Sax-Zim Bog Land Lease

Virginia Rails - Seen and heard at the Buffalo Lake boat landing

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Seen and heard at Courthouse County Park, near t= he=20 parking lot at the

= ; &nb= sp; North=20 entrance to the park

Pileated Woodpecker - Courthouse County Park

Bell's Vireo - Senn-Rich WMA, approx. 6 miles south of Waseca on the We= st=20 side of Hwy.

= ; 13, =20 The bird was heard from the parking area next to Hwy 13.

Dakota County

Prairie Warbler - Ritter Farm Park - same location as previously=20 reported.

Craig Mandel=20 - EgretCMan@aol.com - Minnetonka, MN

-------------------------------1118862594-- From emer0098@mail.crk.umn.edu Wed Jun 15 20:37:29 2005 From: emer0098@mail.crk.umn.edu (Emery, Nathaniel G) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:37:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dickcissels and other jewels of NORTHWEST Minnesota Message-ID: <3C86D0B16AB05A458BD301020964A26717214A@bait.umcrookston.edu> SGVsbG8gYWxsLA0KDQpIZXJlIGFyZSBhIGZldyBzcGVjaWVzIHRoYXQgSSBoYXZlIG9ic2VydmVk IHJlY2VudGx5IHRoYXQgSSBzZWUgcGVvcGxlIGFyZSBzZWFyY2hpbmcgZm9yOiAgDQoNCiANCg0K KldJTFNPTuKAmVMgUEhBTEFST1BFLCB0aG91Z2h0IHRvIG9ubHkgbnVtYmVyIDIwIG5lc3Rpbmcg cGFpcnMgaW4gdGhlIGVudGlyZSBzdGF0ZSEgIE9uZSBjb25maXJtZWQgbmVzdCBvbiB0aGUgcHJv cGVydHksIG90aGVycyBzdXNwZWN0ZWQsIGFuZCBpbmRpdmlkdWFscyBtb3VudCBpbnRvIHRoZSBk b3plbnMuDQoNCiANCg0KKllFTExPVyBSQUlMLCB2ZXJ5IGNvbnNpc3RlbnQgY2FsbGVycy4gIEZv dW5kIGluIGF0IGxlYXN0IDYgbG9jYXRpb25zLg0KDQogDQoNCipMRUNPTlRF4oCZUyBTUEFSUk9X LCBlcGhlbWVyYWwgamV3ZWwgb2YgdGhlIHByYWlyaWVzLiAgT2NjdXB5aW5nIG1hbnkgb2YgdGhl IGxvdy93ZXQgcHJhaXJpZSBhcmVhcy4NCg0KIA0KDQoqTkVMU09O4oCZUyBTSEFSUC1UQUlMRUQg U1BBUlJPVywgb25seSBvbmUgaW5kaXZpZHVhbCBvYnNlcnZlZCBkdXJpbmcgcG9pbnQgY291bnRz LiAgICAgICAgICAgDQoNCiANCg0KKkRJQ0tDSVNTRUwsIHNob3duIG9uIHJhbmdlIG1hcHMgYnV0 IG5vdCBvYnNlcnZlZCB1bnRpbCB0b2RheSAoNi8xNSkuICAyIG1hbGVzIGFuZCBhdCBsZWFzdCAx IGZlbWFsZSBhbm5vdW5jaW5nIHRoZWlyIGhvbWVzdGVhZCBhdCB0aGUgUmlkZ2UuDQoNCiANCg0K Kk1BUkJMRUQgR09EV0lULCBsb3RzIG9mIHRoZW0gYXJvdW5kLiAgUGljdHVyZXMgdGFrZW4gd2l0 aCBvbmUgY2hpY2sgb2JzZXJ2ZWQgd2hpbGUgbmVzdCBkcmFnZ2luZy4NCg0KIA0KDQoqSWYgeW91 IHRob3VnaHQgeW91IG1pc3NlZCB5b3VyIGNoYW5jZSB0byBzZWUgR1JFQVRFUiBQUkFJUklFLUNI SUNLRU5TIGVuZ2FnZWQgaW4gdGhlaXIgYm9vbWluZyByaXR1YWwgeW91IGFyZSBtaXN0YWtlbi4g IExla3MgKGJvb21pbmcgZ3JvdW5kcykgYXJlIHN0aWxsIGFjdGl2ZSB3aXRoIG1hbGVzIGRpc3Bs YXlpbmcgdW50aWwgMTAgYS5tLiB0aGlzIG1vcm5pbmcuICBPbmUgbGVrIGhhZCAxNyBtYWxlcyBz dGlsbCBvbiBpdC4gIFNvbWUgYnJvb2RzIGhhdmUgZmxlZGdlZCBhbmQgb3RoZXJzIGhhdmUgeWV0 IHRvIGJlIGxheWVkIGFzIG9uZSBoZW4gd2FzIG9ic2VydmVkIGp1c3QgYmVnaW5uaW5nIHRvIGJ1 aWxkLg0KDQo= From emer0098@mail.crk.umn.edu Wed Jun 15 20:40:02 2005 From: emer0098@mail.crk.umn.edu (Emery, Nathaniel G) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:40:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Expanded list of birds at Glacial Ridge Message-ID: <3C86D0B16AB05A458BD301020964A26717214B@bait.umcrookston.edu> QmlyZGVycyBhbmQgdGhyaWxsLXNlZWtlcnMgYWxpa2U6DQoNCiAgICAgICAgICAgIFRoZSBHbGFj aWFsIFJpZGdlIFByb2plY3QgaGFzIGJlZW4gYWxpdmUgd2l0aCBhY3Rpdml0eSBhbGwgeWVhci4g IFRoZSBtaWdyYXRpb24gd2VudCB3ZWxsIGFuZCB3ZSBhcmUgbm93IGludG8gdGhlIG5lc3Rpbmcg c2Vhc29uLiAgRm9sbG93aW5nIGlzIGEgbGlzdCBvZiBzcGVjaWVzIG9ic2VydmVkIHRoaXMgc3Vt bWVyIGF0IEdsYWNpYWwgUmlkZ2Ugb3IgbmVhcmJ5IGluIHRoZSBDcm9va3N0b24gYXJlYS4gIE1v c3QgYXJlIE1PVSBQb2xrIENvdW50eSBMaXN0LSBVbmNvbW1vbiwgT2NjYXNpb25hbCwgb3IgUmFy ZSBzcGVjaWVzIGFuZCBzb21lIGFyZSBqdXN0IG9mIGludGVyZXN0IHRvIG1lLiAgUGxlYXNlIGNv bnRpbnVlIHRvIGNvbWUgdmlzaXQuICBBbnlvbmUgd2l0aCBxdWVzdGlvbnMgZmVlbCBmcmVlIHRv IGNvbnRhY3QgbWUuICBFbWFpbCBpcyB1c3VhbGx5IGVhc2llc3QuLi4gZW1lcjAwOThAdW1jcm9v a3N0b24uZWR1DQoNCiANCg0KR2xhY2lhbCBSaWRnZQ0KDQpDb21tb24gTG9vbg0KDQpFYXJlZCBH cmViZQ0KDQpCbGFjayBUZXJuDQoNCkFtZXJpY2FuIEJpdHRlcm4gDQoNCkxlYXN0IEJpdHRlcm4N Cg0KTm9ydGhlcm4gUGludGFpbA0KDQpSdWRkeSBEdWNrDQoNClRydW1wZXRlciBTd2FuDQoNClNo YXJwLXRhaWxlZCBHcm91c2UNCg0KR3JlYXRlciBQcmFpcmllLWNoaWNrZW4NCg0KVHVya2V5IFZ1 bHR1cmUNCg0KU2hhcnAtc2hpbm5lZCBIYXdrDQoNClJvdWdoLWxlZ2dlZCBIYXdrDQoNClNob3J0 LWVhcmVkIG93bA0KDQpXaGlwLXBvb3Itd2lsbA0KDQpQaWxlYXRlZCBXb29kcGVja2VyDQoNCldp bHNvbuKAmXMgUGhhbGFyb3BlIA0KDQpVcGxhbmQgU2FuZHBpcGVyDQoNCk1hcmJsZWQgR29kd2l0 DQoNClllbGxvdyBSYWlsDQoNCiAgICAgICAgICAgIFZpcmdpbmlhIFJhaWwNCg0KQ29tbW9uIFJh dmVuDQoNClZlZXJ5DQoNCkxlQ29udGXigJlzIFNwYXJyb3cNCg0KICAgICAgICAgICAgTmVsc29u 4oCZcyBTaGFycC10YWlsZWQgU3BhcnJvdw0KDQogICAgICAgICAgICBHcmFzc2hvcHBlciBTcGFy cm93DQoNCkRpY2tjaXNzZWwgDQoNCiANCg0KQ3Jvb2tzdG9uIGFyZWEgICAgICAgICAgICANCg0K ICAgICAgICAgICAgR2Fkd2FsbA0KDQpDYW52YXNiYWNrDQoNCkxlc3NlciBTY2F1cA0KDQpSaW5n LW5lY2tlZCBEdWNrDQoNCldlc3Rlcm4gR3JlYmUNCg0KRG91YmxlLWNyZXN0ZWQgQ29ybW9yYW50 DQoNCk1lcmxpbg0KDQpBbWVyaWNhbiBBdm9jZXQNCg0KUnVkZHkgVHVybnN0b25lDQoNCkh1ZHNv bmlhbiBHb2R3aXQNCg0K From ksussman@lcp2.net Wed Jun 15 21:16:46 2005 From: ksussman@lcp2.net (Karen Sussman) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:16:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] Two White Winged Doves and Two Loon Chicks Message-ID: <66071626-DDDA-11D9-94F9-000A95D84DEC@lcp2.net> --Apple-Mail-8-972969794 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Have just returned from kayaking my lake. I encountered the Loon pair with two chicks--one in the water and one on the back of the parent. When paddling back to my house, I observed two White-Winged Doves on the railing of my deck. At first I assumed they were the Mourning Doves I have been hearing; however, they had the conspicuous white on the wings and the deep blue markings around the eyes. I observed them through binoculars. As soon as I moved to get out of the kayak, they flew off. I have been watching for them to return, but no luck. I believe they were feeding on spilled sunflower hearts around the deck feeders. So they might come back for an easy meal. Karen NE SLC Little Sand Lake Karen Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-8-972969794 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProHave just returned from kayaking my lake. I encountered the Loon pair with two chicks--one in the water and one on the back of the parent. When paddling back to my house, I observed two White-Winged Doves on the railing of my deck. At first I assumed they were the Mourning Doves I have been hearing; however, they had the conspicuous white on the wings and the deep blue markings around the eyes. I observed them through binoculars. As soon as I moved to get out of the kayak, they flew off. I have been watching for them to return, but no luck. I believe they were feeding on spilled sunflower hearts around the deck feeders. So they might come back for an easy meal. Karen NE SLC Little Sand Lake Times New RomanKaren Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-8-972969794-- From emer0098@mail.crk.umn.edu Wed Jun 15 21:56:27 2005 From: emer0098@mail.crk.umn.edu (Emery, Nathaniel G) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:56:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] List of apologies for previous posts Message-ID: <3C86D0B16AB05A458BD301020964A26717214F@bait.umcrookston.edu> TGlzdHNlcnZlcnM6DQoxLiBTb3JyeSBmb3Igbm90IGluY2x1ZGluZyBteSBsb2NhdGlvbi4gIENy b29rc3RvbiBhbmQgdGhlIEdsYWNpYWwgUmlkZ2UgUHJvamVjdCBlYWNoIGZpbmQgdGhlaXIgaG9t ZXMgd2l0aGluIFBvbGsgQ291bnR5IGluIE5XIE1pbm5lc290YS4NCjIuIFNvcnJ5IGZvciBub3Qg aW5jbHVkaW5nIHRoZSBsb2NhdGlvbiBvZiBvYnNlcnZhdGlvbnMuICBUaGUgR2xhY2lhbCBSaWRn ZSBQcm9qZWN0IGl0c2VsZiBjb25zaXN0cyBvZiAyNCwwMDAgYWNyZXMgYW5kIHdpdGggc3Vycm91 bmRpbmcgaGFiaXRhdHMgaXQgZXhwYW5kcyB3ZWxsIG92ZXIgMzUsMDAwIGFjcmVzLiAgSWYgYW55 b25lIGlzIGludGVyZXN0ZWQgaW4gYSBwYXJ0aWN1bGFyIHNpZ2h0aW5nIHlvdSBjYW4gcmVhY2gg bWUgZWFzaWVzdCBieSBlbWFpbCBhbmQgSSB3aWxsIGFjY29tb2RhdGUgeW91ciByZXF1ZXN0IHdp dGggbW9yZSBpbmZvcm1hdGlvbiByZWdhcmRpbmcgbG9jYXRpb25zIGFuZCBwcm9iYWJseSB2b2x1 bnRlZXIgdG8gcGxheSBndWlkZSBhcyBteSBzY2hlZHVsZSBwZXJtaXRzLiAgSSBkbyBub3QgaGF2 ZSB0aGUgdGltZSB0byBsb2cgZWFjaCBsb2NhdGlvbiB3aGVuIEkgbWlnaHQgc2VlIDQwKyBpbmRp dmlkdWFscyBvZiBpbnRlcmVzdCBwZXIgZGF5IGFuZCBtYW55IHdoaWxlIEknbSBjb25kdWN0aW5n IHN1cnZleXMgYW5kIG9jY3VwaWVkIHdpdGggb3RoZXIgbWF0dGVycy4gIE15IHBvc2l0aW9uIGNv bnNpc3RzIG9mIG1vbml0b3JpbmcgYmlyZHMgb24gVGhlIE5hdHVyZSBDb25zZXJ2YW5jeSdzIEds YWNpYWwgUmlkZ2UgUHJvamVjdCBhcyB3ZWxsIGFzIGFkamFjZW50IGhhYml0YXRzLiAgSSBhbSBi eSBubyBtZWFucyBhbiBleHBlcnQgYnV0IEkgZG8gaGF2ZSBhIGRhaWx5IGludGVyYWN0aW9uIHdp dGggdGhlIHByb2plY3Qgc2l0ZSBzbyBmb3IgdGhvc2Ugb2YgeW91IHdobyBoYXZlIHZpc2l0ZWQg cGxlYXNlIGNvbWUgYmFjayBhbmQgdG8gZXZlcnlvbmUgZWxzZTsgaXQncyB3ZWxsIHdvcnRoIHRo ZSB0cmlwIHRvIGV4cGVyaWVuY2UgdGhlIGJpcmRzIGFuZCB0aGUgY3JpdGljYWwgaGFiaXRhdCB3 aGljaCBzdXBwb3J0cyB0aGVtLg0KIA0KVGhhbmtzIGFuZCBvbmNlIGFnYWluIG15IGVycm9ycyBp biBhc3N1bXB0aW9uLg0KIA0KTmF0ZSBFbWVyeQ0KR2xhY2lhbCBSaWRnZSBQcm9qZWN0DQo1Mjgg U3RyYW5kZXIgQXZlDQpDcm9va3N0b24sIE1OIDU2NzE2DQooMjE4KSAyODEtMTQ0NSBleHQuIDQN CiANCmVtYWlsIChwcmVmZXJyZWQpIGVtZXIwMDk4QHVtY3Jvb2tzdG9uLmVkdQ0K From wielandba@yahoo.com Thu Jun 16 15:42:03 2005 From: wielandba@yahoo.com (B W) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:42:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Cass County birds Message-ID: <20050616144203.29746.qmail@web52702.mail.yahoo.com> We have been encountering good numbers of Wood Thrush at Deep Portage this year. This morning I had at least 5 individuals during point counts along our North Loop trail. Ben Wieland Deep Portage Learning Center __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Thu Jun 16 18:47:40 2005 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:47:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Carolina Wren at Pet Trails, Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County Message-ID: Took my first walk in about 3 weeks and found a couple of interesting birds: Carolina Wren-Heard and then seen between #34 & #35 in a wooded area at the top of a hill that is more or less between the 2 large ponds. It is the first one I've seen out there. White-throated Sparrow-A late bird Willow Flycatcher-Calling near #37 Alder Flycatcher-Calling near #34 Acadian Flycatcher-Calling east of #17 (Across the road from the parking area.) Henslow's Sparrows-Even more numerous than previously reported. It is hard to say for sure how many were in the main area between #31 & #32 but perhaps 5 and there were 3 calling from other locations in the park. The trails are very sloppy and overgrown right now so be prepared. Bob Williams, Bloomington=20 From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jun 17 01:43:26 2005 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:43:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, June 17, 2005 Message-ID: <000d01c572d5$99e2df30$40d5aec6@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C572AB.B10CD730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 17, 2005 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, it seems like summer, and for the moment the rain has stopped. The result of warm temperatures and lots of rain has resulted in many mosquitoes, so come prepared when birding in the northwest. In Wilkin County, Julian Sellers and the St. Paul Audubon Society group found a LITTLE BLUE HERON along CR 30 about 200 yards east of I- 94 on June 10. This location is about five miles north of the town of Rothsay. As of June 14, the BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK is still being seen at the home of Steve and Mary Broten in Marshall County south of Newfolden. Directions are to go nearly 12 miles north on US 59 from the intersection of MN 1 and US 59N in Thief River Falls, then 1/8 mile west on 280th St NW, then south down their driveway. Please call before you visit. Their home number is 218-874-2080. >From Lake of the Woods County, Jenny Moorman reported that biologist Bill Berg spotted some PIPING PLOVERS nesting on the Pine Island Sanctuary in Lake of the Woods. This is exciting news. Other species reported by Jenny included SPRUCE GROUSE, MARBLED GODWIT near Graceton, and TURKEY VULTURE. Julian Sellers and other members of the St. Paul Audubon Society were in Roseau County last weekend where they found BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, HERMIT THRUSH, and RED CROSSBILLS along the Thompson Forest Road in the Beltrami Island State Forest. In Beltrami County they found singing NORTHERN PARULAS, and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS at the Big Bog SRA. At Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge In Marshall County, Gary Tischer reported on June 9th that the TRUMPETER SWANS now have two cygnets in Pool 8. Other species reported from there included LEAST BITTERN, BALD EAGLE with young at Parker Pool, a YELLOW RAIL heard near the parking lot at the Maakstad trail, VIRGINIA RAIL, a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO along CR 7, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, and PURPLE FINCH. Here in Pennington County, I saw a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER feeding a young woodpecker near our bird feeder, so I assume that it nested nearby , if not on the property. Shelley Steva reported three or four YELLOW RAILS , two SORAS, and LE CONTE'S SPARROWS at Malmberg Prairie SNA in Polk County on June 11. Nathaniel Emery reported YELLOW RAIL, nesting WILSON'S PHALAROPES, LE CONTE'S SPARROWS, NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS, and DICKCISSELS at Glacial Ridge NWR. Julian Sellers and his group found GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS and UPLAND SANDPIPERS at the Tympanuchus Prairie. I was at the Gully Fen SNA on Sunday, June 12 where I saw four TURKEY VULTURES riding a thermal, and found VEERY, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW singing on territory. Connie Norheim, birding in Becker County, found RUFFED GROUSE, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER along CR 29 near the visitor center, and PINE WARBLERS at the picnic area at Tamarac NWR on June 9. Julian Sellers found a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO at Glendalough State Park in Otter Tail County on the weekend. Thanks to Gary Tischer, Mary Broten, Shelley Steva, Connie Norheim, Nathaniel Emery, Jenny Moorman, and Julian Sellers 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. 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Message-ID: <42b227fc.271.8a0.780@GBRonline.com> Today my mom and I went to Sherburne N.W.R. We didn't find any of the true "rarities," but we did have some good stuff (all along the driving trail) - Black-billed Cuckoo Alder Flycatcher Least Bittern American Woodcock Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo We ended the day with 77 species. We also saw a racket-tailed emerald dragonfly and 3 Blanding's turtles. Good birding wishes to everyone Keith Pulles, Wright County From rhoyme@msn.com Fri Jun 17 03:54:32 2005 From: rhoyme@msn.com (Richard Hoyme) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:54:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's and LeConte's Sparrows in Hennepin County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C572BD.FA89D6D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The saga continues... After refinding the Henslow's and LeConte's Sparrows at Carver park last = night (see Bob Dunlaps Post for locations), I thought I would try for my = home county. I was thinking, if I was a sparrow where would I like to be = and thought of Crow-Hassan Park Reserve in Northwest Hennepin County. I = got there about 8PM and as I drove in I was immediately serenaded with a = singing Henslow's. I counted 4 different birds singing (Tslicking?) = south of the parking lot. I hiked down the road towards the group camp = and heard a fifth Henslow's (and possibly a sixth far off) in a grassy = field on the right side, a short ways down the road. I continued on = knowing there were more fields farther down. After going through a = wooded area, where an oven bird was calling, there is another field. I = stopped and listened but no more Henslow's. As I continued on I thought = I heard a LeConte's so I stopped and listened again. Nothing. So I = decided to encourage them a bit so I played the CD. That set off two = LeConte's sparrows much closer than the far off one I thought I heard. I = was back to the car before 9PM. 5 or 6 Henslow's Sparrows and 2 or 3 = Leconte's Sparrows is not bad for an hours work. I didn't do a = comprehensive survey so I bet there are a lot more there! Oh yeah, there = were Grasshopper Sparrows there as well. Crow Hassan Park Reserve is a real nice area that I suspect is under = birded. It can be reached from interstate 94 at the Rogers exit (Highway = 101). Head South through the town of Rogers until you come to a 'T'. = There is a sign there pointing to the right for the county park. Turn = Right (County 116) and go 3-4 miles to county road 203. There is another = sign pointing the way. The entrance is down a couple of miles and is = well marked.=20 Good birding to all Rick Hoyme For once birding in my home county of Hennepin. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C572BD.FA89D6D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The saga continues...

After refinding the Henslow's and LeConte's Sparrows at Carver park = last=20 night (see Bob Dunlaps Post for locations), I thought I would try for my = home=20 county. I was thinking, if I was a sparrow where would I like to be and = thought=20 of Crow-Hassan Park Reserve in Northwest Hennepin County. I got there = about 8PM=20 and as I drove in I was immediately serenaded with a singing Henslow's. = I=20 counted 4 different birds singing (Tslicking?) south of the parking lot. = I hiked=20 down the road towards the group camp and heard a fifth Henslow's (and = possibly a=20 sixth far off) in a grassy field on the right side, a short ways = down the=20 road. I continued on knowing there were more fields farther down. After = going=20 through a wooded area, where an oven bird was calling, there = is=20 another field. I stopped and listened but no more Henslow's. As I = continued on I=20 thought I heard a LeConte's so I stopped and listened again. Nothing. So = I=20 decided to encourage them a bit so I played the CD. That set off two = LeConte's=20 sparrows much closer than the far off one I thought I heard. I was back = to the=20 car before 9PM. 5 or 6 Henslow's Sparrows and 2 or 3 Leconte's Sparrows = is not=20 bad for an hours work. I didn't do a comprehensive survey so I bet there = are a=20 lot more there! Oh yeah, there were Grasshopper Sparrows there as = well.

Crow Hassan Park Reserve is a real nice area that I suspect is = under=20 birded. It can be reached from interstate 94 at the Rogers exit (Highway = 101).=20 Head South through the town of Rogers until you come to a 'T'. There is = a sign=20 there pointing to the right for the county park. Turn Right (County 116) = and go=20 3-4 miles to county road 203. There is another sign pointing the way. = The=20 entrance is down a couple of miles and is well marked.

Good birding to all

Rick Hoyme

For once birding in my home county of Hennepin.

------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C572BD.FA89D6D0-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Jun 17 04:25:40 2005 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:25:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 6/16/05 Message-ID: <42B1FC64.7012.1D2FDC@localhost> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 16th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. On June 12th, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen in a yard off the East Castle Danger Road east of Two Harbors. Bill Tefft also spotted a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on June 15th actively working the edge of the softball fields on the south side of the town of Ely. On June 10th and again on June 11th, a PACIFIC LOON was seen among the docks at Barker's Island, which is probably the same individual seen near the Superior Entry on the 4th. On June 9th, a RED-NECKED GREBE was seen near the shoreline of Lake Superior at the Five Mile Rock sign east of Grand Marais. On that same afternoon, a WHIMBREL was spotted on the lakeside of the east breakwater at the Grand Marais harbor. On June 11th, a pair of GREAT EGRETS was spotted by Jan Green flying over Leech Lake at the Forest Service Stony Point campground. On June 15th, a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen on the Echo Trail in northern St. Louis County, =BD mile west of Lake Jeanette. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was also seen on the Echo Trail at Lake Jeanette on the 16th. Warren Nelson and Bill Stauffer found an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER on June 10th east of Aitkin. From the intersection of Highways 47 and 169 on the south side of Aitkin, take Highway 47 for 1 mile to C.R. 12, then take C.R. 12 north for about 100 yards to 355th Street. Follow 355th Street for 1.3 miles to 360th Street and then follow 360th Street for 2.9 miles. The bird was seen near the creek on the north side of the road. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 23rd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. 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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Jun 17 02:24:46 2005 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:24:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 16 June 2005 Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-1--1069634332 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 16th. A male PRAIRIE WARBLER is patroling a territory at Ritter Farm Park in Lakeville, Dakota County. Jim Mattsson first found it on June 6th and it is still present and vocalizing in the area. Take I-35W to the 185th Street exit. Take the service road south along the east side of the interstate for about a mile and then turn west. Take a right at the sign for Ritter Park and continue for half mile to the main parking lot. Walk from the parking lot along the main trail north to Shelter #4. Continue on, staying to the right at the trail fork. After a few hundred yards the trail parallels the north boundary fence. Look for a small white sign that reads "Grant-in-Aid Trail". This is the northeastern edge of warbler's territory. The ROCK WREN and the two SAY'S PHOEBES are still being seen at Felton Prairie. From Felton, go south on state highway 9, then east to the end of pavement on Clay County Road 108, turn left to the gravel pit entrance. Look for the phoebes around the north and east rim of the pit. The wren can still be found near rock pile #6002. On the 10th, Julian Sellers found a LITTLE BLUE HERON in a small flooded field beside Wilkin County Road 30, about 200 yards west of I-94 and about five miles north of the town of Rothsay. And Roger Schroeder found a SNOWY EGRET in the city of Marshall, Lyon County, on the evening of June 8th, at the pond south of the Fire Station on Saratoga Street. On the 15th, Bill Tefft found a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD near the road that circles the ballfields at Vermilion Community College in Ely, St. Louis County. A HOODED WARBLER was seen on the 15th by Paul Gempler in the Schulz Lake area of Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Dakota County. The location was immediately south of Schulz Lake, near Trail Marker E8.5. Another Hooded Warbler was found by Al Schirmacher on the 11th on the Blue Hill Trail, of Sherburne NWR in Sherburne County. A male SUMMER TANAGER was seen by Jay Hamernick at Lake Vadnais, Ramsey County on the 9th. It was in the pines south of the lake across from the Lake Vadnais church on Twin Lakes Boulevard. Interesting was the June 13th observation of a first-year BLUE GROSBEAK in a field just southwest of the town of Vermillion in Dakota County. The bird was photographed along county road 66 just over a tenth of a mile west of where Fisher Avenue intersects 200th St. A GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE was seen by Denny Martin on the 12th in a marsh across from Split Rock Creek State Park in Pipestone County. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 23rd. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-1--1069634332 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1

This is the Minnesota Birding Report = for=A0Thursday, = June 16th.=A0

A male PRAIRIE WARBLER = is patroling a territory at Ritter Farm Park in Lakeville, Dakota = County. Jim Mattsson first found it on June 6th and it is still present = and vocalizing in the area. Take I-35W to the 185th Street exit. Take = the service road south along the east side of the interstate for about a = mile and then turn west. Take a right at the sign for Ritter Park and = continue for half mile to the main parking lot. Walk from the parking = lot along the main trail north to Shelter #4. Continue on, staying to = the right at the trail fork. After a few hundred yards the trail = parallels the north boundary fence. Look for a small white sign that = reads "Grant-in-Aid Trail". This is the northeastern edge of warbler's = territory.=A0

The ROCK WREN and = the two SAY'S = PHOEBES are still being seen at Felton Prairie. =46rom = Felton, go south on state highway 9, then east to the end of pavement on = Clay County Road 108, turn left to the gravel pit entrance. Look for the = phoebes around the north and east rim of the pit. The wren can still be = found near rock pile #6002.

On the 10th, = Julian Sellers found a LITTLE BLUE HERON in a small flooded field = beside Wilkin County Road 30, about 200 yards west of I-94 and about = five miles north of the town of Rothsay. And Roger Schroeder found a = SNOWY = EGRET in the city of Marshall, Lyon County, on the evening of = June 8th, at the pond south of the Fire Station on Saratoga = Street.

On the 15th, Bill Tefft found a = NORTHERN = MOCKINGBIRD near the road that circles the ballfields at = Vermilion Community College in Ely, St. Louis County.

A HOODED WARBLER = was seen on the 15th by Paul Gempler in the Schulz Lake area of Lebanon = Hills Regional Park in Dakota County. The location was immediately south = of Schulz Lake, near Trail Marker E8.5. Another Hooded Warbler = was found by Al Schirmacher on the 11th on the Blue Hill Trail, of = Sherburne NWR in Sherburne County.

A male SUMMER TANAGER = was seen by Jay Hamernick at Lake Vadnais, Ramsey County on the 9th. It = was in the pines south of the lake across from the Lake Vadnais church = on Twin Lakes Boulevard.

Interesting = was the June 13th observation of a first-year BLUE GROSBEAK in = a field just southwest of the town of Vermillion in Dakota County. The = bird was photographed along county road 66 just over a tenth of a mile = west of where Fisher Avenue intersects 200th St.=A0

A GREAT-TAILED = GRACKLE was seen by Denny Martin on the 12th in a marsh = across from Split Rock Creek State Park in Pipestone County.

The next scheduled update of = this tape is Thursday, June 23rd.

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Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-1--1069634332-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Jun 17 04:37:38 2005 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:37:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 6/16/05 (corrected) Message-ID: <42B1FF32.14618.2826DE@localhost> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 16th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. On June 12th, a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen in a yard off the East Castle Danger Road east of Two Harbors. Bill Tefft also spotted a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on June 15th actively working the edge of the softball fields on the south side of the town of Ely. On June 10th and again on June 11th, a PACIFIC LOON was seen among the docks at Barker's Island, which is probably the same individual seen near the Superior Entry on the 4th. On June 9th, a RED-NECKED GREBE was seen near the shoreline of Lake Superior at the Five Mile Rock sign east of Grand Marais. On that same afternoon, a WHIMBREL was spotted on the lakeside of the east breakwater at the Grand Marais harbor. On June 11th, a pair of GREAT EGRETS was spotted by Jan Green flying over Leech Lake at the Forest Service Stony Point campground. On June 15th, a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen on the Echo Trail in northern St. Louis County, one-half mile west of Lake Jeanette. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was also seen on the Echo Trail at Lake Jeanette on the 15th. Warren Nelson and Bill Stauffer found an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER on June 10th east of Aitkin. From the intersection of Highways 47 and 169 on the south side of Aitkin, take Highway 47 for 1 mile to C.R. 12, then take C.R. 12 north for about 100 yards to 355th Street. Follow 355th Street for 1.3 miles to 360th Street and then follow 360th Street for 2.9 miles. The bird was seen near the creek on the north side of the road. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 23rd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. 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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. From emer0098@mail.crk.umn.edu Fri Jun 17 17:11:58 2005 From: emer0098@mail.crk.umn.edu (Emery, Nathaniel G) Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:11:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Polk County Henslow's Sparrow, Yellow Rails, and ? Tern Message-ID: <4DD5BB145A557D4EBDAE5E5CE1BD3CA81025F4@Shiner.umcrookston.edu> Hi all: This morning a Henslow's Sparrow helped me understand that he was = not happy with my presence by calling and giving me really good looks. = If you go east on Polk CR 45 from MN Hwy 32, stop at the first Aspens on = the south side and he is just south of that clump. Also just west of = that site there were 3 Yellow Rails calling still at 9:15. In that same = section is an 81 acre pool with a large white tern that I haven't = identified yet. I'm tracking down a spotting scope as I type. =20 Also, I located 2 more male Dickcissels at another location on the = property 1 mile east of Lee's Nursery off of MN Hwy 32 and another = mile-ish north on Nature Conservancy property near a large cement = structure that is the remains of an old center pivot which begs the = question, WHAT ARE THEY PUTTING IN THE WATER UP HERE?!! =20 Come see! =20 Nate Emery Polk County, NW Minnesota From david@cahlander.com Fri Jun 17 19:51:00 2005 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:51:00 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow on Recently Seen Message-ID: <000601c5736d$84515780$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C57343.983D89A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://moumn.org/recent.html Although not a casual or accidental bird, the occurrence this year rates = this bird as one of special interest. --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C57343.983D89A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://moumn.org/recent.html
Although=20 not a casual or accidental bird, the occurrence this year rates this = bird as one=20 of special interest.
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David Cahlander david@cahlander.com = Burnsville,=20 MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C57343.983D89A0-- From kimrisen@pinenet.com Sat Jun 18 03:12:10 2005 From: kimrisen@pinenet.com (kimrisen@pinenet.com) Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 21:12:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU Outing to Aitkin County Message-ID: <1119060730.42b382fa9fdae@admin.pinenet.com> Hello All, One last note announcing the MOU Fieldtrip to Aitkin County this Saturday. We will meet at 7:00 AM at the headquarters of the Rice Lake NWR on highway 65 just south of McGregor, Aitkin County. We plan to search for specialty birds, butterflies, and flowers of the region. A particular emphasis will be placed on learning bird songs and their breeding habitats and behaviors. I hope to see you there. Kim Risen Tamarack, MN ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. From Wildchough@aol.com Sat Jun 18 04:25:33 2005 From: Wildchough@aol.com (Wildchough@aol.com) Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 23:25:33 EDT Subject: [mou] Interesting birds in WC MN Message-ID: <217.3156d12.2fe4ee2d@aol.com> --part1_217.3156d12.2fe4ee2d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ran BBS routes in WC MN all week. A few of the highlites: Black-crowned Night Heron--moderate numbers at Lake Hansel heronry, Swift County north of Benson. Snow Goose-one along Route 28 west of Elberta last night--not visible today. Seemed healthy. Bald Eagle nest (1 young) and hummingbird nest within 50 yards of each other in a Morris backyard. Quite a contrast. Bald Eagle with 3 young at Big Stone NWR. Gray Partridge--single individuals or pairs seen in Kandiyohi, Stevens, Swift, and Traverse Counties. Watched one cock walk right by a pheasant cock with no apparent interaction. One dead on road west of Elberta. Heard one calling for first time, barely audible from 40 yards, like a high-pitched softly whimpering puppy. Loggerhead Shrike--one south of the entrance road to Glacial Lakes State Park, Pope County. Brewer's Blackbirds--several colonies found in both native prairie and alfalfa fields in Traverse and SW Stearns County. What's the southern breeding limits of this species in Minnesota? Some general notes: thousands of temporary waters throughout WC counties but no late migrant shorebirds noted despite 10,000 White-rumps still at Cheyenne Bottoms, KS earlier in week. Thousands of unplanted fields too may provide good fall birding opportunities. Brown Thrashers definitely increased since bottoming out last couple of years and Sedge Wrens seem widespread and in good densities. Red-headed Woodpeckers still very scarce, seem limited to old "claimbelts" and a few shelterbelts and riparian areas. Willow Flycatchers widespread and common in Pope and Swift Counties. Dickcissels spotty but on the move with late first cutting of hay this week. Bobolinks doing well on grasslands and alfalfa fields. Meadowlarks appear to have increased but still way down in heavily agricultural areas from what most of us remember. Basically the grassland birds are doing well where there's plenty of habitat and absent where the corporate farms dominate the horizon. Bob Russell, Dakota County --part1_217.3156d12.2fe4ee2d_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ran BBS routes in WC MN all week.&n= bsp; A few of the highlites:

Black-crowned Night Heron--moderate numbers at Lake Hansel heronry, Swift Co= unty north of Benson.

Snow Goose-one along Route 28 west of Elberta last night--not visible today.= Seemed healthy.

Bald Eagle nest (1 young) and hummingbird nest within 50 yards of each other= in a Morris backyard. Quite a contrast. Bald Eagle with 3 young= at Big Stone NWR.

Gray Partridge--single individuals or pairs seen in Kandiyohi, Stevens, Swif= t, and Traverse Counties. Watched one cock walk right by a pheasant co= ck with no apparent interaction. One dead on road west of Elberta.&nbs= p; Heard one calling for first time, barely audible from 40 yards, like a hi= gh-pitched softly whimpering puppy.

Loggerhead Shrike--one south of the entrance road to Glacial Lakes State Par= k, Pope County.

Brewer's Blackbirds--several colonies found in both native prairie and alfal= fa fields in Traverse and SW Stearns County. What's the southern breed= ing limits of this species in Minnesota?

Some general notes: thousands of temporary waters throughout WC counti= es but no late migrant shorebirds noted despite 10,000 White-rumps still at=20= Cheyenne Bottoms, KS earlier in week. Thousands of unplanted fields to= o may provide good fall birding opportunities. Brown Thrashers definit= ely increased since bottoming out last couple of years and Sedge Wrens seem=20= widespread and in good densities. Red-headed Woodpeckers still very sc= arce, seem limited to old "claimbelts" and a few shelterbelts and riparian a= reas. Willow Flycatchers widespread and common in Pope and Swift Count= ies. Dickcissels spotty but on the move with late first cutting of hay= this week. Bobolinks doing well on grasslands and alfalfa fields.&nbs= p; Meadowlarks appear to have increased but still way down in heavily agricu= ltural areas from what most of us remember. Basically the grassland bi= rds are doing well where there's plenty of habitat and absent where the corp= orate farms dominate the horizon. Bob Russell, Dakota County

--part1_217.3156d12.2fe4ee2d_boundary-- From deut0039@umn.edu Sat Jun 18 15:06:56 2005 From: deut0039@umn.edu (Dan Deutsch) Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:06:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-billed Magpies Message-ID: <42B42A80.9010007@umn.edu> So I am up in International Falls this weekend and I notice yesterday morning that there were some black-billed magpies at the place I was staying. I have heard of them being in the state during the winter, but during the summer? I looked at all the range maps I could find and noticed they are located in northwestern corner of the state, so I would assume this to be unusual for MN. I also went to look for them yesterday afternoon and noticed there are at least 4 of them if not more. So is this unusual ? Dan Deutsch From herbdingmann@astound.net Sun Jun 19 19:15:13 2005 From: herbdingmann@astound.net (Herb Dingmann) Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:15:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrows - Kandiyohi County Message-ID: <000401c574fa$d9a25e30$6401a8c0@D452T311> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C574D0.F0CC5630 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This morning Randy Frederickson and I located 2 Henslow's Sparrows in Kandiyohi County at a spot Ron Erpelding had told Randy about a few weeks ago. (Thanks Ron!) The location is in the northeast corner of the county near Hawick and Regal. From Hawick, go southwest on Hwy 23 1 mile, then north on CR2 about 0.8 mile, west on CR33 1 mile, then turn south onto CR135 and pull over. There was one bird on each side of the road just south of this intersection (CR33 and CR135). The one on the left (east) side was nearer, the one on the right side of the road was further off the road behind the hill with the small trees. Randy believes this is only the second Kandiyohi County record for Henslow's. Herb Dingmann St. Cloud ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C574D0.F0CC5630 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Henslow's Sparrows - Kandiyohi County

This morning Randy Frederickson and I located 2 Henslow’s = Sparrows in Kandiyohi County at a spot Ron Erpelding had told Randy = about a few weeks ago. (Thanks Ron!)

The location is in the northeast corner of the county near Hawick = and Regal. From Hawick, go southwest on Hwy 23 1 mile, then north = on CR2 about 0.8 mile, west on CR33 1 mile, then turn south onto CR135 = and pull over. There was one bird on each side of the road just = south of this intersection (CR33 and CR135). The one on the left = (east) side was nearer, the one on the right side of the road was = further off the road behind the hill with the small = trees.

Randy believes this is only the second Kandiyohi County record for = Henslow’s.

Herb Dingmann

St. Cloud

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C574D0.F0CC5630-- From sharonks@mn.rr.com Mon Jun 20 04:00:39 2005 From: sharonks@mn.rr.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:00:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pelican Banding Message-ID: I went out with a group led by Jeff Dimatteo from St. Cloud State University to band pelicans, cormorants and ring-billed gulls chicks on islands on Lac Qui Parle. I have put some photos up here: http://birdchick.com/adventures/stinkisland/Stink-Island.html Just a small warning, these are not just cute baby bird photos, but a documentation of what you find in these nesting colonies. On the bottom of the second page are some graphic photos of what some of the birds do to each other. If you have a weak stomach only look at page 1. -- Sharon Stiteler Minneapolis, MN www.birdchick.com From Avocet13@charter.net Mon Jun 20 14:47:30 2005 From: Avocet13@charter.net (Blaine) Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:47:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Broad-winged Hawks Message-ID: Howdy all, Interesting was a pair of Broad-winged Hawks circling over Cedar ave and 140th st. On Saturday 6-18-05. I don't believe there are to many summer sightings in Dakota Co. Blaine Seeliger avocet13@charter.net Dakota Co From Hagsela@aol.com Mon Jun 20 15:45:58 2005 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:45:58 EDT Subject: [mou] B-Backed WP in Pine/Carlton Message-ID: --part1_bd.5a27230a.2fe830a6_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I observed a female Black-baqcked Woodpecker on Net Lake Road, .7 mile west of Carlton County 146. The road runs east/west along the Carlton/Pine County line. She came in to my pishing (I wanted CN Warbler!) and worked several dead conifers right by the road on the Pine County side. She was eye level and 10 to 20 feet from my position. She flew over to the north side (Carlton Cty.) after 5 minutes. Linda Sparling Hennepin County --part1_bd.5a27230a.2fe830a6_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I observed a female Black-baqcked Woodp= ecker on Net Lake Road, .7 mile west of Carlton County 146. The road=20= runs east/west along the Carlton/Pine County line. She came in= to my pishing (I wanted CN Warbler!) and worked several dead conifer= s right by the road on the Pine County side. She was eye level= and 10 to 20 feet from my position. She flew over to the north side=20= (Carlton Cty.) after 5 minutes.
Linda Sparling
Hennepin County --part1_bd.5a27230a.2fe830a6_boundary-- From wmarengo@earthlink.net Sun Jun 19 17:08:45 2005 From: wmarengo@earthlink.net (William Marengo) Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 11:08:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Minnesota River - Renville/Nicollet/Yellow Medicine counties Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C574BF.44891FE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I spent Saturday birding the length of the Minnesota River from western Nicollet county to Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine county. Some highlights: Two areas for Henslow's Sparrows: 1. At Fort Ridgley State Park, in Nicollet county, there were two seen and heard singing on the west side of Nicollet County road 30, just south of the Renville county line. They were very close to the road. 2. A single bird was also singing in a CREP field on the south side of Renville county road 15, about 1 mile east of Renville county road 12. This is also about a couple hundred yards east of 200th street Yellow-billed Cuckoos: one at Skalbaaken county park in western Renville county. The other along Renville county road 5 about 1.5 miles northwest of county road 16 in southeastern Renville county Least Bittern: one calling consistently on the east side of Mud Lake in southeastern Renville county Willow Flycatchers: Two in Renville county along the Minnesota River. Dickcissels and Lark Sparrows were relatively easy to find along side roads that paralleled the river. Regards. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C574BF.44891FE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Minnesota River - Renville/Nicollet/Yellow Medicine = counties

I = spent Saturday birding the length of the Minnesota River = from western Nicollet county to Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine county.

Some highlights:

Two = areas for Henslow’s Sparrows:

1. = At Fort Ridgley State Park, in Nicollet county, there were two seen and heard = singing on the west side of Nicollet County road = 30, just south of the Renville county line. They were very close to the road.

2. A single bird was also singing in a CREP field on the south side of Renville county road = 15, about 1 mile east of Renville = county road 12. This is also about a = couple hundred yards east of 200^th street

Yellow-billed Cuckoos: one at Skalbaaken county park = in western Renville county. The other along Renville county road 5 = about = 1.5 miles northwest of county road 16 in = southeastern Renville county

Least = Bittern: one calling consistently on the east side of Mud Lake in = southeastern Renville county

Willow Flycatchers: Two in Renville = county along the Minnesota = River.

Dickcissels and Lark Sparrows were relatively easy to find along side roads = that paralleled the river.

Regards…

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C574BF.44891FE0-- From rjspecht@juno.com Mon Jun 20 18:35:50 2005 From: rjspecht@juno.com (Richard J Specht) Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:35:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dickcissels in Dakota County and more Message-ID: <20050620.123550.1772.2.rjspecht@juno.com> Last night, Jeanne and I were leaving Spring Lake Park, Schaar's Bluff around 8:00pm and we heard and saw at least 9 different Dickcissels on the power lines along the entrance road. This is the first time we have seen Dickcissels along this entrance road and we visit the park fairly often. Earlier in the day, we saw the Prairie Warbler at Ritter Park in the expected area. Thanks to Jim for the detail in his initial posting. Jeanne and I spent three days birding in Kidder County (and a little in Burleigh County), North Dakota last week. Although it rained two of the three days, we were able to see some great birds and we had a great time. We ended up with 98 species for North Dakota. If anyone plans to bird in that area, we would be glad to share our notes with them. Some of the birds we had targeted and found were: @ Bairds Sparrow @ Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow @ Spragues Pipit @ Chestnut-collared Longspur @ Snowy and Cattle Egrets @ White-faced Ibis @ Swainson's Hawk @ Ferruginous Hawk @ Gray Partridge @ Sharp-tailed Grouse @ Willet @ Upland Sandpiper @ Marbled Godwit @ Wilson's Pahlarope @ Red-headed Woodpecker Rick Specht specht@juno.com From tpulles@gbronline.com Mon Jun 20 18:59:01 2005 From: tpulles@gbronline.com (tpulles@gbronline.com) Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:59:01 -0600 Subject: [mou] Henslow's sparrow, Elm Creek PR, Hennepin County Message-ID: <42b703e5.3c8.d0c.18155@GBRonline.com> After volunteering at Eastman Nature Center my mom and I took a bike ride in Elm Creek Park Reserve. I heard and saw a single Henslow's sparrow along the bike path. It was sitting on a dead sumac in a large patch of prairie overlooking Mud Lake. Also present along the path were two willow flycatchers. Good birding to everyone, Keith Pulles, Wright County From rdunlap@gac.edu Mon Jun 20 20:39:55 2005 From: rdunlap@gac.edu (rdunlap@gac.edu) Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:39:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrows, Le Sueur County Message-ID: <20050620143955.re5hwqw9fha8w04c@webmail.gac.edu> This morning I birded mostly Nicolett County and a little bit of Le Sueur County. Notables in Nicolett: -Dickcissels plentiful on any of the county roads west of St. Peter -Prothonotary Warbler at the Seven Mile Creek Boat Launch- walk the trails north of the parking lot back to the swampy area -Least Bittern calling at the public access on the south side of Swan Lake In Le Sueur County I drove by Kasota Prairie SNA. At the eastern end of the prairie I found two singing Henslow's Sparrows. They could be easily heard from the roadside. Had I walked the prairie, I most likely would have found more. Also in the area were many Dickcissels, Grasshopper Sparrows, and Orchard Orioles. Henslow's Sparrows: Where will they be found next? Bob Dunlap, Carver County From darkwolfsaga@yahoo.com Mon Jun 20 23:51:30 2005 From: darkwolfsaga@yahoo.com (Scott Meyer) Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:51:30 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] LeConte's Sparrows Anoka County Message-ID: <20050620225130.86939.qmail@web60713.mail.yahoo.com> While driving through the Carlos Avery Unit of Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area on 6/15/05 I heard numerous Le Conte's Sparrows singing on the east side of Pool 4. The location is north of the Pool 4 sign and is adjacent and east of the road (Pool 4 Road?) at a spot directly east of a small island in Pool 4. Birds were singing at about 9:45 PM. I also feel that there are other locations near this that have Le Conte's along the pool roads. Also seen was a Blanding's Turtle laying her eggs in a road intersection which we stayed and guarded the turtle until she was done. If any wants to see Blanding's Turtle (State Threatened) any evening now would be good. Carlos has so many they were not interested in the nest. Many Grasshopper, Swamp Sparrows were seen along with Marsh and Sedge Wrens on many of the roads. Scott B. Meyer ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Jun 21 19:30:51 2005 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:30:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne NWR Message-ID: <126901c5768f$5a6ef830$0c01a8c0@pastoral> After an excellent informational meeting with two of the Sherburne staff this morning, birded the Auto Tour briefly. Highlights were a Black-billed Cuckoo, AW Pelican, single Common Loon and numerous grassland sparrows. Unfortunately have had no further sightings of the Least Tern since its probable departure on 6/9. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From lkrueger@umn.edu Wed Jun 22 04:21:40 2005 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:21:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hastings, MN Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C576AF.9C7CDBF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I spotted Dickcissels at Schaar's Bluff in Hastings today in the early afternoon. I also spotted seven Turkey Vultures flying just Northwest of the Hastings Hwy 61 bridge (on the bluff side) around 3PM. Nothing at the 180th Street Marsh around 6PM. Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C576AF.9C7CDBF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I spotted Dickcissels at Schaar’s Bluff = in Hastings today in the early afternoon. I also spotted seven Turkey Vultures flying just Northwest of the Hastings Hwy 61 bridge (on the = bluff side) around 3PM. Nothing at the 180^th Street Marsh = around 6PM.

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C576AF.9C7CDBF0-- From Swimingjim@aol.com Wed Jun 22 17:55:33 2005 From: Swimingjim@aol.com (Swimingjim@aol.com) Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:55:33 EDT Subject: [mou] Urban Cooper's Hawk Message-ID: <196.419a2ad5.2feaf205@aol.com> --part1_196.419a2ad5.2feaf205_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There is a pair of Cooper's Hawks raising 3 fluffy chicks near the corner of Uptown and 65th Street in Richfield. The nest is in the large Hackberry tree, a boulevard tree, 100 feet east of the Southeast corner of Uptown and 65th. They are easily viewed by standing at the Northwest corner of Uptown and 65th, (by the Traffic Stop Sign) so as not to disturb the parents. James Burt --part1_196.419a2ad5.2feaf205_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is a pair of Cooper's Hawks raisi= ng 3 fluffy chicks near the corner of Uptown and 65th Street in Richfield. T= he nest is in the large Hackberry tree, a boulevard tree, 100 feet east of t= he Southeast corner of Uptown and 65th. They are easily viewed by standing a= t the Northwest corner of Uptown and 65th, (by the Traffic Stop Sign) so as=20= not to disturb the parents.

James Burt --part1_196.419a2ad5.2feaf205_boundary-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Wed Jun 22 18:04:12 2005 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:04:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sandhill Crane and Dickcissel at Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County Message-ID: When I arrived at the pet trails parking lot this morning a=20 little before 6am I was serenaded by at least one Sandhill=20 Crane indicating that perhaps there is a nesting pair in the=20 park. The call came from the direction of Murphy Lake. There=20 were also 2 Dickcissels calling from the utility wires along=20 Murphy Lake Rd. between 165th and 175th, where they were reported=20 last year. The Carolina Wren has not been relocated since it was=20 first reported. Bob Williams, Bloomington From kreckert@cpinternet.com Thu Jun 23 03:42:42 2005 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R Eckert) Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:42:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sax-Zim Bog sightings Message-ID: <790D9552-E390-11D9-A166-000A95E02230@cpinternet.com> Several birds of note were seen yesterday and today (21-22 June) while guiding a VENT group in the Sax-Zim Bog. Hopefully these might be of interest to other birders, since so little has been reported from there lately: Great Gray Owls - one on Stickney Rd (CR 207), 0.1 mi N of Arkola Rd (CR 52); another on McDavitt Rd (CR 213), 2.5 mi N of Sax Rd (CR 28) 2 Long-eared Owls hunting mid-morning in broad daylight (!) - Owl Ave (CR 202), 0.1 mi S of Overton Rd (CR 980) Black-backed Woodpecker nest - McDavitt Rd, 2.4 mi N of Sax Rd (~100 yards W of road, across a water-filled ditch) Black-billed Cuckoo - jct of Stickney & Arkola Rds Boreal Chickadee - McDavitt Rd, 2.7 mi N of Sax Rd Connecticut Warblers - at Long-eared Owl and Black-backed locations Also seen in Duluth: Horned Grebe at Brighton Beach; Peregrine Falcon perched on Greysolon Plaza Bldg at 3rd Ave E & Superior St. - Kim Eckert From ignacio_magpie@rohair.com Thu Jun 23 15:03:39 2005 From: ignacio_magpie@rohair.com (ignacio_magpie@rohair.com) Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:03:39 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Ground nesting Mourning Dove Message-ID: <15238.156.99.142.99.1119535419.squirrel@battcave.com> Thought is was unusual to have flushed a Mourning Dove from a nest on the ground. Probably makes more sense for that to happen out here on what was once the prairie, however this upland location in Lyon County is cluttered with 10-20 acres of trees and shrubs of varying heights. Roger Schroeder From bwitthuhn@comcast.net Fri Jun 24 00:50:06 2005 From: bwitthuhn@comcast.net (Bruce Witthuhn) Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:50:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] chick a dee dee dee In-Reply-To: <790D9552-E390-11D9-A166-000A95E02230@cpinternet.com> Message-ID: <000001c5784e$4902a720$6401a8c0@BRUCE> An article that maybe of interest Allometry of Alarm Calls: Black-Capped Chickadees Encode Information About Predator Size Christopher N. Templeton, Erick Greene, and Kate Davis Science 24 June 2005: 1934-1937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supporting Online Material] bruce a witthuhn From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Jun 24 01:25:14 2005 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:25:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 23 June 2005 Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-1--468406594 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 23rd. The ROCK WREN and the two SAY'S PHOEBES are still being seen at =20 Felton Prairie in Clay County. =46rom Felton, go south on state highway =20= 9, then east to the end of pavement on Clay County Road 108, turn =20 left to the gravel pit entrance. Look for the phoebes around the =20 north and east rim of the pit. The wren is still hanging out near =20 rock pile #6002. A GREAT GRAY OWL was found by Kim Eckert along Stickney Road in the =20 Sax-Zim Bog area of St. Louis County on the 22nd, about a tenth of a =20 mile north of Arkola Avenue. Another was along McDavitt Road, two and =20= a half miles north of the Sax Road. Also in the bog were two LONG-=20 EARED OWLS seen hunting at mid-morning along Owl Avenue, just south =20 of Overton Road. A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was found by Linda Sparling along =20 Net Lake Road, three quarters of a mile west of Carlton County 146. Jim Fitzpatrick found a CAROLINA WREN in Clearwater County on the =20 11th, at the north end of Minerva Lake. Two HENSLOW'S SPARROWS have been heard singing along the Pet Trails =20 at Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington, Hennepin County. Another =20 was at Elm Creek Park Reserve in Hennepin County on the 20th along =20 the bike path, and two Henslow=92s Sparrows have been seen in Kandiyohi =20= County for a couple of weeks. The location is near the towns of =20 Hawick and Regal. =46rom Hawick, go southwest on state highway 23 for =20= one mile, then north on County Road 2 to County Road 33, and west one =20= mile to County Road 135. At least two birds have been heard at this =20 intersection. And a Henslow=92s Sparrow was located on the 17th east of =20= state highway 32 on Polk County Road 45, just south of the first =20 grove of Aspens. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 30th. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-1--468406594 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for = Thursday, June = 23rd.=A0

The ROCK WREN and the two SAY'S PHOEBES are still being seen at Felton Prairie in = Clay County. =46rom Felton, go south on state highway 9, then east to = the end of pavement on Clay County Road 108, turn left to the gravel pit = entrance. Look for the phoebes around the north and east rim of the pit. = The wren is still hanging out near rock pile = #6002.

A GREAT GRAY OWL = was found by Kim Eckert along Stickney Road in the Sax-Zim Bog area of = St. Louis County on the 22nd, about a tenth of a mile north of Arkola = Avenue. Another was along McDavitt Road, two and a half miles north of = the Sax Road. Also in the bog were two LONG-EARED OWLS seen hunting at = mid-morning along Owl Avenue, just south of Overton Road.

A female BLACK-BACKED = WOODPECKER was found by Linda Sparling along Net Lake Road, = three quarters of a mile west of Carlton County 146. =A0

Jim Fitzpatrick found a = CAROLINA = WREN in Clearwater County on the 11th, at the north end of = Minerva Lake.

Two HENSLOW'S = SPARROWS have been heard singing along the Pet Trails at = Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington, Hennepin County. Another was at = Elm Creek Park Reserve in Hennepin County on the 20th along the bike = path, and two Henslow=92s Sparrows have been seen in = Kandiyohi County for a couple of weeks. The location is near the towns = of Hawick and Regal. =46rom Hawick, go southwest on state highway 23 for = one mile, then north on County Road 2 to County Road 33, and west one = mile to County Road 135. At least two birds have been heard at this = intersection. And a Henslow=92s Sparrow was located on the 17th = east of state highway 32 on Polk County Road 45, just south of the first = grove of Aspens. =A0

The next = scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 30th.

- - -

Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-1--468406594-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jun 24 02:27:53 2005 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:27:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, June 24, 2005 Message-ID: <000c01c5785b$fb11c510$c0d4aec6@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C57832.123BBD10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 24, 2005 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. Summer appears to have arrived finally with warm, even hot, temperatures and severe weather. Many reports of young birds are coming in, and now is the time to record those nesting reports. The most exciting report I have seen this week is of a species seen south of our northwestern area by a North Dakota birder, Larry Igl who reported on the North Dakota net that he had found a BREWER'S SPARROW in Grant County north of Herman. No exact location was given as the location is on private property. The Black-headed Grosbeak in Marshall County apparently has not been seen since late Thursday afternoon, June 16, although several people have looked for it. Erika Sitz reported SANDHILL CRANES on June 19 near the Todd- Wadena County line along MN 10. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen in Clay County at the Ponderosa Golf Club by Mel and Elaine Bennefeld on June 21. >From Norman County, Melissa Driscoll and Carol Schumaker reported a LARK SPARROW at Frenchman's Bluff SNA on June 17. Other species seen there included YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and INDIGO BUNTING. Nathaniel Emery reported a HENSLOW'S SPARROW in Polk County on June 17. The bird was seen south of the first grove of aspens on the south side of CR 45 going east from MN 32. Just west of that location which is about a half mile east of MN 32 along CR 45 there were several YELLOW RAILS clicking away about 9:30 am. He also reported DICKCISSELS at Glacial Ridge NWR. Beau Shroyer found a NORTHERN PARULA WARBLER in northern Hubbard County on June 20. Jenny Moorman reported from Lake of the Woods County that TURKEY VULTURES had been seen this week near Graceton. Other species seen in that county included CASPIAN TERNS, and a WESTERN KINGBIRD seen by Tom Heinrich. Thanks to Beau Shroyer, Erika Sitz, Nathaniel Emery, Melissa Driscoll and Carol Schumacher, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, and Jenny Moorman 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. 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Kim Eckert reported GREAT GRAY OWLS in the Sax-Zim area in the past two days, including on Stickney Rd (Cty Rd 207), 0.1 mi N of Arkola Rd (Cty Rd 52); and another on McDavitt Rd (Cty Rd 213), 2.5 mi N of the Sax Rd (Cty Rd 28). Back on the 11th, Bruce Anderson saw a Great Gray on Arkola, half way between Owl Ave and Cty Rd 208. Kim also reported BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on McDavitt, 2.4 mi N of the Sax Rd. The birds have a nest 100 yards west of the road. Linda Sparling reported a Black-backed in southern Carlton Cty on Net Lake Rd, 0.7 mi west of Cty Rd 146 (on the Pine Cty border). Also in Sax-Zim, Kim Eckert reported 2 LONG-EARED OWLS on Owl Ave (Cty Rd 202), 0.1 mi south of Overton Rd (Cty Rd 908). He also saw a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO at the jct. of Stickney and Arkola, and a BOREAL CHICKADEE on McDavitt, 2.7 mi north of the Sax Rd. A HORNED GREBE was reported on Lake Superior on the 15th and the 22nd, first at Glensheen and then at Brighton Beach. Jan Green saw a RUDDY TURNSTONE in breeding plumage at the McQuade Rd construction site on the shore of Lake Superior on the 19th. Uwe Kausch saw 9 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS over Two Harbors on the 19th. Uwe also reported that there have been successful Wood Duck and Hooded Merganser nests at his place on Wildwood Rd, and that he has seen an unusually large number of Bank Swallows in his area this summer. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 30th; however, if there is little news, it may not be updated until July 7th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. 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 to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. From bluejay@lauraerickson.com Fri Jun 24 14:13:21 2005 From: bluejay@lauraerickson.com (Laura Erickson) Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:13:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] When to cut hay Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20050624081018.010b5a08@smtp.lauraerickson.com> I've been doing research for my book and my radio program about when the best time is to cut hay if there are bobolinks, meadowlarks, and other grassland birds on the hayfield. (Well--they're on, or SHOULD be on, EVERY hayfield, but...) Marge Gibson, bird rehabber extraordinaire, sent me some suggestions. If anyone has anything to add, I've posted what I have on my blog today. I'd appreciate any additional information. Meanwhile, if you have a hayfield, or friends or relatives with one, encourage them to WAIT until baby songbirds have fledged if at all possible. Laura Erickson Duluth, MN www.birderblog.com There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Fri Jun 24 16:43:51 2005 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:43:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Kunkel WMA, YB Cuckoo Message-ID: <149001c578d3$858c3c80$0c01a8c0@pastoral> Briefly birded a new location (for me) this morning, Kunkel Wildlife Management Area in southern Mille Lacs County (95 west of Princeton 2-3 miles, turn left at Gram's Taxidermy sign and proceed to end of road). Highlight was a calling Yellow-billed Cuckoo; also had a number of common wetland & forest suspects. Imagine will return tomorrow for longer walk on the trails. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Sat Jun 25 17:37:03 2005 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 11:37:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow/L. Yellowlegs, Brown Co. Message-ID: <00ce01c579a4$1eca9ec0$c88b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CB_01C5797A.351B9BE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There are at least two Henslow's Sparrows at Bashaw WMA, which is about = three miles north of Comfrey. To get there, take Hwy. 258 and turn west = for 1/2 mile on 130th St. They are in the field on the north side of = the road. =20 This morning there were five Lesser Yellowlegs in a flooded farm field = two miles west of Sleepy Eye on the north side of Hwy. 14. I don't know = what to think - do you suppose they're late spring or early fall = migrants? =20 Good birding, Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ------=_NextPart_000_00CB_01C5797A.351B9BE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

There are at least two = Henslow's=20 Sparrows at Bashaw WMA, which is about three miles north of = Comfrey. To=20 get there, take Hwy. 258 and turn west for 1/2 mile on 130th=20 St. They are in the field on the north side of the=20 road.

This morning there were=20 five Lesser Yellowlegs in a flooded farm field two miles west of = Sleepy Eye=20 on the north side of Hwy. 14. I don't know what to think - do you = suppose=20 they're late spring or early fall migrants?

Good birding,

Brian Smith

Sleepy Eye

------=_NextPart_000_00CB_01C5797A.351B9BE0-- From david@cahlander.com Sat Jun 25 21:26:43 2005 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:26:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sightings web page Message-ID: <000601c579c4$375dc410$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C5799A.4AE39340 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have just switched the sightings web pages over to use an SQL database = (mysql). This should have no effect on how you see the sightings or how they are = entered. However, I may have made mistakes. Please let me know if you = see anything wrong. You can also give suggestions about what should be done in a different = way. Take a look at the maps for the spring 2005 season. On the main MOU web = page http://moumn.org/ you will see Online Resources=20 Seasonal Report Entry Birds seen this season=20 Click on Birds seen this season and then change the season to Spring = 2005. Its interesting to see how many counties several of the birds have been = reported in. Its also interesting to see that Cook county has almost = no reports! --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C5799A.4AE39340 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have just switched the = sightings web=20 pages over to use an SQL database (mysql).

This should have no effect on = how you see=20 the sightings or how they are entered. However, I may have made=20 mistakes. Please let me know if you see anything = wrong.

You can also give suggestions = about what=20 should be done in a different way.

Take a look at the maps for = the spring=20 2005 season. On the main MOU web page

http://moumn.org/

you will see

Online Resources

Seasonal Report=20 Entry
Birds=20 seen this season

Click on Birds seen this season and then change = the season to=20 Spring 2005.

Its interesting to see how = many counties=20 several of the birds have been reported in. Its also = interesting to=20 see that Cook county has almost no reports!

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David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, = MN=20 952-894-5910

------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C5799A.4AE39340-- From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sat Jun 25 22:47:08 2005 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:47:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] Least Bittern-Stearns County Message-ID: <000501c579cf$708ce440$702f56c7@oemcomputer> Had a great look at a Least Bittern flying this AM in a WPA marsh 1/4 mile north of Hwy 55 on County Road TTT. This is just north of the Meeker County line in Eden Lake Township. The Henslows Sparrows just north of this area on County Road 34 were still present and singing away at the same time. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From chetmeyers@visi.com Sun Jun 26 02:52:04 2005 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (chetmeyers@visi.com) Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 20:52:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rock Wren Singing, Say's Phoebe?? Message-ID: <1119750724.42be0a44d5d54@my.visi.com> Chet Meyers writes: June 25th Miriam and I birded Felton Prairie and easily saw the rock wren at its regular location. Actually it moved to the top of at least five different rocks piles. However, no sign of the Say's phoebes. After our search, eight other birders searched with similar results. Hope they just took a break. We did see numbers of chestnut-collared longspurs, orchard orioles (at least 4), one western kingbird and three loggerhead shrikes (and one baby). Hope others have more luck than we did on the phoebes. Chet Meyers, Hennepin County From crossbill7200@yahoo.com Sun Jun 26 03:04:51 2005 From: crossbill7200@yahoo.com (Shelley Steva) Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:04:51 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Coopper's hawk seen Message-ID: <20050626020451.46294.qmail@web31014.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I saw an adult Cooper's hawk carrying food in its talons this evening. The bird was seen quite close to the junction of the Red Lake and Thief River in Thief River Falls, Could it have been carrying food to a nest, perhaps? Shelley Steva Pennington Co. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From chickadee@lauraerickson.com Sun Jun 26 13:41:03 2005 From: chickadee@lauraerickson.com (Laura Erickson) Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:41:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hay cutting--more information Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20050626073910.02b93428@smtp.lauraerickson.com> Thanks so much to everyone who responded to my request for more information about when to cut hay. I've compiled suggestions for today's blog, at (This is the right link--I posted the wrong one to BirdChat last week.) Any additional information would be most welcome. Laura Erickson Duluth, MN Staff Ornithologist Binoculars.com www.birderblog.com There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Jun 26 13:45:49 2005 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:45:49 -0500 Subject: [mou] Kunkel WMA, Sherburne NWR Message-ID: <001a01c57a4c$fb8b7110$0c01a8c0@pastoral> Nathan & I birded Kunkel WMA (in southern Mille Lacs County) and portions of Sherburne NWR (Auto Tour & a bit of Blue Hill Trail). Highlight was 50+ pelicans on the Auto Tour (up from one the week before); however, did not refind the Yellow-billed Cuckoo or Hooded Warbler. Interestingly, sounded like one of the Redstarts on Blue Hill Trail had been listening to the Hooded - gave us serious pause. Amazing how versatile & confusing their songs can be. Good birding to all! Al & Nathan Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From prh@hutchtel.net Sun Jun 26 19:19:52 2005 From: prh@hutchtel.net (pete hoeger) Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:19:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sp. in McLeod Message-ID: <000801c57a7b$a5b3fe90$d60310ac@YOUR91E713E150> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C57A51.BC8F3A50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Henslow's Sparrows (at least two heard and seen for over 45 min.) at = Schaefer's Prairie (Nature Conservancy land), south of State Hwy. 212 in = southern McLeod Cty. this morning=20 (6-26-05). Possible County first (?) as this sparrow is not listed on the online = MOU county list for McLeod. The Prairie is virtually teeming with Bobolinks, Clay-colored Sp., and = Sedge Wrens. Also a Willow Flycatcher and Dickcissel. Many species of colorful prairie flowers also starting to bloom. A family of deer was an added bonus. Pete Hoeger, Hutchinson ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C57A51.BC8F3A50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Henslow's Sparrows (at least two heard = and seen for=20 over 45 min.) at Schaefer's Prairie (Nature Conservancy land), south of = State=20 Hwy. 212 in southern McLeod Cty. this morning

(6-26-05).

Possible County first (?) as this sparrow is not listed on the=20 online MOU county list for McLeod.

The Prairie is virtually teeming with = Bobolinks,=20 Clay-colored Sp., and Sedge Wrens.

Also a Willow Flycatcher and=20 Dickcissel.

Many species of colorful prairie = flowers also=20 starting to bloom.

A family of deer was an added = bonus.

Pete Hoeger,=20 Hutchinson

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C57A51.BC8F3A50-- From two-jays@att.net Mon Jun 27 03:24:59 2005 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:24:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Mute Swans -- this might be the end, finally Message-ID: Forward by Jim Williams Wayzata Begin forwarded message: From: Jeanette Bider Date: June 24, 2005 8:58:27 AM CDT To: ORNITH-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: [Fwd: Judge refuses to enjoin Mute Swan control]] (fwd) Reply-To: "ORNITH-L: the scientific discussion of Ornithology" On 15 June 2005, Judge Emmet Sullivan (United States District Court for the District of Columbia) refused to issue an injunction against the decision of the US Fish and Wildlife Service that Mute Swans are not a protected species under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This clears the way for the State of Maryland to proceed with its plan to reduce the Mute Swan population in the Chesapeake Bay. Although this is just a decision about issuing an injunction, and not a final ruling on the merits of the case, the Judge's strongly worded decision makes it clear that the Fund for Animals (the group suing the USFWS) is unlikely to win later down the road. In fact, the decision reads, "the Court is persuaded that defendants' overwhelming likelihood of success on the merits ...." Much as the strongly-worded decision last year persuaded the USFWS that it would ultimately lose the case (this was prior to the enactment of the Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act), and that it might as well throw in the towel and go back to write an Environmental Impact Statement, it is possible that this strongly-worded decision will persuade the Fund for Animals (as well as Joyce Hill, the plaintiff in the other pending Mute Swan case) that they've reached the end of the road. Language in the opinion also upholds the validity of the Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act and that it applies to Mute Swans. Moreover, while this did not factor into the decision, the court even recognized that "Maryland has been prohibited from using lethal means to carry out its mute swan population control program for at least the last four years, and that further delay may now or at some point in the future rise to the level of substantial harm to Maryland's environmental interests or to defendant-intervenors [Safari Club International and Ducks Unlimited]." Ellen -- Ellen Paul Executive Director The Ornithological Council Mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net Ornithological Council Website: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET "Providing Scientific Information about Birds" -- Ellen Paul Executive Director The Ornithological Council Mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net Ornithological Council Website: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET "Providing Scientific Information about Birds" -- Ellen Paul Executive Director The Ornithological Council Mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net Ornithological Council Website: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET "Providing Scientific Information about Birds" From jhockema@hotmail.com Mon Jun 27 04:03:34 2005 From: jhockema@hotmail.com (John Hockema) Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:03:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow--Olmsted County Message-ID: 6/26/05-- Olmsted County Yesterday, Saturday, my brother Chris and I found a single, t-slicking HENSLOW'S SPARROW at Chester Woods County Park, approximately 5 miles east of Rochester on Hwy. 14. As you enter the park, go past the contact station, and you will see a large, brome field on your left. Park in the lot closest to the fishing pier and proceed to the trails heading northeast from the parking area. The fields are thick with sedge wrens and dickcissels along with eastern meadowlarks. We also saw a female nothern harrier fly over us as we headed east. As the trail begins to parallel Hwy. 14, begin to listen for the sparrow. The area is fairly extensive and there may be more than one Henslow's in the field. As long as I can remember, I have never been witness to so many Henslow's sparrows in the state in one year! I have personally see/heard them in Carver, Dakota, Fillmore, Olmsted, Sherburne, Wabasha, and Winona. The sparrows have been present in at least 15 counties, if not more (!), this summer. To follow-up: Chris Benson, along with his cousin Murphy, also saw/heard the sparrow today, Sunday, around mid-morning. John Hockema Rochester, MN From lkrueger@umn.edu Mon Jun 27 00:52:59 2005 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:52:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Photo web site update Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C57A80.48C6AE30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have updated my photo web site recently to include: Male Turkey, Turkeys with Poults, Male House Finch (one "normal", one variant orange one, and one all puffed up after a rain storm), Goldfinch, Dickcissel, House Finch Nestlings (CUTE!), Great Blue Heron, and Golden Eagle (taken at the Raptor Center). I also have an Albino Squirrel, Deer, and the moon two days before it was a full moon in my "Landscape and Wildlife" folder. If you're interested, enjoy! Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C57A80.48C6AE30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have updated my photo web site recently to = include: Male Turkey, Turkeys with Poults, Male House Finch (one = “normal”, one variant orange one, and one all puffed up after a rain storm), = Goldfinch, Dickcissel, House Finch Nestlings (CUTE!), Great Blue Heron, and Golden = Eagle (taken at the Raptor Center).

I also have an Albino Squirrel, Deer, and the moon = two days before it was a full moon in my “Landscape and Wildlife” = folder.

If you’re interested, = enjoy!

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C57A80.48C6AE30-- From rongreen@charter.net Mon Jun 27 11:49:15 2005 From: rongreen@charter.net (Ron Green) Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 05:49:15 -0500 Subject: [mou] Photo web site update References: Message-ID: <009201c57b05$e3005570$6401a8c0@ron> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008F_01C57ADB.F3E36640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great shots! I love the composition of the Golden Eagle. I have been = wanting to get one for some time, so I am envious. Also, I like the shot = of the heron. They are so skittish and hard to get close enough to take = a close up. Anyway, thanks for sharing and nice job on the shots. Ron Green http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Linda Krueger=20 To: 'MN Ornithologist Union Listserve'=20 Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 6:52 PM Subject: [mou] Photo web site update I have updated my photo web site recently to include: Male Turkey, = Turkeys with Poults, Male House Finch (one "normal", one variant orange = one, and one all puffed up after a rain storm), Goldfinch, Dickcissel, = House Finch Nestlings (CUTE!), Great Blue Heron, and Golden Eagle (taken = at the Raptor Center). =20 I also have an Albino Squirrel, Deer, and the moon two days before it = was a full moon in my "Landscape and Wildlife" folder. =20 If you're interested, enjoy! =20 Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! =20 ------=_NextPart_000_008F_01C57ADB.F3E36640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Great shots! I love the composition of = the Golden=20 Eagle. I have been wanting to get one for some time, so I am envious. = Also, I=20 like the shot of the heron. They are so skittish and hard to get close = enough to=20 take a close up. Anyway, thanks for sharing and nice job on the=20 shots.

Ron Green
http://www.greensphotoi= mages.com/gallery

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From:=20 Linda = Krueger=20