From rhoyme@msn.com Fri Jun 4 22:19:19 2004 From: rhoyme@msn.com (Richard Hoyme) Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 16:19:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] King Rail search update References: Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006F_01C44A4F.B04C51C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anyone have the list of past records of the King Rail that MOURC or = then MORC accepted? I would be interested in the dates and locations. Thanks Rick Hoyme ----- Original Message -----=20 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us=20 To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 4:04 PM Subject: [mou] King Rail search update A while back, the status of King Rail generated a lot of discussion on = this list serve. In an effort to work toward a harmoneous resolution to = some of that dissent, I suggested we (birders) do an organized search for this species to help identify how common or uncommon it is. It was/is my = intent to provide both a survey protocol and recording document to accomplish = this task. I wanted to review the two primary existing marsh bird survey methods = prior to establishing our search protocol. Unfortunately, this process took longer than I expected. After evaluating the time frame needed to = create documents and disseminate information, I decided it could not be done = in a satisfactory manner this spring/summer. Therefore, in the short term, I encourage all birders who are actively looking for King Rail to record the time they spend doing so and the location of their search. Please e-mail this information to me in a = timely manner. Of course, should anyone actually encounter this species, = they should share their findings with the entire birding community, = provided it does not compromise the well being of the bird/s. Also, ALL SIGHTINGS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY WELL DOCUMENTED with photographs, audio = recordings, sketches or confirmation by other birders. You will hear more about the King Rail search protocol later, when = some things get ironed out. I thank everyone for their patience. Randy Frederickson _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net ------=_NextPart_000_006F_01C44A4F.B04C51C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Does anyone have the list of past records of the King Rail that = MOURC or=20 then MORC accepted? I would be interested in the dates and = locations.
 
Thanks
 
Rick Hoyme
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From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12= mn.us=20
To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 = 4:04 PM
Subject: [mou] King Rail search = update

A while back, the status of King Rail generated a lot = of=20 discussion on this
list serve.  In an effort to work toward a=20 harmoneous resolution to some of
that dissent, I suggested we = (birders) do=20 an organized search for this
species to help identify how common or = uncommon it is.  It was/is my intent
to provide both a survey = protocol=20 and recording document to accomplish this
task.

I wanted to = review=20 the two primary existing marsh bird survey methods prior
to = establishing=20 our search protocol.  Unfortunately, this process took
longer = than I=20 expected.  After evaluating the time frame needed to = create
documents=20 and disseminate information, I decided it could not be done in=20 a
satisfactory manner this spring/summer.

Therefore, in the = short=20 term, I encourage all birders who are actively
looking for King = Rail to=20 record the time they spend doing so and the
location of their = search. =20 Please e-mail this information to me in a timely
manner.  Of = course,=20 should anyone actually encounter this species, they
should share = their=20 findings with the entire birding community, provided it
does not = compromise=20 the well being of the bird/s.  Also, ALL SIGHTINGS
SHOULD BE = EXTREMELY=20 WELL DOCUMENTED with photographs, audio recordings,
sketches or=20 confirmation by other birders.

You will hear more about the = King Rail=20 search protocol later, when some
things get ironed out.   = I thank=20 everyone for their patience.

Randy=20 = Frederickson





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------=_NextPart_000_006F_01C44A4F.B04C51C0-- From tfitz01@sprynet.com Tue Jun 1 00:42:25 2004 From: tfitz01@sprynet.com (tfitz01@sprynet.com) Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 18:42:25 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: [mou] Re: Variant Scarlet Tanager Message-ID: <19953038.1086046945420.JavaMail.root@wamui03.slb.atl.earthlink.net> There has been an orange variant of a Scarlet Tanager in the area (Minnetonka) for the past two weeks or more. It shows odd behavior in that it will often sit on the asphalt road (a dead end so not much traffice to worry about) for 5-10 minutes not moving. My theory is that with the cold weather, insects are few and far between and he has taken to the ground for any morsels he might find. He has exhibited this behavior for the past week or so. Great bird to look at. Never had seen the orange variant before. From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Tue Jun 1 03:52:54 2004 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 22:52:54 EDT Subject: [mou] Snowy Egrets/Douglas County (others) Message-ID: The Traveling Troupe of 4 Snowy Egrets (same ones reported earlier by Felker and others?) were seen Sunday late afternoon in western Douglas County near the intersection of Whisper Lane and Douglas County 19 (Western edge of Douglas Cnty). This is the same turnoff (a dead-end) where the Little Blue Herons were found last year. The Egrets were associating with a Great Egret and a Black-Crowned Night Heron and were seen in the wetland in the NE quadrant of this intersection from County 19. Cattle Egrets were at their usual spot south of Pelican Lake and an Orchard Oriole was seen on Whisper Lane. Over 75 Dunlin, 4 Short Billed Dowitchers, 2 Wilson's Phalaropes were in the mud flats off Douglas #3 on the SW corner of Lake Osakis on Friday and over 40 Dunlin were there today with higher water levels. Over 200 White Pelicans were in a wetland on the N side of Douglas Cnty 82 between Evansville and the west edge of Douglas. The Albany sewage ponds had 10 Dunlin, 12 to 15 White-Rumped Sandpipers, about 8-10 Bairds, 10 Semi-Palmated, and two Wilson's Phalaropes. Also present were all 5 swallows, 8 duck species (including N. Pintail) Forster's and Black Terns. Fish Lake (S. of Osakis) had 12 Caspian Terns, 4 Forster's Terns and two (nesting?) Eared Grebes. John (sorry for the length) Ellis, St. Paul From kreckert@cpinternet.com Tue Jun 1 12:29:27 2004 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R Eckert) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 06:29:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow Message-ID: A Minn Birding Weekends group found a singing Henslow's Sparrow at Great River Bluffs State Park in Winona Co yesterday. It was in the eastern-most field along the north side of the main park drive, just before the road comes to a hiking trail along an obvious row of pines. The bird was quite visible and audible from the road, with no need for us to walk into the field. Although this area is a traditional location for this species, I don't recall hearing of any other reports of it here this spring. A Bell's Vireo was also heard and seen in a thicket just west of the Henslow's location yesterday, also on the north side of the road. Other birds of possible interest to others this weekend, all in Houston Co: Cattle Egret a few mi E of Mound Prairie on Co Rd 21, Sandhill Crane pair with young on Co Rd 5, Eur Collared-Dove still present in Caledonia next to the fire station, Acadian Flycatcher & Tufted Titmouse & Louisiana Waterthrush at Beaver Creek Valley State Park, another titmouse at the North Reno Recreation Area on Hillside Rd, and Prothonotary Warblers at Millstone Landing along Hwy 26 & on Shore Acres Rd in La Crescent. Kim Eckert From Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com Tue Jun 1 14:41:04 2004 From: Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com (Paul Budde) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 08:41:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] 2003 Spring Season Message-ID: The spring season (3/1 - 5/31) has ended. If you will be sending in a seasonal report for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. Electronic reports should be e-mailed to me at this address by June 15th. (The deadline for electronic reports is always 15 days after the end of the season.) These reports include the files generated by the Minnesota Listing Software, data exported fromI Avisys, and other data exported to an "Excel" file (contact me for details). If you would rather submit by paper, please mail your forms directly to Peder Svingen, the Seasonal Reports Editor. Thanks for your observations and the details you provide! Paul Paul Budde Minneapolis, MN paul.budde@us.benfieldgroup.com From mznpho@cmgate.com Tue Jun 1 12:39:20 2004 From: mznpho@cmgate.com (Sally Jo Sorensen) Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 06:39:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Evening Grosbeaks in Kandiyohi County Message-ID: <40BC6AE8.237AAC5A@cmgate.com> A pair of evening grosbeaks were seen at a feeder around 2:30 p.m., May 31, at the Krause-Goodman-Havey hobby farm on the north shore of Lake Wagonga in Kandiyohi County. The farm, off County Road 19, is not accessible to the public. We were startled to see these two join the many Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks and Indigo Buntings at the feeder. No one had seen this species before on the property. Sally Jo Sorensen 320-234-6166 From hudle001@umn.edu Tue Jun 1 15:03:31 2004 From: hudle001@umn.edu (Peter Hudleston) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 09:03:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Common Moorhen Message-ID: <77077569-B3D4-11D8-91C5-0003938ABF22@umn.edu> On Monday May 31 I found a Common Moorhen in Cottage Grove. It was on a pond (the smaller and most easterly body of water) on the north side of 100th St S, where the road crosses a marsh, about 1/3 mile east of Jamaica Ave. I had visited the area to check for Loggerhead Shrikes, which have been seen in years past along 100th St S where it runs parallel to the railroad tracks, although it has been several years since I had seen one there. I did find a shrike at the point where the railroad track and road diverge (or converge going east), just up the hill from the marsh. In the same area was a Swainson's Hawk, which is a regular summer resident here. From nancoix@yahoo.com Tue Jun 1 15:24:37 2004 From: nancoix@yahoo.com (Nancy Dowling) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 07:24:37 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Hairy Woodpecker - Pacific Race? Message-ID: <20040601142437.16624.qmail@web12105.mail.yahoo.com> Hello, I'm trying to get some information on this hairy woodpecker that I photographed at my parents' feeder near Green Bay, WI over the past weekend. According to the Sibley Guide, it appears to be a Pacific Race of the species. But I'm not sure. Can you provide any information (or forward it to someone who is knowledgeable)? A few weeks ago, it was more yellowish. Now it is a dusky tan (where it's usually white). Thank you! http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nancoix/detail?.dir=/Mail+Attachments&.dnm=a7f3.jpg From hpeirson@pclink.com Tue Jun 1 18:38:30 2004 From: hpeirson@pclink.com (Holly Peirson) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 12:38:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hairy Woodpecker - Pacific Race? In-Reply-To: <20040601142437.16624.qmail@web12105.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Nancy: Here's another possibility, much more probable since Hairy Woodpeckers are (usually) totally non-migratory... I'm not sure which way it goes, but the Downy and Hairy have tan on their new plumage feathers that is either below or above the white, so in new plumages you'll see the tan before it wears to white, OR you'll see the white before it wears to tan. >From John K. Terres' Encyclopedia of North American Birds, on feather wear, p. 616-17: "A change in the brilliance of a bird's plumage may be brought about by a wearing away or breaking off of the tips of the feathers. A Male House Sparrow acquires its black bib of the breeding season through the gradual wearing away of gray feathers in winter, which hide it. Male Bobolinks acquire their attractive black-and-white breeding plumage by a wearing away of the yellowish tips of feathers that hide the black." Full molt is achieved only once annually, but if a feather is lost, a new one will grow. Most birds do both a partial molt of body feathers and a full molt of both body and wing feathers annually, spaced out to allow for breeding season. I'm sorry I cannot tell you which is happening in the woodpeckers, but I'm sure someone on this listserve can! Holly Peirson Forest Lake, Anoka Co. -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Nancy Dowling Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:25 AM To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] Hairy Woodpecker - Pacific Race? Hello, I'm trying to get some information on this hairy woodpecker that I photographed at my parents' feeder near Green Bay, WI over the past weekend. According to the Sibley Guide, it appears to be a Pacific Race of the species. But I'm not sure. Can you provide any information (or forward it to someone who is knowledgeable)? A few weeks ago, it was more yellowish. Now it is a dusky tan (where it's usually white). Thank you! http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nancoix/detail?.dir=/Mail+Attachments&.dnm= a7f3.jpg _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From emp@georgefcook.com Tue Jun 1 18:41:40 2004 From: emp@georgefcook.com (Ethel Peterson) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 12:41:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-billed cuckoo Message-ID: I spotted a black-billed cuckoo in Morrison County (Lake Alexander/Cushing area) on May 28th. It was located just off of County Road 3 on Cottonwood Rd on a fence beside a tree farm. In walking the area the next two days I did not see it again. Ethel Peterson From lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us Tue Jun 1 19:43:32 2004 From: lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us (Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer) Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 13:43:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] On Looking for Shorebird Bands Message-ID: For more information on this and related info, you also can check out the website of the Western Atlantic Shorebird Association http://www.vex.net/~hopscotc/shorebirds/ for band combinations in particular: http://www.vex.net/~hopscotc/shorebirds/en/resources.html I also encourage you to report sightings as this information definitely gets used. (I used to help band/flag shorebirds as part of this effort) 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 >>> David Benson 5/29/2004 12:32:34 PM >>> If you get a good look at a shorebird, always look for bands or flags (sometimes, if the bird is "crouching", they are barely visible up near the body.). Note which leg the bands are on, whether they are above or below the joint, the colors, and their position relative to each other. Report any sightings to the Pan American Shorebird Program (PASP) (simplest to do a search for their web site, which also contains a key to band patterns.) Seeing shorebird bands can be quite gratifying, because you may be able to figure out where they were banded. I saw two Sanderlings with bands this morning; from the band patterns, it appears that one had been banded in French Guiana and the other in Nicaragua. Dave Benson Duluth _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From odunamis@yahoo.com Tue Jun 1 20:19:02 2004 From: odunamis@yahoo.com (Chad Heins) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 12:19:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Hooded Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, etc... Mankato Message-ID: <20040601191902.59157.qmail@web50905.mail.yahoo.com> Hey birders! Our family has a tradition of Memorial BIG Days. With a son born on Thursday, this year's BIG day had to start late at 4am and be cut short at noon on Monday. (God bless Mother-in-Laws who make these things possible!) I ended up with 114 species for the day with highlights listed below. Most of the warblers have passed through (or evaded notice) and there were surpisingly few shorebirds considering the number of wet fields. A male Hooded Warbler was heard and seen at Seven-Mile Creek County Park in Nicollet County. The bird was singing along the right loop of trail 8 beyond the first bridge. This was one of the best looks at Hooded Warbler I have ever had. The male Kentucky Warbler is also back at Williams Nature Park on Hwy 68 just east of Minneopa State Park. Take the left loop (Perry Wood trail). The bird has been singing from the middle of the loop, close to the trail. I also struck out at finding the Bell's Vireo at Minneopa State Park. I understand the bird has returned again this year. Check out the Wild Plum thickets adjacent to the road at the prairie site. Other highlights: Black-billed Cuckoo (7-mile and Williams) 4 grebes 6 woodpeckers 4 herons 5 swallows 5 thrushes 8 flycatchers 8 blackbirds 9 sparrows 11 warblers (including Mourning at 7-mile) 4 vireos (including a pair of Blue-headeds at 7-mile) Happy birding! Chad Heins Mankato, MN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ From golfbird@comcast.net Tue Jun 1 23:30:21 2004 From: golfbird@comcast.net (Dave and Linda Felker) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 17:30:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] McLeod Co., Red-necked Grebe, Philadelphia Vireo Message-ID: <000601c44828$0d701f00$081df518@daveuam5mdi8ml> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C447FE.249A1700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Spent a showery day today with Phyllis Bofferding in McLeod Co. Red-necked Grebe - Lake Whitney Virginia Rail Willow and Least Flycatchers (singing) Philadelphia Vireo - Lake Marion Regional Park Tennessee Warbler - several Linda Felker ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C447FE.249A1700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Spent = a showery day=20 today with Phyllis Bofferding in McLeod Co.
 
Red-necked Grebe -=20 Lake Whitney   
Virginia=20 Rail
Willow = and Least=20 Flycatchers (singing)
Philadelphia=20 Vireo - Lake Marion Regional Park
Tennessee Warbler -=20 several
 
Linda=20 Felker
------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C447FE.249A1700-- From ngescott@shaw.ca Wed Jun 2 00:52:51 2004 From: ngescott@shaw.ca (Nicholas Escott) Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 19:52:51 -0400 Subject: [mou] Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole Message-ID: <007301c44833$9180dd10$cc1a4e18@j9c4r7> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_hvHOuoG6NVMAj6yyR726Iw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT There is a male hybrid Bullock's/ Baltimore Oriole coming to feeders at Pearl for the past 5 days. It is mostly Bullock's and would be a pure Bullock's except for a black cheek patch instead of a thin black line through the eye. directions: it is at 126 Pearl Road #5, about the fourth house on the right south of the Trans-Canada Highway 11/17. Pearl is between Thunder Bay and Nipigon. Nick Escott 650 Alice Ave. Thunder Bay ON P7G 1W9 (807) 345-7122 --Boundary_(ID_hvHOuoG6NVMAj6yyR726Iw) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
There is a male hybrid Bullock's/ Baltimore Oriole coming to feeders at Pearl for the past 5 days. It is mostly Bullock's and would be a pure Bullock's except for a black cheek patch instead of a thin black line through the eye. 
 
directions: it is at 126 Pearl Road #5, about the fourth house on the right south of the Trans-Canada Highway 11/17.  Pearl is between Thunder Bay and Nipigon.
 
Nick Escott
650 Alice Ave.
Thunder Bay ON P7G 1W9
(807) 345-7122
--Boundary_(ID_hvHOuoG6NVMAj6yyR726Iw)-- From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Wed Jun 2 01:58:14 2004 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 19:58:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Common Moorhen Update/Brown Cty. Message-ID: <00e901c4483c$affda5d0$388b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E6_01C44812.C67E6580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On my third attempt to find the Common Moorhen I finally spotted one at = Rosenau-Lambrecht WMA at 12:30 pm today. The bird I saw was in the = previously reported location which is the small marsh on the north side = of Hwy. 14 (that's the side of the highway that the utility poles are = located) about 3 miles west of New Ulm. It swam across some open water = and then gradually worked its way into the cattails. This is the first = Common Moorhen that I've seen in Minnesota and the first I've seen in = many years. Thanks to Pete Hoeger for finding and posting on the = listserve. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ------=_NextPart_000_00E6_01C44812.C67E6580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On my third attempt to = find the Common=20 Moorhen I finally spotted one at Rosenau-Lambrecht WMA at = 12:30 pm=20 today.  The bird I saw was in the previously reported location = which=20 is the small marsh on the north side of Hwy. 14 (that's the side of = the=20 highway that the utility poles are located) about 3 miles west of New=20 Ulm.  It swam across some open water and then gradually worked = its way=20 into the cattails.  This is the first Common Moorhen that I've seen = in=20 Minnesota and the first I've seen in many years.   Thanks to = Pete=20 Hoeger for finding and posting on the listserve.
 
Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye
------=_NextPart_000_00E6_01C44812.C67E6580-- From TeamVagrant@aol.com Wed Jun 2 04:05:01 2004 From: TeamVagrant@aol.com (TeamVagrant@aol.com) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 23:05:01 EDT Subject: [mou] SW trip a success! Message-ID: <15b.36915380.2dee9ddd@aol.com> --part1_15b.36915380.2dee9ddd_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks to those who helped with pointers for my annual trip with my dad and another retired friend. Charlie was able to add 15 birds to his list - he's taken up birding just since he retired from UMD and is really enjoying it. Some highlights include the Blue Grosbeak pair at Blue mounds. We were offered but one look in 3 hours on the Bur Oak trail so we thought we were lucky. The Orchard Oriole was also a treat. Lots of flycatchers, but my untrained eye finds them very frustrating. Salt Lake provided us some wonderful observations of Wilson's and Red-necked Phalaropes, along with Dunlins, SPPlovers, Bairdes and Least Sandpipers and numerous sp. of ducks. We really scoped hard for an Avocet to no avail. Chris Elmgren Gnesen twp. St. Louis County --part1_15b.36915380.2dee9ddd_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to those who helped with p= ointers for my annual trip with my dad and another retired friend.  Cha= rlie was able to add 15 birds to his list - he's taken up birding just since= he retired from UMD and is really enjoying it.
Some highlights include the Blue Grosbeak pair at Blue mounds.  We were= offered but one look in 3 hours on the Bur Oak trail so we thought we were=20= lucky.  The Orchard Oriole was also a treat.  Lots of flycatchers,= but my untrained eye finds them very frustrating. Salt Lake provided us som= e wonderful observations of Wilson's and Red-necked Phalaropes, along with D= unlins, SPPlovers, Bairdes and Least Sandpipers and numerous sp. of ducks.&n= bsp; We really scoped hard for an Avocet to no avail.


Chris Elmgren
Gnesen twp.
St. Louis County
 --part1_15b.36915380.2dee9ddd_boundary-- From smithville4@charter.net Wed Jun 2 04:30:49 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 22:30:49 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU Trip Sax Zim Bog Message-ID: <003101c44851$fffedc60$a7a87044@family> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C44828.16E11D00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: Well now things are slowing down in the Twin Cities and migration is = passing by, are ya interested in seeing Sharp-tail Grouse, Great Grey = Owls, Black-backed Woodpeckers, Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, Alder = Flycatchers, Connecticut Warblers, Mourning Warblers, Golden-winged = Warblers, Grey Jays, Black-billed Magpies, Upland Sandpipers and a slew = of other birds in Sax Zim Bog?? Are ya interested in seeing a farm that warns the public that he is a ex = sniper from the military and will shoot if you trespass on his farm? Do = you want to see him run out in purple pajamas? Well this is the trip for = you! LOL WELL I have openings for a one day field trip this Saturday June 5th = starting at 6:00am at the Perkins Restaurant parking lot in Duluth, Mn. = There is no cost! All you do is email me back and tell me to sign you up = and that is all. The weather this Saturday will be sunny and warm temps = (rare this spring) and a slight chance of rain. The trip will end = Saturday around 2pm which will give you plenty of time to drive back = home in time to watch Victory Garden on PBS or Iron Chef on Food = Network. LOL Anyway let me know if you want to come and email me back telling me = you'll be there! EVERYONE is invited! If you are from some other state = that is fine, if you are a non MOU member that is fine, if you never = birded in a group that is fine, if you voted for Bush that is fine, and = If you are planning to hunt doves this fall that is fine! Everyone is = invited! All you need is a pair of binoculars and desire to look at = birds! Mike Hendrickson Duluth, MN ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C44828.16E11D00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello:
 
Well now things are slowing down in the = Twin Cities=20 and migration is passing by, are ya interested in seeing Sharp-tail = Grouse,=20 Great Grey Owls, Black-backed Woodpeckers, Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, = Alder=20 Flycatchers,  Connecticut Warblers, Mourning Warblers, = Golden-winged=20 Warblers, Grey Jays, Black-billed Magpies, Upland Sandpipers and a slew = of other=20 birds in Sax Zim Bog??
 
Are ya interested in seeing a farm that = warns the=20 public that he is a ex sniper from the military and will shoot if you = trespass=20 on his farm? Do you want to see him run out in purple pajamas? Well this = is the=20 trip for you! LOL
 
WELL I have openings for a one day = field trip this=20 Saturday June 5th starting at 6:00am at the Perkins Restaurant parking = lot in=20 Duluth, Mn. There is no cost! All you do is email me back and tell me to = sign=20 you up and that is all. The weather this Saturday will = be sunny and=20 warm temps (rare this spring) and a slight chance of rain. The trip will = end=20 Saturday around 2pm which will give you plenty of time to drive back = home in=20 time to watch Victory Garden on PBS or Iron Chef on Food Network.=20 LOL
 
Anyway let me know if you want to come = and email me=20 back telling me you'll be there! EVERYONE is invited! If you are from = some other=20 state that is fine, if you are a non MOU member that is fine, if you = never=20 birded in a group that is fine, if you voted for Bush that is fine, and = If you=20 are planning to hunt doves this fall that is fine! Everyone is = invited! All=20 you need is a pair of binoculars and desire to look at = birds!
 
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth, MN
------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C44828.16E11D00-- From smithville4@charter.net Wed Jun 2 13:59:19 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 07:59:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sax Zim Trip Message-ID: <003e01c448a1$6b71ef60$a7a87044@family> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C44877.82543000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you sent me a email regarding the MOU Sax Zim Trip you need to resend = me your email. This morning I noticed some emails in response to the = announcement from last night and my computer frozed and I had to reboot = the thing and I lost all my in coming emails. I am buying a new computer = pretty soon! Mike Hendrickson Duluth ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C44877.82543000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
If you sent me a email regarding the = MOU Sax Zim=20 Trip you need to resend me your email. This morning I noticed some = emails in=20 response to the announcement from last night and my computer frozed and = I had to=20 reboot the thing and I lost all my in coming emails. I am buying a new = computer=20 pretty soon!
 
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth
------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C44877.82543000-- From Robert_Russell@fws.gov Wed Jun 2 16:01:52 2004 From: Robert_Russell@fws.gov (Robert_Russell@fws.gov) Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:01:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Whooping Crane update (experimental eastern population) Message-ID: Thought you all might be interested in an update on the introduced flock of Whooping Cranes provided by Richard Urbanek, USFWS crane biologist and Laura Fondow, crane researcher and International Crane Foundation technician. 36 cranes went south last fall. 25 including seven yearlings returned to the core introduction area vicinity Necedah National Wildife refuge in Wisconsin. One 3-year old female returned to the Horicon region. Eight yearlings blown off course by strong westerlies ended up in Michigan's Lower Peninsula and are usually in suitable wetland habitat in the northern and western portions of the LP. One second-year bird was last seen heading north from Lake County, FL on Apr 6 and another was last seen heading north in NC IL on 16 Apr. Presumably these latter two birds are somewhere in the Upper Midwest. If you think you may have seen the missing birds, please call me at 612-713-5437 or contact the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI and we will notify the crane biologists. Breeding is not expected until next year but pairing appears to have occurred already in at least one case so we may be within a year of two of seeing Whooping Cranes breeding again in the Midwest after more than a century of absence from the Midwest. The survival rate of the introduced whoopers of more than 80% is astounding and a tribute to the dozens of dedicated folks involved in this program, especially the state DNRs along the route, the International Crane Foundation, Operation Migration, Necedah and Chassahowitzka NWRs (FL), the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, many state, Federal, and NGO biologists, and many landowners and private donors that have contributed to this program through funding, aerial tracking, or allowing the cranes and accompanying ultralight airplanes to utilize their property. Bob Russell, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ft. Snelling, MN. From white067@tc.umn.edu Wed Jun 2 18:00:39 2004 From: white067@tc.umn.edu (Bruce M. White) Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 12:00:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ruling in Pilot Knob Case Message-ID: <40BE07B7.7040204@tc.umn.edu> Dakota Judge Rules Against Developer in Pilot Knob Case In a ruling handed down on May 19, 2004, Dakota County District Court Judge Robert King has ruled against several landowners and the proposed developer of a 157-unit housing development on Pilot Knob, southeast of the Mendota Bridge. On January 29, 2004, Minnstar Builders and the landowners Allen and Buttenhoff filed suit against the City of Mendota Heights seeking approval of the Pilot Knob building project and damages. A court hearing was held on April 22 in Hastings. Minnstar Builders proposed a 157-unit housing development for the north end of Pilot Knob in November 2002. In December citizens petitioned for an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW), which the City of Mendota Heights ordered in January 2003. In November 2003 after the EAW was completed, the City of Mendota Heights ordered an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). In court the developer and landowners argued that under Minnesota’s 60-day rule, the City of Mendota Heights should have made a decision on the developer’s proposal by March 2003, notwithstanding a provision of the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act which has been taken by many courts and agencies mean that the timeline of the 60-day rule does not apply during an environmental review. They argued that they should be given automatic approval because of the lack of a decision within 60 days. In his decision Judge King stated that “the legislature intended to keep the ‘automatic approval’ clock from running during an environmental review. Any other conclusion would render a good deal of the MEPA meaningless, or at least non-functional.” The area of the proposed development is part of Oheyawahi or Pilot Knob a hill of sacred and historic importance, found eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in January 2004. More information is available at www.pilotknobpreservation.org From michaelcduffy@earthlink.net Thu Jun 3 04:07:10 2004 From: michaelcduffy@earthlink.net (Michael Duffy) Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 23:07:10 -0400 Subject: [mou] Sax-Zim and Grand Marais Message-ID: <1AE4270A-B50B-11D8-89C2-00039348DB54@earthlink.net> --Apple-Mail-97-550648436 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed I made 2 morning trips trips to the bog from Duluth over Memorial Day weekend on 5/29 and 5/31. Thanks to Don Kienholz for the Sax-Zim information I was able to find my target birds. Highlights included - 1 Osprey - Arkola Road / 53 1 male Northern Harrier - Arkola Road 1 Merlin - CR 208 2 Sandhill Cranes - South of Arkola / CR 208 1 Great Gray Owl - McDavitt Road 1 Connecticut Warbler - McDavitt Road with others heard on Owl Avenue A trip up to Grand Marais via Finland and Cramer on 5/31-6/1 I had several mixed flocks of presumed migrants highlighted by 2 Black-billed Cuckoos and 10+ spp of warbler but no Philadelphia Vireo or Golden-winged warblers in evidence. Michael Duffy New York City michaelcduffy AT earthlink.net --Apple-Mail-97-550648436 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII I made 2 morning trips trips to the bog from Duluth over Memorial Day weekend on 5/29 and 5/31. Thanks to Don Kienholz for the Sax-Zim information I was able to find my target birds. Highlights included - 1 Osprey - Arkola Road / 53 1 male Northern Harrier - Arkola Road 1 Merlin - CR 208 2 Sandhill Cranes - South of Arkola / CR 208 1 Great Gray Owl - McDavitt Road 1 Connecticut Warbler - McDavitt Road with others heard on Owl Avenue A trip up to Grand Marais via Finland and Cramer on 5/31-6/1 I had several mixed flocks of presumed migrants highlighted by 2 Black-billed Cuckoos and 10+ spp of warbler but no Philadelphia Vireo or Golden-winged warblers in evidence. HelveticaMichael Duffy New York City michaelcduffy AT earthlink.net --Apple-Mail-97-550648436-- From lgrover@boreal.org Thu Jun 3 01:46:30 2004 From: lgrover@boreal.org (Lissa Grover) Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 19:46:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bobolink in Cook County Message-ID: <40BE74E6.43AD753B@boreal.org> On Sunday, May 30, 2004, we saw a Bobolink in the shrubs and plowed field on the south side of Cook County Highway 60 about 2.25 miles east of the Gunflint trail. We watched it feed in the plowed field for 10 minutes. Melissa Grover, with Tim Dawson, Harvey Sobieck, and Tom Kaffine From earlorf@uslink.net Thu Jun 3 18:55:27 2004 From: earlorf@uslink.net (Earl Orf) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:55:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Trumpeter Swans-Itasca County Message-ID: <000001c44993$f9292560$4002fea9@TOSHIBAEARL> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4496A.10531D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm looking at 4 trumpeter swans that have landed on our lake. This is the first time I have seen any swans on our little (50 acre) lake. We are located about halfway between Grand Rapids and Hibbing. Earl Orf 218245-2171 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4496A.10531D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I’m looking at 4 trumpeter swans that have = landed on our lake.  This is the first time I have seen any swans on our = little (50 acre) lake.  We are located about halfway between Grand = Rapids and Hibbing.

 

Earl Orf

218245-2171

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4496A.10531D60-- From drbenson@cpinternet.com Thu Jun 3 23:22:50 2004 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:22:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 6/3/04 Message-ID: <8CCE4DB6-B5AC-11D8-93AC-000A95AC3AF2@cpinternet.com> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 3rd, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. An ORCHARD ORIOLE appeared at the Mehans' feeders on the northwest corner of 62nd Ave E and Superior St in Duluth on May 29th. It has not been seen every day, but Don Kienholz saw it again yesterday. During the cold, wet weather of last weekend, there were no fewer than 4 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, 2 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, and five other warbler species visiting the oranges and hummingbird feeders in this yard. Several rarities seen over the last ten days remained into the weekend, including the PACIFIC LOON and WESTERN GREBE, last reported on the 28th. Janet Riegle reported a RED KNOT from Minnesota Point on the 29th. The PIPING PLOVER and sub-adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL at Wisconsin Point were last seen on the 29th. A light-morph, adult PARASITIC JAEGER was there on the 29th. On the same day, three RED KNOTS were there, and one lingered at least until today. There was an interesting fallout of warblers and other species in the fog on the morning of the 31st. Don Kienholz saw 24 warbler species. There are still lots of flycatchers, warblers, and flocks of CEDAR WAXWINGS moving through Duluth. Earl Orf reported 4 TRUMPETER SWANS from a lake between Hibbing and Grand Rapids in Itasca County today. Mike Steffes found 11 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS on territory along the Superior Hiking Trail on Moose Mountain in Cook Cty on the 29th, Bill Tefft reported two WHIMBRELS from Ely on the 30th. I have received some reports of Lark Buntings from the Iron Range area. These birds are more likely to be another species; if someone can provide more details, I may be able to help with an identification. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 10. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. 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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From drbenson@cpinternet.com Thu Jun 3 23:27:51 2004 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:27:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Second-hand report of BEWICK'S WREN, Duluth Message-ID: <3FC61036-B5AD-11D8-93AC-000A95AC3AF2@cpinternet.com> I have a second-hand report of a BEWICK'S WREN, seen at the Mehans' feeders at 62nd Ave E and Superior St in Duluth yesterday. No details and no sightings today. The Mehans are okay with birders looking in their yard, which is on the NW corner of the intersection. Dave Benson Duluth From hpeirson@pclink.com Thu Jun 3 23:41:46 2004 From: hpeirson@pclink.com (Holly Peirson) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:41:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] Prothonotary Warbler refound, Snelling St. Pk., TC Area In-Reply-To: <000001c44993$f9292560$4002fea9@TOSHIBAEARL> Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C44992.0AAED7A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Today Val Cunningham and Holly Peirson went a-birding at Snelling State Park. Upon asking, we got a tip from park personnel that the marshy bottomland area directly under the Hwy 55 bridge and opposite the Visitor’s Center parking lot might be good habitat for the prothonotary warbler that was mentioned last week. We walked to the end of the parking lot just to the W side of the bridge and immediately heard the bird. We could not find the bird, but knew it was there. We went off for a walk around Pike Island, and saw and heard many other species (51 total for the day), had some lunch, studied the map, and walked around to another trail to try again for the warbler (trail from Visitor Center that goes along parallel to bridge, then turns to go west under bridge, along the Minnesota River.) This time we were lucky. We immediately heard it singing, and followed the song to the bird, who was flying around the area gleaning bugs from leaves and then sitting on perches for some time. We had very good looks at it! Then it went to a snag and although it was behind trees and hard to see, we think it has a nest. We only saw one bird, but there was a flurry of activity near the nest snag. To see the possible nest, find a large deadfall along the side of the trail away from the river, look into the woods, and find a snag that is alone, not associated with another tree stump, approximately 15’ high, totally devoid of bark, light brown. The possible nest is about 1’ from the top on the west side of the snag. The bird is almost constantly singing, a loud sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, varying from 4-7. Time first heard was about 11:00, seen was about 2:30. Thanks for the earlier tip, great bird! Holly Peirson Forest Lake, Anoka Co. And Val Cunningham St. Paul, Ramsey Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C44992.0AAED7A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Today Val Cunningham and Holly = Peirson went a-birding at Snelling State Park. Upon asking, we got a tip from = park personnel that the marshy bottomland area directly under the Hwy 55 = bridge and opposite the Visitor’s Center parking lot might be good habitat = for the prothonotary warbler that was mentioned last week.

 

We walked to the end of the parking = lot just to the W side of the bridge and immediately heard the bird. We = could not find the bird, but knew it was there. We went off for a walk around Pike Island, and saw and heard many other species (51 total for the day), had = some lunch, studied the map, and walked around to another trail to try again = for the warbler (trail from Visitor Center that goes along parallel to bridge, = then turns to go west under bridge, along the Minnesota River.) =

 

This time we were lucky. We = immediately heard it singing, and followed the song to the bird, who was flying = around the area gleaning bugs from leaves and then sitting on perches for some = time. We had very good looks at it! Then it went to a snag and although it was behind = trees and hard to see, we think it has a nest. We only saw one bird, but there = was a flurry of activity near the nest snag. To see the possible nest, find a = large deadfall along the side of the trail away from the river, look into the = woods, and find a snag that is alone, not associated with another tree stump, = approximately 15’ high, totally devoid of bark, light brown. The possible nest = is about 1’ from the top on the west side of the snag.

 

Th= e bird is almost constantly singing, a loud sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, varying = from 4-7. Time first heard was about 11:00, seen was about 2:30. Thanks for = the earlier tip, great bird!

 

Ho= lly Peirson

Fo= rest Lake, Anoka Co.

 

An= d Val Cunningham

St= . Paul, Ramsey Co.

------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C44992.0AAED7A0-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jun 4 02:38:16 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 20:38:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, June 4, 2004 Message-ID: <001201c449d4$9f650a30$45d4aec6@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 4, 2004 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, some summer like weather has arrived, and with it the flycatchers, and also the mosquitoes. Nearly every reported mentioned flycatcher, vireos, and up to 25 species of warblers before the storm front came in on Saturday. Since then, the warblers have dropped off markedly although many species are still moving through. The heavy rains have had an effect on Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge this week. Gary Tischer reports that the Auto Tour Route is closed for this week, and the office at Headquarters will not be staffed as is usual on Sunday afternoon. A HOODED WARBLER was discovered in Kittson County on Friday, May 25th by Peder Svingen. This is a first county record. A second county record NORTHERN PARULA was found by Tony Hertzel at the same location. Neither bird was found at that location by Wednesday, and it is assumed that the weather front pushed the migrants further on their journey. Another NORTHERN PARULA was found in Kittson County on June 2nd. Twenty-five species of warblers were found in Kittson County by Peder Svingen and Tony Hertzel on May 25th. On June 2nd, Shelley Steva and I observed a TRUMPETER SWAN, COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, and ORCHARD ORIOLE in that county. Keith Pulles found 28 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and four BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS at the Roseau River WMA on May 30th. Two RUDDY TURNSTONES were noticed by Gary Huschle this week along the edge of Headquarters Pool along CR 7 in Agassiz NWR. Birds included in Linda Johnson's report from Old Mill State Park this week were WILLOW FLYCATCHER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, EASTERN KINGBIRD, and VEERY. On May 30th, Keith Pulles spotted three species of grebe at Agassiz NWR- RED-NECKED GREBE, EARED GREBE, and WESTERN GREBE. AMERICAN BITTERN and ALDER FLYCATCHER were also seen there. Rick Hoyme and Bob Dunlap found 50 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, KILLDEERand several MARBLED GODWITS in a flooded field along CR 121. Gary Tischer reported that the TRUMPETER SWANS are nesting again on Pool 8. In Pennington County, two GRAY PARTRIDGE ran across the road in front of my vehicle on June 1st. This was along Johnson Drive just east of Thief River Falls. Danica Robson reported a SCARLET TANAGER coming to her orange feeder east of Thief River Falls. Alex Wendorf reported the week's sightings from Rydell NWR in Polk County. Included were COMMON LOON, TURKEY VULTURE, and COMMON TERN. Of note in Polk County- Rick Hoyme and Bob Dunlap reported that the Warren wastewater treatment ponds, which used to be open and one of the best in the region, are now fenced, gated , and locked. Terry Tollefson reported CEDAR WAXWING and SCARLET TANAGER on May 31st. Donna and Leon Thoreson heard the first WHIP-POOR-WILL in Polk County on May 25th. A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was reported by Doug Johnson on May 31st at the home of Larry Duerkers north of Wilton in Beltrami County. He also reported a good warbler migration at Blackduck which included more than a hundred TENNESSEE WARBLERS, also BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, BLACKPOLL, and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS among others. Also in Beltrami County, Pat Rice reported RED-EYED VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. At Bemidji State Park on May 29th, Pat DeWenter observed a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER near the entrance to the boardwalk. Other birds seen at the park included YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, and many species of warblers. Keith Pulles reported LE CONTE'S SPARROW, and the expected CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR at Felton Prairie in Clay County on May 30th. >From Otter Tail County, Colleen Nelson saw a pair of COMMON LOONS with two babies on Lake Sybil on May 27th. Thanks to Danica Robson, Doug Johnson, Bruce Flaig, Terry Tollefson, Rick Hoyme, Bob Dunlap, Keith Pulles, Colleen Nelson, Gary Huschle, Soch Lor, Alex Wendorf, Linda Johnson, Pat Rice, Donna and Leon Thoreson, Pat DeWenter, Peder Svingen, Tony Hertzel and Gary Tischer 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 11, 2004. From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Jun 4 04:45:32 2004 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:45:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 3 June 2004 Message-ID: --============_-1125801758==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 3rd. There was a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at Upper Sioux Agency State Park in Yellow Medicine County on May 28th. The bird was seen and heard directly across the highway from the contact station at the park. I The CATTLE EGRET previously reported from Scott County was still present on the 1st on the east side of county road 18 just south of Crossings Boulevard. A Cattle Egret was in Jackson County on the 28th, along county road 4 just east of state highway 86. Another was in Houston County on the 30th, a few miles east of Mound Prairie on County Road 2. Four SNOWY EGRETS were seen on the 30th in western Douglas County near the intersection of Whisper Lane and Douglas County 19. Interesting was the May 26th report of a FERRUGINOUS HAWK in Watonwan County at the south end of Kansas Lake. This is about six and a half miles southeast of Butterfield. A COMMON MOORHEN was at Rosenau-Lambrecht WMA on June 1st at the small marsh on the north side of Highway 14 about three miles west of New Ulm in Brown County. Another Common Moorhen was in Cottage Grove, Washington County on the same day. It was on a pond on the north side of 100th Street South about a third of a mile east of Jamaica Ave. Unusual was the WHIMBREL seen at the softball field complex in Ely, St. Louis County on June 1st. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was in Carver County on the 29th, along Grimms Road, a third of a mile north of state highway 5. A singing HENSLOW'S SPARROW was at Great River Bluffs State Park in Winona County on May 31st. It was in the eastern-most field along the north side of the main park drive, just before the road comes to a hiking trail along a row of pines. A BELL'S VIREO was also seen in a thicket just west of the Henslow's Sparrow location, also on the north side of the road. 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 10th. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --============_-1125801758==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" MOU RBA 3 June 2004
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 3rd.

There was a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at Upper Sioux Agency State Park in Yellow Medicine County on May 28th. The bird was seen and heard directly across the highway from the contact station at the park.  I

The CATTLE EGRET previously reported from Scott County was still present on the 1st on the east side of county road 18 just south of Crossings Boulevard. A Cattle Egret was in Jackson County on the 28th, along county road 4 just east of state highway 86. Another was in Houston County on the 30th, a few miles east of Mound Prairie on County Road 2.

Four SNOWY EGRETS were seen on the 30th in western Douglas County near the intersection of Whisper Lane and Douglas County 19.
Interesting was the May 26th report of a FERRUGINOUS HAWK in Watonwan County at the south end of Kansas Lake. This is about six and a half miles southeast of Butterfield.

A  COMMON MOORHEN was at Rosenau-Lambrecht WMA on June 1st at the small marsh on the north side of Highway 14 about three miles west of New Ulm in Brown County. Another Common Moorhen was in Cottage Grove, Washington County on the same day. It was on a pond on the north side of 100th Street South about a third of a mile east of Jamaica Ave.

Unusual was the WHIMBREL seen at the softball field complex in Ely, St. Louis County on June 1st.

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was in Carver County on the 29th, along Grimms Road, a third of a mile north of state highway 5.

A singing HENSLOW'S SPARROW was at Great River Bluffs State Park in Winona County on May 31st. It was in the eastern-most field along the north side of the main park drive, just before the road comes to a hiking trail along a row of pines. A BELL'S VIREO was also seen in a thicket just west of the Henslow's Sparrow location, also on the north side of the road.

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 <david@cahlander.com>.

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 10th.

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Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com
--============_-1125801758==_ma============-- From Steve Weston" I will be leading a couple of field trips this weekend targeting prairie birds in Dakota County. We will be seeking and studying several sparrows, both meadowlarks, Dickcissels, Boblinks, Orchard Orioles, Brewers Blackbirds, etc. This is a good field trip for new birders as well as more experienced birders who want to find some of the more ellusive birds of the grasslands. These trips are primarily by car and involve little walking. On Saturday the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) will sponsor the trip. No reservation is required and all are invited. The Sunday trip is sponsored by the Dakota County Parks and requires reservation and a fee. You need to call 651.438.4737 (press 3) for details and to sign up. This trip will be a smaller group with more individual attention. Both trips will meet at 7am at Schaar's Bluff, Spring Lake Park Reserve. We expect to finish by 1pm. Directions to Spring Lake Park Reserve-Schaar’s Bluff: Go south on Hwy. 52/55 to the Hastings exit, then east (about 7 miles) to Jacobs Avenue (just before Hastings). Turn left (north) and follow road until it T's at CR42. Take 42 west 1˝ miles to Idell Ave. Go north to Schaar’s Bluff trailhead (follow the signs). If you have any questions, please call Steve at 612-978-3993. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From JulianSellers@msn.com Thu Jun 3 23:56:05 2004 From: JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:56:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] Prothonotary Warbler refound, Snelling St. Pk., TC Area References: Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C44994.0ADCDA90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Holly, They've nested across the Mississippi in Crosby Park in recent years. I = verified nesting in 1998, and have seen them there most years since. Julian ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Holly Peirson=20 To: MOU Listserve ; MnBird Listserve=20 Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 5:41 PM Subject: [mou] Prothonotary Warbler refound, Snelling St. Pk., TC Area Today Val Cunningham and Holly Peirson went a-birding at Snelling = State Park. Upon asking, we got a tip from park personnel that the = marshy bottomland area directly under the Hwy 55 bridge and opposite the = Visitor's Center parking lot might be good habitat for the prothonotary = warbler that was mentioned last week.=20 =20 We walked to the end of the parking lot just to the W side of the = bridge and immediately heard the bird. We could not find the bird, but = knew it was there. We went off for a walk around Pike Island, and saw = and heard many other species (51 total for the day), had some lunch, = studied the map, and walked around to another trail to try again for the = warbler (trail from Visitor Center that goes along parallel to bridge, = then turns to go west under bridge, along the Minnesota River.)=20 =20 This time we were lucky. We immediately heard it singing, and followed = the song to the bird, who was flying around the area gleaning bugs from = leaves and then sitting on perches for some time. We had very good looks = at it! Then it went to a snag and although it was behind trees and hard = to see, we think it has a nest. We only saw one bird, but there was a = flurry of activity near the nest snag. To see the possible nest, find a = large deadfall along the side of the trail away from the river, look = into the woods, and find a snag that is alone, not associated with = another tree stump, approximately 15' high, totally devoid of bark, = light brown. The possible nest is about 1' from the top on the west side = of the snag. =20 The bird is almost constantly singing, a loud sweet, sweet, sweet, = sweet, varying from 4-7. Time first heard was about 11:00, seen was = about 2:30. Thanks for the earlier tip, great bird! =20 Holly Peirson Forest Lake, Anoka Co. =20 And Val Cunningham St. Paul, Ramsey Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C44994.0ADCDA90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, Holly,
 
They've nested across the Mississippi in Crosby = Park in=20 recent years.  I verified nesting in 1998, and have seen them there = most=20 years since.
 
Julian
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Holly=20 Peirson
To: MOU Listserve ; MnBird=20 Listserve
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 = 5:41=20 PM
Subject: [mou] Prothonotary = Warbler=20 refound, Snelling St. Pk., TC Area

Today Val = Cunningham=20 and Holly Peirson went a-birding at Snelling State Park. Upon asking, = we got a=20 tip from park personnel that the marshy bottomland area directly under = the Hwy=20 55 bridge and opposite the Visitor=92s Center parking lot might be = good habitat=20 for the prothonotary warbler that was mentioned last week. =

 

We walked = to the end=20 of the parking lot just to the W side of the bridge and immediately = heard the=20 bird. We could not find the bird, but knew it was there. We went off = for a=20 walk around Pike Island, and saw and heard many other species (51 = total for=20 the day), had some lunch, studied the map, and walked around to = another trail=20 to try again for the warbler (trail from Visitor Center that goes = along=20 parallel to bridge, then turns to go west under bridge, along the = Minnesota=20 River.)

 

This time = we were=20 lucky. We immediately heard it singing, and followed the song to the = bird, who=20 was flying around the area gleaning bugs from leaves and then sitting = on=20 perches for some time. We had very good looks at it! Then it went to a = snag=20 and although it was behind trees and hard to see, we think it has a = nest. We=20 only saw one bird, but there was a flurry of activity near the nest = snag. To=20 see the possible nest, find a large deadfall along the side of the = trail away=20 from the river, look into the woods, and find a snag that is alone, = not=20 associated with another tree stump, approximately 15=92 high, totally = devoid of=20 bark, light brown. The possible nest is about 1=92 from the top on the = west side=20 of the snag.

 

The=20 bird is almost constantly singing, a loud sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, = varying=20 from 4-7. Time first heard was about 11:00, seen was about 2:30. = Thanks for=20 the earlier tip, great bird!

 

Holly=20 Peirson

Forest=20 Lake, Anoka Co.

 

And=20 Val Cunningham

St.=20 Paul, Ramsey=20 Co.

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C44994.0ADCDA90-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jun 4 03:45:40 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 21:45:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Oops! RE: NW report Message-ID: <001701c449de$110d53f0$45d4aec6@main> Warren has not moved to Polk County! It remains in Marshall County! Jeanie Joppru From Robert_Russell@fws.gov Fri Jun 4 15:45:16 2004 From: Robert_Russell@fws.gov (Robert_Russell@fws.gov) Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 09:45:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pine County Yellow Rail Message-ID: I had one, possibly 2, clicking Yellow Rails at 2025 hours last evening on the west side of the big sedge marsh along Route 70 (south side of highway) approximately (DeLorme pp.49, B6--east of transmission line on map) 2-3 miles west of the St. Croix River west of Grantsburg, WI. I believe there was also a distant LeConte's Sparrow and the marsh was crawling with Sedge Wrens. There is room to pull off the highway here but it is a busy road so maybe someone can find a safer spot. Safety here is an issue--note that last year one of Illinois' top birders, Bob Chappell (sp.?) was killed by the side of a highway while scoping out birds and the erratic drivers I saw on this road last night did not allay my fears. Always stand well in front of your car, never behind! Bob Russell, Dakota County From dbmartin@skypoint.com Fri Jun 4 23:35:48 2004 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 17:35:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] ALERT - Snowy Plover - Stearns County Message-ID: <000701c44a84$496dfd20$9f9ec7c7@oemcomputer> Phillip Chu called at 5:30 pm. June 4. There is a Snowy Plover at Albany Sewage Ponds. Hanging around the Southeastern most pond. Going west on 94, Exiting 94 at Albany exit and go to foot of exit ramp, turn left and go a couple hundred yards to a T turn left again, and go to the first dirt road and turn right at first dirt road which runs rightalong the SE most pond. The bird has been here since 2:30 PM. Barb Martin Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sat Jun 5 04:02:20 2004 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 22:02:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] ALERT - Snowy Plover - Stearns County References: <000701c44a84$496dfd20$9f9ec7c7@oemcomputer> Message-ID: <004e01c44aa9$857ff320$8e9ec7c7@oemcomputer> The plover was still present at 8:00 PM this evening. It wasn't flying around like it wanted to migrate any time soon so may still be present in the AM. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis/Barbara Martin" To: "mou-net" Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 5:35 PM Subject: [mou] ALERT - Snowy Plover - Stearns County > Phillip Chu called at 5:30 pm. June 4. > > There is a Snowy Plover at Albany Sewage Ponds. > Hanging around the Southeastern most pond. > > Going west on 94, Exiting 94 at Albany exit and go to > foot of exit ramp, turn left and go a couple hundred yards to a T > turn left again, and go to the first dirt road and turn right at first dirt > road which runs rightalong the SE most pond. > > The bird has been here since 2:30 PM. > > Barb Martin > > Dennis and Barbara Martin > dbmartin@skypoint.com > > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From Hagsela@aol.com Sat Jun 5 05:40:53 2004 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 00:40:53 EDT Subject: [mou] Snowy Plover sleepin' over Message-ID: <12f.434b2239.2df2a8d5@aol.com> Missed the Martins, got the plover. I arrived at Albany Sewage ponds at 8:30 and observed the Snowy Plover until 9:20 p.m. when my eyes bugged out. It was on the shore to the left of the dock as you face the SE pond. It seemed pretty settled in - picking along the shore line and on the sand. A couple of times it hunkered down as if to sleep. The other shore birds and duck did not seem to phase this guy at all. Thanks to John Hockema for letting me know about the bird and to the others who found it and got the word out quickly. Nice county bird. Linda Sparling Hennepin County From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sat Jun 5 13:55:46 2004 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 07:55:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] Snowy Plover-Albany sewage ponds Message-ID: <000701c44afc$6c439940$229ec7c7@oemcomputer> Just received a call from Rick Hoyme that the plover is still present at 7:30 AM today. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sat Jun 5 16:40:09 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 10:40:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] Alert - Yellow-breasted Chat, Sherburne NWA Message-ID: <001601c44b13$643abf50$0d01a8c0@PastorAl> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C44AE9.79096230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is a Yellow-breasted Chat on Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWA. It is located 1-2 minutes past the trailhead on the left hand side. I = initially heard it's characteristic clucks, whistles et al (wondered = about a mimid), then located it in a bare tree - medium-sized bird, = yellow breast with orange near the throat, strong eye-line. It was seen = initially at 9:10 AM, then heard again at 10:10 AM as I was leaving. Used to seeing 1-4 of these annually in Brooklyn Wildlife, southern WI = (including most recently on a Big Day 5/15) - but never anticipated = picking one up in central MN. For those unused to the Sherburne area, take 169 to 9, proceed west on 9 = past both the Mahnomen Trail and the refuge headquarters - Blue Hill = Trail is about another mile west on the right. If you drive to CR 5, = you've gone too far. Walked Mahnomen and Blue Hill Trails, drove the auto tour during the = rain - only other birds of significant note (among 77) were two Least = Bitterns on Big Bluestem Pond (auto tour). Good birding! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C44AE9.79096230 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There is a Yellow-breasted Chat on Blue = Hill Trail,=20 Sherburne NWA.
 
It is located 1-2 minutes past the = trailhead on the=20 left hand side.  I initially heard it's characteristic clucks, = whistles et=20 al (wondered about a mimid), then located it in a bare tree - = medium-sized bird,=20 yellow breast with orange near the throat, strong eye-line.  It was = seen=20 initially at 9:10 AM, then heard again at 10:10 AM as I was=20 leaving.
 
Used to seeing 1-4 of these annually in = Brooklyn=20 Wildlife, southern WI (including most recently on a Big Day 5/15) - = but=20 never anticipated picking one up in central MN.
 
For those unused to the Sherburne area, = take 169 to=20 9, proceed west on 9 past both the Mahnomen Trail and the refuge = headquarters -=20 Blue Hill Trail is about another mile west on the right.  If you = drive to=20 CR 5, you've gone too far.
 
Walked Mahnomen and Blue Hill Trails, = drove the=20 auto tour during the rain - only other birds of significant note (among = 77) were=20 two Least Bitterns on Big Bluestem Pond (auto tour).
 
Good birding!
 
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne = Counties
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C44AE9.79096230-- From rhoyme@msn.com Sun Jun 6 01:01:50 2004 From: rhoyme@msn.com (Richard Hoyme) Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 19:01:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Alert - Yellow-breasted Chat, Sherburne NWA References: <001601c44b13$643abf50$0d01a8c0@PastorAl> Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0915_01C44B2F.8ED81B10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I ran across Chris Hockema, and a group of other birders and we refound = the chat at Sherburne NWR. It was at the same location as described = below. It responded to a recording by "chatting" back at us, but only = made infrequent and short appearances.=20 Chris also said the Snowy Plover was still at Albany as of 2:30pm. Thanks Al for your timely reporting. Rick Hoyme Hennepin County ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Pastor Al=20 To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net ; mou-net@cbs.umn.edu=20 Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 10:40 AM Subject: [mou] Alert - Yellow-breasted Chat, Sherburne NWA There is a Yellow-breasted Chat on Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWA. It is located 1-2 minutes past the trailhead on the left hand side. I = initially heard it's characteristic clucks, whistles et al (wondered = about a mimid), then located it in a bare tree - medium-sized bird, = yellow breast with orange near the throat, strong eye-line. It was seen = initially at 9:10 AM, then heard again at 10:10 AM as I was leaving. Used to seeing 1-4 of these annually in Brooklyn Wildlife, southern WI = (including most recently on a Big Day 5/15) - but never anticipated = picking one up in central MN. For those unused to the Sherburne area, take 169 to 9, proceed west on = 9 past both the Mahnomen Trail and the refuge headquarters - Blue Hill = Trail is about another mile west on the right. If you drive to CR 5, = you've gone too far. Walked Mahnomen and Blue Hill Trails, drove the auto tour during the = rain - only other birds of significant note (among 77) were two Least = Bitterns on Big Bluestem Pond (auto tour). Good birding! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ------=_NextPart_000_0915_01C44B2F.8ED81B10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I ran across Chris Hockema, and a group of other birders and we = refound the=20 chat at Sherburne NWR. It was at the same location as described below. = It=20 responded to a recording by "chatting" back at us, but only made = infrequent and=20 short appearances.
 
Chris also said the Snowy Plover was still at Albany as of = 2:30pm.
 
Thanks Al for your timely reporting.
 
Rick Hoyme
Hennepin County
----- Original Message -----
From: Pastor Al
To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net ; = mou-net@cbs.umn.edu
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 = 10:40=20 AM
Subject: [mou] Alert - = Yellow-breasted=20 Chat, Sherburne NWA

There is a Yellow-breasted Chat on = Blue Hill=20 Trail, Sherburne NWA.
 
It is located 1-2 minutes past the = trailhead on=20 the left hand side.  I initially heard it's characteristic = clucks,=20 whistles et al (wondered about a mimid), then located it in a bare = tree -=20 medium-sized bird, yellow breast with orange near the throat, strong=20 eye-line.  It was seen initially at 9:10 AM, then heard again at = 10:10 AM=20 as I was leaving.
 
Used to seeing 1-4 of these annually = in Brooklyn=20 Wildlife, southern WI (including most recently on a Big Day = 5/15) - but=20 never anticipated picking one up in central MN.
 
For those unused to the Sherburne = area, take 169=20 to 9, proceed west on 9 past both the Mahnomen Trail and the refuge=20 headquarters - Blue Hill Trail is about another mile west on the = right. =20 If you drive to CR 5, you've gone too far.
 
Walked Mahnomen and Blue Hill Trails, = drove the=20 auto tour during the rain - only other birds of significant note = (among 77)=20 were two Least Bitterns on Big Bluestem Pond (auto tour).
 
Good birding!
 
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne = Counties
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_0915_01C44B2F.8ED81B10-- From Wildchough@aol.com Sun Jun 6 03:10:22 2004 From: Wildchough@aol.com (Wildchough@aol.com) Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 22:10:22 EDT Subject: [mou] Great Tit(s) mystery perhaps solved Message-ID: <82.db25b2c.2df3d70e@aol.com> --part1_82.db25b2c.2df3d70e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In recent weeks/months there have been Great Tits recorded near Grand Marais, MN, EC WI (pair), and last year (also this year) in McHenry County, IL (pair and young!!) plus reports of Linnet (Whitefish Pt., MI), Greenfinch (IL and WI), Blue Tit (IL), and Eurasian Siskin (WI I believe) and maybe other European passerines. While some of us speculated a possible wild origin for the Great Tit (Tit handbook notes eastern Siberian population prone to wander, recent increases in this population, and there is one unsubstantiated AK record), the true answer is likely more mundane. The recent issue of the Meadowlark (IL) notes bird sleuthers in McHenry County located an individual that imports numbers of these birds and might be the source for them. There would appear to be empty niches for other species of tits in this country considering how prevalent the family is in similarly vegetated western Europe. Stay tuned and report any exotics at your feeders. My initial attempts to find out how many exotic birds are introduced into the USA annually has run into a bureaucratic morass in DC. Bob Russell, Dakota County --part1_82.db25b2c.2df3d70e_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In recent weeks/months there have b= een Great Tits recorded near Grand Marais, MN, EC WI (pair), and last year (= also this year) in McHenry County, IL (pair and young!!) plus reports of Lin= net (Whitefish Pt., MI), Greenfinch (IL and WI), Blue Tit (IL), and Eurasian= Siskin (WI I believe) and maybe other European passerines.  While some= of us speculated a possible wild origin for the Great Tit (Tit handbook not= es eastern Siberian population prone to wander, recent increases in this pop= ulation, and there is one unsubstantiated AK record), the true answer is lik= ely more mundane.  The recent issue of the Meadowlark (IL) notes bird s= leuthers in McHenry County located an individual that imports numbers of the= se birds and might be the source for them.  There would appear to be em= pty niches for other species of tits in this country considering how prevale= nt the family is in similarly vegetated western Europe.   Stay tun= ed and report any exotics at your feeders.  My initial attempts to find= out how many exotic birds are introduced into the USA annually has run into= a bureaucratic morass in DC.  Bob Russell, Dakota County --part1_82.db25b2c.2df3d70e_boundary-- From Steve Weston" Snow Plover was there at about 6pm, although all the birds flew as I was leaving & I don't know if it settled back in. Also at the sewerage lagoon was a Canvasback and numerous Black Terns. I arrived at Blue Hill trail at Sherburne just before a downpour and had to return to my truck for better rain gear. The rain stopped and the birds came out singing. I thought I heard the Chat calling a couple of times. The first bird was singing in a quality of whistle that sounded like a northern Oriole, but I couldn't find the souce. The second bird had the song notes, slightly more nasal in quality, but interspersed with a call note. the pattern was just what I had heard on the tape. And, it was just like what the Catbird that was singing it, must have heard also. I then heard the oriole-like notes and traced it down to bird singing on an exposed dead branch only about 100 yards from the fork in the trail (stay left). Once I found the Chat, I was treated to a long concert with the bird sitting out in easy view. Interestingly, the interspersed calls were much softer that I expected from listening to tapes and did not carry well. When I tired from the concert and stepped out from behind the bush that was screening me, the Chat left and headed into the brush. I did not hear singing as I left the area a little after 8pm. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From blitkey@usfamily.net Sun Jun 6 17:42:03 2004 From: blitkey@usfamily.net (Bill Litkey) Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 11:42:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] SNOWY PLOVER - missing Message-ID: <000e01c44be5$338402e0$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C44BBB.4922C700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sunday morning Randy Frederickson, Jeff Witsall (sp?), and I = unsuccessfully searched extensively for the Snowy Plover at the Albany = sewage ponds. Of interest, though, was a lone pair of nesting = Ring-billed Gulls. 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Sunday morning Randy = Frederickson, Jeff=20 Witsall (sp?), and I unsuccessfully searched extensively for the Snowy = Plover at=20 the Albany sewage ponds.  Of interest, though, was a lone pair of = nesting=20 Ring-billed Gulls.
 
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------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C44BBB.4922C700-- From connyb@mycidco.com Sun Jun 6 15:58:21 2004 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 14:58:21 Subject: [mou] Dickcissel's singing in Dakota Co. Message-ID: Today around noon in Dakota Co Leslie Marcus and I saw and heard a minimum of at least a dozen Dickcissel's out in the grassy/weedy fields flying up to the telephone lines, trees, bushes and out on the weeds singing their hearts out! I have never seen so many in one location at once, and they were actively flying high and low singing for the half an hour we were there. This one area along CR 72 is a great spot to enjoy Grasshopper, Clay-colored, Field and Savannah Sparrows, as well as Western Meadowlark, Bobolink, and Kingbirds. It is in Empire, and to get there take US Hwy 52 S, and turn West (R) onto Dakota CR 66 200th St E. Continue until you reach CR 81 Clayton Ave, and turn South (L). This will take you to CR 72 210th St E, and turn Right. >From here to the Dakota Co Electric Substation is .4 miles, and they were singing in this area on both sides of the road. Summer is officially here! Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From watsup@boreal.org Mon Jun 7 03:36:24 2004 From: watsup@boreal.org (Steve and Sherry Watson) Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 19:36:24 -0700 Subject: [mou] spruce grouse, mockingbird & other good birds Message-ID: <000001c44c38$3bca26c0$270f46d8@m7z0w8> Hello All, I have not been around the last couple days as I have been birding hard. On the 3rd of June I found a Northern Mockingbird at Spruce Creek while attending Bob Janssen's Pre-festival class. It was moving a lot through the thick scrubby area around just up where the road bends. Later in the day I was scouting the Lima mountain field trip for the Boreal Bird Festival with John Hockema and we discovered a female spruce grouse along the Shoe Lake Road which turns off of the Greenwood Lake road that also is off the Gunflint trail. The bird festival held several great birds. On the 4th (the first day of the festival) I found a Black-backed woodpecker nest along the Lima Mountain Grade. Turn off on the Lima Mountain road off the gunflint trail and it will take you to the grade then turn north and go to the second burn area off on the left. Other birds for the week include a grey catbird up the gunflint by trail center, several Wilson's warblers one off of the Lima Mountain grade. There was a boreal chickadee up the gunflint as well but I am not sure exactly where as it was on one of the other trips. I have also been checking out the fields off of county road 60 in Cook County which is just up the gunflint before Hedstroms lumber. I found a few LeConte's sparrows on territory out in the fields which was quite cool. I also heard a Virginia rail and sora calling from within the low wet grass and marsh as well as several sedge wrens and even a marsh wren. Bobolinks were quite common and there were a few bitterns as well. There were several other species around the area as well. Good birding to all. Josh Watson Grand Marais --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.693 / Virus Database: 454 - Release Date: 5/31/04 From axhertzel@sihope.com Mon Jun 7 02:58:12 2004 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 20:58:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 6 June 2004 Message-ID: --============_-1125548998==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Sunday, June 6th. A SNOWY PLOVER was discovered Friday at the Albany sewage ponds in Stearns County. It was seen both Friday and Saturday at the southeastern-most pond, but I have no reports of it being seen today. Going west on I-94, take the Albany exit and turn left, driving a couple hundred yards to a "T" intersection. Turn left again, go to the first dirt road, and turn right following the road which runs along the southeastern-most most pond. Also, There is a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT being reported from Blue Hill Trail at Sherburne NWA in Sherburne County. The chat is being found 1-2 minutes past the trailhead on the left. Take U.S. Highway 169 to county road 9 and turn west, passing the refuge headquarters. Blue Hill Trail is about another mile west on the right. 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 10th. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --============_-1125548998==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" MOU RBA 6 June 2004

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Sunday, June 6th.

A SNOWY PLOVER was discovered Friday at the Albany sewage ponds in Stearns County. It was seen both Friday and Saturday at the southeastern-most pond, but I have no reports of it being seen today. Going west on I-94, take the Albany exit and turn left, driving a couple hundred yards to a "T" intersection. Turn left again, go to the first dirt road, and turn right following the road which runs along the southeastern-most most pond.

Also, There is a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT being reported from Blue Hill Trail at Sherburne NWA in Sherburne County. The chat is being found 1-2 minutes past the trailhead on the left. Take U.S. Highway 169 to county road 9 and turn west, passing the refuge headquarters. Blue Hill Trail is about another mile west on the right.
 
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 <david@cahlander.com>.

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 10th.
--
Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com
--============_-1125548998==_ma============-- From PChu@CSBSJU.EDU Mon Jun 7 16:08:36 2004 From: PChu@CSBSJU.EDU (Chu, Philip) Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:08:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] giving credit where credit is due Message-ID: Credit for finding last weekend's Snowy Plover goes to Karl Bardon, a = fact that I failed to emphasize when trying to "get the word out." Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University Collegeville, MN 56321 From john.schladweiler@dnr.state.mn.us Mon Jun 7 18:05:13 2004 From: john.schladweiler@dnr.state.mn.us (John Schladweiler) Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 12:05:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pelicans Message-ID: Within the last week, over 35,000 white pelican have left their traditional nesting site at Chase Lake NWR in North Dakota. Nobody seems to know why these birds have left. I don't have any more details than this but will post any new information as I get it. One question that needs to be answered is the extent of the dispersal and if any other mortality is occurring at another sites. If anyone is aware of large increases in pelicans in their area, or if they see unusal incidents of mortality, please respond to myself or your Regional Nongame Specialist. Reports of unusual numbers of white pelicans should include numbers of birds, locations (state, county, township, etc.) as detailed as possible and any known moralities. John Schladweiler MN Dept. of Natural Resources Asst. Regional Wildlife Manager 261 Hwy 15 S New Ulm, MN 56073 john.schladweiler@dnr.state.mn.us 507-359-6031 From EgretCMan@aol.com Mon Jun 7 20:51:37 2004 From: EgretCMan@aol.com (EgretCMan@aol.com) Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 15:51:37 EDT Subject: [mou] MRVAC - Sherburne NWR - Field Trip Report - 6/6/04 Message-ID: <1a8.248fada2.2df62149@aol.com> -------------------------------1086637897 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 6/6/04 Five of us ventured up to the Sherburne NWR on Sunday afternoon. We began the field trip along the Blue Hill Trail and most of the whole group heard and several in the group had nice but very short looks at the previously reported Yellow Breasted Chat. For the remainder of the trip we recorded 7 species of Warblers, including Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warblers and 9 species of Sparrow including Lark Sparrows observed along the first half of the Wildlife drive. We ended the day in the Sand Dunes State Forest and at about 9:30pm heard a single Whip-poor-will along the access road to the Lake Ann Campground. Nice way to finish the day! @ Yellow-breasted Chat - 3:30pm - along the Blue Hill Trail - Sherburne NWR @ Whip-poor-will - 9:30pm - Sand Dunes State Forest - near Lake Ann Campground Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN -------------------------------1086637897 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Five of us ventured up to the Sherburne NWR on Sunday afternoon. =20= We began the field trip along the Blue Hill Trail and most of the whole grou= p heard and several in the group had nice but very short looks at the previo= usly reported Yellow Breasted Chat.  For the remainder of the trip = ;we recorded 7 species of Warblers, including Golden-winged and Blue-winged=20= Warblers and 9 species of Sparrow including Lark Sparrows observed alon= g the first half of the Wildlife drive.  We ended the day in the Sand D= unes State Forest and at about 9:30pm heard a single Whip-poor-will along th= e access road to the Lake Ann Campground.  Nice way to finish the=20= day!
 
@ Yellow-breasted Chat - 3:30pm - along the Blue Hill Trail - Sherburne= NWR
@ Whip-poor-will - 9:30pm - Sand Dunes State Forest - near Lake Ann Cam= pground
 
 
 
Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN
-------------------------------1086637897-- From kschik@fmr.org Mon Jun 7 23:16:07 2004 From: kschik@fmr.org (Karen Schik) Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 17:16:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow-billed cuckoo, Somerset WI Message-ID: How uncommon is it to see a YBCU around the metro area? I saw one yesterday about a mile east and south of Marine on St Croix (yes, in WI). Very cool! Great area to see prothonotaries too - thick along the river backwaters. -- ________________________________ Karen Schik Restoration Ecologist Friends of the Mississippi River 46 East 4th Street, Suite 606 Saint Paul MN 55101-1112 Phone 651/222-2193 ext 15 Fax 651/222-6005 http://www.fmr.org Are you receiving "Mississippi Messages," FMR's monthly e-mail update with information about FMR events, volunteer opportunities, and news on river-related issues? To subscribe, visit http://www.fmr.org/update.html. From a_molson@unidial.com Tue Jun 8 00:57:06 2004 From: a_molson@unidial.com (Ann and Manley Olson) Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 18:57:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow-billed cuckoo, Somerset WI References: Message-ID: <40C500D2.3040600@unidial.com> I have found the Yellow-billed to be regular in the metro area but not nearly as common as the Black-billed.I have found it to be regular in Pierce County and less so in Willow River state park which is just south of where you found your bird. Manley Olson Karen Schik wrote: > How uncommon is it to see a YBCU around the metro area? I saw one > yesterday about a mile east and south of Marine on St Croix (yes, in > WI). Very cool! > > Great area to see prothonotaries too - thick along the river backwaters. > > From alongtin@worldnet.att.net Tue Jun 8 01:08:18 2004 From: alongtin@worldnet.att.net (Andrew Longtin) Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:08:18 -0500 Subject: [mou] Metro area Loons?? Message-ID: <20040608000726.9F05F359B6@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C44CC2.CB9FF240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Are there any Loons nesting in the metro area or close to it, the other day on my morning walk (05:00-06:00ish) I heard for the second time in the last week or so the call of a flying Common Loon, I'm right in the Plymouth, Medina, Corcoran triangle.. 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/ ALongtin@worldnet.att.net See My WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!! ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C44CC2.CB9FF240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C44CC2.CB9FF240-- From Steve Weston" Message-ID: <004001c44d06$55dff660$969b2942@spacestar.net> Hi Karen, I find the Yellow-billed Cuckoo to be considerably harder to find than the Black-billed, but I do find them at times at Lebanon Hills and Miesville Ravine parks, where I suspect that they nest. I found one on Sunday just north of the visitors' center at Lebanon Hills in the trees adjacent to a small, small pond. I also thought I heard an abreviated call from one about a mile away, right near where I had seen a pair two or three years ago. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Schik" To: Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 5:16 PM Subject: [mou] Yellow-billed cuckoo, Somerset WI > How uncommon is it to see a YBCU around the metro area? I saw one > yesterday about a mile east and south of Marine on St Croix (yes, in > WI). Very cool! > > Great area to see prothonotaries too - thick along the river backwaters. > > > -- > ________________________________ > Karen Schik > Restoration Ecologist > Friends of the Mississippi River > 46 East 4th Street, Suite 606 > Saint Paul MN 55101-1112 > > Phone 651/222-2193 ext 15 > Fax 651/222-6005 > > http://www.fmr.org > > Are you receiving "Mississippi Messages," FMR's monthly e-mail update > with information about FMR events, volunteer opportunities, and news > on river-related issues? To subscribe, visit > http://www.fmr.org/update.html. > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From psvingen@d.umn.edu Tue Jun 8 05:29:13 2004 From: psvingen@d.umn.edu (Peder Svingen) Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 23:29:13 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] kingbird not refound in Grand Marais Message-ID: A possible Tropical/Couch's Kingbird was observed for about an hour late Sunday afternoon (6 June) in Grand Marais by an out of state birder. News of this potential first state record did not reach the birding community until Sunday evening. Extensive searching throughout the day on Monday was unsuccessful. Observers along the North Shore may wish to keep this possibility in mind over the next several days. It was originally found in a large clearing about 150 yards up the Sweetheart Bluff Nature Trail, which begins at the west end of the Grand Marais Tourist Campground. -- Peder H. Svingen - psvingen@d.umn.edu - Duluth, MN From birdnird@yahoo.com Tue Jun 8 16:47:59 2004 From: birdnird@yahoo.com (Terence Brashear) Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 08:47:59 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Chuck-Will's-Widow in Vernon County WI In-Reply-To: <004001c44d06$55dff660$969b2942@spacestar.net> Message-ID: <20040608154759.21391.qmail@web50303.mail.yahoo.com> There is a group of Chuck-wills-widow close to the border of MN in Vernon County WI. Has anyone down south gone out looking for them on the MN side of the river? If there is this many in Wisconsin, there might be some in MN too. Might be worth a look. Regards, Terry __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ From johnson-miller@msn.com Wed Jun 9 16:47:16 2004 From: johnson-miller@msn.com (Molly Jo Miller) Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 10:47:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] Newfoundland Birding? Message-ID: Greetings birders, My family (including two boys) is traveling to Newfoundland at the end of July and into August. I was wondering if anyone had helpful hints about good birding spots, and especially recommendations about birding boat tours? I'm especially interested in recommendations for boating/birding tours at the northwest tip by St. Anthony/L'Anse aux Meadows and then over in the southeast area (Avalon Peninsula) near St. John's--by Witless Bay, St. Mary's Bay and/or Placentia Bay. There seem to be many purveyors of these trips and I was wondering if anyone had good luck with a particular company? Thank you for any help you can provide. Molly Jo Miller Dakota Co. From ClementsP@CivilActionGroup.com Wed Jun 9 19:32:26 2004 From: ClementsP@CivilActionGroup.com (Patrick Clements) Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 13:32:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Female Wild Turkey Bloomington Message-ID: <80CECE99631E4C4EAF7A1022B81E5C3307A4D0@merlin.CivilActionGroup.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C44E50.1D3E852F Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Seeing how slow things have been I thought I would report a female Wild = Turkey at our office building here in Bloomington. We are just off of = 494 and East Bush Lake Road. I was able to sneak up within about 6' of = it! No other members of a group were seen - just the one. Pat Clements ------_=_NextPart_001_01C44E50.1D3E852F Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Female Wild Turkey Bloomington

Seeing how slow things have been I thought I would report = a female Wild Turkey at our office building here in Bloomington. We are = just off of 494 and East Bush Lake Road.  I = was able to sneak up within about 6’ of it! No other = members of a group were seen – just the one.

Pat Clements

------_=_NextPart_001_01C44E50.1D3E852F-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Wed Jun 9 21:26:24 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:26:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR Message-ID: <00b701c44e60$0ac18c60$0d01a8c0@PastorAl> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01C44E36.1FBFF1D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Walked Blue Hill Trail over an extended lunch hour today, birding, = checking for the Chat and enjoying the cooler weather. May have heard the Chat 100+ yards away on the left hand side of the = trail head twice - but distance and catbird presence makes me hesitant = to state so definitively. Eight warbler species (nine if one counts the YBC), numerous tanagers = and an apparently nesting Broad-winged Hawk made the walk very pleasant. = More heard than seen, however! Be aware that there are about 25 trees down across the trail, and many = sections are waterlogged (one was even flowing). Have noticed that singing Golden-winged significantly outnumber = verbalizing Blue-winged throughout the open parts of Sherburne NWR - a = trend that I'm heartily in favor of. Good birding! Al Schirmacher ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01C44E36.1FBFF1D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Walked Blue Hill Trail over an extended = lunch hour=20 today, birding, checking for the Chat and enjoying the cooler=20 weather.
 
May have heard the Chat 100+ yards away = on the left=20 hand side of the trail head twice - but distance and catbird presence = makes me=20 hesitant to state so definitively.
 
Eight warbler species (nine if one = counts the YBC),=20 numerous tanagers and an apparently nesting Broad-winged = Hawk made the=20 walk very pleasant.  More heard than seen, = however!
 
Be aware that there are about 25 trees = down across=20 the trail, and many sections are waterlogged (one was even=20 flowing).
 
Have noticed that singing Golden-winged = significantly outnumber verbalizing Blue-winged throughout the open = parts of=20 Sherburne NWR - a trend that I'm heartily in favor of.
 
Good birding!
 
Al = Schirmacher
------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01C44E36.1FBFF1D0-- From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Thu Jun 10 01:01:35 2004 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:01:35 +0000 Subject: [mou] White-eyed Vireo, Clay County Message-ID: I was perusing other states RBAs, when I noticed someone reported a White-eyed Vireo at Buffalo River State Park near Moorhead. I recall one from several years ago that stuck around. Here's the report: http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NDAK.html#1086792217 Dedrick Benz Winona, MN _________________________________________________________________ MSN 9 Dial-up Internet Access fights spam and pop-ups – now 3 months FREE! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/ From mahan-mail@att.net Thu Jun 10 02:47:46 2004 From: mahan-mail@att.net (Tom & Phyllis Mahan) Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 20:47:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] MN Birding Newsletter assembling Message-ID: <002c01c44e8c$f5121f10$2285490c@MAHAN> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C44E63.0C3C1710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Volunteers are needed to help assemble the next issue of MN Birding on: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 6:30 p.m. Shady Oak Room, second floor Minnetonka Community Center 14600 Minnetonka Blvd (1 mile west of Minnetonka Blvd/I-494 intersection) Any help is greatly appreciated by all members of MOU! 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------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C44E63.0C3C1710-- From tobylab69@hotmail.com Thu Jun 10 03:17:23 2004 From: tobylab69@hotmail.com (Craig Menze) Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 21:17:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR Message-ID:

Yes the Chat is still present.   We first heard off on the left hand trail and then got really great looks at it down on the right hand trail right where the trail is flooded over.

>From: "Pastor Al" <PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net>
>To: <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net>, <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
>Subject: [mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR
>Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:26:24 -0500
>
>Walked Blue Hill Trail over an extended lunch hour today, birding, checking for the Chat and enjoying the cooler weather.
>
>May have heard the Chat 100+ yards away on the left hand side of the trail head twice - but distance and catbird presence makes me hesitant to state so definitively.
>
>Eight warbler species (nine if one counts the YBC), numerous tanagers and an apparently nesting Broad-winged Hawk made the walk very pleasant.  More heard than seen, however!
>
>Be aware that there are about 25 trees down across the trail, and many sections are waterlogged (one was even flowing).
>
>Have noticed that singing Golden-winged significantly outnumber verbalizing Blue-winged throughout the open parts of Sherburne NWR - a trend that I'm heartily in favor of.
>
>Good birding!
>
>Al Schirmacher

Getting married? Find great tips, tools and the latest trends at MSN Life Events. From two-jays@att.net Thu Jun 10 06:05:16 2004 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 22:05:16 -0700 Subject: [mou] 30 breeding bird surveys in 30 days Message-ID: This is a note from a man currently in northwestern Minnesota, conducting Breeding Bird Surveys, on his way to 30 such surveys in 30 days. He is Noel Cutright, a Milwaukee birder, president of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, and a man dedicated to improving conditions for birds. Please read his short note on his adventure. Check his web site. Help him if you can. The cause is important to all of us. Jim Williams Wayzata ---- Last year I decided to put some energy toward combining birding with fund raising for bird conservation. For years I've been thinking of doing a whole month's worth of North American Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS). This all came together late last year, and I named my effort the Quad 30 Campaign. I am attempting to complete 30 BBS routes during the 30 days of June to celebrate my more than 30 years of conducting BBSs and in the process raise $30,000 for bird conservation. Specifically, the money will go toward the Important Bird Areas program. I'm also emphaizing the importance of long term bird monitoring programs like the BBS during the Campaign. I'm now in the middle of the Campaign and have completed 11 surveys, starting with 2 in OH (the last 2 days of May), then 2 in WI, and 7 so far in MN. After another week I'll be moving over to Michigan's UP and also 3 more in WI. I invite you to take the journey with me and read of my exploits on my web site that I'm trying to post daily updates. Please visit www.quad30campaign.org Of course, if you would like to make a pledge, please download the form and send it to me or simply email me in some fashion at noel.cutright@we-energies.com Thanks - Noel Cutright, currently in northwestern MN From Steve Weston" I will be leading a field trip for MRVAC on Saturday to Lebanon Hills (Dakota County Park). We will be meeting at the Visitors' Center (not Holland Lake parking lot) at 7am. The Visitors' Center is east of Lexington on Cliff Road. Some of the birds seen recently in the park include Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Hooded Warbler, and Summer Tanager. All are welcome to join us. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net 612-978-3993 From ignacio_magpie@rohair.com Thu Jun 10 14:41:25 2004 From: ignacio_magpie@rohair.com (ignacio_magpie@rohair.com) Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:41:25 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Painted Bunting - Lyon County Message-ID: <52313.156.99.142.99.1086874885.squirrel@battcave.com> First observed 6/9/04 coming to feeders of Pat and Rose Deutz, about 5 miles south Marshall. Seen again 6/10/04 about 7:30 am. Pat and Rose are open to visitor when they are home. Please call (507) 532-2972 if you intend to visit. Roger Schroeder From schm1114@umn.edu Thu Jun 10 04:59:31 2004 From: schm1114@umn.edu (schm1114) Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 22:59:31 CDT Subject: [mou] Cerulean warbler Message-ID: <200406100359.i5A3xV6U028026@firefox.software.umn.edu> On Tuesday morning, I was birding around Snail Lake Regional Park, near Shoreview, where I heard a Cerulean warbler. I spent some time trying to pick it up in my binoculars but had no luck. >From the parking lot take the trail that underpasses Snail Lake Blvd., there is a dirt trail on the right, opposite the small marsh. That is the area where I first heard it. When I came back later it was on the marsh side. Scott Schmidt From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jun 11 01:16:52 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:16:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, June 11, 2004 Message-ID: <000001c44f49$6d479070$49b391ce@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 11, 2004 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. A few warm days this week moved the migration north, and now we are getting reports of the summer nesting birds. Wet conditions now are prevalent over the northern part of the state, and many wetlands are too wet for shorebirds. Gary Tischer from Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge reported that the Auto Tour Route is now reopened, and the office will be staffed on Sunday afternoon as usual this week. Peder Svingen was at Felton Prairie in Clay County on Sunday, and he reported that the ROCK WREN was still singing at the top of rock pile # 6006, the location where it was first spotted. Directions to the wren are: From state highway 9, take Clay County Road 108 east. It will become a gravel road in about three miles and at the 'T' go north. The road will soon go east, and after a quarter of a mile look for the gravel pit. The bird was singing on top of a rock pile labeled # 6006. Joe Gartner was banding birds at the Buffalo River Bird Monitoring station on Saturday June 5th. Among the species banded was a WHITE-EYED VIREO. Other species banded included BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, BROWN THRASHER, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, FIELD SPARROW and SCARLET TANAGER. Mel and Elaine Bennefeld sighted a partial albino house sparrow at the Ponderosa Golf Club in Clay County on June 4th.=20 >From Rydell NWR in Polk County, Alex Wendorf reported sightings for this week of BROWN CREEPER, sixteen species of warblers, eight species of sparrows including both WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and many other locally nesting birds. At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County, Gary Tischer noted that there is a new brood of TRUMPETER SWANS this week. It is suspected that these are the birds that nested there for the first time last year. A report from Martin Kehoe received late this week included a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER seen in a remote part of the Beltrami Island State Forest in Lake of the Woods County on May 21st. SPRUCE GROUSE were seen daily in the forest over the last month. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen on June 5th, also in a more remote part of the state forest. On June 6th, Zeann Linder and I saw a singing male GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER along the Faunce-Butterfield Road about a half mile east of seven-mile corner or 7 miles west of Norris Camp. Other species seen that day included BROAD-WINGED HAWK, ALDER FLYCATCHER, HERMIT THRUSH, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and PURPLE FINCH. In Beltrami County, a nice assortment of warblers was found on June 6th including NASHVILLE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, CONNECTICUT WARBLER, and MOURNING WARBLER. Thanks to Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Gary Tischer, Martin Kehoe, Joe Gartner, Alex Wendorf, and Peder Svingen 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 18, 2004. From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Jun 11 02:52:26 2004 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:52:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 10 June 2004 Message-ID: --============_-1125203743==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 10th. A PAINTED BUNTING was reported on the 9th and again on the 10th visiting the feeders of Pat and Rose Deutz, about five miles south Marshall in Lyon County. Please call 507-532-2972 to arrange a visit. There is a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT being reported from Blue Hill Trail at Sherburne NWA in Sherburne County. The chat is being found 1-2 minutes past the trail head on the left. Take U.S. Highway 169 to county road 9 and turn west, passing the refuge headquarters. Blue Hill Trail is about another mile west on the right. I have a second-hand report of a WHITE-EYED VIREO seen near Buffalo River State Park in Clay County on June 5th. No directions or other information has been provided. On June 5th, what may have been a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen very briefly off St. Louis County Road 133 near the junction of County Road 29 in the Sax-Zim Bog. A couple of YELLOW RAILS were heard calling on June 3rd on the west side of the big sedge marsh along state highway 70 about a mile east of Washington County Road 3. On the night of June 4th, a GREAT GRAY OWL was seen in Lutsen, Cook County, at the home of Mary Brislance. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was at the Spruce Creek area off state highway 61 in Cook County on the 3rd. Somewhat north was the CERULEAN WARBLER reported June 8th at Snail Lake Regional Park, near Shoreview, Ramsey County. From the parking lot take the trail that passes beneath Snail Lake Boulevard and look for the dirt trail on the right, opposite the small marsh. And finally, MUTE SWANS have nested in Washington County at Big Carnelian Lake north of Stillwater, though it is unlikely these are wild birds. 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 17th. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --============_-1125203743==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" MOU RBA 10 June 2004
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 10th.

A PAINTED BUNTING was reported on the 9th and again on the 10th visiting the feeders of Pat and Rose Deutz, about five miles south Marshall in Lyon County. Please call 507-532-2972 to arrange a visit.

There is a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT being reported from Blue Hill Trail at Sherburne NWA in Sherburne County. The chat is being found 1-2 minutes past the trail head on the left. Take U.S. Highway 169 to county road 9 and turn west, passing the refuge headquarters. Blue Hill Trail is about another mile west on the right.

I have a second-hand report of a WHITE-EYED VIREO seen near Buffalo River State Park in Clay County on June 5th. No directions or other information has been provided.

On June 5th, what may have been a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen very briefly off St. Louis County Road 133 near the junction of County Road 29 in the Sax-Zim Bog.

A couple of YELLOW RAILS were heard calling on June 3rd on the west side of the big sedge marsh along state highway 70 about a mile east of Washington County Road 3.

On the night of June 4th, a GREAT GRAY OWL was seen in Lutsen, Cook County, at the home of Mary Brislance.

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was at the Spruce Creek area off state highway 61 in Cook County on the 3rd.

Somewhat north was the CERULEAN WARBLER reported June 8th at Snail Lake Regional Park, near Shoreview, Ramsey County. From the parking lot take the trail that passes beneath Snail Lake Boulevard and look for the dirt trail on the right, opposite the small marsh.

And finally, MUTE SWANS have nested in Washington County at Big Carnelian Lake north of Stillwater, though it is unlikely these are wild birds.

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 <david@cahlander.com>.

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 17th.

--
Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com
--============_-1125203743==_ma============-- From drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri Jun 11 05:08:16 2004 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 23:08:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 6/10/04 Message-ID: This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 10th, 2004,=20 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists=92 Union. Bob Russell found two YELLOW RAILS in Pine Cty 2-3 miles west of the=20 St. Croix River on Hwy 70 on the 3rd. Jan Green reported a singing BOREAL OWL on the Skibo Rd south and east=20= of Hoyt Lakes on the 8th. Thirteen GREAT GRAY OWLS were reported in the=20= past five days, including seven birds from Sax-Zim along McDavitt Rd=20 and Owl Ave, plus single birds from just east of Soudan on Hwy 169;=20 from Lake Cty Rd 2, 40 miles north of Two Harbors; from 4.8 miles north=20= of Togo on Hwy 65; from the London Crossing area off Lake Cty Rd 2;=20 from south of Rice Lake NWR; and from Lutsen on the North Shore of Lake=20= Supeior. The Boreal Birding Festival in Grand Marais turned up a number of=20 species that are unusual in Cook Cty, including two AMERICAN BITTERNS,=20= two SANDHILL CRANES, a SORA, a VIRGINIA RAIL, a MARSH WREN, two LE=20 CONTE=92S SPARROWS, and BOBOLINKS, all on Cty Rd 60 about 2.5 miles west=20= of the Gunflint Trail. A COOPER=92S HAWK was seen on the 5th near the = end=20 of the Gunflint Trail, and a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was at the Spruce=20 Creek area west of Grand Marais on the 3rd. There was a singing=20 WILSON=92S WARBLER behind the Coho Cafe in Tofte on the 6th. A few shorebirds lingered in Duluth this week, including a WHIMBREL=20 that was at the ball field at Park Point as late as Tuesday, and a few=20= SANDERLINGS and RUDDY TURNSTONES on the beach. A YELLOW-HEADED=20 BLACKBIRD was at the feeders at the Wild Birds Unlimited store at the=20 mall in Duluth. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 17. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030.=20 Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded=20 message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota=20 Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more=20 information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum of Natural=20= History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, or send an e-mail=20= to to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From connyb@mycidco.com Sat Jun 12 16:34:31 2004 From: connyb@mycidco.com (Conny Brunell) Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 15:34:31 Subject: [mou] McGregor Marsh, Aitkin Co. Message-ID: On Friday 6.11.04 Leslie Marcus, Susan Schumacher, and I went up to McGregor Marsh with hopes of hearing Yellow Rails call at the traditional spot from St. Hwy 210 Int with St. Hwy 65 going south for about 1.5 miles to the Soo Line Trail. We hit heavy thunder/lightning storms early in the evening, and waited it out inside our rooms until 9:30 when the storm had passed, and continued our search. We drove and walked both sides of the marsh hearing nothing-all quiet. We returned to our room, set our alarms and returned back to the area at 1:30-2:30 am on 6.12.04, and what a difference a few hours made, it was unbelieveable! Our persistence and patience paid off, and we were astounded as to the number of Yellow Rails we heard call. We played NO tapes, and listened from the shoulder of the road driving about 50 feet at a time, then getting out to listen and walking about 50 feet ahead of the car listening on both sides of the road. The Yellow Rails song was a constant tik-tik tiktiktik rhythm, and they were numerous, more on the east side of the road at each stop. It was a great experience out there in the pitch dark of the early morning with the flickering of fireflys, and a flashlight listening to the harmony of the marsh birds. This morning when we left McGregor we again stopped along the route to listen, and saw a Wilson's Phalarope walking along the edge in the gravel. We pulled over in front of her and watched as she continued to pace back and forth calling into the marsh. Then out stepped 3 of the tiniest little golden fuzz balls on legs we'd ever seen. The parent wanted to cross the busy hwy and would lead the babies up to the side and start crossing, and a car would come streaming by and she'd fly up at the last minute. After 2 attempts this was just to agonizing to watch their certain fate and Leslie and I stepped in. We picked these sweet little chicks up and carried them to the other side of the marsh safely. The parent then stopped flying back and forth overhead and settled into the marsh with the babies and they disappeared. I'll always remember that softness in my hand that felt like I was being tickled by the wiggling chick peeking out!!! Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connyb@mycidco.com From plcnclements@frontiernet.net Sun Jun 13 00:43:12 2004 From: plcnclements@frontiernet.net (PLCNClements@frontiernet.net) Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 23:43:12 +0000 Subject: [mou] Possible White-tailed Kite - Ramsey County Message-ID: <20040612234312.u63ccgo4gw4s8w0s@webmail.frontiernet.net> Date: June 12, 2004 Time: Aprox. 9:15 AM County: Ramsey Location: About .5 miles east of White Bear Avenue on Co. Rd. C near the soccer fields (which are on the north side of Co. Rd. C). Observer: Pat Clements Equipment: Naked Eye Distance: As close as 100 yard to 150 yards. Sorry for the delay as we just got home from the tournament. Observation: I was looking up from the game and looking south. I saw a white looking bird flying north. I observed the bird for about 6 minutes. At first I thought it was a gull of some kind. As the bird got closer I could see wings that looked very Tern like (sharp and somewhat turned back). The wing beats were fairly slow - then the bird looked like it did a summersault in mid-air. As it moved closer I could see what it was really doing - It was hovering. It did this quite a few times as it neared our location. At it's closest I could see it had a white face, a somewhat dark elongated looking eye, light gray back and upper wings and mostly white looking from below with darker looking wing patches. It would occasionally hold it's wings in a high V like Rock Doves sometimes do. When it would hover, it would fan it's tail quickly out while beating it's wings to stall it mid-air. I am guessing it was grabbing insects, as there were a lot of large dragonflys about. This was due the marsh accross the north-side of Co. Rd. C and also one behind our fields on the north-side of the soccer fields. Size wise I would say that it was close to the size of a Common Tern. I have seen a numbrer of White-tailed Kites on birding trips to the Rio Grande River area of Texas, and as best I could tell with out the use of binoculars - this is what this bird looked like. I have scoured my field guides and cannot find another bird that looks like, or behaves like, this bird did. The bird finally moved off to the east and I lost it from sight. Thanks... Pat Clements From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sun Jun 13 05:18:35 2004 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 23:18:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] Re Painted Bunting-Lyon County Message-ID: <006001c450fd$7fc23b00$202e56c7@oemcomputer> Spent part of the morning today with others looking for the Painted Bunting south of Marshall in Lyon county with no success. It appears to come into the feeder when the weather is worse, I.E. several times over the last two days in the rain. This AM was very nice, thus no bird. If others look on Sunday when rain is forecast please update. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From Dkham5@aol.com Sun Jun 13 02:14:36 2004 From: Dkham5@aol.com (Dkham5@aol.com) Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 21:14:36 EDT Subject: [mou] Pacific loons Message-ID: <6d.2be2d631.2dfd047c@aol.com> -------------------------------1087089276 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Three Pacific Loons were seen on Lake Superior off of 48th Ave. East in Duluth on June 13. Regards, David Hampton 4824 London Road Duluth 55804 -------------------------------1087089276 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Three Pacific Loons were seen on Lake Superior off of 48th Ave. East in= Duluth on June 13.
Regards,
David Hampton
4824 London Road
Duluth 55804
-------------------------------1087089276-- From rmdbird@mn.rr.com Sun Jun 13 18:09:07 2004 From: rmdbird@mn.rr.com (Bob Dunlap) Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:09:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northern Mockingbird in Scott County Message-ID: <000901c45169$23e124b0$75134c45@MainComputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C4513F.3A859900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning around 7:00 I found a Northern Mockingbird perched on a = telephone wire on the east side of CR 27 about two-tenths of a mile = south of CR 42 in eastern Scott County. While I was watching the bird = flew out of sight. -Bob Dunlap, Carver County ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C4513F.3A859900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This morning around 7:00 I found a = Northern=20 Mockingbird perched on a telephone wire on the east side of CR 27 about=20 two-tenths of a mile south of CR 42 in eastern Scott County.  While = I was=20 watching the bird flew out of sight.
-Bob Dunlap, Carver=20 County
------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C4513F.3A859900-- From herbdingmann@astound.net Mon Jun 14 01:24:02 2004 From: herbdingmann@astound.net (Herb Dingmann) Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:24:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rock Wren X 2 - Clay County Message-ID: <000601c451a5$eb04f1c0$43cb5340@D452T311> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C4517C.022EE9C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Rock Wren at Felton Prairie now has a companion. Two Rock Wrens were seen today at Felton Prairie. They were first seen on the rock pile next to # 6006 before they both moved back to the "home" rock pile. Other birds seen at Felton Prairie included Marbled Godwit (at least a dozen), Chestnut-collared Longspur (only one obliging male), a single Prairie Chicken, Orchard Oriole, and Swainson's Hawk. I was unsuccessful at finding a Loggerhead Shrike at the usually reliable spot at the east end of CR 108. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C4517C.022EE9C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Rock Wren at Felton Prairie now has a = companion.  Two Rock Wrens were seen today = at Felton Prairie.  They were first = seen on the rock pile next to # 6006 before they both moved back to the = “home” rock pile.

 

Other birds seen at Felton Prairie included Marbled = Godwit (at least a dozen), Chestnut-collared Longspur (only one obliging male), = a single Prairie Chicken, Orchard Oriole, and Swainson’s = Hawk.  I was unsuccessful at finding a Loggerhead Shrike at the usually reliable spot at the east end of CR = 108.

 

Herb Dingmann

St. = Cloud

 

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C4517C.022EE9C0-- From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Mon Jun 14 02:49:58 2004 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:49:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] American Wigeon/Brown Co. Message-ID: <005001c451b1$e6762460$388b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C45187.FD10FBC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: I thought others might be interested in knowing that there is a male and = a female American Wigeon at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds. I saw them = this afternoon and they have been at the ponds for the past week. = According to Birds in Minnesota, this is well past the late south = migration date. =20 Brian Smith ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C45187.FD10FBC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello:
 
I thought others might be interested in = knowing=20 that there is a male and a female American Wigeon at the = Sleepy Eye=20 sewage ponds.  I saw them this afternoon and they have been at the = ponds=20 for the past week.  According to Birds in Minnesota, this = is well=20 past the late south migration date. 
 
Brian Smith
------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C45187.FD10FBC0-- From Steve Weston" If the idea of having a rock concert aimed into Louisville Swamp is as abhorant to you as is to me, perhaps you can join us by spending a little while birding under adverse conditions this Wednesday at 7pm. Let me or Lois know you can come. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: AMERICANLANDS To: lnorr, Lois Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:36 PM Subject: Alert - Sound Demonstration - Louisville Swamp Unit-Refuge STOP Q-Prime Amphitheater near MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge! I am recruiting people for a sound demonstration this Wednesday June 13th at the Louisville Swamp Unit of the MN Valley Natl Wildlife Refuge - 7:00 pm. (Note: Rain date is Thursday June 14 - same time - as the equipment to be used cannot be out in bad weather) We are trying to show what the impact of hard rock music will have on a birding experience and the wildlife of this Unit (see alert below and more information about the Q-Prime proposal). Please consider coming out for an evening at of birding and (music / i.e. NOISE). The idea is to then write letters to the Scott County Planning Commission for the public hearing at the Scott County Courthouse on Monday June 21st at 7:00 p.m. If you can attend the Hearing and present your experience Great! or write a letter that then can be submitted by us that evening. Hope you can consider coming this Wednesday - and please pass this invitation to others you think may be interested. Please pass the alert below widely! thanks, Lois Norrgard / MRVAC 952-881-7282 Action for Refuge - Stop Q-Prime ACTION ALERT!! Scott County is currently considering a proposal by Q Prime, a New York-based company, to build a 19,250-seat amphitheater in Louisville Township. The proposed amphitheater is situated immediately adjacent to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge's Louisville Swamp Unit, arguably the most ecologically significant of the Refuge's eight units. The Scott County Board of Commissioners conducted environmental review of the project and approved a Final Environmental Impact Statement in March 2004. Q Prime is currently seeking a Conditional Use Permit from the County. The Scott County Planning and Zoning Commission will review the county staff report on the amphitheater on Monday, June 21st, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. in the Scott County Government Center located at 200-4th Ave. West in Shakopee. The Scott County Board of Commissioners will receive the Planning Commission's recommendations on Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. in the County Board Room. Both of these are public meetings with opportunity for public comment. We are asking you to help us stop the proposed amphitheater by taking action now. Here's what you can do: a.. Attend the public hearings. Bring a friend. b.. Write letters to the editor to your local paper. c.. Call the Scott County Planning Commissioners and Scott County Board of Commissioners telling them you oppose the amphitheater. Some possible items you may wish to include in your letter include: a.. The amphitheater would be an intensive and incompatible use located next to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge; b.. High noise, light, and traffic levels disrupt Refuge wildlife and impair the visitor experience of Refuge visitors; c.. Comments received during the environmental review process were overwhelmingly opposed to the amphitheater; the local community does not support the project; d.. For these and other reasons, Scott County should exercise its authority to deny Q Prime's application for a conditional use permit. e.. If you have a personal story related to the Refuge or the amphitheater, please tell it. You can contact the following Scott County Planning Commissioners at (952) 445-7750: Ron Ceminsky, Barbara Johnson, Joe West, Ray Huber, Herb Baldwin, Scott O'Brien, and Tom Vonhof You can contact the following Scott County Commissioners at (952)445-7750: District 1 - Commissioner Joseph Wagner District 2 - Commissioner Bob Vogel District 3 - Commissioner Jerry Hennen District 4 - Chair Barbara Marschall District 5 - Commissioner Jon Ulrich From mpbs@umn.edu Mon Jun 14 17:34:38 2004 From: mpbs@umn.edu (Matt Bribitzer-Stull) Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:34:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Murphy-Hanrehan and Fort Snelling State Parks In-Reply-To: <005001c451b1$e6762460$388b2c42@S0026080567> References: <005001c451b1$e6762460$388b2c42@S0026080567> Message-ID: <40CDD39E.50700@umn.edu> Yesterday I went birding with my parents and husband in Murphy-Hanrehan and Fort Snelling State Parks. In Murphy-Hanrehan between horse-trail markers 14 and 15 and along the road we had numerous singing Blue-winged Warblers, American Redstarts, Ovenbirds, Veeries, Great-Crested Flycatchers, Pewees, and many others. A flock of Waxwings was a nice surprise. Unfortunately, no Cerulean or Hooded Warblers to be heard or seen here. Further south in the park along 75 highlights included Bobolinks, Dickcissels, and a singing Grasshopper Sparrow. At Fort Snelling State Park, the Prothonatory Warbler was easily heard and seen. From the back end of the Visitors' Center parking lot the warbler's loud, ringing "sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet" was audible in the distance. To get to the warbler, take the trail at the back of the parking lot and go right (away from the Island) at the fork. The MN river will be on your left and, 50-60 yards after going under the 55 bridge, there will be standing water with some snags on the right. The warbler was in this area and appeared to be feeding young in a nesting cavity directly above the path! Happy Birding! Matt From markscofield@wexfordmortgage.net Mon Jun 14 17:38:21 2004 From: markscofield@wexfordmortgage.net (Mark Scofield) Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:38:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Late Tennessee Warbler Message-ID: I shockingly heard the song of the Tennessee Warbler this morning. The last Tennessee song I heard this year from the Mississippi River area this spring was on June 2. The bird was singing from the Honey Locust trees at the Minneapolis Parks fountain next to the ING building on Hennepin Avenue. I did not have my binoculars with me, but I usually bird by ear anyway. Maybe someone could head over there and confirm with a sighting. From markscofield@wexfordmortgage.net Mon Jun 14 17:45:30 2004 From: markscofield@wexfordmortgage.net (Mark Scofield) Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:45:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bobolink Message-ID: Are Bobolinks now nesting in Hennepin County? Yesterday, 2 males were singing enthusiastically, while flying over an unplowed field approximately 3 miles west of downtown Corcoran on County Road 8. From WWoessner@slwk.com Mon Jun 14 20:12:30 2004 From: WWoessner@slwk.com (Warren Woessner) Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:12:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45243.8A08C628 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I re-found the Chat on Sun at about 230 PM..the Blue Hill trail splits just as it enters the woods. The bird was heard and seen from both branches of the trail no more than 100-200 feet after the branch-point (eg, in between the trails, which are closer than they seem to be).=20 Warren Woessner -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Craig Menze Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:17 PM To: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net; mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: RE: [mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR =09 =09 Yes the Chat is still present. We first heard off on the left hand trail and then got really great looks at it down on the right hand trail right where the trail is flooded over. =09 =09 >From: "Pastor Al" =20 >To: , =20 >Subject: [mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR=20 >Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:26:24 -0500=20 >=20 >Walked Blue Hill Trail over an extended lunch hour today, birding, checking for the Chat and enjoying the cooler weather.=20 >=20 >May have heard the Chat 100+ yards away on the left hand side of the trail head twice - but distance and catbird presence makes me hesitant to state so definitively.=20 >=20 >Eight warbler species (nine if one counts the YBC), numerous tanagers and an apparently nesting Broad-winged Hawk made the walk very pleasant. More heard than seen, however!=20 >=20 >Be aware that there are about 25 trees down across the trail, and many sections are waterlogged (one was even flowing).=20 >=20 >Have noticed that singing Golden-winged significantly outnumber verbalizing Blue-winged throughout the open parts of Sherburne NWR - a trend that I'm heartily in favor of.=20 >=20 >Good birding!=20 >=20 >Al Schirmacher=20 _____ =20 Getting married? Find great tips, tools and the latest trends at MSN Life Events. _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45243.8A08C628 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I=20 re-found the Chat on Sun at about 230 PM..the Blue Hill trail splits = just as it=20 enters the woods. The bird was heard and seen from both branches of the = trail no=20 more than 100-200 feet after the branch-point (eg, in between the = trails, which=20 are closer than they seem to be).
Warren=20 Woessner
-----Original Message-----
From:=20 mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On = Behalf Of=20 Craig Menze
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:17 = PM
To:=20 PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net; = mou-net@cbs.umn.edu
Subject: RE:=20 [mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR

Yes the Chat is still present.   We first heard off on = the left=20 hand trail and then got really great looks at it down on the right = hand trail=20 right where the trail is flooded over.

>From: "Pastor Al" = <PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net>=20
>To: <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net>,=20 <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>=20
>Subject: [mou] Chat, Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR=20
>Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:26:24 -0500=20
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>Walked Blue Hill Trail over an extended lunch hour = today,=20 birding, checking for the Chat and enjoying the cooler weather.=20
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>May have heard the Chat 100+ yards away on the left = hand side=20 of the trail head twice - but distance and catbird presence makes me = hesitant=20 to state so definitively.=20
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>Eight warbler species (nine if one counts the YBC), = numerous=20 tanagers and an apparently nesting Broad-winged Hawk made the walk = very=20 pleasant.  More heard than seen, however!=20
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>Be aware that there are about 25 trees down across the = trail,=20 and many sections are waterlogged (one was even flowing).=20
>=20
>Have noticed that singing Golden-winged significantly = outnumber=20 verbalizing Blue-winged throughout the open parts of Sherburne NWR - a = trend=20 that I'm heartily in favor of.=20
>=20
>Good birding!=20
>=20
>Al Schirmacher=20

Getting = married? Find great=20 tips, tools and the latest trends at MSN Life Events.=20 _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list=20 mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net=20
=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45243.8A08C628-- From watsup@boreal.org Tue Jun 15 01:06:06 2004 From: watsup@boreal.org (Steve and Sherry Watson) Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:06:06 -0700 Subject: [mou] birding with the hockema brothers! Message-ID: <000001c4526c$a06a8ea0$690f46d8@m7z0w8> Hello All, Just this last week I went down to bird southern Minnesota with the Hockema brother's! I have never birded that part of the state before and I'm trying to see my 300th bird for the state before I turn sixteen, before I went down I had 278. I went down on Thursday (the 10th) and met up with John in the afternoon. We birded Fillmore County together and enjoyed several common but fun birds, also birds I have seen before but scarcely. I was able to hear several orchard orioles which were life birds but they made sure I was to never see them. We also found a pair of Henslow's sparrows at Beaver Creek Wildlife Management area which were also a life bird. We also saw a swainson's hawk at a spot John new about which was a year bird for myself and we even discovered a yellow-headed blackbird and an unexpected location which I seem to have forgotten the name of. Friday (the 11th) we had planned to go up and bird the Twin Cities area like Murphy Hanrehan and then go up for the Chat at Sherburne national wildlife refuge... but plans changed the night before when we caught news of the painted bunting over near Marshall in Lyon County. So Friday we cruised on over to where the bunting had been seen. I was able to finally see my orchard oriole at one of their feeders while waiting for the bunting. After about 45 minutes the bunting showed up to chow on their thistle feeder. We got excellent views from about 5ft through their living room window, it was unbelievable. Even if we wouldn't have seen it, it would have been fun as the people had a really neat and awesome set up with feeders, gardens a pond with a small building and screen porch overlooking it, and we saw several other great, common birds their. After spending time their and seeing the bunting and such John began calling people for a decently reliable least bittern spot as he had 299 for the year now and wanted to reach 300. He got news of a pretty good spot called Black Rush Lake wildlife management area. When we reached the spot not to far from the bunting our mouth's dropped at what looked to be the best and one of the most extensive, beautiful marsh's we'd ever seen. Immediately after stepping out of the car we got to hear one and then with my expertise clapping the bird flushed from the marsh and we all (as Linda Sparling was also with us) got great views of the bird as it swung over the marsh and disappeared back in the dense cattails. Also at that location which we all new to be pretty, well, very rare was a pair of Ross's Geese swimming on a large body of water across from the thick cattail marsh hanging with several Canada geese pairs and their goslings. I also found a willow flycatcher that the other two missed over the celebration of Johns 300th bird. From their we started back tracking to Rochester and stopped to try and see the common moorhens as it would be a life bird for me. However we (well John and I) struck out on it but lucky old (young, medium...whatever) Linda caught a glimpse of the bird in the cattails while John and I busily weren't paying attention on the phone. For at least and hour we waited for it to show itself but it never did... Darn...Oh Well some other day I'll get it. Then Linda and I split up from John to detour for a life bird Kentucky warbler for both of us at Williams State park. We got the bird and had excellent but brief views of the bird. I also added a life bird Blue-winged warbler their which put the icing on the cake for the day. I added six lifers, painted bunting, least bittern, Ross's goose, willow flycatcher, Kentucky warbler, and blue-winged warbler. Saturday (the 12th) John led his birding thing at Cabbage Rocks in Fillmore County. It was great, we saw and heard several great and fun birds and I got three lifers, yellow-throated vireo-great views and I even spied it, Acadian flycatcher-got to see it really well and year it, and then Louisiana waterthrush-I was able to see it but never heard the bird, in-fact their was a pair of them along the stream. We then ate lunch at Nancy Overcott's and while there I got to see my first ever tufted titmouse as earlier in the year I heard one. From there I birded the rest of the afternoon with Chris and a little with Dedrick Benz. Dedrick took us to Great River Bluff's state park where I added a life bird Bell's Vireo heard only. The funny thing about that bird was how Dedrick described the song which someone else had told him "where'd that little shit go what that little shit would do". Anyway we thought that was funny, and if you really listen hard it actually sounds pretty close to that. Dedrick then took us up to another park (I forget the name but its in Winona) and we got to see and hear a prothonotary warbler which was yet another life bird. From their Dedrick split up with us and we sped on up to John Latch (is it state park) and Chris and I got unbelievable views of a singing male Cerulean Warbler up close and not way high in the treetops and on top of that I discovered a female with him which was cool. After a while their we ended the day with lark sparrow at a place I cant seem to remember but we had wonderful views of a few birds and even one singing. Sunday (the 13th) Today the Hockema brothers, Linda Sparling and Bob Dunlap met up at Murphy Hanrehan and got to hear the summer tanager and see it fly by but never any better views. Despite not seeing it well it was still a life bird and a great experience. We didn't hear any hooded warblers which, thankfully would have only been a year bird but we did flush a barred owl. We then took a different trail looking for yellow-billed cuckoo but didn't find any. We did see a green heron (I know its pretty common) and got to hear the unusual alder flycatcher which was pretty cool even though I get them crawling out of my ears in my neck of the woods. Bob split up with us and we sped up to Sherburne national wildlife refuge and spent a great deal of time searching for the yellow-breasted chat...but in the end we succeeded in an unbelievable view of the singing bird from an open perch out in the scrub. That pretty much ended the trip. I saw several birds I rarely get to witness as well as lots of year birds which boosted my year list to 266 and last but not least I added 17 life birds over the weekend and I now lay at 295 for my state list. It was a great time and I have to thank the Hockema brothers for most of it. We had many funny moments along the way such as when John split up with Linda and I at burger king to go fill his car with gas right after the painted bunting we got a call in the middle of eating that told us to come as soon as possible. Well we did to find that John had forgotten his wallet. That wasn't so bad after Linda backed into the ditch at black rush lake and John and I had to push her out. But probably the funniest thing was birding with Bob Dunlap looking for yellow-billed cuckoos when the word FITTY came up and I didn't seem to understand it though everyone else did but even after I asked Uncle Bob I still couldn't quite get it. Oh well! It was a great trip. Good birding to all and this is to John Hockema "FITTY"! Josh Watson Grand Marais --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.693 / Virus Database: 454 - Release Date: 5/31/04 From Steve Weston" Oops: Wednesday is the 16th and Thursday is the 17th. Thank you Forest! Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From thimgan@digitaljam.com Tue Jun 15 02:01:58 2004 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:01:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow/Otter Tail Co. Message-ID: A HENSLOW'S SPARROW is being seen and has apparently set up territory in Glendalough State Park, Central Otter Tail County. We had multiple good views of the bird between 6:30-7:30 p.m., Monday evening, June 14. Evening is probably best time as the lighting is very good on that side of the road, however, it is also being seen in the morning. A scope would be very helpful. The song is very subtle and the bird is secretive. We finally found it on our third visit. Be patient. Directions: Turn off Cty. Hwy 16 at the park entrance, proceed 1.1 miles looking for a barricade on your left that says "Employees Only" "Do Not Enter". This means your vehicles. Park your car at the barricade or across the road, and walk in about .2 miles on the gravel road. Notice the power poles to your right, station yourself on the road between the second and third poles, looking south (to your left). There is a sign there that says "Restored Prairie, 1999". We saw the bird about 40 yards out in this prairie, sitting up on bare sprigs. The bird was first seen several days ago by Carol Brysky, the Campground Host for Glendalough. She has been doing a daily bird list and shared this information with park manager, Jeff Wiersma. Dan & Sandy Thimgan Otter Tail Co. Battle Lake, MN From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Tue Jun 15 13:28:42 2004 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:28:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] birding with the hockema brothers! Message-ID: <47784B75545C99469F1E590E3DD193A389A142@ds63mail.na.bestbuy.com> Best birding account of the year! Thanks, Josh! Mark Alt Manager of Project Management Supply Chain Transformation Office Best Buy Co., Inc. Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com=20 (w) 612-291-6717 (Cell) 612-803-9085 -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Steve and Sherry Watson Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 7:06 PM To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] birding with the hockema brothers! Hello All, Just this last week I went down to bird southern Minnesota with the Hockema brother's! I have never birded that part of the state before and I'm trying to see my 300th bird for the state before I turn sixteen, before I went down I had 278. I went down on Thursday (the 10th) and met up with John in the afternoon. We birded Fillmore County together and enjoyed several common but fun birds, also birds I have seen before but scarcely. I was able to hear several orchard orioles which were life birds but they made sure I was to never see them. We also found a pair of Henslow's sparrows at Beaver Creek Wildlife Management area which were also a life bird. We also saw a swainson's hawk at a spot John new about which was a year bird for myself and we even discovered a yellow-headed blackbird and an unexpected location which I seem to have forgotten the name of. Friday (the 11th) we had planned to go up and bird the Twin Cities area like Murphy Hanrehan and then go up for the Chat at Sherburne national wildlife refuge... but plans changed the night before when we caught news of the painted bunting over near Marshall in Lyon County. So Friday we cruised on over to where the bunting had been seen. I was able to finally see my orchard oriole at one of their feeders while waiting for the bunting. After about 45 minutes the bunting showed up to chow on their thistle feeder. We got excellent views from about 5ft through their living room window, it was unbelievable. Even if we wouldn't have seen it, it would have been fun as the people had a really neat and awesome set up with feeders, gardens a pond with a small building and screen porch overlooking it, and we saw several other great, common birds their. After spending time their and seeing the bunting and such John began calling people for a decently reliable least bittern spot as he had 299 for the year now and wanted to reach 300. He got news of a pretty good spot called Black Rush Lake wildlife management area. When we reached the spot not to far from the bunting our mouth's dropped at what looked to be the best and one of the most extensive, beautiful marsh's we'd ever seen. Immediately after stepping out of the car we got to hear one and then with my expertise clapping the bird flushed from the marsh and we all (as Linda Sparling was also with us) got great views of the bird as it swung over the marsh and disappeared back in the dense cattails. Also at that location which we all new to be pretty, well, very rare was a pair of Ross's Geese swimming on a large body of water across from the thick cattail marsh hanging with several Canada geese pairs and their goslings. I also found a willow flycatcher that the other two missed over the celebration of Johns 300th bird. From their we started back tracking to Rochester and stopped to try and see the common moorhens as it would be a life bird for me. However we (well John and I) struck out on it but lucky old (young, medium...whatever) Linda caught a glimpse of the bird in the cattails while John and I busily weren't paying attention on the phone. For at least and hour we waited for it to show itself but it never did... Darn...Oh Well some other day I'll get it. Then Linda and I split up from John to detour for a life bird Kentucky warbler for both of us at Williams State park. We got the bird and had excellent but brief views of the bird. I also added a life bird Blue-winged warbler their which put the icing on the cake for the day. I added six lifers, painted bunting, least bittern, Ross's goose, willow flycatcher, Kentucky warbler, and blue-winged warbler. Saturday (the 12th) John led his birding thing at Cabbage Rocks in Fillmore County. It was great, we saw and heard several great and fun birds and I got three lifers, yellow-throated vireo-great views and I even spied it, Acadian flycatcher-got to see it really well and year it, and then Louisiana waterthrush-I was able to see it but never heard the bird, in-fact their was a pair of them along the stream. We then ate lunch at Nancy Overcott's and while there I got to see my first ever tufted titmouse as earlier in the year I heard one. From there I birded the rest of the afternoon with Chris and a little with Dedrick Benz. Dedrick took us to Great River Bluff's state park where I added a life bird Bell's Vireo heard only. The funny thing about that bird was how Dedrick described the song which someone else had told him "where'd that little shit go what that little shit would do". Anyway we thought that was funny, and if you really listen hard it actually sounds pretty close to that. Dedrick then took us up to another park (I forget the name but its in Winona) and we got to see and hear a prothonotary warbler which was yet another life bird. From their Dedrick split up with us and we sped on up to John Latch (is it state park) and Chris and I got unbelievable views of a singing male Cerulean Warbler up close and not way high in the treetops and on top of that I discovered a female with him which was cool. After a while their we ended the day with lark sparrow at a place I cant seem to remember but we had wonderful views of a few birds and even one singing. Sunday (the 13th) Today the Hockema brothers, Linda Sparling and Bob Dunlap met up at Murphy Hanrehan and got to hear the summer tanager and see it fly by but never any better views. Despite not seeing it well it was still a life bird and a great experience. We didn't hear any hooded warblers which, thankfully would have only been a year bird but we did flush a barred owl. We then took a different trail looking for yellow-billed cuckoo but didn't find any. We did see a green heron (I know its pretty common) and got to hear the unusual alder flycatcher which was pretty cool even though I get them crawling out of my ears in my neck of the woods. Bob split up with us and we sped up to Sherburne national wildlife refuge and spent a great deal of time searching for the yellow-breasted chat...but in the end we succeeded in an unbelievable view of the singing bird from an open perch out in the scrub. That pretty much ended the trip. I saw several birds I rarely get to witness as well as lots of year birds which boosted my year list to 266 and last but not least I added 17 life birds over the weekend and I now lay at 295 for my state list. It was a great time and I have to thank the Hockema brothers for most of it. We had many funny moments along the way such as when John split up with Linda and I at burger king to go fill his car with gas right after the painted bunting we got a call in the middle of eating that told us to come as soon as possible. Well we did to find that John had forgotten his wallet. That wasn't so bad after Linda backed into the ditch at black rush lake and John and I had to push her out. But probably the funniest thing was birding with Bob Dunlap looking for yellow-billed cuckoos when the word FITTY came up and I didn't seem to understand it though everyone else did but even after I asked Uncle Bob I still couldn't quite get it. Oh well! It was a great trip. Good birding to all and this is to John Hockema "FITTY"! Josh Watson=20 Grand Marais =20 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.693 / Virus Database: 454 - Release Date: 5/31/04 =20 _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Tue Jun 15 13:55:38 2004 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:55:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Peregrines in the morning Message-ID: <47784B75545C99469F1E590E3DD193A30F91A9@ds63mail.na.bestbuy.com> I have moved again within the Best Buy HQ in Richfield to where I am = facing SW from the second floor looking out directly to the Wells Fargo = building in Bloomington, =BC mile away. I scan it often for Peregrines, = a pair has nested there this year. This morning I spotted the pair = perched on the SE corner of the building, and as I watched, the darker = bird dropped from its perch and stooped quickly out of site, reappearing = a minute later and perching on the NW corner of the building, appearing = to be feeding, but ..............without a scope, it may have been = preening - hard to tell. It still makes my day to see this at work. = Life is good. =20 Mark Alt Manager of Project Management Supply Chain Transformation Office Best Buy Co., Inc. Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com=20 (w) 612-291-6717 (Cell) 612-803-9085 From dougburi@tnics.com Tue Jun 15 23:13:00 2004 From: dougburi@tnics.com (Doug Buri) Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:13:00 -0500 Subject: [mou] Shorebird Workshop July 30, 31 and August 1 Message-ID: <002e01c45325$ebf95d60$32b48042@0018999440> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C452FC.028C4580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The fifth annual shorebird workshop hosted by Big Stone NWR and Waubay = NWR will be based once again in Milbank South Dakota. The workshop will = start Friday noon July 30 and end Sunday noon August 1.=20 The entire event including all field trips and classroom sessions are = free but please register by email to: carole_gerber@fws.gov Or call Big = Stone NWR at: 1-320-273-2191 The entire workshop flyer is available online at: www.milbanksd.com = Click on the "Shorebird Workshop" link.=20 (Motel space is very tight in the area this time of year so make those = reservations as soon as possible) Hope to see you in July Doug Buri Executive Director FRIENDS OF PRAIRIE Milbank, SD ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C452FC.028C4580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The fifth annual shorebird workshop hosted by Big Stone NWR = and=20 Waubay NWR will be based once again in Milbank South Dakota. The = workshop will=20 start Friday noon July 30 and end Sunday noon August 1.
 
The entire event including all field trips and classroom = sessions=20 are free but please register by email to: carole_gerber@fws.gov  Or = call Big=20 Stone NWR at: 1-320-273-2191
 
The entire workshop flyer is available online at: www.milbanksd.com  Click on = the=20 "Shorebird Workshop" link.
 
(Motel space is very tight in the area this time of year so = make=20 those reservations as soon as possible)
 
Hope to see you in July
 
Doug Buri
Executive Director
FRIENDS OF PRAIRIE
Milbank, SD
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C452FC.028C4580-- From cbutler@lcp2.net Wed Jun 16 13:04:55 2004 From: cbutler@lcp2.net (Cindy Butler) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 07:04:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Chisago co. phalaropes, etc Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20040616070455.00c0ff38@mail.lcp2.net> Hi all Spent a couple of days at my sisters house in northern Chisago County, north of Rush City. There is a very small wetland in the field near her house that had Sora, Virginia Rail, Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Marsh Wren and best of all a Wilson's Phalarope with 2 chicks. I was envious of Conny when she saw the ones here in Aitkin Co and just thrilled to find them yesterday near Rush City - they do look like little balls of golden fluff! The pair of Virginia Rails were on the edge of the road and acting like they had chicks there too, but when they saw me they went back into the ditch but kept calling and acting agitated, so I just left them alone. She also has a pair of Brown Thrashers nesting in the evergreen wind row along the edge of her yard. So cool. Cindy Butler usually in Tamarack, east Aitkin Co. From TeamVagrant@aol.com Wed Jun 16 22:49:53 2004 From: TeamVagrant@aol.com (TeamVagrant@aol.com) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:49:53 EDT Subject: [mou] WWDove Duluth Message-ID: --part1_a9.5a5fe9b1.2e021a81_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just got home and saw a White-winged Dove in my yard. 4:45P 6177 Church rd in Gnesen twp. #4 to Emerson, right to Church rd and about 3/10 mi on the Left. Team Vagrant Chris Elmgren Duluth --part1_a9.5a5fe9b1.2e021a81_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just got home and saw a White-w= inged Dove in my yard.  4:45P
6177 Church rd in Gnesen twp. #4 to Emerson, right to Church rd and about 3/= 10 mi on the Left.

Team Vagrant
Chris Elmgren
Duluth --part1_a9.5a5fe9b1.2e021a81_boundary-- From hoocooks4you@yahoo.com Thu Jun 17 00:10:00 2004 From: hoocooks4you@yahoo.com (Pat DeWenter) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 16:10:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Great Gray Owl/Sax-Zim Message-ID: <20040616231000.64874.qmail@web50803.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1515411930-1087427400=:63970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Today we saw a very "tame" Great Gray Owl along McDavitt Rd, southwest of Forbes, at the northern end of the Sax-Zim bog, as previously reported. It was perched on a branch about 10 feet off the ground and right next to the road. As we drove slowly up to it, it just stayed perched and stared at us, until we were parallel to it and about 15 feet away. And doggone it, I forgot my digital camera today!! We also had a very cooperative Connecticut Warbler along the same road. Pat DeWenter Bemidji/Beltrami Co. mailto:hoocooks4you@yahoo.com --0-1515411930-1087427400=:63970 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Today we saw a very "tame" Great Gray Owl along McDavitt Rd, southwest of Forbes,  at the northern end of the Sax-Zim bog, as previously reported.   It was perched on a branch about 10 feet off the ground and right next to the road.  As we drove slowly up to it, it just stayed perched and stared at us, until we were parallel to it and about 15 feet away.  And doggone it, I forgot my digital camera today!!
 
We also had a very cooperative Connecticut Warbler along the same road.


Pat DeWenter
Bemidji/Beltrami Co.
mailto:hoocooks4you@yahoo.com

--0-1515411930-1087427400=:63970-- From psvingen@d.umn.edu Thu Jun 17 01:04:19 2004 From: psvingen@d.umn.edu (Peder Svingen) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 19:04:19 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Spring 2004 documentation Message-ID: The Spring 2004 migration was memorable in many respects and included an incredible array of rarities. Since seasonal reports from observers are now due, this would be a good time to remind birders of those reports of unusual species which still need to be documented. Most of these were posted on the mou-net listserve. While birders are certainly free to include anything they wish on their personal and unpublished lists, sightings of Accidental, Casual and rare-Regular species can only be published by the MOU and included in its archives of bird records when accompanied by documentation. If you were an observer of any of the reports listed below and are interested in providing documentation, the MOU would appreciate your assistance. Also, documentation is requested for any occurrence of an Accidental, Casual or rare-Regular species not listed below, or for any species in an unusual location or at an unexpected date. Please contact me if you have questions about whether or not details are needed. A few of the reports listed below were accompanied by a partial description, but additional documentation is still needed for the following: Fulvous Whistling-Duck (2) at Lewiston, Winona County, 18 April; Eurasian Wigeon at Lewiston, Winona County, 30 (?) March; Clark's Grebe at Lake Osakis, Douglas County, 27 April; Brown Pelican at Lake Bella, Worthington County, 16 April; Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Austin, Mower County, 11 May; Ferruginous Hawk in Mehurin Township, LQP County, 24 April; Ferruginous Hawk near Butterfield, Watonwan County, 29 May; Gyrfalcon near Milaca, Mille Lacs County, 9 March; Black-necked Stilts (2) at Rice Lake, Faribault County, 26 May; Arctic Tern at Duluth, St. Louis County, 24 May; Eurasian Collared-Dove (4) at Milan, Chippewa County, 4 April; Eurasian Collared-Dove (1) near Buffalo, Wright County, 14 April; Eurasian Collared-Doves (2+) at Lynd, Lyon County, 14 April+; Eurasian Collared-Doves (nesting) at Russell, Lyon County, 5 May+; Rock Wren at Split Rock Creek S.P., Pipestone County, 2_3 May; Sprague's Pipit at Red Rock Prairie, Cottonwood County, 30 April; Worm-eating Warbler at Big Stone NWR, Lac Qui Parle County, 7 May; Hooded Warbler north of Minneota, Lyon County, 13 May; Summer Tanager at Hok-si-la Park, Goodhue County, 7 May; Summer Tanager near New Ulm, Brown County, 11 May; Summer Tanager at Wood Lake, Hennepin County, 14_15 May; Summer Tanager at Grand Portage, Cook County, 15 May; Summer Tanager (adult male) at Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County, 15+ May; Summer Tanager near Perham, Otter Tail County, 15_16 May; Summer Tanager at Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Dakota County, 16 May; Summer Tanager (first-spring male) at Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County, 18 May; Summer Tanager at Shakopee, Scott County, 22 May; Summer Tanager at Medicine Lake, Hennepin County, 25 May; Western Tanager at Collinwood Park, Wright County, 7 May; Lark Bunting near Centerville, Anoka County, 6 May; Lark Bunting near Marshall, Lyon County, 18 May; Great-tailed Grackle (male) in Murray County, 8 March; Great-tailed Grackles in Jackson County, 13 March (1) and 27_30 March (4 or 5); Great-tailed Grackle (pair) at Hills, Rock County, dates? There are 3 ways to provide documentation: 1) By e-mail or regular U.S. mail, please send as complete a description as possible of the bird, any field notes or photographs which were taken, a comparison of this bird with similar species, your experience with this and similar species, whether or not you knew it was unusual, if and when field guides were used or needed to identify the bird, the light conditions, distance involved, how long the bird was seen, and the optics used. Or (2) by e-mail or regular mail, send me your mailing address, and I will send you an MOU documentation form which outlines the requested information for you to fill in. Or (3) you can download this form from the MOU's website, . Again, seeing a rare bird and adding it to your personal list is certainly enjoyable in its own right, but when your sighting is also documented and sent in to the MOU it also serves as an important contribution to our knowledge of Minnesota bird distribution. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. On behalf of the MOU, thanks in advance for your help and your contribution to Minnesota ornithology! -- Peder H. Svingen - psvingen@d.umn.edu - Duluth, MN Chair, MOU Records Committee 2602 E 4th St, Duluth, MN 55812 From TeamVagrant@aol.com Thu Jun 17 03:14:24 2004 From: TeamVagrant@aol.com (TeamVagrant@aol.com) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:14:24 EDT Subject: [mou] WWDove - Duluth Message-ID: <1d4.237bbcb9.2e025880@aol.com> --part1_1d4.237bbcb9.2e025880_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The White-winged Dove hung around this evening long enough for a few people to see. I'm hopeful it will be here tomorrow for others to appreciate. The dove seemed to like the large maple, with the rope swing, to the NW of the house. There is an iron pole with feeders near and the dove was feeding on the ground. It seemed a bit skittish, so a scope may be helpful. Rice Lake Road (#4) North to the Emerson Road. Right on Emerson to the Church Road. Left on Church to 6177. Come on down the driveway and park by the garage. Please leave room so we can get out. Please don't call, just come over. Good luck! Chris Elmgren Duluth --part1_1d4.237bbcb9.2e025880_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The White-winged Dove hung around= this evening long enough for a few people to see.  I'm hopeful it will= be here tomorrow for others to appreciate.  The dove seemed to like th= e large maple, with the rope swing, to the NW of the house. There is an iron= pole with feeders near and the dove was feeding on the ground. It seemed a=20= bit skittish, so a scope may be helpful.

Rice Lake Road (#4) North to the Emerson Road.
Right on Emerson to the Church Road.
Left on Church to 6177.
Come on down the driveway and park by the garage.  Please leave room so= we can get out. Please don't call, just come over. 
Good luck!

Chris Elmgren
Duluth
 --part1_1d4.237bbcb9.2e025880_boundary-- From Heidi.Ferguson@mci.com Thu Jun 17 16:43:40 2004 From: Heidi.Ferguson@mci.com (Heidi Ferguson) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:43:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Flying lessons at the Colonnade In-Reply-To: <003101c4542a$6ac261a0$969b2942@spacestar.net> Message-ID: <008801c45481$dd04cc10$125c24a6@mcilink.com> I had to put on my glasses for this one. I'm on the 5th floor of the Colonnade building. Outside my windows is a small roof top. At first I thought I was seeing a crow behaving very strangely on the roof. Hence the glasses. I believe it is one of the young Peregrines that has flow from it perch on the 15th floor. It is now walking up and down on the ledge of the roof. It is flapping its wings a lot. It gets a little loft and then it stops. It so wants to take off again. If it takes off again I'll put the word out. Right now it is just about 12 feet above the top of the parking ramp. The Colonnade Building is located at Xenia and 394 on the north east corner (just west of Hwy 100). The official address is 5500 Wayzata Blvd. in Golden Valley. Heidi Ferguson Customer Billing Quality (CBQ) v545-2152 763-591-2152 Fax 763-543-1929 From drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri Jun 18 01:38:12 2004 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:38:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 6/17/04 Message-ID: This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 17, 2004, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A WHITE-WINGED DOVE came to Chris Elmgren's yard yesterday. The bird was seen for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon, but apparently has not been seen since. Birders are welcome to look at 6177 Church Rd, off the Emerson Rd north of Duluth. David Hampton reported three PACIFIC LOONS from 48th Ave E on Lake Superior on June 13. A LESSER SCAUP and a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, both late migrants, were at 40th Ave West on the 15th. Scott and Nan Wisherd located UPLAND SANDPIPERS north of Maple, Wisconsin near the jct of Cty Hwy F and Hwy 13. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 24. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. 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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jun 18 02:07:59 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:07:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, June 18, 2004 Message-ID: <000001c454d0$b5582500$13b391ce@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 18, 2004 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. Even though the weather doesn't feel like it, summer seems to have settled in in northwest Minnesota, and the migration is over except for the stragglers. Trees are fully leafed out, and viewing is a challenge in the wooded areas. Now is the time to start looking for the Lady's Slipper flowers of several species. In Otter Tail County, Carole Brysky found a HENSLOW'S SPARROW singing on territory in Glendalough State Park on June 10th. Dan and Sandy Thimgan were able to relocate the bird on June 14th. Directions to the bird are as follows: =20 Turn off CR 16 at the park entrance, proceed 1.1 miles looking for a barricade on your left that says "Employees Only. Do Not Enter". This means your vehicles. Park your car at the barricade or across the road, and walk in about 0.2 miles on the gravel road. Notice the power poles to your right, station yourself on the road between the second and third poles, looking south (to your left). There is a sign there that says "Restored Prairie, 1999". The bird was about 40 yards out in this prairie. The Clay County ROCK WREN at Felton Prairie was again located singing on Rock Pile #6006- this time by Dan and Sandy Thimgan, and this time he has a mate. Two birds were seen there on June 13th. They are at the previously posted location in the gravel pit. Directions to the wrens are: From US highway 9, take Clay County Road 108 east. It will become a gravel road in about three miles and at the 'T' go north. The road will soon go east, and after a quarter of a mile look for the gravel pit. The bird was singing on top of a rock pile labeled # 6006.=20 At Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge on June 13th, the TRUMPETER SWANS with their five young were seen on Pool 8. A very dark PEREGRINE FALCON was observed flying from the edge of the woods at the Maakstad Walking Trail that day also. Goose broods are very evident now and growing quickly. WESTERN GREBES can be seen on Headquarters Pool along the county road.=20 Shelley Steva reported seeing a MERLIN near the Thief River Falls post office in Pennington County on June 15th. We are still on the look out for the nesting site.=20 Polk County sightings reported by Bruce Flaig included a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS with four cygnets; also nesting birds included EASTERN BLUEBIRD, CEDAR WAXWING, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE. Alex Wendorf sent a report from Rydell NWR that included TRUMPETER SWAN, COMMON LOON, and many common locally nesting species. Besides the Rock Wren that Herb Dingmann reported from Felton in Clay County, he also found GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN, SWAINSON'S HAWK, MARBLED GODWIT, CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR, and ORCHARD ORIOLE ON June 13th. >From Becker County, Mary Wyatt also had reports of nesting species which included an OSPREY nest, and a RED-TAILED HAWK nest with young near the intersection of CR 12 and the road to the Eagle Wetland. A WESTERN GREBE was seen on the Hesby Wetland, and at her feeders she had a juvenile RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD. >From Glendalough SP in Otter Tail County , Jeffrey Wiersma reported a CASPIAN TERN on June 10th, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO on June 7th, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER on May 31st, and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW and BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER on June 3rd. Thanks to Shelley Steva, Mary Wyatt, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Herb Dingmann, Bruce Flaig, Alex Wendorf, and Jeffrey Wiersma 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 25, 2004. From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jun 18 02:28:41 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:28:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Correction! NW report Message-ID: <000001c454d3$9aa62970$0cd5aec6@main> The Rock Wrens found this week at Felton Prairie were found by Herb Dingmann, not Dan and Sandy Thimgan as I reported. Sorry for the error - must give credit where credit is due!=20 Jeanie Joppru From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Jun 18 06:04:43 2004 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 00:04:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 17 June 2004 Message-ID: --============_-1124587407==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 17th. A WHITE-WINGED DOVE visited the yard of Chris Elmgren in Duluth on the 16th but apparently it has not been seen since. Birders are welcome to visit. Take Rice Lake Road north and turn right on Emerson Road. Drive to Church Road, turn left, and stop at 6177 Church Road. The Clay County ROCK WREN at the Felton Prairie was relocated on the 13th and it has been joined by a second bird. Directions to the gravel pit are: From state highway 9, take Clay County Road 108 east to a T intersection. Go north and follow the road as it turns east, and after a quarter of a mile look for the rock pile labeled #6006 in the gravel pit. A SAGE THRASHER was found June 16th by Dave Thurston along Pietz's Road in Aitkin County, about 150 yards north of county road 18. David Hampton reported three PACIFIC LOONS in Duluth on June 13th. He saw them on Lake Superior from 48th Avenue East. On the 13th, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen on a telephone wire on the east side of Scott County Road 27 about a quarter of a mile south of County Road 42. Most interesting was the singing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER seen on the 16th at Carlos Avery Refuge in Anoka County. A very late WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was reported on June 12th from Baker Park in Hennepin County, but I have no other specific information. In Otter Tail County, a HENSLOW'S SPARROW was heard singing in Glendalough State Park on June 10th. 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 24th. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --============_-1124587407==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" MOU RBA 17 June 2004
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 17th.

A WHITE-WINGED DOVE visited the yard of Chris Elmgren in Duluth on the 16th but apparently it has not been seen since. Birders are welcome to visit. Take Rice Lake Road north and turn right on Emerson Road. Drive to Church Road, turn left, and stop at 6177 Church Road.

The Clay County ROCK WREN at the Felton Prairie was relocated on the 13th and it has been joined by a second bird. Directions to the gravel pit are: From state highway 9, take Clay County Road 108 east to a T intersection. Go north and follow the road as it turns east, and after a quarter of a mile look for the rock pile labeled #6006 in the gravel pit.

A SAGE THRASHER was found June 16th by Dave Thurston along Pietz's Road in Aitkin County, about 150 yards north of county road 18.

David Hampton reported three PACIFIC LOONS in Duluth on June 13th. He saw them on Lake Superior from 48th Avenue East.
On the 13th, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen on a telephone wire on the east side of Scott County Road 27 about a quarter of a mile south of County Road 42.

Most interesting was the singing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER seen on the 16th at Carlos Avery Refuge in Anoka County.

A very late WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was reported on June 12th from Baker Park in Hennepin County, but I have no other specific information.

In Otter Tail County, a HENSLOW'S SPARROW was heard singing in Glendalough State Park on June 10th.
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 <david@cahlander.com>.

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 24th.

--
Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com
--============_-1124587407==_ma============-- From TeamVagrant@aol.com Fri Jun 18 06:38:22 2004 From: TeamVagrant@aol.com (TeamVagrant@aol.com) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 01:38:22 EDT Subject: [mou] no WWDove on Friday Message-ID: --part1_ce.500bcaea.2e03d9ce_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The dove did not show today as far as I know. We'll see what tomorrow brings. Chris Elmgren Gnesen township, Duluth, St. Louis County --part1_ce.500bcaea.2e03d9ce_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The dove did not show today as fa= r as I know.  We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Chris Elmgren
Gnesen township,
Duluth, St. Louis County
 --part1_ce.500bcaea.2e03d9ce_boundary-- From slafleur@mchsi.com Fri Jun 18 13:20:07 2004 From: slafleur@mchsi.com (Sharil) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 06:20:07 -0600 Subject: [mou] Owls....again Message-ID: <001e01c4552e$97e9b930$a658d70c@escapemode> I was out doing some gardening last night...and found 2 owls pellets under my pine trees...it was pretty cool... seeings i sent my son to camp north of duluth to find basically the same thing.. (smile). So is it not possible that the night attacks i first wrote about were owls ... From sharonks@mn.rr.com Fri Jun 18 14:37:39 2004 From: sharonks@mn.rr.com (sharonks@mn.rr.com) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 08:37:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Owls....again Message-ID: <531244530970.530970531244@rdc-kc.rr.com> As I recall the thinking was that owls were attacking the birds at night, but I don't know of feeder birds that would eat at a bird feeder at night. Although it is possible for owls to eat other birds, I have a photo of a great-horned with a robin and a photo of an eastern screech owl with a blue jay it's unusual for owls to go after songbirds since they are kind of the Sunday drivers of the raptor world. Just out of curiosity, are there bones in the pellets? Sharon Stiteler Uptown, Minneapolis ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharil Date: Friday, June 18, 2004 7:20 am Subject: [mou] Owls....again > I was out doing some gardening last night...and found 2 owls > pellets under > my pine trees...it was pretty cool... seeings i sent my son to > camp north of > duluth to find basically the same thing.. (smile). So is it > not possible that the night attacks i first wrote about were owls ... > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From Timmerman@southwestmsu.edu Fri Jun 18 15:06:32 2004 From: Timmerman@southwestmsu.edu (Timmerman, Janet) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 09:06:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Owls....again Message-ID: Last summer I went to fill a platform feeder six foot up in one of my = pine trees and found the remains of a rabbit in it. I wondered if either = a hawk or owl hadn't had lunch there. It may have been a cat too. I = found no owl pellets anywhere around the yard. Janet -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf Of sharonks@mn.rr.com Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 8:38 AM To: Sharil Cc: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: Re: [mou] Owls....again As I recall the thinking was that owls were attacking the birds at = night, but I don't know of feeder birds that would eat at a bird feeder = at night. Although it is possible for owls to eat other birds, I have a = photo of a great-horned with a robin and a photo of an eastern screech = owl with a blue jay it's unusual for owls to go after songbirds since = they are kind of the Sunday drivers of the raptor world. =20 Just out of curiosity, are there bones in the pellets? =20 Sharon Stiteler Uptown, Minneapolis ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharil Date: Friday, June 18, 2004 7:20 am Subject: [mou] Owls....again > I was out doing some gardening last night...and found 2 owls=20 > pellets under > my pine trees...it was pretty cool... seeings i sent my son to=20 > camp north of > duluth to find basically the same thing.. (smile). So is it > not possible that the night attacks i first wrote about were owls ... >=20 > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net >=20 _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From sharonks@mn.rr.com Fri Jun 18 15:36:45 2004 From: sharonks@mn.rr.com (sharonks@mn.rr.com) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 09:36:45 -0500 Subject: Fw: [mnbird] FW: [MOU] Owls....again Message-ID: <52f095531878.53187852f095@rdc-kc.rr.com> Yes, owls do eat birds, but taking a crow from a roosting spot surrounded by thousands of other crows is a different hunting technique than trying to pop off birds that were eating at a bird feeder. That type of hunting flight is more suited to an accipter like a Cooper's or sharp-shinned. Sharon Stiteler Uptown, Minneapolis ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Benson Date: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:24 am Subject: Fw: [mnbird] FW: [MOU] Owls....again > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Benson" > To: "Alt, Mark" > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:23 AM > Subject: Re: [mnbird] FW: [MOU] Owls....again > > > > Until this past year I lived in downtown Rochester for many years. > > In the winter we had hundreds to thousands of crows that would > roost next > to > > our apartment. > > Every night in the wee small hours the crows would suddenly get > up and all > > start "crowing" > > or yelling. After many sleepless nights watching them I finally > saw an > owl > > come through the middle of the roost > > and take a crow with it. > > The crows weren't too happy, and since then I've understood why > jays and > > crows scream so loudly > > when they find an owl. > > > > So yes, owls do eat other birds. > > > > And the owlets in our new neighborhood get harassed mercilessly > by jays > and > > crows. > > > > Chris Benson > > Rochester > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alt, Mark" > > To: > > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 8:49 AM > > Subject: [mnbird] FW: [MOU] Owls....again > > > > > > Owls frequently eat birds, or whatever comes along. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On > > Behalf Of sharonks@mn.rr.com > > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 8:38 AM > > To: Sharil > > Cc: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > > Subject: Re: [mou] Owls....again > > > > As I recall the thinking was that owls were attacking the birds at > > night, but I don't know of feeder birds that would eat at a bird > feeder> at night. Although it is possible for owls to eat other > birds, I have a > > photo of a great-horned with a robin and a photo of an eastern > screech> owl with a blue jay it's unusual for owls to go after > songbirds since > > they are kind of the Sunday drivers of the raptor world. > > > > Just out of curiosity, are there bones in the pellets? > > > > Sharon Stiteler > > Uptown, Minneapolis > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sharil > > Date: Friday, June 18, 2004 7:20 am > > Subject: [mou] Owls....again > > > > > I was out doing some gardening last night...and found 2 owls > > > pellets under > > > my pine trees...it was pretty cool... seeings i sent my son to > > > camp north of > > > duluth to find basically the same thing.. (smile). So is it > > > not possible that the night attacks i first wrote about were > owls ... > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mnbird mailing list > > mnbird@lists.mnbird.net > > http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > > > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird@lists.mnbird.net > http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Fri Jun 18 16:58:05 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:58:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow-breasted Chat; Sherburne June observations & questions Message-ID: <00f301c4554d$11a14180$0b01a8c0@PastorAl> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00F0_01C45523.22169C60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Yellow-breasted Chat was still present this morning at 9:00 AM (near = trail head, in between left & right paths, singing but song much less = complex). Since 6/1 have observed the following birds at Sherburne NWA (primarily = Mahnomen Trail, Blue Hill Trail and the Auto Tour): * Common Loons (another birder noted young) * Pied-billed Grebe * American White Pelican (two flyovers) * Double-crested Cormorants * Least Bitterns * Great Blue Herons * Green Herons (no Black-crowned observed yet) * Turkey Vulture * Canada Goose * Trumpter Swan (two nesting) * Wood Duck * Mallard * Blue-winged Teal * Ring-necked Duck (seeing Redheads nearby, Hwy 2 ponds) * Ruddy Duck * Bald Eagle * Cooper's Hawk * Red-tailed Hawk * Ruffed Grouse (RN Pheasants & Wild Turkeys also probably present, seen = through late May in Sherburne & nearby in June) * Virginia Rail * Sora * Sandhill Crane * Killdeer (only "shorebird", but that was true most of spring - = frustrating - year list of SB's is lowest since rookie years) * Black Tern * Mourning Dove * Ruby-throated Hummingboard * Belted Kingfisher * Red-bellied Woodpecker * Downy Woodpecker * Hairy Woodpecker * Northern Flicker (certain that Pileateds are still present, but no = June observations) * Eastern Wood-Pewee * Alder Flycatcher &=20 * Willow Flycatcher (both early June) * Least Flycatcher * Eastern Phoebe * Great Crested Flycatcher * Eastern Kingbird * Yellow-throated Vireo * Warbling Vireo * Red-eyed Vireo * Blue Jay * American Crow (have not seen or heard the Raven since the 4/04 nesting = observations by a field trip) * Tree Swallow * Cliff Swallow * Barn Swallow * Black-capped Chickadee * Red-breasted Nuthatch (single bird calling in the Blue Hill = evergreens) * House Wren (have missed Sedge so far) * Marsh Wren (may have heard a Carolina on Blue Hill trail in May, but = no visual confirmation or singing since) * Golden-crowned Kinglet (small flock in Blue Hill evergreens since = winter) * Ruby-crowned Kinglet (single bird calling in the evergreens) * Blue-gray Gnatcatcher * Eastern Bluebird * Veery * American Robin * Gray Catbird * Brown Thrasher (could someone send me a Mocker, need it in MN) * European Starling * Cedar Waxwing * Blue-winged Warbler * Golden-winged Warbler * Yellow Warbler * Chestnut-sided Warbler * Black-throated Green Warbler (only 6/2, could easily have been late = migrant) * Black & White Warbler * American Redstart * Ovenbird (have not found any Mournings since migration) * Common Yellowthroat * Yellow-breasted Chat * Scarlet Tanager (many) * Eastern Towhee * Chipping Sparrow * Clay-colored Sparrow * Field Sparrow (have not found any Vespers in a while) * Lark Sparrow (Auto Tour & Mahnomen trail head) * Savannah Sparrow * Grasshopper Sparrow * Song Sparrow * Swamp Sparrow (have Cardinals in the area, but not Sherburne proper since May) * Rose-breasted Grosbeak (have Bobolinks in area, but not Sherburne proper) * Red-winged Blackbird * Eastern Meadowlark (haven't heard Westerns on the Auto Tour in a = little while) * Yellow-headed Blackbird * Common Grackle (Anyone know where the Orchard Orioles are who nest here? Have missed = them completely.) * Baltimore Oriole * American Goldfinch Have not been out in the evenings to check for Whip-poor-wills or owls. = High warbler migration day was 23. =20 All the news (perhaps more) fit to print. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ------=_NextPart_000_00F0_01C45523.22169C60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The Yellow-breasted Chat was still = present this=20 morning at 9:00 AM (near trail head, in between left & right=20 paths, singing but song much less complex).
 
Since 6/1 have observed the following = birds at=20 Sherburne NWA (primarily Mahnomen Trail, Blue Hill Trail and the Auto=20 Tour):
 
* Common Loons (another birder noted=20 young)
* Pied-billed Grebe
* American White Pelican (two=20 flyovers)
* Double-crested = Cormorants
* Least Bitterns
* Great Blue Herons
* Green Herons (no Black-crowned = observed=20 yet)
* Turkey Vulture
* Canada Goose
* Trumpter Swan (two = nesting)
* Wood Duck
* Mallard
* Blue-winged Teal
* Ring-necked Duck (seeing Redheads = nearby, Hwy 2=20 ponds)
* Ruddy Duck
* Bald Eagle
* Cooper's Hawk
* Red-tailed Hawk
* Ruffed Grouse (RN Pheasants & = Wild Turkeys=20 also probably present, seen through late May in Sherburne & = nearby in=20 June)
* Virginia Rail
* Sora
* Sandhill Crane
* Killdeer (only "shorebird", but that = was true=20 most of spring - frustrating - year list of SB's is lowest since rookie=20 years)
* Black Tern
* Mourning Dove
* Ruby-throated = Hummingboard
* Belted Kingfisher
* Red-bellied Woodpecker
* Downy Woodpecker
* Hairy Woodpecker
* Northern Flicker (certain that = Pileateds are=20 still present, but no June observations)
* Eastern Wood-Pewee
* Alder Flycatcher &
* Willow Flycatcher (both early = June)
* Least Flycatcher
* Eastern Phoebe
* Great Crested Flycatcher
* Eastern Kingbird
* Yellow-throated Vireo
* Warbling Vireo
* Red-eyed Vireo
* Blue Jay
* American Crow (have not seen or heard = the Raven=20 since the 4/04 nesting observations by a field trip)
* Tree Swallow
* Cliff Swallow
* Barn Swallow
* Black-capped Chickadee
* Red-breasted Nuthatch (single bird = calling in the=20 Blue Hill evergreens)
* House Wren (have missed Sedge so=20 far)
* Marsh Wren (may have heard a Carolina = on Blue=20 Hill trail in May, but no visual confirmation or singing = since)
* Golden-crowned Kinglet (small flock = in Blue Hill=20 evergreens since winter)
* Ruby-crowned Kinglet (single bird = calling in the=20 evergreens)
* Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
* Eastern Bluebird
* Veery
* American Robin
* Gray Catbird
* Brown Thrasher (could someone send me = a Mocker,=20 need it in MN)
* European Starling
* Cedar Waxwing
* Blue-winged Warbler
* Golden-winged Warbler
* Yellow Warbler
* Chestnut-sided Warbler
* Black-throated Green Warbler (only = 6/2, could=20 easily have been late migrant)
* Black & White = Warbler
* American Redstart
* Ovenbird (have not found any = Mournings since=20 migration)
* Common Yellowthroat
* Yellow-breasted Chat
* Scarlet Tanager (many)
* Eastern Towhee
* Chipping Sparrow
* Clay-colored Sparrow
* Field Sparrow (have not found any = Vespers in a=20 while)
* Lark Sparrow (Auto Tour & = Mahnomen trail=20 head)
* Savannah Sparrow
* Grasshopper Sparrow
* Song Sparrow
* Swamp Sparrow
(have Cardinals in the area, but not = Sherburne=20 proper since May)
* Rose-breasted Grosbeak
(have Bobolinks in area, but not = Sherburne=20 proper)
* Red-winged Blackbird
* Eastern Meadowlark (haven't heard = Westerns on the=20 Auto Tour in a little while)
* Yellow-headed Blackbird
* Common Grackle
(Anyone know where the Orchard Orioles = are who nest=20 here?  Have missed them completely.)
* Baltimore Oriole
* American Goldfinch
 
Have not been out in the evenings to = check for=20 Whip-poor-wills or owls. 
 
High warbler migration = day was 23. =20
 
All the news (perhaps more) fit to=20 print.
 
Good birding to all!
 
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
Mille Lacs & Sherburne = Counties
 
------=_NextPart_000_00F0_01C45523.22169C60-- From slafleur@mchsi.com Fri Jun 18 21:59:51 2004 From: slafleur@mchsi.com (Sharil) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:59:51 -0600 Subject: [mou] Owls....again/bird ID References: <531244530970.530970531244@rdc-kc.rr.com> Message-ID: <002101c45577$3352cc70$a658d70c@escapemode> yes there were bones in it... my son took one apart before i was able to stop them...the other i put up... i still hear owls all the time..i also found some feathers(not in the pellets) in the grass..they are dark, wide with very rounded tips..at first i thought maybe they were from the crows.. but there was also some rabbit or squirrel fur laying by them.. we have alot of rabbits and bunnies this year with the ground feeders..i have no idea what owl feather may look like however.. thanks much, shari. now if i could just see an owl ...... darn it anyhow..(smile) From TeamVagrant@aol.com Sat Jun 19 04:00:36 2004 From: TeamVagrant@aol.com (TeamVagrant@aol.com) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:00:36 EDT Subject: [mou] No WWDove Message-ID: --part1_a0.f6eabc4.2e050654_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I did not see the dove now for the second day. Oh well, fun while it lasted. It's sometimes difficult to keep the kids and dogs calm enough to provide an environment "bird friendly". It was nice to meet you who came up for a look-see. Chris Elmgren Duluth, Gnesen twp --part1_a0.f6eabc4.2e050654_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I did not see the dove now for th= e second day.  Oh well, fun while it lasted. 
It's sometimes difficult to keep the kids and dogs calm enough to provide an= environment "bird friendly". 
It was nice to meet you who came up for a look-see.

Chris Elmgren
Duluth, Gnesen twp
 --part1_a0.f6eabc4.2e050654_boundary-- From cfagyal@avianphotos.org Sat Jun 19 16:49:26 2004 From: cfagyal@avianphotos.org (Chris Fagyal) Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 10:49:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow-breasted Chat Message-ID: <40D46086.60208@avianphotos.org> Went to Sherburne briefly this morning before coming back home to do all kinds of yard work (Ugh being away causes problems). Found the Yellow-breasted Chat about 10-15 yards beyond the wet area a few hundred yards down the right hand fork of the Blue Hill Trail. Chris From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Sat Jun 19 18:02:10 2004 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us) Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:02:10 -0600 Subject: [mou] no sage thrasher Message-ID: Sorry for the late posting but I have been away. Ron Erpelding and I looked unsuccessfully for the sage thrasher on Thursday p.m. We then went to Duluth in search of the WW dove and, of course, it didn't return. So... anyone doing any chasing yet this spring/summer, make sure you get there before me; my luck has been poor:-) Oh ya, we also searched the north shore for "uncommon" loons- don't ask. Best find was two horned grebes. Randy Frederickson Willmar From corax6330@yahoo.com Sat Jun 19 17:00:23 2004 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 09:00:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Belated Report: Houston Co. Birds Tuesday, June 15 Message-ID: <20040619160023.3903.qmail@web13421.mail.yahoo.com> Cattle Egret-----Hwy. 26 floodplain S. Root R.--3 Bald Eagle------- " --- 18(!) 17I,1A " -------Imm. at nest, Brownsville Red-headed Woodpecker--1 adult--Hillside Rd.,Reno Cpgd. North Unit---at nest hole Willow Flycatcher--Klondike Rd./Crooked Creek----1 Ruffed Grouse----Trail 23, Reno Management Unit, Dorer State Forest access from end of Klondike Rd. (Minimum Maintenance). This trail is signed and numbered, part of snowmobile trails.----1 adult and 3 young Wild Turkey--2--ditto Veery---1(H)-- " Wood Thrush---2(H) " Black & white Warbler---1 " Scarlet Tanager---1M------" Swamp Sparrow---1---Klondike Rd./Crooked Creek marsh Indigo Bunting--1---Trail 23 as above Dickcissel----2 ---Hillside Rd. Orchard Oriole---1---Nelson Valley Rd. (S. off Co. Rd. 249) I have nominated the site including Klondike Rd. and the snowmobile/horse trails up the hill behind the DNR pipe gate including Trails 23 and 31 connecting to Reno and Freeburg and north to Brownsville as an IBA. Nelson Valley is a deadend road with minimal agricuture and houses and a small stream. First left (south) from Hwy 249 after leaving Hwy 26. Fred Lesher, LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From Steve Weston" Steve Elkins led a MRVAC bird hike today at Murphy-Hanrihan park. We had over 65 species of birds, including ten warblers. Some of the birds seen included: No. Parula singing. found (4pm) on trail from main park entrance to #11. Directions: Go from parking area and take right trail (closed). Follow trail past the fields and into the woods. The bird was singing from the tree tops where the trail passes by a pond on your left. Hooded Warbler near #9 Cerulean Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Mourning Warbler Sand Hill Crane (heard) Black-billed Cuckoo (great looks) Summer Tanager: trail #15 - #16 singing Acadian Flycatcher Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From sharonks@mn.rr.com Sun Jun 20 02:06:25 2004 From: sharonks@mn.rr.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 20:06:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lac Qui Parle Message-ID: I went pelican banding (also banded ring-billed gulls and cormorants) at Lac Qui Parle with a group from St Cloud and MN DNR. In the past I have insisted that vulture vomit is the stinkiest thing on the planet, but after taking my third shower and still have a hint of pelican vomit on my finger tips, my opinion has changed. We found the following nests or chicks: white pelicans double-crested cormorants ring-billed gulls black-crowned night herons great egrets gadwall Forster's tern On one of the islands we did find a Hudsonian godwit that appeared to be scolding us as if a nest were nearby but we were unable to locate a nest or chicks. Other birds seen include: yellow-headed blackbirds western grebes Franklin's gulls I also have a new respect for cormorants. They always looked a little goofy out in the field sunning and fishing, however trying to place a leg band on one of these guys without losing an eye is a challenge--they are aggressive little suckers. Sharon Stiteler Uptown, Minneapolis From sharonks@mn.rr.com Sun Jun 20 17:55:23 2004 From: sharonks@mn.rr.com (sharonks@mn.rr.com) Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 11:55:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lac Qui Parle Correction Message-ID: <56cfd856e5fa.56e5fa56cfd8@rdc-kc.rr.com> I had bird dyslexia, I meant to report a marbled godwit not a Hudsonian godwit. Sorry about that, Sharon Stiteler Uptown, Minneapolis From Tom_Will@fws.gov Mon Jun 21 22:26:29 2004 From: Tom_Will@fws.gov (Tom_Will@fws.gov) Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:26:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Blue Grosbeaks in SW Minnesota Message-ID: I had good luck finding the pair of Blue Grosbeaks at the visitor center at the south end of Blue Mounds State Park. The birds were calling (chipping) when I got out of the car in the parking area on 11 June, and within a minute I had a quick glimpse of both the male and the female in the brush just SE of the parking area at the crest of the bluff. Interestingly, I also recorded Blue Grosbeaks on three of the 100 stops on two Breeding Bird Survey routes in Rock and Nobles counties. I heard singing males: -- at the intersection of CR 15 and 144th Ave -- on 101st Street midway between its intersection with 140th Ave & 150th Ave (CR 9) -- a first summer male (both above locations south of Luverne in Rock County) -- at the intersection of 280th Street and US 59 / SR 60 southwest of Worthington, Nobles County. Relative to the species and numbers I did NOT record on the total of 100 3-minute BBS stops, I would hesitantly conclude that Blue Grosbeak may perhaps be more common and more widely dispersed on the landscape than conventional wisdom suggests. All three of the records were from low shrubby roadside growth or weedy fencerows in otherwise agricultural areas -- not the typical haunt of the itinerant birder in search of specialties. I should say that I thoroughly enjoyed running these BBS routes, and I encourage others to get in touch with Bob Janssen to find out about staffing routes that are currently not being run consistently in MN. Even in a very agricultural setting, I learned a tremendous amount about how birds are distributed across the landscape, and how farmsteads, small wetlands, woodlots, etc., appear to affect species occurrence. I can't wait to run the routes again next year! Tom Will, Saint Paul From smithville4@charter.net Wed Jun 23 00:50:45 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:50:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] RFI: Mankato bird spots Message-ID: <000e01c458b3$bcce8d60$a7a87044@family> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C45889.D3A77F30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Are the KY Warblers still at Willaims Park? Also is this a good place to = find Acadian Flycatchers, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and Cerulean Warblers? = This Friday I'll be down there to do some birding. Also is Seven Mile = Creek worth birding this time of the year? Thanks Mike Hendrickson Duluth ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C45889.D3A77F30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Are the KY Warblers still at Willaims = Park? Also is=20 this a good place to find Acadian Flycatchers, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and = Cerulean Warblers? This Friday I'll be down there to do some birding. = Also is=20 Seven Mile Creek worth birding this time of the year?
 
Thanks
 
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth
------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C45889.D3A77F30-- From mahan-mail@att.net Wed Jun 23 05:06:58 2004 From: mahan-mail@att.net (Tom & Phyllis Mahan) Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:06:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] MN Birding newsletter assembling cancelled Message-ID: <000001c458d7$8db6d900$7a84490c@MAHAN> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C458AD.A4E0D100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I think I have reached all who replied, but for those who were thinking of coming and did not reply, I have cancelled the assembling. 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The singing male Tennessee Warbler was observed in the oak grove by the first observation deck, which is about 1/4 mile or so from the entrance to the drive. The adult male Black-throated Blue Warbler was observed about 1/4 mile past the first sharp right turn (to the southwest) in the drive. We observed an additional 65 species, including 40-50 American White Pelicans in pools in the east central part of the drive. Paul and JoAnn Gunderson Elk River ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------ From gunder@usfamily.net Thu Jun 24 02:29:29 2004 From: gunder@usfamily.net (Paul and JoAnn Gunderson) Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 20:29:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Cerulean Warbler Message-ID: Hello Rare Bird Hotline: Observed a male Cerulean Warbler singing at Lake Maria State Park on 6/19. It was observed just north of the bathrooms at the picnic grounds and boat landing on Lake Maria. Paul Gunderson ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------ From drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri Jun 25 01:24:14 2004 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:24:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 6/24/04 Message-ID: This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 24th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The White-winged Dove reported in last week's report was not seen again after the initial sighting on the 16th. Another GREAT GRAY OWL was reported late last week, this time from the intersection of Howard Gnesen Rd and Schultz Rd north of Duluth. Randy Frederickson saw 2 HORNED GREBES on Lake Superior northeast of Knife River on the 19th. Lars Benson saw four AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS in the harbor near the Blatnik Bridge on the 22nd. PEREGRINE FALCONS are apparently using the box on the roof of the Greysolon Plaza at 7th and Superior St. East. An adult was seen there today. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, July 1. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-728-5030. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. 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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org. From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jun 25 02:24:14 2004 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:24:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, June 25, 2004 Message-ID: <000901c45a53$23c428e0$d0b391ce@main> This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 25, 2004 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. There have been fewer reports this week due to a variety of circumstances- wet, cold, windy weather, vacations, class reunions and other social events in the busy last days of June. Many species are now bringing their young out into the open to feed them. This is the time to document nesting and fill out brood cards. Mark Otnes was in Otter Tail County on June 24th where, at Glendalough State Park, he found a pair of PILEATED WOODPECKERS at a nest with two young peeking out just east of the swimming beach at Molly Stark Lake. In Wilkin County on June 24th, Mark found an AMERICAN WOODCOCK and two SANDHILL CRANES at the Pine to Prairie trailhead at the Rothsay WMA. Bruce Flaig sighted more than 50 TRUMPETER SWANS at a lake in southeastern Polk County this week. Among the species reported by Alex Wendorf from Rydell National Wildlife Refuge was a WHITE PELICAN, a possible COMMON TERN, COOPER'S HAWK, and PILEATED WOODPECKER. Here in Pennington County, we have EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in two boxes; one or both families have hatched and will soon be out in the open. A pair of HAIRY WOODPECKERS have brought their fledglings to the suet this week. There are two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS coming regularly to the feeder, and we have occasional visits from a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER also. Linda Johnson's report from Old Mill State Park in Marshall County spoke volumes about the presence of insects in the northwest this week- in addition to RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, she included four species of flycatchers in her report. They were EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, LEAST FLYCATCHER, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, and EASTERN KINGBIRD. Ben Wieland was at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge on June 18 where he reported large numbers of FRANKLIN'S GULLS, which have a large breeding colony there; many BLACK TERNS were also seen there. Melanie Torkelson reported from the Roseau River WMA in Roseau County that a WESTERN GREBE was seen on Pool 1 near the parking area, and another was at the Pool 2 spillway. A Forster's Tern was seen on Pool 1 near CR3, while a MARBLED GODWIT was observed along CR 112 west of CR 3. Pool 1 is drawn down, and some shorebirds are present. Peder Svingen reported that on June 20th YELLOW RAILS were calling along CR 123 in western Roseau County. Shorebirds observed in Roseau County included MARBLED GODWIT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, WILSON'S SNIPE, and WILSON'S PHALAROPE. Birders are warned that the roads are not in good shape due to the wet conditions, and some roads may not be passable. Be very careful where you drive. In Beltrami County, Ben Wieland had some interesting sightings to report. He found a GREAT GRAY OWL perched along CR 42 about a mile east of the Beltrami County line. Also in northwest Beltrami County, he found a WOOD THRUSH , and three GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS. These last species were on roads that may be inaccessible with an ordinary vehicle depending on conditions. There is similar habitat that is more accessible along CR 42 and on paths that can be walked. Thanks to Linda Johnson, Ben Wieland, Melanie Torkelson, Mark Otnes, Bruce Flaig, Peder Svingen, and Alex Wendorf 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, July 2, 2004. From Steve Weston" I will be leading a field trip for Dakota County Parks on Saturday at Lebanon Hills (Dakota County Park) in Eagan. We will be meeting at the Visitors' Center at 7am. The Visitors' Center is east of Lexington on Cliff Road. Some of the birds found recently in the park include Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Scarlet Tanager, and Mourning Warbler. All are welcome to join us. There is no fee or registration. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net 612-978-3993 From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Jun 25 04:14:16 2004 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony X. Hertzel) Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:14:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 24 June 2004 Message-ID: --============_-1123989234==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 24th. The two Clay County ROCK WRENS at the Felton Prairie are apparently still in the area. Directions to the gravel pit where they are being seen are: From state highway 9, take Clay County Road 108 east to a T intersection. Go north and follow the road as it turns east, and after a quarter of a mile look for the rock pile labeled #6006 in the gravel pit. The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT being reported from Blue Hill Trail at Sherburne NWA in Sherburne County was seen again on the 19th. It can be found about a or two minute walk past the trail head on the left. Take U.S. Highway 169 to county road 9 and turn west, passing the refuge headquarters. Blue Hill Trail is about another mile west on the right. Unusual was the BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER reported on the 23rd from the same refuge. It was observed about a quarter mile past the first sharp right turn on the auto tour drive. And a TENNESSEE WARBLER was also reported here, in the oak grove by the first observation deck, about a quarter mile from the entrance to the auto tour drive. 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, July 1st. -- Anthony X. Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --============_-1123989234==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" MOU RBA 24 June 2004
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 24th.

The two Clay County ROCK WRENS at the Felton Prairie are apparently still in the area. Directions to the gravel pit where they are being seen are: From state highway 9, take Clay County Road 108 east to a T intersection. Go north and follow the road as it turns east, and after a quarter of a mile look for the rock pile labeled #6006 in the gravel pit.

The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT being reported from Blue Hill Trail at Sherburne NWA in Sherburne County was seen again on the 19th. It can be found about a or two minute walk past the trail head on the left. Take U.S. Highway 169 to county road 9 and turn west, passing the refuge headquarters. Blue Hill Trail is about another mile west on the right.

Unusual was the BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER reported on the 23rd from the same refuge. It was observed about a quarter mile past the first sharp right turn on the auto tour drive. And a TENNESSEE WARBLER was also reported here, in the oak grove by the first observation deck, about a quarter mile from the entrance to the auto tour drive.

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--============_-1123989234==_ma============-- From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Fri Jun 25 20:30:51 2004 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us) Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:30:51 -0600 Subject: [mou] pipit search, fuha Message-ID: I just returned from spending 3 days in NW Minn. looking for Sprague's pipit. I found no pipits but still had a very worthwhile trip. I spent about two hours at the rock wren location, hoping to find evidence of nesting. I only saw one wren and it only sang from the top of the rock pile about two minutes before disappearing. I never saw it again on the rock pile. About 1.5 hours later, I saw a single rock wren on the s. side of the gravel driveway. It was foraging and moving south. The weather was overcast, with light intermittent rain, and cool (47 degrees). I then called someone who had just returned from the MBW in that area, and was informed that several people had seen a furruginous hawk about 4 miles south of my current location. When the weather finally broke, and the sun poked out, I thought it might be a good time to look for raptors as the thermals formed. As fate would have it, I was overlooking a grazed pastor (while briefly visiting with several Heterite type men who spoke with heavy german accents), when the bird lifted from a lone tree toward the middle of the pasture. I watched it for about two minutes as it caught a thermal, rose and departed to the east, away from me. I spent the next 4 hours unsuccessfully trying to relocate it. I did see one very white (even the head) young redtail, and numerous other redtails and harriers. I am hoping the people who originally found the FUHA will post it and take credit. The fact they have not done so possibly suggests another agenda, and I do not want to infringe on them. I saw the FUHA about 1/2 mi. west of Clay co. #86, between 57th Ave. N and 43rd Ave. N. When the bird flew, it went over Co. #86 to the east and circled there a while. That entire section (between 170 St. N. and 180 St. N.) looks like good habitat, but all I saw there were redtails and harriers. *** Brad and his wife have experienced a few RECENT problems with birders trespassing on foot, disturbing livestock (with young), and blocking the driveway. Please, please, realize using this birding goldmine is entirely a goodwill gesture on the part of the Bjerkens. If we abuse it, we could lose it. From shconrad@2z.net Sat Jun 26 18:05:56 2004 From: shconrad@2z.net (shconrad@2z.net) Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:05:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Peregrine--Bovey plus Aitkin co. birds Message-ID: <1088269556.40ddacf46ae9d@webmail.2z.net> Yesterday Earl Orf and I found a Peregrine Falcon in Bovey. The bird perches at the top of the tower next to the "BOVEY" lettering above the bike trail. Later we birded the CR 18 area in Aitkin county and found 2 White-winged Crossbills and heard Connecticut Warblers on the snowmobile trail that runs through the black spruce across from Pietz's Rd in Aitkin county. Also present along the trail were Swamp Sparrow, and Nashville and Cape May Warblers. Other birds found in the area: Indigo Bunting--on a wire just west of CR 10 on 590th Ave Sedge Wren--seen and heard, just south of 18 on 5 Marsh Wren--heard next to road 3/4 mile west of 5 on 18 Eastern Kingbirds on nest--just south of 18 on 5 Checked Pietz's Rd, only Cedar Waxwings here, but had a close encounter with a Red Fox. Shawn Conrad Bovey ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent from Znet Telecom webmail Znet Telecom http://www.2z.net From tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu Sat Jun 26 18:22:04 2004 From: tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu (Houghton, Timothy D. ) Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:22:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] red-headed woodpecker/Sherburne Message-ID: <22ECDF671FCD564398087D64CFCF46BDD5BD5C@EXCHANGE.campus.stcloudstate.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45BA2.19486C94 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A very unexpected and nice surprise this morning: a red-headed = woodpecker on a pole at the intersection of CR48 and CR23 (near = Sherburne NWR). Tim Houghton ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45BA2.19486C94 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable red-headed woodpecker/Sherburne

A very unexpected and nice surprise this morning: a = red-headed woodpecker on a pole at the intersection of CR48 and CR23 = (near Sherburne NWR).

Tim Houghton

------_=_NextPart_001_01C45BA2.19486C94-- From Steve Weston" Stopped by the Albany wastewater lagoons yesterday (Friday) and found a pair of Eared Grebes courting with lots of head bobbing. If they stick around and nest this would be a first county breeding record (assuming there isn't one in the last couple of years). Also courting: Ruddy Ducks. The male tucks his chin in, inflating his chest, fans his tail like a turkey, and swims energetically after the female, occaisionally calling to her. My only regret was that the ambient noise was too great to hear either of these. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From golfbird@comcast.net Sat Jun 26 23:26:05 2004 From: golfbird@comcast.net (Dave and Linda Felker) Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 17:26:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow-breasted Chat ?? Message-ID: <000001c45bcc$967ac220$081df518@daveuam5mdi8ml> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C45BA2.ADA4BA20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If anyone sees the chat on Sat. or Sun. at Sherburne, please let me know. Thanks. Linda Felker golfbird@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C45BA2.ADA4BA20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
If anyone sees=20 the chat on Sat. or Sun. at Sherburne, please let me know. =20 Thanks.
 
Linda = Felker =20 golfbird@comcast.net 
 
------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C45BA2.ADA4BA20-- From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Sun Jun 27 01:20:46 2004 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:20:46 EDT Subject: [mou] Todd-Redheads/Brown-Moorhens/Kentucky Warbler at Wms Park Message-ID: <1d9.24ca190a.2e0f6cde@aol.com> Found a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers in Todd County last weekend. From Clotho, go west on Todd 38 for 1/2 mile and then north on a gravel road about 1/2 to 3/4 miles. One was calling and then we (my son Alex and I) spotted another, both on the west side of the road. One Common Moorhen in Brown County west of New Ulm was swimming around in the previously reported location yesterday (Friday) and the Kentucky Warbler at the Williams Nature Park near Mankato was singing also. Has anyone heard the Bells Vireos at their usual spot in Minneopa State Park on the Seppman Mill drive in the past few weeks? I missed them and someone else has missed them recently. Does anyone know anything about Bells singing patterns or habits? Thanks John Ellis- St. Paul From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Sun Jun 27 19:53:38 2004 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us) Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 12:53:38 -0600 Subject: [mou] clarification Message-ID: Friends- Sorry for the confusing information I posted a few days ago. The trespass issues I was referring to in the Felton Prairie Area are along the "longspur road," which is in actuality a driveway, and adjoining properties. Brad Bjerken and his wife were most gracious to myself and have been equally gracious to many other birders. It is their property we are birding on when we travel this route. I would hope we are all equally gracious to them while we use their beautiful property. (I just sent them a bird book, as they had so many bird questions for me). Randy Frederickson Willmar From kentnickell@msn.com Sun Jun 27 22:35:15 2004 From: kentnickell@msn.com (Kent Nickell) Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:35:15 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-backed Woodpecker Message-ID: Hello folks, yesterday I saw a female Black-backed Woodpecker on Owl Road about half a mile south of Arkola Road in the Sax-Zim north of Duluth. Also a few Yellow-bellied Flycatchers. A few photos: Black-backed http://www.greenbackedheron.com/photo.cfm?setid=852 Chestnut sided Warbler http://www.greenbackedheron.com/photo.cfm?setid=1122 Thanks, Kent Nickell Waterloo, Iowa From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Sun Jun 27 23:18:15 2004 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 17:18:15 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wright Co. birds relocated Message-ID: <954398EF1F830749868583446DBCE7EB129017AC@min-nrt-exch1.min.nrtinc.nrt> I was able to relocate the LeConte's Sparrow previously reported at Beebe Lake Regional Park east of Buffalo off of Co. Rd. 34. I walked out into the grasses SE(?) of the paved parking lot that is furthest into the park and pished it in pretty quickly. I also relocated the Cerulean Warbler previously reported at Lake Maria State Park. It was seen and heard along the road that goes all the way to the picnic area on Maria Lake after passing the right turn to camper cabins. There were quite a few Western Grebes on Pelican Lake that could easily be seen from Co. Rd. 15 on the west side of the lake, but otherwise, not much else of special interest even though I saw a surprising amount of good habitat in the county. =20 From birdnird@yahoo.com Sun Jun 27 23:50:10 2004 From: birdnird@yahoo.com (Terence Brashear) Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:50:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Prothonotary Warbler Ft. Snelling - successful nesting In-Reply-To: <954398EF1F830749868583446DBCE7EB129017AC@min-nrt-exch1.min.nrtinc.nrt> Message-ID: <20040627225010.89399.qmail@web50302.mail.yahoo.com> Hi I was able to locate the nest cavity of the Prothonotary Warbler reported at Ft. Snelling State Park. The cavity is not where it was originally reported or there is more than one pair nesting in the area. I was able to watch both parents carrying food to the cavity and even from my distant observation point I could hear the young calling when the adults approached. I was able to get the following image with my 600mm lens and an equivilant x 1.6 conversion for 960mm of reach. Makes for safe viewing and little disruption of the nest site. http://www.naturepixels.com/images/prothon3.jpg Regards, Terry __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From watsup@boreal.org Mon Jun 28 02:47:03 2004 From: watsup@boreal.org (Steve and Sherry Watson) Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 18:47:03 -0700 Subject: [mou] Felton Prairie Trip Message-ID: <000001c45cb1$d162dae0$210f46d8@m7z0w8> This last weekend my dad and I took a trip out to western Minnesota in hopes of improving my state list and reaching my goal of getting 300 birds before I turn 16. We left Friday afternoon stopping in Sax Zim. We were able to find and get amazing views of an adult Great Grey Owl along Mcdavit's (I'm not sure how to spell it) road. For several minutes we watched the bird along with someone we got to meet from Massachusetts who was also in search of a great grey owl. It became my first life bird and success of the trip. From there we headed down highway 210 towards McGregor arriving sometime around mid night. We heard several, maybe half a dozen or more yellow rails which became another life bird. My dad and I trudged around awhile in hopes of sighting one but only succeeded in seeing a silhouette flush from the marsh to vanish in the darkness. We also hoped in hearing some nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow but after trying then and early again in the morning and even on the way home today and last night we did not hear any but did hear lots of sedge and marsh wrens, and LeCont'es sparrows. >From there we got up early Saturday morning heading for Felton Prairie hoping to see and hear the rock wrens their and another surprise. Back at the great grey owl sight while talking with Paul (the guy, forget the last name) he told us he'd just come from their and had not been aware of the wrens but was meandering around and heard a Baird's sparrow off 108 just past the farm house at the wildlife viewing area. He had said he heard it right at the break of dawn and tried again the next day later but didn't hear it. We looked without success as well and came up with the theory that it may be their but only sings extremely early, or it moved to another sight around the area. From there we went to the rock wren location. We looked around a bit and then succeeded in seeing the pair fly in. One flew by disappearing and I focused on the other which flew in alighting briefly on rock pile #6006 with an insect in its mouth, it then darted over to rock pile #6002 and we lost it for a time. It then came out when we approached the rock pile but it acted suspiciously creeping over the rocks as if we were near its nest. I believe they have a nest their and somewhere in the pile numbered 6002 by the way it acted when we were close and with it bringing food their and disappearing in the rocks and returning without it. For a long time we observed it as it bopped around at a range of 5-10 feet in front of us. We then caught lost it again and later heard it singing. For another little while we watched it sing briefly upon both rock piles and mostly on the sand banks around. It was a great experience and a lot of fun. I added those three birds which brings me to 295 and hopefully 298 if the Ross's geese that I saw in mid June, the summer tanager at Murphy Hanrehan, and the painted bunting in Lyon County get accepted which I have a good feeling. Other good birds on our trip include: Common Loon - Felton Least Bittern - Heard one at Hamden Slew in Becker County Gadwall - Hamden Slew, also saw one with chicks near their American Wigeon - Hamden Slew N. Goshawk - Saw one along 210 a little way's past McGregor G. Prairie-Chicken - Saw one at Felton Virginia Rail - Heard one at Hamden Slew Sora - Heard one at Hamden Slew Upland Sandpiper - saw a few at Felton, even one with 2 or 3 babies Marbled Godwit - a few at Felton Wilson's Phalarope - Saw one male at Felton, on a small island in that large pond near the where the chestnut-collared longspurs are seen Black-billed Cuckoo - Heard and saw one at McGregor Western Kingbird - Saw one at Felton Yellow-throated Vireo - Heard and saw one well at Rice Lake Wildlife Management Area Winter Wren - One at Rice Lake Wood Thrush - Heard and Saw one at Rice Lake Golden-winged Warbler - One at Rice Lake N. Waterthrush - One at Rice Lake Several of the usual sparrows at Felton, Clay-colored, Grasshopper, Vesper, Savannah, Song, and a few others. Chestnut-collared Longspur - Several at Felton Bobolink - Huge numbers most places we were Both Orioles - Orchard at Felton, Baltimore near Hamden That's a few, the trip yielded near 130 species and Saturday came down with 110. It was a great fun trip, especially the rock wrens... What an experience! Good Birding to all Josh Watson Grand Marais --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.708 / Virus Database: 464 - Release Date: 6/18/04 From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Mon Jun 28 03:12:01 2004 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:12:01 EDT Subject: [mou] Murphy Hanrehan birds Message-ID: <1df.240f83eb.2e10d871@aol.com> Got a late start (9:00) this AM but the light rain didn't deter the birds much. Spent four hours...Saw and heard a Cerulean and the Summer Tanager (which sang frequently) heard the Mourning and the Chestnut-sided, missed on the Acadian Flycatcher and Hooded Warblers. Didn't hear any Blue-Winged. In the afternoon I stopped the car to listen and saw an adult Red-shouldered Hawk fly over the road and almost immediately heard it being greeted by an adolescent RS Hawk. I hopped out and saw the adult give the adolescent some morsel of food and then it flew a short ways away and started screaming. The adolescent hung around answering its parent in the most pitiful little voice, despite looking 90% grown. It made two short flights and seemed to have difficulty positioning its feet well when it landed. I watched for a time and left it after 25 minutes or so. Heard a dickcissel near the South boundary of the Park. John Ellis-St. Paul From smithville4@charter.net Mon Jun 28 05:18:55 2004 From: smithville4@charter.net (Michael Hendrickson) Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:18:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ramblings Message-ID: <000a01c45cc7$0745f8d0$a7a87044@family> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C45C9D.1E112F00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At night I cruise and check all the states surrounding Minnesota and see = whats going on. Well I ran across a report that Great Tits were reported = to nest successfully in Illinois and thye attempted to nest in WI. I = also read sometime ago that Bob Russell reported that a Great Tit was = seen in Grand Marais, MN. When was the year and was it this year? I heard that some guy or people (?) were releasing a lot of European = species like Great Tit and some kind of Siskin, forgot the name. By the = way this Siskin is being reported in Wisconsin as well. I guess it won't be to long that Great Tits will be establishing a = population and it will grow and move like the House Finch. Well maybe = not but hey I seen the pictures of Great Tits and there neat looking = birds. Also is it just me but are butterflies wayyy down in numbers this year = because of the cold weather patterns. I been out netting dragonflies and = seldom see butterflies around. I so far netted and photo about 10 = species of dragonflies. I great pics of a 12 spotted skimmer.=20 Also heard thru second hand that breeding bird census work in the NE and = North Central Minnesota are down. Very little singing in the woods thru = most of June. For example I noticed there are not as many Red-eye Vireos = singing and the times I been at Sax Zim its awfully quiet. =20 Mike Hendrickson "waiting for Great Tit to visit my yard" Duluth, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C45C9D.1E112F00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
At night I cruise and check all the = states=20 surrounding Minnesota and see whats going on. Well I ran across a report = that=20 Great Tits were reported to nest successfully in Illinois and thye = attempted to=20 nest in WI. I also read sometime ago that Bob Russell reported that a = Great Tit=20 was seen in Grand Marais, MN. When was the year and was it this=20 year?
 
I heard that some guy or people (?) = were releasing=20 a lot of European species like Great Tit and some kind of Siskin, forgot = the=20 name. By the way this Siskin is being reported in Wisconsin as=20 well.
 
I guess it won't be to long that Great = Tits will be=20 establishing a population and it will grow and move like the House = Finch. Well=20 maybe not but hey I seen the pictures of Great Tits and there neat = looking=20 birds.
 
Also is it just me but are butterflies = wayyy down=20 in numbers this year because of the cold weather patterns. I been out = netting=20 dragonflies and seldom see butterflies around. I so far netted and photo = about=20 10 species of dragonflies. I great pics of a 12 spotted=20 skimmer. 
 
Also heard thru second hand that = breeding bird=20 census work in the NE and North Central Minnesota are down. Very little = singing=20 in the woods thru most of June. For example I noticed there are not as = many=20 Red-eye Vireos singing and the times I been at Sax Zim its awfully = quiet. =20
 
Mike Hendrickson
"waiting for Great Tit to visit my=20 yard"
Duluth, MN
------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C45C9D.1E112F00-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Jun 28 16:48:58 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:48:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne & Mille Lacs observations Message-ID: <007201c45d27$6d2f9880$0b01a8c0@PastorAl> Few weekend observations, Sherburne NWR & Mille Lacs: * 100+ American White Pelicans, back side of Auto Tour (part of ND break up??) * Possible Red-shouldered Hawk, Blue Hill Trail (distant observation, "windows" visible but....) * Numerous Common Terns, Hennepin Island, Mille Lacs Lake * Black-billed Cuckoo, 175th between Sherburne CR 11 & 48 * Number of Lark Sparrows throughout Sherburne * Dickcissel, Bobolinks, Grasshopper & Clay-colored Sparrows, Sedge Wren along ML CR 12 (less than a mile west of 169). Did not see or hear the Chat this weekend. Nevertheless, feeling very blessed to live in this area currently. Good birding! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Sherburne & Mille Lacs Counties From EgretCMan@aol.com Mon Jun 28 17:01:11 2004 From: EgretCMan@aol.com (EgretCMan@aol.com) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:01:11 EDT Subject: [mou] MRVAC - Northwestern Hennepin County - Field Trip Report - 6/27/04 Message-ID: <1d1.24978ec0.2e119ac7@aol.com> -------------------------------1088438471 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 6/27/2004 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Northwestern Hennepin County Field Trip Report 72 -species observed 4 - participants Our group spent the afternoon birding at Elm Creek & Crow Hassen Park Reserves and also stopped at French Lake and several other areas in-between the parks. The weather cooperated nicely, but anyone heading to either of the parks should note that the Mosquito populations are very high! Many of the species were heard only birds. Including the Acadian Flycatcher, Wood Thrush and Veery at Elm Creek park. The birds were heard along the trail that follows the creek behind the Eastman Nature center. We also observed an Eared Grebe on French Lake and several Grasshopper Sparrows were on territory in the large prairie, about 5 minutes West of the main parking area at Crow Hassen park. Here were some of the species observed during the trip. @ Eared Grebe - French Lake @ American White Pelican - Diamond Lake @ Cooper's Hawk @ Acadian Flycatcher @ Veery @ Wood Thrush @ Ovenbird - Crow Hassen Park @ Grasshopper Sparrow Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN -------------------------------1088438471 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
6/27/2004
 
Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter
Northwestern Hennepin County
Field Trip Report
 
72 -species observed
4 - participants
 
Our group spent the afternoon birding at Elm Creek & Crow Hass= en Park Reserves and also stopped at French Lake and several other areas in-= between the parks.  The weather cooperated nicely, but anyone heading t= o either of the parks should note that the Mosquito populations are very hig= h!  Many of the species were heard only birds.  Including the Acad= ian Flycatcher, Wood Thrush and Veery at Elm Creek park.  The birds wer= e heard along the trail that follows the creek behind the Eastman Natur= e center.  We also observed an Eared Grebe on French Lake and seve= ral Grasshopper Sparrows were on territory in the large prairie, about 5 min= utes West of the main parking area at Crow Hassen park.  Here were some= of the species observed during the trip.
 
@ Eared Grebe - French Lake
@ American White Pelican - Diamond Lake
@ Cooper's Hawk
@ Acadian Flycatcher
@ Veery
@ Wood Thrush
@ Ovenbird - Crow Hassen Park
@ Grasshopper Sparrow
 
 
 
Craig Mandel - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN
-------------------------------1088438471-- From Robert_Russell@fws.gov Mon Jun 28 17:13:09 2004 From: Robert_Russell@fws.gov (Robert_Russell@fws.gov) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:13:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] Glenwood BBS results Message-ID: I ran the Glenwood Breeding Bird Survey on 17 June, a beautiful and diverse route that runs from near Grove Lake Waterfowl Production Area west a few miles south of Lake Minnewaska, past the entrance to Glacial Lake State Park, and ending up SW of Starbuck near Lake Emily. I found 84 species and 1431 individuals, a rather high species diversity for the edge of the prairie but indicative of the many farmgroves, shelter belts, wetlands, and the state park's forest which accounted for one stop of the 50 stops completed. To date over 100 species have been recorded on this route. Several species have not been recorded in recent years including Lark Sparrow and Least Bittern. New species recorded for the first time included Pileated Woodpecker and Sandhill Crane (Grove Lake WPA). 11 Franklin's Gull was a high total for summering birds. Of the 84 species, 32 were at levels above their long-term averages and 30 below averages with the remaining species statistically unchanged. Significant changes included Blue Jay about 50% below average (West Nile?), Horned Lark (huge decline, no apparent reason except maybe late for their song period, not declining on other routes I ran), Barn Swallow (45% below average), Marsh Wren ( large increase), Cedar Waxwing (down steeply), Western Meadowlark (long term average 15 birds, only 4 found). Birds showing increases included Sedge Wren, Baltimore Oriole, Warbling Vireo, Willow Flycatcher, pheasant, and Gray Catbird; declines noted in Mallard, Mourning Dove, Sora, Vesper Sparrow, and Savannah Sparrow. Crows are almost back to their long-term average after an apparent West Nile-caused decline. Anyone else want to comment on their BBS routes? Bob Russell, US Fish and Wildlife Service From d.buria-falkowski@mr.mnscu.edu Mon Jun 28 19:10:59 2004 From: d.buria-falkowski@mr.mnscu.edu (Deborah Buria Falkowski) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:10:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] No. Mockingbird -Virginia Message-ID: <40E05F33.2D85C865@mr.mnscu.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------6BDABB49819256C8F59A5EED Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A Northern Mockingbird, near downtown Virginia, was sighted at noon on Sunday, June 27th in a small field area around Range Monument and the bike trail. It was also in the vicinity later that evening. --------------6BDABB49819256C8F59A5EED Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="d.buria-falkowski.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Deborah Buria Falkowski Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="d.buria-falkowski.vcf" begin:vcard n:Buria-Falkowski;Deborah tel;fax:218/749-0321 tel;work:218/748-2413 x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:d.buria-falkowski@mr.mnscu.edu fn:Deborah Buria-Falkowski, Human Resources end:vcard --------------6BDABB49819256C8F59A5EED-- From dbmartin@skypoint.com Mon Jun 28 19:15:45 2004 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:15:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Chat-Clay County Message-ID: <002f01c45d3b$eedc86e0$f92e56c7@oemcomputer> Kim Eckert leading a VENT tour through northern Minnesota and North Dakota found a Yellow-breasted Chat in the Felton Prairie area of Clay County on Saturday. From Felton go south two miles to Cty Rd 108, then east two miles toward the Rock Wren area. When the road splits (left goes toward the Rock Wren) turn south or right toward the longspur area for about a half mile. After the gravel pits on your left and just before you get to the S curve area through the ravine there is a gully and thicket area on your right that has Willow Flycatchers , etc singing in it. The Chat was in this area. Sorry for the late post but we were tied up elsewhere and just got the chance to post this. If these directions do not make sense please call and I'll try to be clearer on the phone. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From jdunnette@mayo.edu Mon Jun 28 17:21:58 2004 From: jdunnette@mayo.edu (Dunnette, Joel H.) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:21:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Glenwood BBS results Message-ID: <612151C538ADD51196E70002B330CFA00581A714@excsrv52.mayo.edu> I appreciate hearing of these BBS experiences and results. I would like to hear more. I feel these are at least as important as hearing of rare bird sightings. Joel Dunnette Byron / Rochester > -----Original Message----- > From: mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net [SMTP:mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Robert_Russell@fws.gov > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 11:13 AM > To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu; mnbird@lists.mnbird.net > Subject: [mnbird] Glenwood BBS results > > I ran the Glenwood Breeding Bird Survey on 17 June, a beautiful and diverse route that runs from near Grove Lake Waterfowl Production Area west a few miles south of Lake Minnewaska, past the entrance to Glacial Lake State Park, and ending up SW of Starbuck near Lake Emily. I found 84 species and > 1431 individuals, a rather high species diversity for the edge of the prairie but indicative of the many farmgroves, shelter belts, wetlands, and the state park's forest which accounted for one stop of the 50 stops completed. To date over 100 species have been recorded on this route. Several species have not been recorded in recent years including Lark Sparrow and Least Bittern. New species recorded for the first time included Pileated Woodpecker and Sandhill Crane (Grove Lake WPA). 11 Franklin's Gull was a high total for summering birds. Of the 84 species, 32 were at levels above their long-term averages and 30 below averages with the remaining species statistically unchanged. Significant changes included Blue Jay about 50% below average (West Nile?), Horned Lark (huge decline, no apparent reason except maybe late for their song period, not declining on other routes I ran), Barn Swallow (45% below average), Marsh Wren ( large increase), Cedar Waxwing (down steeply), W estern Meadowlark (long term average 15 birds, only 4 found). Birds showing increases included Sedge Wren, Baltimore Oriole, Warbling Vireo, Willow Flycatcher, pheasant, and Gray Catbird; declines noted in Mallard, Mourning Dove, Sora, > Vesper Sparrow, and Savannah Sparrow. Crows are almost back to their long-term average after an apparent West Nile-caused decline. Anyone else want to comment on their BBS routes? > > Bob Russell, > US Fish and Wildlife > Service > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird@lists.mnbird.net > http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird From DeckerAC@EVMSMAIL.EVMS.EDU Mon Jun 28 21:57:10 2004 From: DeckerAC@EVMSMAIL.EVMS.EDU (Decker, Aaron C.) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:57:10 -0400 Subject: [mou] Great Gray Owls Message-ID: <61CFE1372ED0B844A783C1A26BC5716CB830EE@evmsmail.evms.edu> 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_01C45D52.7B4027C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I was wondering what time of day people have been seeing the Great Gray Owls in the Sax-Zim Bog (is it better at sunrise or sunset, etc.). I will be visiting my folks in Hibbing from 1-10 July and plan on going to the bog during my stay. You can respond directly to deckerac@evms.edu. Thanks for any help! Aaron Decker Virginia Beach, VA ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45D52.7B4027C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great Gray Owls

I was wondering what time of day = people have been seeing the Great Gray Owls in the Sax-Zim Bog (is it = better at sunrise or sunset, etc.).  I will be visiting my folks = in Hibbing from 1-10 July and plan on going to the bog during my = stay.  You can respond directly to deckerac@evms.edu.  Thanks = for any help!

Aaron Decker
Virginia Beach, VA

------_=_NextPart_001_01C45D52.7B4027C0-- From Lanl1965@aol.com Mon Jun 28 21:59:08 2004 From: Lanl1965@aol.com (Lanl1965@aol.com) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:59:08 EDT Subject: [mou] Check out The mystery of North Dakota's missing white pelicans Message-ID: <83.f6e690c.2e11e09c@aol.com> -------------------------------1088456348 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The mystery of North Dakota's missing white pelicans -------------------------------1088456348 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The mystery of North Dako= ta's missing white pelicans -------------------------------1088456348-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Jun 28 22:21:41 2004 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:21:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Indicator Birds? (was BBS Surveys) Message-ID: <029201c45d55$e7f0ae50$0b01a8c0@PastorAl> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_028F_01C45D2B.FEBDB940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Found the juxtaposition of Jim Ryan's comments about the explosive = development of Wright County and the absence of meadowlarks during his = BBS telling. I have noticed that meadowlarks are "one of the first to = go" during development of a former agricultural or grassland area. Are = there other birds that could be indicators of potential = over-development, that perhaps we could use to test the environmental = health of an area? Written with concern about Sherburne County's intense development = currently, Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN ------=_NextPart_000_028F_01C45D2B.FEBDB940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Found the juxtaposition of Jim Ryan's = comments=20 about the explosive development of Wright County and the absence of = meadowlarks=20 during his BBS telling.  I have noticed that meadowlarks are "one = of the=20 first to go" during development of a former agricultural or grassland=20 area.  Are there other birds that could be indicators of potential=20 over-development, that perhaps we could use to test the environmental = health of=20 an area?
 
Written with concern about Sherburne = County's=20 intense development currently,
 
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, = MN
------=_NextPart_000_028F_01C45D2B.FEBDB940-- From dory21@juno.com Tue Jun 29 00:49:03 2004 From: dory21@juno.com (Dory Spence) Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:49:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] BBS Cook County Message-ID: <20040628.184904.2020.0.dory21@juno.com> I completed my BBS in Cook county today. The area I surveyed and did last year for the first time is Cook County Rd 170 The Grade from Sawbill Trail to Bally Creek Rd, then Bally Creek Rd. to Devils Track Lake . I had total of 37 species including 12 Warbler species and many huge swarms of mosquito's. The Winter Wrens were really singing today. I had them at 7 stops. Three minutes at each stop is not long enough(for me anyway to figure out each song) so I'm sure I missed some. Dory Spence Schroeder Cook County ________________________________________________________________ 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 BobHoltz1933@aol.com Tue Jun 29 15:56:36 2004 From: BobHoltz1933@aol.com (BobHoltz1933@aol.com) Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:56:36 EDT Subject: [mou] (no subject) Message-ID: <144.2d0e1672.2e12dd24@aol.com> -------------------------------1088520996 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yesterday a friend from Northfield told me he had a Black-and-white Warbler at his thistle feeder on 6/26. Rather late for that far south. Bob Holtz If you are too busy to go birding, you are too busy. -------------------------------1088520996 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yesterday a friend from Northfield told me he had a Black-and-white War= bler at his thistle feeder on 6/26. Rather late for that far south.
 
Bob Holtz
 
 
If you are too busy to go birding, you are too busy.
-------------------------------1088520996-- From birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com Tue Jun 29 21:42:43 2004 From: birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com (birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com) Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:42:43 -0700 Subject: [mou] Lark Bunting - Brown Co. Message-ID: <20040629204257.4407A359AF@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> I seen a LARK BUNTING in Springfield by the golf course over lunch. It was singing in a partally dead cottonwood tree in the upper most branch. To get there: *From US 14 turn south (onto Cass Ave) by Shell *Go four (4) blocks turn right (onto Central St) *Go two (2) blocks turn left (onto O'Connell Ave) at Tauers SuperValu *Either park at Schwarzrock's Pit (where the gravel piles are at) or call the Spfd. Golf Club (located at the end of O'Connell Ave) (507) 723-5888 *There is a trail that leads to the road on both sides of the field. It follows the river to the bridge and then through the park. E-mail me for more info about the trails. Nathan Wersal Springfield Brown County ---------------------------------------------- Mailblocks - A Better Way to Do Email http://about.mailblocks.com/info From ksussman@lcp2.net Wed Jun 30 03:07:30 2004 From: ksussman@lcp2.net (Karen Sussman) Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:07:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bobwhite Message-ID: <3E35866C-CA3A-11D8-8657-000A95D84DEC@lcp2.net> --Apple-Mail-2-732384806 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed I heard a Bobwhite calling at 7 AM this morning from the woods of our property. It was confirmed by my neighbour who also heard it. I have no idea where it came from but I enjoyed it anyway. The Whip-Poor-Will is alive and calling across the lake. It has been too cold for me to hear it (windows closed) until recently. I live in Britt/Northeastern St Louis County Karen Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-2-732384806 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProI heard a Bobwhite calling at 7 AM this morning from the woods of our property. It was confirmed by my neighbour who also heard it. I have no idea where it came from but I enjoyed it anyway. The Whip-Poor-Will is alive and calling across the lake. It has been too cold for me to hear it (windows closed) until recently. I live in Britt/Northeastern St Louis County Times New RomanKaren Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-2-732384806-- From andypaulios@yahoo.com Wed Jun 30 03:19:54 2004 From: andypaulios@yahoo.com (Andy P) Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:19:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] BWCAW - Gunflint Trail birding Message-ID: <20040630021954.6578.qmail@web40304.mail.yahoo.com> Hi Folks, Just returned from a week in the Clearwater/Caribou Lakes Area of the BWCAW. As always great birds, moose, and lots of fish. I ended the trip with 69 spp. and enjoyed using Jan Green's annotated checklist along the way. Birds of note included: Northern Saw-whet Owl singing in camp, Red Crossbills flying overhead along with one Siskin and one Evening Grosbeak. 16 spp. of warblers, including 4-5 Black-throated Blue warblers. Growing up in MN, I always assumed that you had to go to the "traditional" spots for this bird in MN, but the last five years or so in the Clearwater area I've always been able to find a few here and there. There were two BTBW singing on Clearwater road 1/2 mile from Clearwater Lodge, one on the portage to Caribou, one on the trail up to the Palisades, and one in camp on Moon Lake. Notable in their absence were Hermit Thrushes. Somehow I managed to spend a week without hearing or seeing one!! It was very windy, cold, and often raining, but I was surprised how vocal most of the birds were even right up until dark. It's always fun to fish for walleyes while listening to a chorus of Waterthrushes, Parulas, Winter Wrens, and Swainson's Thrushes. Andy Paulios Janesville, WI __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail From Steve Weston" -----Original Message----- From: Williams, Bob [mailto:BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM] Hi Gang, I thought I would let you all know that Q Prime was denied a conditional use permit by the Scott County Board of Commissioners today [in their quest to build an outdoor amphitheather adjacent to and aimed into the refuge at Louisville Swamp]. Many thanks to Lois for her hard work on this. She was one of the hardy souls who stayed until well after midnight last Wednesday to testify on this. I'm sure it helped. She was able to quote from the trail guide and tell the board that the birding trail was a state-funded project. There will be other battles in the future that will affect this and perhaps other sites on the trail. Our guide helps local authorities to understand the significance of the sites on the trail. I am still waiting to hear from the Friends about their annual shindig in September. I spoke briefly with Lori Nelson last night at the hearing and she said that the details on their end have not been worked out yet. I will pass them along as I hear of them. Have a great 4th of July weekend. Bob There is no word on whether Q-Prime is still considering their threatened court action. Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan sweston2@comcast.net From shconrad@2z.net Wed Jun 30 02:17:36 2004 From: shconrad@2z.net (shconrad@2z.net) Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:17:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] Boreal Chickadees--Orr area Message-ID: <1088558256.40e214b023564@webmail.2z.net> Working in the Orr area today I had a pleasant suprise--4 Boreal Chickadees. 3 of them were on Wein Rd (located about a mile south of the intersection of Hwys 73 and 1) in the Black Spruce about 1/4 mile east of 73. 2 of them appeared to be carrying some kind of insect larvae--maybe feeding young? Also on this road were many Nashville Warblers, a Blackburnian, and some Golden- crowned Kinglets. The other Boreal Chickadee was in the Tamarack along the railroad tracks north of CR 517. Take 73 north out of Orr and turn left on CR 517. When you come to the RR tracks, park and walk about 1/4 mile or so north until you reach swamp conifers. Also along the railroad tracks was a Winter Wren singing and several warbler species. Shawn Conrad Bovey ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent from Znet Telecom webmail Znet Telecom http://www.2z.net From birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com Wed Jun 30 21:33:19 2004 From: birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com (birder-birding5331@mailblocks.com) Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 13:33:19 -0700 Subject: [mou] Lark Bunting - More Info In-Reply-To: <9e.e36bbaa.2e141fee@aol.com> References: <9e.e36bbaa.2e141fee@aol.com> Message-ID: <20040630203313.D5B99359AE@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> I seen the L. Bunting at lunch then again between 6:00 and 6:30 last night. I was busy today so I haven't had a chance to go take a look yet. The second time I've seen him he flew to a wooden bridge on the path (path is going north-south). You can look for him there also. I never refound him but it was getting dark. If you park at Schwarzrock's Pit: On the north side of the farmer's field (east side of road) there is a bench where a paved path begins, follow it to the river. That path goes north, take the gavel path south. The L. Bunting sings 1/4 of the way past the bend (river) between the bend and the road. Or: Go towards Golf Course you will see a gravel path (left side of road) going along the driving range. The L. Bunting sings 3/4 of the way to the bend in the path (river). If you park at the Golf Course: Go towards Schwarzrock's Pit you will see a gravel path (right side of road) going along the driving range. The L. Bunting sings 3/4 of the way to the bend in the path (river). Nathan Wersal Springfield Brown County ---------------------------------------------- Mailblocks - A Better Way to Do Email http://about.mailblocks.com/info From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Wed Jun 30 23:40:27 2004 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:40:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lark Bunting Not Refound Message-ID: <00e301c45ef3$3e65f670$388b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E0_01C45EC9.54F9C8F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I looked for the reported Lark Bunting yesterday for about 45 minutes = late afternoon with no success. I went back again today from 4:30 - = 5:10 pm, again with no success. I ran into John Ellis and we looked = together. John was able to stay longer than I was and he said that he'd = continue to search for at least another hour. He also said that if he = was able to find the bird he'd get the word out ASAP. I did see a = Brewer's Blackbird on a fencepost along Hwy. 14 on the ride home. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ------=_NextPart_000_00E0_01C45EC9.54F9C8F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I looked for the reported Lark Bunting = yesterday=20 for about 45 minutes late afternoon with no success.  I = went back=20 again today from 4:30 - 5:10 pm, again with no success.  I ran into = John=20 Ellis and we looked together.  John was able to stay longer than I = was and=20 he said that he'd continue to search for at least another hour.  He = also said that if he was able to find the bird he'd get the word = out=20 ASAP.  I did see a Brewer's Blackbird on a fencepost along Hwy. 14 = on the=20 ride home.
 
Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye
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