[mou] Alert - Yellow-breasted Chat, Sherburne NWA
Richard Hoyme
rhoyme@msn.com
Sat, 5 Jun 2004 19:01:50 -0500
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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
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<DIV>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. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Chris also said the Snowy Plover was still at Albany as of =
2:30pm.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks Al for your timely reporting.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rick Hoyme</DIV>
<DIV>Hennepin County</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net">Pastor Al</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
href=3D"mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net">mnbird@lists.mnbird.net</A> ; =
<A=20
href=3D"mailto:mou-net@cbs.umn.edu">mou-net@cbs.umn.edu</A> </DIV>
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Yellow-breasted=20
Chat, Sherburne NWA</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There is a Yellow-breasted Chat on =
Blue Hill=20
Trail, Sherburne NWA.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good birding!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Al Schirmacher</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Princeton, MN</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mille Lacs & Sherburne =
Counties</FONT></DIV>
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