[mou] what is this bird???

Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:26:24 -0500

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Hi all
I saw a very unusual bird in Caledonia over the weekend. I was plover or grouse like with tan body but had a 1/4 inch white line around its body on the side of it. I have looked  in books and asked birders to no avail. The lady at the hotel said the same thing happened last year at this time and finally the person that noted the bird spent all night looking in large bird books and found it and it was rather rare for this area.
Any suggestions or info?
Carolyn  

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From: Pastor Al Schirmacher <PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net>
To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net; mou-net@cbs.umn.edu
Sent: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 07:50:04 -0600
Subject: [mou] Evening, Pine, possible Spruce Grouse

Nathan and I were able to venture into the wilds of Aitkin yesterday - had Evening Grosbeaks (off Kestrel Avenue, north of Tamarack), Pine Grosbeaks (169, couple miles north of CR 18) and a possible Spruce Grouse (snowmobile trail on 18). 

Possible Spruce: very unique alarm call as we flushed it (woo-woo-woo or tooting, female?), spread tail with no tail band, fled into the conifers - unlike any Ruffed or Sharp-tailed we'd ever seen or heard. However, encounter was very brief. 

Boreal Chickadees remain Nathan's jinx bird - missed them both at Rabey Tree Farm and on 18's snowmobile trail. 

Thanks to Kim Risen, Jo Blanich and others who shared Aitkin birding sites & ideas. 

Good birding to all. 

Al & Nathan Schirmacher 
Princeton, MN 
Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties  
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<DIV>I saw a very unusual bird in Caledonia over the weekend. I was plover or grouse like with tan body&nbsp;but had a 1/4 inch white line&nbsp;around its&nbsp;body on the side of it. I have looked&nbsp; in books and asked birders to no avail. The lady&nbsp;at the hotel said the same&nbsp;thing happened last year at this time and finally the person that noted the bird spent all night looking in large bird books and found it and it was rather rare for this area.</DIV>
<DIV>Any suggestions or info?</DIV>
<DIV>Carolyn &nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV class=AOLPlainTextBody id=AOLMsgPart_0_09805c30-e494-4d28-998f-516dd8981b9c>Nathan and I were able to venture into the wilds of Aitkin yesterday - had Evening Grosbeaks (off Kestrel Avenue, north of Tamarack), Pine Grosbeaks (169, couple miles north of CR 18) and a possible Spruce Grouse (snowmobile trail on 18).&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Possible Spruce: very unique alarm call as we flushed it (woo-woo-woo or tooting, female?), spread tail with no tail band, fled into the conifers - unlike any Ruffed or Sharp-tailed we'd ever seen or heard. However, encounter was very brief.&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Boreal Chickadees remain Nathan's jinx bird - missed them both at Rabey Tree Farm and on 18's snowmobile trail.&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Thanks to Kim Risen, Jo Blanich and others who shared Aitkin birding sites &amp; ideas.&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Good birding to all.&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Al &amp; Nathan Schirmacher&nbsp;<BR>Princeton, MN&nbsp;<BR>Mille Lacs &amp; Sherburne Counties &nbsp;<BR>______
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