[mou] Redpolls & Snow Buntings, Questions
Pastor Al
PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net
Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:09:01 -0600
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Not having much time to bird currently (intense ministry time & moving =
into new home), but have noted a significant number of buntings & =
redpolls while driving my daughter to school. This morning's drive =
included a flock of ~50 Snow Buntings and 75 Common Redpolls (son's =
scoping of the flock yielded no Hoaries), have had as many as 175 of the =
latter along the 10 mile rural route.
Two resultant questions:
1) Is this typical for rural central Minnesota? Being from Madison, WI =
am not used to seeing Redpolls at all (although they have irrupted that =
far south this year) and Snow Buntings were certainly fewer.
2) When I have seen Snow Buntings in south central WI (primarily Goose =
Pond, for those who know the area), they're often mixed in with Lapland =
Longspurs and Horned Larks. The flocks I'm seeing between Milaca & =
Princeton (Mille Lacs and Sherburne Counties) seem to be solely =
buntings. Do longspurs and larks remain in central MN? Should I be =
checking to see if the flocks are mixed?
Would also appreciate any sharing of unusual or significant sightings in =
Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Isanti or Benton Counties. Can't always run up =
to Aitkin and Sax-Zim!
Good birding to all.
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not having much time to bird currently =
(intense=20
ministry time & moving into new home), but have noted a significant =
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of buntings & redpolls while driving my daughter to school. =
This=20
morning's drive included a flock of ~50 Snow Buntings and 75 Common =
Redpolls=20
(son's scoping of the flock yielded no Hoaries), have had as many as 175 =
of the=20
latter along the 10 mile rural route.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Two resultant questions:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1) Is this typical for rural central=20
Minnesota? Being from Madison, WI am not used to seeing Redpolls =
at all=20
(although they have irrupted that far south this year) and Snow Buntings =
were=20
certainly fewer.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2) When I have seen Snow Buntings in =
south central=20
WI (primarily Goose Pond, for those who know the area), they're often =
mixed in=20
with Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks. The flocks I'm seeing =
between=20
Milaca & Princeton (Mille Lacs and Sherburne Counties) seem to be =
solely=20
buntings. Do longspurs and larks remain in central MN? =
Should I be=20
checking to see if the flocks are mixed?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Would also appreciate any sharing of =
unusual or=20
significant sightings in Mille Lacs, Sherburne, Isanti or Benton =
Counties. =20
Can't always run up to Aitkin and Sax-Zim!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good birding to all.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Al Schirmacher</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Princeton, =
MN</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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