[mou] birds everwhere.....scott co.
Holly Peirson
hpeirson@pclink.com
Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:19:30 -0500
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Hi, Sharrie:
I wonder if you might put WHERE you live on your posts, so others know
approximately where the birds you’re talking about ARE, in case we want to
try to find them ourselves.
I assume the “white cranes” are Common Egrets, and the “Blue Cranes” are
Great Blue Herons, and as someone else mentioned, the Buffleheads are Hooded
Mergansers. The geese are most likely Canada Geese. I’m glad to see your
report of the Egrets and the Kingfishers, that’s the first I’ve heard of
some of my favorites this year so far. You know, when I was just beginning
in birdwatching, I carried a bird guide with me all the time to make sure I
was learning what all their names were. Of course the AOU likes to change
their names every so often just to keep us on our toes…!!
Turkey Vultures migrate to the south of Minnesota probably because it’s too
hard to see and SMELL dead stuff to eat in the winter. They of course have
the great 10x eyesight of birds, but they find their food more often by
smell, so they need to fly far enough south that their carrion is not frozen
all winter! I cannot answer your questions about mating for life or just the
season, I assume someone else can answer that.
Holly Peirson
Columbus Twnshp, SE Anoka Co
-----Original Message-----
From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf
Of sharrie
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 8:29 AM
To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu; mnbird@lists.mnbird.net
Subject: [mou] birds everwhere.....scott co.
i saw so many birds yesterday it was hard to concentrate on working..plus i
had just bought a new zoom lens, never did get any pictures cuz the birds
are way quicker than the school van.. hehehe..
anyhow, i saw my turkey vultures again.. actually twice.. or just more of
them.. they were flying in the same place only with about 15 more
relatives...and then i ran into another group of about 30 in the minnesota
river area, about 5miles north of me..do they alway fly or stay in flocks ?
or is it just migration.? also do they mate for life, or just the season..?
and do they always migrate ? i also saw a kestel and redtail both by mystic
lake, and about 2 dozen wild turkeys with a big ole puffed male standing
guard.. first time that i have seen them on the side of the road , they are
usually off in the distance..my 13yr old, is catching the bug,, yesterday
was the second time he came bursting in to the house yelling about birds
""MOM are those turkey vulture things you told me about big and black with
white under them... their at the park ."" he even thought they looked
awesome flying... then on the way to his friends i had him check out a
couple buffleheads with the binoculars, and we were able to see the crest go
up and down and his comment was..... oooh.. punk rock birds.. oh well,
through the eyes of a child huh ....
sharrie
plus :
2 white cranes
2 blue cranes
2 king fishers
bunch of wood ducks
and some kind of geese, that have all black necks, i keep trying to get a
better look at these
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Sharrie:<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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wonder
if you might put WHERE you live on your posts, so others know =
approximately
where the birds you’re talking about ARE, in case we want to try =
to find them
ourselves.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I =
assume
the “white cranes” are Common Egrets, and the “Blue =
Cranes” are Great Blue
Herons, and as someone else mentioned, the Buffleheads are Hooded =
Mergansers.
The geese are most likely Canada Geese. I’m glad to see your =
report of the
Egrets and the Kingfishers, that’s the first I’ve heard of =
some of my favorites
this year so far. You know, when I was just beginning in birdwatching, I =
carried
a bird guide with me all the time to make sure I was learning what all =
their
names were. Of course the AOU likes to change their names every so often =
just
to keep us on our toes…!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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rkey
Vultures migrate to the south of Minnesota probably because it’s =
too hard to
see and SMELL dead stuff to eat in the winter. They of course have the =
great
10x eyesight of birds, but they find their food more often by smell, so =
they
need to fly far enough south that their carrion is not frozen all =
winter! I cannot
answer your questions about mating for life or just the season, I assume
someone else can answer that.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu
[mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf
Of </span></b>sharrie<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 09, =
2004 8:29
AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> mou-net@cbs.umn.edu;
mnbird@lists.mnbird.net<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [mou] birds
everwhere.....scott co.</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>i saw
so many birds yesterday it was hard to concentrate on working..plus i =
had just
bought a new zoom lens, never did get any pictures cuz the birds are way
quicker than the school van.. hehehe..</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>anyhow,
i saw my turkey vultures again.. actually twice.. or just more of them.. =
they
were flying in the same place only with about 15 more relatives...and =
then i
ran into another group of about 30 in the minnesota river =
area,
about 5miles north of me..do they alway fly or stay in flocks ? or is it =
just
migration.? also do they mate for life, or just the season..? and do =
they
always migrate ? i also saw a kestel and redtail both by mystic =
lake, and
about 2 dozen wild turkeys with a big ole puffed male standing guard.. =
first
time that i have seen them on the side of the road , they are usually =
off in
the distance..my 13yr old, is catching the bug,, yesterday was the =
second time
he came bursting in to the house yelling about =
birds ""MOM are
those turkey vulture things you told me about big and black with white =
under
them... their at the park ."" he even thought they looked =
awesome
flying... then on the way to his friends i had him check out a couple
buffleheads with the binoculars, and we were able to see the crest go up =
and
down and his comment was..... oooh.. punk rock birds.. oh well, through =
the
eyes of a child huh ....</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:
black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>sharrie</span></=
font><font
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face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>plus =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>2 white
cranes </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>2 blue
cranes</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>2 king
fishers</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>bunch
of wood ducks</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>and
some kind of geese, that have all black necks, i keep trying to get a =
better
look at these</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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