchard Oriole was in the trees of the trailhead parking lot. Get out and enjoy the weather! -Bob Dunlap, Carver County ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C31C6E.73BB7070 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I birded this gorgeous morning at = Murphy-Hanrehan=20 Park in Scott and parts of Dakota Counties. I found 13 warbler = species in=20 the park, the most exciting being the Hoodeds and Ceruleans. The = Cerulean=20 Warblers were quite vocal this morning between markers 1,2,3, and = 4,=20 offering pretty good looks. I found 3 Hooded Warblers in the park: = one=20 heard and seen between markers 3 and 4, and two heard near marker = 9. =20 Also at marker 9 was an Acadian Flycatcher.

Along the main road (Cnty. Rd. 75), I = heard a=20 Sandhill Crane calling from somewhere. A single Lark Sparrow was = also=20 along the road, and a male Orchard Oriole was in the trees of the = trailhead=20 parking lot.

Get out and enjoy the = weather!

-Bob Dunlap, Carver=20 County

------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C31C6E.73BB7070-- From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Sat May 17 20:54:06 2003 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 13:54:06 -0600 Subject: [mou] OHV legislation Message-ID: I was just notified that SF850 (the one that would limit OHV use to designated trails) "does not have anything in it that would limit other motorized vehicles from forest roads." I was also told "this is a tactic that is being used to try and convince people the bill isn't good." I have not read the bill myself. If the bill becomes law, the DNR MAY have the perogative to limit other vehicles, but that would be a DNR issue; we could provide input at that time. Randy Frederickson conservation committee From Pmegeland@aol.com Sat May 17 21:37:40 2003 From: Pmegeland@aol.com (Pmegeland@aol.com) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 16:37:40 EDT Subject: [mou] RED-THROATED LOON Message-ID: --part1_a6.379f00bb.2bf7f794_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just had call from Peder Svingen who with Tony Hertzel found the loon on Sham Lake in Northeast Lyon county just about a mile north east of Cottonwood. The bird was in basic plumage. --part1_a6.379f00bb.2bf7f794_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just had call from Peder Svingen who with Tony Hertz= el found the loon on Sham Lake in Northeast Lyon county just about a mile no= rth east of Cottonwood. The bird was in basic plumage. --part1_a6.379f00bb.2bf7f794_boundary-- From KarlBardon@aol.com Sun May 18 02:58:14 2003 From: KarlBardon@aol.com (KarlBardon@aol.com) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 21:58:14 EDT Subject: [mou] Ruff- Anoka County Message-ID: <182.1b230592.2bf842b6@aol.com> Greg Pietila called me this evening to report a Ruff at Bunker Hills Park, Anoka County. The bird was seen near the Riding Stable, which is accessed from the same road as the Activity Center off Bunker Lake Blvd. Once at the entrance to the Riding Stable, look north into the flooded horse pasture where a few shorebirds are being seen. Although the Ruff is a male, it is not in Alternate plumage. Karl Bardon From axhertzel@sihope.com Sun May 18 03:29:28 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 21:29:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 17 May 2003 Message-ID: Hello, and welcome to the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. To leave a message for anyone at the MOU, press 2. Messages are retrieved each Tuesday and Friday. You can bypass the following weekly birding report and leave a sighting by pressing 1 at any time. This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Saturday, May 17th. This tape is being updated early to report on a few sightings of interest that came in today. Six WHITE-FACED IBIS and a ROSS'S GOOSE were in the sewage ponds that are located behind Sham Lake in Lyon County. From state highway 23 go south on county road 11 for about three quarters of a mile and turn right on the small unmarked dirt road. Follow this to the set of ponds and check the shoreline across the last pond. Also of note was the first county record RED-THROATED LOON seen on Sham Lake today. A male RUFF was at Bunker Hills Regional Park in southern Anoka County today. From state highway 65 go west on state highway 242 for two miles. Turn north and drive into the park and look for the signs leading to the horse stables. Follow the road all the way to the end where, at the stables, there is a flooded pasture. The Ruff was seen here with a few other shorebirds. A WHITE-EYED VIREO was found at Old Frontenac in Goodhue County. It was seen along county road 2 between Wood and Graham Streets. And finally, the possible Magnificent Hummingbird reported on last week's was, in fact, a Ruby-throated. This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at . MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 22nd. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From connyb@mycidco.com Sat May 17 22:45:34 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 21:45:34 Subject: [mou] Kentucky Warbler, Blue Earth Co. Message-ID: Today Leslie Marcus, Susan Schumacher and I saw a Male Kentucky Warbler at 5:30 pm, at Williams Nature Center, in Blue Earth County. As soon as we headed up to the trails we heard him singing loud and clear, and just followed his song on the Lloyd Vollmer Trail North Loop. He was singing just off the path out in the open repeatedly, and we just stood still enjoying the sight of this beautiful Warbler out in the sunshine for 10 minutes. In Blue Earth County, Williams Nature Center is on State 68, 0.7 mile west of US 169. We also enjoyed the Common Nighthawks, and their "peent" call out in numbers today. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From Hagsela@aol.com Sun May 18 04:52:17 2003 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 23:52:17 EDT Subject: [mou] Possible Blue Phase Ross's Message-ID: <181.1b2ef806.2bf85d71@aol.com> This will need confirmation by birders more experienced than I. I observed, at the west end of Lake Byllesby, a blue phase goose. The size and shape of the bill suggested Ross's to me right away (there were Canada Geese by it for size comparisons and it was much smaller than the Canada Geese. What stumped me was the fact that the white of the head stopped at the chin and didn't extend further down the neck as with the blue phase Snow Goose, for which I had a picture. The goose also sported a dark crown stripe that ran down the back of the neck. I had the sun behind me, and had great views with the scope. Back home as I looked through my various guides, the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 4th Ed. had a picture of exactly what I saw, the blue morph adult Ross's Goose. Please, check it out. I've seen blue phase and white phase Snow Geese, and just one good study of a Ross's Goose earlier this year. I will yield to the determination of those who have had more extended experience with snow and ross's geese than I. Good birding! Linda Sparling Hennepin County From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Sun May 18 02:42:42 2003 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 20:42:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] American Avocets in Brown County Message-ID: <01f501c31cde$c62f9370$df8a2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01F2_01C31CB4.DCDD7DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: I found two American Avocets while birding at the Sleepy Eye sewage = ponds this evening. They were in the far eastern pond and when I first = found them they had taken off from the riprap and flew across the pond = to the other side. Something I discovered about these birds that I was = unaware of is that they will swim and feed on the water Phalarope-like. = I watched them for about fifteen minutes and they were still there when = I left. A very striking bird, the first ones that I've ever seen in = Minnesota. Otherwise, the shorebird migration around here is still = pretty slow. The only other shorebirds that I found this evening were = two Wilson's Phalaropes and a few Least Sandpipers. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ------=_NextPart_000_01F2_01C31CB4.DCDD7DA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

I found two American = Avocets while=20 birding at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds this evening. = They were in the=20 far eastern pond and when I first found them they had taken off from=20 the riprap and flew across the pond to the other side. = Something=20 I discovered about these birds that I was unaware of is that they = will swim=20 and feed on the water Phalarope-like. I watched them for about = fifteen=20 minutes and they were still there when I left. A very striking bird, the = first=20 ones that I've ever seen in Minnesota. Otherwise, the = shorebird=20 migration around here is still pretty slow. The only other = shorebirds=20 that I found this evening were two Wilson's Phalaropes = and=20 a few Least Sandpipers.

Brian Smith

Sleepy Eye

------=_NextPart_000_01F2_01C31CB4.DCDD7DA0-- From Wildchough@aol.com Sun May 18 04:51:36 2003 From: Wildchough@aol.com (Wildchough@aol.com) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 23:51:36 EDT Subject: [mou] Shorebirds in N MN Message-ID: --part1_ad.2e47b5f1.2bf85d48_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At Roseau River Wildlife Area on Tuesday I watched 4 Marbled Godwits arrive from the south, cruise the East Pond, and land on a small island where they joined 4 other MAGO and an Hudsonian Godwit. Amazing eyesight for birds flying at many hundreds of feet to spot their own on a small heavily vegetated island. At Agassiz NWR there was a Ruddy Turnstone and a 100+ shorebirds of 9 species seen in a quicky visit. Major drawdowns are scheduled for the refuge with most underway already. The following pools are undergoing drawdown this spring and summer according to Maggie Anderson, refuge manager: Thief Bay, Northwest Pool, Madsen Pool, Farmes, Mud, Lower CCC, Dahl, and South Pools. Most drawdowns will extend well into the summer and fall and could provide excellent opportunities for shorebirding, depending upon precipitation. Shorebirds were relatively scarce in western MN with small numbers of Wilson's Phalaropes at nearly all sewage ponds in NW MN with 60 at Crookston. MAGO are still arriving and those that have arrived are largely on the wetlands and not up in the grasslands. At Hamden Slough NWR north of Audubon Sherri Norland reported Least Sands and Dunlin. Upland Sands were in low numbers and widely scattered but still migrating northward. Other sightings in NW MN included an early Western Kingbird at Lake-of-the-Woods, a Golden Eagle in SE Kittson County, Snow Geese at a couple of sewage ponds, and good news on the Prairie Chicken front with leks established on Hamden Slough NWR and in western Red Lake County. A Richardson's Merlin was cruising over Rothsay on Thursday afternoon. Bob Russell, Dakota County --part1_ad.2e47b5f1.2bf85d48_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At Roseau River Wildlife Area on Tuesday I watched 4 M= arbled Godwits arrive from the south, cruise the East Pond, and land on a sm= all island where they joined 4 other MAGO and an Hudsonian Godwit. &nbs= p; Amazing eyesight for birds flying at many hundreds of feet to spot their=20= own on a small heavily vegetated island. At Agassiz NWR there was a Ru= ddy Turnstone and a 100+ shorebirds of 9 species seen in a quicky visit.&nbs= p; Major drawdowns are scheduled for the refuge with most underway already.&= nbsp; The following pools are undergoing drawdown this spring and summer acc= ording to Maggie Anderson, refuge manager: Thief Bay, Northwest Pool, Madsen= Pool, Farmes, Mud, Lower CCC, Dahl, and South Pools. Most drawdowns w= ill extend well into the summer and fall and could provide excellent opportu= nities for shorebirding, depending upon precipitation.

Shorebirds were relatively scarce in western MN with small numbers of Wilson= 's Phalaropes at nearly all sewage ponds in NW MN with 60 at Crookston. = ; MAGO are still arriving and those that have arrived are largely on the wet= lands and not up in the grasslands. At Hamden Slough NWR north of Audu= bon Sherri Norland reported Least Sands and Dunlin. Upland Sands were=20= in low numbers and widely scattered but still migrating northward.

Other sightings in NW MN included an early Western Kingbird at Lake-of-the-W= oods, a Golden Eagle in SE Kittson County, Snow Geese at a couple of sewage=20= ponds, and good news on the Prairie Chicken front with leks established on H= amden Slough NWR and in western Red Lake County. A Richardson's Merlin= was cruising over Rothsay on Thursday afternoon. Bob Russell, Dakota=20= County --part1_ad.2e47b5f1.2bf85d48_boundary-- From renohawk@hbci.com Sun May 18 05:16:26 2003 From: renohawk@hbci.com (Jeff Dankert) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 23:16:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Red-necked phalaropes Message-ID: <000501c31cf4$45fd4510$912ca241@S0025943521> Dedrick Benz, Dave Williams and I found two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES Saturday afternoon at the Lewiston Sewage Ponds. Of the three ponds, the phalaropes were floating in the middle of the northwestern-most pond, preening and feeding on the abundant midge hatch. They were lifers for Williams and me. Curiously, the Wilson's phalaropes that were there the past two weeks were not seen Saturday. Also at the ponds Saturday were seven duck species, seven other more common shorebird species, and black terns. Earlier in the day, I found one BELL'S VIREO at Prairie Island in Winona. It confronted two yellow warblers flitting near a dogwood, perched in the open briefly, let out one loud burst of its song, and disappeared. This is likely breeding habitat for this species, open shrub land, near the zigzag jog in Prairie Island Road. Regards, Jeff Dankert 908 Parks Ave Apt 158 Winona MN 55987-5330 (507) 454-0033 renohawk@hbci.com From christine37o@yahoo.com Sun May 18 17:09:49 2003 From: christine37o@yahoo.com (Christine Olson) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 09:09:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Birding Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Message-ID: <20030518160949.96524.qmail@web10108.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1636256458-1053274189=:96502 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Greetings, Birders! Yesterday (Sat.), Jerry Wozniak and I spent the day birding one of our favorite spots - Rice Lake NWR. It was a productive outing, indeed! Highlights included: our first Scarlet Tanager of the year 14 warblers, including Cape May, Golden-Winged, and Blackburnian 3 seperate, excellent looks at American Bittern (this was the best) being treated to an extended concert at close range by an accommodating Wood Thrush - he let us watch him for what seemed like forever! It was an unforgettable thrill! All in all, we had 65 species, with action quieting significantly after 12:00 noon. Thank you, Rice Lake NWR!!! Christine Olson - Chisholm Peace --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. --0-1636256458-1053274189=:96502 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

Greetings, Birders!

Yesterday (Sat.), Jerry Wozniak and I spent the day birding one of our favorite spots - Rice Lake NWR. It was a productive outing, indeed! Highlights included:

our first Scarlet Tanager of the year
14 warblers, including Cape May, Golden-Winged, and Blackburnian
3 seperate, excellent looks at American Bittern
(this was the best) being treated to an extended concert at close range by an accommodating Wood Thrush - he let us watch him for what seemed like forever! It was an unforgettable thrill!

All in all, we had 65 species, with action quieting significantly after 12:00 noon. Thank you, Rice Lake NWR!!!

Christine Olson - Chisholm

Peace

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The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. --0-1636256458-1053274189=:96502-- From smithville4@msn.com Sun May 18 18:28:09 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 12:28:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth Birds/Birdathon Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C31D38.F1170E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: Here is the list of some interesting finds since Friday -Saturday in = Duluth. Piping Plover -Herding Island found by Dave G. on Friday mid morning = not seen since. Whimbrel - Herding Island 32 birds seen on south side of island on = Friday afternoon. Found By Mike Hendrickson. Red-throated Loon - 32nd Street (community center) Park Point on lake = side Friday afternoon found by Jake Musser. Not seen since. Pacific Loon - Found on Friday afternoon by Val Cunningham on the south = side of Herding Island. Not seen since. Surf Scotor - Seen by Dave Benson's son Jonah and his team or by Dave's = team off Park Point near the boat launch. Black Scotor - Seen by Rick Schroeder's birdathon team off Stoney Pt. Yellow Rail - Heard by Kim Risen 2/3 - a mile east of Co. Rd. 7 on the = south side of the Co. Rd. 319 or Stone Lake Rd. on Sat. 4 am in the = morning. Sax Zim area. Great Grey Owls - Heard along Stone Lake Road by several birdathon teams = including my team and one owl heard along the Three Lakes Road north of = Duluth. Sax Zim area. Saturday's birdathon event produced 17 species of Shorebirds including a = Marbled Godwit and two short-billed Dowitchers. Saturday's birdathon event also produced 25 species of warblers. Who won the birdathon event?? Ahhhh it's a TIE!! Team Cyndi E. (Mike = Hendrickson, Jake Musser, Tom Auer and our captain Cyndie Elias) Turkey = Surprise tied with us with a lousy total of 136 species. The weather = was typical birdathon, cold east winds, fog over the lake, nice and = sunny inland, no shorebirds and a very late migration produced headaches = for a lot of teams. Over all it was a super good time and I encourage = many to join next year. Mike Hendrickson Duluth ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C31D38.F1170E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

Here is the list of some interesting finds since Friday -Saturday = in=20 Duluth.

Piping Plover -Herding Island found by Dave G. on Friday mid = morning=20 not seen since.

Whimbrel - Herding Island 32 birds seen on south side of island on = Friday=20 afternoon.

Found By Mike Hendrickson.

Red-throated Loon - 32nd Street (community center) Park Point on = lake side=20 Friday afternoon found by Jake Musser. Not seen since.

Pacific Loon - Found on Friday afternoon by Val Cunningham on the = south=20 side of Herding Island. Not seen since.

Surf Scotor - Seen by Dave Benson's son Jonah and his team or = by=20 Dave's team off Park Point near the boat launch.

Black Scotor - Seen by Rick Schroeder's birdathon team off Stoney = Pt.

Yellow Rail - Heard by Kim Risen 2/3 - a mile east of Co. Rd. 7 on = the=20 south side of the Co. Rd. 319 or Stone Lake Rd. on Sat. 4 am in = the=20 morning. Sax Zim area.

Great Grey Owls - Heard along Stone Lake Road by several birdathon = teams=20 including my team and one owl heard along the Three Lakes Road north of=20 Duluth. Sax Zim area.

Saturday's birdathon event produced 17 species of Shorebirds = including=20 a Marbled Godwit and two short-billed Dowitchers.

Saturday's birdathon event also produced 25 species of = warblers.

Who won the birdathon event?? Ahhhh it=92s a = TIE!! Team=20 Cyndi E. (Mike Hendrickson, Jake Musser, Tom Auer and our captain = Cyndie=20 Elias) Turkey Surprise tied with us with a lousy total of 136=20 species. The weather was typical birdathon, cold east winds, fog = over the=20 lake, nice and sunny inland, no shorebirds and a very late migration = produced=20 headaches for a lot of teams. Over all it was a super good time = and I=20 encourage many to join next year.

Mike Hendrickson

Duluth

------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C31D38.F1170E60-- From RHoyme@msn.com Sun May 18 18:15:34 2003 From: RHoyme@msn.com (Richard Hoyme) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 12:15:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ruff not seen Message-ID: ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C31D37.2F395880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The ruff was no longer at the Bunker Hills County park this noon. Someone= said that it had not been seen at all today, with someone checking for i= t early this morning. Save your $4 fee. Rick Hoyme ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C31D37.2F395880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The ruff was n= o longer at the Bunker Hills County park this noon. Someone said that it = had not been seen at all today, with someone checking for it early this m= orning. Save your $4 fee.

Rick Hoyme

=

------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C31D37.2F395880-- From tuffrasta@yahoo.com Sun May 18 18:24:39 2003 From: tuffrasta@yahoo.com (Colin Gjervold) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 10:24:39 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Bunker Hills update- Ruff NO, Hooded Warbler YES Message-ID: <20030518172439.74812.qmail@web13505.mail.yahoo.com> I tried for the Ruff at the Horse Stables in Bunker Hills park today, Sunday, from 5:15 AM to 7:00 AM with no success. Looks like the bird moved on last night unfortunately. However, just .25 miles or so down the road from the Horse Stables I first heard and then saw a HOODED WARBLER. The bird was in the woods across from the flooded field in the general location of a large brown sign that is next to the road. It sang off and on for about 20 minutes. Colin Gjervold Eagan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From mattjim@earthlink.net Sun May 18 17:45:04 2003 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (jim mattsson) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 16:45:04 +0000 Subject: [mou] Lake Byllesby-Update Message-ID: <3EC7B88C.388BB6BD@earthlink.net> The water level has dropped enough now that some mud flats/ bars are starting to develop once again. At 3:30pm today (Sunday) I saw the following species of interest: Ruddy Turnstone (5) Dunlin (25) Black-bellied Plover (1) - still in prealternate molt Baird's Sp. (several) White-rumped Sp. (few) I also took a closer look at the blue-phase Snow Goose reported earlier today as possible Ross'. In addition to the size (I was twice as large as adjacent Mallard, just a bit smaller than Canada geese it was with) I saw a definite grin patch, largish bill with obvious convex facial border with bill, elongated head-not round. In short, I saw no evidence that this bird is a Ross' or a hybrid Ross' X Snow Goose. Jim Mattsson Eagan From connyb@mycidco.com Sun May 18 17:37:32 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 16:37:32 Subject: [mou] Yellow-billed Cuckoo's, Anoka County Message-ID: This morning Leslie Marcus and I decided to bird at Rice Creek West Regional Trail in Fridley, Anoka Co. From the bridge we saw 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo's in the trees overhanging the creek. They did not vocalize but were very actively feeding in and out of the branches giving us good looks at that large yellow bill, and rufous primaries. While they were bending over feeding they flashed us those large white tail spots, and we watched them until they went deeper into the woods. There was a nice mix of birds, even though there were no big waves that came through while we were there. Rice Creek West Regional Trail is just part of the Parks systems that offers a combination of paved and dirt trails with bridges which cross Rice Creek, as it weaves it's way through the park. A parking lot is located on the East end of the trail on 69th Avenue NE just East of Old Central Ave. Directions from I 694: Go East on I 694 to Central Ave ( St. 65) Central Ave North to Old Central Ave (Co 35) At a stop light at the South end of Moore Lake make a right turn on Old Central Ave, and follow it to 69th Avenue NE. Make a Right turn on 69th Avenue NE and look for the entrance to the parking lot on the right hand side of the road. The Trailhead is at the south end of the parking lot. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From drbenson@cpinternet.com Mon May 19 01:35:24 2003 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David R. Benson) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 18:35:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 5/18/03 (Hawk Ridge Birdathon) Message-ID: This is the Duluth Birding Report for Sunday, May 18, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The report is being updated today to report on yesterday's Hawk Ridge Birdathon. East winds off the lake, poorly-timed fog, and cool temperatures made for tough birding on Saturday, but participants in the birdathon still came up with a respectable (unofficial) total of 184 species, 145 of which were seen within the city limits of Duluth. Some highlights include SURF SCOTER seen in the harbor off the soccer field at Park Point, and BLACK SCOTER at Stony Point. Most of the hundreds of ducks that were present as recently as last Tuesday have moved on. A YELLOW RAIL calling on Stone Lake Rd (Cty Rd 319) in the Sax-Zim area. Despite very few individual birds, 17 species of shorebirds were found, including MARBLED GODWIT at Indian Point and SHORT-BILLED DOWICHERS at Indian Point and at 40th Ave W. GREAT GRAY OWLS were seen in Sax-Zim on Stone Lake Rd (Cty Rd 319) and on Three Lakes Road (Cty Rd 49). A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found in Sax-Zim, and the BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on McDavitt Rd were seen again on Saturday. 25 species of warblers were identified, including all the regular Northeastern Minnesota species except Black-throated Blue. 11 species of sparrows were found, including EASTERN TOWHEES near the end of Minnesota Point. Today a LITTLE GULL in 1st winter plumage was found in the Duluth Harbor in the bay near the airport at Park Point On Friday, a RED-THROATED LOON, a PACIFIC LOON, and a PIPING PLOVER were reported, but none of these species have been reported since. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 22. The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to mou@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From alongtin@worldnet.att.net Mon May 19 03:29:21 2003 From: alongtin@worldnet.att.net (Andrew Longtin) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 21:29:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] A few more lifers for me Message-ID: <000e01c31dae$74f0f7d0$0d48520c@computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C31D84.8C1AEFD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I birded down to Freeborn and Mower counties and back this weekend, on Saturday morning I found my first lifer in Rice Co., a Sedge Wren in a field on the west side of Union lake by I35 and CR 19 by Northfield, found a ton of other birds in that stretch. The second lifer was a pair of Black Terns on Everson Lake off of SR 13 in Waseca Co. I watched them fly around the lake a few times and they were landing on the east side of the lake, the lake is basically surrounded by cattails and one landed on the edge of the cattails and stayed there for awhile, I also saw one catch a small minnow and then present it to the other, they seemed like a mated / mating pair and they might have a nest there.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Hardness Zone 4 (climate zone) ALongtin *at worldnet *dot att *dot net See my WEB pages at http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE!!!! ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C31D84.8C1AEFD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I birded=20 down to Freeborn and Mower counties and back this weekend, on Saturday = morning I=20 found my first lifer in Rice Co., a Sedge Wren in a field on the west = side of=20 Union lake by I35 and CR 19 by Northfield, found a ton of other birds in = that=20 stretch.

The second=20 lifer was a pair of Black Terns on Everson Lake off of SR 13 in Waseca = Co. I=20 watched them fly around the lake a few times and they were landing on = the east=20 side of the lake, the lake is basically surrounded by cattails and one = landed on=20 the edge of the cattails and stayed there for awhile, I also saw one = catch a=20 small minnow and then present it to the other, they seemed like a mated = / mating=20 pair and they might have a nest there..

------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C31D84.8C1AEFD0-- From bikebirder75@yahoo.com Mon May 19 03:46:54 2003 From: bikebirder75@yahoo.com (Chris Mansfield) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 19:46:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Little Gull in Duluth Message-ID: <20030519024654.55523.qmail@web13307.mail.yahoo.com> Or, Birdathon: the day after. Ben and I drove the Pedalpish route from yesterday's birdathon to count the miles (33 driving, so add on a few more miles for all the extra adventuring we did on the bikes). Of course, today there were Caspian terns at Hearding... And then my bird of the day: Little Gull in 1st-winter plumage seen with a flock of a few hundred Bonaparte's in the harbor near the Sky Harbor airport parking lot on Park Point. Most of the gulls, Little included, were feeding right along the shore barely twenty feet away. 3:30-4:00 PM until most of the flock flew up towards Wisconsin and the fog rolled in. I'll post a link to photos as soon as we get them processed. Also, three Horned Grebes (were they missed on the birdathon? I can't remember now) at 21st Ave. E. Chris ===== Chris Mansfield Richfield, Hennepin Co. MN bikebirder75@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From renohawk@hbci.com Mon May 19 03:53:50 2003 From: renohawk@hbci.com (Jeff Dankert) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 21:53:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Acadian flycatcher Message-ID: <000401c31db1$e9b0a270$912ca241@S0025943521> Sunday afternoon there was a strong-singing ACADIAN FLYCATCHER at Beaver Creek Valley SP in Houston County. I heard it at the start of the Steep Rock Trail, which begins on the right side of the road that leads back to the group camp. It was singing PEET-sa about every 15-20 seconds. I saw one Louisiana waterthrush along the creek there. Could not relocate cerulean warbler found earlier by Bluff Country Festival birders on park entrance road. Other birds Sunday afternoon in Houston Co. included: Eurasian collared dove on its nest in Caledonia, in the electrical transformer steel girder at E. Lincoln and N. Pine streets. Willow flycatcher singing in shrubby marsh along state Highway 16 between Houston and Hokah. Warblers were insubstantial. I only had eight species Sunday, and six of them breed here. Bring on a rainstorm! Regards, Jeff Dankert 908 Parks Ave Apt 158 Winona MN 55987-5330 (507) 454-0033 renohawk@hbci.com From MatPaulson@netscape.net Mon May 19 04:29:02 2003 From: MatPaulson@netscape.net (MatPaulson@netscape.net) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 23:29:02 -0400 Subject: [mou] Lewiston Red-necked Phalaropes, Dunlins Message-ID: <354C37C1.5D3E8D17.0BDC4D20@netscape.net> Today I saw the two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 12 DUNLINS, RUDDY DUCKS, and BLACK TERNS in the north-west pond. Also at the ponds were Wood Ducks, Mallards, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, Scaup, Ring-necked Pheasant, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, and Least Sandpipers. Matt Paulson Onalaska, WI __________________________________________________________________ Try AOL and get 1045 hours FREE for 45 days! http://free.aol.com/tryaolfree/index.adp?375380 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 From birds@mountainlake.k12.mn.us Mon May 19 05:05:56 2003 From: birds@mountainlake.k12.mn.us (Jon Harder) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 23:05:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Cottonwood County Sightings Message-ID: <3139398D-89AF-11D7-9742-000A95A0430C@mountainlake.k12.mn.us> Sunday afternoon our Cottonwood County Bird Club observed a bird that neither I (a birder with modest experience) nor Ed Duerksen (a birder with much experience) could readily identify. I will describe what we saw and the bird I think it most closely resembles and am requesting other interpretations of the identity. First, the location was in a tree overhanging the river in Pat's Grove County Park nine miles straight west of Windom. We had a good view of the bird from about 50 feet with binoculars for 30 to 45 seconds before it flew to the far side of the river. The bird was a little larger than the warblers we were expecting to find in that area, and Ed suggested it was some type of flycatcher. I was skeptical because its stance was more horizontal than either the larger Olive-Sided (which we also saw in the area) or smaller Empidonax (many of which were in the area too). We agreed it wasn't either a Phoebe or Wood-Pewee. Besides its size and stance, its most striking characteristic was a very dark (black?) tail that was much darker than the rest of its body which was a drab brown-gray. The bill was short and sharp (again, unlike the other flycatchers typically seen here). Finally, the underside was much lighter than the back and wings and included noticeable brown streaks. Although originally skeptical of Ed's hunch that this was some kind of flycatcher, the closest match I can find for what we saw was either a juvenile or first year female VERMILLION FLYCATCHER. What other species might fit this description? The general size, tail color, bill shape and flank streaking all seem to fit. Other birds seen Sunday at Rat Lake just southeast of Delft include a pair of AMERICAN BITTERNS and a pair of RED-NECKED GREBES in breeding display plumage. And in the past week at the lake in Mountain Lake the most noteworthy include: first summer ORCHARD ORIOLE, NORTHER PARULA, many TENNESSEE WARBLERS, NASHVILLE WARB LER, CHESTNUT-SIDE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, unusually low number of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, BAY -BREASTED WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, WILSON'S WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER. -- Jon Harder Mountain Lake, MN From tapaculo@fishnet.com Sun May 18 17:28:02 2003 From: tapaculo@fishnet.com (tapaculo@fishnet.com) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 11:28:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] the migration in general Message-ID: <3EC1F20E00000472@sunny.fishnet.com> People have been sharing their enjoyable sightings on MN-Bird, but it might be valuable for this "online community" to pool observations of the 2003 migration in general (and of course any objective measures). My own impression around Minneapolis is that it is disastrous, by the far the worst in my 28 Springs here. I make brief stops most mornings at Roberts sanctuary or other "migrant traps" in town, and today was typical in having just a handful of passage migrants. There are not the usual plethora of Tennessee Warblers on the streets, and when I've been out in the evening I don't hear any birds flying over. The Minnesota RVNWR was dead yesterday morning; other people have seen some species at Wood Lake, and last week I saw a Black-throated Blue there, but pathetically few species and numbers. Yeah, my faculties must be slipping, but not that dramatically! The big question is, is it just the vagaries of migration, or an environmental catastrophe? It's hardly inconceivable that West Nile Virus on top of habitat destruction here and in the tropics has made the steady decline in populations become precipitous. But yesterday at Murphy-Hanrehan, it seemed some of the breeders were in good numbers (Blue-Winged Warblers and Ovenbirds, and for some observers in part of the park, Hooded Warblers), so maybe it's just an odd pattern of migration, though others (Chestnut-sided Warblers and Wood Thrushes) seemed lacking. The species that strike me as doing well are all southern -- gnatcatchers, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Cooper's Hawk, etc. -- which might be predictable given the climate warming. Since I have been lazy and have not kept detailed records over the years, I don't have quantitative evidence to back this up. Other people's records or impressions would be of interest. Steve Greenfield Minneapolis From RHoyme@msn.com Mon May 19 05:44:43 2003 From: RHoyme@msn.com (Richard Hoyme) Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 23:44:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] the migration in general Message-ID: ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C31D97.74D020D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Could it be the heavy southern winds we have been having. Sometimes it se= ems the birds go high up and take advantage of the southerly breezes and = pass overhead. The real indications are whether the birds on their breedi= ng grounds are typical of previous years. We will be able to tell that so= on. Rick Hoyme ----- Original Message ----- From: tapaculo@fishnet.com Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 11:19 PM To: MnBird@linux2.winona.msus.edu Cc: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] the migration in general People have been sharing their enjoyable sightings on MN-Bird, but it mig= ht be valuable for this "online community" to pool observations of the 2003 migration in general (and of course any objective measures). My own impression around Minneapolis is that it is disastrous, by the far the worst in my 28 Springs here. I make brief stops most mornings at Rob= erts sanctuary or other "migrant traps" in town, and today was typical in havi= ng just a handful of passage migrants. There are not the usual plethora of Tennessee Warblers on the streets, and when I've been out in the evening I don't hear any birds flying over. The Minnesota RVNWR was dead yesterd= ay morning; other people have seen some species at Wood Lake, and last week I saw a Black-throated Blue there, but pathetically few species and numbe= rs. Yeah, my faculties must be slipping, but not that dramatically! The big question is, is it just the vagaries of migration, or an environmental ca= tastrophe? It's hardly inconceivable that West Nile Virus on top of habitat destruct= ion here and in the tropics has made the steady decline in populations become precipitous. But yesterday at Murphy-Hanrehan, it seemed some of the bre= eders were in good numbers (Blue-Winged Warblers and Ovenbirds, and for some ob= servers in part of the park, Hooded Warblers), so maybe it's just an odd pattern of migration, though others (Chestnut-sided Warblers and Wood Thrushes) s= eemed lacking. The species that strike me as doing well are all southern -- gn= atcatchers, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Cooper's Hawk, etc. -- which might be predictabl= e given the climate warming. Since I have been lazy and have not kept detailed records over the years, I don't have quantitative evidence to back this up. Other people's recor= ds or impressions would be of interest. Steve Greenfield Minneapolis _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C31D97.74D020D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Could it be th= e heavy southern winds we have been having. Sometimes it seems the birds = go high up and take advantage of the southerly breezes and pass overhead.= The real indications are whether the birds on their breeding grounds are= typical of previous years. We will be able to tell that soon.

Rick Hoyme

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From: tapaculo@fishnet.com

Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 11:19 PM
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To: MnBird@linux2.winona.msus.edu<= /DIV>
Cc: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu
Subject: [mou] the migration in = general

People have been sharing their enjoyable s= ightings on MN-Bird, but it might
be valuable for this "online communi= ty" to pool observations of the 2003
migration in general (and of cour= se any objective measures).

My own impression around Minneapolis i= s that it is disastrous, by the far
the worst in my 28 Springs here.&n= bsp; I make brief stops most mornings at Roberts
sanctuary or other "m= igrant traps" in town, and today was typical in having
just a handful = of passage migrants. There are not the usual plethora of
Tenness= ee Warblers on the streets, and when I've been out in the evening
I do= n't hear any birds flying over. The Minnesota RVNWR was dead yester= day
morning; other people have seen some species at Wood Lake, and las= t week
I saw a Black-throated Blue there, but pathetically few species= and numbers.

Yeah, my faculties must be slipping, but not that dr= amatically! The big
question is, is it just the vagaries of migr= ation, or an environmental catastrophe?
It's hardly inconceivable that= West Nile Virus on top of habitat destruction
here and in the tropics= has made the steady decline in populations become
precipitous. = But yesterday at Murphy-Hanrehan, it seemed some of the breeders
were = in good numbers (Blue-Winged Warblers and Ovenbirds, and for some observe= rs
in part of the park, Hooded Warblers), so maybe it's just an odd pa= ttern
of migration, though others (Chestnut-sided Warblers and Wood Th= rushes) seemed
lacking. The species that strike me as doing well= are all southern -- gnatcatchers,
Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Cooper's H= awk, etc. -- which might be predictable
given the climate warming.
=
Since I have been lazy and have not kept detailed records over the ye= ars,
I don't have quantitative evidence to back this up. Other p= eople's records
or impressions would be of interest.

Steve Gree= nfield
Minneapolis

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------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C31D97.74D020D0-- From sweston2@attbi.com Mon May 19 06:45:26 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 00:45:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth: Saturday & Sunday Message-ID: <009d01c31dc9$ef10e640$361e2942@spacestar.net> Had a great time birding the Hawk Ridge Birdathon. Birding in Sax-Zim was productive, more so than in Duluth, which was fogged in much of the day. Many birds found by participants were represended by sightings of a single indivual. Our personal highlights included: Cape May Warbler: many calling in the bog, but a close view in Park Point in Duluth was awesome. Black Scouter fly-by (only the second sighting in 17 years) Am Bittern: many heard and two were seen. Marbled Godwit: close fly-by Black-backed Woodpeckers: near-by at a nest hole. Leisure viewing through the scope. On Sunday we went back to 40th Street and checked out Herding Is. Birds not found the previous day included: Ruddy Duck (40th Street in pond across the rairoad track. Snow Goose (blue) on Herding Island other highlights included at great warbler wave with a killer look at several male Bay-brested Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From kirkjeffrey@yahoo.com Mon May 19 13:54:10 2003 From: kirkjeffrey@yahoo.com (Kirk Jeffrey) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 05:54:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Re: the migration in general Message-ID: <20030519125410.29602.qmail@web41308.mail.yahoo.com> I share Steve's impressions of the spring migration of woodland species. I've birded just about every day in one of the parks or nature areas along the Minnesota or Mississippi River in the Twin Cities. Yellow-rumped Warbler migration seemed normal and perhaps Palms were about normal too, but otherwise I have seen few individuals from other warbler species--just a handful of Magnolias, two or three Ovenbirds, ditto Cape Mays, etc. Did not see or hear a Canada, Mourning, or Connecticut Warbler, though these are always a bit harder. Also thrushes seemed in short supply, except perhaps for Swainson's. Ditto with empidonax flycatchers. Leasts are around, but not in great numbers it seems to me. I have heard some Red-eyed Vireos, but they don't seem to be singing from every tree as in a normal spring. But remember that last spring was a particularly good one. I think it is not likely that populations of so many species would have crashed in just one year. The wild card in the deck is possibly those severe weather systems that churned through the lower Mississippi Valley the past couple of weeks. Passerine numbers at any particular location (like ours) can fluctuate greatly depending on weather in the region and beyond it. Let's hope our little feathered friends just zipped past the Cities at 15,000 ft. enroute to Canada. Kirk Jeffrey St. Paul ===== Kirk Jeffrey, PhD Professor of History, Carleton College One North College St., Northfield MN 55057 Office tel (507) 646-4215 Home 1182 St. Clair Ave., St. Paul MN 55105 Home tel (651) 698-5198 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From sparkystensaas@hotmail.com Mon May 19 14:30:34 2003 From: sparkystensaas@hotmail.com (sparky stensaas) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 13:30:34 +0000 Subject: [mou] Duluth/23 Whimbrels Message-ID: Duluth Monday May 19, 7:30am Hearding Island-Bayside (19th Street on Park Point) 23 Whimbrels (loafing on backside of Hearding Island sand spit) 1 Willet 1 Am. Golden Plover 10 Ruddy Turnstones 20 Bonaparte's Gulls 75 Common Terns (scope required) Sparky Stensaas _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail From steff001@tc.umn.edu Mon May 19 15:24:35 2003 From: steff001@tc.umn.edu (Michael Steffes) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 09:24:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-throated Blues along Superior Hiking Trail Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20030519091734.0233a180@steff001.email.umn.edu> I heard 10 BTBs saturday, May 17 on the western slope and top of Moose Mtn in Cook County. This site and Tettegouche Park are clearly the places with the largest numbers of this warbler. In both places one must hike to find the birds; I had a six mile round-trip on saturday, starting at the Oberg Mtn parking lot. I had none at Oberg, but I did not climb Oberg. I have never been on this section so early, and this is clearly the most I have heard so early in the season anywhere. Also, many BTgreens, ovenbirds, nashvilles. Some blackburnians, parulas, RB grosbeaks. Maybe one vireo, no mournings, canadas, they are later. Also, about 100 runners, happy, pleasant and not interfering with my listening, but a large number of people on the trail. No other hikers. Michael W. Steffes phone: 612-624-8164 fax: 612-273-3489 e-mail: steff001@umn.edu From WWoessner@slwk.com Mon May 19 16:59:55 2003 From: WWoessner@slwk.com (Warren Woessner) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:59:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] RE: [Mnbird] the migration in general Message-ID: I know that there have been some pretty good waves reported, eg, middle of last week at Wood Lake, and in the southeast part of the state...but I agree that so far, this has been the slowest, sparsest spring migration in the 19 years I have lived in the Twin Cities area (I have not birded outside the Twin Cities this year) There are lots of Orioles around, and the Redstarts are back in force...but during 6 hrs of birding at Wood Lake and Old Cedar Av Bridge on Sun, I saw just two migrant warblers! (Maybe the waves have just gone through at Mid-week, say I hopefully) Warren Woessner -----Original Message----- From: tapaculo@fishnet.com [mailto:tapaculo@fishnet.com] Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 11:28 AM To: MnBird@LINUX2.WINONA.MSUS.EDU Cc: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [Mnbird] the migration in general People have been sharing their enjoyable sightings on MN-Bird, but it might be valuable for this "online community" to pool observations of the 2003 migration in general (and of course any objective measures). My own impression around Minneapolis is that it is disastrous, by the far the worst in my 28 Springs here. I make brief stops most mornings at Roberts sanctuary or other "migrant traps" in town, and today was typical in having just a handful of passage migrants. There are not the usual plethora of Tennessee Warblers on the streets, and when I've been out in the evening I don't hear any birds flying over. The Minnesota RVNWR was dead yesterday morning; other people have seen some species at Wood Lake, and last week I saw a Black-throated Blue there, but pathetically few species and numbers. Yeah, my faculties must be slipping, but not that dramatically! The big question is, is it just the vagaries of migration, or an environmental catastrophe? It's hardly inconceivable that West Nile Virus on top of habitat destruction here and in the tropics has made the steady decline in populations become precipitous. But yesterday at Murphy-Hanrehan, it seemed some of the breeders were in good numbers (Blue-Winged Warblers and Ovenbirds, and for some observers in part of the park, Hooded Warblers), so maybe it's just an odd pattern of migration, though others (Chestnut-sided Warblers and Wood Thrushes) seemed lacking. The species that strike me as doing well are all southern -- gnatcatchers, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Cooper's Hawk, etc. -- which might be predictable given the climate warming. Since I have been lazy and have not kept detailed records over the years, I don't have quantitative evidence to back this up. Other people's records or impressions would be of interest. Steve Greenfield Minneapolis _______________________________________________ Mnbird mailing list Mnbird@linux2.winona.msus.edu http://linux2.winona.msus.edu/mailman/listinfo/mnbird From elijahparker@tds.net Mon May 19 18:29:50 2003 From: elijahparker@tds.net (Elijah Parker) Date: 19 May 2003 12:29:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] the migration in general In-Reply-To: <3EC1F20E00000472@sunny.fishnet.com> References: <3EC1F20E00000472@sunny.fishnet.com> Message-ID: <1053365393.3274.11.camel@localhost.localdomain> I agree that migration seems slow. Last Saturday I had 62 species but only 4 warblers (around the cities). I found it interesting, though, in central MN (Cass County), I had 10 warblers in good numbers, with especially high numbers of Blackburnian Warblers and Ovenbirds. I've never seen so many Blackburnians before, and the Ovenbirds were singing incessantly from everywhere. Last Friday while eating breakfast, a Blackburnian appeared in a spruce just fifteen feet from the window, providing great views without binoculars! Also seen in Cass County were Yellow Warblers, Palm Warblers, Pine Warblers, Nashville Warblers, Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Black-and-white, and Blackpoll. No Redstarts yet, though. From connyb@mycidco.com Mon May 19 14:38:13 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 13:38:13 Subject: [mou] Black-bellied Plovers, Dakota County Message-ID: This morning Leslie Marcus and I went birding in Dakota Co. We came across the most spectacular sight of 45 Black-bellied Plovers in Alternate Plumage on 200th St. (Dakota Co 66) just 0.5 mile west of the Jirik Sod Farms on Blaine Ave (Co 79). There are flooded farm fields on the South side of the road loaded with shorebirds that are close enough to see well. There were Rudy Turnstone's, Dowitchers, White-rumped Sandpipers, Semipalmated Plovers, Dunlins, Semi-palmated Sandpipers, and Least Sandpipers. There were hundreds of shorebirds moving from pool to pool with the highest numbers being the Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers. The Black-bellied Plovers were all together on a back ridge and it was awesome to see the Rudy Turnstone's next to them. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From smithville4@msn.com Mon May 19 20:04:50 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 14:04:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Park Point Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C31E0F.9D3450A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On the north side of Herding Island there were the following birds: 1.. 200+ Bonaparte's Gulls. Scanned for a hour or so looking for a = Little Gull.=20 2.. 100 Common Terns The pouring rain and fog made it hard to find a = Artic Tern.=20 3.. 3 Caspian Terns=20 4.. 1 Whimbrel (the other 22 left)=20 5.. 1 Willet=20 6.. 3 Semipalmated Plovers=20 7.. 5 Semipalmated Sandpipers At Park Point along the road were a few warblers. A Northern Parula, = Cape May, Nashville, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow, Yellow-rump, Palm and = a few Magnolias. The weather was to cold and the winds haven't switched = over to the NW yet and the even though it was foggy/rainy out there was = no signs of any fall out situation on the point. UGH! This spring migration is late and with all the sunny east win days we = been getting lately many migrants are just zipping over Duluth. Than = again the bog area in Sax Zim wasn't busting with birds either. I have = no idea what is going on with this spring and hopefully some day there = will be yet a good fall out situation at Park Point. Its only mid May = still. 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On the north side of Herding Island there were the following = birds:

200+ Bonaparte's Gulls. Scanned for a hour or so looking for = a=20 Little Gull.=20
100 Common Terns The pouring rain and fog made it hard to = find a=20 Artic Tern.=20
3 Caspian Terns=20
1 Whimbrel (the other 22 left)=20
1 Willet=20
3 Semipalmated Plovers=20
5 Semipalmated Sandpipers

At Park Point along the road were a few warblers. A Northern = Parula,=20 Cape May, Nashville, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow, Yellow-rump, Palm and = a few=20 Magnolias. The weather was to cold and the winds haven't switched = over to=20 the NW yet and the even though it was foggy/rainy out there was no signs = of any=20 fall out situation on the point. UGH!

This spring migration is late and with all the sunny east win days = we been=20 getting lately many migrants are just zipping over Duluth. Than = again the=20 bog area in Sax Zim wasn't busting with birds either. I have no = idea what=20 is going on with this spring and hopefully some day there will be yet a = good=20 fall out situation at Park Point. Its only mid May still.

Mike H.

Duluth

------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C31E0F.9D3450A0-- From birdnird@yahoo.com Mon May 19 21:31:14 2003 From: birdnird@yahoo.com (Terence Brashear) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 13:31:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Rookery on Lake Waconia and Murphy Hanrahan birds - Spotted Towhee Message-ID: <20030519203114.27976.qmail@web13806.mail.yahoo.com> Hi Sunday May 18, 2003 Spotted Towhee seen between trail markers #2 and #3. The bird was calling which drew my attention because it was different from the Eastern Towhees that were calling and singing. He hopped out in the open for a 3 second look then moved back into the underbrush and called and sang. I was out with some friends on Lake Waconia in their boat late Saturday afternoon and was suprised to see what appears to be a large rookery on the island in the middle of the lake. There were large numbers of Double-crested Cormorants, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, and Black-crowned Night Heron. I was unaware of this rookery, and it appears to be very active. I was out on Sunday at Murphy Hanrahan and refound the male Hooded Warbler reported by Connie Brunell .5 miles from the park entrance near the orange gate. I then trecked into the park to see if I could locate the Hooded Warblers and Acadian Flycather reported by Bob Dunlap. I found one of the Hooded Warblers singing near trail maker #4, but struck out on the Acadian and other Hoodeds. I think a visit in the morning instead of the late afternoon would have been more productive. Regards, Terry Brashear birdnird@yahoo.com Hennepin County, MN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From rohair@starpoint.net Mon May 19 22:15:09 2003 From: rohair@starpoint.net (Roger Schroeder) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 16:15:09 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Lyon County update Message-ID: <7161.156.99.90.177.1053378909.squirrel@mail.starpoint.net> Red-throated Loon was not observed 5-19; though with the 40 mph winds it could have gone undetected for the short time I was there. White-faced Ibis still present at the Cottonwood, MN sewage lagoons. Surf Scoter observed on Runholt slough (south of Cottonwood, MN) from Lyon County Road 24. (West .15 mile off of MN 23) Roger Schroeder Marshall, MN From two-jays@att.net Tue May 20 02:18:40 2003 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 18:18:40 -0700 Subject: [mou] the migration in general In-Reply-To: <3EC1F20E00000472@sunny.fishnet.com> Message-ID: This from the Wisconsin bird net, a perspective on migration to the south and east. Jim Williams Wayzata 30 warbler species - Prairie, Yellow-throated, & YB ChatIt sounds like Sean experienced a pretty good "island-concentration" effect within his woods; this is no surprise as last night's migration was the best on radar since the night of the 9th-10th. A look at the weather map shows a very typical spring migration scenario with a big high off to the east such that the southerly flow from the high provided a nice tailwind ahead of a cold front. Migration is detected on radar usually into mid-June but I'll bet that this was the last big May night; hope I'm wrong. John I, Milwaukee ----- Original Message ----- From: Sean Fitzgerald To: wisbirdn Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:09 PM Subject: 30 warbler species - Prairie, Yellow-throated, & YB Chat > From: tapaculo@fishnet.com > Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 11:28:02 -0500 > To: MnBird@linux2.winona.msus.edu > Cc: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > Subject: [mou] the migration in general > > People have been sharing their enjoyable sightings on MN-Bird, but it might > be valuable for this "online community" to pool observations of the 2003 > migration in general (and of course any objective measures). From axhertzel@sihope.com Tue May 20 00:28:10 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 18:28:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Raptor Center Message-ID: Lori Arent of the Raptor Center is looking for an active Barred Owl nest in which to place an orphaned Barred Owl chick of about three weeks. If anyone knows of a nest site, even if you do not know the condition or age of the young, please contact Lori at 612-624-0762 or arent@umn.edu. Obviously time is rather critical. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Tue May 20 03:31:21 2003 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 21:31:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] FW: [ND-BIRDS] Kentucky Warbler Message-ID: <000001c31e77$e7160f70$3f3292ce@main> Maybe with the strong winds this is where some of the migration went! Jeanie -----Original Message----- From: Birding Discussion List for North Dakota [mailto:ND-BIRDS@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Konrad Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 9:11 PM To: ND-BIRDS@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU Subject: [ND-BIRDS] Kentucky Warbler Wow, Wow, Wow! I was excited to see a male Kentucky Warbler a couple feet from my bay window about 7:15 this evening in Kulm (southeast LaMoure County). I watched it for a some moments, then thought I should photograph it, so grabbed my camera, tried to focus on the bird, but it was too close, and it seemingly vanished a moment later, not to be seen again. I knew this Southeast species would be a pretty rare sighting in North Dakota, but have a better idea that it's rare after checking Clark's bird records for Bismarck and finding that Kentucky Warblers are not listed. I just talked with Corey, who acknowledged they are very rare statewide. There have been good numbers of common warblers in Kulm since Saturday probably grounded due to rains and north winds.=20 I also enjoyed the first female and male Baltimore Oriole I've been able to attract to feed on orange halves outside my office window today. And sighted a male Krider's Red-tailed Hawk 2 miles south of Kulm (extreme northwest Dickey County).=20 When you least expect it! Paul=20 From jcclaus@msn.com Tue May 20 04:07:00 2003 From: jcclaus@msn.com (JOEL CLAUS) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 22:07:00 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-bellied Plovers Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00F4_01C31E52.F8B6FFC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At the corner of county roads 144 and 13, just east of Rogers in = Hennepin Cty at 7:45 PM this evening there were 20 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS = in full breeding plumage. Also present - SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (3) - DUNLIN (1) - LESSER YELLOWLEGS (2) I checked several other spots in western Hennepin county including the = Fletcher Sod Farms, and Cty Rd. 30 and Bechtold Rd without finding any = shorebirds other than KILLDEER. There were 4 TRUMPETER SWANS in a field = at Bechtold and Cty RD 117 however. 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At the corner of county roads 144 and 13, just east of Rogers in = Hennepin=20 Cty at 7:45 PM this evening there were 20 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS in full = breeding=20 plumage.

Also present

- SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (3)

- DUNLIN (1)

- LESSER YELLOWLEGS (2)

I checked several other spots in western Hennepin county = including the=20 Fletcher Sod Farms, and Cty Rd. 30 and Bechtold Rd without finding any=20 shorebirds other than KILLDEER. There were 4 TRUMPETER SWANS in a = field at=20 Bechtold and Cty RD 117 however.

Joel Claus

------=_NextPart_000_00F4_01C31E52.F8B6FFC0-- From bikebirder75@yahoo.com Tue May 20 04:48:59 2003 From: bikebirder75@yahoo.com (Chris Mansfield) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 20:48:59 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Little Gull photos Message-ID: <20030520034859.77129.qmail@web13307.mail.yahoo.com> Pics of the Duluth Little Gull are up at http://198.174.119.50/tmp/20030518/index.html In the group shots with Bonaparte's, it's the bird in the lower right foreground, except for the bottom flight shot with the Bonaparte's. In that one, the background bird is (obviously) the Little. The light is so flat in the photos that it's hard to see, but the legs really were a bright red shade like adult Bonaparte's leg color in the field. I read what Tony Hertzel recently wrote about Little in first-winter plumage at this time of year, but I can't see that this bird has yet molted into first-summer. I'm far from well-versed in gull molt, though, so if anyone sees any signs of molt or first-summer plumage characteristics, please clue me in. Chris ===== Chris Mansfield Richfield, Hennepin Co. MN bikebirder75@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From david@cahlander.com Tue May 20 04:54:54 2003 From: david@cahlander.com (David Cahlander) Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 22:54:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rejected messages Message-ID: <001001c31e83$9614f210$0200000a@pancho> Some of the messages to mou-net are being rejected by our new mailer program. Often this is because the message is sent from an email address that is close to the email address that was used to subscribe, but is not an exact match. For example: joe@tc.umn.edu is not the same as joe@umn.edu but both addresses are delivered to the same mailbox. When a second address is used to send mail, the mou-net administrators are adding in the new address. This should keep mail from bouncing in the future. If you are signed on to the list and get mail bounced, you can send a note to the administrators or just wait until they update the list. Thanks. --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 From EgretCMan@aol.com Tue May 20 11:27:48 2003 From: EgretCMan@aol.com (EgretCMan@aol.com) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 06:27:48 EDT Subject: [mou] Itasca County - Willet - 5/19/03 Message-ID: <27.4078e67b.2bfb5d24@aol.com> --part1_27.4078e67b.2bfb5d24_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 5/19/03 While participating on a field trip to Itasca County with Carol Schumacher. A Willet was observed at the White Oak Lake boat landing, which is just South of the town of Deer River. I first observed the bird feeding in a line of weeds and small line of rocks in the water to the South West of the parking area. Despite inclimate weather the distinctive Black & White pattern on the wings were very easy to observe and the entire group was able to see the bird as it walked along the weed line. @ Willet Watch for a future posting on other birds observed by Carol's group. Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN --part1_27.4078e67b.2bfb5d24_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 5/19/03

While participating on a field trip to Itasca County with Carol Schumacher.&= nbsp; A Willet was observed at the White Oak Lake boat landing, which is jus= t South of the town of Deer River. I first observed the bird feeding i= n a line of weeds and small line of rocks in the water to the South West of=20= the parking area. Despite inclimate weather the distinctive Black &= ; White pattern on the wings were very easy to observe and the entire group=20= was able to see the bird as it walked along the weed line.

@ Willet

Watch for a future posting on other birds observed by Carol's group.

Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN --part1_27.4078e67b.2bfb5d24_boundary-- From Madeleine Linck" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C31EBC.106BA1C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While out birding this morning in the cold and wind, we managed to find = a few warblers in the more sheltered areas. Of most interest was a very = good look at a female Connecticut Warbler sitting and then walking on a = very low branch. It then moved down to the ground into an area of brush. = The white eye ring really stood out as well as the gray hood. The legs = were light in color. The bird was at the edge of the trail which comes = off the east parking lot at the Three Rivers Park District satellite = office ("the barn") at 3800 County Rd. 24, Maple Plain, Hennepin County, = MN. Other warblers seen/heard were=20 Wilson's Tennessee Chestnut-sided American Redstart Blackpoll Magnolia Canada(one) Yellow (many) Common Yellowthroat (many) Madeleine Linck Carol Carter Barb Moldenhauer mlinck@threeriversparkdistrict.org 763-476-4663 ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C31EBC.106BA1C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

While out birding this morning in the = cold and=20 wind, we managed to find a few warblers in the more sheltered areas. Of = most=20 interest was a very good look at a female Connecticut Warbler sitting = and then=20 walking on a very low branch. It then moved down to the ground into = an area=20 of brush. The white eye ring really stood out as well as the gray = hood.=20 The legs were light in color. The bird was at the edge of the trail = which comes=20 off the east parking lot at the Three Rivers Park District satellite = office=20 ("the barn") at 3800 County Rd. 24, Maple Plain, Hennepin County,=20 MN.

Other warblers seen/heard were =

Wilson's

Tennessee

Chestnut-sided

American Redstart

Blackpoll

Magnolia

Canada(one)

Yellow (many)

Common Yellowthroat (many)

Madeleine Linck

Carol Carter

Barb Moldenhauer

mlinck@threeriverspark= district.org

763-476-4663

------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C31EBC.106BA1C0-- From fred.harris@dnr.state.mn.us Tue May 20 19:26:16 2003 From: fred.harris@dnr.state.mn.us (Fred Harris) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 13:26:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] black-billed magpie in St Paul Message-ID: At noon today, a black-billed magpie flew in front of me across the Bruce = Vento trail (bike trail in Swede's Hollow) about =BD mile east of the old = Stroh's brewery. From tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu Tue May 20 19:51:42 2003 From: tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu (Houghton, Timothy D. ) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 13:51:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] Great Birds (conn/hood, etc.) at Murphy-Hanrehan Message-ID: <22ECDF671FCD564398087D64CFCF46BDD5BA46@EXCHANGE.campus.stcloudstate.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31F00.DAAC7529 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The birding started out slow this morning at M-H, then really picked up. = 16 warbler species, including some really nice ones: Four HOODED warblers (at marker 14 near the road, btw 13 and 15, btw 2 = and 10, and btw 3 and 4). The one btw 2 and 10 provided incredible = views. It hung around singing for the 20 minutes I was there and came = within feet when I "pished." A CONNECTICUT warbler 2/3 of the way from #1 to #2--singing nicely = before popping briefly into view for a nice display before flying off. A = CANADA warbler showed up in the same location. Other warblers of note: a MOURNING (that decided to fly up to sing in = the open), a GOLDEN-WINGED, a BAY-BREASTED, and two BLACKBURNIAN. Aside from good warblers: an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER btw 16 and 17; a = GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH btw 3 and 4. (As I was leaving, I ran into a man and = woman who were photographing birds; they had just gotten the = gray-cheeked and were on their way to try for a hooded. If you two read = this, I hope you met with success!) I understand now why people say it's easy to get lost at M-H. I don't = understand why some of the trail intersections are not marked (or at = least not clearly marked). To whom might one complain about this? Tim Houghton ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31F00.DAAC7529 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great Birds (conn/hood, etc.) at Murphy-Hanrehan

The birding started out slow this morning at M-H, then = really picked up. 16 warbler species, including some really nice = ones:

Four HOODED warblers (at marker 14 near the road, btw 13 and 15, btw 2 = and 10, and btw 3 and 4). The one btw 2 and 10 provided incredible = views. It hung around singing for the 20 minutes I was there and came = within feet when I "pished."

A CONNECTICUT warbler 2/3 of the way from #1 to #2--singing nicely = before popping briefly into view for a nice display before flying off. A = CANADA warbler showed up in the same location.

Other warblers of note: a MOURNING (that decided to fly up to sing in = the open), a GOLDEN-WINGED, a BAY-BREASTED, and two BLACKBURNIAN.

Aside from good warblers: an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER btw 16 and 17; a = GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH btw 3 and 4. (As I was leaving, I ran into a man and = woman who were photographing birds; they had just gotten the = gray-cheeked and were on their way to try for a hooded. If you two read = this, I hope you met with success!)

I understand now why people say it's easy to get lost at M-H. I don't = understand why some of the trail intersections are not marked (or at = least not clearly marked). To whom might one complain about this?

Tim Houghton

------_=_NextPart_001_01C31F00.DAAC7529-- From connyb@mycidco.com Tue May 20 15:03:56 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 14:03:56 Subject: [mou] Eastern Wood-Pewee, Old Cedar, Hennepin Co. Message-ID: Late this morning at Old Cedar on the Bluff Trail I heard my first Eastern Wood-Pewee of the year singing away. There was also a Olive-sided Flycatcher, and several very vocal Great Crested's. The nesting Redstart, Yellow, and Comon Yellowthroat were abundant, and there were 15 or os Tennessee's, 2 Blackpolls, 1 Golden-winged, 1 Bay-breasted, and 2 Northern Waterthrush. Warbling Vireo's plentiful, but only a couple Red-eyed, and Yellow-throated Vireo's. The Baltimore Oriole's, Rose-breasted Grosbeak's, House Wrens, Catbirds, and Brown Thrasher out and about. Interesting to see was a Common Nighthawk roosting on a dead branch across from the trail that goes out to the boardwalk. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From bluestem@dtgnet.com Tue May 20 21:01:15 2003 From: bluestem@dtgnet.com (bluestem@dtgnet.com) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 16:01:15 -0400 Subject: [mou] Backyard warbler count (Murray) Message-ID: <265000-22003522020115924@M2W033.mail2web.com> Yesterday late afternoon after the rain left and strong north winds swept in, I spent an hour in my backyard in a calm spot to check out the "yardbirds"=20 Forty-one species presented themselves along with 11 types of warblers=2E There seemed to be many Yellows, a Black and White climbing the trunk of a= n ash, Wilson's, Blackburnian, Pine, Canada, Blackpoll(2-3), Tennessee(many)= , Yellowthroats(lots) , Yellow rumped, and Myrtle=2E All of them seemed very= fond of my budding box elders and blooming split-leaf hawthorn=2E Also an Orchard Oriole pair, lots of flycatchers, Least and (I'm not good with these guys) yellow breasted ones=2E I also have a Baltimore oriole that is= very different looking=2E It has the exact markings of a male but is a sha= de lighter and his head is very motled orange and black=2E Hybrid or just a d= ark female?=20 Great afternoon for my backyard=2E Janet -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E From JLoegeri@mail.crk.umn.edu Tue May 20 21:06:09 2003 From: JLoegeri@mail.crk.umn.edu (Loegering, John) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 15:06:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] Is this News? Cattle Egret in Wauban, MN, Mahnomen Co. Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31F0B.41690ED5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings fellow ornithologists, =20 A former student living in Wauban, MN has reported to me a Cattle Egret hanging around town this past April. She has a good description and photographs which seem to confirm the species identification. None of the locals had see one before so I checked the County Occurrences of Minnesota Birds (1996, by R.B. Janssen and A. X. Hertzel, Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Occasional Papers No. 1). Cattle Egrets have been seen in 64 counties in Minnesota, but NOT in Mahnomen, Norman, or Clearwater as of 1996. =20 =20 I do not have ready access to back issues of the Loon to confirm that cattle egrets have or have not been seen in Mahnomen County in the years since Janssen and Hertzel 1996. Does anyone know off hand if this sighting is newsworthy enough for an official documentation request from MOU? =20 =20 Thanks for your patience and any response anyone might offer. =20 John =20 John P. Loegering, PhD=20 Certified Wildlife Biologist and=20 Assistant Professor, Natural Resources=20 Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources=20 University of Minnesota, Crookston=20 2900 University Avenue=20 Crookston, MN 56716-5001=20 218-281-8132=20 218-281-8050 fax=20 Email: jloegeri@umn.edu=20 http://umn.edu/~jloegeri =20 http://www.crk.umn.edu/academics/NatR/=20 Office: 204 Owen Hall=20 and=20 Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology=20 College of Natural Resources=20 St. Paul=20 Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. - Mark Twain, Innocents Abroad=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31F0B.41690ED5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

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A = former student=20 living in Wauban, MN has reported to me a Cattle Egret hanging around = town this=20 past April. She has a good description and photographs which seem = to=20 confirm the species identification. None of the locals had see one = before=20 so I checked the County Occurrences of Minnesota Birds (1996, by R.B. = Janssen=20 and A. X. Hertzel, Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Occasional Papers No. = 1). Cattle Egrets have been seen in 64 counties in Minnesota, but = NOT in=20 Mahnomen, Norman, or Clearwater as of = 1996.

I do = not have ready=20 access to back issues of the Loon to confirm that cattle egrets = have or=20 have not been seen in Mahnomen County in the years since Janssen and = Hertzel=20 1996. Does anyone know off hand if this sighting is = newsworthy enough=20 for an official documentation request from MOU? =

Thanks = for your=20 patience and any response anyone might offer.

John

John P. Loegering, PhD
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Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Minnesota, Crookston
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and
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Travel is fatal to prejudice, = bigotry, and=20 narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these=20 accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things = cannot be=20 acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's=20 lifetime.

- Mark Twain, Innocents=20 Abroad

=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C31F0B.41690ED5-- From lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us Tue May 20 21:18:43 2003 From: lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us (Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 15:18:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pelicans nesting at Lake Shetek, Murray Co? Message-ID: I just received a report that pelicans have been nesting this spring at Lake Shetek. This sounds like a reliable report but it needs to be confirmed before being officially documented. My time is already committed to other surveys for the next several days. So I'm hoping to enlist your aid. They were supposed to be nesting on a small island visible from the the bike path N/NW of the Currie Dam (2nd park bench north of the dam) At this point, confirmation of nesting or young-of-the-year would be great! Many thanks, Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer Nongame Wildlife Specialist MN DNR Southern Region 261 Hwy 15 South New Ulm, MN 56073 phone: ( 507) 359-6033 fax: (507) 359-6018 e-mail: lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us From jdunnette@mayo.edu Tue May 20 18:56:36 2003 From: jdunnette@mayo.edu (Dunnette, Joel H.) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 12:56:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] Warbler moment Message-ID: <612151C538ADD51196E70002B330CFA001B81670@excsrv52.mayo.edu> As I stepped out of my garage this morning, supposedly on my way to exercise and then work, I noticed a warbler in the tree across the driveway. So I got out my binocs and took a look. That is why I did not make it to work on time. In about 20 minutes standing next to our garage, I found 10 species of warbler! Warblers included Chestnut Sided (2), Blackpoll (3), Magnolia (3), Yellow (3), Nashville, Tennesee, Blackburnian, Cape May, Black and White, and Ovenbird. With the 5 kinds of woodpecker - including a flyover by a Pileated, and pairs of courting Cardinals and chickadees, plus orioles, buntings and RB Grosbeaks, it was quite a time. Also Red-eyed Vireo and Least Flycatcher. All in the150' stretch of trees around the NW corner of our 'yard' - we have 15 acres in the country. I then abandoned plans for exercise and took a walk around our trails. I added a few more birds: Redstart, N. Yellowthroat, Wood Duck (on the pond), and a great view of a Woodcock walking down the trail in our back (muddy) meadow. When I got back up to the house, the 'wave' was gone. Only the cardinals and chickadees remained. I guess that you have to seize those opportunities when they present themselves. Joel Dunnette sw of Rochester From elijah@elijahtech.com Tue May 20 21:10:26 2003 From: elijah@elijahtech.com (Elijah Parker) Date: 20 May 2003 15:10:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Finally Tennessee Warblers are all around Message-ID: <1053461429.2281.4.camel@localhost.localdomain> Just today for the first time this year I have Tennessee Warblers singing all around my neighborhood in Fridley. It now sounds like spring here. Hopefully there's more migrants still coming this year. Elijah Parker From Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com Tue May 20 21:47:02 2003 From: Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com (Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 15:47:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Golden-winged Warbler Message-ID: <6AE02B6941CF4545A97A74F319E7CEF3100354@e2khopkins1.internal.sungard.corp> Well I didn't realize it until I got through updating most of my lists = but I actually got three lifers this past weekend, the Golden-winged = Warbler I found in the woods next to the interpretive center at Helmer = Myre State park on Sunday morning was new too. There were a ton of = American Redstarts there and they would fly and land right next to me, = there is a patch of second growth woods there and it was filled with = Warblers. The bird I spotted was a female according to my Sibley Guide = and my Petersons Field Guide To Warblers Of North America. Andrew =20 -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota ALongtin@worldnet.att.net =20 See my WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm =20 Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ =20 =20 -- Andrew Longtin SunGard Securities Processing 601 Second Avenue South Hopkins, Minnesota 55343-7671 (952) 936-8791 Direct (952) 935-3300 Main (952) 936-8888 Fax Andrew.Longtin@SunGard.com www.sungard.com From soule001@tc.umn.edu Tue May 20 22:33:35 2003 From: soule001@tc.umn.edu (Tom Soulen) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 16:33:35 -0500 Subject: [Mnbird] Re: [mou] the migration in general In-Reply-To: References: <3EC1F20E00000472@sunny.fishnet.com> Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20030520163335.008c2660@soule001.email.umn.edu> To provide a few more details, it turns out that this young man sent a second message to the Wisconsin Birdnet that day, reporting his having found an additional two warbler species in the evening, making his total for the day an unbelievable 32 species of warblers! There have been a fair number of times when I've not found that many species in an entire year. Tom Soulen St. Paul At 06:18 PM 5/19/03 -0700, Jim Williams wrote: >This from the Wisconsin bird net, a perspective on migration to the south >and east. >Jim Williams >Wayzata > >30 warbler species - Prairie, Yellow-throated, & YB ChatIt sounds like Sean >experienced a pretty good "island-concentration" effect within his woods; >this is no surprise as last night's migration was the best on radar since >the night of the 9th-10th. A look at the weather map shows a very typical >spring migration scenario with a big high off to the east such that the >southerly flow from the high provided a nice tailwind ahead of a cold front. >Migration is detected on radar usually into mid-June but I'll bet that this >was the last big May night; hope I'm wrong. > >John I, Milwaukee > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Sean Fitzgerald >To: wisbirdn >Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:09 PM >Subject: 30 warbler species - Prairie, Yellow-throated, & YB Chat > > > >> From: tapaculo@fishnet.com >> Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 11:28:02 -0500 >> To: MnBird@linux2.winona.msus.edu >> Cc: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu >> Subject: [mou] the migration in general >> >> People have been sharing their enjoyable sightings on MN-Bird, but it might >> be valuable for this "online community" to pool observations of the 2003 >> migration in general (and of course any objective measures). > >_______________________________________________ >Mnbird mailing list >Mnbird@linux2.winona.msus.edu >http://linux2.winona.msus.edu/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > > From Robert.Oconnor@ndsu.nodak.edu Wed May 21 02:34:03 2003 From: Robert.Oconnor@ndsu.nodak.edu (Robert.Oconnor@ndsu.nodak.edu) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 20:34:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] yellow-breasted chat Message-ID: <1053480843.3ecad78b108a2@webmail.ndsu.NoDak.edu> Hi, I found a Yellow-breasted Chat in Gooseberry Park, S. Moorhead, Clay County, MN, today (5/20) at about 7 P.M. but lost sight of it after a minute's observation and was unable to relocate the bird despite a half hour's search. The bird was dark olive green above with no wing bars, striking white goggles, a comparatively stocky black bill, a bright yellow breast, and strongly contrasting white underparts. It was feeding 18 inches off the ground at the edge of the thin strip of woods across from Fargo's Lindenwood Park. It was close to the grassy central portion of the park rather than at the river edge. If I relocate the bird or hear that anyone else has seen it, I will post a follow-up message. Bob O'Connor From CarmanDave@aol.com Wed May 21 03:04:53 2003 From: CarmanDave@aol.com (CarmanDave@aol.com) Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 22:04:53 EDT Subject: [mou] Park Point, Duluth birds Message-ID: <143.118186df.2bfc38c5@aol.com> As hawks were slow, I birded Park Point this morning. Warblers were slow, but on the lake side behind the bath house the following group was seen hunkered down behind a driftwood log out of the strong NW winds: 3 Black-bellied plover: 2 Ad., 1 non-breeding 3 Short-billed Dowitcher: all Ad. 1 Ruddy Turnstone in full breeding plumage Dave Carman, Duluth From blue_star@netzero.net Wed May 21 14:43:04 2003 From: blue_star@netzero.net (blue_star) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 08:43:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] Little Gull photos References: <20030520034859.77129.qmail@web13307.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <004201c31f9e$e8fb8f40$61a54943@5apgc> Those photos are outstanding. I want to all to know what a wonderful service the bird photos are for those of us who were once avid birders but now find ourselves not always physically able to bird. It is "virtual birding" and very much enjoyed! Bill Bronn ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Mansfield To: ; ; ; Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 10:48 PM Subject: [mou] Little Gull photos > Pics of the Duluth Little Gull are up at > http://198.174.119.50/tmp/20030518/index.html > > In the group shots with Bonaparte's, it's the bird in the lower right > foreground, except for the bottom flight shot with the Bonaparte's. In > that one, the background bird is (obviously) the Little. > > The light is so flat in the photos that it's hard to see, but the legs > really were a bright red shade like adult Bonaparte's leg color in the > field. > > I read what Tony Hertzel recently wrote about Little in first-winter > plumage at this time of year, but I can't see that this bird has yet > molted into first-summer. I'm far from well-versed in gull molt, > though, so if anyone sees any signs of molt or first-summer plumage > characteristics, please clue me in. > > Chris > > > ===== > Chris Mansfield > Richfield, Hennepin Co. MN > bikebirder75@yahoo.com > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From david@cahlander.com Wed May 21 15:42:30 2003 From: david@cahlander.com (David Cahlander) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 09:42:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Little Gull in "Recently Seen" Message-ID: <002b01c31fa7$38b1c600$0200000a@pancho> http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/recent.html "Recently Seen" birds on the MOU web page has been updated with pictures from Ben Hopland --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 From bikebirder75@yahoo.com Wed May 21 16:02:54 2003 From: bikebirder75@yahoo.com (Chris Mansfield) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 08:02:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Little Gull age--mea culpa Message-ID: <20030521150254.34362.qmail@web13302.mail.yahoo.com> I need to brush up on my reading comprehension. In my original email about the Little Gull photos, I said "I read what Tony Hertzel recently wrote about Little in first-winter plumage at this time of year, but I can't see that this bird has yet molted into first-summer" in reference to the Minnesota Birding Report of May 15, which says "A first year LITTLE GULL was reported at Goose Lake in southern Meeker County on the 10th. I have to wonder what a Little Gull would be doing in first-year plumage at this time of year". I mis-read "first year" as "first-winter" so the fault is mine from here on out. I'm sorry to mis-quote you, Tony. My mistake! With sincere apologies, Chris ===== Chris Mansfield Richfield, Hennepin Co. MN bikebirder75@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From Drewbec@aol.com Wed May 21 17:28:30 2003 From: Drewbec@aol.com (Drewbec@aol.com) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 12:28:30 EDT Subject: [mou] SUMMER TANAGER found again at Lebanon Hills Message-ID: <63.1d3685c5.2bfd032e@aol.com> I'm posting this message on behalf of Jim Mattsson, who found this bird this morning. This is a beautiful singing male bird, in complete alternate plumage. It was located fairly close to the area described by Dave Elwood in his post last Friday, and is likely the same bird. There is a chance the bird may be on territory since it has been hanging around this vicinity for nearly a week. Please exercise responsible ethics when looking for this easy to find bird. The song is similar to an American Robin's with a raspiness to it. It is also calling, which is accurately described in most field guides. Look for the bird at mid-level in the trees. Any additional information about a mate or possible nest location would be appreciated. This is a first county record. Directions: From the parking lot at Holland Lake (entrance at Cliff Rd and Lexington Ave., in Eagan), follow the trail west around the lake. At the top of the first hill, take the trail to your right. Go passed the next trail, and then go right at the next trail intersection. A large arrow has been scraped on the ground here. Follow the trail passed the shelter, until you find a spot on the trail where 3 lines have been scraped across the trail. The bird was seen in the trees on the left. Drew Smith Eagan, Dakota County From fieldfare21@hotmail.com Wed May 21 17:45:37 2003 From: fieldfare21@hotmail.com (Benjamin Fritchman) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 11:45:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] Blue-winged Warbler in Todd County Message-ID: A Blue-winged warbler was seen and heard 0.6 miles south of highway 27 on 295th Ave. 295th is a few miles(6 or 7?) east of Long Prairie. The bird was on the east side of the road. Blue-winged Warblers are very rare in Todd County. Blue-winged Warblers have been spotted here in previous years also. The only place I know of in Todd County where they've been found. Ben Fritchman Long Prairie, MN _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus From dnsmaby@smig.net Wed May 21 18:36:36 2003 From: dnsmaby@smig.net (Kay & Dick Smaby) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 12:36:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] Summer Tanager Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20030521123636.007b9600@smig.net> --=======779942F8======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-7E7067B; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The Austin Audubon Society had a picnic at Myre-Big Island State Park near Albert Lea last night. One of the birds seen was a female SUMMER TANAGER in the picnic area. In addition the trees were filled with birds, including many Blackpole Warblers, other warblers, and vireos. It was the largest number we have seen all spring. Dick Dick Smaby 601 17th St SW Austin MN 55912 Mower County 507-433-1925 dnsmaby@smig.net --=======779942F8======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-7E7067B Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 05/13/2003 --=======779942F8=======-- From connyb@mycidco.com Wed May 21 17:15:05 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 16:15:05 Subject: [mou] Summer Tanager, Lebanon Hills, Dakota Co. Message-ID: Leslie Marcus and I saw the spectacular Male Summer Tanager at 2:15 this afternoon refound by Jim Mattsson today at Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Holland Lake in Dakota Co. Thanks for the good directions, arrow, and lines they led us right to the bird. He was still very close to the same spot singing away, out on a branch. He moved around quite a bit always staying in the trees to the left of path. What a great surprise today to come home and see that posting!!!! There was a wave of Warblers going through while we were there, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Chestnut-sided, Tennessee, Blue-winged, Black-and-white, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, and Mourning all frosting on the cake..... Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From saqqara@scc.net Thu May 22 15:25:59 2003 From: saqqara@scc.net (Bruce Baer) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 09:25:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Summer Tanager @ Lebanon Hills Message-ID: <004201c3206e$1156d2e0$849120d1@scc.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C32044.279EF660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning I was at Lebanon Hills at 6:45 and the Summer Tanager = was present and singing. There are a few Scarlet Tanagers around too = and he shags them out of the territory. Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Mourning Warbler Bruce Baer Bloomington, MN saqqara@scc.net ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C32044.279EF660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This morning I was at = Lebanon Hills at=20 6:45 and the Summer Tanager was present and singing. There are a = few=20 Scarlet Tanagers around too and he shags them out of the = territory.

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Mourning Warbler

Bruce Baer
Bloomington, MN
saqqara@scc.net

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Hello:

I have 11 birders that are attending the MOU Trip around the Twin = Cities=20 May 24th. We are meeting at Wood Lake Park at 7:00am in the = parking=20 lot. I can take about 6-7 more birders that would like to come = along. We=20 will be birding till 3-4 pm. I plan on hitting Cedar Bridge, Bass = Ponds=20 and Murphy Hanahran (sp?) Park and might chase a few bird sightings like = the=20 Summer Tanager that Jim Mattson re found today.

If your interested please reply to this posting and let me know and = I will=20 get you signed up.

Mike Hendrickson

MOU Field Trip Chairman

------=_NextPart_000_0040_01C31FBA.5C1A2020-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Thu May 22 20:40:56 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 14:40:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 22 May 2003 Message-ID: This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 22nd. On May 17th, six WHITE-FACED IBIS and a ROSS'S GOOSE were at the sewage ponds located behind Sham Lake in Lyon County. From state highway 23 go south on county road 11 for about three quarters of a mile and turn right on the small unmarked dirt road. Follow this road through the gate to the last pond and check the shoreline on the far side. Also of note was the first county record RED-THROATED LOON seen on Sham Lake on the same day. EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were found nesting again in Caledonia, Houston County. Look near the transformer steel girder at East Lincoln and North Pine streets. Another Eurasian Collared-Dove was seen on the 20th in the town of Wheaton in Traverse County. It was seen along the main street near the grain elevators. On the 18th a LITTLE GULL in 1st winter plumage was found in the Duluth Harbor in the bay near the airport at Park Point. On May 15th, a male SUMMER TANAGER was at Lebanon Hills Park in Dakota County. From the parking lot near Holland Lake at Cliff Road and Lexington Avenue, in Eagan, follow the trail west around the lake. At the top of the first hill, take the trail to your right. Go passed the next trail, and then go right at the next trail intersection. A large arrow has been scraped on the ground here. Follow the trail passed the shelter, until you find a spot on the trail where 3 lines have been scraped across is\t. The bird was seen in the trees on the left. At Myre-Big Island State Park near Albert Lea a female SUMMER TANAGER was discovered on the 20th in the picnic area. On the 17th a male KENTUCKY WARBLER was found at Williams Nature Center in Blue Earth County. Listen for him singing on the Lloyd Vollmer Trail North Loop. Williams Nature Center is on state highway 68, three quarters of a mile west of U.S. Highway 169. As many as ten BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS were heard singing on territory on May 17th on the western slope of Moose Mountain in Cook County. Hike the trails up the mountain and listen for the birds singing in the early morning. Bob O'Connor found a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT in Gooseberry Park, in Moorhead, Clay County, on May 20th. The bird was was feeding at the edge of the thin strip of woods across from Fargo's Lindenwood Park close to the grassy central portion of the park. A YELLOW RAIL was heard calling on St. Louis County 319 in the Sax-Zim Bog area on the 17th. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen on May 20th in Austin, Mower County. It was in the backyard of the second house to the west of the intersection of 21st Street NE and 12th Avenue NE and is visible from the road. It has also been seen near the entrance to the Hormel Nature Center on 21st Street NE. HOODED WARBLERS and CERULEAN WARBLERS have returned to Murphy-Hanrehan Park in Scott and Dakota counties. The Ceruleans are being heard between trail markers 1,2,3, and 4, while a Hooded Warbler was seen between markers 3 and 4, and two more were heard near marker 9. Also at marker 9 was an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER on the 17th, and on the 18th a SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen between trail markers 2 and 3. A second Spotted Towhee was in Rock County on the 17th. It was found along the dirt road the runs behind the gravel pit ponds just south of the Blue Mounds State Park Interpretive Center. Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds in Brown County on the 17th, and thirty-two WHIMBREL were seen on the south side of Herding Island in Duluth on the 16th. Interesting was the BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE reported on the 20th from the Bruce Vento Trail about half a mile east of the old Stroh's brewery in St. Paul, Ramsey County. Other late migrants just being reported include CASPIAN TERN, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, WESTERN KINGBIRD, CANADA WARBLER, and CONNECTICUT WARBLER. This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at . MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 29th. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From smithville4@msn.com Thu May 22 21:17:33 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 15:17:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lebanon Hills Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C32075.44EF45E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: As you know I am leading a MOU trip this Saturday and was wondering if = anyone could send me some really good directions for a hick like me to = understand since I am coming to the big city? I would like directions = from Wood Lake to Lebanon Hills. Thanks Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C32075.44EF45E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

As you know I am leading a MOU trip this Saturday and was wondering = if=20 anyone could send me some really good directions for a hick like me to=20 understand since I am coming to the big city? I would like = directions from=20 Wood Lake to Lebanon Hills.

Thanks

Mike Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C32075.44EF45E0-- From alongtin@worldnet.att.net Fri May 23 01:29:02 2003 From: alongtin@worldnet.att.net (Andrew Longtin) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 19:29:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lincoln's Sparrow Message-ID: <001401c320c2$4f7f4170$9243520c@computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C32098.66A93970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ok, Last night I had a sparrow show up under the feeder that I'm about 95% sure was a Lincoln's Sparrow, one thing this bird did that might help confirm this is it did the two foot shuffle scratching for food like Fox, White-throated, and White-crowned do, I don't recall ever seeing a Chipping Sparrow do this and it's also a little early to see juvenal Chipping Sparrows, I have one nesting across the street and the chicks are only a few days old. I didn't get a great long look at this bird but it did the two foot shuffle a few times, it had fine streaks on the breast mostly on the sides with a very small spot on the chest and had the broad gray supercilium and I'm pretty sure I remember the slight eye ring. >From the get-go this bird just stuck out when I saw it fly in, the only other Lincoln's I've seen was at Hawk Ridge. I welcome some opinions as this would be a new yard and county for me.. Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Hardness Zone 4 (climate zone) ALongtin *at worldnet *dot att *dot net See my WEB pages at http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE!!!! ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C32098.66A93970 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ok,

Last night I had a sparrow = show up=20 under the feeder that I'm about 95% sure was a Lincoln's Sparrow, one = thing this=20 bird did that might help confirm this is it did the two foot shuffle = scratching=20 for food like Fox, White-throated, and White-crowned do, I don't recall = ever=20 seeing a Chipping Sparrow do this and it's also a little early to see = juvenal=20 Chipping Sparrows, I have one nesting across the street and the chicks = are only=20 a few days old.

I didn't=20 get a great long look at this bird but it did the two foot shuffle a few = times,=20 it had fine streaks on the breast mostly on the sides with a = very small=20 spot on the chest and had the broad gray supercilium and I'm pretty sure = I=20 remember the slight eye ring. From the get-go this bird just stuck out = when I=20 saw it fly in, the only other Lincoln's I've seen was at Hawk=20 Ridge.

I welcome=20 some opinions as this would be a new yard and county for=20 me..

Andrew

------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C32098.66A93970-- From drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri May 23 02:22:26 2003 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David R. Benson) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 19:22:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 5/22/03 Message-ID: This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 22, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A first-winter-plumage LITTLE GULL was seen on Sunday in the harbor off the soccer field at Park Point. 23 WHIMBRELS were seen on Monday, and and at least 6 were still present today in the vicinity of Hearding Island in Duluth. Other shorebirds seen this week include BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, WILLET, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, and DUNLIN. Most of these sightings were on Minnesota Point. Over 200 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 150 COMMON TERNS, and 1 TRUMPETER SWAN have been seen at Hearding Island this week. On May 17, 10 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS were found on Moose Mountain in Cook Cty. Thanks to Barb Adams, Lars Benson, Kim Eckert, Dave Krikorian, Chris Mansfield, Gordy Martinson, Mike Steffes, and Sparky Stensaas for contributing information to this report. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 29. The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to mou@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From Byokel@aol.com Fri May 23 03:17:57 2003 From: Byokel@aol.com (Byokel@aol.com) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:17:57 EDT Subject: [mou] Warblers-better late than never (St. Louis Co.) Message-ID: <78.3fea9008.2bfeded5@aol.com> --part1_78.3fea9008.2bfeded5_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We finally had a major wave of migrants in our yard today, including 16 species of warbler in 15 minutes singing in the spruces along our driveway. Highlights included numerous eye-level Blackburnians and Bay-breasteds, as well as a stunning Golden-winged. Another four species of warblers were present elsewhere in our yard, for a total of 20. Other highlights included Green Heron, Philadelphia vireo, Scarlet tanager, and a Leconte's sparrow, possibly on territory in the field across the street from our house. Ben Yokel Melrude, MN Byokel@aol.com --part1_78.3fea9008.2bfeded5_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We finally had a major wave of migrants in our yard to= day, including 16 species of warbler in 15 minutes singing in the spruces al= ong our driveway. Highlights included numerous eye-level Blackburnians= and Bay-breasteds, as well as a stunning Golden-winged. Another four=20= species of warblers were present elsewhere in our yard, for a total of 20. Other highlights included Green Heron, Philadelphia vireo, Scarlet tanager,=20= and a Leconte's sparrow, possibly on territory in the field across the stree= t from our house.

Ben Yokel
Melrude, MN
Byokel@aol.com --part1_78.3fea9008.2bfeded5_boundary-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri May 23 03:33:29 2003 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 21:33:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, May 23, 2003 Message-ID: <000e01c320d3$b5b879a0$3f92ddcc@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, May 23, 2003 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. This week is a warbler report, and most of the warblers are appearing gradually from south to north. Shorebirds are also in the news, and many reports have come in of several species wherever the proper habitat is present. Other species that are moving in large numbers include all the common sparrows, bobolinks, and the first flycatchers who appeared concurrently with the first big "bug" hatch! Perhaps the most interesting sighting this week was a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT seen by Bob O'Connor in Gooseberry Park in south Moorhead, Clay County on May 20th. I have not heard if anyone has relocated the bird.=20 A CASPIAN TERN was reported by Pat Rice who was birding near Longville in Cass County. Dave Sorgen reported from Ottertail County. Among the species he has seen are WARBLING VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, 12 species of warblers including MOURNING WARBLER, and CANADA WARBLER. On May 21st Dave observed SWAINSON'S THRUSH, EASTERN WOOD PEWEE, and SCARLET TANAGER. Alma Ronningen reported GRAY CATBIRD, and INDIGO BUNTING on May 16th, CHIMNEY SWIFT on May 17th, HOUSE WREN, VEERY, and ORCHARD ORIOLE on the 18th, AMERICAN REDSTART and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT on the 19th, and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO on the 21st. Polk County birds reported by Joe Gartner, who was at the Fertile Sandhills, included TENNESSEE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and SWAINSON'S THRUSH.=20 Cass County birds reported by Pat Rice who was birding near Longville, on the Wood Tick Trail, included several singing GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS on May 18th. On the 20th, she found WARBLING VIREO, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and RED-EYED VIREO at Stoney Point. Also there were 16 species of warblers, and a SCARLET TANAGER and many other species. In Bemidji, Beltrami County, Pat found nine species of warblers including CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACKBURNIAN, and OVENBIRD on May 17th and on May 20 BLACK TERNS over Lake Erica on CR 27. Rick Hoyme birded in Pennington County on May 16th and 17th. At the Thief River Falls wastewater treatment ponds he found a SNOW GOOSE and FORSTER'S TERN. He visited the rice paddies in the far southeastern part of the county where he got BONAPARTE'S GULL, 10 species of shorebirds. They were GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, MARBLED GODWIT, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, and WILSON'S PHALAROPE. In his travels throughout the county, he found 8 species of warblers, and 8 species of sparrows. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was heard. On May 18, an ORCHARD ORIOLE appeared in our yard, only to be chased away from the oranges by a BALTIMORE ORIOLE who wanted them all to himself. Both RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER on the17th, and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on the 18th, came to our feeders this week. Linda Johnson reported from Marshall County that the warblers are coming in, and LEAST FLYCATCHERS and BOBOLINKS arrived on May 18th. Mary Broten reported AMERICAN WOODCOCK and MARBLED GODWIT. Joe Gartner banded NORTHERN PARULA, CAPE MAY WARBLER, and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday. Bob Jansson and Jerry Bonkoski identifed 16 species of shorebirds at Agassiz NWR on Sunday. These included 111-125 HUDSONIAN GODWITS. Some of the other shorebirds seen were 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, 6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 2 SANDERLINGS, over 100 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, and 75 DUNLINS. On Monday, May 19th there were 12 WESTERN GREBES on Headquarters Pool. The autotour is open, and keys to go beyond locked gates may be obtained at the headquarters during business hours. It is asked that visitors do not go on the grassy dikes, but remain on the refuge roads. Gretchen Mehmel says that the typical breeding species are returning to Lake of the Woods County. She observed WINTER WREN, HERMIT THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, RED-EYED VIREO, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, BLACK-AND- WHITE WARBLER, and OVENBIRD all of which nest in the area. Thanks to all who sent in birding reports this week. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, May 30, 2003. From tobylab69@hotmail.com Fri May 23 03:58:48 2003 From: tobylab69@hotmail.com (Craig Menze) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 21:58:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Summer Tanager @ Lebanon Hills Message-ID:

We refound the tanager at about 730 this evening. It was closer up the trail than previously reported. It wasn't singing, but, it didn't make one chip noise which is how we found it. Nice beautiful Male though.

Craig Menze

Mora

Protect your PC - Click here for McAfee.com VirusScan Online From david@cahlander.com Fri May 23 04:28:06 2003 From: david@cahlander.com (David Cahlander) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:28:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU trip report Message-ID: <003c01c320db$56c789b0$0200000a@pancho> There is a report of the MOU trip in February on: http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/trip.20030215.html --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 From William_Marengo@cargill.com Fri May 23 15:11:14 2003 From: William_Marengo@cargill.com (William_Marengo@cargill.com) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 09:11:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ruddy Turnstones, etc. - northwest Hennepin county Message-ID: This morning at about 7:45am there were two Ruddy Turnstones present at the intersection of County Roads 144 & 13 just east of Rogers. Also present were Dunlin, Least Sandpipers, Semi-palmated Plovers and a Caspian Tern. The spot at Bechtold Rd & County 30 in Corcoran had no shorebirds. Regards... From geoinmn@hotmail.com Fri May 23 17:07:12 2003 From: geoinmn@hotmail.com (George Martin) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:07:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Female Summer Tananger? Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_6393_6434_4dab Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed On Tuesday, May 20th I saw what I think was a female summer tanager at our bird feeder. The bird was about 6 1/2 inches to 7 inches tall, with a pale sharp beak. It had a red head and back side, but its belly was an olive green. It was happy to eat at the bird feeder but didn't like to share it with any other birds. We do have oaks nearby and I know a tanager likes oak trees. I'll try to attach a picture I took. If it doesn't work I can try sending it to any pro out there who would like to see it. Thanks...I'm a real amateur at all this, but know that the birding community it made up of great friendly people accepting of novice bird watchers. 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23 May 2003 13:34:18 -0500 Subject: [mou] good birding/Sand Dunes SF Message-ID: <22ECDF671FCD564398087D64CFCF46BDD5BA5F@EXCHANGE.campus.stcloudstate.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C32159.EB84E626 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Around the Day Use Area (Sand Dunes SF in Sherburne Co) by Ann Lake, I = found 14 warbler species, including Blackpoll, Connecticut, Canada, and = Cape May. Also in the same area: Barred Owl, Phil Vireo, and Olive-Sided = Flycatcher. Tim Houghton Clear Lake ------_=_NextPart_001_01C32159.EB84E626 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable good birding/Sand Dunes SF

Around the Day Use Area (Sand Dunes SF in Sherburne = Co) by Ann Lake, I found 14 warbler species, including Blackpoll, = Connecticut, Canada, and Cape May. Also in the same area: Barred Owl, = Phil Vireo, and Olive-Sided Flycatcher.

Tim Houghton
Clear Lake

------_=_NextPart_001_01C32159.EB84E626-- From smithville4@msn.com Fri May 23 22:43:20 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 16:43:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU May 24 Trip Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C3214A.6B66C6A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: I will be leaving at 6 pm and will not be checking my emails to see who = is also planning to come along. The last names I added were a short = time ago by the Rose & Harvey Dundas. I have 20 birders coming along = and I added two leaders to help me along. Mark Oches and Deanne = Endrizzi will be assisting me. For those that are planning to come along and still want to join you can = meet the group at 7:00 am at Wood Lake Nature Reserve in Richfield. We = are meeting in the parking lot. Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C3214A.6B66C6A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

I will be leaving at 6 pm and will not be checking my emails to see = who is=20 also planning to come along. The last names I added were a short = time ago=20 by the Rose & Harvey Dundas. I have 20 birders coming along = and I=20 added two leaders to help me along. Mark Oches and Deanne Endrizzi = will be=20 assisting me.

For those that are planning to come along and still want to join = you can=20 meet the group at 7:00 am at Wood Lake Nature Reserve in = Richfield. We are=20 meeting in the parking lot.

Mike Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C3214A.6B66C6A0-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri May 23 23:45:57 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 17:45:57 -0500 Subject: [mou] Walter Breckenridge Message-ID: Walter Breckenridge died Thursday, 22 May, about 3:00 PM, at age 100. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From tobylab69@hotmail.com Sat May 24 00:52:28 2003 From: tobylab69@hotmail.com (Craig Menze) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 18:52:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] Western Tanager Message-ID:

I just got a phone call about a Western Tanager that is being seen here in Kanabec County over by Ann Lake. It was seen Wednesday and Thursday, but, hasn't been seen today. Thats about all I know for now and will post more info if it is seen again. Hopefully its still around.

Craig Menze

Mora Kanabec Co.

Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sat May 24 02:55:53 2003 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 20:55:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Summer Tanager-Lebanon Hills Message-ID: <002501c32197$a0428c40$059ec7c7@oemcomputer> Present tonight about 5:30 PM. Was doing its call note continously about 50 yards past the shelter on the directions from Drew. You could almost hear it from the shelter. Mover off to the north and east shortly there after. When we returned about 45 minutes later it was not heard. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sat May 24 03:11:53 2003 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 21:11:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pigeon Lake Rookery-Meeker county Message-ID: <003601c32199$d9bd98a0$059ec7c7@oemcomputer> I have been checking this rookery every other day for a week or so. It is interesting what is happening at this point. Great Blue Heron-majority have hatched and many are visible over the top of the nest rather easily so presume a week old or more. Great Egret-few still nest building, most just sitting Black-crowned Night Heron-three pair nest building Cormorants-few have hatched but most appear to be just sitting on eggs American White Pelican-many appear to be sitting on eggs but unable to count at this time as all may not have eggs RING-BILLED GULL-at least five appear to be sitting on eggs, a new nesting location, a couple more appear to be nest building (on the ground) This rookery is easily observed with a scope from the scenic overlook on Highway 15, south of Dassel a few miles. I tried to count nests today and was unable to do so. Literally hundreds of all the species combined. There are even over a hundred on the second island behind to main island. Dennis Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From holtz@noah.csp.edu Sat May 24 01:45:09 2003 From: holtz@noah.csp.edu (Robert Holtz) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 19:45:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] Walter Breckenridge In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20030523194405.009fa540@noah.csp.edu> We have lost a GIANT. Bob Holtz At 05:45 PM 5/23/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Walter Breckenridge died Thursday, 22 May, about 3:00 PM, at age 100. > >-- >Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com >_______________________________________________ >mou-net mailing list >mou-net@cbs.umn.edu >http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From jimlind@lakenet.com Sat May 24 04:29:22 2003 From: jimlind@lakenet.com (Jim Lind) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 22:29:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] Orchard Oriole and N. Mockingbird in Two Harbors, Lake Co. Message-ID: <3ECEA0C2.20637.F87E2B@localhost> This afternoon there was a male Orchard Oriole north of the dirt walking trail along Agate Bay in downtown Two Harbors (west of sewage treatment plant). It was seen briefly and photographed, but not relocated in the next hour. A Northern Mockingbird was at the west end of 1st Avenue near the edge of DM&IR property. This is about 2 blocks west of the downtown business district. Jim Lind Two Harbors From jwalter@ties2.net Sat May 24 08:06:59 2003 From: jwalter@ties2.net (Jay Walter) Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 02:06:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Summer Tanager Photos Message-ID: I have posted a few photos of the male Summer Tanager seen at Lebanon Hills in Dakota Co. Friday May 23. If you wish to see them click on this link and when the thumbnails appear, click on them to make bigger. http://www.pbase.com/birdboy43/summer_tanager_piranga_rubra -- Jay Walter Minneapolis, MN From mattjim@earthlink.net Sat May 24 09:10:58 2003 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (jim mattsson) Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 08:10:58 +0000 Subject: [mou] KEWA and SUTA - Lebanon Hills, Dakota Co Message-ID: <3ECF290E.4A6449F3@earthlink.net> A located a singing male Kentucky Warbler at 6:00am today (24th) at the same location as the Summer Tanager at Lebanon Hills Park in Dakota County (see Drew Smith's earlier posting for directions). The bird was extremely difficult to see as it moved through the dense understory. The bird appeared rather dull, suggesting a first year bird. I did not actually see the bird sing, so it is also possible that I actually saw a female and not the singing male. As with the SUTA, the best chance of actually seeing this bird is to be patient and watch for it as it moves back and forth across the trail rather than pursuing it thru the dense understory. Good birding. Jim Mattsson Eagan, MN From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Sat May 24 17:44:37 2003 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 11:44:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] Good Migrants at Carleton College Arb, Northfield, Rice County Message-ID: <954398EF1F830749868583446DBCE7EB12901501@min-nrt-exch1.min.nrtinc.nrt> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-5ac1a8f9-32ec-44f9-8d94-486d881cd98e Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C32213.C37AE6EB" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C32213.C37AE6EB Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Participated in the 4th annual Carleton College Arb Count this morning. It is less formal than=20 some counts, but we did have a good group of birders and had some great birds including: Connecticut Warbler(heard only) Mourning Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Magnolia Warbler Philadelphia Vireo Olive-sided Flycatcher(heard only) Red-headed Woodpecker Great-horned Owl Perhaps we should not give up on our migration just yet. Bob Williams, Bloomington =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C32213.C37AE6EB Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= ; Participated in the 4^th annual Carleton College = Arb Count this morning. It is less formal than =

some counts, but we did have a good group of birders and had some great birds = including:

= ; Connecticut Warbler(heard = only)

= ; Mourning Warbler

= ; Blackburnian Warbler

= ; Wilson’s Warbler

= ; = Canada = Warbler

= ; Magnolia Warbler

= ; Philadelphia = Vireo

= ; Olive-sided Flycatcher(heard = only)

= ; Red-headed Woodpecker

= ; Great-horned Owl

= ; Perhaps we should not give up on our migration just = yet.

= ; Bob Williams, Bloomington

= ;

=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C32213.C37AE6EB-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-5ac1a8f9-32ec-44f9-8d94-486d881cd98e-- From jimlind@lakenet.com Sun May 25 03:16:21 2003 From: jimlind@lakenet.com (Jim Lind) Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 21:16:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Two Harbors, Lake Co. Message-ID: <3ECFE125.30395.17703D@localhost> When I got home this evening I had a message from members of Kim Eckert's birding weekend trip about a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher seen in Two Harbors this afternoon. Sharon and I relocated the bird at dusk along the walking trail out in front of the lighthouse near the breakwall at Agate Bay. It was actively foraging along the lakeshore and near the fence south of the lighthouse. It didn't seem to mind all the tourists, so hopefully it will hang around for a little while. Jim Lind Two Harbors From prh@hutchtel.net Sun May 25 05:28:37 2003 From: prh@hutchtel.net (Hoeger-Lerdal) Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 23:28:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] warbler help Message-ID: <001701c32276$1d029660$580410ac@default> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C3224C.33D8A200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I could use some help with a warbler that stumped me today--while = birding along the Crow River in Hutchinson (McLeod Cty), in the thickets = and ash trees along the river bank with many Wilson's, Yellowthroats, = Redstarts, Magnolias, Yellows, even a Canada, and seemingly scores of = Tennesees, one standout warbler-like bird---the Orange-ish face caught = my attention. The orange was not as deep as a male blackburnian, but = definitely more orange than yellow, and the color extended only to the = chin. I also felt sure I saw an eyebrow. The lower throat, breast, and = sides, extending all the way to the undertail coverts, were a plain, = drab, whitish color, with just a tinge of yellow on the belly---and the = kicker: No streaks or barring on sides or underneath that I could see = during 15 min. of hide-and seek as it foraged fearlessly 20 ft.above my = head from leaf to leaf. I had only brief, poor looks at the wings and = back, but saw No wingbars or markings at all on the back, which seemed = to be a grayish-green color. It did not look like a female blackburnian = to me, certainly nothing like the pics in Sibley (although maybe = slightly like the female BB in Kaufmann), so maybe the light was playing = tricks on me or this was some kind of abnormally colored female ? (there = were no male blackburnians around). A non-birder friend with me also = confirmed my impressions, however, as the bird was so close much of the = time that binocs weren't always needed. Any other ideas? Pete Hoeger, Hutchinson ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C3224C.33D8A200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I could use some help with a warbler = that stumped=20 me today--while birding along the Crow River in Hutchinson (McLeod Cty), = in the=20 thickets and ash trees along the river bank with many Wilson's,=20 Yellowthroats, Redstarts, Magnolias, Yellows, even a Canada, and = seemingly=20 scores of Tennesees, one standout warbler-like bird---the Orange-ish = face caught=20 my attention. The orange was not as deep as a male blackburnian, but = definitely=20 more orange than yellow, and the color extended only to the = chin. I=20 also felt sure I saw an eyebrow. The lower = throat, breast, and=20 sides, extending all the way to the undertail coverts, were a plain, = drab,=20 whitish color, with just a tinge of yellow on the belly---and the = kicker: No=20 streaks or barring on sides or underneath that I could see during 15 = min. of=20 hide-and seek as it foraged fearlessly 20 ft.above my head from leaf to=20 leaf. I had only brief, poor looks at the wings and back, but = saw No=20 wingbars or markings at all on the back, which seemed to be a=20 grayish-green color. It did not look like a female blackburnian to = me,=20 certainly nothing like the pics in Sibley (although maybe slightly like = the=20 female BB in Kaufmann), so maybe the light was playing tricks on me = or this=20 was some kind of abnormally colored female ? (there were no male = blackburnians=20 around). A non-birder friend with me also confirmed my = impressions,=20 however, as the bird was so close much of the time that binocs = weren't=20 always needed. Any other ideas?

Pete Hoeger, = Hutchinson

------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C3224C.33D8A200-- From sweston2@attbi.com Sun May 25 08:34:05 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 02:34:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dakota Co. Message-ID: <000701c32290$06d58f40$361e2942@spacestar.net> Lebanon Hills: Saturday am: Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher prob Arcadian Flycatcher (seen above trail along Holland Lake) Canada Warbler (several) Kentucky Warbler (two singing) The first is according to directions given earlier. The second: After you make the first turn to go to the Tanager & other Kentucky, turn right at the next trail intersection. Follow the hiking trail left at the next intersection. The bird was heard singing across the trail from the pond. Shorebird Report early evening Saturday: Empire (west of Jrik): Not as much habitat or as many birds: Killdeer Semi-palmated Plover >24 SB Dowitcher 4 or 5 Spotted Sandpiper Semi-palmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Lake Byllesby: Birds not close and most chased away by Peregrine Killdeer Semi-palmated Plover Spotted Sandpiper Semi-palmated Sandpiper Dunlin Bairds Sandpiper Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From prh@hutchtel.net Sun May 25 14:31:11 2003 From: prh@hutchtel.net (Hoeger-Lerdal) Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 08:31:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] mystery warbler? Message-ID: <000a01c322c1$e86a02c0$580410ac@default> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C32297.FF400E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Relocated my mystery warbler this am and got better looks in the morning = sunlight. Grayish cap, gray-green back, no wing-bars or any other = markings on back or wings, clear eyebrow (a whitish-yellow color), = drab-whitish underneath, from lower throat to undertail. no streaking or = markings at all underneath---smallish, 5" or less, foraging in ash trees = about 10-15 ft. above ground. Has not made a sound yet in the 4 = seperate times I have located it. Looks very much like a Tennessee = (there are many in the trees nearby) BUT it has an ORANGE face, orange = down to the very upper part of the throat. Could it possibly be a = Blackburnian-Tennessee hybrid? this doesn't make sense to me, but it is very cool-looking!! Pete Hoeger, Hutchinson ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C32297.FF400E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Relocated my mystery warbler this am = and got better=20 looks in the morning sunlight. Grayish cap, gray-green back, no = wing-bars or any=20 other markings on back or wings, clear eyebrow (a whitish-yellow color), = drab-whitish underneath, from lower throat to undertail. no streaking or = markings at all underneath---smallish, 5" or less, foraging in ash trees = about=20 10-15 ft. above ground. Has not made a sound yet in the 4 seperate = times I=20 have located it. Looks very much like a Tennessee (there are many = in the=20 trees nearby) BUT it has an ORANGE face, orange down to the very upper = part of=20 the throat. Could it possibly be a Blackburnian-Tennessee=20 hybrid?

this doesn't make sense to me, but it = is very=20 cool-looking!!

Pete Hoeger, = Hutchinson

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C32297.FF400E60-- From holtz@noah.csp.edu Sun May 25 15:22:30 2003 From: holtz@noah.csp.edu (Robert Holtz) Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 09:22:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne County Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20030525091634.00a09120@noah.csp.edu> Yesterday Andy Bicek, John Wallner and I birded Sherburne County from 6:30-1:50. It was no where near a record day, but considering the level of bird activity this spring, not too bad. We had a total of 120 species. In the wildlife refuge we found American Bittern, Loggerhead Shrike, Bobolink, and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. In the area of the Becker power plant, we found three Western Kingbirds. Bob Holtz From golfbird@attbi.com Sun May 25 18:42:59 2003 From: golfbird@attbi.com (Dave Felker) Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 12:42:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Murphy Hanrehan Message-ID: <000a01c322e5$186f7a40$a8722942@daveuam5mdi8ml> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C322BB.2F997240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My husband and I went to Murphy Hanrehan this AM. The Cerulean was seen just north of marker 9 and also west of 4. The Hooded Warbler was only heard between 3 and 4. Other warblers: Blackburnian, Mourning Linda Felker Eagan ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C322BB.2F997240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My husband and I went to Murphy Hanrehan this = AM. The Cerulean was seen just = north of marker 9 and also west of 4. The = Hooded Warbler was only heard between 3 and 4. Other warblers: = Blackburnian, Mourning

Linda Felker Eagan =

------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C322BB.2F997240-- From smithville4@msn.com Sun May 25 23:32:41 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 17:32:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] 5/24 MOU Field Trip Summary Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C322E3.A4F2C500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: =20 Here is the results of the May 24th M.O.U. Bird Trip around the Twin = Cities area. =20 My assistant leaders were Mark Ochs and Deanne Endrizzi. They help me = lead 32 birders around Wood Lake Nature Reserve, Lebanon Hills and = Murphy Hanrehan Regional Park. =20 We recorded 82 species of birds. =20 =20 Highlights: =20 * 18 species of warblers * 5 Hooded Warblers !! 4 seen and 1 heard. * 1 male Kentucky Warbler singing near the Summer Tanager directions at = Lebanon Hills * 1 male Summer Tanager singing from a snag at the blow down area just = beyond the three lines scratched on the path. * A few Acadian Flycatchers at Murphy Hanrehan. * Saw a unbelievable close up male Cerulean Warbler for all to see at = Murphy Hanrehan Regional Park. * Saw 2 molting Red-Shoulder Hawks circling over our heads at Murphy = Hanrehan Regional Park.=20 =20 We had a lot of fun we WALKED a lot and Murphy Hanrehan proves once = again what a frustrating, beautiful and trail confusing park to visit!! = =20 Thank you Jim Mattson for calling us on the KY warbler! A state bird for = me. =20 Mike Hendrickson MOU Field Trip Chairman =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C322E3.A4F2C500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello:

Here is the = results of the May=20 24^th M.O.U. = Bird Trip=20 around the Twin Cities area.

My assistant = leaders were Mark Ochs and Deanne = Endrizzi. They help me lead 32 = birders around=20 Wood Lake Nature Reserve, Lebanon Hills and Murphy Hanrehan Regional=20 Park.

We recorded 82 = species of=20 birds. =20

Highlights:

* 18 species of=20 warblers

* 5 Hooded = Warblers !! 4 seen=20 and 1 heard.

* 1 male Kentucky = Warbler=20 singing near the Summer Tanager directions at Lebanon=20 Hills

* 1 male Summer = Tanager=20 singing from a snag at the blow down area just beyond the three lines = scratched=20 on the path.

* A few Acadian = Flycatchers at=20 Murphy Hanrehan.

* Saw a = unbelievable close up=20 male Cerulean Warbler for all to see at Murphy Hanrehan Regional=20 Park.

* Saw 2 molting = Red-Shoulder=20 Hawks circling over our heads at Murphy Hanrehan Regional Park.=20

We had a lot of = fun we WALKED=20 a lot and Murphy Hanrehan proves once again what a frustrating, = beautiful and=20 trail confusing park to visit!! =20

Thank you Jim = Mattson for=20 calling us on the KY warbler! A state bird for = me.

Mike = Hendrickson MOU = Field Trip=20 Chairman =20

------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C322E3.A4F2C500-- From earlorf@uslink.net Mon May 26 01:05:17 2003 From: earlorf@uslink.net (Earl Orf) Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 19:05:17 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bonaparte's Gulls in Non-breeding plumage Message-ID: <001601c3231a$81b23e90$4002fea9@TOSHIBAEARL> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C322F0.98DC3690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The very last birds I saw during my Itasca County big day on Friday 5/23/03 were 4 Bonaparte's Gulls at Trout Lake in Bovey. That isn't too newsworthy but the fact that they were in non-breeding plumage seemed very odd to me. My wife and I saw about 20 of them in the same place a couple of days ago but they were all in breeding plumage (black heads). The 4 that I saw on Friday looked like the ones we see in Florida in January! According to Sibley, non-breeding plumage lasts from August to April. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Earl Orf ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C322F0.98DC3690 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The very last birds I saw during my Itasca County big = day on Friday 5/23/03 were 4 Bonaparte’s Gulls at Trout Lake in = Bovey. That isn’t too newsworthy = but the fact that they were in non-breeding plumage seemed very odd to me. My wife and I saw about 20 of = them in the same place a couple of days ago but they were all in breeding plumage = (black heads). The 4 that I saw = on Friday looked like the ones we see in Florida in January! According to = Sibley, non-breeding plumage lasts from August to = April.

Does anyone have an explanation for = this?

Earl Orf

------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C322F0.98DC3690-- From Pmegeland@aol.com Mon May 26 04:14:02 2003 From: Pmegeland@aol.com (Pmegeland@aol.com) Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 23:14:02 EDT Subject: [mou] Birding Renville and Lyon Co. Message-ID: <154.1fb77f0a.2c02e07a@aol.com> --part1_154.1fb77f0a.2c02e07a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Migration was still going on with some of the last migrants now showing up plus a few other birds. Best birds were: Eastern Meadowlark in Renville County, seen along Sioux trail about three miles west of Renville Co. 6 where it crosses MN River. In same field were Grasshopper Sparrows, Bobolink, and my first of the year Dickcissel. In both Renville and Redwood Co. had a Swainson's Hawk drifting in the valley. Had 10 species of Warbler including a Bay-breasted, many Tennessee, at least 6 Blackpoll, 4 species of Verio including a Philadelphia, five flycatchers including a Yellow-bellied all in my Mothers yard in Cottonwood. Also added my 230th yard bird(s) with a flock of 7 Common terns feeding on Cottonwood Lake within 10 feet of shore so could easily see the red bill. Orchard Orioles were just starting to show up and saw a flock of 23 Eastern Kingbirds come flying a cross a plowed field. Also had Olive-sided Flycatchers in three locations. Shorebirds were scarce, but did have a Turnstone on the Echo sewage ponds. Paul Egeland Bloomington --part1_154.1fb77f0a.2c02e07a_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Migration was still going on with some of the last mig= rants now showing up plus a few other birds.
Best birds were:
Eastern Meadowlark in Renville County, seen along Sioux trail a= bout three miles west of Renville Co. 6 where it crosses MN River. In same f= ield were Grasshopper Sparrows, Bobolink, and my first of the year Dickcisse= l.
In both Renville and Redwood Co. had a Swainson's Hawk drifting in the valle= y.
Had 10 species of Warbler including a Bay-breasted, many Tennessee, at least= 6 Blackpoll, 4 species of Verio including a Philadelphia, five flycatchers=20= including a Yellow-bellied all in my Mothers yard in Cottonwood. Also added=20= my 230th yard bird(s) with a flock of 7 Common terns feeding on Cottonwood L= ake within 10 feet of shore so could easily see the red bill.
Orchard Orioles were just starting to show up and saw a flock of 23 Eastern=20= Kingbirds come flying a cross a plowed field. Also had Olive-sided Flycatche= rs in three locations.
Shorebirds were scarce, but did have a Turnstone on the Echo sewage ponds. Paul Egeland
Bloomington --part1_154.1fb77f0a.2c02e07a_boundary-- From sweston2@attbi.com Mon May 26 07:27:24 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 01:27:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lebanon Hills Message-ID: <018301c3234f$e234b740$361e2942@spacestar.net> Please, note: the Summer Tanager and the Kentucky Warbler at Lebanon Hills are being seen from a horse trail. While I don't know if hikers and birdwatchers are prohibited on these trails, they are definitely not welcomed. With all the interest I have heard of some birders being repremanded for being on the trail. If you are on a horse trail and hear an approaching horse, protocol is that you step off the trail and stand still until the horse passes so not to spook the animal. I have been birding the trails at Lebanon Hills for many years. While I tend to stay off the horse trails, I do occasional use those trails. When a horse approaches, I get off the trail, usually at least six feet or more if it possible. I have never had any complaints when yielding to the horses. Many riders have stopped and thanked me for my consideration. Remember the horses have the right of way. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From christine37o@yahoo.com Mon May 26 15:12:38 2003 From: christine37o@yahoo.com (Christine Olson) Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 07:12:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] help for baby blue jays... Message-ID: <20030526141238.65929.qmail@web10105.mail.yahoo.com> --0-887715664-1053958358=:65863 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hello! Saturday evening, some neighborhood children brought to me a nest of four baby blue jays. Apparently, crows attacked the nest and killed a parent. The children scared off the crows, and "rescued" the babies. As of now, I have had no luck connecting with a bird rehabilitator on this holiday weekend. With expert advice and guidance from Laura Erickson, I have been able to maintain the babies -I actually think they are thriving- except for one. While three seem alert, strong, aggressive, and are eating heartily, one is in a more fragile state. He seldom opens his eyes, and does not eat with the vigor or the frequency of the others. Is there anything I can do for this bird? Force feed somehow? If it appears that he's deteriorating, do I remove him from his siblings? Though taking care of these babies has been a unique, challenging, and rewarding experience, I am anxious to get them to someone qualified to care for them, if possible. But until then, I just want to do the best I can for them. Any input would be appreciated! Thank you! Christine Olson - Chisholm Peace --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. --0-887715664-1053958358=:65863 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

Hello!

Saturday evening, some neighborhood children brought to me a nest of four baby blue jays. Apparently, crows attacked the nest and killed a parent. The children scared off the crows, and "rescued" the babies.

As of now, I have had no luck connecting with a bird rehabilitator on this holiday weekend. With expert advice and guidance from Laura Erickson, I have been able to maintain the babies -I actually think they are thriving- except for one. While three seem alert, strong, aggressive, and are eating heartily, one is in a more fragile state. He seldom opens his eyes, and does not eat with the vigor or the frequency of the others. Is there anything I can do for this bird? Force feed somehow? If it appears that he's deteriorating, do I remove him from his siblings?

Though taking care of these babies has been a unique, challenging, and rewarding experience, I am anxious to get them to someone qualified to care for them, if possible. But until then, I just want to do the best I can for them. Any input would be appreciated!

Thank you!

Christine Olson - Chisholm

Peace

Do you Yahoo!?
The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. --0-887715664-1053958358=:65863-- From kreckert@cpinternet.com Mon May 26 23:45:55 2003 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R. Eckert) Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 17:45:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] 2 more N Mockingbirds, etc Message-ID: <200305262247.h4QMlKqZ008899@seagull.cpinternet.com> In addition to Jim Lind's mockingbird seen in Two Harbors, the Minn Birding Weekends group had 2 others this weekend in Cook Co, for an amazing total of 3 along the North Shore on the same weekend. (Undoubtedly there must have been others undetected by any birders.) One of these was early morning on 25 May by the parking lot on the east side of the Grand Marais harbor; it was only seen briefly by two of our group and could not be relocated later that day or today. However, the entire group saw another today (26 May) in Schroeder next to the post office; it was spotted midday by Dave Benson as it flew into a spruce tree and at one point started singing. To follow up on the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher we found 24 May in Two Harbors, it was first spotted midday by Bob Dunlap and others as the group was hiking along the trail behind the lighthouse. It was initially at the far east end of the trail about 200 yards south the corner of South Ave and 1st St, and it eventually worked its way west along the shore to the lighthouse area where others relocated it later that day and yesterday. I have not heard if anyone looked for or saw it today. Other highlights of the MBW trip up the North Shore and the Gunflint Trail: Surf Scoter, 24 May, 1 male at Good Harbor Bay White-winged Scoter, 25 May, 11 flying by Grand Marais Long-tailed Duck, 24-26 May, Lake Co (Flood Bay) and Cook Co (many seen at various locations between Cascade R and Paradise Beach) Whimbrel, 26 May, at least 100 individuals on the rocky island to the east of Good Harbor Bay N Saw-whet Owl, 25 May, several 100 yards up the Lima Mt Trail in Cook Co (found by Tim Dawson et al) Whip-poor-will, 24-25 May, on side roads off Hwy 61 in the vicinity of Five Mile Rock Black-backed Woodpecker, 25 May, 2 males at nest cavities along the Gunflint Trail (1 at the North Brule R; 1 at Swamper L) Black-throated Blue Warbler, 25 May, 3-4 singing about 1/2 mile up the Lima Mt Trail Kim Eckert From dbmartin@skypoint.com Tue May 27 01:22:19 2003 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 19:22:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bells Vireo-Blue Earth county Message-ID: <000501c323e6$0c0f85e0$3f2e56c7@oemcomputer> Found Sunday on the hiking trail, approximately 50 yards south from where the hiking trail crosses the road to the Seppman Mill. In a rather large section of brush. There is a small parking area where the trail crosses the road. Also of interest in the Williams Nature Park next door to the state park. While we were photographing the Kentucky Warbler previously reported a second male Kentucky flew in and was chased off by the resident bird. Interesting enough is that this bird was singing from the same tree and limbs that it was in last year. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From michael_whitt@hotmail.com Tue May 27 02:08:37 2003 From: michael_whitt@hotmail.com (michael whitt) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 01:08:37 +0000 Subject: [mou] Bufflehead Message-ID: Adult male Bufflehead observed on McMahon Lake in Scott County. I saw the bird on the eastern side of the lake in marsh habitat surrounded by suitable cavity trees. Considering the late time in the waterfowl migration, perhaps a breeder, quite a bit south of typical breeding range Michael B. Whitt Professional Wetland Scientist _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail From JulianSellers@msn.com Tue May 27 04:30:50 2003 From: JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 22:30:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sandhill Cranes with Young, Waseca Cty Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C323D6.76229FE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Someone must have noticed these birds already. You'd think I would have = since they're just a mile down the road from my mother-in-law's house, = but I saw them this evening for the first time--two adult Sandhill = Cranes with a small chick (colt?). They were in a not very large = wetland just east of Cty Rd 5 where Cty 5 turns south and crosses the = DM&E Railroad tracks, about a mile from the start of Cty 5 at U.S. 14 = (Elm Street) in Waseca. Where Cty 5 turns south, you can continue = straight (east) for the best viewing of this wetland. The adults were = nervous when I stopped the car. They hunkered down in the grass, then = stood up and led the chick (colt?) into the cattails. Other birding notes of interest today in Waseca County: pretty good = warblers at Courthouse Park--a Connecticut, several Canadas, and a = Bay-breasted among 12 species; two singing Bell's Vireos at the = Senn-Rich WMA on Hwy 13, 4.5 miles south of Waseca (but far in, not easy = to get to); also a pair of Eastern Towhees (slightly out of range), = numerous Field, and some Clay-colored, Sparrows at Senn-Rich WMA; a = Swainson's Hawk that screamed, then stooped vertically into a woodlot on = the LeSeuer River, north of Cty Rd 9, 3.5 miles east of Cty Rd 3, then = rose and circled into the heavens, encouraged to depart by a Northern = Harrier. And in the category of extremes, the other nesting evidence I saw today = (besides the cranes) was a female ruby-throated Hummingbird sitting on = her almost invisible nest. Julian ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C323D6.76229FE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Someone must have noticed these birds=20 already. You'd think I would have since they're just a mile down = the road=20 from my mother-in-law's house, but I saw them this evening for the first = time--two adult Sandhill Cranes with a small chick (colt?). = They were=20 in a not very large wetland just east of Cty Rd 5 where Cty 5 turns = south and=20 crosses the DM&E Railroad tracks, about a mile from the start of Cty = 5 at=20 U.S. 14 (Elm Street) in Waseca. Where Cty 5 turns south, you can = continue=20 straight (east) for the best viewing of this wetland. The adults = were=20 nervous when I stopped the car. They hunkered down in the grass, = then=20 stood up and led the chick (colt?) into the cattails.

Other birding notes of interest today = in Waseca=20 County: pretty good warblers at Courthouse Park--a Connecticut, = several=20 Canadas, and a Bay-breasted among 12 species; two singing Bell's Vireos = at the=20 Senn-Rich WMA on Hwy 13, 4.5 miles south of Waseca (but far in, not easy = to get=20 to); also a pair of Eastern Towhees (slightly out of=20 range), numerous Field, and some Clay-colored, Sparrows = at=20 Senn-Rich WMA; a Swainson's Hawk that screamed, then stooped vertically=20 into a woodlot on the LeSeuer River, north of Cty Rd 9, 3.5 miles = east of=20 Cty Rd 3, then rose and circled into the heavens, encouraged to=20 depart by a Northern Harrier.

And in the category of extremes, the = other nesting=20 evidence I saw today (besides the cranes) was a female ruby-throated = Hummingbird=20 sitting on her almost invisible nest.

Julian

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C323D6.76229FE0-- From EgretCMan@aol.com Tue May 27 05:33:13 2003 From: EgretCMan@aol.com (EgretCMan@aol.com) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 00:33:13 EDT Subject: [mou] Dakota/Scott County - 5/26/03 Message-ID: <137.2011cac2.2c044489@aol.com> --part1_137.2011cac2.2c044489_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 5/26/03 Spent the day birding with Linda Sparling, Ned Winters and a number of other birders at several locations. Made for a nice day and lots of birds. My count for the day was 101 species with the following highlights. @ Least Bittern - Two Least Bitterns were heard only, calling at the 180th street marsh at 8:00pm. @ Dunlin - 20+ Dunlin's were observed at Lake Byllesby and at the Braun Sod Farms along CR 66. Large numbers of peeps were at Lake Byllesby, but were to far away to identify most of them. @ Cerulean Warbler - Murphy Hanrehan Regional Park - 3 were heard between trail markers 1/2/3 and 10, on the West side of the parking lot. Access to these trails is from the main parking lot. @ Hooded Warbler - Murphy Hanrehan Regional Park - 2 were heard and one observed. There was one singing near trail marker number 3 and between marker number 10 and 4. @ Summer Tanager - Male observed at the previously posted location at Lebanon Hills Regional Park @ Orchard Oriole - 1st Summer Male observed in the NE corner of the intersection of Dakota CR 47 & Cannon River Road. There was an additional Orchard Oriole singing at this location. Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN --part1_137.2011cac2.2c044489_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 5/26/03

Spent the day birding with Linda Sparling, Ned Winters and a number of other= birders at several locations. Made for a nice day and lots of birds.&= nbsp; My count for the day was 101 species with the following highlights.
@ Least Bittern - Two Least Bitterns were heard only, calling at the 180th s= treet marsh at 8:00pm.
@ Dunlin - 20+ Dunlin's were observed at Lake Byllesby and at the Braun Sod=20= Farms along CR 66.
Large numbers of peeps were at Lake Byllesby, but were to far away to identi= fy most of them.
@ Cerulean Warbler - Murphy Hanrehan Regional Park - 3 were heard between tr= ail markers 1/2/3 and 10, on the West side of the parking lot. Access=20= to these trails is from the main parking lot.
@ Hooded Warbler - Murphy Hanrehan Regional Park - 2 were heard and one obse= rved. There was one singing near trail marker number 3 and between mar= ker number 10 and 4.
@ Summer Tanager - Male observed at the previously posted location at Lebano= n Hills Regional Park
@ Orchard Oriole - 1st Summer Male observed in the NE corner of the intersec= tion of Dakota CR 47 & Cannon River Road. There was an additional=20= Orchard Oriole singing at this location.

Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN --part1_137.2011cac2.2c044489_boundary-- From golfbird@attbi.com Sat May 24 18:36:53 2003 From: golfbird@attbi.com (Dave Felker) Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 12:36:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lake, Cook, and Carleton Co. birds Message-ID: <000201c3221b$13afde20$a8722942@daveuam5mdi8ml> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C321F1.2AD9D620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A report of my recent trip to those three counties: 5/21 Lake County Semipalmated Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper - both at the Department of Transportation ponds 13 species of warblers - most at the Harbor Walk, Two Harbors 5/22 Cook County Surf Scoter - a pair off Paradise Beach Long-tailed Duck - East Bay of Grand Marais easily seen from my room White-winged Crossbill - a family at Tofte City Park 13 species of warblers - most seen above Grand Marais on county road 6 5/23 Carleton County Gray Jay - Fond du Lac State Forest Sedge Wren Bobolink - both seen along Spirit Lake Road 10 species of warblers Carleton County is really fun to bird because it has such diverse habitat and beautiful scenery. I spent three hours in Fond du Lac State Forest without seeing another vehicle. Linda Felker Eagan ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C321F1.2AD9D620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A report of my recent trip to those three = counties:

5/21

Lake = County

Semipalmated Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper – both at the Department = of Transportation ponds

13 species of warblers – most at the Harbor = Walk, Two Harbors

5/22

Cook = County

Surf Scoter – a pair off = Paradise = Beach

Long-tailed Duck – East Bay of Grand Marais = easily seen from my room

White-winged Crossbill – a family at = Tofte = City = Park

13 species of warblers – most seen above Grand = Marais on county road 6

5/23

Carleton = County

Gray Jay – = Fond du = Lac = State = Forest

Sedge Wren

Bobolink – both seen along = Spirit Lake Road =

10 species of warblers

Carleton = County is really fun to bird because it has such diverse habitat and beautiful = scenery. I spent three hours in = Fond du Lac = State = Forest without seeing another vehicle. =

Linda Felker

Eagan

------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C321F1.2AD9D620-- From SSMMAC@aol.com Sun May 25 00:18:47 2003 From: SSMMAC@aol.com (SSMMAC@aol.com) Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 19:18:47 EDT Subject: [mou] Warblers and Vireos around Rochester Message-ID: <124.222f0a62.2c0157d7@aol.com> --part1_124.222f0a62.2c0157d7_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This morning (Saturday) brought a welcome, but brief, wave of migrants through the woods of my folks place in SW Rochester. Some hilites included Bay-breasted, Blackburnian and Tennessee Warblers, as well as a good number of Red-eyed Vireos and a lot of activity from the local summer residents. I hope it keeps up for a little longer. Good birding. Chris Kurtz Minnetonka --part1_124.222f0a62.2c0157d7_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This morning (Saturday) brought a welcome, but brief, wave of m= igrants
through the woods of my folks place in SW Rochester. Some hilites included Bay-breasted, Blackburnian and Tennessee Warblers, as
well as a good number of Red-eyed Vireos and a lot of activity
from the local summer residents. I hope it keeps up for a little long= er.
Good birding.

Chris Kurtz
Minnetonka --part1_124.222f0a62.2c0157d7_boundary-- From tdd@cpinternet.com Mon May 26 22:35:17 2003 From: tdd@cpinternet.com (Tim Dawson) Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 16:35:17 -0500 Subject: [mou] 45 Whimbrels/Grand Marais Message-ID: <011401c323ce$b45dff00$8ab5fbd8@knd> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0111_01C323A4.CA6AA020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning (Monday) there were two flocks of whimbrels seen in the = Grand Marais harbor. A flock of 18 was sitting on the rocks on the lake = side below the campground while another flock of 27 circled around the = harbor but I never saw them land. Tim Dawson ------=_NextPart_000_0111_01C323A4.CA6AA020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This morning (Monday) there were = two flocks of=20 whimbrels seen in the Grand Marais harbor. A flock of 18 was sitting on = the=20 rocks on the lake side below the campground while another flock of 27 = circled=20 around the harbor but I never saw them land.

Tim Dawson

------=_NextPart_000_0111_01C323A4.CA6AA020-- From jgreen@d.umn.edu Tue May 27 02:23:48 2003 From: jgreen@d.umn.edu (John Green) Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 20:23:48 -0500 (Central Daylight Time) Subject: [mou] Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Message-ID: Jan and John Green saw the Scissor-tailed today at noon behind the lighhouse, hawking insects over the rocks just off the path. Jan From sparkystensaas@hotmail.com Tue May 27 14:06:10 2003 From: sparkystensaas@hotmail.com (sparky stensaas) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 13:06:10 +0000 Subject: [mou] Piping Plover, etc. Message-ID: Sunday 5/25 Duluth 1 Piping Plover was seen along the lake side of Park Point 100 to 200 yards north (towards town) of the White Pines/start of nature trail. 8 Sanderlings Grand Marais 1 Long-tailed Duck in breeding plumage just off the west breakwall...quite close Saturday 5/24 Wisconsin Point 2 Am White Pelicans 1 Trumpeter Swan 1 Tundra Swan Sparky Stensaas _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail From pclements@civilactiongroup.com Tue May 27 15:11:36 2003 From: pclements@civilactiongroup.com (Patrick Clements) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 09:11:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rock County - Blue Grosbeaks & Western Tanagers Message-ID: This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C32459.E28B11C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: 5-25-03 County: Rock Location: Blue Mound State Park Observers: Pat Clements & Don Carroll Notes: Four years of looking at Blue Mound for Blue Grosbeaks finally paid off this Sunday. We were on the Cliff Over-look trail to the right of the now closed Interpretive Center. Don spotted two birds flying overhead and briefly saw a brown female bird, but could not ID it or see much of it's companion. They flew off and I relocated them both in a Oak tree. This is what we saw: The female was very chunky with a large bill and head (both birds were about the size of a Brown-headed Cow bird, which were seen there) and the male was blue with brown wing-bars, large beak and a black wedge on the front of his face. Neither was calling and we followed them both until we ran out of walk able ground near the cliff. The general area of the Interpretive Center is where we have always heard they have been seen and where we have always looked. Also found was a Indigo Bunting, and there is no comparison between the two. Size wise, the Indigo Bunting is much more svelte compared to the Blue Grosbeak. Also seen on Saturday in a blooming Dogwood tree I found a pair of Western Tanagers. This tree is off the right side of the road that goes by the Buffalo fields and is on the way to the beech area. Of note were about 4-6 Orchard Oriole's which were seen in various parts of the park. Pat Clements ------_=_NextPart_001_01C32459.E28B11C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rock County - Blue Grosbeaks & Western Tanagers

Date: 5-25-03
County: Rock
Location: Blue Mound State = Park
Observers: Pat Clements & Don = Carroll

Notes: Four years of looking at Blue = Mound for Blue Grosbeaks finally paid off this Sunday. We were on the = Cliff Over-look trail to the right of the now closed Interpretive = Center. Don spotted two birds flying overhead and briefly saw a brown = female bird, but could not ID it or see much of it's companion. They = flew off and I relocated them both in a Oak tree. This is what we saw: = The female was very chunky with a large bill and head (both birds were = about the size of a Brown-headed Cow bird, which were seen there) and = the male was blue with brown wing-bars, large beak and a black wedge on = the front of his face. Neither was calling and we followed them both = until we ran out of walk able ground near the cliff. The general area = of the Interpretive Center is where we have always heard they have been = seen and where we have always looked. Also found was a Indigo Bunting, = and there is no comparison between the two. Size wise, the Indigo = Bunting is much more svelte compared to the Blue Grosbeak.

Also seen on Saturday in a blooming = Dogwood tree I found a pair of Western Tanagers. This tree is off the = right side of the road that goes by the Buffalo fields and is on the = way to the beech area.

Of note were about 4-6 Orchard = Oriole's which were seen in various parts of the park.

Pat Clements

------_=_NextPart_001_01C32459.E28B11C0-- From jpomplun@cpinternet.com Tue May 27 18:06:45 2003 From: jpomplun@cpinternet.com (James Pomplun) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 12:06:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Connecticut Warbler--Henn. Cty. Message-ID: <000d01c32472$5bdd3040$48d03d40@mmm.com> I saw a singing Connecticut Warbler just before you come to the first (short) wooden walkway along the bluff trail at Old Cedar Bridge this morning at 8:22 am. It took me only about 2 minutes to see the bird sing once the song came to my attention. I've spent hours in the past trying to see one. Alas, he wasn't there when I checked back at 10:30. Jim Pomplun From odunamis@yahoo.com Tue May 27 19:13:13 2003 From: odunamis@yahoo.com (Chad Heins) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 11:13:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Memorial BIG Day-long Message-ID: <20030527181313.87974.qmail@web10506.mail.yahoo.com> Hey birders! Mankato area continues to be exciting for all sort of birds. My wife and I traditionally do a big day on Memorial Day. This year's Memorial Day was early and you could tell from the list of birds. Total Species: 140 Breakdown: 4 herons, 7 ducks, 4 hawks, 11 shorebirds, 2 owls, 6 woodpeckers, 5 flycatchers, 5 vireos, 23 warblers, 10 sparrows, 8 blackbirds. Highlights: Seven-mile Creek County Park (located between St. Peter and Mankato on the west side of 169) continues to be the place for warblers this spring. Of the 23 warblers, 21 were seen in this park during the 2.5 hours spent there. There were at least 2 singing Cerulean Warblers (should nest there), multiple Mourning Warblers, 1 singing Connecticut, 1 Hooded Warbler (trail 8), 1 singing Louisiana Waterthrush (trail 8 where you have to jump the creek) Kasota Prairie was excellent again. Upland Sandpiper was seen walking along the road. Both meadowlarks were seen and heard over Savannah, Grasshopper, Clay-colored, and Field Sparrows. A Prothonotary Warbler was heard singing along the Minnesota River at the back of Kasota Prairie's corner plot (follow the trail to the river). The only notable miss was Red-headed Woodpecker which is normally found here. Shorebirds were tough to find in general with much of the ponds flooded and many of the farmfields dry. The best pond of the day was on Hwy 111 south of Cty 5 in Nicollet County. That pond had Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Dunlin, Sanderlings, and a single Pectoral Sandpiper on Monday. Kentucky Warbler was singing cooperatively at Williams Nature Park in Blue Earth County. Take 68 west from Hwy 169 and take the first trail to the right. It is not too far from the start of the trail. We also had Blue-winged Warbler, Red-eyed, Yellow-throated, Warbling, and Philadelphia Vireos there. The Bell's Vireo is once again being seen at Minneopa State Park. Take the road through the prairie and watch for Wild Plum clusters along the road. The bird was singing loudly and we didn't need to get out of the car. Lastly, Swan Lake in Nicollet County was pretty good for marsh birds. While unable to find the nesting Eared Grebes, we did manage looks at Western, Red-necked and Pied-billed Grebes. Virginia Rail, both Bitterns, Common, Forster's, and Black Terns were seen there as well. Hope all of you had memorable Memorial Days too. Happy Birding! Chad Heins Mankato, MN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com From chetmeyers@visi.com Tue May 27 21:16:59 2003 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (Chet Meyers) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 15:16:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bell's vireo Black Dog Message-ID: <20030527201659.648D37A926@taranis.mc.mpls.visi.com> Today at 10:30 a.m. I found a singing Bell's vireo and at least five willow fly catchers at the Black Dog fen off Cliff Road in Dakota County. From the parking lot, follow the trail across the railroad tracks down to where the trail crosses under the transformer wires. This is where a Bell's vireo (same bird?) nested last year. The willow flycatchers were all along the trail. Chet Meyers Hennepin County From bwiesner@delano.k12.mn.us Tue May 27 23:11:59 2003 From: bwiesner@delano.k12.mn.us (Boak Wiesner) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:11:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-necked stilt sighting - is this at all unusal? Message-ID: <000801c3249c$fe720810$c76e10ac@bwiesner> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C32473.1569CC80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I saw a pair of black-necked stilts on Sunday about noon right along = Hwy. 12 about a mile and a half west of Montrose on the south side of = the road in the pond. They were only about 20 feet away so = identification was pretty easy - they're all "field mark" anyway. Boak Wiesner ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C32473.1569CC80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I saw a pair of black-necked stilts on = Sunday about=20 noon right along Hwy. 12 about a mile and a half west of = Montrose on=20 the south side of the road in the pond. They were only about 20 feet = away so=20 identification was pretty easy - they're all "field mark" = anyway.

Boak Wiesner

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C32473.1569CC80-- From connyb@mycidco.com Tue May 27 19:40:16 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 18:40:16 Subject: [mou] Orchard Oriole, Dakota Co. Message-ID: Leslie Marcus and I were birding in Dakota Co today, and saw a 1st summer male Orchard Oriole in Rosemount near the intersection of 142nd StE and Emery Ave. The bird was singing on a tree top on the north side of 142nd about .1 from the corner. We heard a really vocal Alder Flycatcher, and a lot of flycatchers in the Empire area of 170th StW. We saw tons and tons of Baltimore Orioles everywhere we drove singing up a storm, that's always a day brightner! We walked the 180th St Marsh, and heard the Least Bitterns previously reported calling really close to the side of the road. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From papabear@ecenet.com Wed May 28 01:10:28 2003 From: papabear@ecenet.com (Kevin Anderson) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 19:10:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] Mountain Bluebird Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20030527190736.00b153b0@mail.ecenet.com> I'm here in Dalbo, MN (between Princeton & Cambridge). I have seen what I believe is a mountain bluebird here at my feeder in the yard and on the road between here and Braham. My neighbor was in the woods last week and also saw what appears to be a mountain bluebird. Is this uncommon and has anyone else seen them? Tkx Kevin From smithville4@msn.com Wed May 28 14:50:02 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 08:50:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Whooping Crane Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C324F6.20E5ED40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I read in today's Duluth News-Tribune newspaper that Joan Galli and = other biologists saw a female Whooping Crane at Carlos Avery for two = days. The crane is part of the experimental flock from Wisconsin and = has return back to Wisconsin. The crane is tagged and they can follow = her movements. I have no idea what two days in May the crane was = observed at Carlos Avery but they mentioned in the article that the last = time a Whooping Crane was seen in Minnesota was hundred or so years ago. = I know that was wrong because the last sighting I know of in Minnesota = is a sighting near Crookston in the late 80's where many birders saw the = Whooping Crane. Anyway its to bad the bird never made it to the listserves or the RBA's. = Since this bird is a banded and part of a experimental flock I wonder = if its even countable for ones life list or state list? =20 Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C324F6.20E5ED40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I read in today's Duluth News-Tribune newspaper that Joan Galli and = other=20 biologists saw a female Whooping Crane at Carlos Avery for two = days. =20 The crane is part of the experimental flock from Wisconsin and has = return back=20 to Wisconsin. The crane is tagged and they can follow her=20 movements. I have no idea what two days in May the crane was = observed at Carlos Avery but they mentioned in the article that the last = time a=20 Whooping Crane was seen in Minnesota was hundred or so years = ago. I=20 know that was wrong because the last sighting I know of in Minnesota is = a=20 sighting near Crookston in the late 80's where many birders saw the = Whooping=20 Crane.

Anyway its to bad the bird never made it to the listserves or = the=20 RBA's. Since this bird is a banded and part of a experimental = flock I=20 wonder if its even countable for ones life list or state = list? =20

Mike Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C324F6.20E5ED40-- From pandion@adelphia.net Wed May 28 14:44:20 2003 From: pandion@adelphia.net (Kathi Ellsworth) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 06:44:20 -0700 Subject: [mou] Minnesota Trip report Message-ID: <003701c3251f$3e28c8e0$73304444@cuckoobird> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C324E4.916B2F10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Minnesota Birders: About 2 weeks ago I sent out an RFI for help in our Minnesota trip.. We = have now returned from a GREAT trip and we owe a lot of the birds we = found to the help we received from Minnesota birders, both on email and = helpful birders we met while we were there. I will have a more = extensive list in a couple of weeks but, for now, here is a quick list = of highlights (for us anyway). Henslow's Sparrow .. 1 seen on 5/19 at Great Rivers Bluff State Park on = the left just before the Kings Bluff Nature Trail parking lot (while = heading into the park), probably heard 1 other while we were there. Le Conte's Sparrow .. on 5/19 in a field on the north of CR 3 abott 2 = miles before the entrance to Great Rivers Bluff park. Sedge Wren .. many at Great Rivers Bluff on 5/19 Louisiana Waterthrush .. on 5/19 at Beaver Creek Valley State Park Yellow Rail .. many calling on the nights of 5/21 and 5/22 at McGregor = Marsh .. south on Hwy 65 from Hwy 210 in McGregor, about 1/4 mile. None = heard near the motel or restaurant. Black-backed Woodpecker .. 1 seen 5/25 on nest just south of North Brule = River along the Gunflint Trail. Boreal Owl .. 1 heard evening of 5/24 at Elbow Lake along the Gunflint = Trail. Hope someone confirms this! Did not respond to tape. Also saw = great Northern Lights that night at Elbow Lake. Other owls: On 5/24 heard Saw-whet and Barred at Elbow Lake off the = Gunflint Trail. On 5/25, we heard Saw-whet, then saw one roosting while = we walked along Lima Mountain Trail. Sharp-tailed Grouse .. several seen at dusk on 5/21 and at dawn on 5/23 = just south of Tamarak in Aitkin County. Also 2 more seen at 2 other = locations while we were driving the roads to Sax-Zim and Aitkin CR 18. Connecticut Warbler .. we saw 1 bird on 5/22 and 1 bird on 5/23 in the = morning and heard at least 4 birds while we walked the trail south from = Pietz's Road. We started hearing them about 1/2 mile south in on the = trail off CR 18. They sang until about 10:30am, then no more. There = was no response to taping, and minimal response to pishing, although = that was the way I saw my bird on 5/22. We bogged in off the trail = about 100 feet to where the bird was singing. Blue-winged Warbler .. first seen in the vicinity of Vasa as directed in = K. Eckert's book. Golden-winged Warbler .. many seen in Aitkin County near McGregor, CR = 18. Red-necked Grebe in Duluth Water Impoundment on 5/22 Bell's Vireo at Lake Louise on 5/20 Black-billed Magpie seen between McGregor and Sax-Zim on 5/23 White-winged Crossbills at Sax-Zim, CR 7 on 5/23 Evening Grosbeaks on Hwy 169 just north of Virginia, MN on 5/23. Great Gray Owl .. no way! Spruce Grouse .. they don't exist! Boreal Chickadee .. nope! Black-billed Cuckoo .. no, sob! White-rumped Sandpiper .. oh well! Cerulean .. missed this one, but actually came home with 27 other = warblers on our list. We received so much help from the locals. Birders in Minnesota are = AWSOME! Happy CA Birders: Kathi Ellsworth, San Dimas, CA Lance Benner, Alta Dena, CA Sid Johnson, La Crescenta, CA ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C324E4.916B2F10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello Minnesota Birders:

About 2 weeks ago I sent out an RFI for help in our = Minnesota=20 trip.. We have now returned from a GREAT trip and we owe a lot of = the birds=20 we found to the help we received from Minnesota birders, both on email=20 and helpful birders we met while we were there. I = will have=20 a more extensive list in a couple of weeks but, for now, here is a = quick=20 list of highlights (for us anyway).

Henslow's Sparrow .. 1 = seen on=20 5/19 at Great Rivers Bluff State Park on the left just before the=20 Kings Bluff Nature Trail parking lot (while heading into the park), = probably heard 1 other while we were there.

Le Conte's Sparrow = .. on 5/19=20 in a field on the north of CR 3 abott 2 miles before the entrance to = Great=20 Rivers Bluff park.

Sedge Wren .. many at = Great Rivers=20 Bluff on 5/19

Louisiana Waterthrush = .. on=20 5/19 at Beaver Creek Valley State Park

Yellow Rail .. many = calling on the=20 nights of 5/21 and 5/22 at McGregor Marsh .. south on Hwy 65 from = Hwy 210=20 in McGregor, about 1/4 mile. None heard near the motel or=20 restaurant.

Black-backed Woodpecker .. 1 seen = 5/25 on=20 nest just south of North Brule River along the Gunflint=20 Trail.

Boreal Owl .. 1 heard evening of 5/24 at = Elbow=20 Lake along the Gunflint Trail. Hope someone confirms = this! Did=20 not respond to tape. Also saw great Northern Lights that = night at=20 Elbow Lake.

Other owls: On 5/24 heard = Saw-whet and=20 Barred at Elbow Lake off the Gunflint Trail. = On=20 5/25, we heard Saw-whet, then saw one roosting while=20 we walked along Lima Mountain Trail.

Sharp-tailed Grouse .. = several=20 seen at dusk on 5/21 and at dawn on 5/23 just south of Tamarak in = Aitkin=20 County. Also 2 more seen at 2 other locations while we were = driving the=20 roads to Sax-Zim and Aitkin CR 18.

Connecticut=20 Warbler .. we saw 1 bird on 5/22 and 1 bird on 5/23 in the = morning and=20 heard at least 4 birds while we walked the trail south from Pietz's=20 Road. We started hearing them about 1/2 mile south in on the = trail=20 off CR 18. They sang until about 10:30am, then no more. = There was no=20 response to taping, and minimal response to pishing, although that was = the way I=20 saw my bird on 5/22. We bogged in off the trail about 100 feet to = where=20 the bird was singing.

Blue-winged Warbler .. = first seen=20 in the vicinity of Vasa as directed in K. Eckert's=20 book.

Golden-winged Warbler .. many seen in = Aitkin=20 County near McGregor, CR 18.

Red-necked Grebe in = Duluth Water=20 Impoundment on 5/22

Bell's Vireo at = Lake Louise=20 on 5/20

Black-billed Magpie = seen between=20 McGregor and Sax-Zim on 5/23

White-winged = Crossbills at=20 Sax-Zim, CR 7 on 5/23

Evening=20 Grosbeaks on Hwy 169 just north of Virginia, MN on=20 5/23.

Great Gray Owl .. no way!

Spruce = Grouse ..=20 they don't exist!

Boreal Chickadee .. nope!

Black-billed = Cuckoo ..=20 no, sob!

White-rumped Sandpiper .. oh = well!

Cerulean .. missed this one, but actually came home = with 27=20 other warblers on our list.

We = received so=20 much help from the locals. Birders in Minnesota are=20 AWSOME!

Happy CA Birders:

Kathi Ellsworth, San Dimas, = CA

Lance Benner, Alta Dena, CA

Sid Johnson, La Crescenta,=20 CA

------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C324E4.916B2F10-- From Madeleine Linck" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C324F8.11D64410 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable May 28. Since May 24, I have had a singing Mourning Warbler on my property, = under a powerline cut that goes thru a deciduous woodlot. I keep = expecting him to leave, but I saw and heard him still singing this = morning in the same location: typically about 15 feet up in the trees = at the edge of the cut. He also sings just before it gets dark in the = evenings. I would be surprised if he attracts a mate, but it has been = interesting to observe. An Indigo Bunting, with his incessant song, has = been on territory in the same location for over a week which is to be = more expected. =20 Madeleine Linck Medina, Hennepin County, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C324F8.11D64410 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

May 28.

Since May 24, I have had a singing = Mourning=20 Warbler on my property, under a powerline cut that goes thru a = deciduous=20 woodlot. I keep expecting him to leave, but I saw and heard=20 him still singing this morning in the same location: = typically about=20 15 feet up in the trees at the edge of the cut. He also sings just = before=20 it gets dark in the evenings. I would be surprised if he attracts = a mate,=20 but it has been interesting to observe. An Indigo Bunting, with his = incessant=20 song, has been on territory in the = same location for=20 over a week which is to be more expected.

Madeleine Linck

Medina, Hennepin County,=20 MN

------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C324F8.11D64410-- From JulianSellers@msn.com Wed May 28 15:10:36 2003 From: JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 09:10:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] re: Whooping Crane Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C324F9.00467520 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable More info, including why not publicized, at=20 http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/5955608.htm ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C324F9.00467520 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

More info, including why not = publicized, at

http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/5955608.htm

------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C324F9.00467520-- From Chris.Fagyal@udlp.com Wed May 28 15:16:23 2003 From: Chris.Fagyal@udlp.com (Chris Fagyal) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 09:16:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] re: Whooping Crane Message-ID: It would be really cool if in a few years this Crane came back to MN with a mate and nested at Carlos Avery. What a spectacular treat that would be. We can all hope this project continues to be successful in the future and that Whooping Cranes will continue to make a comeback. Chris Fagyal Senior Software Engineer United Defense, L.P. Fridley, MN (763) 572-5320 chris.fagyal@udlp.com >>> "Julian Sellers" 05/28/2003 09:10:36 AM >>> More info, including why not publicized, at http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/5955608.htm From kreckert@cpinternet.com Wed May 28 16:03:34 2003 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R. Eckert) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 10:03:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] N Mockingbirds and Brewer's Sparrow in ON Message-ID: <200305281505.h4SF4iq3003366@seagull.cpinternet.com> Just received the following e-mail from Nick Escott of Thunder Bay. It seems there is not only a mockingbird invasion of sorts along the North Shore (at least 6 recently), but also it seems a Brewer's Sparrow probably passed through Minn undetected en route to Thunder Cape. - Kim Eckert Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 23:06:36 -0400 From: "Nicholas G. Escott" Subject: Re: [mou] 2 more N Mockingbirds, etc To: "Kim R. Eckert" MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-UIDL: D6@"!H8]"!8Q'!!X5i"! Hi Kim We have 2 Mockingbirds here too, one in Thunder Bay and one at Silver Islet, on the north shore of the lake. Thunder Cape Bird Obs. banded a Brewer's Sparrow today. It has been a really poor spring migration here overall. nick From dbmartin@skypoint.com Wed May 28 16:16:27 2003 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 10:16:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] re: Whooping Crane References: Message-ID: <002d01c3252c$1cf7daa0$859ec7c7@oemcomputer> The article includes some mis-information from Joan Galli. Bob Janssens book includes two sightings considerably later than 1917 sighting she attributes to Roberts book. There are even more recent sightings than mentioned in Bob Janssens 1987 edition book. We were lucky enough to be among several dozen birders who were able to see a Whooping Crane in October, 1990 at Burnham Creek WMA in Polk County. Details and pictures of that bird were published in The Loon, Volumn 62, Number 4. The Burnham Creek sightings was originally by DNR personnel. That bird was probably in Minnesota for 17 days over a couple of different locations. For the details see The Loon. Obviously Joan Galli does not pay enough attention to the MOU publications, even though she is a member. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com > More info, including why not publicized, at > http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/5955608.htm > From Jim_Mattsson@fws.gov Wed May 28 16:26:46 2003 From: Jim_Mattsson@fws.gov (Jim_Mattsson@fws.gov) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 10:26:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bell's Vireo nest and caution - Black Dog Message-ID: [My apologies if this is double-posted] The Bell's Vireo pair at Minnesota Valley NWR, Black Dog Lake, have built a nest very close to the path. It is very visible and, as such, very susceptible to disturbance, particularly at this early nesting stage. Anyone stopping to view or photograph the nest will certainly cause the birds to move off the nest. They become very agitated and would likely abandon the nest with continued disturbance. The nest is along the path where it passes directly through the patch of willow just north of the 2nd electrical tower. To minimize possible disturbance, I suggest standing at the tower stantion closest to the trail that has a yellow "120" (I think that's the number) painted just above eye level. Looking north, the birds should be readily visible from here - with a little patience. I also recommend not stopping as you pass through the willow thicket as the nest is very close to the trail. Remember, this is a National Wildlife Refuge and we need to be on our best ethical behavior. Directions: Cliff Fen Park is located just east of I 35 W on the north side of Cliff Road. From the parking lot walk NE along soccer field border to the information kiosk. Then go north across the RR tracks and follow the path until you come to the 2nd electical tower. The NE tower stantion has a yellow "120" painted on it. The vireos are just to the north about 10 yards in the willow thicket. Good birding. Jim Mattsson Regional Refuge Biologist US Fish and Wildlife Service One Federal Drive Ft. Snelling, MN 55111 612-713-5408 612-713-5286 From hpeirson@pclink.com Wed May 28 19:00:22 2003 From: hpeirson@pclink.com (Holly Peirson) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 13:00:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] re: Whooping Crane In-Reply-To: <002d01c3252c$1cf7daa0$859ec7c7@oemcomputer> Message-ID: Whoa, lets keep cool... Joan is a very busy person, she is probably the sole DNR specialist watching and taking care of wildlife for the non-game area of the DNR for the TC area, and it's a big job. Knowing Joan, I think she is one of the more fairly-minded individuals (and well-read ones too) that I know. Is there a real need to bash someone on email lists?! That's one of the things I really don't like to read online... Birders need to stick together in support of reintroduction efforts, because aren't we going to benefit in the long run from them?! Holly Peirson (living about 1/8 mile S of Carlos, know Joan personally and she didn't call me, have no hard feelings about it...) -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Dennis/Barbara Martin Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 10:16 AM To: MOU-NET@cbs.umn.edu Subject: Re: [mou] re: Whooping Crane The article includes some mis-information from Joan Galli. Bob Janssens book includes two sightings considerably later than 1917 sighting she attributes to Roberts book. There are even more recent sightings than mentioned in Bob Janssens 1987 edition book. We were lucky enough to be among several dozen birders who were able to see a Whooping Crane in October, 1990 at Burnham Creek WMA in Polk County. Details and pictures of that bird were published in The Loon, Volumn 62, Number 4. The Burnham Creek sightings was originally by DNR personnel. That bird was probably in Minnesota for 17 days over a couple of different locations. For the details see The Loon. Obviously Joan Galli does not pay enough attention to the MOU publications, even though she is a member. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com > More info, including why not publicized, at > http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/5955608.htm > _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From Jim_Mattsson@fws.gov Wed May 28 15:03:50 2003 From: Jim_Mattsson@fws.gov (Jim_Mattsson@fws.gov) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 09:03:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bell's Vireo nest and a caution - Dakota Co. Message-ID: --0__=09BBE7A7DFD455058f9e8a93df938690918c09BBE7A7DFD45505 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii The Bell's Vireo pair at Minnesota Valley NWR, Black Dog Lake, have built a nest very close to the path. It is very visible and, as such, very susceptible to disturbance, particularly at this early nesting stage. Anyone stopping to view or photograph the nest will certainly cause the birds to move off the nest. They become very agitated and would likely abandon the nest with continued disturbance. The nest is along the path where it passes directly through the patch of willow just north of the 2nd electrical tower. To minimize possible disturbance, I suggest standing at the tower stantion closest to the trail that has a yellow "120" (I think that's the number) painted just above eye level. Looking north, the birds should be readily visible from here - with a little patience. I also recommend not stopping as you pass through the willow thicket as the nest is very close to the trail. Remember, this is a National Wildlife Refuge and we need to be on our best ethical behavior. Directions: Cliff Fen Park is located just east of I 35 W on the north side of Cliff Road. From the parking lot walk NE along soccer field border to the information kiosk. Then go north across the RR tracks and follow the path until you come to the 2nd electical tower. The NE tower stantion has a yellow "120" painted on it. The vireos are just to the north about 10 yards in the willow thicket. Good birding. 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--0__=09BBE7A7DFD455058f9e8a93df938690918c09BBE7A7DFD45505-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Wed May 28 18:24:10 2003 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 12:24:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow back at Pet Trails, Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County Message-ID: <954398EF1F830749868583446DBCE7EB12901503@min-nrt-exch1.min.nrtinc.nrt> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-b3c12314-684e-47e0-bb90-26f403fd0d38 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C3253D.F34DA740" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3253D.F34DA740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Brad Beisel, Mike Hazard and I took a nice walk at the Pet Trails section of Murphy- Hanrehan this morning. Highlights included: Henslow's Sparrow(heard and seen a couple hundred yards south of the picnic table On the top of the hill marked as #36 on the maps. It was about 100 feet east Of the path and called repeatedly.) Willow Flycatchers(at least 2) Osprey(still don't know where the nest is) Sandhill Crane(first heard as we walked south of where the Henslow's Sparrow was And then seen flying north as we passed the spot marked #35 on the maps) Black Terns(great fun to watch and listen to them) =20 Lots of dragonflies out and perhaps the highlight was a damselfly that I have not seen Before. It was larger than most, the body was iridescent green and there were brown Spots at the head(sorry for the lack of a more scientific description). If anyone can Help with that ID, I would appreciate it. I have the dragonfly book, but not one for=20 Damselflies. =20 Bob Williams, Bloomington ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3253D.F34DA740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= ; Brad Beisel, Mike Hazard and I took a nice walk at the Pet Trails section of = Murphy-

= ; Hanrehan this morning. Highlights = included:

= ; Henslow’s Sparrow(heard and seen a couple hundred yards south of the picnic = table

= ; = On the top of the hill marked as #36 on the maps. It was about 100 feet = east

= ; = Of the path and called repeatedly.)

= ; Willow Flycatchers(at least = 2)

= ; Osprey(still don’t know where the nest = is)

= ; Sandhill Crane(first = heard as we walked south of where the Henslow’s = Sparrow was

= ; = And then seen flying north as we passed the spot marked #35 on the = maps)

= ; Black Terns(great fun to watch and listen to = them)

= ; Lots of dragonflies out and perhaps the highlight was a damselfly that I have = not seen

= ; Before. = It was larger than most, the body was iridescent green and there were = brown

= ; Spots at the head(sorry for the lack of a more = scientific description). If anyone = can

= ; Help with that ID, I would appreciate it. I have the dragonfly book, but not one for =

= ; Damselflies.

= ; Bob Williams, Bloomington

=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3253D.F34DA740-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-b3c12314-684e-47e0-bb90-26f403fd0d38-- From Chris Benson" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C3252B.5AA610C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just gotta chime in on this. I'm really glad this bird wasn't reported. In 1998 while on my last real vacation I was lucky enough to see a pair = of Whooping Cranes in Yellowstone National Park out in the middle of a = marsh. The birds were nearly 1/2 mile from the nearest road but were easily = visible from the road, that's how we saw them. Being in complete shock (a happy shock) one moment my emotions changed = to outrage a second later when some unseen IDIOT who had also spied the = birds snuck up for a better look, got too close to them and flushed the birds. They called and flew away. The rangers at the park were sympathetic when I told them about the = incident but as they told me then, it's a public park and people can (and do) go = pretty much anywhere they want to. =20 Doubtlessly someone may have done the same with number 1 and spooked her had her presence been made public. Carlos Avery IS a public place. The temptation to get a better look is strong. The closer to extinction a creature is the stronger the temptation. Let's all work together and some day there will be more Whoopers!!! Chris Benson ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C3252B.5AA610C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I just gotta chime in on = this.

I'm really glad this bird wasn't=20 reported.

In 1998 while on my last real vacation = I was lucky=20 enough to see a pair of

Whooping Cranes in Yellowstone National = Park out in=20 the middle of a marsh.

The birds were nearly 1/2 mile from the = nearest=20 road but were easily visible

from the road, that's how we saw = them.

Being in complete shock (a happy shock) = one moment=20 my emotions changed to

outrage a second later when some unseen = IDIOT who=20 had also spied the birds

snuck up for a better look, got = too close to them and flushed the = birds.

They called and flew away.

The rangers at the park were = sympathetic when I=20 told them about the incident

but as they told me then, it's a public = park and=20 people can (and do) go pretty much anywhere

they want to.

Doubtlessly someone may have done the = same with=20 number 1 and spooked her

had her presence been made = public.

Carlos Avery IS a public = place.

The temptation to get a better look is=20 strong.

The closer to extinction a creature is = the stronger the temptation.

Let's all work together and some day = there will be=20 more Whoopers!!!

Chris Benson

------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C3252B.5AA610C0-- From dougburi@tnics.com Thu May 29 03:27:50 2003 From: dougburi@tnics.com (Doug Buri) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 21:27:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Shorebird Workshop Aug 1-3 @ Big Stone NWR Message-ID: <008f01c32589$e76af6c0$29b48042@0018999440> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008C_01C3255F.FDFDDEE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We have gotten quite a few inquiries about the Shorebird Workshop. The = information and the flyer is downloadable and can be printed. Go to: = www.milbanksd.com The bottom navigation bar on the page is for the Workshop. The flyer is = in a Word file under "agenda". I look forward to seeing everyone in August. Please call ( = 1-320-273-2191 )or e-mail ( carole_gerber@fws.gov ) for reservations = because space is limited. Doug Buri Workshop Coordinator Milbank, South Dakota ------=_NextPart_000_008C_01C3255F.FDFDDEE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

We have gotten quite a few inquiries about the Shorebird = Workshop.=20 The information and the flyer is downloadable and can be printed. Go to: = www.milbanksd.com

The bottom navigation bar on the page is for the Workshop. = The=20 flyer is in a Word file under "agenda".

I look forward to seeing everyone in August. Please call (=20 1-320-273-2191 )or e-mail ( carole_gerber@fws.gov ) for = reservations=20 because space is limited.

Doug Buri

Workshop Coordinator

Milbank, South Dakota

------=_NextPart_000_008C_01C3255F.FDFDDEE0-- From dbbusta@charter.net Thu May 29 03:28:52 2003 From: dbbusta@charter.net (Bill & Deb Busta) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 21:28:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] orchard oriole Message-ID: <006e01c3258a$0bb6cdb0$529d7044@D6DGT511> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006B_01C32560.22AC4830 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good evening! I am very new to birding and I have been watching this list for over a = year. Thanks to all of you I have learned alot about the birds that can = be found in Minnesota. I have set up feeders in my backyard and in the = evenings I watch for any new birds that come around. I would just like to report that I had a male Orchard Oriole in my = backyard tonight in Willmar Minnesota. It was feeding on the grape = jelly-sugar mix that I make for the Baltimore Orioles. Deb Busta ------=_NextPart_000_006B_01C32560.22AC4830 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Good evening!

I am very new to birding and I have been watching this list for = over a=20 year. Thanks to all of you I have learned alot about the birds = that=20 can be found in Minnesota. I have set up feeders in my backyard = and in the=20 evenings I watch for any new birds that come around.

I would just like to report that I had a male=20 Orchard Oriole in my backyard tonight in Willmar=20 Minnesota. It was feeding on the grape jelly-sugar mix that I = make=20 for the Baltimore Orioles.

Deb Busta

------=_NextPart_000_006B_01C32560.22AC4830-- From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Thu May 29 03:36:31 2003 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 21:36:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Snow Goose in Brown County Message-ID: <00da01c3258b$1da4b040$df8a2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D7_01C32561.3452C180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Around 9:00 p.m. I spotted an adult blue morph Snow Goose standing on a = log in a marsh right off of Hwy. 14, one and a half miles east of Sleepy = Eye. I had to double back and look at it again to make sure I wasn't = mistaken. I drive by this small marsh every day and I've never spotted = it before this evening. It could be a very late spring migrant. On Memorial Day I found an adult Sandhill Crane at the Terri WMA. It = was feeding and calling in some backwater of the Little Cottonwood = river. The spot where I found the Crane is two miles north of Comfrey = on Hwy. 258 and one mile west on 130th st. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ------=_NextPart_000_00D7_01C32561.3452C180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Around 9:00 p.m. I spotted an adult = blue morph=20 Snow Goose standing on a log in a marsh right off of = Hwy. 14,=20 one and a half miles east of Sleepy Eye. I had to double back and = look at=20 it again to make sure I wasn't mistaken. I drive by this small = marsh every=20 day and I've never spotted it before this evening. It could be a = very late=20 spring migrant.

On Memorial Day I found an adult = Sandhill=20 Crane at the Terri WMA. It was feeding and calling in = some=20 backwater of the Little Cottonwood river. The spot where I found = the Crane=20 is two miles north of Comfrey on Hwy. 258 and one mile west on 130th = st. =20

Brian Smith

Sleepy Eye

------=_NextPart_000_00D7_01C32561.3452C180-- From smithville4@msn.com Wed May 28 23:57:04 2003 From: smithville4@msn.com (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 17:57:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] Crane stuff Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C32542.8C2AF2C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey: To me the article on the Whooping Crane was ok and yes the history of = the Whooping Crane sightings in Minnesota was way off but criticizing = Joan was out of hand. =20 Even if the word got out and birders went to see the crane feed in some = field a quarter mile away doesn't mean that the crane is being harass. = Also this crane and the WI flock is constantly being watched and = approached by biologists. So saying that, I wish the word would of = gotten out for the birding public to view the crane. In Aransas, Texas = during the winter months they have a crane boat where birders can drift = in a boat and view the Whooping cranes feed and dance. Anyway the crane is gone, and if I happen to be in Carlos Avery and see = a Whooping Crane you can bet I will call the MOU Hotline or post it on = MOU-Net. Mike Hendrickson ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C32542.8C2AF2C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hey:

To me the article on the Whooping Crane was ok and yes the history = of the=20 Whooping Crane sightings in Minnesota was way off but criticizing Joan = was out=20 of hand.

Even if the word got out and birders went to see the crane feed in = some=20 field a quarter mile away doesn't mean that the crane is being = harass. =20 Also this crane and the WI flock is constantly being watched and = approached=20 by biologists. So saying that, I wish the word would of = gotten out=20 for the birding public to view the crane. In Aransas, Texas during = the=20 winter months they have a crane boat where birders can drift in a = boat and=20 view the Whooping cranes feed and dance.

Anyway the crane is gone, and if I happen to be in Carlos Avery and = see a=20 Whooping Crane you can bet I will call the MOU Hotline or post it=20 on MOU-Net.

Mike Hendrickson

------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C32542.8C2AF2C0-- From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Thu May 29 04:27:09 2003 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 03:27:09 +0000 Subject: [mou] Red Knots, Winona County Message-ID: John Hockema found 2 Red Knots at the Lewiston Sewage Ponds in Winona County this evening. They were in the near pond on the right, cavorting with 20-30 Dunlin, some Semipalmated and White-rumped Sandpipers. While they weren't in full breeding plumage, their size and largely reddish underparts made them quickly identifiable. This may be useful if you don't enter the gate. I am not sure of birders' status there right now. Should the gate be open, and you decide to enter by car, be considerate and pull off the road, so the many vehicles hauling brush to the back can pass. I could have done a better job pulling off, but figured those Pickups could drive right over my Honda Insight like a semi over a roadkill raccoon. Forgetting that May ain't over yet, Dedrick Benz Winona, MN _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail From sweston2@attbi.com Thu May 29 08:11:43 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 02:11:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dakota Co. Prairie Birds Field Trip Message-ID: <006e01c325b5$95f3d880$361e2942@spacestar.net> I will be leading a field trip "Dakota County Prairie Birds" on Sunday June 1st. We meet at Schaar's Bluff at 7am. The trip involves very little walking. We will be searching for some of the grassland and oak savanah species, many of which are missed by new birders. The trip is sponsored by Dakota County Parks and by the Minnesota Valley Audubon Chapter and is free and open to the public. Directions to Schaar's Bluff: From the cities, take Hwy 52 towards Rochester. Take the Hastings cutoff (Hwy55). Take CR42 east (left). This is a couple of miles east of the first CR42 intersection. Look for the large park sign for Schaar's Bluff and turn left. We will meet at the parking lot. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From sweston2@attbi.com Thu May 29 08:40:30 2003 From: sweston2@attbi.com (Steve Weston) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 02:40:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Shorebirds: Hennepin & Wright Co Message-ID: <006f01c325b5$968ae860$361e2942@spacestar.net> In my travels I came upon two flocks of shorebirds: Rogers, Hennepin Co. Brockton (CR13) & No. Diamond Lake Road (CR 144) About 15-20 birds including: Dunlin (4-5), Killdeer, Baird's Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper? Buffalo, Wright Co. CR35 just east of Buffalo About 30-40 birds including: Dunlin (~15), Killdeer, Bairds Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, and a very light winter plumage bird. This last one could be something of interest. I assumed it was a Sanderling in winter plumage. Size, shape, activies, and very light grey color were right, but the wings and back were darker scalloped grey. I then thought White-rumped in winter plumage, but head and chest appeared too light. Time constrants and distance did not allow a more adequate study of this bird. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@attbi.com From vieth003@umn.edu Thu May 29 16:16:19 2003 From: vieth003@umn.edu (Jen Vieth) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 10:16:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Job postings at the U of MN Raptor Center Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20030529101235.00a6bb58@vieth003.email.umn.edu> The Raptor Center is currently taking applications for an OUTREACH COORDINATOR and an ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR. Detailed descriptions of the jobs and their requirements can be found on the Raptor Center's web site: www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu From sparkystensaas@hotmail.com Thu May 29 17:11:17 2003 From: sparkystensaas@hotmail.com (sparky stensaas) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 16:11:17 +0000 Subject: [mou] Eared Grebe/NE MN Message-ID: Thursday 5/29 7am Moose Lake Sewage Ponds (Carlton County) 1 Eared Grebe (2nd pond in from the road on the North side) (also 8 Leasts, 1 Dunlin, 2 Black Terns) Wednesday 5/28 Two Harbors (Lake County) 1 Yellow-headed Blackbird (in median between the two one-way roads in front of old train depot in harbor) Sparky Stensaas _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail From metterso@d.umn.edu Thu May 29 17:15:09 2003 From: metterso@d.umn.edu (metterso@d.umn.edu) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:15:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] Children's Binoculars Message-ID: <1054224909.0aab2850d639c@webmail.d.umn.edu> Does anyone have suggestions for binoculars for children? I have 5 year old who is very enthusiastic about seeing birds. However, she can't find a bird in our 8x and 10x bins. We have tried Wal-Mart binoculars, but they are really not useful. Does anyone know of 4x or 6x bins with a wide field of vision and decent optics for her to get started with? If you want to reply directly to me I'll summarize the advice and repost. Thanks! Matt Etterson Duluth From connyb@mycidco.com Thu May 29 16:37:46 2003 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 15:37:46 Subject: [mou] Red Knots still at Lewiston, Winona Co. Message-ID: This morning Leslie Marcus and I went to the Lewiston Sewage Ponds in Winona Co, and saw the 2 Red Knots reported from 11-11:45. The gates were unlocked and open, and the birds were still in the ponds on the right walking and feeding along the muddy edges not that far from the road. We walked in and set up scopes and got excellent close and clear looks which was well worth the 230 mile round trip all by itself. They were next to 2 Wilson's Phalaropes, and got up and flew a couple of times allowing us looks at the wing and tail pattern, but did not vocalize. There were 20 or so Dunlins on the other side of the pond, and Semipalmated and Spotted Sandpipers moving around. Thanks John Hockema for getting the word out quickly, this was the closest I've ever seen them in Minnesota! Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From drbenson@cpinternet.com Thu May 29 22:14:31 2003 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David R. Benson) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 15:14:31 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 5/29/03 Message-ID: This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, May 29, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen yesterday morning at Grand Portage National Monument, but was not re-found later in the day. A SUMMER TANAGER was seen on the 25th at a feeder on the French River Road near Duluth. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen near the lakewalk in Two Harbors on the 24th and again on the 26th. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen in Two Harbors on the 23rd. A PIPING PLOVER was seen by several observers on Minnesota Point near the airport on the 24th. A pair of WESTERN GREBES was on Lake Superior in Duluth on the 25th. A small invasion of NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS occurred over the weekend. Individuals were seen at Two Harbors on the 23rd, at Grand Marais on the 25th, and at Schroeder on the 26th. An EARED GREBE was at the Moose Lake Sewage Ponds on the 29th. 2 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were at Hearding Island today. A RED KNOT was at Wisconsin Point on the 23rd. Over 100 WHIMBRELS were seen at Good Harbor Bay in Cook Cty nf the 26th. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen on Cty Rd 52 just East of Owl Ave today. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Friday, June 6. Thanks to Deb Buria-Falkowski, Kim Eckert, Dave Krikorian, Jim Lind, Carol Schumacher, Sparky Stensaas, Peder Svingen, Josh Watson for contributing information to this report. The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to mou@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From ksussman@lcp2.net Fri May 30 01:17:47 2003 From: ksussman@lcp2.net (Karen Sussman) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 19:17:47 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow Headed Blackbirds/NE StLCo Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20030529191747.006ac950@mail.lcp2.net> Tonight (5:30-6:30pm) in the Embarrass Rice Paddies there were Yellow Headed Blackbirds present at both the Waisanen Rd and Palo Tia Rd entrances. They were not there last evening when I checked at about the same time. The numbers were very low as compared to last year but it seems they are just starting to arrive. -Also lots of Sora calling -Many Mallards on nests and with new hatches -Bluewinged Teal -Ring Neck Ducks -N. Shoveler -Snipe Shorebirds have shifted to the Waisenan Rd side. Water level has risen after the rain. Dikes are in good repair. The shorebirds were too far away to identify. Karen Karen Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri May 30 02:12:03 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 20:12:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 29 May 2003 Message-ID: This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 29th. Unusual was the report of a pair of BLACK-NECKED STILTS seen May 25th along U.S. Highway 12 about a mile and a half west of Montrose in Wright County. The observer apparently was unaware of how unusual this record would be, and the report was not called in until two days later when the birds had already left the area. A possible GLOSSY IBIS was reported from Bisson Lake at the north end of Hamden's Slough in Becker County on the 28th. I do not know if anyone has been able to verify if this was indeed a second state record Glossy, or the more expected White-faced Ibis. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen near the lakewalk in Two Harbors, Lake County on the 24th and again on the 26th. A small invasion of NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS occurred along the North Shore of Lake Superior over the weekend. Individuals were seen at Two Harbors, Lake County on the 23rd at the west end of 1st Avenue near the edge of DM&IR property; at Grand Marais, Cook County on the 25th; also in Cook County at the campground near the Cross River at site number 1 on May 26th; and as many as three were at the Split Rock cabins in Lake County on the 26th. A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen on the 28th at Grand Portage National Monument in Cook County, but it could not be relocated later that day. Over 100 WHIMBRELS were at Good Harbor Bay in Cook County on the 26th. Two RED KNOTS were at the Lewiston sewage ponds in Winona County on May 29th. They were in the near pond along with several DUNLIN, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. And a PIPING PLOVER and several SANDERLING were in Duluth on the 25th, along the lake side of Park Point about 150 yards north of the White Pines nature trail. On the 29th, a GREAT GRAY OWL was seen in the Sax Zim Bog area along St. Louis County Road 52 just east of Owl Avenue. A pair of KENTUCKY WARBLERS was found on the 25th at Lebanon Hills Park in Dakota County. From the parking lot at Cliff Road and Lexington Avenue in Eagan, follow the trail west around the lake. At the top of the first hill, take the trail to your right. Go past the first trail junction then right at the next one. Follow the trail past the shelter until you find a spot where three lines have been scraped across the trail. The birds were seen in the trees on the left. This is the same area where a SUMMER TANAGER has been seen for the past two weeks. Two Kentucky Warblers were also reported from Williams Nature Center in Blue Earth County on the 26th. Williams Nature Center is on state highway 68, three quarters of a mile west of U.S. Highway 169. A pair of WESTERN TANAGERS was reported on the 24th from Rock County. They were in Blue Mounds State Park along the main entry road, but I have no specific location. Also of note are the exceptional numbers of BELLS' VIREOS being reported from across the southern half of the state with far to many observations to be detailed here. Finally, many people have inquired about the recent Whooping Crane sighting from Carlos Avery Refuge in Anoka County. First, I'd like to mention that the MOU was not informed of bird's presence until after it was already gone. Second, the assertion that this constitutes a "record" is essentially incorrect. It is without a doubt an important observation, but since the bird is part of a release effort and comes from a flock not yet established in the wild, it does not constitute an official Minnesota record, nor would this be acceptable on any birder's list submitted to the MOU for publication. There are four acceptable records of Whooping Crane in Minnesota since 1900. They are: 23 Apr 1917, Badger, Roseau County (two adults) 7 Nov 1951, Rice Lake N.W.R, Aitkin County 11 Oct 1990, Gatzke, Marshall County 21-28 Oct 1990, Burnham Creek W.M.A., Polk County, (treated as the same bird as the one in Marshall County) This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhertzel@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at . MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal "The Loon" and the bimonthly magazine, "Minnesota Birding". For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumembers@yahoo.com. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 5th. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri May 30 03:14:21 2003 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 21:14:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow Rails Message-ID: Anyone still looking for Yellow Rails might consider a drive to Norman County. Peder Svingen and I recently found fifty-one Yellow Rails in a one-mile stretch of Norman County Road 39 at the the Neal State WMA beginning two miles west of state highway 32. We only counted birds heard along the road, but if someone is seriously interested in establishing a record high count for this species, searching and listening the entire length and breadth of the WMA might produce a couple of hundred. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri May 30 04:39:44 2003 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 22:39:44 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, May 30,2003 Message-ID: <000101c3265d$25ff53d0$c9b391ce@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, May 30, 2003 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. As the weather warms up and the songbirds come flooding in, now the shorebirds are appearing in large numbers. Peder Svingen found nearly 1200 at Agassiz NWR on May 23rd, and Karl Bardon counted over 1300 on May 27th. The species distribution had changed also indicating that daily changes are occurring. This year the shorebirds are concentrated on the large areas of habitat; due to the general dry condition in the area not many small temporary wetlands are available in farm fields. Of note this week is the pair of AMERICAN AVOCETS apparently nesting on Thief Bay Pool at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County. A possible GLOSSY IBIS has been reported from Bisson Lake at the north end of Hamden's Slough in Becker County on the 28th. It is unknown if anyone has been able to verify if this is indeed a second state record of the Glossy or if it is the more usual White-faced Ibis, or indeed if it is still there. If anyone sees the bird , please report it. At Hamden Slough, Mike Murphy reports that Eagle Pond and Hesby Wetland are in drawdown and attracting good numbers of shorebirds. These wetlands are about a half mile north or northeast of the refuge office. Bisson Lake- 3 miles west of Callaway and "frog Pond" also have many shorebirds including nesting AMERICAN AVOCETS.=20 Among Norman County birds reported this week are 54 YELLOW RAILS, 51 of them in a single mile of CR 39 two miles west of MN highway 32. These were heard by Tony Hertzel and Peder Svingen during a day of birding in the county. Two GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS were found by Peder Svingen and I on May 24th; one was in southeastern Pennington County, one in southwestern Beltrami County, and both were singing. Ray Hunt reported two TRUMPETER SWANS near Lancaster, Kittson County, this week. Beltrami County birds reported by Jim Lind along County Road 111 ( the Waldo Road), about 6 miles northwest of Kelliher, include a female SPRUCE GROUSE, 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, BOREAL CHICKADEE, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, and GRAY JAY. In Marshall County, shorebirds are the headliners.At Agassiz NWR Peder Svingen found 17 species highlighted by the avocets mentioned above as well as 233 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS which may be a record high count for Minnesota, also 33 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, 337 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 113 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 95 DUNLINS and several other species- all on May 23rd. Karl Bardon had 19 species including 43 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 50 MARBLED GODWITS, 6 RUDDY TURNSTONES, 3 RED KNOTS, 352 SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS, 223 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 609 DUNLINS and others. LEAST BITTERNS were first seen and heard at Agassiz the week of May 19th. COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have also been seen on the refuge by Gary Tischer. Maggie Anderson saw 2 EARED GREBES there on May 27th. In the course of a survey, I found several singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS just north of the Wetland, Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary in northern Polk County on May 25th. SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were also heard dancing in the area. Pennington County birds observed this week include RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and BONAPARTE'S GULL found on the Thief River Falls wastewater treatment ponds on May 24th. Other birds seen in the county include COMMON NIGHTHAWK, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER, LARK SPARROW, and 18 species of warblers highlighted by GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and CONNECTICUT WARBLER. In Clay County, Rick Gjervold saw a flock of DUNLINS west of the Buffalo River crossing on Clay County Road 87 on May 21st. Mel and Elaine Bennefelk sighted an INDIGO BUNTING at the bird feeders at the Ponderosa Golf Club on May 27th. Sally Hausken reported INDIGO BUNTING in Becker County on May 26th. Virgene Grubb reports that she has EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, HOUSE WRENS , and AMERICAN ROBIN nesting in her yard already. Roland Jordahl also had an INDIGO BUNTING to report, this one in Ottertail County on May 21st, so these beautiful birds are definitely returning to the northwest this week. Among other birds reported by Roland were TURKEY VULTURE, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER, and BROWN CREEPER. Douglas County birds reported by Susan Wiste were a pair of BLACK TERNS along County Road 27, 1 mile north of the intersection with Minnesota Highway 27, approximately 8 miles west of Alexandria. Thanks to Jim Lind, Andrew Longtin, Sally Hausken, Roland Jordahl, Rick Gjervold, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Peder Svingen, Tony Hertzel, Karl Bardon, Kari Odifey, Virgen Grubb, and Mike Murphy for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, June 5, 2003. From sharonks@mn.rr.com Fri May 30 14:28:29 2003 From: sharonks@mn.rr.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 08:28:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pishing in Action Message-ID: I've heard several theories on why pishing brings out birds: they think it's the call of a fallen nestling and are going down to investigate, pishing mimics a warning call of wrens and the birds investigate the warning call, the birds can't figure out what the heck the sound is and are just plain curious. Last night a group from The Raptor Center went for some light birding at the Bass Ponds. We were walking along a trail and heard a high pitched begging call. We found a large nest cavity and guessed that it was perhaps young hairy woodpeckers making the call. As we watched, a redstart came in and around the hole to investigate as did a yellow warbler. The yellow warbler left fairly quickly, but the redstart went close the hole at least three times and flitted continually around the area where the cavity was located on the tree. Natural pishing, who knew? -- Sharon Stiteler Uptown, Minneapolis The Official Bird Lady of www.neilgaiman.com See the mouse incident at http://www.wildbirdstore.net/kare11.html From bikebirder75@yahoo.com Fri May 30 16:29:39 2003 From: bikebirder75@yahoo.com (Chris Mansfield) Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 08:29:39 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] a few migrants at Bass Ponds Message-ID: <20030530152939.12490.qmail@web13306.mail.yahoo.com> I took a quick spin through the Bass Ponds in Bloomington this morning. The fifth species I heard singing once I got downhill of that noisy building near the 86th Street parking lot was a Connecticut Warbler. It was constantly on the move, but at one point I got to hear that bright, choppy, very loud WIT-cher, WIT-ta-wit-a, WIT-ta-wit-a, WIT! from a distance of about 20 feet. It fell quiet at 6:10 AM and didn't make another peep in the 30 minutes I waited. While I was standing there, a Catharus thrush (def. not Wood Thrush) came out and foraged in the litter about 50 feet downhill. I'm stumped as to which one it was. It made no sound, didn't do any tail-raising, and remained in dark shadow. It was heavily spotted underneath a la typical Swainson's/Hermit/Gray-cheeked, and I couldn't see any color difference between back and tail; in the shadows, all upper color appeared dark gray-brown. The face could have been any of them--faint eye-ring, some paler coloration on lower cheek/malar area. I'm guessing Swainson's but it's not going on my list beyond genus. Is anyone else in S. MN still seeing migrant Catharus, and which ones? Onward to the bottom of the hill and around Big Bass Pond. A few huge Green Frogs calling and hanging in the water; Eastern Wood-Pewee and Least Flycatcher uphill in the woods, and both Alder and Willow Flycatcher songs near the wooden bridge. Willow came from the willows(!) in Big Bass Pond, and two Alder sang south of the trail. The trail between Hog Back Pond and Hog Back Marsh had some goldfinches and Song Sparrows foraging; with them was one Savannah Sparrow with its short tail, sandy coloration, yellow brow, and white crown stripe. Does Savannah nest in this part of the Refuge? Doesn't look like the right habitat to me. I saw some migrants here a month ago, but haven't seen or heard this species here between then and now. In the short time I was out, I didn't see or hear any migrant warblers besides Tennessee. Chris ===== Chris Mansfield Richfield, Hennepin Co. MN bikebirder75@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com From rohair@starpoint.net Fri May 30 21:56:34 2003 From: rohair@starpoint.net (Roger Schroeder) Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 15:56:34 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Trumpeter Swan - Lyon County Message-ID: <1603.156.99.142.119.1054328194.squirrel@mail.starpoint.net> There appears to be an active Trumpeter Swan nest in Lyon County at Cupp's Slough. At the very least, there are currently two Trumpeter Swans at this location. One bird had a red neck band... tough to read the number in this wind, but appears to be # 139 for any of you banders out there. Please view respectfully. Trumpeter Swan nesting has not been documented in Lyon County, though this species was a believed to be a regular nesting species in SW MN until around the 1900's. The birds can be identified with a scope from the South end of the slough. Easiest directions to Cupp's Slough are from Russell, MN go West on Lyon county Road 2 to the Lincoln County line where Lyon CR 2 changes to Lincoln CR 13. Turn North at this intersection for 1.8 miles. Cupp's slough lies to the northeast of this intersection, and the birds are active at the northern end of the slough. -- Peace, Roger Schroeder Marshall, MN From anderson.diane@mayo.edu Fri May 30 22:22:12 2003 From: anderson.diane@mayo.edu (Anderson, Diane M.(QC)) Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 16:22:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] "Winged Migration" Message-ID: You MPLS folks are lucky. The WINGED MIGRATION documentary will be opening at the UPTOWN Theater next Friday. As I recall from a previous life , that is just off Lake Street and Nicollet or something like that. I am so excited to see this- The LABirders listserve was full of rave reviews when the film showed out there. This is the release I received from the Uptown Theater people. __________________________________________________________________________ I'm delighted to announce that WINGED MIGRATION will open an Exclusive Minnesota Engagement on Friday June 6th at the Uptown Theatre, 2906 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. For feature times please call 612-825-6006 or visit Renowned producer Jacques Perrin (Himalaya, Microcosmos) leads a crew of over 450 people-including seventeen pilots and fourteen cinematographers-on a journey following a variety of bird migrations through forty countries and each of the seven continents. From the Eiffel Tower to Monument Valley, from the remote reaches of the Arctic and the Amazon, all manners of man-made machines were employed to capture these amazing creatures in flight. A film of staggering beauty, revealing the ineffable wonders of the natural world of birds. Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature. In English. For much more information on this amazing movie please visit PLEASE help us spread the word on this movie to those who will love it! Hugh Wronski Landmark Theatres Diane M. Anderson RT(R) Medical Imaging Technical Services Department of Radiology Mayo Clinic Rochester (507) 266-8504 anderson.diane@mayo.edu From golfbird@attbi.com Sat May 31 17:21:18 2003 From: golfbird@attbi.com (Dave Felker) Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 11:21:18 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow, Scott Co. Message-ID: <000001c32790$ad6f9210$a8722942@daveuam5mdi8ml> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C32766.C4998A10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Henslow's Sparrow is still singing at Murphy Hanrehan on the pet trail east of marker 40. He was teed up for good observation. In this area we also saw a pair of Osprey, Clay-colored Sparrows, Grasshopper Sparrows, and Bobolinks. 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The Henslow’s Sparrow is still singing at = Murphy Hanrehan on the pet trail east of marker 40. He was teed up for good observation. In this area we also saw a pair = of Osprey, Clay-colored Sparrows, Grasshopper Sparrows, and = Bobolinks.

Linda Felker Eagan

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This morning at Park Point I spotted a Red-throated Loon on Lake=20 Superior. I observed the loon from the board walk near the air = port=20 buildings. The loon was swimming and diving down by the superior = entry=20 near the rocky pier.

I stop at several places along Park Point and did not see any = shorebirds,=20 or any other water fowl. I also stopped at Herding and Interstate = Islands=20 and did not see any shorebirds.

At Interstate Island there are a few terns and a Bonaparte's Gull = resting=20 on the wood pilings but other than that it is very very inactive around=20 Duluth!

Mike Hendrickson

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