From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Sat Apr 1 02:14:55 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:14:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] Scope rentals? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: This might be a silly idea, but I am wondering if anyone knows of an optics dealer that is willing to rent scopes out at a reasonable price. I can't really spring to purchase a scope at the moment, but I will be in South Dakota for a week or so in mid May and I'd really like to get good looks at the shorebirds there. Any information is appreciated. Thanks. Shawn Conrad Bovey From cmcrust@charter.net Sat Apr 1 03:58:39 2006 From: cmcrust@charter.net (Carol Crust) Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:58:39 -0600 Subject: [mou] Brainerd area Birding Message-ID: <000501c65540$8f7cb360$6900a8c0@carolt64m1hz8e> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C6550E.44E24360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Took our Great-Granddaughter, Summer, birding this afternoon. Checked = out the Great Blue Heron rookery across the Mississippi river from Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd. We counted over 20 birds on their nests. While = we watched, one Heron flew by with a big stick in its mouth for its nest. Summer was delighted with that. A good sized flock of Red-winged = Blackbirds and Common Grackles was flying around NE Brainerd. An Eagle flew over = the Mississippi River near Brainerd High School. Common and Hooded = Mergansers were found in several places on the Mississippi River in the city of Brainerd. The large flock of Bohemian Waxwings that has been in = Brainerd for quite a while was near the Post Office this morning. Ring-billed = Gulls are back in town. Found lots of Mourning Doves. A Meadow Lark flew = across the road out near the South Long Lake Presbyterian Church in SE Crow = Wing County. Saw a number of Kestrels and watched a Northern Harrier try to = pick up a small dead animal on St. Mathias Road near old Hwy 371. There was = a Golden Eagle sitting out in the Middle of Rice Lake on the north edge of Brainerd. New birds were everywhere! Carol Crust --=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 3/31/2006 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C6550E.44E24360 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Took our Great-Granddaughter, Summer,  birding = this afternoon.  Checked out the Great Blue Heron rookery across the = Mississippi river from Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd.  We counted over 20 birds on their nests.  While we = watched, one Heron flew by with a big stick in its mouth for its nest.  =  Summer was delighted with that.  A good sized flock of Red-winged = Blackbirds and Common Grackles was flying around NE Brainerd.  An Eagle flew over = the Mississippi River near Brainerd High School.  Common and Hooded Mergansers were found in = several places on the Mississippi River in the = city of Brainerd.  The large flock of Bohemian Waxwings that has been in Brainerd for quite a = while was near the Post Office this morning.  Ring-billed Gulls are back = in town. Found lots of Mourning Doves.  A Meadow Lark flew across the road = out near the South Long Lake Presbyterian Church in SE Crow Wing County.  = Saw a number of Kestrels and watched a Northern Harrier try to pick up a small = dead animal on St. Mathias Road near old Hwy 371.  = There was a Golden Eagle sitting out in the Middle of Rice Lake on the north edge of Brainerd.  New birds were everywhere!  Carol = Crust


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------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C6550E.44E24360-- From Jpcorrigan@aol.com Sat Apr 1 13:47:45 2006 From: Jpcorrigan@aol.com (Jpcorrigan@aol.com) Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 08:47:45 EST Subject: [mou] House finch yellow varient Message-ID: <20e.1481a3bc.315fde81@aol.com> -------------------------------1143899265 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Has anyone seen many Yellow Variant of the House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)? I had one at my feeder this morning. I had never seen on before. John Corrigan Hudson, WI -------------------------------1143899265 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Has anyone seen many Yellow Variant of the House Finch (Carpodacus= =20 mexicanus)?
 
I had one at my feeder this morning.
 
I had never seen on before.
 
John Corrigan
Hudson, WI
 
 -------------------------------1143899265-- From jdunnette@kmtel.com Sat Apr 1 14:32:24 2006 From: jdunnette@kmtel.com (Joel Dunnette) Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 08:32:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Snowy Owl, Mower County In-Reply-To: <004101c6551a$442fc5d0$6d78a8c0@station22> Message-ID: <000a01c65599$19df4e20$6401a8c0@JDDell5100> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C65566.CF44DE20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Snowy Owl was in about the same place at 7:30 am today. By naked eye a white spot to the right of a white bucket. (Flocking behavior?) At 7x suspiciously shaped like a snowy owl, with some occasional sign of head movement. At 20x we could see the dark spotting on the wing and when it turned its head could see the face. Joel Dunnette _____ From: mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Chris Benson Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 5:25 PM To: mou; mnbird Subject: [mnbird] Snowy Owl, Mower County I observed a Snowy Owl in Mower County this afternoon. The bird is along Mower County Road 20, about 1/2 mile south of the Mower/Dodge County line, 500 feet east of the road. The bird was along the edge of a plowed field and a field with corn stubble standing. Crows were mobbing it when I first heard about it at 12:30 PM and when I first saw it at 2:20 PM. At 4:20 PM there were no crows to help find the bird. Mower County 20 turns into to Dodge County Road 9, so if you're coming from the Rochester area it might be easier to take US 14 to Dodge 9 and then go south. >From Austin take I-90 west to Mower 20, where the campground is, and then go north nearly to the county line. Chris Benson Rochester ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C65566.CF44DE20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Snowy Owl was in about the same = place at 7:30 am today.  By naked eye a white spot to the right of a = white bucket.  (Flocking behavior?)  At 7x suspiciously shaped like a snowy owl, = with some occasional sign of head movement.  At 20x we could see the dark = spotting on the wing and when it turned its head could see the = face.

 

Joel = Dunnette

 

From: mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net] = On Behalf Of Chris Benson
Sent: Friday, March 31, = 2006 5:25 PM
To: mou; mnbird
Subject: [mnbird] Snowy = Owl, Mower = County

 

I observed a Snowy Owl in Mower County this afternoon.

The bird is along Mower County Road 20, about 1/2 = mile

south of the Mower/Dodge County line, 500 feet east = of the

road.  The bird was along the edge of a plowed = field and a field

with corn stubble standing.  Crows were mobbing = it when

I first heard about it at 12:30 PM and when I first = saw it

at 2:20 PM.  At 4:20 PM there were no crows to = help

find the bird.

 

Mower County 20 turns into to Dodge County Road 9, so = if

you're coming from the Rochester area it might be easier

to take US 14 to Dodge 9 and then go south.

From Austin take I-90 west to Mower 20, where the campground = is,

and then go north nearly to the county = line.

 

Chris Benson

Rochester

------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C65566.CF44DE20-- From connybrunell@earthlink.net Sat Apr 1 21:51:40 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 15:51:40 -0600 Subject: [mou] Lesser Yellowlegs ~ Dakota County Message-ID: <380-22006461215140291@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_1400311124764215140291 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This afternoon Susan Schumacher and I enjoyed watching 1 Lesser Yellowlegs at the 180th Street Wetlands in Vermillion, Dakota County. The Wetlands are 2.7 miles East of US Highway 52 on 180th St. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty. connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_1400311124764215140291 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
This afternoon Susan Schumacher and I enjoyed watching
1 Lesser Yellowlegs at the 180th Street Wetlands in Vermillion,
Dakota County.  The Wetlands are 2.7 miles East of US Highway
52 on 180th St.
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty.
 
------=_NextPart_1400311124764215140291-- From baumann_matt@hotmail.com Sat Apr 1 22:19:47 2006 From: baumann_matt@hotmail.com (Matt Baumann) Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 16:19:47 -0600 Subject: [mou] Bald Eagle: Unusual Location Message-ID: While driving to work about 12:00 pm Friday, I noticed a bald eagle perched along the circular walking path around Lake Winona very near the Kmart Store. The unusual thing was that there was a lot of foot and car traffic near where the bald eagle was perched. Matt Baumann Winona, MN From tiger150@comcast.net Sat Apr 1 23:33:28 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 17:33:28 -0600 Subject: [mou] First Wood Ducks of the Year (Hennipin County) Message-ID: <001601c655e4$adfcad00$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C655B2.631AACB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I heard and saw a pair of wood ducks fly over, and my sister said she = saw another pair. They landed at the pond where I had spotted the first = R-W Blackbird. Although I didn't re-locate them, I saw another pair = flying away. Much of the snow is melted and just about every bird is = singing! What a beautiful day! Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C655B2.631AACB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I heard and saw a pair of wood ducks = fly over, and=20 my sister said she saw another pair. They landed at the pond where I had = spotted=20 the first R-W Blackbird. Although I didn't re-locate them, I saw another = pair=20 flying away. Much of the snow is melted and just about every bird = is=20 singing! What a beautiful day!
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennipin=20 County
------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C655B2.631AACB0-- From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Sun Apr 2 00:04:49 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 18:04:49 -0600 Subject: [mou] Grand Rapids sewage ponds In-Reply-To: <90de39f677b2c26ee8e6ad2c448da44e@cpinternet.com> Message-ID: I had to live here nearly 6 years before stumbling across the Grand Rapids sewage ponds on an aerial photo. The ponds are along River Road (CR 3), 1.1 miles SE of Airport Rd. Essentially they are directly across from 23rd Avenue SE. I checked them out today and found the following birds: - Blue-winged Teal - Mallard - Ring-billed Gull - Ring-necked Duck - Lesser Scaup - Bufflehead - American Coot - Pied-billed Grebe - Common Goldeneye I also found other new migrants in the form of Northern Shovelers in Cohasset, and an Eastern Bluebird and Great Blue Heron on CR 128. There were Common Redpolls and Evening Grosbeaks on CR 128 as well. I also found other "unknown" sewage ponds in Itasca County via aerial photos. There are sewage ponds in Deer River, 1 mile east on on CR 128, 1/2 mile north on an access road (would only be accessible on foot). There are sewage ponds in Bigfork, .1 miles northeast of the hospital (I haven't visited these yet.) The sewage pond in Warba, .2 miles east of Hwy 2 on CR 10 is frozen over and is not your typical riprapped pond, but lined with vegetation. It's quite easily scanned but doesn't look promising. I just thought I'd share these "discoveries". Maybe we'll finally have some shorebirds reported from Itasca now! Shawn Conrad Bovey From clay.christensen@comcast.net Sun Apr 2 01:28:23 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 01:28:23 +0000 Subject: [mou] Some Ramsey Co. Lakes Message-ID: <040220060128.6521.442F28B7000EF2AB000019792209229927020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6521_1143941303_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I checked out some lakes in Roseville and St. Paul late today. Zimmerman Lake, just east of Snelling on B2 (Water's Edge, MNDot Building), red-tailed hawk on nest, west edge of lake. Keller Lake, Hwy 61 & 36, eagle on nest at north end of lake. Lake Como, pair of hooded mergansers. Como is open in the center because of bubbler. Rest of the lakes, including Phalen, are open only around the edges. Clay Christensen Lauderdale, Ramsey Co. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6521_1143941303_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I checked out some lakes in Roseville and St. Paul late today.
 
Zimmerman Lake, just east of Snelling on B2 (Water's Edge, MNDot Building), red-tailed hawk on nest, west edge of lake.
 
Keller Lake, Hwy 61 & 36, eagle on nest at north end of lake.
 
Lake Como, pair of hooded mergansers.
 
Como is open in the center because of bubbler. Rest of the lakes, including Phalen, are open only around the edges.
 
Clay Christensen
Lauderdale, Ramsey Co.
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6521_1143941303_0-- From lightfang@hotmail.com Sun Apr 2 04:39:47 2006 From: lightfang@hotmail.com (George Reindl) Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:39:47 -0600 Subject: [mou] BBRP Conference Message-ID: Time is running out for Preregistration for the 2006 Bluebird Recovery Program of Minnesota Conference. This is a great oppertunity for anyone interested in helping bluebirds. If you have 1, 2 or 100 nest boxes, if you have just started birding or have been working at it for years, this conference has information for everyone. Please look over the Information below or check out our web site at www.bbrp.org for more info. 2006 ANNUAL BBRP CONFERENCE SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2006 26th BBRP ANNUAL CONFERENCE MEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL 750 – 2nd AVENUE S.E. MEDFORD, MN 55049 7 miles north of Owatonna, on Interstate #35 (South central MN) REGISTRATIONS: 8:00AM – 9:00AM PROGRAM 9:00AM – 4:30PM Morning Highlights Carrol Henderson – MN DNR Non–Game Update Keith Radel – Beginning a Bluebird Trail & Tips to Increase Fledging Rates Roger Strand – Wood Duck Management in Minnesota Lunch Afternoon Highlights Awards Introductions of the Board and County Coordinators of the Blue Bird Recovery Program John Beal – Dealing with Poorly Mounted & Placed Nest Boxes Lance Krog – Getting Permission to Place Nest Boxes in Parks Paul Diegnau – Blue Birding and Pesticides on Golf Courses Dale Aden – Attracting Purple Martins and Flickers Coffee and Cookies served for morning and afternoon breaks PRE - REGISTRATION FEE - $4.00 PER PERSON BEFORE APRIL 10TH - $5.00 AFTER LUNCH – TURKEY DINNER WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS $9.00 I am (we are) coming. Please print nametags as: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Name:_______________________________________Email/Phone:_______________________________ Address: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ I would like a table for display. _________ I can bring a dozen store bought or homemade cookies. __________ Do you have an item to donate for the silent auction? Yes_____ No_____ If yes, please provide description. __________________________________________________________ Number of registrations _____ @ $4.00 each __________ Number of lunch reservation _____ @ $9.00 each __________ I would like _____ tables for sales @ $10.00 each__________ Cash donations are welcome to purchase items for the silent auction. _________________ Donations are tax deductable. Total enclosed __________ Questions: Call JENean Mortenson 507-332-7003 clmjmm@ll.net Keith Radel 507-210-0961 Please detach and send to: Bluebird Recovery Program c/o JENean Mortenson, 2343 166th Street East, Faribault, MN 55021 Pre-registration deadline is April 10th From Leodwm@aol.com Sun Apr 2 04:55:05 2006 From: Leodwm@aol.com (Leodwm@aol.com) Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 22:55:05 EST Subject: [mou] Long-tailed ducks? Message-ID: <36c.f4e0ec.3160a519@aol.com> -------------------------------1143950105 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello everyone. This is just a question to see if anyone had seen the three long-tailed ducks on Black Dog lake again, and if you have, when. I just noticed them in the birding report which is why I'm asking. That's it, just a question! Thanks, - Leo WM -------------------------------1143950105 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello everyone.
This is just a question to see if anyone had seen the three long-tailed= =20 ducks on Black Dog lake again, and if you have, when. I just noticed them in= the=20 birding report which is why I'm asking.
That's it, just a question!
Thanks,
- Leo WM
 -------------------------------1143950105-- From krvail@myclearwave.net Sun Apr 2 06:00:02 2006 From: krvail@myclearwave.net (Ken & Rebecca Vail) Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 23:00:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] Steele Co./Rice Lake State Park Message-ID: <001501c65612$52e3f8f0$cdd40248@Vail> Rice Lake is still frozen, however, Spinler Pond (3/4 mile west of the park entrance) was open and had 13 species of waterfowl including 15 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE. Highlights in Rice Lake State Park: Rusty Blackbird, 2 Fox Sparrow, estimated 25 Golden-crowned Kinglet Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 6 47 species for the day. Ken Vail Blooming Prairie krvail@myclearwave.net From lkrueger@umn.edu Sun Apr 2 06:40:55 2006 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 23:40:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] Photo website update Message-ID: <000301c65618$056f6c70$19f96580@LindaII> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C655E5.BAD4FC70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For those interested, I updated my website tonight to include: 1 Robin photo 5 Great Blue Heron photos (taken at the 180th Street Marsh in Dakota County) 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker photo (taken at Schaar's Bluff in Dakota County) 3 Northern Shoveler photos (one in-flight, one male, and one female and male pair taken at the 180th Street Marsh)) 1 pair of Mallards exhibiting Spring fever! (taken at Lake Rebecca in Hastings) Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C655E5.BAD4FC70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

For those interested, I updated my website tonight to include:

 

1 Robin photo

5 Great Blue Heron photos (taken at the 180th Street Marsh in = Dakota = County)<= /p>

1 Red-bellied Woodpecker photo (taken at = Schaar’s Bluff in Dakota County)<= /p>

3 Northern Shoveler photos (one in-flight, one male, = and one female and male pair taken at the 180th Street Marsh))

1 pair of Mallards exhibiting Spring fever! (taken at = Lake Rebecca in Hastings)

 

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

 

------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C655E5.BAD4FC70-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Apr 2 13:53:06 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 07:53:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] Mille Lacs Pec Message-ID: <001901c65654$654acb80$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Nathan and I had a Pectoral Sandpiper in southern Mille Lacs County yesterday morning (near CR 7) - first shorebird of the year (minus Killdeer, of course). Otherwise we had 50 species in a general Sherburne NWR, southern Mille Lacs swing (a flock of 46 turkeys was interesting). Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From baumann_matt@hotmail.com Sun Apr 2 13:56:31 2006 From: baumann_matt@hotmail.com (Matt Baumann) Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 07:56:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Winona County: Turkey Vultures Message-ID: This morning, April 2nd, saw a flock of 10 turkey vultures "cruising" near the Garvin Heights Scenic Overlook in Winona. Matt Baumann Winona, MN From MJBFLWRMT@MSN.COM Sun Apr 2 14:49:40 2006 From: MJBFLWRMT@MSN.COM (Milton Blomberg) Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 08:49:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] a westward route Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C65632.60E9DAD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Pope County: CR8westbound out of Brooten: Great Egrets(7), Pied-Billed = Grebe, Blue-Winged Teal, Killdeers, and many others so noted on list = serve already. Stevens County: CR8westbound out of Hancock: Northern Flicker, Trumpeter = Swan(2), White-fronted Geese, Bufflehead, Greater & Lesser Scaup, many = Northern Shovelers, Ring-neck ducks, Redheads, Canvasbacks, Hooded = Mergansers. (A surprisingly beautiful, glacial morraine drive by the way---try it = sometime). BigStone County: many same. A dip into LacQuiParle: Tree Sparrow, White = Pelican(1), Common Mergansers, a million coots and grackles. Lastly, Chippewa County: Short-eared Owl, StateHwy 40, 1/2mi west of CR5 = intersection, 7.00pm. mjb ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C65632.60E9DAD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Pope County: CR8westbound out of Brooten: Great = Egrets(7),=20 Pied-Billed Grebe, Blue-Winged Teal, Killdeers, and many others so noted = on list=20 serve already.
Stevens County: CR8westbound out of Hancock: Northern=20 Flicker, Trumpeter Swan(2), White-fronted Geese, Bufflehead, = Greater=20 & Lesser Scaup, many Northern Shovelers, Ring-neck ducks, Redheads,=20 Canvasbacks, Hooded Mergansers.
(A surprisingly beautiful, glacial morraine drive by the way---try = it=20 sometime).
BigStone County: many same.  A dip into LacQuiParle: Tree = Sparrow,=20 White Pelican(1), Common Mergansers, a million coots = and=20 grackles.
Lastly, Chippewa County: Short-eared Owl, StateHwy = 40,=20 1/2mi west of CR5 intersection, 7.00pm. mjb
 
------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C65632.60E9DAD0-- From s_wiemann@hotmail.com Sun Apr 2 20:42:44 2006 From: s_wiemann@hotmail.com (Shelly Wiemann) Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 14:42:44 -0500 Subject: [mou] Waterfowl in Fort Snelling State Park - Hennepin County Message-ID: Around 11:00 am this morning I drove around Fort Snelling State Park to see who was out in the rain. Some highlights... Common Loon 2 dozen or more ring-billed gulls (sitting on ice behind Snelling lake) and flying around 2 male hooded mergansers displaying for a female (in marshy pond behind Snelling Lake) Pair of unidentified dabbling/diving ducks The male of the pair I was unable to identify was relatively small, mostly brown bodied, but had interesting black and white markings on his tail and beak. There was a black area adjacent to a slim white bar on both the tail and the beak. Anyone know what species this might indicate? Thanks, Shelly Wiemann _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement From sweston2@comcast.net Sun Apr 2 20:46:04 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 14:46:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] Stearns Co. Message-ID: <006d01c6568e$5980b5f0$f0afb445@Weston72505> I spent yesterday (Saturday) at the Stearns Boy Scout Camp near Fairhaven in the southeast corner of Stearns Co. Found at least 34 species including: House Wren Vesper Sparrow Fox Sparrow Juncos (200+) Woodcock (at least 7 displaying) Screech Owl Sand Hill Cranes (calling) Common Mergansers (displaying!) Common Loon (1 calling softly as it flew overhead; 1 calling loadly and then flying overhead) Canvassback (nearby) Tundra Swans (3 flocks plus more heard) Northern Flicker Coopers Hawk Also, home in Eagan, we had a pair of Hooded Merganser checking out the Wood Duck houses. Hopefully they will nest again this year. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From osprey.mn@worldnet.att.net Sun Apr 2 21:32:59 2006 From: osprey.mn@worldnet.att.net (vanessa greene) Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 15:32:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ospreys? Message-ID: <000a01c65694$a250f140$4b7a490c@oemcomputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6566A.B8A0B5E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If anyone sees an Osprey back on its nest in the 8 county metro area or = new nesting activity in the metro area, please report it to osprey@threeriversparkdistrict.org The Twin Cities Osprey Project always needs help locating new nests = since the osprey reintroduction project has become so successful. The = population is expanding rapidly and Ospreys are increasingly making nest = attempts on man made structures such as power poles, cell towers, water = towers, wind turbine machines etc... Keep your eyes open and let us know what you see... Thanks, Vanessa Greene ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6566A.B8A0B5E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
If anyone sees an = Osprey back on its=20 nest in the 8 county metro area or new nesting activity in the = metro area,=20 please report it to
osprey@threeriverspark= district.org
The Twin Cities Osprey = Project=20 always needs help locating new nests since the osprey reintroduction = project has=20 become so successful. The population is expanding rapidly and Ospreys = are=20 increasingly making nest attempts on man made structures such as power = poles,=20 cell towers, water towers, wind turbine machines etc...
Keep your eyes open = and let us know=20 what you see...
Thanks,
Vanessa=20 Greene
------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6566A.B8A0B5E0-- From wenelson@mlecmn.net Mon Apr 3 01:02:52 2006 From: wenelson@mlecmn.net (Warren Nelson) Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:02:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sharp-tailed Grouse are dancing Message-ID: <4430662C.8000507@mlecmn.net> Once again, the DNR has put out blinds to observe the Sharp-tailed Grouse dancing on their lek. As I understand, there are about 20 birds dancing on the lek and they have 2 blinds out. You can reserve use by calling either Dave Kans or Dave Dickey with the DNR at 218-927-6915. If you haven't observed their display, it is something special. Warren Nelson From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Mon Apr 3 01:44:33 2006 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:44:33 +0000 Subject: [mou] Carolina Wren, Winona County Message-ID: I heard and saw a Carolina Wren with at least two Tufted Titmice on the trails that run behind Holzinger Lodge and Woodlawn Cemetery Sunday evening. The trails are very confusing, but I will do my best: >From Hwy 61 turn south (towards the bluffs) at Huff St, and make a quick right at Lake Blvd. Follow this until you reach Holzinger Lodge, where you can park and get on one of two trails. Take the upper trail to the left, and follow it until it makes a hairpin downward turn to the left. At this point, another trail goes off up into the bluffs. The birds were at this intersection. It would be a somewhat shorter hike trying to find this spot from the cemetery itself, but I wouldn't know how to give directions. Besides, it's a nice hike. Dedrick Benz Winona, MN From sweston2@comcast.net Mon Apr 3 05:37:23 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 23:37:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dakota Co. Message-ID: <00b901c656d8$5229beb0$f0afb445@Weston72505> I birded Dakota Co. in the rain for a short time this afternoon. Stops at 140th & 180th Street and the Jirik Sod Farm in Empire produced 14 species of waterfowl. With the amount of rain lately sod farms like Jirik were quite flooded providing excellant habitat. Birds of note today: Great Horned Owl with downy chick in Mendota Heights looking east from Jupiter Dr. which by 1295 Northland Drive. Tundra Swans (approx 75 at Jirik which is on 200th Street east of Farmington Pied-bill Grebe (180th) Northern Shovelers (several at 140th) Yellowlegs (180th reported by Connie B.) Brewers Blackbirds (2 males on territory on Biscayne near 190th) also we have at least two pairs of Hooded Mergansers interested in the nest boxes. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From d.buria-falkowski@mr.mnscu.edu Mon Apr 3 13:33:41 2006 From: d.buria-falkowski@mr.mnscu.edu (Deb Buria-Falkowski) Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:33:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Canvasback - Virginia - St. Louis Co Message-ID: --=__Part3E1B4635.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Three Canvasbacks were seen Sunday morning and afternoon on Silver Lake. = =20 =20 The regs are there as well: C. Goldeneyes, C. Mergansers, Hooded = Mergansers, Am Coot (overwintered), one D.C. Cormorant, Ring necked, = Pied-Billed Grebes, Mallards, Canada Geese. Last week a Gadwall and two = No. Shovelers were there for a day. =20 Sax Zim yesterday: Blacked-billed Magpies (Arkola Rd, West of Hwy 7), = Harriers, Rough Legged hawks, Kestrels, one Sandhill Crane and two GBlue = Herons. No Owls. =20 Deborah Buria-Falkowski Mesabi Range Community and Technical College Human Resources =20 Phone: (218) 749-7767 FAX: (218) 749-0321 =20 =20 --=__Part3E1B4635.0__= Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML
Three Canvasbacks were seen Sunday morning and afternoon on Silver=20 Lake. 
 
The regs are there as well:  C. Goldeneyes, C. Mergansers, = Hooded=20 Mergansers, Am Coot (overwintered), one D.C. Cormorant, Ring = necked,=20 Pied-Billed Grebes, Mallards, Canada Geese.  Last week a Gadwall = and=20 two No. Shovelers were there for a day.
 
Sax Zim yesterday:  Blacked-billed Magpies (Arkola Rd, West = of=20 Hwy 7), Harriers, Rough Legged hawks, Kestrels, one Sandhill Crane and two = GBlue=20 Herons.  No Owls.
 
Deborah Buria-Falkowski
Mesabi Range Community and Technical=20 College
Human Resources
 
Phone:   (218) 749-7767
FAX: (218)  749-0321
 

  
--=__Part3E1B4635.0__=-- From wielandba@yahoo.com Mon Apr 3 14:09:04 2006 From: wielandba@yahoo.com (B W) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 06:09:04 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Cass County Message-ID: <20060403130905.21294.qmail@web35504.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Birded northern Cass in the rain yesterday. Most interesting (new on my Cass list, anyways) was a Great Egret feeding in the flowage between Pike Bay and Cass Lake with 19 Great Blue Herons. Ben Wieland Ben Wieland Deep Portage Learning Center 2197 Nature Center Dr. NW Hackensack, MN 56452 (218)682-2325 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From mikecary23@hotmail.com Mon Apr 3 14:13:33 2006 From: mikecary23@hotmail.com (Mike Cary) Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 08:13:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wadena and Ottertail County Message-ID: Traversed much of Ottertail County and parts of Western Wadena County. Saw many Hooded Mergansers, Canada Geese, Trumpeter Swans, a few Goldeneyes, two Buffleheads on the Leaf River, Pie-billed Grebes, Sandhill Cranes, Wood Ducks, Pheasants, a lone Redhead and a few Ring-necked Ducks. Michael Cary Superior North Shore Images www.superiornorthshoreimages.com From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Mon Apr 3 16:21:31 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 10:21:31 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Clay Co Tundra Swans, et al. Message-ID: <1171.134.129.73.51.1144077691.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, I swung through northeastern Clay County yesterday around the Felton prairies and points east, and found large flocks of mixed waterfowl in a flooded marsh bordered by plowed land at the corner of 140th and 230th. Species present were: 100+ Tundra Swans 50+ Greater White-fronted Geese 300+ Canada Geese 4 Hooded Merganser 100+ Ring-necked Ducks 4 Canvasbacks 10 Common Goldeneye 1 Gadwall 1 Lesser Scaup A few of the gravel roads in the area are impassable due to high water. Several Great Blue Herons, a few Wood Ducks, a flock of Rusty Blackbirds, many Red-winged Blackbirds, a few Lapland Longspurs, 3 small flocks of American Tree Sparrows, and 1 Killdeer were also seen in the area. I also had a group of about 6 small drab sparrows that flew into grassland cover before I could ID them, but if I had to guess I'd say they were probably Clay-colored Sparrows. I saw several flocks of Tundra Swans in Hubbard and Becker counties also. They appear to be moving through the region in good numbers right now. Good Birding! Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm From connybrunell@earthlink.net Mon Apr 3 16:56:32 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 10:56:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Field Sparrow ~ Hennepin County Message-ID: <380-22006413155632494@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_2529711331599155632494 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This morning at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, Hennepin County I got good looks at a Field Sparrow. It was on the edge of a field in the short grass and the first thing that caught my eye when it lifted its rusty capped head up was the prominent white eye ring, and conspicuous pink bill. Migration continues to be on the move here and besides the previously posted Ruby-crowned and Golden-Crowned Kinglets, Brown Creeper, Eastern Phoebe, and Fox Sparrows, I have seen Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Great Egret, Hermit Thrush, and Tree Swallow here. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_2529711331599155632494 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
This morning at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield,
Hennepin County I got good looks at a Field Sparrow.
It was on the edge of a field in the short grass and the
first thing that caught my eye when it lifted its rusty capped
head up was the prominent white eye ring, and conspicuous
pink bill.
Migration continues to be on the move here and besides the
previously posted Ruby-crowned and Golden-Crowned Kinglets,
Brown Creeper, Eastern Phoebe, and Fox Sparrows, I have seen
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Great Egret, Hermit Thrush, and Tree
Swallow here.
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty
 
 
 
 
------=_NextPart_2529711331599155632494-- From Robert_Russell@fws.gov Mon Apr 3 18:47:48 2006 From: Robert_Russell@fws.gov (Robert_Russell@fws.gov) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:47:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] color-banded (bills) Lesser Scaup info Message-ID: --0__=09BBFBD6DFCB03458f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBD6DFCB0345 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII For those of you recently reporting red-billed scaups here's the contact information: Subject: Re: question about bill tag on Lesser Scaup From: Shane Patterson Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 15:15:14 -0800 (PST) Steve and all, I have pasted in a news bulletin that gives directions for reporting bill-tagged Lesser Scaup. The announcement is from March of 2005, but it is almost certainly still applicable. I suspect that others will be having similar sightings this spring. As a coincidence, I was about to post a report on this very topic. Wednesday at Sunken Island Lake, I took several photographs of a bill-tagged, leg-banded Lesser Scaup female. Before zooming in with the scope for confirmation, I was trying to fathom how a scaup would have an entirely orange bill. Thankfully, I no longer had to deal with all of those crazy hybrid notions that first posed as explanations. Here's the informational bulletin: "Report Sightings of Color-Coded Scaup 033005 Researchers from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Louisiana State University and other cooperating agencies are asking observers to report color-marked lesser scaup (bluebills) as they migrate through North Dakota. Scientists are trapping, banding and color-marking lesser scaup as they move into Pool 19 of the Mississippi River adjacent to Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. Individual scaup will be identified with colored bill markers. Scientists are trying to discover why lesser scaup populations are declining, and if declines can be linked to migration corridors the birds use, according to Mike Szymanski, game and fish migratory game bird biologist. "Researchers are examining whether poor food resources in the Upper Midwest can be related to body condition indices during the spring migration that are significantly lower than those of birds migrating through areas with better food resources," Szymanski said. "These decreases in nutrient reserves could lead to reductions in reproductive output." Anyone seeing a color-marked scaup is asked to call 888-MINNDNR (646-6367), and provide the following information: (1) name, address and phone number, (2) date of sighting, (3) color of bill marker, (4) letter written on bill marker, (5) male or female (if known), and (6) location of sighting (distance and direction from nearest town, or name of lake, county, state or province). Researchers will send an original scaup art print as a reward to participants with confirmed sightings." Forwarded from Iowa BirdNet --0__=09BBFBD6DFCB03458f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBD6DFCB0345 Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline

For those of you recently reporting red-billed scaups here's the contact information:

Subject: Re: question about bill tag on Lesser Scaup
From: Shane Patterson <shane7896 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 15:15:14 -0800 (PST)
Steve and all,

I have pasted in a news bulletin that gives directions
for reporting bill-tagged Lesser Scaup.  The
announcement is from March of 2005, but it is almost
certainly still applicable.  I suspect that others
will be having similar sightings this spring.

As a coincidence, I was about to post a report on this
very topic.  Wednesday at Sunken Island Lake, I took
several photographs of a bill-tagged, leg-banded
Lesser Scaup female.  Before zooming in with the scope
for confirmation, I was trying to fathom how a scaup
would have an entirely orange bill.  Thankfully, I no
longer had to deal with all of those crazy hybrid
notions that first posed as explanations.        

Here's the informational bulletin:

"Report Sightings of Color-Coded Scaup 033005
Researchers from the North Dakota Game and Fish
Department, Louisiana State University and other
cooperating agencies are asking observers to report
color-marked lesser scaup (bluebills) as they migrate
through North Dakota.

Scientists are trapping, banding and color-marking
lesser scaup as they move into Pool 19 of the
Mississippi River adjacent to Illinois, Missouri and
Iowa. Individual scaup will be identified with colored
bill markers.

Scientists are trying to discover why lesser scaup
populations are declining, and if declines can be
linked to migration corridors the birds use, according
to Mike Szymanski, game and fish migratory game bird
biologist. "Researchers are examining whether poor
food resources in the Upper Midwest can be related to
body condition indices during the spring migration
that are significantly lower than those of birds
migrating through areas with better food resources,"
Szymanski said. "These decreases in nutrient reserves
could lead to reductions in reproductive output."

Anyone seeing a color-marked scaup is asked to call
888-MINNDNR (646-6367), and provide the following
information: (1) name, address and phone number, (2)
date of sighting, (3) color of bill marker, (4) letter
written on bill marker, (5) male or female (if known),
and (6) location of sighting (distance and direction
from nearest town, or name of lake, county, state or
province).

Researchers will send an original scaup art print as a
reward to participants with confirmed sightings."

Forwarded from Iowa BirdNet

 --0__=09BBFBD6DFCB03458f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBD6DFCB0345-- From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Mon Apr 3 22:07:07 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 16:07:07 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Clay Co. Red-necked Grebe, et al. Message-ID: <1121.64.21.244.216.1144098427.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, Such a beautiful sunny day here in the FM area that I thought I would play hookey head down to Rothsay WMA. Not much happening there at all! But, I spent about an hour scoping the large wetland about 2 miles west northwest of Barnseville. The wetland is loaded with various waterfowl. Higlights: 250+ Tundra Swans 200+ Greater White-fronted Geese 1 Red-necked Grebe 1 Bufflehead 6 Greater Scaup - nice to get side by side comparison with Lesser Scaup 4 Wood Ducks 20+ Redheads 50+ Canvasbacks 100+ Northern Pintails 4 Gadwall 10+ American Wigeon LOTS of Ring-necked Ducks 3 Great Blue Herons 2 Great Egrets 2 Herring Gulls I'll definitely keep an eye on this spot in the days to come. No snow geese! Also, no rough-legged hawks around Rothsay, but many northern harriers and a few red-tails. Good Birding! Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm From tiger150@comcast.net Mon Apr 3 22:56:38 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 16:56:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Another Fox Sparrow~Hennipin County Message-ID: <000f01c65769$7bd46ee0$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6573F.92BB9180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I saw my first Fox Sparrow (this year) by a trail near my house. Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6573F.92BB9180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I saw my first Fox Sparrow (this year) = by a trail=20 near my house.
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden = Valley
------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6573F.92BB9180-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Mon Apr 3 23:34:03 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 17:34:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] leucistic white-front again Message-ID: <410-2200641322343265@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 4/3/06 10:00 a.m. Dakota County CR 47 and Goodwin Ave. wetland The leucistic White-fronted Goose was present again with about 100 others. Parking is risky along CR 47 - be careful. Jim Eagan ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
4/3/06
10:00 a.m.
Dakota County
CR 47 and Goodwin Ave. wetland
 
The leucistic White-fronted Goose was present again with about 100 others. Parking is risky along CR 47 - be careful.
 
Jim
Eagan
 
 
 
 
 
 

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From sweston2@comcast.net Tue Apr 4 01:34:02 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 19:34:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dakota County Birds Message-ID: <004d01c6577f$d36f7d00$f0afb445@Weston72505> While crossing the Mississippi on I-35E I counted a low flying swirl of at least 6 Turkey vultures. I suspect that some carrion was probably ripening below. Also I forgot to mention the Great Horned Owl that I reported yesterday is probably a the same one I reported on a nest less than a block away last winter. it sat on the nest for a couple of weeks after I found it just before the CBC and then disappeared. Given the abortive attempt at nesting last year and the presence of only one owlet this year, I would suspect that this is a young female. Saw my first Common Egrets (6) of the year down near the new Cedar Bridge. Also saw a pair of Canada Geese on the top of a snag. I don't think that I have ever seen them in a tree before. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From cmcrust@charter.net Tue Apr 4 02:24:30 2006 From: cmcrust@charter.net (Carol Crust) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 20:24:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Birds in Brainerd Message-ID: <006401c65786$864d39c0$6900a8c0@carolt64m1hz8e> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0065_01C6575C.9D7731C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sharp-shined Hawk flew by our kitchen window in South Brainerd at about 7 this morning. Turkey Vulture flew over South 6th St. at about 5 this evening. Carol Crust -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 3/31/2006 ------=_NextPart_000_0065_01C6575C.9D7731C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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------=_NextPart_000_0065_01C6575C.9D7731C0-- From reforest@wiktel.com Tue Apr 4 03:34:20 2006 From: reforest@wiktel.com (Tom Crumpton) Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:34:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Koochiching County (arrivals and residents) Message-ID: <4431DB2C.7070207@wiktel.com> Northern Koochiching County Canadian border Mallards, Hooded Mergansers and Juncos returned about 4/1. Also had the opportunity to watch 3 otters that day. Purple finches returned about 3/30. Wood ducks returned this evening (4/3 on schedule). Lots of waterfowl on river mostly goldeneyes. 3 swans flew over house about 3/27 a first. Expect: Pelicans should return in next 2-7 days. Still hosting lots of evening grosbeaks, pine siskins, hairy and downy woodpeckers, both nuthatches and occasional red polls at feeder. Still lots of snow most places Have a great week Tom From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Tue Apr 4 06:21:16 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 00:21:16 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Inadvertently deleted email Message-ID: <1698.64.21.244.216.1144128076.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, A 6th grade student recently sent me an e-mail requesting info for a class ornithology project. I inadvertently deleted the e-mail, and as I assume this student or student's parents obtained my e-mail address from one of my bird postings, I'm sending this message out on the MOU listserve in the hopes that whoever sent me the request will do so again, as I'd be happy to help. Good Birding! Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm From writers2@comcast.net Tue Apr 4 17:44:25 2006 From: writers2@comcast.net (Val/Roger) Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:44:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] Migrants appear in Como Park, Ramsey County Message-ID: Hello, bird fans: Today (April 4) I noticed these birds for the first time on Lake Como or in the park itself: common loon wood ducks (10 or more) eastern bluebirds (heard 2) Regards, Val Cunningham St. Paul, Minn. From jlotto1@msn.com Tue Apr 4 17:54:59 2006 From: jlotto1@msn.com (james otto) Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:54:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] yellow rumped warbler Message-ID:
Today , while birding at Wood Lake observed my ist spring Yellow-Rumped Warbler for the year.   This is 3 days earlier than my previous early date. Also saw Field Sparrow that was reported yesterday by Conny Brunell.
                     Jim Otto

Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail From connybrunell@earthlink.net Tue Apr 4 19:10:59 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 13:10:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Both Yellowlegs ~ Dakota County Message-ID: <380-2200642418105972@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_26721142871618105972 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII A few weeks ago Lake Byllesby in Dakota County was filled with potential with so many exposed mudflats, now with the very high water levels they are gone. I did see 1 Greater and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs together across the Lake on one of the few mounds the Canada Geese were using in front of the cattails. There was a lot of air traffic with many flocks of Tundra Swans passing overhead, Sandhill Cranes, and American White Pelicans. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_26721142871618105972 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
A few weeks ago Lake Byllesby in Dakota County was
filled with potential with so many exposed mudflats, now
with the very high water levels they are gone.  I did see
1 Greater and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs together across the
Lake on one of the few mounds the Canada Geese were
using in front of the cattails.
 
There was a lot of air traffic with many flocks of Tundra
Swans passing overhead, Sandhill Cranes, and American
White Pelicans.
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty
 
 
 
------=_NextPart_26721142871618105972-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Apr 4 20:22:07 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:22:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] New to Sherburne & Mille Lacs Counties Message-ID: <014b01c6581d$10dd43f0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> New arrivals here - Greater Scaup (surprise at Sherburne CR 2 ponds), Redheads (14 duck species in area to date), & Golden-crowned Kinglets (both counties) - 20 "year birds" in last 10 days after a very slow first three weeks of March. Good birding to all. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From matt@itascacg.com Tue Apr 4 21:04:18 2006 From: matt@itascacg.com (Matt Pierce) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 15:04:18 -0500 Subject: [mou] Re: yellow-rumped warbler Message-ID: <040101c65822$f52a99e0$7402a8c0@Matt2> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_03FE_01C657F9.0C05FCB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry - I had not yet joined the list service before submitting this = report. I am now registered as a member. Cheers, Matt ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Matt Pierce=20 To: MOU-net@cbs.umn.edu=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 2:12 PM Subject: yellow-rumped warbler Observed first Yellow-Rumped Warbler of the season on Monday April 3rd = at Crosby Farm Park in Ramsey County near the confluence of the = Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. Cheers, Matt Pierce 612-371-4711 ------=_NextPart_000_03FE_01C657F9.0C05FCB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sorry - I had not yet joined the list = service=20 before submitting this report. I am now registered as a = member.
 
Cheers,
 
Matt
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Matt = Pierce=20
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 = 2:12=20 PM
Subject: yellow-rumped = warbler

Observed first Yellow-Rumped Warbler = of the=20 season on Monday April 3rd at Crosby Farm Park in Ramsey County near = the=20 confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers.
 
Cheers,
 
Matt Pierce
612-371-4711
------=_NextPart_000_03FE_01C657F9.0C05FCB0-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Apr 4 21:42:37 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 15:42:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lac Qui Parle Message-ID: <018201c65828$4f43fe30$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Nathan and I are contemplating a day trip to Lac Qui Parle County (we have not yet birded much of western MN since moving here from Wisconsin). We will do our Eckert and other research, but would appreciate personal recommendations as well: 1) When is the best time to maximize the unique birding there? 2) What areas in the county would you recommend (specifics are great)? Thanks! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties (Happy to answer similar questions about our area) From fieldfare21@hotmail.com Tue Apr 4 21:56:02 2006 From: fieldfare21@hotmail.com (Benjamin Fritchman) Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:56:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Snowy, LE owls and others Message-ID: This morning I took off from Fargo very early. I went south down Hwy. 75, and in southern Wilkin County, the fields were flooded completely in some areas on both sides of the road, and it was in one of those spots(1/4 mile south of 440th St. on Hwy. 75) that I flushed a Snowy Owl from the roadside. It was about 4 A.M., so it was pitch black. I turned around, and luckily, because there was no dry land for a long way, the owl returned to the roadside and I got great looks at it in my headlights. I ended up at Salt Lake at dawn, and was greeted to a lake teeming with waterfowl. Unfortunately no geese other than Canada. 17 species were present, no rare ones. After scanning the ducks, I walked the cedars about 1/2 mile north of the Lake. I heard a YR Warbler and started to follow the sound when I flushed a Long-eared Owl. I eventually found two YR Warblers, and just the one Long-eared Owl. Then I headed back north to Fargo, and birded my way back. GWF Geese were found in small numbers around Mud Lake in Traverse County, along with a Greater Yellowlegs. 200 GWF Geese and 10 Cackling Geese were found in Wilkin County along Hwy. 75, a couple miles south of the Snowy Owl spot. Tundra Swans were everywhere in Traverse, Wilkin, and Clay counties. Also had a Vesper Sparrow near Big Stone NWR in northern Lac Qui Parle County. No white geese the entire day!! Ben Fritchman Fargo, ND NDSU From tiger150@comcast.net Tue Apr 4 23:32:32 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 17:32:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wonder-fowl day! (Golden Valley, Hennipn County) Message-ID: <00d801c65837$aa6f3c20$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D5_01C6580D.C158CFC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was very excited to find a pair of RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS at my local = pond at 4ish today (April 4). If anyone needs specific directions, = e-mail me. Also, there were 5 pairs of WOOD DUCKS at the pond where I = had previously spotted the first R-W B. On a lighter note, I heard Am. = Toads croaking today (the noise, not death.) Migration is coming...!! = Good birding to all! Alyssa DeRubeis=20 Golden Valley, Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_00D5_01C6580D.C158CFC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I was very excited to find a pair of = RED-BREASTED=20 MERGANSERS at my local pond at 4ish today (April 4). If anyone needs = specific=20 directions, e-mail me. Also, there were 5 pairs of WOOD DUCKS at the = pond where=20 I had previously spotted the first R-W B. On a lighter note, I heard Am. = Toads=20 croaking today (the noise, not death.) Migration is coming...!! Good = birding to=20 all!
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennipin=20 County
------=_NextPart_000_00D5_01C6580D.C158CFC0-- From tiger150@comcast.net Wed Apr 5 00:28:25 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 18:28:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lesser (?) Scaup (Golden Valley, Hennipin County) Message-ID: <000901c6583f$78c5f120$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C65815.8F97B700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A friend just called me and said that there were 3 Lesser Scaup on a = pond off of Xenia (close to Glenwood Ave.) in Golden Valley, Hennipin = County. I went to check, and surely enough, all 3 were present: one male = and two females. Although they wouldn't give good views of themselves, = (they were sleeping), I believe they were indeed Lesser's becuase of the = head shape when sleeping, the body shape, and the fact (according to = Sibley's) that Lesser's outnumber Greater's on ponds. I will check = tommarrow when they are more active. Also, the Red-breasted's I had = previously posted about were still present at the other pond. Good = birding~ Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C65815.8F97B700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
A friend just called me and said that = there were 3=20 Lesser Scaup on a pond off of Xenia (close to Glenwood Ave.) in = Golden=20 Valley, Hennipin County. I went to check, and surely enough, all 3 were = present:=20 one male and two females. Although they wouldn't give good views of = themselves,=20 (they were sleeping), I believe they were indeed Lesser's becuase of the = head=20 shape when sleeping, the body shape, and the fact (according to = Sibley's) that=20 Lesser's outnumber Greater's on ponds. I will check tommarrow when they = are more=20 active. Also, the Red-breasted's I had previously posted about were = still=20 present at the other pond. Good birding~
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennipin=20 County
------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C65815.8F97B700-- From krvail@myclearwave.net Wed Apr 5 01:40:46 2006 From: krvail@myclearwave.net (Ken & Rebecca Vail) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 19:40:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northern Shrike- Steele Co./ Rice Lake State Park Message-ID: <001401c65849$9a3a3280$cdd40248@Vail> I spotted a Northern Shrike in the grassland area 1/2 mile east of the entrance to Rice Lake State Park about 6:00 PM today (4/4). Ken Vail Blooming Prairie, MN krvail@myclearwave.net From dbmartin@skypoint.com Wed Apr 5 02:02:34 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 20:02:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Additional Drawdowns Message-ID: <000901c6584c$a34e1500$492f56c7@oemcomputer> Rice Lake-Steele and Dodge counties, according to a DNR press release this will start going down this spring but we probably won't see any mud until summer and fall, a one year drawdown as it will probably fill up next winter, easy access through Rice Lake State Park, check the DNR website for the press release Swan Lake-Nicollet County, this is a drawdown that has been going on all winter in an effort to freeze out Carp, the warmest winter in years kept the oxygen from going down enough so the drawdown will continue throughout the year, hopefully it will be dry enough to freeze out the Carp next winter, stories have been in the sports section of the Minneapolis paper, access will be tough, looking at lake depth maps it appears that the public access areas are some of the deeper bays in the lake. so walkable mud will be tough to access from those areas, but who knows, also questionable is what vegetation growth we will see, we will be trying to get access and will let you know what we find, anybody else who tries needs to keep the rest of us informed, this is a very large shallow lake, roughly 4 by 6 square miles with many islands, bays, vegetation outcrops, etc, a lake this large can attract untold thousands of shorebirds If you know of any other drawdowns please let all of us know. Good shorebird sites always change from year to year. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From mkrohnke@mn.rr.com Tue Apr 4 18:28:00 2006 From: mkrohnke@mn.rr.com (Mary Alyce Krohnke) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 12:28:00 -0500 Subject: [mou] yellow-rumped warbler Message-ID: <00ca01c6580d$1f2f4ad0$a6185c46@DWKLAPTOP> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C7_01C657E3.36009B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Leslie Marcos and I spotted our first Yellow-rumped Warbler of the = season while strolling through Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis = Park this morning. ************************ Mary Alyce Krohnke St. Louis Park, MN=20 e-mail: mkrohnke@mn.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_00C7_01C657E3.36009B80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Leslie Marcos and I spotted our first = Yellow-rumped=20 Warbler of the season while strolling through Westwood Hills Nature = Center in=20 St. Louis Park  this morning.
************************
Mary Alyce = Krohnke
St.=20 Louis Park, MN
e-mail: mkrohnke@mn.rr.com
------=_NextPart_000_00C7_01C657E3.36009B80-- From karen.e.lenander@xcelenergy.com Tue Apr 4 18:34:47 2006 From: karen.e.lenander@xcelenergy.com (Lenander, Karen E) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 12:34:47 -0500 Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] yellow rumped warbler Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6580E.11B0E9BC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We saw one there on Saturday. Also saw an E. bluebird and red-bellied = woodpecker which hadn't been logged there yet. Definitely an early = spring! =20 Karen Lenander St. Paul -----Original Message----- From: mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net = [mailto:mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net]On Behalf Of james otto Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 11:55 AM To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu; mnbird@lists.mnbird.net Subject: [mnbird] yellow rumped warbler Today , while birding at Wood Lake observed my ist spring Yellow-Rumped = Warbler for the year. This is 3 days earlier than my previous early = date. Also saw Field Sparrow that was reported yesterday by Conny = Brunell. Jim Otto _____ =20 Be one of the first to try = Windows Live Mail _______________________________________________ mnbird = mailing list mnbird@lists.mnbird.net = http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6580E.11B0E9BC Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
We saw one=20 there on Saturday.  Also saw an E. bluebird and red-bellied = woodpecker=20 which hadn't been logged there yet.  Definitely an early=20 spring!
 
Karen=20 Lenander
St.=20 Paul
-----Original Message-----
From:=20 mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net = [mailto:mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net]On=20 Behalf Of james otto
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 11:55 = AM
To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu;=20 mnbird@lists.mnbird.net
Subject: [mnbird] yellow rumped=20 warbler

Today , while birding at Wood Lake observed my ist = spring=20 Yellow-Rumped Warbler for the year.   This is 3 = days=20 earlier than my previous early date. Also saw Field Sparrow that was = reported=20 yesterday by Conny Brunell.
          &= nbsp;         =20 Jim Otto

Be one of the=20 first to try Windows Live Mail=20 _______________________________________________ mnbird mailing = list=20 mnbird@lists.mnbird.net = http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird=20
------_=_NextPart_001_01C6580E.11B0E9BC-- From matt@itascacg.com Tue Apr 4 20:12:37 2006 From: matt@itascacg.com (Matt Pierce) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:12:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] yellow-rumped warbler Message-ID: <03d301c6581b$bc363bf0$7402a8c0@Matt2> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_03D0_01C657F1.D34D2120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Observed first Yellow-Rumped Warbler of the season on Monday April 3rd = at Crosby Farm Park in Ramsey County near the confluence of the = Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. Cheers, Matt Pierce 612-371-4711 ------=_NextPart_000_03D0_01C657F1.D34D2120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Observed first Yellow-Rumped Warbler of = the season=20 on Monday April 3rd at Crosby Farm Park in Ramsey County near the = confluence of=20 the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers.
 
Cheers,
 
Matt Pierce
612-371-4711
------=_NextPart_000_03D0_01C657F1.D34D2120-- From karl_bardon@yahoo.com Wed Apr 5 05:19:55 2006 From: karl_bardon@yahoo.com (Karl Bardon) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 21:19:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Traverse County geese Message-ID: <20060405041955.49557.qmail@web31110.mail.mud.yahoo.com> The goose and swan migration in Traverse County the last few days was spectacular. I spent all day on Sunday and part of the day on Monday counting birds in flooded fields throughout the county, with totals as follows: Tundra Swan: 9,655 Greater White-fronted Goose: 18,645 Snow Goose: 15,700 Ross’s Goose: 638 Cackling Goose: 2,317 With Tuesday's shift to south winds, there was a mass exodus of geese from this area during the early morning: while standing at Mud Lake, I counted over 46,000 geese flying overhead, but because many of the flocks were distant, and because the flocks were often so large, I had to count many flocks by hundreds, and left some 20,300 geese unidentified. Nevertheless, during this flight I was able to identify 18,200 Greater White-fronted Geese, 5,600 Snow Geese, 2,100 Canada Geese, 300 Cackling Geese, and 18 Ross’s Geese. Most of the flooded fields that held geese on Sunday and Monday were nearly empty of birds by Tuesday. The highlight of these three days was a single immature blue morph type Ross’s Goose seen with a flock of 88 Ross’s Geese (interestingly, this flock contained only 40 Snow Geese). Karl Bardon __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From jlotto1@msn.com Wed Apr 5 18:39:08 2006 From: jlotto1@msn.com (james otto) Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:39:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] loggerhead shrike Message-ID:
Today at 10:00 am , observed the return of the Loggerhead Shrike. It was at the same location as last year, the north side of the road and east of the marsh. Other new birds for the year were Vesper Sparrows and Brown-headed Cowbirds on Emery and 160th. 
                            Jim Otto

See if you've won, play MSN Search and Win From Robert_Russell@fws.gov Wed Apr 5 20:02:38 2006 From: Robert_Russell@fws.gov (Robert_Russell@fws.gov) Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 14:02:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Minnesota whoopers?? Message-ID: --0__=09BBFBD4DFF5578C8f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBD4DFF5578C Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I've received 4 reports of Whooping Cranes in the past day so something= may be up out there. Two reports are from the Tamarack NWR/Detroit Lakes a= rea and the other two came from the east side of Sherburne NWR and the east= side of Fremont Lake near Zimmerman, the latter bird heading southward toward a nearby wetland. The bird reported from Tamarack NWR was bande= d but does not appear to be from the Wisconsin population so thus might b= e a legitimate WILD bird from the Aransas flock (with the caveat IF it is a= whooper as Great Egrets, pelicans, and sandhills are all migrating now = and have been misidentified by many people in the past). A search earlier today did not relocate it on the refuge but it might be in the general vicinity. The Sherburne County bird might be a Wisconsin bird which wa= s last seen in early March wintering in Osceola County, Florida. Please = note any color band combinations on the Sherburne County bird if seen and re= port to me and/or call Richard Urbanek, the eastern population whooping cran= e biologist at 612-804-0959 (cellphone) between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. (he l= ikes to sleep in). Currently Richard is tracking 12 of last year's birds mo= ving northward across southern Wisconsin today. Richard requests that obser= vers keep their distance from the cranes so as to minimize human contact. Thanks to Carrol Henderson, MN DNR and Wayne Brininger, Tamarack NWR, f= or forwarding these reports. An update on the eastern population will be forthcoming. Bob Russell, USFWS= --0__=09BBFBD4DFF5578C8f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBD4DFF5578C Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline

I've received 4 reports of Whooping Cranes in the past day so someth= ing may be up out there. Two reports are from the Tamarack NWR/Detroit= Lakes area and the other two came from the east side of Sherburne NWR = and the east side of Fremont Lake near Zimmerman, the latter bird headi= ng southward toward a nearby wetland. The bird reported from Tamarack = NWR was banded but does not appear to be from the Wisconsin population = so thus might be a legitimate WILD bird from the Aransas flock (with th= e caveat IF it is a whooper as Great Egrets, pelicans, and sandhills ar= e all migrating now and have been misidentified by many people in the p= ast). A search earlier today did not relocate it on the refuge but it = might be in the general vicinity. The Sherburne County bird might be a= Wisconsin bird which was last seen in early March wintering in Osceola= County, Florida. Please note any color band combinations on the Sherb= urne County bird if seen and report to me and/or call Richard Urbanek, = the eastern population whooping crane biologist at 612-804-0959 (cellph= one) between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. (he likes to sleep in). Currently Ric= hard is tracking 12 of last year's birds moving northward across southe= rn Wisconsin today. Richard requests that observers keep their distanc= e from the cranes so as to minimize human contact. Thanks to Carrol He= nderson, MN DNR and Wayne Brininger, Tamarack NWR, for forwarding these= reports. An update on the eastern population will be forthcoming. Bo= b Russell, USFWS= --0__=09BBFBD4DFF5578C8f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBD4DFF5578C-- From baumann_matt@hotmail.com Wed Apr 5 20:32:03 2006 From: baumann_matt@hotmail.com (Matt Baumann) Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:32:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] Belted Kingfisher (Winona) Message-ID: I saw the same male Belted Kingfisher twice today, flying along the large hill going up Garvin Heights Road in Winona. I thought this was an odd location for this species as it normally haunts shorelines. Matt Baumann Winona, MN From salleeba@yahoo.com Wed Apr 5 21:36:14 2006 From: salleeba@yahoo.com (barbara sallee) Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 13:36:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Minnesota whoopers?? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20060405203615.85426.qmail@web33304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-1553467982-1144269374=:83944 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html You can follow the journal for the FL crane population at this site. Barbara Sallee Robert_Russell@fws.gov wrote: I've received 4 reports of Whooping Cranes in the past day so something may be up out there. Two reports are from the Tamarack NWR/Detroit Lakes area and the other two came from the east side of Sherburne NWR and the east side of Fremont Lake near Zimmerman, the latter bird heading southward toward a nearby wetland. The bird reported from Tamarack NWR was banded but does not appear to be from the Wisconsin population so thus might be a legitimate WILD bird from the Aransas flock (with the caveat IF it is a whooper as Great Egrets, pelicans, and sandhills are all migrating now and have been misidentified by many people in the past). A search earlier today did not relocate it on the refuge but it might be in the general vicinity. The Sherburne County bird might be a Wisconsin bird which was last seen in early March wintering in Osceola County, Florida. Please note any color band combinations on the Sherburne County bird if seen and report to me and/or call Richard Urbanek, the eastern population whooping crane biologist at 612-804-0959 (cellphone) between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. (he likes to sleep in). Currently Richard is tracking 12 of last year's birds moving northward across southern Wisconsin today. Richard requests that observers keep their distance from the cranes so as to minimize human contact. Thanks to Carrol Henderson, MN DNR and Wayne Brininger, Tamarack NWR, for forwarding these reports. An update on the eastern population will be forthcoming. Bob Russell, USFWS --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. --0-1553467982-1144269374=:83944 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

You can follow the journal for the FL crane population at this site.
Barbara Sallee

Robert_Russell@fws.gov wrote:
I've received 4 reports of Whooping Cranes in the past day so something may be up out there. Two reports are from the Tamarack NWR/Detroit Lakes area and the other two came from the east side of Sherburne NWR and the east side of Fremont Lake near Zimmerman, the latter bird heading southward toward a nearby wetland. The bird reported from Tamarack NWR was banded but does not appear to be from the Wisconsin population so thus might be a legitimate WILD bird from the Aransas flock (with the caveat IF it is a whooper as Great Egrets, pelicans, and sandhills are all migrating now and have been misidentified by many people in the past). A search earlier today did not relocate it on the refuge but it might be in the general vicinity. The Sherburne County bird might be a Wisconsin bird which was last seen in early March wintering in Osceola County, Florida. Please note any color band combinations on the Sherburne County bird if seen and report to me and/or call Richard Urbanek, the eastern population whooping crane biologist at 612-804-0959 (cellphone) between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. (he likes to sleep in). Currently Richard is tracking 12 of last year's birds moving northward across southern Wisconsin today. Richard requests that observers keep their distance from the cranes so as to minimize human contact. Thanks to Carrol Henderson, MN DNR and Wayne Brininger, Tamarack NWR, for forwarding these reports. An update on the eastern population will be forthcoming. Bob Russell, USFWS

Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. --0-1553467982-1144269374=:83944-- From corax6330@yahoo.com Wed Apr 5 23:06:05 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 15:06:05 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Peregrine Falcons, Winona Co., MN & LaCrosse, WI Message-ID: <20060405220605.65749.qmail@web30910.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Peregrine Falcon----1----Perched on a snag at Queen's Bluff, Great River Bluffs St. Pk. View from access road off Hwys. 14/61 north of the bluff. From Fire Number 43827 (white letters on blue), mailbox with stencilled horse, resident name ""The Sathers". Look for lone snag perch projecting at 45 degree angle from the bluff. This site in the Park is closed to hikers and off limits to park visitors and cannot be viewed from the Park. I did not locate a nest or nestbox. Peregrine Falcon----2----Perched on letters either side of USBANK building, downtown LaCrosse. Wed. P.M. April 5. Fred Lesher LaCrosse, WI __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From screechowl@charter.net Thu Apr 6 02:55:29 2006 From: screechowl@charter.net (Dave Bartkey) Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:55:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Interesting evening Message-ID: <000b01c6591d$2ea49720$5a98be44@roc.mn.charter.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C658F3.45BDC640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, I went for a short walk tonight at River Bend Nature Center, seeing my = first ruby-crowned kinglet of the year, and also a couple of = yellow-bellied sapsucker. That was nice, but it was when I finished my = walk and was in the parking lot, about 6:10 pm, when things picked up. = First, I was greeted by an osprey and two sharp-shinned hawks flying = over. Then, a procession of turkey vultures came flying in from the = south. 17 of them to be exact. As I was watching the last of the = vultures fade away to the north, a flock of 8 sandhill cranes came = flying through, acting as if they might land in the prairie. Thinking = better of it, they climbed higher, calling as they flew west. A male = northern harrier, a Cooper's hawk, and a red-tailed hawk were seen as = well in that minor spurt of migration. I also saw over 100 tree swallows = near Morristown, and I saw a few common goldeneyes on a small pond = southwest of Morristown. What was really weird about that is one of the = males had a solid black head and a gray wash above and around the legs = on the rear half. It was swimming with the rest of the males and one = female, and was throwing its head back, displaying like the rest of = them. Anyone ever see something like that before? Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN screechowl@charter.net ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C658F3.45BDC640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi everyone,
  I went for a short walk tonight = at River=20 Bend Nature Center, seeing my first ruby-crowned kinglet of the year, = and also a=20 couple of yellow-bellied sapsucker. That was nice, but it was when I = finished my=20 walk and was in the parking lot, about 6:10 pm, when things picked up. = First, I=20 was greeted by an osprey and two sharp-shinned hawks flying over. Then, = a=20 procession of turkey vultures came flying in from the south. 17 of them = to be=20 exact. As I was watching the last of the vultures fade away to the = north, a=20 flock of 8 sandhill cranes came flying through, acting as if they might = land in=20 the prairie. Thinking better of it, they climbed higher, calling as they = flew=20 west. A male northern harrier, a Cooper's hawk, and a red-tailed hawk = were seen=20 as well in that minor spurt of migration. I also saw over 100 tree = swallows near=20 Morristown, and I saw a few common goldeneyes on a small pond southwest = of=20 Morristown. What was really weird about that is one of the males had a = solid=20 black head and a gray wash above and around the legs on the rear half. = It was=20 swimming with the rest of the males and one female, and was throwing its = head=20 back, displaying like the rest of them. Anyone ever see something like = that=20 before?
 
Good birding!
 
Dave Bartkey
Faribault,MN
screechowl@charter.net=20
------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C658F3.45BDC640-- From wenelson@mlecmn.net Thu Apr 6 02:47:01 2006 From: wenelson@mlecmn.net (Warren Nelson) Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:47:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Short-eared Owl in Aitkin County Message-ID: <44347315.10202@mlecmn.net> I went north of Aitkin along C.R.1 and found a SHORT-EARED OWL about one half mile north of the diversion channel. The bird was in the field on the east side of the road. Also had several hundred TUNDRA SWANS, a few TRUMPETER SWANS and a good variety of ducks. Warren Nelson From rdunlap@gac.edu Thu Apr 6 03:13:01 2006 From: rdunlap@gac.edu (rdunlap@gac.edu) Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:13:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Virginia Rail, Blue Earth County Message-ID: <20060405211301.xz93czz0uz0kokkw@webmail-0.gac.edu> This evening I found a Virginia Rail calling in a cattail marsh on the west side of Gilfillin Lake in northeast Blue Earth County. Also, at dusk there were around a dozen American Woodcocks displaying near the campground entrance in Minneopa State Park. Last night I had one at Kasota Prairie in Le Sueur County as well. Bob Dunlap, Nicolett County From george.skinner@gte.net Thu Apr 6 03:48:08 2006 From: george.skinner@gte.net (George B Skinner) Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:48:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] Red-necked Grebe, Hennepin Co, Bloomington, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge Message-ID: <002501c65924$8a127d00$fa431a3f@computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C658FA.A049D7A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable During the evening walk for MRVAC and the Minnesota Valley National = Wildlife Refuge we saw one Red-necked Grebe from the viewing platform = west of the old bridge. It was in the lake, beyond the cattails, south = of the platform. A Virginia Rail was calling often from the cattails around the old = bridge. There were small groups of many types of ducks and one Yellow-headed = Blackbird. George Skinner ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C658FA.A049D7A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
During the evening walk for MRVAC and the = Minnesota=20 Valley National Wildlife Refuge we saw one Red-necked Grebe from = the=20 viewing platform west of the old bridge. It was in the lake, beyond the=20 cattails, south of the platform.
 
A Virginia Rail was calling often from the cattails = around the=20 old bridge.
 
There were small groups of many types of ducks and = one=20 Yellow-headed Blackbird.
 
George Skinner
------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C658FA.A049D7A0-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Thu Apr 6 04:22:11 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:22:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 7, 2006 Message-ID: <001a01c65929$4ed83040$f8d5aec6@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C658FF.66022840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, April 7, 2006 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. Spring has indeed come to the northland. Rivers are free flowing now, and even some lakes are starting to open up. Migrants are flooding in and in addition to raptors and waterfowl , now there are passerines appearing. There are many reports of American Robins, several species of sparrow, including hundreds of Dark-eyed Juncos, and American Goldfinches. Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported on April 1 that RED-TAILED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, and AMERICAN ROBINS have returned to the county while COMMON REDPOLLS are still being seen. Mary Broten found a WESTERN MEADOWLARK in that county on March 31. Pat Rice in Beltrami County on April 1 reported TRUMPETER SWANS, PIED-BILLE GREBE, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, COMMON GRACKLE, and 6 EVENING GROSBEAKS. In Cass County , Pat saw two WOOD DUCKS, a GREAT EGRET, and 18 GREAT BLUE HERONS on the south side of US 2 across from Cass Lake on April 1. In Marshall County on March 31, Mary Broten reported AMERICAN ROBIN, and MOURNING DOVE. Maggie Anderson , reporting from Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge mentioned returning migrants such as SNOW GOOSE , and WOOD DUCK on March 30, two NORTHERN SHOVELERS , 20 COMMON GOLDENEYE, and 6 HOODED MERGANSERS on March 31. Alice Sather in western Marshall County reported GREAT BLUE HERON, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD on April 1; many large groups of SANDHILL CRANES arrived on April 5. Here in Pennington County, 35 TUNDRA SWANS flew north over the area on April 2. Other returning migrants this week included a few WOOD DUCKS, KILLDEER, and EASTERN BLUEBIRD. Anita Vettleson has been hearing GREAT HORNED OWLS at their place along MN 92 in Red Lake County. Bruce Flaig in Polk County reported SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, and KILLDEER on April 1, and AMERICAN WOODCOCKS on April 2. On the 5th, he saw COMMON LOON, SANDHILL CRANE, BROWN CREEPER, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW. Benjamin Bartos reported both CEDAR WAXWINGS and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in East Grand Forks on April 1. Patrick Beauzay in Clay County on April 3 observed 50 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 100 TUNDRA SWANS, WOOD DUCK, GADWALL, CANVASBACK, RING-NECKED DUCK, GREATER SCAUP, LESSER SCAUP, HOODED MERGANSER, COMMON GOLDENEYE, RED-NECKED GREBE, GREAT BLUE HERON, KILLDEER, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD among others. In both Becker and Hubbard counties Patrick Beauzay found TUNDRA SWANS on April 3. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reporting from Otter Tail County on April 2 mentioned BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, WILD TURKEY, COMMON LOON, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, and BELTED KINGFISHER. Tom Smith saw 68 TUNDRA SWANS on April 3. Thanks to Tom Smith, Patrick Beauzay, Bruce Flaig, Alice Sather, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Benjamin Bartos, Larry Wilebski, Pat Rice, Maggie Anderson, Mary Broten, Bruce Flaig, and Anita Vettleson for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next regularly scheduled update of this report is Friday, April 21, 2006. There will be no regular report next week, April 14 as I will not be at home. If you see anything of great interest , I urge you to call the statewide hotline at 800-657-3700 and report your sightings. Please continue to send regular sightings to the usual address above where I will process them on my return. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C658FF.66022840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 7, 2006

This is the Northwest Minnesota = Birding Report for Friday, April 7, 2006 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.

Spring has indeed come to the = northland. Rivers are free flowing now, and even some lakes are starting = to open up. Migrants are flooding in and in addition to raptors and = waterfowl , now there are passerines appearing.  There are many = reports of American Robins,  several species of sparrow, including = hundreds of Dark-eyed Juncos, and American Goldfinches.

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County = reported on April 1 that RED-TAILED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, = EASTERN BLUEBIRD, and = AMERICAN = ROBINS have returned to the = county while COMMON REDPOLLS are = still being seen. Mary Broten found a WESTERN MEADOWLARK in that county on March 31.

Pat Rice in Beltrami County on = April 1 reported TRUMPETER SWANS, PIED-BILLE GREBE, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, COMMON = GRACKLE, and 6 EVENING = GROSBEAKS.

In Cass County , Pat saw two = WOOD = DUCKS, a GREAT EGRET, and 18 GREAT BLUE HERONS on the south side of US 2 across from Cass = Lake on April 1.

In Marshall County on March 31, = Mary Broten reported AMERICAN ROBIN, = and MOURNING DOVE. Maggie = Anderson , reporting from Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge mentioned = returning migrants such as SNOW GOOSE , and WOOD DUCK on = March 30, two NORTHERN SHOVELERS , = 20 COMMON = GOLDENEYE, and 6 HOODED MERGANSERS = on March 31. Alice Sather in western = Marshall County reported GREAT BLUE HERON, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD on = April 1; many large groups of SANDHILL CRANES arrived on April 5.

Here in Pennington County, 35 = TUNDRA = SWANS flew north over the = area on April 2. Other returning migrants this week included  a few = WOOD DUCKS, = KILLDEER, and EASTERN = BLUEBIRD.

Anita Vettleson has been hearing = GREAT = HORNED OWLS at their place = along MN 92 in Red Lake County.

Bruce Flaig in Polk County = reported SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, and KILLDEER on = April 1, and AMERICAN WOODCOCKS on = April 2. On the 5th, he saw COMMON LOON, SANDHILL CRANE, BROWN CREEPER, = and  AMERICAN TREE SPARROW. Benjamin Bartos reported both CEDAR = WAXWINGS and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in East Grand Forks on April = 1.

Patrick Beauzay in Clay County on = April 3 observed 50 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 100 TUNDRA SWANS, WOOD DUCK, GADWALL, CANVASBACK, RING-NECKED DUCK, GREATER = SCAUP, LESSER SCAUP, HOODED MERGANSER, COMMON GOLDENEYE, RED-NECKED = GREBE, GREAT BLUE HERON, = KILLDEER, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD among others.

 In both Becker and Hubbard = counties Patrick Beauzay  found TUNDRA SWANS on April 3.

Dan and Sandy Thimgan reporting = from Otter Tail County on April 2 mentioned BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON = GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER,  WILD TURKEY, COMMON = LOON, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, = and BELTED = KINGFISHER. Tom Smith saw 68 = TUNDRA = SWANS on April 3.

Thanks to Tom Smith, Patrick = Beauzay, Bruce Flaig, Alice Sather, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Benjamin = Bartos, Larry Wilebski, Pat Rice, Maggie Anderson, Mary Broten, Bruce = Flaig, and Anita Vettleson for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to = Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at = ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR = call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. = Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the = county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird = Report" in the subject line of your message. The next regularly = scheduled update of this report is Friday, April 21, 2006. There will be = no regular report next week, April 14 as I will not be at home. If you = see anything of great interest , I urge you to call the statewide = hotline at 800-657-3700 and report your sightings. Please continue to = send regular sightings to the usual address above where I will process = them on my return.


------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C658FF.66022840-- From lkrueger@umn.edu Thu Apr 6 12:04:23 2006 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 06:04:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] 180th Street Marsh, Como Lake Message-ID: <000001c65969$e0168c10$02fd6580@LindaII> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C6593F.F7408410 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I spotted four Common Loons in Como Lake late yesterday afternoon. Circled the entire lake and didn't see any Wood Ducks at that time. Went to 180th Street Marsh in Dakota County around 7:15PM and there were 23 Great Blue Herons on shore and then 16 flew overhead! Quite a sight! Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C6593F.F7408410 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I spotted four Common Loons in Como Lake late yesterday afternoon.  Circled the entire lake and didn’t = see any Wood Ducks at that time.

 

Went to 180th Street Marsh in Dakota County around 7:15PM and there were 23 Great Blue Herons on shore and then 16 = flew overhead!  Quite a sight!

 

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

 

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C6593F.F7408410-- From gwright@northhouse.org Thu Apr 6 15:05:27 2006 From: gwright@northhouse.org (Greg Wright, North House Folk School) Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:05:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Spring Boreal Birding Festival Message-ID: <44352027.1000907@northhouse.org> ************************ Spring Boreal Birding Festival Fantastic Birding in a Spectacular Setting June 2-4, 2006 ************************ Plans for the 2006 Spring Boreal Birding Festival in Grand Marais, Minnesota are rapidly coming together. This year’s festival will be the 9th annual. Spring is an explosion of life in the North – over 150 bird species have been spotted during the event’s history! Recently, a completely new web site was developed to help potential participants understand the array of opportunities that are included during the three-day experience. Naturally, morning field trips led be highly experienced birders are at the festival’s core. Trips explore the Lake Superior shoreline, head inland to birch and maple forests, and to inland lakes/streams. Complementing morning field trips are three afternoon workshops (including northern wildflowers and a palegic outing) as well as two featured evening programs. “The Raven’s Gift” with artist Kelly Dupre will be hosted at the Sivertson Art Gallery Friday evening. “Owls of the North” with Gail Buhl from Wolf Ridge ELC will feature three live owls on Saturday night. Complete details regarding this year’s festival, a listing of bird species and a printable registration form are all available on-line: ** http://www.grandmarais.com/birding/boreal/index.html Complete printed information is also available -– info@northhouse.org or 218-387-9762. The Spring Boreal Birding Festival is hosted by North House Folk School, an educational nonprofit, in cooperation with the US Forest Service and the Grand Marais Area Tourism Association. To learn more about North House’s other northern ecology courses visit: ** http://www.northhouse.org -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Enriching lives & building community through the teaching of traditional northern crafts." Greg Wright, Executive Director North House Folk School PO Box 759 - 500 W Hwy 61 Grand Marais, MN 55604 Phone 218-387-9762 Fax 218-387-9706 gwright@northhouse.org http://www.northhouse.org ** Want the latest North House news? Request our monthly E-Newsletter: http://www.northhouse.org/news/index.htm From jbaumann@usfamily.net Thu Apr 6 15:43:23 2006 From: jbaumann@usfamily.net (jbaumann@usfamily.net) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 09:43:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] Como Lake, St. Paul References: <000001c65969$e0168c10$02fd6580@LindaII> Message-ID: <000f01c65988$74e81930$0200a8c0@jeanneone> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6595E.8BBAF080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One loon and two pair of wood ducks on the south end of the lake 9 AM = today. Jeanne Baumann St. Paul --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6595E.8BBAF080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
One=20 loon and two pair of wood ducks on the south end of the lake 9 AM=20 today.
 
Jeanne Baumann
St.=20 Paul


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------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6595E.8BBAF080-- From birds@solascandle.com Thu Apr 6 15:51:54 2006 From: birds@solascandle.com (Chris) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 09:51:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Osprey Message-ID: <000c01c65989$a5a9d440$0202a8c0@tardis> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C6595F.BCD3CC40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The ospreys seem to be nesting by the damn in Coon Rapids. Here a few of the photos I took two days ago. one two three four Chris Bklyn Park, MN ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C6595F.BCD3CC40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The ospreys seem to be nesting by the damn in = Coon Rapids. Here a few of the photos = I took two days ago…

 

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Bklyn = Park, MN

------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C6595F.BCD3CC40-- From MMARTELL@audubon.org Thu Apr 6 16:01:52 2006 From: MMARTELL@audubon.org (MARTELL, Mark) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:01:52 -0400 Subject: [mou] Ducks, Wetlands, and Clean Water Rally Message-ID: The second citizens rally in support of Minnesota's natural resources = will be held Saturday April 22 at the State Capitol from 10 - 2. Last year over 5,000 people turned out and we made some real progress. Birders, and anyone who enjoys Minnesota's outdoors are welcome to show = their concern by attending the rally. If you want to help at the rally contact Ed Campa at egcampa@mmm.com Audubon will have a tent at the rally and we look forward to having you = stop by. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) From connybrunell@earthlink.net Thu Apr 6 16:10:58 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 10:10:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-crowned Night-Heron ~ Hennepin County Message-ID: <380-22006446151058932@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_1945411611554151058932 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII The Black-crowned Night-Heron has returned to Roberts Bird Sanctuary in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. It is in its usual spot at the west end of the Sanctuary sitting below the storm drain outlet adjacent from Lake Harriet. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty. connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_1945411611554151058932 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
The Black-crowned Night-Heron has returned to Roberts Bird Sanctuary
in Minneapolis, Hennepin County.  It is in its usual spot at the west end of
the Sanctuary sitting below the storm drain outlet adjacent from Lake Harriet.
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty.
 
------=_NextPart_1945411611554151058932-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Apr 6 18:34:37 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 12:34:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] Emailing: map Message-ID: The following is the link for tracking hummingbird sightings for the USA for 2006. As you can see, birds are now being reported as far north as PA and central Illinois. This would seem to put these birds here in the next week to 10 days. This warm spell could speed that up, I suppose. FYI. The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Shortcut to: http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. From kschik@fmr.org Thu Apr 6 20:11:16 2006 From: kschik@fmr.org (Karen Schik) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 14:11:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] Barred owl foraging story Message-ID: I thought I'd share with the group a very interesting observation we had the other day at our house in Scandia. We often have a barred owl at our place and lately we've seen it almost daily. Two mornings ago we noticed it was moving around the edge of the woodland pond, and was always near the ground, which seemed odd. I had to leave for the day, but my husband watched it for a while and saw it fly low over the pond, then plunge its feet in and carry something off. It went to a nearby perch where it proceeded to eat a frog! The owl seemed to be taking advantage of the fact that there was a skim of ice on the pond, so the frogs were apparently congregating around the small open areas. Pretty cool eh? Karen From jadrake@arvig.net Thu Apr 6 21:24:14 2006 From: jadrake@arvig.net (Jeff & Amy Drake) Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:24:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ottertail County: waterfowl & woodcock Message-ID: <443578EE.87C7FA15@arvig.net> Ottertail County, Walker Lake Public Access Thursday, April 6th Large flock of Hooded Mergansers (~20 or so) Common Mergansers Red-breasted Mergansers (1 male, 1 female) Ring-necked ducks Lesser Scaups Ottertail County, woods across from Walker Lake Public Access Wednesday, April 5th Woodcock flushed by my dog. Song sparrows Ottertail County, field ~3mi. east of town of Ottertail on Cty.#108 Sunday, April 2nd 2 Sandhill cranes 2 Meadowlarks Sincerely, Amy Drake From clay.christensen@comcast.net Thu Apr 6 21:31:07 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:31:07 +0000 Subject: [mou] Lauderdale sightings Ramsey Co. Message-ID: <040620062031.25117.44357A8B000159E00000621D2200735834020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_25117_1144355467_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit All day, 04/06, we've had 50 or so juncos feeding in our yard, flitting forth and back up and down the block. My guess is that it's a pre-migration assemblage, fueling up for the trip further north. First fox sparrow, first hermit thrush of the year. Killdeer in U of M farm fields SE of Roselawn and Fairview Av., Falcon Heights. Let me know of open lakes and rivers in Ramsey Co. I'm leading a field trip Saturday morning and would appreciate any info you have. Thanks, Clay Christensen Lauderdale, Ramsey Co. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_25117_1144355467_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
All day, 04/06, we've had 50 or so juncos feeding in our yard, flitting forth and back up and down the block. My guess is that it's a pre-migration assemblage, fueling up for the trip further north.
 
First fox sparrow, first hermit thrush of the year.
 
Killdeer in U of M farm fields SE of Roselawn and Fairview Av., Falcon Heights.
 
Let me know of open lakes and rivers in Ramsey Co. I'm leading a field trip Saturday morning and would appreciate any info you have.
 
Thanks,
 
Clay Christensen
Lauderdale, Ramsey Co.
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_25117_1144355467_0-- From thimgan@digitaljam.com Thu Apr 6 21:43:02 2006 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:43:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Otter Tail County Message-ID: Spring is moving things around! At Glendalough State Park: American Woodcock, (they have one spot in the park where they consistently are found. Always nice to walk to a specific spot and have the bird show up like clockwork:-))) April 5: Golden-crowned Kinglet and our first female Red-winged Blackbird of the season (imagine she will be popular). April 6: 54 Tundra Swans near Fergus Falls 4 Double-Crested Cormorants "drafting" behind one arm of the swan's vee! 4 Great Egrets also near Fergus Falls Sandy and Dan Thimgan Otter Tail Cty Battle Lake MN -- Thimgans "And life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be...." - Grandma Moses From clay.christensen@comcast.net Thu Apr 6 22:20:38 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 21:20:38 +0000 Subject: [mou] Lauderdale additional Message-ID: <040620062120.6396.44358626000946B8000018FC2200760180020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6396_1144358438_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 04/06: Just as the rain started, 3:50 p.m., we had a white-throated sparrow, tree sparrow and chipping sparrow in our front yard. Clay Christensen Lauderdale, Ramsey Co. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6396_1144358438_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
04/06: Just as the rain started, 3:50 p.m., we had a white-throated sparrow, tree sparrow and chipping sparrow in our front yard.
 
Clay Christensen
Lauderdale, Ramsey Co.
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6396_1144358438_0-- From spottedtowhee@gmail.com Fri Apr 7 02:49:48 2006 From: spottedtowhee@gmail.com (Derek Bakken) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 20:49:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bass Ponds and Old Cedar Bridge - Virginia Rail and YH Blackbird Message-ID: Hello all, Decided to risk getting rained on and headed to Bass Ponds for the first time this year. There were birds everywhere including dozens of Song Sparrows and Fox Sparrows, 100+ Green-winged Teal and Blue-winged Teal, 8 Great Blue Herons, hundreds of Coots, 1 Belted Kingfisher flying overhead, 3 Killdeer, pair Pied-billed Grebes, pair Northern Shovelers, two pairs Wood Ducks, Tree Swallows, 1 Common Loon, 1 Eastern Phoebe, and many others. I kept on going and headed over to the Old Cedar Bridge and also saw quite a few birds. Near the bridge I saw a single Great Egret. From the observation deck at the end of the long boardwalk I saw the Yellow-headed Blackbird (straight out in the weeds), 8 Northern Shovelers, a few Bufflehead, Common and Hooded Mergansers, 1 Pied-billed Grebe, and hundreds of Coots - no luck finding the Red-necked Grebe. From there I went looking for the Carolina Wren but did not have any luck, but I did find 4 pairs of Wood Ducks along Bluff Trail. Heading back I met Leslie Marcus and together we found the Virginia Rail in the weeds about 20 yards away from the observation deck along the boardwalk and saw a soaring Turkey Vulture near the parking lot (thanks Leslie for helping with the Virginia Rail). Overall, I saw 38 species in a few hours of walking. The rain didn't start until I was on the way back home. Derek Bakken St. Paul, MN From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Apr 7 02:43:41 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 20:43:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 6 April 2006 Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-9-710780229 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 6th. Jay Hamernick had a GYRFALCON fly overhead on the 3rd in Roseville, Ramsey County at the junction of Larpenter and Lexington Avenues. On the 4th, Ben Fritchman found a SNOWY OWL in southern Wilkin County. It was a quarter of a mile south of 440th Street on U.S. Highway 75. In Traverse County, Karl Bardon counted 18,645 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 15,700 SNOW GEESE, and 638 ROSS'S GEESE between April 2nd and 3rd. On April 2nd, Dedrick Benz reported a CAROLINA WREN and two TUFTED TITMICE on the trails that run behind Holzinger Lodge and Woodlawn Cemetery in Winona, Winona County. From U.S. Highway 61 turn south at Huff Street, then take a right at Lake Blvd. Park at Holzinger Lodge and follow the upper trail to the lef until it makes a sharp downward turn to the left. At this point, a second trail goes off up into the bluffs and the birds were at this junction. Interesting was the BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE reported by DNR personnel over the weekend, about 100 yards north of the intersection of state highway 55 and Hennepin County Road 116, west of Plymouth. This is the first record in Hennepin County since 1974. Both GREATER YELLOWLEGS and LESSER YELLOWLEGS have been reported from Lake Byllesby in Dakota County. I also have recent reports of RED- NECKED GREBE, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, OSPREY, VIRGINIA RAIL, WILSON'S SNIPE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, CHIPPING SPARROW, SONG SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 13th. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-9-710780229 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for = Thursday, April 6th.=A0


Jay = Hamernick had a GYRFALCON fly overhead on the 3rd in = Roseville, Ramsey County at the junction of Larpenter and Lexington = Avenues.


On the = 4th, Ben Fritchman found a SNOWY OWL in southern Wilkin County. It was = a quarter of a mile south of 440th Street on U.S. Highway 75.


In Traverse County, Karl Bardon counted 18,645 = GREATER = WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 15,700 SNOW GEESE, and 638=A0 ROSS'S GEESE = between April 2nd and 3rd.=A0


On = April 2nd, Dedrick Benz reported a CAROLINA WREN and two TUFTED TITMICE = on the trails that run behind Holzinger Lodge and Woodlawn Cemetery in = Winona, Winona County.=A0 =46rom U.S. Highway 61 turn south at Huff = Street, then take a right at Lake Blvd. Park at Holzinger Lodge and = follow the upper trail to the lef until it makes a sharp downward turn = to the left. At this point, a second trail goes off up into the bluffs = and the birds were at this junction.


BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE reported by DNR = personnel over the weekend, about 100 yards north of the intersection of = state highway 55 and Hennepin County Road 116, west of Plymouth. This is = the first record in Hennepin County since 1974.


Both GREATER YELLOWLEGS and LESSER = YELLOWLEGS have been reported from Lake Byllesby in Dakota = County. I also have recent reports of RED-NECKED GREBE, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, OSPREY, = VIRGINIA RAIL, WILSON'S SNIPE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, YELLOW-BELLIED = SAPSUCKER, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, CHIPPING SPARROW, SONG = SPARROW, = FIELD = SPARROW, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.


The next scheduled update of this tape is = Thursday, April 13th.


- - = -

Anthony = Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-9-710780229-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Apr 7 04:01:08 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:01:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 4/6/06 Message-ID: <44358FA4.8601.2A1DA707@localhost> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 6th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Recent spring arrivals in the area include GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET and SONG SPARROW today, COMMON LOONS on the 5th, TREE SWALLOW and RUBY- CROWNED KINGLET on the 4th, WOOD DUCK and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on the 3rd, NORTHERN PINTAIL, CANVASBACK, GREATER SCAUP, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW on the 2nd, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELER, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, PIED-BILLED GREBE, and SANDHILL CRANES on the 1st, EASTERN BLUEBIRD on the 29th, and AMERICAN WOODCOCK on the 28th. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth on the 1st, and a dark morph HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK was seen on the 4th. TUNDRA SWANS are moving through the area in good numbers with several days of more than 200 at the West Skyline Hawk Count, and several hundred reported from Aitkin County over the weekend. Two LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the 4th near the 9200 block of Congdon Boulevard (Scenic Highway 61) east of Duluth. A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was seen on the 5th along the Homestead Road (CR 42) at the junction of the Clover Valley Road, but it could not be relocated today. Warren Nelson found a SHORT-EARED OWL in Aitkin County on the 5th along CR 1, about 0.5 mile north of the diversion channel. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 13th. 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 spottedtowhee@gmail.com Fri Apr 7 05:21:28 2006 From: spottedtowhee@gmail.com (Derek Bakken) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 23:21:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bass Ponds and Old Cedar directions Message-ID: Hello all, A few people have asked for directions to these locations so I found a map and made one. https://home.comcast.net/~derekbakken/birding/birdmap.jpg https://home.comcast.net/~derekbakken/birding/mvnwr.jpg good luck, Derek Bakken St. Paul, MN From sweston2@comcast.net Fri Apr 7 07:55:01 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 01:55:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Birding around the Metro Message-ID: <007501c65a10$35ffa200$f0afb445@Weston72505> Yesterday the ice went out on Quiggley Lake. this morning there were two hen and one drake wood ducks by our shore. One of the hens spent a while in the same wood duck box that yesterday hosted a Hooded Merganser hen. Hopefully, tomorrow I will return home early enough to check out the box. New birds in the yard today: Eastern Phoebe kinglet (sp?) I stopped yesterday on Hwy 55 in Plymouth, just east of CR24, to inspect a former Red-tailed Hawk nest that hosted Great-horned Owls a couple of years ago. the nest was empty, but I flushed a Winter Wren from the ditch puddle by the road. I found another nest today occupied by what appears to be a Red-tailed Hawk. This was in Oakdale at the SE corner of I-694 and Century. C. Loon on Lake Keller in Maplewood, Hwy 61 south of Hwy 36. Yesterday north of Rogers I found my first singing Chorus Frogs. Nearby on Brockton & 147th I found a pair of Trumpeter Swans. I checked out a marshy field at Brockton and 141st and found that the farm was gone and in the process of being replaced with a subdivision. And, the wetland where I found many species of shorebirds including Dowitchers and Buff-breasted Sandpiper, had been graded, sculpted, and sterilized. While still bear earth now, by next fall it will be sodded, carefully mowed, and the dominion of dogs, cats, and children. And, excepting an occasional pair of Canadian sky carp, empty of any wetland birds. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Fri Apr 7 16:09:08 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 10:09:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] Mute Swan; Migration Message-ID: <001301c65a55$3a04c930$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Mute Swan in Sherburne Refuge this morning (small lake on back side of Blue Hill Trail, 30-40 minute walk in). New arrivals in area: Common Loon (on the sewage ponds!), Sharp-shinned Hawk, YB Sapsucker (probable, short fly over look), RC Kinglet, YR Warbler today; RB Merganser yesterday, Hermit Thrush on 4/5. Nineteen species of waterfowl in area; conversely, only four species of sparrows; 76 species total in northern Sherburne/southern Mille Lacs this week. Wonder if this is the same Mute that was photographed in Monticello this winter; there was also one "rumored" in the refuge last summer. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From d.buria-falkowski@mr.mnscu.edu Fri Apr 7 18:23:23 2006 From: d.buria-falkowski@mr.mnscu.edu (Deb Buria-Falkowski) Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:23:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ross's Goose - Silver Lake, Virginia Message-ID: --=__PartA184DE1B.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is a lone Ross's Goose with the Canada Geese today on Silver Lake. = First of the year C. Loon showed up yesterday. =20 =20 Deborah Buria-Falkowski Mesabi Range Community and Technical College Human Resources =20 Phone: (218) 749-7767 FAX: (218) 749-0321 =20 =20 --=__PartA184DE1B.0__= Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML
There is a lone Ross's Goose with the Canada Geese today on Silver=20 Lake.  First of the year C. Loon showed up yesterday.
 
 
Deborah Buria-Falkowski
Mesabi Range Community and Technical=20 College
Human Resources
 
Phone:   (218) 749-7767
FAX: (218)  749-0321
 

  
--=__PartA184DE1B.0__=-- From wieber64@comcast.net Fri Apr 7 21:02:29 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:02:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Heron and big fish Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C65A54.49E53A70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We saw our first great blue heron of the season today at Central Park in Roseville, Ramsey County. We were walking our dogs on the path through the marshland and rounded a corner and startled the heron who was standing right in the middle of a flooded area of the path. As the bird flew off, we walked up to the water where he had been standing and discovered his lunch! The bird had caught a rather large northern pike! This area is not a lake but rather a marshland. It is flooded due to the recent rains and there are culverts under Victoria Street that connect to the tiny Bennett Lake so I assume this is how the fish got into the marsh. The northern was a good size, perhaps 10 to 12 inches long, certainly larger than I had expected a heron to catch and larger than I would have thought for a fish from such a tiny lake. We felt bad that the heron had flown off without his fish so we left the area and hope that he went back. The northern was still alive but barely, had a few peck marks on him. He was lying on his side in about 2 inches of water on the path when we left. Gail Wieberdink wieber64@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C65A54.49E53A70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
We saw = our first=20 great blue heron of the season today at Central Park in = Roseville,=20 Ramsey County.  We were walking our dogs on the path through = the=20 marshland and rounded a corner and startled the heron who was standing = right in=20 the middle of a flooded area of the path.  As the bird flew off, we = walked=20 up to the water where he had been standing and discovered his = lunch!  The=20 bird had caught a rather large northern pike!  This area is not a = lake but=20 rather a marshland.  It is flooded due to the recent rains and = there are=20 culverts under Victoria Street that connect to the tiny Bennett Lake so = I assume=20 this is how the fish got into the marsh.  The northern was a good = size,=20 perhaps 10 to 12 inches long, certainly larger than I had expected = a heron=20 to catch and larger than I would have thought for a fish from such a = tiny=20 lake.  We felt bad that the heron had flown off without = his fish=20 so we left the area and hope that he went back.  The northern = was=20 still alive but barely, had a few peck marks on him.  He was lying = on his=20 side in about 2 inches of water on the path when we=20 left.
 
Gail Wieberdink
wieber64@comcast.net
 
  
------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C65A54.49E53A70-- From clay.christensen@comcast.net Fri Apr 7 22:10:59 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:10:59 +0000 Subject: [mou] Ramsey Co. Lakes Message-ID: <040720062110.1129.4436D5630009258A000004692200750744020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_1129_1144444259_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit We checked out several Ramsey Co. lakes today. Very windy day. Lake Como: Free of ice. Loons, scaup, buffleheads, red-breasted merganser, pied-billed grebe. Phalen: Free of ice. Great egret in small lake at north end. Lake in Mary Dale park (South of Maryland and Dale): Loon Keller Lake: Ice free. Eagle on nest, north end. Gervais Lake: No ice. No birds. Kohlman Lake, east of Gervais: Common mergansers. Vadnais Lake: Ice free. Loon. Sucker Creek: Gold-crowned kinglet, black-crowned night heron, song sparrows. White Bear Lake: Mushy ice over most of lake. Golden eye. 36 species for the trip. Clay Christensen, with Holly Peirson, Val Cunningham & Bill Bronn. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_1129_1144444259_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
We checked out several Ramsey Co. lakes today. Very windy day.
 
Lake Como: Free of ice. Loons, scaup, buffleheads, red-breasted merganser, pied-billed grebe.
 
Phalen: Free of ice. Great egret in small lake at north end.
 
Lake in Mary Dale park (South of Maryland and Dale): Loon
 
Keller Lake: Ice free. Eagle on nest, north end.
 
Gervais Lake: No ice. No birds.
 
Kohlman Lake, east of Gervais: Common mergansers.
 
Vadnais Lake: Ice free. Loon.
 
Sucker Creek: Gold-crowned kinglet, black-crowned night heron, song sparrows.
 
White Bear Lake: Mushy ice over most of lake. Golden eye.
 
36 species for the trip.
 
Clay Christensen, with Holly Peirson, Val Cunningham & Bill Bronn.
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_1129_1144444259_0-- From bstahly@boreal.org Fri Apr 7 22:11:37 2006 From: bstahly@boreal.org (Bruce W. Stahly) Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:11:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] Merlin, Grand Marais Message-ID: <4436D589.7070702@boreal.org> Spring in Grand Marais means falcons pursuing pigeons, and today I got a great look at a Merlin tearing up its prize in front of World's Best Donuts, downtown Grand Marais. For a photo see: http://www.boreal.org/~bstahly/Birds/Merlin11a.jpg Bruce Stahly Grand Marais From slafleur@mchsi.com Sat Apr 8 01:08:31 2006 From: slafleur@mchsi.com (Shari LaFleur) Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 19:08:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Chukars Message-ID: <4436FEFF.5000005@mchsi.com> I have a Chukar in my yard...for the last 3 days.. must of escaped from the horse and hunt club out here in prior lake... any ideas as to what to do with it .. i understand they arent native to minnesota...she(?) has been eating seed i put out for the birds.. and digging around in the dirt ..didnt think they ate seed. any thoughts or ideas are appreciated. you can email me privately if you like.. thanks shari just in case.. a Chukar is a grouse/quail like bird.. really pretty actually .. From Wildchough@aol.com Sat Apr 8 05:02:26 2006 From: Wildchough@aol.com (Wildchough@aol.com) Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 00:02:26 EDT Subject: [mou] possible WILD Whooping Crane, Todd County Message-ID: <1bf.1a82e9a.31688fd2@aol.com> --part1_1bf.1a82e9a.31688fd2_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Carrol Henderson forwarded a contact to me this afternoon and I just managed to get online and view the fellow's photograph. Looks like a whooping crane and I don't see any color bands although the quality is not sharp. He has a better photograph and I'm trying to get hold of it now. For now, check out the website at BurtrumNews.com and information on the general location of the bird. I am suspicious that if this is the same bird that was near Zimmerman a couple of days ago, then it's trying to get back on a bearing for Alberta, perhaps after being blown east from the storms last week, and is farther north than most Wisconsin birds have ever wandered in MN so we better watch this bird, it could easily be a wild whooper. If anyone locates this bird on Saturday please post directions, do not disturb it (use your car as a blind) and see if you see any color bands. Mosr Aransas birds are not banded and the few that still are have metal bands only. Bob Russell --part1_1bf.1a82e9a.31688fd2_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Carrol Henderson forwarded a contac= t to me this afternoon and I just managed to get online and view the fellow'= s photograph.  Looks like a whooping crane and I don't see any color ba= nds although the quality is not sharp.  He has a better photograph and=20= I'm trying to get hold of it now.  For now, check out the website at Bu= rtrumNews.com and information on the general location of the bird.  I a= m suspicious that if this is the same bird that was near Zimmerman a couple=20= of days ago, then it's trying to get back on a bearing for Alberta, perhaps=20= after being blown east from the storms last week, and is farther north than=20= most Wisconsin birds have ever wandered in MN so we better watch this bird,=20= it could easily be a wild whooper.  If anyone locates this bird on Satu= rday please post directions, do not disturb it (use your car as a blind) and= see if you see any color bands.  Mosr Aransas birds are not banded and= the few that still are have metal bands only.  Bob Russell --part1_1bf.1a82e9a.31688fd2_boundary-- From thimgan@digitaljam.com Sat Apr 8 13:11:40 2006 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 07:11:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow rump Otter Tail Message-ID: Friday, April 7, our first warbler of the season, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER--got good looks as he hit a window and landed on our deck, but after an hour and a quarter of regrouping, he took off, thankfully. Sandy and Dan Thimgan Otter Tail County -- Thimgans Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day. --Will Durant From jadrake@arvig.net Sat Apr 8 14:06:06 2006 From: jadrake@arvig.net (Jeff & Amy Drake) Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 08:06:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] Nighthawk OtterTail Cty. Message-ID: <4437B53E.CD67649@arvig.net> Last night, Friday, I heard a COMMON NIGHTHAWK calling over our house. There can't be much to eat out there yet but I hope it found something. Amy Drake From fieldfare21@hotmail.com Sat Apr 8 14:16:36 2006 From: fieldfare21@hotmail.com (Benjamin Fritchman) Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 08:16:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] Whooping Crane-banded Message-ID: I went to go see the Whooping Crane in Todd County this morning. I drove around a bit, and luckily a Whooping Crane isn't hard to miss. I found the bird west of Swanville about 1/2 mile south of CR 104. First and foremost, they are magnificent birds, so seeing the bird was an amazing experience, especially watching it preen and extend its wings out to stretch. Unfortunately the bird was banded, most likely meaning it came from the Wisconsin flock, and thus not countable. Anyway, it had two bands on its left leg-red and white, and three bands on its right leg-orange, green, orange. Ben Fritchman Fargo, ND From connybrunell@earthlink.net Sat Apr 8 17:57:24 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 11:57:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] Horned Grebes ~ Hennepin County Message-ID: <380-22006468165724328@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_1944711814663165724328 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This morning in Minneapolis, Hennepin County there were 10 Horned Grebes. On Lake Calhoun there were 6, and on Lake Harriet there were 4. When the sun would glisten off that alternate plumage it would just sparkle! There also were Common Loons and a variety of ducks on both lakes. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty. connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_1944711814663165724328 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
This morning in Minneapolis, Hennepin County  there were
10 Horned Grebes.  On Lake Calhoun there were 6, and on
Lake Harriet there were 4.  When the sun would glisten off
that alternate plumage it would just sparkle!  There also
were Common Loons and a variety of ducks on both lakes.
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty.
 
------=_NextPart_1944711814663165724328-- From thimgan@digitaljam.com Sat Apr 8 19:57:34 2006 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 13:57:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Whooping Crane/Todd Co. Message-ID: We see that Ben Fritchman made a successful visit to see the Whooping Crane reported near Swanville in Todd County. Unfortunately, we tried UNsuccessfully for a couple of hours later in the day. A couple of times we even cruised by the very spot Ben mentioned in his earlier post. So, be aware that if you plan a pilgrimage to the Crane, that a sighting is not necessarily a lock. Dan & Sandy Thimgan Otter Tail County Battle Lake, MN From markotnes@msn.com Sat Apr 8 21:40:29 2006 From: markotnes@msn.com (Mark Otnes) Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 15:40:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northern Goshawk and Red-shouldered Hawk Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C65B22.CA9BED70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I got an adult male northern goshawk about noon today in extreme northwest Ottertail County (about 13 miles east of Barnesville on highway 34). In Pelican Rapids there was a singing northern cardinal and a flock of tree swallows. At Maplewood State Park the woodlands were fairly active with good numbers of golden-crowned kinglets, fox sparrows, and hermit thrushes. Song sparrows were very common and there were a few lingering juncos and American tree sparrows. At the park, I also got a lone soaring red-shouldered hawk. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markotnes@msn.com ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C65B22.CA9BED70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I got an adult male northern goshawk about noon today = in extreme northwest Ottertail County (about 13 = miles east of Barnesville on highway 34).

 

In Pelican Rapids there was a singing northern = cardinal and a flock of tree swallows.

 

At Maplewood State Park the = woodlands were fairly active with good numbers of golden-crowned kinglets, fox = sparrows, and hermit thrushes.  Song sparrows were very common and there were = a few lingering juncos and American tree sparrows.  At the park, I also = got a lone soaring red-shouldered hawk.

 

Mark Otnes

Fargo ND

701-241-4194

 

markotnes@msn.com

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C65B22.CA9BED70-- From tiger150@comcast.net Sat Apr 8 21:47:35 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 15:47:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] Local birds ( Hennipin Co.) Message-ID: <000c01c65b4d$aabeacb0$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C65B23.C1AAB150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Much was about at noon today (4/8) in Golden Valley. I saw: Brown Creeper (1) migrating with a group of Golden-crowned Kinglets Pied Billed Grebe (1) on a local pond (has been here for sevral days) Pair of Cooper's Hawks building a nest E. Pheobe (1) singing (first this year) Great Egret (1) flying over (first this year) Song Sparrows (2) (first this year) If anyone wants any specific directions, please e-mail me. Another sunny = day for birding! Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C65B23.C1AAB150 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Much was about at noon today (4/8) in = Golden=20 Valley. I saw:
 
Brown Creeper (1) migrating with a = group of=20 Golden-crowned Kinglets
Pied Billed Grebe (1) on a local pond = (has been=20 here for sevral days)
Pair of Cooper's Hawks building a = nest
E. Pheobe (1) singing (first this=20 year)
Great Egret (1) flying over (first this = year)
Song Sparrows (2) (first this = year)
 
If anyone wants any specific = directions, please=20 e-mail me. Another sunny day for birding!
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennipin=20 County
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C65B23.C1AAB150-- From towle@mail.ahc.umn.edu Sat Apr 8 21:52:43 2006 From: towle@mail.ahc.umn.edu (Howard Towle) Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 15:52:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Early Magnolia Warbler - Anoka Co Message-ID: <71369df9a653498600b591c62aa4c8ba@mail.ahc.umn.edu> Scott Clark asked me to post this message for him because he doesn't have internet access on weekends: Scott and Marilyn Clark found a single male Magnolia Warbler this Saturday morning at Carlos Avery WMA. Scott says that they had a long and nice view of the bird and are certain of its id. This date is a full two weeks earlier than the previous early record for this species according to the information that I have. Maybe a harbinger of things to come this Spring? The bird was seen about 1/2 mile west of the intersection of Zodiac and the main interior road of Carlos Avery. Howard Towle Golden Valley, MN From clay.christensen@comcast.net Sat Apr 8 22:12:19 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:12:19 +0000 Subject: [mou] Ramsey Co. Lakes Saturday Message-ID: <040820062112.2753.44382733000A29D900000AC12206999735020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_2753_1144530739_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Our St. Paul Audubon Society field trip to Ramsey Co. lakes today, 4/8, netted 42 species. We went to Como, Phalen, Keller, Kohlman, Gervais, Vadnais, Sucker, Josephine and Zimmerman Lakes (B2 E of Snelling). Highlights included many loons, many red-breasted mergansers. We had ~250 pelicans soar over us at Keller Lake. Ring-necked ducks, hooded mergansers, common mergansers, wood ducks, cormorants, buffleheads, pied-billed grebes, coots, lesser scaup, great blue heron, egrets, phoebe, brown creeper, song sparrows, broad-winged hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, yellow-bellied sapsucker, northern flicker, tree swallows, turkey vulture (also seen yesterday, but neglected to report [sorry, VC]) and hermit thrush. And a female mallard nesting at the break of a crashed tree limb, 15-20 feet off the ground. "Watch that first step, kids, it's a doozey!" Gorgeous day, great company, great birding. Clay Christensen for the 12 of us. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_2753_1144530739_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Our St. Paul Audubon Society field trip to Ramsey Co. lakes today, 4/8, netted 42 species. We went to Como, Phalen, Keller, Kohlman, Gervais, Vadnais, Sucker, Josephine and Zimmerman Lakes (B2 E of Snelling).
 
Highlights included many loons, many red-breasted mergansers. We had ~250 pelicans soar over us at Keller Lake. Ring-necked ducks, hooded mergansers, common mergansers, wood ducks, cormorants, buffleheads, pied-billed grebes, coots, lesser scaup, great blue heron, egrets, phoebe, brown creeper, song sparrows, broad-winged hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, yellow-bellied sapsucker, northern flicker, tree swallows, turkey vulture (also seen yesterday, but neglected to report [sorry, VC]) and hermit thrush.
 
And a female mallard nesting at the break of a crashed tree limb, 15-20 feet off the ground. "Watch that first step, kids, it's a doozey!"
 
Gorgeous day, great company, great birding.
 
Clay Christensen for the 12 of us.
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_2753_1144530739_0-- From wieber64@comcast.net Sun Apr 9 00:35:25 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 18:35:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pewee Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C65B3B.33D84F50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We saw an Eastern Wood-Pewee along Pine Bend Trail in Dakota County this morning. The song was distinctive. I don't know if this is early for a Pewee or not, haven't seen one posted. There were still a number of Great Blue Herons at the 180th St. marsh and we saw a single Swamp Sparrow among the many Song Sparrows at the 140th St. wetland. Many robins and juncos all over and a lot of flickers. Gail Wieberdink wieber64@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C65B3B.33D84F50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
We saw = an Eastern=20 Wood-Pewee along Pine Bend Trail in Dakota County this morning.  = The song=20 was distinctive.  I don't know if this is early for a Pewee or not, = haven't=20 seen one posted. There were still a number of Great Blue Herons at the = 180th St.=20 marsh and we saw a single Swamp Sparrow among the many Song Sparrows at = the=20 140th St. wetland.  Many robins and juncos all over and a lot of=20 flickers.
 
Gail Wieberdink
wieber64@comcast.net=
 
------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C65B3B.33D84F50-- From clay.christensen@comcast.net Sun Apr 9 03:43:50 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 02:43:50 +0000 Subject: [mou] Red-tailed hawk nest duties Message-ID: <040920060243.26380.443874E60008BF340000670C2200734830020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_26380_1144550630_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I forgot to mention that our St. Paul Audubon Metro Lakes trip wound up watching the red-tailed hawk nest at Zimmerman Lake, B2 just east of Snelling, MnDOT parking lot. We saw one hawk on the nest. The other was hunting nearby and defending the area from a flock of crows. Someone asked if red-tails shared incubation duties. I said I usually look up such things in The Birder's Handbook, but it looked like we were about to find out first hand, as the second hawk flew to the nest. It perched on the left side of the nest. The hawk that had been on the nest stepped out to the right edge, facing away, as the arriving hawk took its place on the nest. The first hawk flew off to find lunch. We had a very good look and confirmed what the book says: Both red-tailed hawks share incubation duties. Clay Christensen --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_26380_1144550630_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I forgot to mention that our St. Paul Audubon Metro Lakes trip wound up watching the red-tailed hawk nest at Zimmerman Lake, B2 just east of Snelling, MnDOT parking lot.
 
We saw one hawk on the nest. The other was hunting nearby and defending the area from a flock of crows. Someone asked if red-tails shared incubation duties. I said I usually look up such things in The Birder's Handbook, but it looked like we were about to find out first hand, as the second hawk flew to the nest.
 
It perched on the left side of the nest. The hawk that had been on the nest stepped out to the right edge, facing away, as the arriving hawk took its place on the nest. The first hawk flew off to find lunch.
 
We had a very good look and confirmed what the book says: Both red-tailed hawks share incubation duties.
 
Clay Christensen
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_26380_1144550630_0-- From chetmeyers@visi.com Sun Apr 9 04:37:15 2006 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (chetmeyers@visi.com) Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 22:37:15 -0500 Subject: [mou] Woodcocks dancing Black Dog Fen Message-ID: <1144553835.4438816b33fd1@my.visi.com> Chet Meyers writes: Visited Black Dog Fen to see if the woodcocks were dancing. Heard or saw at least five different birds. They started peenting about 8:10 and it was a cloudless sunset. If you go, the path through the fen is very muddy and the last snow so flattened the marsh grass that the birds are not relying on dancing on the path, as they have in past years; but you will hear and should see birds. Chet Meyers, Hennepin County From lkrueger@umn.edu Sun Apr 9 04:55:32 2006 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 22:55:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Como Lake, 180th Street Marsh Message-ID: <002101c65b89$75b3c280$b9fd6580@LindaII> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C65B5F.8CDDBA80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I observed three male Wood Ducks and two female Wood Ducks in close proximity to the Pavillion at Como Lake today (from noon until 4PM). Around 7PM tonight I observed several Great Blue Herons, Geese, and a Northern Harrier at the 180th Street Marsh in Dakota County. Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C65B5F.8CDDBA80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I observed three male Wood Ducks and two female Wood = Ducks in close proximity to the Pavillion at Como Lake today (from noon until 4PM).  Around 7PM tonight I observed several = Great Blue Herons, Geese, and a = Northern Harrier at the 180th Street Marsh in Dakota County.<= /p>

 

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

 

------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C65B5F.8CDDBA80-- From david@cahlander.com Sun Apr 9 06:50:04 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 00:50:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] Whooping Crane/Todd Co. References: Message-ID: <001c01c65b99$768f8940$0400a8c0@flash> Operation Migration is interested in any information on these Whooping Cranes. I got the message: Thanks for sending this. I clicked on the link and saw a picture of a distant whooping crane. Is there another place that shows or describes the leg bands. It would be a little odd for this to be #16 since he should have a mate with him and if he doesn't we need to figure out where the female is. Any more information that you have and could send along would be helpful. Thank you. Sara Sara Zimorski Aviculturist International Crane Foundation P.O. Box 447 E-11376 Shady Lane Road Baraboo, WI 53913 Tel: 608-356-9462 ext. 154 Fax: 608-356-9465 sara@savingcranes.org I did send on the leg band information that Ben Fritchman reported. I'm not sure if Sara got that information so I sent it to her again. Thanks. --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Apr 9 13:31:52 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 07:31:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Mille Lacs tour Message-ID: <001c01c65bd1$94f78620$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Drove & hiked portions of Mille Lacs County (basically areas proximate to 169) yesterday morning. Highlights: Kunkel WMA (dawn): Eight woodcocks, Ruffed Grouse, Great Horned & Barred Owls Pioneer Park: Red-shouldered Hawk Onamia & Shakopee Lakes: Osprey, numerous Bald Eagles, eight Trumpeter Swans Mille Lakes Lake - 90% frozen (bay across from Vineland Road open, otherwise relatively solid) Kathio: Common Ravens, YR Warbler, SS Hawk, Ruffed Grouse Milaca Trails/sewage ponds - quiet 68 species, spring's looking better (although passerines still a little quiet). Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From wswanson20@aol.com Sun Apr 9 14:27:12 2006 From: wswanson20@aol.com (wswanson20@aol.com) Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 09:27:12 -0400 Subject: [mou] email change Message-ID: <8C829F07228EE50-99C-D1E@FWM-M08.sysops.aol.com> ----------MailBlocks_8C829F072242996_99C_BFC_FWM-M08.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Is this where I change my email address? I'm mou member William Swanson wswanson20@aol.com changing my address to wswanson20@yahoo.com ----------MailBlocks_8C829F072242996_99C_BFC_FWM-M08.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Is this where I change my email address?  I'm mou member William Swanson wswanson20@aol.com changing my address to wswanson20@yahoo.com
----------MailBlocks_8C829F072242996_99C_BFC_FWM-M08.sysops.aol.com-- From connybrunell@earthlink.net Sun Apr 9 15:29:31 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:29:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] "40" Horned Grebes ~ Hennepin County Message-ID: <380-22006409142931453@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_248471192157142931453 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Early this morning on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Hennepin County There was a spectacular sight of "40" Horned Grebes, 2 Red-necked Grebes, and 12 Pied-billed Grebes. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty. connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_248471192157142931453 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
Early this morning on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Hennepin County
There was a spectacular sight of "40" Horned Grebes, 2 Red-necked
Grebes, and 12 Pied-billed Grebes.
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty.
 
------=_NextPart_248471192157142931453-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Sun Apr 9 20:13:24 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 14:13:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lake Byllesby - Dakota Message-ID: <410-22006409191324812@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 3/9/06 Lake Byllesby Dakota Co. 12 Noon Franklin's Gull - 4 Red-necked Grebe - 5 Horned Grebe - 10 Shorebirds - zippo Divers building to about 250. Water still high with very little mudflat at west end. Jim Eagan ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

3/9/06
Lake Byllesby
Dakota Co.
12 Noon
 
Franklin's Gull - 4
Red-necked Grebe - 5
Horned Grebe - 10
Shorebirds - zippo
 
Divers building to about 250. Water still high with very little mudflat at west end.
 
Jim
Eagan
 
 
 
 
 
 

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From birds@solascandle.com Sun Apr 9 20:21:35 2006 From: birds@solascandle.com (Chris) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 14:21:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] HOO HOO HOO! Message-ID: <001301c65c0a$d155b040$0202a8c0@tardis> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C65BE0.E87FA840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I headed over to the Coon Rapids Dam yesterday and saw the usual spring birds - Red Winged Blackbirds, Downy Woodpeckers, Cardinals, Sparrows, Swallows, Blue Jays, and some that I couldn't ID. I also heard a bunch that I couldn't ID either, as I'm relatively new to birding (but learning). The exciting part was when I got home. the GHOs on our street have a baby! He let me get REALLY close, but I didn't want to get TOO close as to spook him, so I was able to get some nice shots of him. Here is one of the photos. Chris Bklyn Park, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C65BE0.E87FA840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I headed over to the Coon Rapids Dam yesterday and = saw the usual spring birds – Red Winged Blackbirds, Downy Woodpeckers, = Cardinals, Sparrows, Swallows, Blue Jays, and some that I couldn’t ID. I also = heard a bunch that I couldn’t ID either, as I’m relatively new to = birding (but learning).

 

The exciting part was when I got = home… the GHOs on our street have a baby! He let me get REALLY close, but I = didn’t want to get TOO close as to spook him, so I was able to get some nice = shots of him. Here is = one of the photos.

 

Chris

Bklyn = Park, MN

 

------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C65BE0.E87FA840-- From jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com Sun Apr 9 23:13:18 2006 From: jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com (J Schulz) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 15:13:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] GHO, Bald Eagle, etc Message-ID: <20060409221318.83288.qmail@web51108.mail.yahoo.com> --0-313001758-1144620798=:81860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Went to check out the GHO nest near hwy 5 and 694 - there are two babies in the nest and they must be getting really close to fledging. Got some really nice views of the little ones. Couldn't find the parents anywhere. Also saw a flicker in the same area. Headed over to Keller Park where one of the Bald Eagles was sitting on the nest. Saw the other one flying to the North but it didn't come back to the nest. Red Wing black birds where in the area, saw several. Then headed over to the Red Tailed Hawk nest near Cty Rd B2 and Snelling and received our best treat yet. The parents were just getting ready to swap nest duties - the male (by size) flew in and landed on a tree near the nest. The female (by size) left the nest and flew around overhead for a bit, then went and landed next to the male, jumped on his back (litterally) and then took off again, giving us some spectacular views, before she took off hunting somewhere out of sight. The male left the tree he was sitting in did a little aerial display soaring around for a minute or two and then landed on the nest and settled in. There was also a pair of wood ducks on the little pond next to the nesting site. Good Birding! Jackie PS - To the very nice man who let me look through his binocs to see the Snowy this winter and talked about binocs with me and recommended the Nikon Monarch 8x42 as both excellent in general and really good for if you have glasses (I do) - THANK YOU - I love them, they are the only pair I've ever had where I have been able to use them while still wearing my glasses! I just recently got them and this was my first expedition using them - I couldn't be more pleased. Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-) --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1’/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. --0-313001758-1144620798=:81860 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Went to check out the GHO nest near hwy 5 and 694 - there are two babies in the nest and they must be getting really close to fledging.  Got some really nice views of the little ones.  Couldn't find the parents anywhere.  Also saw a flicker in the same area.
 
Headed over to Keller Park where one of the Bald Eagles was sitting on the nest.  Saw the other one flying to the North but it didn't come back to the nest.  Red Wing black birds where in the area, saw several.
 
Then headed over to the Red Tailed Hawk nest near Cty Rd B2 and Snelling and received our best treat yet.  The parents were just getting ready to swap nest duties - the male (by size) flew in and landed on a tree near the nest.  The female (by size) left the nest and flew around overhead for a bit, then went and landed next to the male, jumped on his back (litterally) and then took off again, giving us some spectacular views, before she took off hunting somewhere out of sight.  The male left the tree he was sitting in did a little aerial display soaring around for a minute or two and then landed on the nest and settled in.  There was also a pair of wood ducks on the little pond next to the nesting site.
 
Good Birding!
 
Jackie
 
PS - To the very nice man who let me look through his binocs to see the Snowy this winter and talked about binocs with me and recommended the Nikon Monarch 8x42 as both excellent in general and really good for if you have glasses (I do) - THANK YOU - I love them, they are the only pair I've ever had where I have been able to use them while still wearing my glasses!  I just recently got them and this was my first expedition using them - I couldn't be more pleased.


Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-)

Blab-away for as little as 1’/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. --0-313001758-1144620798=:81860-- From jadrake@arvig.net Mon Apr 10 02:59:33 2006 From: jadrake@arvig.net (Jeff & Amy Drake) Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 20:59:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] id help thanks Message-ID: <4439BC05.BAD1AF0F@arvig.net> Thank you to all who so gently corrected me on my erroneous nighthawk ID. I had seen a woodcock earlier in the week. I found my daughter's MN Birds CD and listened again to the nighthawk. I just came in from listening outside and not only did I hear my bird, but also saw it in action. Definitely the woodcock. It does sound quite similar but a lower note (and all the odd noises as it comes back to it's perch - thought it was another bird the first night). So, thank you again. I do hope I didn't ruffle too many feathers out there. Amy Drake From sharon@birdchick.com Mon Apr 10 03:22:44 2006 From: sharon@birdchick.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 21:22:44 -0500 Subject: [mou] Woodcocks and more Carver Park Message-ID: Tonight I was out with Amber Burnette for the woodcock display at Carver Park and had some great views of flights. We had a bonus of hearing Wilson's snipe and coyotes too. Sharon Stiteler Minneapolis, MN www.birdchick.com Bird/Wildlife Observation Specialist for www.eagleoptics.com From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Mon Apr 10 04:41:25 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 22:41:25 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Hubbard Co. Wood Thrush, Osprey, et al. Message-ID: <1201.64.21.244.216.1144640485.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, I spent Saturday birding in southern Hubbard County. Lots of thrushes - 18 Eastern Bluebird 15 Hermit Thrush 100+ American Robin And the highlight of the day, a very early Wood Thrush right across from Eagle Bay Farms Nursery about 1/2 mile west of Hubbard CR 20 on Circle Pines Drive. I had flushed the bird from the side of the gravel road near a second-growth deciduous woodlot, and found it again skulking in the underbrush. Hopefully the warm southerly winds will continue to bring in more migrants to the region this week. Other first of year birds in Hubbard Co. (for me anyhow): Common Loon Song Sparrow Fox Sparrow Eastern Phoebe - 8 total, one pair in our backyard singing like crazy. Northern Flicker Belted Kingfisher Osprey We also have a pair of Southern Flying Squirrels visiting our feeders at night. They particularly like the woodpecker suet log (an 18" birch log drilled with 1" holes and packed with a peanut butter and suet mixture). They were chasing each other around the tree trunks and gliding from tree to tree for about half an hour. Absoulutely wonderful to have them here! Good Birding! Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm From dbmartin@skypoint.com Mon Apr 10 04:52:45 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 22:52:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Additional Drawdowns Message-ID: <008b01c65c52$3df3cf60$522e56c7@oemcomputer> We have heard about a couple of other drawdowns that are going to be going on. Keep the information coming for all to share. Waseca County-Goose Lake, about a mile and a half east of Waseca on Highway 14, best access from the county park on the east side of the lake or the public access on the north side from Highway 14, best viewing may depend on time of day visiting as to avoid looking into the sun and depth of the water in the respective areas, not a huge lake but good sized so plenty of shorebirds are possible, we understand that this lake will be in drawdown this summer, which depending on timing may include late spring, early summer or late summer early fall migrants, also may depend on how fast an outflow pipe may be repaired, we remember this lake as being a pretty decent waterfowl lake so water depth may be pretty shallow which should allow for a fair amount of mud during all the drawdown times, the DNR website lists no size or depth information which usually means that this is a shallow duck lake that no depth maps are needed for Blue Earth County- Rice Lake, south of St Clair on County Road 28, probably only sure access is from the WMA on the southwest corner of the lake, although the DNR web site lists a public access of unknown ownership on the northeast corner of the lake through a farm (we suspect only locals will be able to find this so birders probably best stick to walking through the WMA), dam is failing so water was drawn down this past winter, 438 acre lake with an average depth of 4 feet so shorebirding should be great this spring with a lot of mud showing, not sure how long it will take to repair the dam but you can bet that the earliest this lake will have a chance to start filling up will be the fall rains and that means a whole season of shorebirding Any shorebirders visiting be sure to keep all of us up-to-date on what is being seen on these two very interesting drawdowns. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From connybrunell@earthlink.net Mon Apr 10 16:25:04 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:25:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ross's Goose ~ Dakota County Message-ID: <380-22006411015254234@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_1012911103227415254234 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This morning at Lake Byllesby, in Dakota County there was a Ross's Goose. It was out on one of the islands surrounded by 36 Bonaparte's Gulls. There were approximately 100 American White Pelicans at rest, and a Swamp Sparrow was singing up a storm! Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty. connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_1012911103227415254234 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
This morning at Lake Byllesby, in Dakota County
there was a Ross's Goose.  It was out on one of
the islands surrounded by 36 Bonaparte's Gulls.
There were approximately 100 American White
Pelicans at rest, and a Swamp Sparrow was
singing up a storm!
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty.
 
------=_NextPart_1012911103227415254234-- From jbolish5565@comcast.net Sat Apr 8 18:15:18 2006 From: jbolish5565@comcast.net (Jason Bolish) Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 12:15:18 -0500 Subject: [mou] osprey Message-ID: <002901c65b30$02e6b630$6401a8c0@JBPrimary> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C65B06.19C91DE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The pair of Osprey are still on the Brooklyn Park side of the Coon = Rapids dam, slowly building their nest. There is a path to the left of = the nest, & a sign there that tells you to stay behind it (I wanted to = bring this up because the sign had fallen off when I walked through) = even so you can get great views of these birds. Saw many migrants in = the wooded area there & a Turkey Vulture soar overhead. Keep your eyes = open for a Sharp-Shinned Hawk hunting birds off of the telephone lines. Jason ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C65B06.19C91DE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The pair of Osprey are still on the = Brooklyn Park=20 side of the Coon Rapids dam, slowly building their nest.  There is = a path=20 to the left of the nest, & a sign there that tells you to stay = behind it (I=20 wanted to bring this up because the sign had fallen off when I walked = through)=20 even so you can get great views of these birds.  Saw many migrants = in the=20 wooded area there & a Turkey Vulture soar overhead.  Keep = your=20 eyes open for a Sharp-Shinned Hawk hunting birds off of the = telephone=20 lines.
 
 
Jason
------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C65B06.19C91DE0-- From cyrus150@hotmail.com Sun Apr 9 01:15:32 2006 From: cyrus150@hotmail.com (John Cyrus) Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:32 +0000 Subject: [mou] Tufted Titmouse Message-ID: We had a pleasant surprise at our feeders in Chaska, Carver County. A Tufted Titmouse sampled several of our feeders for a time this evening. It came back once after being scared off by some nearby walkers. Hopefully it will stay in the area. Though that is not likely, as this is the first titmouse at our feeders over the last ten years. John Cyrus From BillyJoe.Unzen@st.bemidjistate.edu Sun Apr 9 05:29:29 2006 From: BillyJoe.Unzen@st.bemidjistate.edu (BillyJoe Unzen) Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 23:29:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lac Qui Parle Sharp-tailed Grouse Message-ID: <1144556969.206e0dcBillyJoe.Unzen@st.bemidjistate.edu> Between 6:50 and 7:30pm this evening April 8th, I watched a male Sharp-tail= ed Grouse displaying on a lek with at least 16 Greater Prairie-Chickens a= t Plover Prairie East Unit. The location of the lek is four miles north of Bellingham on Hwy 75 then tw= o miles east (look for the camouflaged tent) and is easily viewed from th= e dead-end road that turns north. The grouse got into several skirmishes with the male chickens. The chickens= were always the aggressors but the grouse never backed down. The grouse didn=E2=80=99t show any signs of hybridization with Prairie Chic= kens, but its presence at the lek could mean the possibility of future hy= brids in the area. This is possibly the same bird I saw at Plover Prairie= back on February 14th. There were also 3 Short-eared Owls flying around the area at dusk(excellent= migration in Lac Qui Parle this spring with at least 16 SEowls seen so f= ar). The apparent influx of Sharp-tailed Grouse into the west-central regions fr= om the Dakotas this winter has resulted in the birds not leaving the area= so far this spring. Most sightings are of singles with the exception of = a group of at least 28 grouse near Odessa in early march. The other most = recent sightings were of single birds at Salt Lake on 3/25, just west of = Marietta on 4/3, and 2 miles northeast of Nassau on 4/6. Bill J. Unzen From PChu@CSBSJU.EDU Mon Apr 10 18:06:38 2006 From: PChu@CSBSJU.EDU (Chu, Philip) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:06:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] early Snowy Egret, 9 April Message-ID: Of some interest yesterday, 9 April, was a Snowy Egret in Big Stone = County's Otrey Township, along CR 67 1.0 mile south of CR 10. A few years ago Tom Tustison (2001) wrote that the state's earliest = Snowy Egret was 10 April 1981 in Anoka County, meaning, I guess, that = yesterday's Snowy represents a new early date (by all of one day). Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University Collegeville, MN 56321 Tustison, T. 2001. Influx of Snowy Egrets into Minnesota: spring 2000 = migratory movement. Loon 73:3-7.=20 From stauf007@tc.umn.edu Mon Apr 10 18:45:25 2006 From: stauf007@tc.umn.edu (William M Stauffer) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:45:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] Le Conte's Sparrow at Cedar Ave. Bridge Message-ID: <000001c65cc6$8d6f7610$0300a8c0@STAUFFERGATE> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C65C9C.A4996E10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A little after 10AM today there was a Le Conte=92s Sparrow about 10-15 = feet off the trail leading West from the Cedar Ave. Bridge parking area. The = bird was about =BD ways between the parking lot and the fork where the trail = leads to the board-walk. It was not singing. The other thing of interest to me this AM was in Lakeview Cemetery. There were 3-4 Brown Creepers, moving together and singing their full song. I have not heard that song this = far south before[I can=92t recall hearing it south of Scenic State Park it = Itasca Co.]. =20 Bill Stauffer ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C65C9C.A4996E10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A little after 10AM today there was a Le = Conte’s Sparrow about 10-15 feet off the trail leading West from the Cedar Ave. = Bridge parking area. The bird = was about ½ ways between the parking lot and the fork where the trail leads to the board-walk. It was not singing. The other thing of interest to me this = AM was in Lakeview Cemetery.  There were 3-4 = Brown Creepers, moving together and singing their full song. I have not heard = that song this far south before[I can’t recall hearing it south of = Scenic State Park it Itasca Co.].

 

Bill Stauffer

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C65C9C.A4996E10-- From lkrueger@umn.edu Mon Apr 10 19:25:36 2006 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:25:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] EXCITING Photo Website Update! Message-ID: <000501c65ccc$2b9ef7c0$53fd6580@LindaII> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C65CA2.42C8EFC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am excited with the 30 new photos I put on my website just now. You can check them out under the "New Photos" tab. - Wood Duck, male and female. This is a life bird for me!!!! - Osprey, male and female. I was in the right place at the right time. This female Osprey should be laying eggs real soon!!! - American Coot. Up-close! - Great Egret. My Husband, Kevin, has recently been getting into birding (I only started about 18 months ago) and photographing birds. These four photos were taken by him. Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C65CA2.42C8EFC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am excited with the 30 new photos I put on my = website just now.  You can check them out under the “New Photos” = tab. 

 

- Wood Duck, male and female.  This is a life = bird for me!!!! 

- Osprey, male and female.  I was in the right = place at the right time.  This female Osprey should be laying eggs real = soon!!!

- American Coot.  = Up-close!

- Great Egret.  My Husband, Kevin, has recently been getting into birding (I only started about 18 months = ago) and photographing birds.  These four photos were taken by him.  =

 

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

 

------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C65CA2.42C8EFC0-- From BobHoltz1933@aol.com Mon Apr 10 21:03:03 2006 From: BobHoltz1933@aol.com (BobHoltz1933@aol.com) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:03:03 EDT Subject: [mou] Youth Birding Club Message-ID: <1ed.4eb5c685.316c13f7@aol.com> -------------------------------1144699383 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is a last reminder that the first gathering (mainly field trip) of the Youth Birding Club will be held this Saturday at 9:00 at the Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield. Contact me if you need directions. We should finish no later than 11:00. Bob Holtz If you are too busy to go birding, you are too busy. -------------------------------1144699383 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This is a last reminder that the first gathering (mainly field trip) of= the Youth Birding Club will be held this Saturday at 9:00 at the Wood Lake=20= Nature Center in Richfield. Contact me if you need directions. We should fin= ish no later than 11:00.
 
Bob Holtz
 
 
If you are too busy to go birding, you are too busy.
-------------------------------1144699383-- From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Mon Apr 10 21:21:37 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:21:37 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Re: Hubbard Co. Wood Thrush Message-ID: <1380.134.129.73.51.1144700497.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, More info on the potential Wood Thrush I found in Hubbard County on Saturday. I knew it was rather early for this species, and Jim Mattsson informed me that it would be the earliest in the North by ten days! Because this is a very significant record date, I am now a bit hesitant in positively identifying the bird as Wood Thrush. Here is all the info I have on the sighting. Any feedback as to other ID possibilites would be greatly appreciated. My first instict when the bird flushed was brown thrasher because of the bright, solid rusty back and wings, but as it flew I noticed that it just wasn't big enough and the tail wasn't long enough for brown thrasher and I saw no indication of wing bars, and that's why I continued looking for it. At that point I figured that if it wasn't a brown thrasher, it was either a very rusty veery or a wood thrush as it did appear thrush-shaped in flight and seemed a bit smaller than a robin. It flew straight away from me into the underbrush. It kept scooting and flying short distances, always with its back to me, trying to avoid me in the underbrush (the "skulking" behavior reference, perhaps badly worded on my part) and I never got a completely satisfying look at the bird. In the underbrush, I was able to see its rusty back and overall size which again was too small for a brown thrasher. I wish I could have seen the side of the head, or even the flanks! I returned in the evening and on Sunday morning in the hopes of catching its song, but had no success. Nor did I hear any veery or brown thrasher phrases in the area, but that doesn't mean much either. Because this would be a very significant date record, I am now hesitant to give the bird a positive ID of Wood Thrush. I am certain that it was not a brown thrasher, but I don't feel that I can 100% positively ID this bird on process of elimination without seeing other key field marks. I thought it seemed very early for wood thrush (though I didn't know how early until I received Jim Mattssons's e-mail), but I just don't know what else it could likely be. Could it have been an aberrant veery or an aberrant hermit thrush? When the bird initially flew, I viewed it in direct sunlight with the sun behind me and it was a very bright rust color, seemingly too bright for either a veery or hermit thrush. If anyone has any thoughts, I'd be happy to hear them! Good Birding, Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm From danterberan@comcast.net Mon Apr 10 23:02:01 2006 From: danterberan@comcast.net (danterberan@comcast.net) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:02:01 +0000 Subject: [mou] East Side Turkey Message-ID: <041020062202.10769.443AD5D900092F6600002A112207002953020E9D0A0D9D0A9B020E0B@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_10769_1144706521_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On the 1000 block of Hyacinth Avenue near Earl St at 6:00 PM there was a beautiful Wild Turkey admiring himself in the front door window of a home! He then proceeded to snack on the bushes in front of the home. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_10769_1144706521_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
On the 1000 block of Hyacinth Avenue near Earl St at 6:00 PM there was a beautiful Wild Turkey admiring himself in the front door window of a home! He then proceeded to snack on the bushes in front of the home.
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_10769_1144706521_0-- From eyeofnature@charter.net Mon Apr 10 23:48:10 2006 From: eyeofnature@charter.net (Ron Green) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:48:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] EXCITING Photo Website Update! References: <000501c65ccc$2b9ef7c0$53fd6580@LindaII> Message-ID: <015e01c65cf0$d82c0db0$6501a8c0@ron> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_015B_01C65CC6.EEFDD390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kudos again, to both of you! Ron Green http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Linda Krueger=20 To: 'MN Ornithologist Union Listserve'=20 Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 1:25 PM Subject: [mou] EXCITING Photo Website Update! I am excited with the 30 new photos I put on my website just now. You = can check them out under the "New Photos" tab. =20 =20 - Wood Duck, male and female. This is a life bird for me!!!! =20 - Osprey, male and female. I was in the right place at the right = time. This female Osprey should be laying eggs real soon!!! - American Coot. Up-close! - Great Egret. My Husband, Kevin, has recently been getting into = birding (I only started about 18 months ago) and photographing birds. = These four photos were taken by him. =20 =20 Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! =20 ------=_NextPart_000_015B_01C65CC6.EEFDD390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Kudos again, to both of = you!
Ron Green
http://www.greensphotoi= mages.com/gallery
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Linda = Krueger=20
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 = 1:25=20 PM
Subject: [mou] EXCITING Photo = Website=20 Update!

I am excited with the 30 = new=20 photos I put on my website just now.  You can check them out = under the=20 =93New Photos=94 tab. 

 

- Wood Duck, male and=20 female.  This is a life bird for me!!!! =20

- Osprey, male and = female.  I=20 was in the right place at the right time.  This female Osprey = should be=20 laying eggs real soon!!!

- American Coot. =20 Up-close!

- Great Egret.  My = Husband,=20 Kevin, has recently been = getting=20 into birding (I only started about 18 months ago) and photographing=20 birds.  These four photos were taken by him. =20

 

Linda=20 Krueger

Visit my photo web site=20 at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and=20 enjoy!

 

------=_NextPart_000_015B_01C65CC6.EEFDD390-- From ronusj@hotmail.com Tue Apr 11 02:54:49 2006 From: ronusj@hotmail.com (Ronus J) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:54:49 -0500 Subject: [mou] Common Message-ID: .edu From ronusj@hotmail.com Tue Apr 11 02:55:29 2006 From: ronusj@hotmail.com (Ronus J) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:55:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Common Message-ID: .edu From ronusj@hotmail.com Tue Apr 11 02:56:58 2006 From: ronusj@hotmail.com (Ronus J) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:56:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Common 's Message-ID: From ronusj@hotmail.com Tue Apr 11 02:58:04 2006 From: ronusj@hotmail.com (Ronus J) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:58:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] Common Snipe at Wood Lake Message-ID: Monday evening- scared up three Common Snipe at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield. Sharon K. Minneapolis From prh@hutchtel.net Tue Apr 11 04:17:38 2006 From: prh@hutchtel.net (pete hoeger) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:17:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Snowy Owl in McLeod County Message-ID: <006a01c65d16$7f8e6560$79204745@YOUR91E713E150> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C65CEC.937A9780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tonite, at 8:50 pm., about 5 miles southwest of Hutchinson, caught in = my headlights as it sat like a strange white lump in the middle of a = gravel road between a farm field and a Waterfowl Protection Area (I was = out listening to snipe and woodcock and chorus frogs galore). Saw it for = about 15 sec. before it flew off south and then circled west over the = fields and out of view of my high beams. Couldn't believe my eyes. I drove around for another 40 min. on every = gravel section road in the area, hoping for another look. And it was in the low 70's here today.=20 Pete Hoeger, Hutchinson ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C65CEC.937A9780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tonite, at 8:50 pm., about 5 miles = southwest=20 of Hutchinson,  caught in my headlights as it sat like a = strange white=20 lump in the middle of a gravel road between a farm field and a Waterfowl = Protection Area (I was out listening to snipe and woodcock and chorus = frogs=20 galore). Saw it for about 15 sec. before it flew off south and then = circled west=20 over the fields and out of view of my high beams.
Couldn't believe my eyes. I drove = around for=20 another 40 min. on every gravel section road in the area, hoping for = another=20 look.
And it was in the low 70's here=20 today. 
Pete Hoeger, = Hutchinson
------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C65CEC.937A9780-- From clay.christensen@comcast.net Tue Apr 11 17:43:00 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:43:00 +0000 Subject: [mou] Wild Turkey Metro Message-ID: <041120061643.18460.443BDC93000DDD220000481C2200734830020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_18460_1144773780_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit At 8 this morning, wild turkey hen strolling down my garden path here in lovely little Lauderdale! Clay Christensen Lauderdale, Ramsey Co. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_18460_1144773780_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
At 8 this morning, wild turkey hen strolling down my garden path here in lovely little Lauderdale!
 
Clay Christensen
Lauderdale, Ramsey Co.
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_18460_1144773780_0-- From danterberan@comcast.net Tue Apr 11 17:59:43 2006 From: danterberan@comcast.net (danterberan@comcast.net) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:59:43 +0000 Subject: [mou] White Pelicans Message-ID: <041120061659.20122.443BE07F0008097900004E9A2200758942020E9D0A0D9D0A9B020E0B@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_20122_1144774783_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Today at 10:30 am there was a flock of 50 White Pelicans working their way up the Mississippi River. I saw them from Hardman and Armour Ave. Dan Beran Woodbury --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_20122_1144774783_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Today at 10:30 am there was a flock of 50 White Pelicans working their way up the Mississippi River. I saw them from Hardman and Armour Ave.
 
Dan Beran
Woodbury
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_20122_1144774783_0-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Tue Apr 11 18:42:17 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:42:17 -0500 Subject: [mou] Little Blue Heron - Dakota Message-ID: <410-220064211174217390@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 4/11/06 11:00 am Lake Byllesby An adult Little Blue Heron was present in the small pond along Gerlach Way at Lake Byllesby. From CR 88 go 0.6 miles south along Gerlach Way. The wetland is on the left (east) side of the road. The bird was at the far east end in the vegetation. I used my car as a blind to observe the bird. There are signs saying no parking along roadway, so use caution and good judgement. I suspect this bird will stick around this afternoon and should offer good views with the with afternoon sun. Also, I counted a minimum 700 Northern Shovelers at the west end of the lake roosting on the mudflats. That's a lot of shovelers for eastern MN. Good birding, Jim Eagan ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

4/11/06
11:00 am
Lake Byllesby
 
An adult Little Blue Heron was present in the small pond along Gerlach Way at Lake Byllesby. From CR 88 go 0.6 miles south along Gerlach Way. The wetland is on the left (east) side of the road. The bird was at the far east end in the vegetation. I used my car as a blind to observe the bird. There are signs saying no parking along roadway, so use caution and good judgement. I suspect this bird will stick around this afternoon and should offer good views with the with afternoon sun.
 
Also, I counted a minimum 700 Northern Shovelers at the west end of the lake roosting on the mudflats. That's a lot of shovelers for eastern MN.
 
Good birding,
 
Jim
Eagan
 
 
 
 
 

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From baumann_matt@hotmail.com Tue Apr 11 21:18:24 2006 From: baumann_matt@hotmail.com (Matt Baumann) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:18:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] House Sparrow Control Message-ID: All, With the help of a combination of Gilbertson and Van Ert nest box sparrow traps, I have been able to successfully combat house sparrows trying to drive the bluebird pair away from my nesting boxes. It is an on-going battle, but I feel I now have the right tools. I have also located some great sources for ground style house sparrow traps. Please email me if you need such information. Matt Baumann Winona, MN From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Apr 11 23:14:31 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:14:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ross' Goose, Sherburne CR 2 ponds Message-ID: <000b01c65db5$4edc1df0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Ross' Goose, Sherburne CR ponds, 5:05 this evening. Take 169 to Sherburne CR 2 (very close to Princeton), CR 2 east about a mile (past the church), ponds are on the left (small access road). Bird was with a few Canadas, near the pumping station. Please observe the No Trespassing signs. Believe this is the second documented Sherburne County appearance (and the bird is very close to Mille Lacs County, which doesn't have any documented occurences on the MOU county list - if memory serves me correctly). Enjoy! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From cakrulas@charter.net Tue Apr 11 23:47:08 2006 From: cakrulas@charter.net (Chuck Krulas) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:47:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] Little Blue Heron still present Dakota Cty. Message-ID: <002601c65db9$dd9c9fc0$8a697344@CAKrulas> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C65D8F.F464C8B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The LBHE was still present at 4PM in the Dakota Cty location reported by = Jim ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C65D8F.F464C8B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The LBHE was still present at 4PM in = the Dakota=20 Cty location reported by Jim 
------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C65D8F.F464C8B0-- From david@cahlander.com Wed Apr 12 04:28:49 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:28:49 -0500 Subject: [mou] Little Blue Heron on Recently Seen Message-ID: <000c01c65de1$3a1a3a60$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C65DB7.4E01D8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C65DB7.4E01D8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
http://www.moumn.org/cgi-= bin/recent.pl
---
David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, = MN=20 952-894-5910
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C65DB7.4E01D8A0-- From northernflights@charter.net Wed Apr 12 04:55:01 2006 From: northernflights@charter.net (Larson Kelly) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:55:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lake Bemidji Birds Message-ID: <41B6724D-3652-4255-87CB-3973F2ADB7EF@charter.net> --Apple-Mail-1--996822730 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Open water has increased dramatically since Sunday when I counted 12 Common Loons. Four days of glorious warm weather has banished the last crusty drifts of Winter. The mosses are blooming and the ants have come back to the top of the hill. On Wednesday evening I scoped the Lake for 1/2 an hour and counted: 17 Common Loon 1 Pied-billed Grebe 4 Red-necked Grebe 2 Horned Grebe 2 Eared Grebe 8 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Hooded Merganser 6 Northern Shoveler 2 Common Goldeneye 4 Mallard Canada Geese With Doug Johnson's help in sorting 7 Greater Scaup 4 Lesser Scaup 1 Bald Eagle Hundreds of gulls, I can't do gulls, ...please, don't make me do gulls. O.K., There were lots of Ring-billed Gulls. Kelly Larson Bemidji Minnesota Northern Flights Wild Bird Store Just 96 miles from the Canadian border! Or visit us on the Web at... www.northern-flights.com Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! --Apple-Mail-1--996822730 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Open water has = increased=A0dramatically since Sunday when I counted 12 Common Loons. = Four days of glorious warm weather has banished the last crusty drifts = of Winter. The mosses are blooming and the ants have come back to the = top of the hill.=A0
On Wednesday evening I scoped the Lake for 1/2 = an hour and counted:
17 Common Loon
1 Pied-billed = Grebe
4 Red-necked Grebe
2 Horned Grebe
2 = Eared Grebe
8 Red-breasted Merganser
2 Hooded = Merganser
6 Northern Shoveler
2 Common = Goldeneye
4 Mallard
Canada Geese
With Doug = Johnson's help in sorting
7 Greater Scaup
4 Lesser = Scaup
1 Bald Eagle
Hundreds of gulls, I can't do = gulls, ...please, don't make me do gulls.=A0
O.K., There were = lots of Ring-billed Gulls.


Kelly = Larson
Bemidji Minnesota

Northern Flights Wild Bird = Store
Just 96 miles from the Canadian border!
Or = visit us on the Web at...=A0www.northern-flights.com

Eschew = Obfuscation!
The = middle of Nowhere Somewhere!



=

= --Apple-Mail-1--996822730-- From dkuder@citlink.net Wed Apr 12 13:16:57 2006 From: dkuder@citlink.net (dkuder@citlink.net) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:16:57 +0000 Subject: [mou] Osprey Message-ID: <20060412121657.redxl41ve9msgw4c@webmail01.roc.ny.frontiernet.net> I am happy to report that the resident Osprey has returned to its nest at Crane Lake in far northern St Louis County. The nest is easily observed from County Rd 24 right by the turn off to the Nelson Road. Also saw 4 Red Crossbills in their usual location on the side of the road right before going into the little village of Crane Lake. There were 2 males and 2 females. Many birds have returned to the area in the last day of extremely warm temperatures, flickers, phoebes, song sparrow. According to the official records kept at Scotts Seaplane Base, yesterday the high in Crane Lake was 79 degrees at 3 pm. (check it out at noaa.gov and type in zip code 55725) There was also a flock of Evening Grosbeaks twittering in the pines. Dee Kuder Crane Lake, MN From connellyka@earthlink.net Wed Apr 12 14:43:57 2006 From: connellyka@earthlink.net (Kathleen Connelly) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:43:57 -0500 Subject: [mou] FW: Spring Bird Festival Schedule In-Reply-To: Message-ID: From: Kathleen Connelly Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:43:04 -0500 Conversation: Spring Bird Festival Schedule Subject: Spring Bird Festival Schedule For a great article about the Spring Bird Festival Schedule, click on or paste this link into your browser: http://www.mntrails.com/main.asp?SectionID=22&SubSectionID=45&ArticleID=465& TM=48993.06 Kathy Connelly Golden Valley, MN Hennepin County From John.Moriarty@CO.RAMSEY.MN.US Wed Apr 12 14:53:17 2006 From: John.Moriarty@CO.RAMSEY.MN.US (Moriarty, John) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:53:17 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ramsey County Urban Bird Festival Message-ID: <2D49073DD456A2429592897D72B9194D026F5134@ismail3.co.ramsey.mn.us> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C65E38.735E678A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Birds and bird watching will be highlighted throughout Ramsey County = from April 28th to May 7th. A variety of groups, including Ramsey = County Parks and Recreation, Tamarack Nature Center, St. Paul Audubon = Society, Audubon Minnesota, Minnesota Ornithologists' Union, St. Paul = Parks and Recreation, Maplewood Nature Center, National Park Service, = Minnesota Nongame Wildlife Program, Bell Museum of Natural History, and = Harriet Alexander Nature Center, will be leading a variety of bird = watching events throughout the county. The lead off event on Friday, = April 28th will be a presentation by Carrol Henderson, Nongame Wildlife = Leader and well known author, on Attracting Birds to Your Backyard. The events are intended for the public to learn about birds and bird = watching. No previous bird watching experience is needed. A variety of = birds will be observed as birds migrate back to Minnesota. Several = species highlighted during the week will include nesting Peregrine = Falcons, Bald Eagles, Ospreys and Trumpeter Swans. The complete schedule of events can be found at : = www.co.ramsey.mn.us/parks John Moriarty Ramsey County Parks 2015 N. Van Dyke St. Maplewood, MN 55109 (651) 748-2500 (651) 748-2508 fax john.moriarty@co.ramsey.mn.us ------_=_NextPart_001_01C65E38.735E678A Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ramsey County Urban Bird Festival

Birds and bird watching will be = highlighted throughout Ramsey County from April 28th to May = 7th.  A variety of groups, including Ramsey County Parks = and Recreation, Tamarack Nature Center, St. Paul Audubon Society, = Audubon Minnesota, Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union, St. Paul Parks = and Recreation, Maplewood Nature Center, National Park Service, = Minnesota Nongame Wildlife Program, Bell Museum of Natural History, and = Harriet Alexander Nature Center, will be leading a variety of bird = watching events throughout the county.  The lead off event on = Friday, April 28th will be a presentation by Carrol = Henderson, Nongame Wildlife Leader and well known author, on = Attracting Birds to Your Backyard.

The events are intended for the public = to learn about birds and bird watching.  No previous bird watching = experience is needed.  A variety of birds will be observed as birds = migrate back to Minnesota.  Several species highlighted during the = week will include nesting Peregrine Falcons, Bald Eagles, Ospreys and = Trumpeter Swans.

The complete schedule of events can be = found at : www.co.ramsey.mn.us/parks


John Moriarty
Ramsey County Parks
2015 N. Van Dyke St.
Maplewood, MN  = 55109
(651) 748-2500
(651) 748-2508 fax
john.moriarty@co.ramsey.mn.us

------_=_NextPart_001_01C65E38.735E678A-- From Chris Benson" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C65E10.65ADBB50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I went to see the Little Blue Heron yesterday at 7:30 PM but did not see the bird. I know it was seen as late as 7PM. If anyone relocates the bird please post!!! Chris Benson Rochester ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C65E10.65ADBB50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I went to see the Little Blue Heron=20 yesterday
at 7:30 PM but did not see the = bird.
I know it was seen as late as = 7PM.
If anyone relocates the bird please=20 post!!!
 
Chris Benson
Rochester
------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C65E10.65ADBB50-- From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Wed Apr 12 15:22:36 2006 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:22:36 +0000 Subject: [mou] Car. Wren update, Winona Message-ID: The Carolina Wren found on 4/2 has continued to be easy to relocate, providing you can get to the right spot. Saw it this morning, and other times during the last 1 1/2 weeks. Heading south on 61, turn right (away from town) at Huff St, and then a quick right at Lake Blvd. Proceed past the cemetery to Holzinger Lodge. Park here, and find your way to the upper trail, if you can. Head left on this trail for quite a ways. You will soon notice the cemetery on your left, and the trail will run near it's perimeter for quite a ways. When you run out of cemetery, turn on your ears for multiple Tufted Titmice and the wren. Where the trail makes a U-Turn, there is another spur that goes back up further into the bluffs. At this intersection is a good place to listen for the bird. I would guess that this spot is roughly .5 to 1 miles from the parking lot at Holzinger. Dedrick Benz Winona, MN From shearwater45@mchsi.com Wed Apr 12 18:30:20 2006 From: shearwater45@mchsi.com (Laura Coble) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:30:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dakota Little Blue Heron seen at 11 am today Message-ID: <20060412173010.4C8D811607@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C65E2C.DD3AFB80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The heron was still there when I left at 11:40 am, and Jim Mattsson was taking photographs. Laura Coble ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C65E2C.DD3AFB80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The = heron was still=20 there when I left at 11:40 am, and Jim Mattsson was taking=20 photographs.
 
Laura=20 Coble
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------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C65E3B.7F9FD360-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Wed Apr 12 20:58:15 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:58:15 -0500 Subject: [mou] New this week Message-ID: <001101c65e6b$706840f0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> New this week to Sherburne Refuge, Princeton area and southern Mille Lacs County: * 4/12 - Eastern Towhee, Greater Yellowlegs (took its time getting here), Wilson's Snipe * 4/11 - Ross' Goose, Brown Thrasher, Chipping/Vesper/Savannah/Swamp Sparrows * 4/10 - Ruddy Duck, Field Sparrow Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From elizrowan@yahoo.com Wed Apr 12 23:35:38 2006 From: elizrowan@yahoo.com (Elizabeth Rowan) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:35:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Ruddy Ducks on Como Lake? Message-ID: <20060412223538.11700.qmail@web36712.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi I think I am seeing ruddy ducks, northern shovelers,and 2 male horned grebes on Como Lake in St Paul. I am new to birding. Can anyone verify this? Thanks, Elizabeth Rowan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From clay.christensen@comcast.net Thu Apr 13 00:45:40 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:45:40 +0000 Subject: [mou] Lauderdale and Roseville Central Park Message-ID: <041220062345.20736.443D91240004495D000051002206424413020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_20736_1144885540_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lauderdale today: Heard chipping sparrows and eastern phoebe. Saw ruby-crowned kinglet, great egret at Walsh Lake. Roseville's Central Park, Lake Bennett: Pied-billed grebe appeared to be standing upright in the water, flapping its wings, puffing out its chest. Chest was very white when expanded like that. Saw our first mourning cloak butterfly of the season this morning. Clay Christensen Lauderdale, Ramsey Co. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_20736_1144885540_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Lauderdale today: Heard chipping sparrows and eastern phoebe. Saw ruby-crowned kinglet, great egret at Walsh Lake.
 
Roseville's Central Park, Lake Bennett: Pied-billed grebe appeared to be standing upright in the water, flapping its wings, puffing out its chest. Chest was very white when expanded like that.
 
Saw our first mourning cloak butterfly of the season this morning.
 
Clay Christensen
Lauderdale, Ramsey Co.
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_20736_1144885540_0-- From northernflights@charter.net Thu Apr 13 01:25:56 2006 From: northernflights@charter.net (Larson Kelly) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:25:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Gonvick Rice Paddies, Clearwater Cty In-Reply-To: <4B06AAF9C35BC3479E49CACD59DAA285918B1B@\\kaxentserver> References: <4B06AAF9C35BC3479E49CACD59DAA285918B1B@\\kaxentserver> Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-1--922968052 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Bemidji Birding Club Trip Report Our new birding club had it's first official field trip today. We travelled north of Gonvick to an area of commercial rice paddies. The birding was phenomenal! Upwards of 10,000 Tundra Swans filled the flooded impoundments and muddy fields! They were everywhere, in- flight, swimming, feeding, napping, fighting. We drove between two paddies and were surrounded by a blizzard of white bodies in all directions. Despite the constant wind, the sound of all those swans mixed with the Chorus Frogs was thrilling. The area also yielded 17 species of duck plus many Canada Geese and 2 Greater White-fronted Geese. Total species for the day 54, all in Clearwater county. Other highlights of the trip included. 1 Western Meadowlark, FOY 3 Dbl.-crested Cormorants, FOY 9 Black-billed Magpie 13 Sandhill Cranes, FOY 8 Raptor species On top of the amazing Swan spectacle the group witnessed, we encountered record numbers of Northern Harrier. Almost all were male and totaled close to 2 dozen individuals! Remarkable beyond their numbers were the behaviors we observed. Yes, there was plenty of hunting-hawking the fields, some kitting, numerous low swoops and a little close up ditch diving action. Then we encountered what appeared to be a courtship display by a male in the presence of a higher soaring female. The display was performed over a small opening in a cedar swamp. The male would fly to a height above the spot then stoop into it, pulling up 10 or 15 feet above the ground, then climb and repeat. It reminded me of a hummingbird dance! Later we witnessed what appeared to be an intense aerial interaction between a male and female. In another location two males clashed over territory. The loser gave us gave us a fine look as he made a low and hasty retreat in front of our vehicle. Kelly Larson Bemidji Minnesota Northern Flights Wild Bird Store Just 96 miles from the Canadian border! Or visit us on the Web at... www.northern-flights.com Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! > > > --Apple-Mail-1--922968052 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Bemidji Birding Club Trip = Report

Our = new birding club had it's first official field trip today. We travelled = north of Gonvick to an area of commercial rice paddies. The birding was = phenomenal! Upwards of 10,000 Tundra Swans filled the flooded = impoundments and muddy fields! They were everywhere, in-flight, = swimming, feeding, napping, fighting. We drove between two paddies and = were=A0surrounded by a blizzard of white bodies in all directions. = Despite the constant wind, the sound of all those swans mixed with the = Chorus Frogs was thrilling. The area also yielded 17 species of duck = plus many Canada Geese and 2 Greater White-fronted = Geese.
Total species for the day 54, all in Clearwater = county.
Other highlights of the trip included.
1 = Western Meadowlark, FOY
3=A0 Dbl.-crested Cormorants, = FOY
9 Black-billed Magpie
13 Sandhill Cranes, = FOY
8 Raptor species
On top of the amazing = Swan=A0spectacle the group witnessed, we encountered record numbers of = Northern Harrier. Almost all were male and totaled close to 2 dozen = individuals! Remarkable beyond their numbers were the behaviors we = observed. Yes, there was plenty of hunting-hawking the fields, some = kitting, numerous low swoops and a little close up ditch diving action. = Then we encountered what appeared to be a courtship display by a male in = the presence of a higher soaring female. The display was performed over = a small opening in a cedar swamp. The male would fly to a height above = the spot then stoop into it, pulling up 10 or 15 feet above the ground, = then climb and repeat. It reminded me of a hummingbird dance! Later = we=A0witnessed what appeared to be an intense=A0aerial interaction = between a male and female. In another location two males clashed over = territory. The loser gave us gave us a fine look as he made a low and = hasty retreat in front of our vehicle.


Kelly = Larson
Bemidji Minnesota

Northern Flights Wild Bird = Store
Just 96 miles from the Canadian border!
Or = visit us on the Web at...=A0www.northern-flights.com

Eschew = Obfuscation!
The = middle of Nowhere = Somewhere!




= --Apple-Mail-1--922968052-- From fivekuders@yahoo.com Thu Apr 13 02:03:29 2006 From: fivekuders@yahoo.com (Sandy Kuder) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:03:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Knife Lake, Kanebec Cty Message-ID: <20060413010329.66344.qmail@web37013.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-796054410-1144890209=:65992 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The ice went out on Knife Lake on Saturday afternoon. Good couple of days birding. On the east part of the lake: 50-60 Common Loons (a couple of pairs were displaying/dancing) 40 Horned Grebes 8 DC Cormorants 6 White Pelicans Mallards 20-25 Comon Mergansars (watched a group of 5 males and 1 female. The female was interested in a male who seemed to be totally ignoring her. Another male was swimming circles around her trying to keep the other males away. 1 Redhead Duck Mallards Heard but not seen: Sandhill Cranes Seen close by: Northern Harrier, female Red Bellied Woodpecker Yellow Bellied Sapsucker Eastern Bluebird Tree Swallows Wood Thrush Phobees - (watching them add to "their" nest) W.B. Nuthatchs Savannah Sparrows Don't you just L O V E Springtime! Sandy Kuder Coon Rapids --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. --0-796054410-1144890209=:65992 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
The ice went out on Knife Lake on Saturday afternoon.  Good couple of days birding.
On the east part of the lake:
50-60 Common Loons  (a couple of pairs were displaying/dancing)
40 Horned Grebes
8 DC Cormorants
6 White Pelicans
Mallards
20-25 Comon Mergansars 
(watched a group of 5 males and 1 female.  The female was interested in a male who  seemed to be totally ignoring her.  Another male was swimming circles around her trying to keep the other males away.    
1 Redhead Duck
Mallards
 
Heard but not seen:
Sandhill Cranes   
 
Seen close by:
Northern Harrier, female
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Bluebird
Tree Swallows
Wood Thrush
Phobees - (watching them add to "their" nest)
W.B. Nuthatchs
Savannah Sparrows 
 
Don't you just L O V E Springtime!
 
Sandy Kuder
Coon Rapids   

Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. --0-796054410-1144890209=:65992-- From alongtin@worldnet.att.net Thu Apr 13 02:03:34 2006 From: alongtin@worldnet.att.net (Andrew Longtin) Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:03:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Holy Name lake in Medina Message-ID: <20060413010311.B70E61165D@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C65E6C.2ED09BA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Today on my way home I checked out Holy Name Lake and found a bunch of Ruddy Ducks, a Northern Shoveler, a couple of American Wigeon, and some Pied-billed Grebe, along with some usual suspects.. Andrew --- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://moumn.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ ALongtin@worldnet.att.net See My WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!! ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C65E6C.2ED09BA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Today on my=20 way home I checked out Holy Name Lake and found a bunch of Ruddy Ducks, = a=20 Northern Shoveler, a couple of American Wigeon, and some Pied-billed = Grebe,=20 along with some usual suspects..
 
Andrew
 
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory=20 Supporter
    http://www.hawkridge.org/

ALongtin@worldnet.att.netSee My=20 WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alo= ngtin/Index.htm

NO=20 SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!!
 
------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C65E6C.2ED09BA0-- From connellyka@earthlink.net Thu Apr 13 14:14:39 2006 From: connellyka@earthlink.net (Kathleen Connelly) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:14:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pine to Prairie Birding Trail Website Message-ID: I hope this isn't a redundant post, but this site: http://www.mnbirdtrail.com/ has information about 43 different locations to go birding along the NW MN Pine to Prairie Birding Trail. Kathy Connelly Golden Valley, MN Hennepin County For more information, get a copy of Minnesota Trails, a Parks & Trails Journal, Spring 2006, put out in cooperation with the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota. To subscribe, become a member of PTCMn at http://www.parksandtrails.org/index.html. From MJBFLWRMT@MSN.COM Thu Apr 13 14:51:13 2006 From: MJBFLWRMT@MSN.COM (Milton Blomberg) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:51:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] redbreast mergansers Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AF_01C65ED7.6B1CFFC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 4/12, early morning on Two River Lake, Stearns County between St. Anna & = Holdingford: 7 male Red-breasted Mergansers chasing on a lone female. = 4 on another one on the other side of the lake. Farther over, a winner = male with one female. Several Woodduck pairs, 1 Lesser Scaup, 7 fishing Double-Crested = Cormorants. Other first arrivals in the area: E. Phoebe, Kingfisher, Chipping = Sparrow. Robins w/ grass whiskers for nest building. Great Horned Owl = with down-covered young-ins. mjb ------=_NextPart_000_00AF_01C65ED7.6B1CFFC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
4/12, early morning on Two River Lake, Stearns County between St. = Anna=20 & Holdingford:  7 male Red-breasted Mergansers chasing = on a lone=20 female.  4 on another one on the other side of the lake.  = Farther=20 over, a winner male with one female.
Several Woodduck pairs, 1 Lesser Scaup, 7 fishing Double-Crested=20 Cormorants.
Other first arrivals in the area:  E. Phoebe, Kingfisher, = Chipping=20 Sparrow. Robins w/ grass whiskers for nest building. Great Horned = Owl with=20 down-covered young-ins. mjb
------=_NextPart_000_00AF_01C65ED7.6B1CFFC0-- From mikee@cadence.com Thu Apr 13 14:57:43 2006 From: mikee@cadence.com (Michael Engh) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:57:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] little blue heron update Message-ID: The Lake Byllesby little blue heron was very easy to see last evening ~6:30. It was right next to the road as we drove by. It then flew to the far end of the pond but it was still close and in the open. We watched it thrash a huge bullfrog to death and swallow it whole. Mike Engh From Chris Benson" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0096_01C65ED9.7295C550 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning while going to work I saw a Snowy Egret in a new pond at 41st St NW and West Circle Drive, also known as County Road 22. >From "the cities" take US 52 south to the 41st St exit in Rochester. Go west on 41st St. to the "T" at 22. The pond and the bird are on the west side of the road. Be careful, 22 is a busy road with a 55 MPH limit, lots of traffic. Chris Benson Rochester, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0096_01C65ED9.7295C550 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This morning while going to work I saw = a Snowy=20 Egret
in a new pond at 41st St NW and West = Circle=20 Drive,
also known as County Road = 22.
From "the cities" take US 52 south to = the 41st St=20 exit in Rochester.
Go west on 41st St. to the "T" at = 22.
The pond and the bird are on the west = side of the=20 road.
 
Be careful, 22 is a busy road with a 55 = MPH=20 limit,
lots of traffic.
 
Chris Benson
Rochester, = MN
------=_NextPart_000_0096_01C65ED9.7295C550-- From david@cahlander.com Thu Apr 13 16:37:27 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:37:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Recently Seen - Lesser Black-backed Gull in Wabasha County Message-ID: <000801c65f10$31613f10$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C65EE6.4246C0E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C65EE6.4246C0E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, = MN=20 952-894-5910
------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C65EE6.4246C0E0-- From Robert_Russell@fws.gov Thu Apr 13 16:53:57 2006 From: Robert_Russell@fws.gov (Robert_Russell@fws.gov) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:53:57 -0500 Subject: [mou] whooper's mate appears in WI Message-ID: --0__=09BBFBDCDFC091718f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBDCDFC09171 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII For those interested in the saga of the Todd County whooper, good news regarding its missing mate: 12 April: At 1540 today the radiosignal of no. 3-03 was detected in fli= ght over Rynearson Pools in Wiconsin's Necedah National Wildlife refuge. Sh= e continued northward and landed on northwestern Goose Pool, within the territory of her and her mate (no. 16-02) at 1550. After about 20 minut= es she moved within the territory to nearby Killdeer Pool (photo), where s= he began foraging. She later roosted on northeastern Sprague Pool. No. 16-02 had been reported alone near Molly Creek, south of Swanville,= Todd County, central Minnesota, on 7 April. He and his mate, no. 3-03, = were the only one of last year's breeding pairs that had not yet arrived on their territory in Central Wisconsin. They had last been reported at a migration stop on Hatchie NWR, Haywood County, in western Tennessee on = 19 March. The presence of no. 16-02 in Central Minnesota and the absence o= f no. 3-03 were cause for concern. Perhaps they had become separated by a= severe disturbance such as a storm during migration. Hopefully, no. 16-= 02 will soon return to his territory on Necedah NWR; if not, there are sev= eral bachelor males in the area available to take his place. 14 young whoopers ( fledged in 2005) are just across the river from Minnesota north of La Crosse so future wanderings of other cranes into = MN seems likely. Please report your crane observations to me and I'll for= ward them to the project biologists. Thanks in advance for any observations= . Bob Russell, USFWS, Ft. Snelling= --0__=09BBFBDCDFC091718f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBDCDFC09171 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline

For those interested in th= e saga of the Todd County whooper, good news regarding its missing mate= :

12 April: At 1540 today the r= adiosignal of no. 3-03 was detected in flight over Rynearson Pools in W= iconsin's Necedah National Wildlife refuge. She continued northward and= landed on northwestern Goose Pool, within the territory of her and her= mate (no. 16-02) at 1550. After about 20 minutes she moved within the = territory to nearby Killdeer Pool (photo), where she began foraging. Sh= e later roosted on northeastern Sprague Pool.

No. 16-02 had been reported a= lone near Molly Creek, south of Swanville, Todd County, central Minneso= ta, on 7 April. He and his mate, no. 3-03, were the only one of last ye= ar's breeding pairs that had not yet arrived on their territory in Cent= ral Wisconsin. They had last been reported at a migration stop on Hatch= ie NWR, Haywood County, in western Tennessee on 19 March. The presence = of no. 16-02 in Central Minnesota and the absence of no. 3-03 were caus= e for concern. Perhaps they had become separated by a severe disturbanc= e such as a storm during migration. Hopefully, no. 16-02 will soon retu= rn to his territory on Necedah NWR; if not, there are several bachelor = males in the area available to take his place.

14 young whoopers ( fledged i= n 2005) are just across the river from Minnesota north of La Crosse so = future wanderings of other cranes into MN seems likely. Please report = your crane observations to me and I'll forward them to the project biol= ogists. Thanks in advance for any observations. Bob Russell, USFWS, F= t. Snelling
= --0__=09BBFBDCDFC091718f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBDCDFC09171-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Thu Apr 13 18:17:52 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:17:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Cinnamon Teal Message-ID: <8DA528B5-075F-4B9E-97C2-3C373D3854B1@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-7--862252387 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed An adult male Cinnamon Teal has been seen since yesterday in Cass County. From state highway 371 go east on state highway 87 for 3.5 miles to Cass County Road 42. Turn south for 1.9 miles to Brockaway Lake. The teal is on the east side of road. My maps show the approximate GPS coordinates of this location to be 46.82111, -94.4265. Thanks go to Connie Brunell for calling in this bird. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-7--862252387 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 An adult male Cinnamon = Teal has been seen since yesterday in Cass County. =46rom state = highway 371 go east on state highway 87 for 3.5 miles to Cass County = Road 42. Turn south for 1.9 miles to Brockaway Lake. The teal is on the = east side of road.=A0My maps show the approximate GPS coordinates of = this location to be=A046.82111, -94.4265. Thanks go to Connie Brunell = for calling in this bird.


- = - -

Anthony = Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-7--862252387-- From Hagsela@aol.com Thu Apr 13 20:31:35 2006 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:31:35 EDT Subject: [mou] LBH and GHO in Dakota Message-ID: <1f5.1e2a793e.31700117@aol.com> --part1_1f5.1e2a793e.31700117_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Little Blue Heron was still present this morning at 11:00. He was on the north side of the pond, in front of the grassy area, so I was able to get really nice looks. I ran into other birders who saw him there after I'd left. At 180th St. Marsh I finally trained my scope on the RT Hawk nest to see if it was occupied. I was pleasantly surprised with a Great Horned Owl sitting on the nest. As you come down 180th St. past the Fischer intersection, about halfway down the hill is a farm path running off to the left. If you park your vehicle there and look to the hillside with the trees, the nest is visible to the naked eye. No luck with Eared Grebes. 180th was otherwise slow, as was Lake Byllesby - American White Pelicans, 2 Cackling Geese dwarfed by their cousins, 3 Forster's Terns, ducks, no shore birds. Linda Sparling Hennepin County --part1_1f5.1e2a793e.31700117_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Little Blue Heron was still present= this morning at 11:00.  He was on the north side of the pond, in fron= t of the grassy area, so I was able to get really nice looks.  I ran i= nto other birders who saw him there after I'd left.
At 180th St. Marsh I finally trained my scope on the RT Hawk nest to see if=20= it was occupied.  I was pleasantly surprised with a Great Horned Owl s= itting on the nest.  As you come down 180th St. past the Fischer inter= section, about halfway down the hill is a farm path running off to the left.=   If you park your vehicle there and look to the hillside with the tre= es, the nest is visible to the naked eye.

No luck with Eared Grebes.  180th was otherwise slow, as was Lake Byll= esby - American White Pelicans, 2 Cackling Geese dwarfed by their cousins, 3= Forster's Terns, ducks, no shore birds.

Linda Sparling
Hennepin County --part1_1f5.1e2a793e.31700117_boundary-- From jlotto1@msn.com Thu Apr 13 20:01:41 2006 From: jlotto1@msn.com (james otto) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:01:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] snowy egret Message-ID:
John Hockema and myself were observing the Snowy Egret at the location as reported by Chris Benson earlier today. While I was preparing to take a picture , a truck came across the field next to the pond and all the birds on the pond flew off . All but the Great Egret and Snowy Egret returned. This was at about 11:00 am .
                               Jim Otto

Find just what you're after with the new, more precise MSN Search - try it now! From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Apr 13 22:34:58 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:34:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lesser Black-backed Gull ID slideshow from Vireo Message-ID: http://www.vireo.acnatsci.org/DVOC/LBBG-mfs/sld029.htm is the URL to check out this slide show. I thought you might all enjoy going through the process of ID'ing the gull on MOU latest good bird seen, based upon this slide show from Vireo, I think it is pretty straight forward. Check it out and let Denny Know what you think it is. Mark Alt From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Apr 14 02:02:57 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:02:57 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 13 April 2006 Message-ID: <727F08A6-D7DE-45B2-8A50-423D9866F698@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-18--834346659 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 13th. An adult male CINNAMON TEAL has been seen since yesterday in Cass =20 County. =46rom state highway 371 go east on state highway 87 about 3.5 =20= miles to Cass County Road 42. Turn south for 1.9 miles to Brockaway =20 Lake. The teal has been seen on both sides of the road. On the 9th, Phil Chu found a SNOWY EGRET in Otrey Township along Big =20 Stone County Road 67 a mile south of County Road 10. Chris Benson =20 found another Snowy Egret on the 13th in a pond at 41st Street NW and =20= Olmsted County Road 22 near the city of Rochester. On April 11th, Jim Mattsson found an adult LITTLE BLUE HERON in the =20 small pond along Gerlach Way at Lake Byllesby. =46rom Dakota County =20 Road 88 go half a mile south along Gerlach Way to the wetland on the =20 east side of the road. A MUTE SWAN was found at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in =20 Sherburne County on the 7th. Check the small lake on the back side of =20= the Blue Hill Trail. On the 10th, a SNOWY OWL was found about five miles southwest of =20 Hutchinson in McLeod County, but I have no specific location. Somewhat unusual was the TUFTED TITMOUSE at the feeders of John Cyrus =20= in Chaska, Carver County on the 8th. I have no recent word on its =20 whereabouts. I also have reports of arriving OSPREY, FORSTER'S TERN, =20 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, YELLOW-RUMPED =20 WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE, LE CONTE=92S SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and =20 FIELD SPARROW. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 20th. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-18--834346659 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for = Thursday, April 13th.=A0


An = adult male CINNAMON = TEAL has been seen since yesterday in Cass County. =46rom = state highway 371 go east on state highway 87 about 3.5 miles to Cass = County Road 42. Turn south for 1.9 miles to Brockaway Lake. The teal has = been seen on both sides of the road.=A0


On the = 9th, Phil Chu found a SNOWY EGRET in Otrey Township along Big = Stone County Road 67 a mile south of County Road 10. Chris Benson found = another Snowy = Egret on the 13th in a pond at 41st Street NW and Olmsted = County Road 22 near the city of Rochester.


On = April 11th, Jim Mattsson found an adult LITTLE BLUE = HERON in the small pond along Gerlach Way at Lake Byllesby. = =46rom Dakota County Road 88 go half a mile south along Gerlach Way to = the wetland on the east side of the road.


A = MUTE = SWAN was found at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in = Sherburne County on the 7th. Check the small lake on the back side of = the Blue Hill Trail.


On the = 10th, a SNOWY = OWL was found about five miles southwest of Hutchinson in = McLeod County,=A0but I have no specific location.


Somewhat unusual was the TUFTED TITMOUSE = at the feeders of John Cyrus in Chaska, Carver County on the 8th. I have = no recent word on its whereabouts. I also have reports of arriving = OSPREY, FORSTER'S = TERN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, YELLOW-RUMPED = WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE, LE CONTE=92S SPARROW, VESPER = SPARROW, and FIELD SPARROW.


The = next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April = 20th.


- - = -

Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-18--834346659-- From Leodwm@aol.com Fri Apr 14 02:55:16 2006 From: Leodwm@aol.com (Leodwm@aol.com) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:55:16 EDT Subject: [mou] Lake Byllesby today Message-ID: <30d.2d80298.31705b04@aol.com> -------------------------------1144979716 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all. We got to Lake Byllesby at around 8:30am, parking on the north-west edge near the railroad tracks and saw some huge flocks of Pelicans, many ducks (including a few ruddy.) It started to get overcast and rained for about 5 minutes, so the conditions weren't great. After they cleared up, we think we spotted a group of Pectoral Sandpipers in the mud at the other side of the lake. There were a bunch of gulls far out, but we could only recognize about 6 Bonaparte's Gulls. Tree Swallows were everywhere. After we stayed there, we went to find the Little Blue Heron on Gerlach Way and saw him in the same marsh, standing right out in the open. We watched it try to eat a frog nearly as big as it's head... It didn't succeed. On the lake opposite the marsh was a small flock of Double-Crested Cormorants. We tried the other side of Byllesby in the fields to look for geese, but didn't see anything in them. A few Horned Larks flew by. We stopped by the 180th St. Marsh and didn't see any shorebirds. There were bluebirds here and there, and a few Hooded Mergansers with Pelicans, but not much else. A great day to go out birding, even the little shower was sweet. - Leo WM -------------------------------1144979716 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello all.
We got to Lake Byllesby at around 8:30am, parking on the=20 north-west edge near the railroad tracks and saw some hu= ge=20 flocks of Pelicans, many ducks (including a few ruddy.) It started to get=20 overcast and rained for about 5 minutes, so the conditions weren't great. Af= ter=20 they cleared up, we think we spotted a group of Pectoral Sandpipers in the m= ud=20 at the other side of the lake. There were a bunch of gulls far out, but we c= ould=20 only recognize about 6 Bonaparte's Gulls. Tree Swallows were everywhere.
After we stayed there, we went to find the Little Blue Heron on Gerlach= Way=20 and saw him in the same marsh, standing right out in the open. We watched it= try=20 to eat a frog nearly as big as it's head... It didn't succeed. On the lake=20 opposite the marsh was a small flock of Double-Crested Cormorants.
We tried the other side of Byllesby in the fields to look for geese, bu= t=20 didn't see anything in them. A few Horned Larks flew by.
We stopped by the 180th St. Marsh and didn't see any shorebirds. There=20= were=20 bluebirds here and there, and a few Hooded Mergansers with Pelicans, but not= =20 much else.
 
A great day to go out birding, even the little shower was sweet.
- Leo WM
 -------------------------------1144979716-- From Pmegeland@aol.com Fri Apr 14 03:19:35 2006 From: Pmegeland@aol.com (Pmegeland@aol.com) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:19:35 EDT Subject: [mou] Purple Martin Message-ID: <320.29b434f.317060b7@aol.com> -------------------------------1144981175 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Had my first Martin of the year in Cottonwood, Lyon County today at around noon. Paul Egeland -------------------------------1144981175 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Had my first Martin of the year in Cottonwood, Lyon County today at aro= und=20 noon.
Paul Egeland
 -------------------------------1144981175-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Apr 14 05:30:44 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:30:44 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 4/13/06 Message-ID: <443EDF24.12282.11801A@localhost> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 13th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A ROSS=92S GOOSE was found by Deb Buria-Falkowski on the 7th at Silver Lake in Virginia. Peder Svingen counted 196 RED-NECKED GREBES on the 9th on Lake Superior out from Park Point in Duluth. Sarah Grosshuesch reported a record-early EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE today in Duluth at 22nd Avenue East and 5th Street. Other recent spring arrivals in the area include WINTER WREN today, OSPREY and YELLOW- RUMPED WARBLER on the 11th, FOX SPARROW on the 10th, NORTHERN FLICKER, EASTERN PHOEBE and HERMIT THRUSH on the 9th, and YELLOW- BELLIED SAPSUCKER on the 6th. Thanks to Jan Green, Deb Buria-Falkowski, Peder Svingen, Uwe Kausch, Dave and Sarah Grosshuesch, Frank Nicoletti, and Jason Caddy for their reports. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 20th. 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 karl_bardon@yahoo.com Fri Apr 14 05:59:45 2006 From: karl_bardon@yahoo.com (Karl Bardon) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:59:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] 10 species of shorebirds Message-ID: <20060414045945.93472.qmail@web31105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> While birding in western Minnesota the last two days (12-13 April), in Wilkin, Traverse and Big Stone counties, I encountered 10 species of shorebirds. Highlights were: five Hudsonian Godwits along Hwy 7 near Correll two Marbled Godwits at Breckenridge four American Avocets at the traditional location along Hwy 28 near Big Stone County Road 61 and five more at Hwy 75 and Big Stone County Road 12 the most common shorebird species (aside from Killdeer) was Baird's with 28 individuals seen An early LeConte's Sparrow was at Miller Prairie, Traverse County As many as 750 Bonaparte's Gulls were roosted on Big Stone Lake on the evening of 12 April Karl Bardon __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From corax6330@yahoo.com Fri Apr 14 15:16:27 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 07:16:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Spring Arrivals, Houston Co. April 13 Message-ID: <20060414141627.33277.qmail@web30909.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Cooper's Hawk-----1M----Hillside Rd. Great roadside post look at adult male. Willow Flycatcher-----1----Empid lacking prominent eye-ring; had slim wingbars, yellowish flanks, grey/brown head. E.Phoebe Purple Martin----6------Brownsville colony Tree Swallow Rough-w. Swallow Barn Swallow Brown Thrasher-----1---Great R. Bluffs Pk. (Winona Co.) Yel. r. Warbler Eastern Towhee-----3-----Great R. Bluffs Pk. Chipping Sp. Field Song (Where are White-thrtd.?) E. Meadowlark-----Hillside Rd.----numbers down? American Woodcock-----1-----South Park, Houston, 8:30 PM Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From bgraves@usfamily.net Fri Apr 14 15:47:11 2006 From: bgraves@usfamily.net (Farrel Graves) Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:47:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black Bear Message-ID: <001201c65fd2$50fb5fa0$b2378340@homea20u6bnikw> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C65FA8.675A1860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While birding around Grantsville Wi. a couple days ago my wife and I = came across a black bear along the highway. My wife Mary got a pic of = the bear and also a pic of a large porcupine lumbering through the = weeds.=20 I'm willing to share the pics if anyone is interested. --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C65FA8.675A1860 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
While birding around Grantsville Wi. a = couple days=20 ago my wife and I came across a black bear along the highway. My wife = Mary got a=20 pic of the bear and also a pic of a large porcupine lumbering through = the weeds.=20
 
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------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C65FA8.675A1860-- From bgraves@usfamily.net Fri Apr 14 16:56:08 2006 From: bgraves@usfamily.net (Farrel Graves) Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:56:08 -0500 Subject: Fw: [mou] Black Bear Message-ID: <001001c65fdc$0eb67440$85358340@homea20u6bnikw> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C65FB2.08F96FA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry I meant Grantsburg, Wi. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Farrel Graves=20 To: mou=20 Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 9:47 AM Subject: [mou] Black Bear While birding around Grantsville Wi. a couple days ago my wife and I = came across a black bear along the highway. My wife Mary got a pic of = the bear and also a pic of a large porcupine lumbering through the = weeds.=20 I'm willing to share the pics if anyone is interested. --- USFamily.Net - $8.25/mo! -- Highspeed - $19.99/mo! --- --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C65FB2.08F96FA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sorry I meant Grantsburg, = Wi.
 
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Subject: [mou] Black Bear

While birding around Grantsville Wi. a = couple days=20 ago my wife and I came across a black bear along the highway. My wife = Mary got a=20 pic of the bear and also a pic of a large porcupine lumbering through = the weeds.=20
 
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------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C65FB2.08F96FA0-- From tiger150@comcast.net Fri Apr 14 21:06:12 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:06:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lake Byllesby Today Message-ID: <002001c65ffe$e0de1320$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C65FD4.F7D143B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I birded at Lake Byllesby this afternoon. The main highlight, of course, = was the Little Blue Heron (still in the same pond.) However, when I = checked again around 1:45ish, it was not present (perhaps some people = scared it away?) Also on the pond were many B-W Teals and several Lesser = Scaup. Many flickers. There were also both kinglets there and a flock of = four coots. That's pretty much it, hot yet breezy. Please e-mail if = anyone relocates the LBH. Good birding~ Alyssa DeRubeis Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C65FD4.F7D143B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I birded at Lake Byllesby this = afternoon. The main=20 highlight, of course, was the Little Blue Heron (still in the same = pond.)=20 However, when I checked again around 1:45ish, it was not present = (perhaps some=20 people scared it away?) Also on the pond were many B-W Teals and several = Lesser=20 Scaup. Many flickers. There were also both kinglets there and a flock of = four=20 coots. That's pretty much it, hot yet breezy. Please e-mail if anyone = relocates=20 the LBH. Good birding~
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Hennipin = County
------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C65FD4.F7D143B0-- From b.tefft@vcc.edu Fri Apr 14 22:24:03 2006 From: b.tefft@vcc.edu (Bill Tefft) Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:24:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] Barrow's Goldeneye - St. Louis Co. Message-ID: <1145049843.4d758e3cb.tefft@vcc.edu> This morning Norma Malinowski reported a Barrow's Goldeneye in Embarrass in= the former commercial rice paddies along the Embarrass. The male golden= eye was with an unidentified female goldeneye and was seen clearly before= both birds flew out of sight. I have not heard if they have been seen a= gain today. The birds were seen in the large impoundment just east of the Embarrass Riv= er and south of Waisanen Road (CR 362). This is in the NE corner of Sec.= 35, T60N, R15W. Bill Tefft 218-365-6785 Ely, MN From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Apr 14 21:15:57 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:15:57 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 14, 2006 Message-ID: <001101c66000$47a41540$e7d5aec6@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C65FD6.5ECE0D40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, April 14, 2006 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. This week's warm weather and the absence of ice on the rivers has given a real boost to the migration. There have been great increases in the number and species of ducks being reported in the northwest with most species now being reported by many observers; the swan migration is in full swing with large numbers being reported, especially in areas with rice paddies or other large areas of open water. Raptors are starting to nest, many NORTHERN HARRIERS have been reported, and many folks are being treated to their courtship displays. A few early shorebirds have come back, notably WILSON'S SNIPE and AMERICAN WOODCOCK. The TREE SWALLOWS have returned, always among the first to come back. Other species reported by many observers included both GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, EASTERN PHOEBE, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, HERMIT THRUSH, SONG SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW. Most unexpected sightings this week were five SNOWY OWLS. Two were reported by Donna and Leon Thoreson in Polk County at the junction of CR 41 and CR 14 on April 6. Two others were reported in Kittson County by Larry Wilebski. One was located along MN 175 on the Welcome to Minnesota sign on April 7, and the other was about 10 miles south of Humboldt on April 10. Randy Prachar reported one at the Roseau River WMA on April 9. A banded WHOOPING CRANE from the Wisconsin flock was found in Todd County on the week of April 7. Ben Fritchman saw it again on the 8th a half mile south of CR 104 west of Swanville. Susan Wiste in Douglas County reported COMMON LOON, TURKEY VULTURE, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, and EASTERN BLUEBIRD on April 10. Beau Shroyer reported the first shorebirds in Douglas County on April 6 - they were KILLDEER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and LESSER YELLOWLEGS. In Otter Tail County on April 8, Gary Otnes reported a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL at his place south of Fergus Falls. Mark Otnes saw a NORTHERN GOSHAWK along MN 34 13 miles east of Barnesville on that day. Other species seen then included a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, NORTHERN CARDINAL at Pelican Rapids, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH, and FOX SPARROW. Amy Drake on April 6 saw HOODED MERGANSER, COMMON MERGANSER, and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at the Walker Lake public access. Dan and Sandy Thimgan had a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET on April 7, and on the 9th, they saw AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS and EASTERN PHOEBE. The first TURKEY VULTURE was seen on April 10th, and RED-NECKED GREBES on the 11th. BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen at Silver Lake on April 12, RED-NECKED GREBES have returned to nest, and a BARRED OWL showed up in their yard also. Alma Ronningen reported COMMON LOONS, TREE SWALLOWS, and CHIPPING SPARROWS on the12th. Becker County species reported by Shar Legenhausen on April 8 included AMERICAN WOODCOCK and EASTERN PHOEBE. Connie Norheim was at Hamden Slough on April 7 where she found 3 TRUMPETER SWANS, many species of ducks, and EASTERN BLUEBIRD. At Tamarac NWR, there were WOOD DUCKS, HOODED MERGANSER, NORTHERN FLICKER, and FOX SPARROW. Ben Fritchman found 12,500 TUNDRA SWANS on April 12 between Kragnes and Halstad in the Red River valley in Clay and Norman Counties. In Mahnomen County he found three TRUMPETER SWANS, and 2 early MARBLED GODWITS were seen about 10 miles southeast of Mahnomen. Bruce Flaig in Polk County reported a male NORTHERN CARDINAL in his yard on April 11. He also reported TRUMPETER SWANS, COMMON LOON, and AMERICAN WOODCOCK in the county. Donna and Leon Thoreson saw 250 SANDHILL CRANES near Chicog along MN 102 on April 6, and a TURKEY VULTURE at the intersection of MN 32 and CR 45. Alice Sather saw the first of the season NORTHERN FLICKER in Marshall County on April 7. >From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski reported that most of the species mentioned by others were also present in that county by April 10. On April 9, he saw 70 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, WILSON'S SNIPE, and SHORT-EARED OWL. He mentioned AMERICAN COOT, BELTED KINGFISHER, and SONG SPARROW on April 10. Russell Reisz reported a tremendous rise in numbers of all the early species during the week on April 6, including WILSON'S SNIPE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and EASTERN BLUEBIRD. >From Roseau County, Randy Prachar at the Roseau River WMA reported some of the same species there and also a WINTER WREN on April 12. =20 Kelly Larson on a field trip to Clearwater County on April 12 reported that the rice paddies north of Gonvick held over 10000 TUNDRA SWANS, two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, and seventeen species of ducks. Also seen in the county that day were 8 species of raptors including many NORTHERN HARRIERS, and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. On Lake Bemidji in Beltrami County on April 12 were COMMON LOONS, 7 GREATER SCAUP, 4 LESSER SCAUP, PIED-BILLED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, EARED GREBE and others. Pat Rice reported EASTERN PHOEBE, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and FOX SPARROW on April 9. Cass County species at Mud Goose WMA reported by Pat on April 9 included AMERICAN WIGEON, REDHEAD, GREATER SCAUP, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, and RED-NECKED GREBE. Patrick Beauzay in Hubbard County on April 10 reported OSPREY, SWAINSON'S HAWK, NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, HERMIT THRUSH, SONG SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW. Thanks to all the folks who sent in reports this week. Due to the great numbers of species reported, not all have been mentioned, but please keep sending them in. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, April 21, 2006. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C65FD6.5ECE0D40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 14, = 2006

This is the Northwest Minnesota = Birding Report for Friday, April 14, 2006 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.

This week's warm weather and the = absence of ice on the rivers has given a real boost to the migration. = There have been great increases in the number and species of ducks being = reported in the northwest with most species now being reported by many = observers; the swan migration is in full swing with large numbers being = reported, especially in areas with rice paddies or other large areas of = open water. Raptors are starting to nest, many NORTHERN HARRIERS = have been reported, and many folks = are being treated to their courtship displays. A few early shorebirds = have come back, notably WILSON'S SNIPE and AMERICAN WOODCOCK. The = TREE = SWALLOWS have returned, = always among the first to come back. Other species reported by many = observers included both GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, EASTERN PHOEBE, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, HERMIT = THRUSH, SONG SPARROW, and = FOX = SPARROW.

Most unexpected sightings this = week were five SNOWY OWLS. Two were = reported by Donna and Leon Thoreson in Polk County at the junction of CR = 41 and CR 14 on April 6. Two others were reported in Kittson County by = Larry Wilebski. One was located along MN 175 on the Welcome to Minnesota = sign on April 7, and the other was about 10 miles south of Humboldt on = April 10. Randy Prachar reported one at the Roseau River WMA on April = 9.

A banded WHOOPING CRANE = from the Wisconsin flock was found = in Todd County on the week of April 7. Ben Fritchman saw it again on the = 8th a half mile south of CR 104 west of Swanville.

Susan Wiste in Douglas County = reported COMMON LOON, TURKEY VULTURE, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN = PHOEBE, and EASTERN BLUEBIRD = on April 10. Beau Shroyer reported = the first shorebirds in Douglas County on April 6 -  they were = KILLDEER, = GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and = LESSER = YELLOWLEGS.

In Otter Tail County on April 8, = Gary Otnes reported a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL at his place south of Fergus Falls. Mark Otnes saw a NORTHERN GOSHAWK = along MN 34 13 miles east of = Barnesville on  that day. Other species seen then included a = RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, NORTHERN CARDINAL at Pelican Rapids, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, = HERMIT THRUSH, and = FOX = SPARROW. Amy Drake on April 6 = saw HOODED = MERGANSER, COMMON MERGANSER, = and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at the Walker Lake public access. Dan and Sandy Thimgan had a = RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET on = April 7, and on the 9th, they saw AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS and EASTERN PHOEBE. The first TURKEY VULTURE was seen on April 10th, and RED-NECKED GREBES = on the 11th. BONAPARTE'S GULLS = were seen at Silver Lake on April = 12, RED-NECKED GREBES have = returned to nest, and a BARRED OWL showed up in their yard also. Alma Ronningen reported COMMON LOONS, TREE = SWALLOWS, and CHIPPING SPARROWS = on the12th.

Becker County species reported by = Shar Legenhausen on April 8 included AMERICAN WOODCOCK and EASTERN PHOEBE. Connie Norheim was at Hamden Slough on = April 7 where she found 3 TRUMPETER SWANS, many species of ducks, and EASTERN = BLUEBIRD. At Tamarac NWR, = there were WOOD DUCKS, HOODED MERGANSER, NORTHERN FLICKER, and FOX SPARROW.

Ben Fritchman found = 12,500 = TUNDRA SWANS  on April = 12 between Kragnes and Halstad in the Red River valley in Clay and = Norman Counties. In Mahnomen County he found three TRUMPETER = SWANS, and 2 early = MARBLED = GODWITS were seen about 10 = miles southeast of Mahnomen.

Bruce Flaig in Polk County = reported a male NORTHERN CARDINAL in = his yard on April 11. He also reported TRUMPETER SWANS, COMMON LOON, and AMERICAN WOODCOCK in the county. Donna and Leon Thoreson saw = 250 SANDHILL CRANES near = Chicog along MN 102 on April 6, and a TURKEY VULTURE at the intersection of MN 32 and CR = 45.

Alice Sather saw the first of the = season NORTHERN FLICKER in = Marshall County on April 7.

From Kittson County, Larry = Wilebski reported that most of the species mentioned by others were also = present in that county by April 10. On April 9, he saw 70 AMERICAN  WHITE = PELICANS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS,  WILSON'S SNIPE, and SHORT-EARED OWL. He mentioned AMERICAN COOT, BELTED = KINGFISHER, and SONG SPARROW = on April 10. Russell Reisz reported = a tremendous rise in numbers of all the early species during the week on = April 6, including WILSON'S SNIPE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and EASTERN BLUEBIRD.

From Roseau County, Randy Prachar = at the Roseau River WMA reported some of the same species there and also = a WINTER = WREN on April 12.  =

Kelly Larson on a field trip to = Clearwater County on April 12 reported that the rice paddies north of = Gonvick held over 10000 TUNDRA = SWANS, two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED = GEESE, and seventeen species = of ducks. Also seen in the county that day were 8 species of raptors = including many NORTHERN HARRIERS, and = a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK.

On Lake Bemidji in Beltrami = County on April 12 were COMMON LOONS, 7 = GREATER = SCAUP, 4 LESSER SCAUP, = PIED-BILLED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, EARED GREBE = and others. Pat Rice reported = EASTERN = PHOEBE, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and FOX SPARROW on April = 9.

Cass County species at Mud Goose = WMA reported by Pat on April 9 included AMERICAN WIGEON, REDHEAD, GREATER SCAUP, = RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, and = RED-NECKED = GREBE.

Patrick Beauzay in Hubbard County = on April 10 reported OSPREY,  SWAINSON'S HAWK, NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, = HERMIT THRUSH, SONG SPARROW, = and FOX = SPARROW.

Thanks to all the folks who sent = in reports this week. Due to the great numbers of species reported, not = all have been mentioned, but please keep sending them in.

Please report bird sightings to = Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at = ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR = call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. = Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the = county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird = Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled = update of this report is Friday, April 21, 2006.


------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C65FD6.5ECE0D40-- From tiger150@comcast.net Sat Apr 15 01:54:32 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:54:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Local Birds (Golden Valley, Hennipin County) Message-ID: <001601c66027$28c75160$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C65FFD.3FB810F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Saw a male Y-B Sapsucker near my house today. Went canoeing on the pond = today, and heard/saw many Wood ducks. Also, one of the Cooper's Hawk = pair was perched on a tree over-hanging the pond. Pretty evening! Alyssa DeRubeis Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C65FFD.3FB810F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Saw a male Y-B Sapsucker near my house = today. Went=20 canoeing on the pond today, and heard/saw many Wood ducks. Also, one of = the=20 Cooper's Hawk pair was perched on a tree over-hanging the pond. Pretty=20 evening!
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Hennipin = County
------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C65FFD.3FB810F0-- From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Sat Apr 15 17:21:39 2006 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (Randy Frederickson) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:21:39 -0600 Subject: [mou] Snowy Eg. Kandi. Co. Message-ID: On 4/14 I observed 3 snowy egrets, together, in Kandiyohi county. The birds were on the "downside" of the spillway where Shokapee Creek leaves Swan Lake. To get to this location, go north of the town of Pennock 4-5 mi (don't have a map in front of me) and then about 2 miles west on county 27. Also observed yesterday, the first martins at my colony- for the year (although martins were in the area already a week ago). Peregrine falcon was seen this morning (4/15) on the water tower in Willmar that is located west on Willmar ave. Randy Frederickson Willmar From jotcat@boreal.org Sat Apr 15 18:24:29 2006 From: jotcat@boreal.org (Jim & Carol Tveekrem) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:24:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] sharp-shinned hawk in Cook Co. Message-ID: <004401c660b1$76bb44a0$6f0f46d8@jotcat> We saw our first sharpie yesterday afternoon. The dozens of juncos and pine siskins at our feeders scattered, the hawk perched briefly in an aspen, showing a light chest/belly, and we barely got a good enough look at it as it flew through a row of spruces to figure out what it was - small, gray on back and wings, accipiter shape, no white on wings or tail, no rusty tail, (not a kestrel or shrike), too light colored and wrong shape for merlin, too small for any other hawk. We have had dozens of juncos every day lately, the mix changing from obvious males to more pale or brownish second years and/or females. Song sparrows showed up 4/8, most I have seen is 5 at once, Brown creepers by ones and twos this week, also a few Tree Sparrows, but so far no White-throated sparrows. Last night brought in a Phoebe. Right now wind is blasting from the northeast, supposed to continue east for next few days. Need to go birding inland! Carol Tveekrem, Schroeder From ksussman@lcp2.net Sun Apr 16 19:56:55 2006 From: ksussman@lcp2.net (Karen Sussman) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:56:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Embarrass Rice Paddies Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-2--597108563 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed I spent more than three hours walking the rice paddies this morning. In addition to Deb Buria-Falkowski and her husband and brother-in-law, my neighbour and I found over 16 species. Had to work very hard but persistence paid off. There seems to have been some mowing of the dikes late fall. They are definitely walkable but watch out for the surprise holes here and there. The one big surprise was a (presumably Eastern) Meadowlark at the bridge entrance. Never saw a meadowlark in the paddies before. No Barrows Goldeneye at the Waisenan Rd entrance but did find a Trumpeter Swan there. Later saw a pair of swans deeper into the ponds. Other species: Blue & Green Wing Teal Ring Neck Duck Pied Billed Grebe GB Heron Least Flycatcher B. Eagle Turkey Vultures Harrier Snipe Tree Swallow Mallards etc. Wood Tick (earliest occurrence on my jeans ever recorded) Rice Paddies are in St Louis County off Hwy 21 in Embarrass. Karen Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-2--597108563 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProI spent more than three hours walking the rice paddies this morning. In addition to Deb Buria-Falkowski and her husband and brother-in-law, my neighbour and I found over 16 species. Had to work very hard but persistence paid off. There seems to have been some mowing of the dikes late fall. They are definitely walkable but watch out for the surprise holes here and there. The one big surprise was a (presumably Eastern) Meadowlark at the bridge entrance. Never saw a meadowlark in the paddies before. No Barrows Goldeneye at the Waisenan Rd entrance but did find a Trumpeter Swan there. Later saw a pair of swans deeper into the ponds. Other species: Blue & Green Wing Teal Ring Neck Duck Pied Billed Grebe GB Heron Least Flycatcher B. Eagle Turkey Vultures Harrier Snipe Tree Swallow Mallards etc. Wood Tick (earliest occurrence on my jeans ever recorded) Rice Paddies are in St Louis County off Hwy 21 in Embarrass. Times New RomanKaren Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-2--597108563-- From tiger150@comcast.net Sat Apr 15 20:15:39 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:15:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wood Lake Nature Center Message-ID: <000b01c660c0$fbe8c080$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C66097.12C1B250 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The MOU Youth Birding Club (leaders Mike Alt and Bob Holtz) went birding = at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, Hennipin Co., from 9-11am. = Since no one has said anything, I will! Birds seen include: @ Several P-B Grebes @ Two R-T Hawks @ One B-W Teal @ Several Hooded Mergansers @ Am. Coots @ Two G. Egrets @ 5 N. Shovelers flying in @ R-C Kinglet @ Tree Sparrow @ Cooper's Hawks (probably nesting nearby) @ One Broad-winged Hawk @ Canada Goose on the nest @ Am. Crow on the nest @ A pair of B-C Chickadees catching "Spring Fever" @ A Song Sparrow singing in midair (while hovering like a kestrel)!! There were also Painted Turtles, a mink eating a crayfish, and a Muskrat = singing. Few female R-W Blackbirds. Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C66097.12C1B250 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The MOU Youth Birding Club (leaders = Mike Alt and=20 Bob Holtz) went birding at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, = Hennipin=20 Co., from 9-11am. Since no one has said anything, I will! Birds seen=20 include:
 
@ Several P-B Grebes
@ Two R-T Hawks
@ One B-W Teal
@ Several Hooded = Mergansers
@ Am. Coots
@ Two G. Egrets
@ 5 N. Shovelers flying in
@ R-C Kinglet
@ Tree Sparrow
@ Cooper's Hawks (probably nesting=20 nearby)
@ One Broad-winged Hawk
@ Canada Goose on the nest
@ Am. Crow on the nest
@ A pair of B-C Chickadees catching = "Spring=20 Fever"
@ A Song Sparrow singing in midair = (while hovering=20 like a kestrel)!!
 
There were also Painted Turtles, a mink = eating a=20 crayfish, and a Muskrat singing. Few female R-W Blackbirds.
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennipin = County
 
------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C66097.12C1B250-- From tiger150@comcast.net Sat Apr 15 20:17:31 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:17:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Error on Muskrat... Message-ID: <001701c660c1$3e8b9ed0$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C66097.556E2D90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Muskrat was swimming, not singing! My apoligies~ Alyssa DeRubeis ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C66097.556E2D90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The Muskrat was swimming, not singing! = My=20 apoligies~
 
Alyssa = DeRubeis
------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C66097.556E2D90-- From ppedersen6@charter.net Sun Apr 16 00:25:26 2006 From: ppedersen6@charter.net (Paul Pedersen) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:25:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Swainson's Hawk - NW Fillmore County Message-ID: <639feb570604151625n625188bcld22f26519fb802f5@mail.gmail.com> I saw a Swainson's Hawk in NW Fillmore County today south of Spring Valley. Paul Pedersen From tpulles17@msn.com Sun Apr 16 00:41:45 2006 From: tpulles17@msn.com (steve pulles) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:41:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Great-tailed Grackle - Wright County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C660BC.3EE63430 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Today I searched around Pelican Lake in Wright County with my family. = At 4:30 PM I discovered an adult male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE sitting at= op a dead snag in a marsh. The long tail was distinctive, and the voc= alizations eliminated the possibility of boat-tailed grackle.=0D=0A=0D= =0ADIRECTIONS - on County Road 35, approximately 2-4 miles west of St.= Michael, turn north on Hamline Ave. (a dirt road). Go north Hamline = Ave. 1.5 miles. There is a marsh on the west side of the road here, a= nd this is where I saw the grackle. He was displaying atop a dead sna= g before he flew onto the mowed grass just north of the marsh, but sti= ll on the west side of the road. This is where he was when we left.= =0D=0A=0D=0AAlso around Pelican Lake today my family and I found yello= w-headed blackbird, greater yellowlegs, and redhead, among other water= fowl.= ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C660BC.3EE63430 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D= =0A
Today I searched around Pelican Lake in Wright County wit= h my =0D=0Afamily.  At 4:30 PM I discovered an adult male&nb= sp;GREAT-TAILED =0D=0AGRACKLE sitting atop a dead snag in a marsh=   The long tail was =0D=0Adistinctive, and the vocalizations eli= minated the possibility of boat-tailed =0D=0Agrackle.
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DIRECTIONS - on County Road 35, approximately&n= bsp;2-4 miles west of St. =0D=0AMichael, turn north on Hamline Av= e. (a dirt road).  Go north Hamline =0D=0AAve. 1.5 miles.&nb= sp; There is a marsh on the west side of the road here, =0D=0Aand this= is where I saw the grackle.  He was displaying atop a dead snag = =0D=0Abefore he flew onto the mowed grass just north of the marsh, but= still on the =0D=0Awest side of the road.  This is where he was = when we left.
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=0D=0A= ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C660BC.3EE63430-- From blitkey@usfamily.net Sun Apr 16 01:07:11 2006 From: blitkey@usfamily.net (Bill Litkey) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:07:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] Potential Shorebirding - Goodhue Co. Message-ID: <000701c660e9$b7647b60$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> As suspected, the Vermillion River has flooded the fields just east of the Dakota C.R. 68 bridge over to Prairie Island (Goodhue Co.). It should improve for shore- and waterbirds in the days ahead as the water recedes. Today the only shorebirds were yellowlegs and pecs. There were numerous Bonaparte's Gulls and waterfowl, including 3 Snow Geese. Does anyone know if Mississippi River flooding has produced any shore- and waterbird habitat along Wabasha C.R. 24 ? Bill Litkey --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From fieldfare21@hotmail.com Sun Apr 16 01:50:57 2006 From: fieldfare21@hotmail.com (Benjamin Fritchman) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:50:57 -0500 Subject: [mou] First Todd Co. Record-GWF Goose Message-ID: Earlier this spring, I noticed a decent movement of Greater White-fronted Geese in Minnesota and thought this would be the year for them to finally show up in Todd County. Up until now there has been no record. I thought my chance to find some was over this spring because it seemed the peak migration had passed. I got a call this evening from my grandpa, telling me that two had showed up at the Browerville Sewage Ponds. I headed over there, and sure enough, there were two GWF Geese present. I got excellent views, and they were still present when I left at 7:00 this evening. The ponds are located just south of the cemetery on the SE part of town. These ponds continue to amaze me. Ben Fritchman Long Prairie, MN(for the weekend, then back to Fargo) From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Sun Apr 16 02:01:41 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:01:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Flight song of Song Sparrow-Wood Lake Message-ID: As Alyssa noted in her earlier post, We observed from close range (40 = feet) a Song Sparrow lift off from the dry sedge at water's edge, fly up = to about 25 feet high, then drop its legs, spread its wings, fanned open = its tail and with a buzzy hovering flight, that let it fall very slowly, = began to sing. Kind of flew like a low level Lark Bunting. It was not = one of the simpler songs we are so used to hearing, but an emphatic = garbled song that ended in a trill. I guess the song lasted about 3 = seconds, then the bird dropped quickly back into the sedges. I had never = seen this before. Consulting with both the BNA and Jim Rising's Sparrow = book, Rising remarks that flight singing is rare, BNA makes no = particular mention of it. I may try and get audio and video of it = tomorrow, it was quite striking. Bob Holtz and I had a great day out = with some great young birders. I think I learned as much as any of them = did! I am always surprised how all birds are so interesting when you = really watch them. A single female Red-winged Blackbird made a brief = appearance in the cattails and was mobbed by ten or twelve suitors with = flashing red epaulets. Actually it was quite brutal. First Broadwing of = the year, seen well in the open. Heard Brown Creepers but couldn't quite = see them. It was a great thing to do on a great day. Hats off to Zack, = Ben, Isaac, Alyssa, Sasha, Meara, Una and Mayva and their parents. These = are some great birders, it was fun to share the day with them. Good = Birding! =20 =20 Mark Alt From alongtin@worldnet.att.net Sun Apr 16 03:16:42 2006 From: alongtin@worldnet.att.net (Andrew Longtin) Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:16:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] Carlos Avery Message-ID: <20060416021642.43EEC115F9@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C660D1.E550FFC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Took a run through through Carlos Avery this morning at sun up.. Saw that following: Common Loon Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan Wood Duck Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Bald Eagle (two on the nest, 1 juvenal flying around too) Northern Harrier Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Ring-necked Pheasant American Coot (tons) Sandhill Crane Wilson's Snipe ( about 6 or 8 doing display flights) Rock Pigeon Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Blue Jay Crow Tree Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Eastern Bluebird Robin Starling Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Cardinal Red-wing Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird House Finch American Goldfinch Andrew --- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://moumn.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ ALongtin@worldnet.att.net See My WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!! ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C660D1.E550FFC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Took a run=20 through through Carlos Avery this morning at sun = up..
 
Saw that=20 following:
 
Common=20 Loon
Pied-billed=20 Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue=20 Heron
Turkey=20 Vulture
Canada=20 Goose
Trumpeter=20 Swan
Wood=20 Duck
Gadwall=20
American=20 Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged=20 Teal
Northern=20 Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked=20 Duck
Lesser=20 Scaup
Bufflehead
Bald Eagle=20 (two on the nest, 1 juvenal flying around too)
Northern=20 Harrier
Cooper's=20 Hawk
American=20 Kestrel
Ring-necked=20 Pheasant
American=20 Coot (tons)
Sandhill=20 Crane
Wilson's=20 Snipe ( about 6 or 8 doing display flights)
Rock=20 Pigeon
Northern=20 Flicker
Eastern=20 Phoebe
Blue=20 Jay
Crow
Tree=20 Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Eastern=20 Bluebird
Robin
Starling
Chipping=20 Sparrow
Song=20 Sparrow
Cardinal
Red-wing=20 Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House=20 Finch
American=20 Goldfinch
 
 
 
Andrew
 
 
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------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C660D1.E550FFC0-- From jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com Sun Apr 16 09:01:29 2006 From: jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com (J Schulz) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:01:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] GHO Message-ID: <20060416080129.87811.qmail@web51109.mail.yahoo.com> --0-765349903-1145174489=:85025 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit GHO nest near 494/5 Friday - observed only one baby, saw both parents Sat - still only one baby so it looks like we lost one between last Sunday and this Friday sometime. Also had first woodtick Sat. Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-) --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2’/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. --0-765349903-1145174489=:85025 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
GHO nest near 494/5
 
Friday - observed only one baby, saw both parents
Sat - still only one baby so it looks like we lost one between last Sunday and this Friday sometime.
 
Also had first woodtick Sat.


Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-)

Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2’/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. --0-765349903-1145174489=:85025-- From Hagsela@aol.com Sun Apr 16 10:46:20 2006 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:46:20 EDT Subject: [mou] Snowy Egrets in Kandiyohi Cty. Message-ID: <3a4.889ae3.31736c6c@aol.com> --part1_3a4.889ae3.31736c6c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Two of the Snowy Egrets reported by Randy were still present Saturday, April 15 from 2:30 to at least 3:00. The exact location is west of Willmar on Hwy 12 to Pennock. Go north on Cty. 1 to Cty. 27 and turn left (or west). You'll come to the spot after 1.4 miles, with Swan Lake to the right and the spillway going off to the right. The 2 Snowy Egrets were easily visible from the road. A Great Egret was with them, providing excellent studies of the size contrast, head markings, bills - and those bright yellow feet. They were still feeding when I left at 3:00. Also of note on Swan Lake: Western Grebe (1) Red-necked Grebes Lots of Ruddy Ducks A decent variety of dabbling and diving ducks Linda Sparling Hennepin County --part1_3a4.889ae3.31736c6c_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Two of the Snowy Egrets reported by Ran= dy were still present Saturday, April 15 from 2:30 to at least 3:00.  =20= The exact location is west of Willmar on Hwy 12 to Pennock.  Go north=20= on Cty. 1 to Cty. 27 and turn left (or west).  You'll come to the spot= after 1.4 miles, with Swan Lake to the right and the spillway going off to=20= the right.  The 2 Snowy Egrets were easily visible from the road. = ; A Great Egret was with them, providing excellent studies of the size cont= rast, head markings, bills - and those bright yellow feet.  They were=20= still feeding when I left at 3:00.

Also of note on Swan Lake:
Western Grebe (1)
Red-necked Grebes
Lots of Ruddy Ducks
A decent variety of dabbling and diving ducks

Linda Sparling
Hennepin County --part1_3a4.889ae3.31736c6c_boundary-- From wieber64@comcast.net Sun Apr 16 14:03:09 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 08:03:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] GHO In-Reply-To: <20060416080129.87811.qmail@web51109.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C6612C.33325630 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit There were two there on Thursday morning when I went by. Gail GHO nest near 494/5 Friday - observed only one baby, saw both parents Sat - still only one baby so it looks like we lost one between last Sunday and this Friday sometime. Also had first woodtick Sat. Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2’/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C6612C.33325630 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There=20 were two there on Thursday morning when I went by.
Gail

 
GHO nest near 494/5
 
Friday - observed only one baby, saw both parents
Sat - still only one baby so it looks like we lost one between = last=20 Sunday and this Friday sometime.
 
Also had first woodtick Sat.


Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-)

Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls=20 to 30+ countries for just 2=A2/min with Yahoo! Messenger with=20 Voice.
------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C6612C.33325630-- From sweston2@comcast.net Sun Apr 16 17:00:32 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 11:00:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] GHO References: <20060416080129.87811.qmail@web51109.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <000f01c6616e$fe095880$f0afb445@Weston72505> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C66144.FADA78D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Is it possible that the baby has grown and lost its down? Steve ----- Original Message -----=20 From: J Schulz=20 To: MOU=20 Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 3:01 AM Subject: [mou] GHO GHO nest near 494/5=20 Friday - observed only one baby, saw both parents Sat - still only one baby so it looks like we lost one between last = Sunday and this Friday sometime. Also had first woodtick Sat. Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just = 2=A2/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C66144.FADA78D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Is it possible that the baby has grown = and lost its=20 down?
 
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 J=20 Schulz
To: MOU
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 = 3:01=20 AM
Subject: [mou] GHO

GHO nest near 494/5
 
Friday - observed only one baby, saw both parents
Sat - still only one baby so it looks like we lost one between = last=20 Sunday and this Friday sometime.
 
Also had first woodtick Sat.


Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-)

Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls=20 to 30+ countries for just 2=A2/min with Yahoo! Messenger with=20 Voice. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C66144.FADA78D0-- From connybrunell@earthlink.net Sun Apr 16 17:42:01 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 11:42:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lake Byllesby ~ Dakota County Message-ID: <380-22006401616421293@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_1602411162142516421293 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Early this morning Dale Yerger and I birded at Lake Byllesby in Dakota County. There was 1 Dunlin, 11 Pectoral Sandpipers, 1 Greater and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, Bonaparte's and Franklin's Gulls, it's a start... Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_1602411162142516421293 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
Early this morning Dale Yerger and I birded at Lake Byllesby in Dakota County.
There was 1 Dunlin, 11 Pectoral Sandpipers, 1 Greater and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs,
Bonaparte's and Franklin's Gulls, it's a start...
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty
 
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My wife took a picture of the owlet on = 4/10. The=20 second young one seems to be in the nest but hidden from all angles. = This=20 picture isn't very good due to the distance and quality of our = equipment, but I=20 will share with all interested...


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------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66173.F2C221A0-- From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sun Apr 16 22:37:36 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 16:37:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] Great-tailed Grackle - Wright County References: Message-ID: <001b01c6619d$fe648c80$a62e56c7@oemcomputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C66174.11B960A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Refound the Great-tailed Grackle found by Keith Pulles yesterday in = Wright County. Along with being in the marsh on a dead bush the bird = was seen and photographed on the mowed grass area on the north side of = the marsh. =20 Really an amazing record. It is a first Wright County record. We = believe that it is the second metro area record and it is one of the = earlier dates that the species has been found in the spring. We looked = all over the lake for additional birds so this may very well be a single = lost overshoot. But there is a huge amount of the correct habitate for = this species on this lake and 95% of it cannot be seen without a boat. = So possibly there is a small colony on this lake, like Swan Lake in = Nicollet County. Two springs ago we counted a dozen birds on Swan Lake = at one time and on later trips were unable to see a one. Congratulations to Keith for recognizing a very unusual bird way out of = the area to expect them. I guess we all need to look for them in about = every cattail marsh in the southern two thirds of the state. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com Today I searched around Pelican Lake in Wright County with my family. = At 4:30 PM I discovered an adult male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE sitting atop = a dead snag in a marsh The long tail was distinctive, and the = vocalizations eliminated the possibility of boat-tailed grackle. DIRECTIONS - on County Road 35, approximately 2-4 miles west of St. = Michael, turn north on Hamline Ave. (a dirt road). Go north Hamline = Ave. 1.5 miles. There is a marsh on the west side of the road here, and = this is where I saw the grackle. He was displaying atop a dead snag = before he flew onto the mowed grass just north of the marsh, but still = on the west side of the road. This is where he was when we left. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C66174.11B960A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Refound the Great-tailed Grackle found by Keith = Pulles=20 yesterday in Wright County.  Along with being in the marsh on a = dead bush=20 the bird was seen and photographed on the mowed grass area on the north = side of=20 the marsh. 
 
Really an amazing record.  It is a first = Wright=20 County record.  We believe that it is the second metro area record = and it=20 is one of the earlier dates that the species has been found in the = spring. =20 We looked all over the lake for additional birds so this may very well = be a=20 single lost overshoot. But  there is a huge amount of the = correct=20 habitate for this species on this lake and 95% of it cannot be seen = without a=20 boat.  So possibly there is a small colony on this lake, like Swan = Lake in=20 Nicollet County.  Two springs ago we counted a dozen = birds on=20 Swan Lake at one time and on later trips were unable to see a = one.
 
Congratulations to Keith for recognizing a very = unusual=20 bird way out of the area to expect them.  I guess we all need to = look for=20 them in about every cattail marsh in the southern two thirds of the=20 state.
 
Dennis and Barbara Martin
dbmartin@skypoint.com
=
Today I searched around Pelican Lake in Wright County with = my=20 family.  At 4:30 PM I discovered an adult = male GREAT-TAILED=20 GRACKLE sitting atop a dead snag in a marsh  The long tail = was=20 distinctive, and the vocalizations eliminated the possibility of = boat-tailed=20 grackle.
 
DIRECTIONS - on County Road 35, approximately 2-4 miles west = of St.=20 Michael, turn north on Hamline Ave. (a dirt road).  Go north = Hamline=20 Ave. 1.5 miles.  There is a marsh on the west side of the = road here,=20 and this is where I saw the grackle.  He was displaying atop a = dead snag=20 before he flew onto the mowed grass just north of the marsh, but still = on the=20 west side of the road.  This is where he was when we=20 left.
------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C66174.11B960A0-- From dscarman@charter.net Mon Apr 17 03:33:13 2006 From: dscarman@charter.net (Dave Carman) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:33:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] First Broad-winged Hawks/West Skyline Hawk Count, Duluth Message-ID: <4qapcq$g20f18@mxip34a.cluster1.charter.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C6619D.5E0F2B50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I observed five (5) adult Broad-winged Hawks today at the West Skyline Hawk Count at Thompson Hill in West Duluth, the first of the season. Other recent highlights include an adult Red-shouldered Hawk on Saturday, April 15, and flocks of 28 and 14 White Pelicans migrating through today. A link to daily counts can be found at hawkridge.org. Dave Carman Duluth, Minnesota ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C6619D.5E0F2B50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I observed five (5) adult Broad-winged Hawks today at = the West Skyline Hawk Count at Thompson Hill in West = Duluth, the first of the season.  Other recent highlights include an adult Red-shouldered Hawk on Saturday, April 15, and flocks of 28 and 14 White Pelicans migrating through today.  A link to daily counts can be = found at hawkridge.org.

Dave Carman

Duluth, Minnesota =

------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C6619D.5E0F2B50-- From blue_star@netzero.net Mon Apr 17 04:31:55 2006 From: blue_star@netzero.net (William R Bronn) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:31:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU Salt Lake trip Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C661A5.914368D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm looking for a Twin Cities person to share the ride with me to and from the MOU-Salt Lake event this week end. My plans are to do a little birding on the way to Goodie Larson's prairie farm before the 6PM pot luck supper there on Friday. I'll be camping on the farm Fri. & Sat. nights but would be happy to drop you off in Dawson, Madison, or Marietta if you prefer moteling it. Bill Bronn 651-770-9704 blue_star@netzero.net ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C661A5.914368D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I’m looking for a Twin Cities person to share = the ride with me to and from the MOU-Salt Lake event this = week end. My plans are to do a little birding on the way to Goodie Larson’s = prairie farm before the 6PM pot luck supper there on Friday. I’ll be = camping on the farm Fri. & Sat. nights but would be happy to drop you off in = Dawson, Madison, = or Marietta if you = prefer moteling it.

Bill Bronn

651-770-9704

blue_star@netzero.net

------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C661A5.914368D0-- From sweston2@comcast.net Mon Apr 17 05:04:51 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:04:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Shorebirds & other birding Message-ID: <002a01c661d4$16c15d90$f0afb445@Weston72505> Shorebird Report for Dakota Co, Sunday afternoon Lake Byllesby Sand bars coming back as water levels drop, but high wind probably chased birds reproted by earlier observers into less exposed locations. One Killdeer Waterfowl: only expected dabblers Other birds: Black-crowned Nightheron - flushed from bank Sandhill Crane Forsters Terns (60+ flock flew in just before I left) Bonaparts Gull (2-3) winter plumage 140th Marsh ( half mile east of Hwy 52) Pumping that resulted in high water has been turned off and water levels are dropping, resulting in improving habitat for shorebirds. Killdeer W. Snipe (5) observed flying at dusk. Good time & place to see Snipe at this time of year. Other birds: Virginia Rail (heard) Swamp Sparrow Etters Bottoms (CR68 into Goodhue Co.) Directions: Go to Hastins and follow signs to Treasure Is. When you cross into Goodhue Co. you are at Etters Bottoms. High water from Vermillion & Mississippi have resulted in flooding and excellant habitat. Broad shoulders on road allow easy viewing. G Yellowlegs 15 L Yellowlegs 40 Pectoral Sandpiper 6 Killdeer Waterfowl: 10 species including Am. Wigeon, & N. Pintail (6) Other birds: Eastern Meadowlark - several locations. I still have found no W. Meadowlarks. Brewers Blackbird Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From Hagsela@aol.com Mon Apr 17 10:03:17 2006 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:03:17 EDT Subject: [mou] Horned & RN Grebes, Washington Cty Message-ID: <314.32ec627.3174b3d5@aol.com> --part1_314.32ec627.3174b3d5_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was delighted to find 5 Horned Grebes and one Red-necked Grebe on Eagle Point Lake in Lake Elmo Park. It's a shallow lake and 3 years of looking for (non-Pied-billed) grebes finally paid off. They were hanging mostly with the Ruddy Ducks and were moving over much of the main part of the lake. Hwy 94 to Cty. 19 exit. North to the park. Eagle Point Lake is the main lake around which the trails go, starting from the 1st parking lot. Linda Sparling Hennepin County --part1_314.32ec627.3174b3d5_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was delighted to find 5 Horned Grebes= and one Red-necked Grebe on Eagle Point Lake in Lake Elmo Park.  It's= a shallow lake and 3 years of looking for (non-Pied-billed) grebes finally=20= paid off.  They were hanging mostly with the Ruddy Ducks and were movi= ng over much of the main part of the lake.
Hwy 94 to Cty. 19 exit.  North to the park.  Eagle Point Lake is= the main lake around which the trails go, starting from the 1st parking lot= .
Linda Sparling
Hennepin County --part1_314.32ec627.3174b3d5_boundary-- From cbutler@lcp2.net Mon Apr 17 14:24:08 2006 From: cbutler@lcp2.net (Cindy Risen) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:24:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] Weekend Travels Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20060417081540.01f89de0@mail.lcp2.net> HI Kim and I spent the weekend visiting potential stores for NatureScape News and doing a little birding, too. We found a Black-headed Gull in a small pond north of Spirit Lake in Jackson Co. There were a few Bonaparte's Gulls, 9 species of shorebirds - highlight 17 American Golden Plovers in Jackson Co. A very cool sighting of a partial albino robin. White back with pale orange belly. It was very striking. We even got a few photos that we'll post to our website when I get to work. Spring seems to be coming to Aitkin County, but we still have Evening Grosbeaks at the feeder each day and Kim saw a Snowy Owl south of Palisade on Friday. This morning though, the Eastern Phoebe sings constantly from the backyard and a pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers performed their version of dueling drumbeats. (The one using the top of the Wood Duck house won.) Cindy Risen Tamarack, Eastern Aitkin County www.naturescapenews.com From david@cahlander.com Mon Apr 17 14:43:42 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:43:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] Great-tailed Grackle on Recently Seen - Wright County Message-ID: <002001c66224$f8030510$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C661FB.081901E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl Photo by Keith Pulles --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C661FB.081901E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
http://www.moumn.org/cgi-= bin/recent.pl
 
Photo by Keith = Pulles
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David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, = MN=20 952-894-5910
------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C661FB.081901E0-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Apr 17 16:54:34 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:54:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne information, few sightings Message-ID: <029601c66237$397db1e0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> In response to a number of birder inquiries, spoke to Sherburne NWR personnel this morning - the Wildlife (auto) Tour is scheduled to be opened Sunday 4/23. Sightings this weekend were a little slower - first of year Great Egret along Blue Hill Trail & couple of Purple Martins along Mille Lacs Lake only true new birds. Finally found initial Northern Pintail of spring along Vineland Road; anyone know how their population is faring? Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From jlotto1@msn.com Mon Apr 17 16:55:51 2006 From: jlotto1@msn.com (james otto) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:55:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Swainson's Hawk-Dakota County Message-ID:
The Swainson's hawk has returned to Dakota County. I observed the hawk at about 10:00 am, soaring at the intersection of US highway 52 and Dakota County 42.
                                         Jim Otto

See if you've won, play MSN Search and Win From jadrake@arvig.net Mon Apr 17 17:06:36 2006 From: jadrake@arvig.net (Jeff & Amy Drake) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:06:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] Brainerd osprey Message-ID: <4443BD0C.55CF89D3@arvig.net> We saw an osprey in a platform nest about 5 mi. North of Brainerd along Hwy 210/169 Saturday evening. A Chipping Sparrow showed up at home (Ottertail Cty.) today. Saw some odd behavior by 2 Canadian Geese on Friday morning on the Deer River, MN settling ponds. They were all flattened out on the water with their necks outstretched & swimming slowly away from us and each other. Has anyone else seen this? What were they up too? Hiding? Amy Drake From Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com Mon Apr 17 17:13:17 2006 From: Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com (Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:13:17 -0500 Subject: [mou] Few informational notes Message-ID: <6AE02B6941CF4545A97A74F319E7CEF301BB594E@e2khopkins1.internal.sungard.corp> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66239.D630271C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Did some weekend birding.. A few things I found, I see that the = Bald Eagles are on the nest in Carlos Avery.=20 =20 The Sherburne National Wildlife drive is closed because the Bald's are = sitting on eggs there, sign says it will open once they hatch. =20 I saw an adult Bald on the nest next to Manitou Island on White Bear = Lake on the south west side of the island close to the bridge. =20 The road that runs between Lake Vadnais was still closed for the winter = on Sunday morning, although I talked with a guy fishing that called the = sheriffs department to ask to get it open. =20 Andrew =20 -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://moumn.org/ = =20 Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ ALongtin@worldnet.att.net See My WEB pages at: = http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!! ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66239.D630271C Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
All,
    Did some weekend = birding..  A=20 few things I found, I see that the Bald Eagles are on the nest in Carlos = Avery.=20
 
The=20 Sherburne National Wildlife drive is closed because the Bald's are = sitting on=20 eggs there, sign says it will open once they hatch.
 
I saw=20 an adult Bald on the nest next to Manitou Island on White Bear Lake on = the south=20 west side of the island close to the bridge.
 
The road that runs between Lake Vadnais = was still=20 closed for the winter on Sunday morning, although I talked with a guy = fishing=20 that called the sheriffs department to ask to get it = open.
 
Andrew
 
--
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Corcoran = (Hennepin Co.)=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member
    = http://moumn.org/
Hawk Ridge Bird = Observatory=20 Supporter
    http://www.hawkridge.org/
Cornell Lab Member = (PFW)
    http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C66239.D630271C-- From northernflights@charter.net Mon Apr 17 18:10:59 2006 From: northernflights@charter.net (Larson Kelly) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:10:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Easter in Beltrami County Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-2--517064525 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed The store had it's first ever Bird Walk on Easter Sunday morning. Eight participants enjoyed the Lake Bemidji lakefront and later, several small wetlands near town. We had 32 species during the two hour outing. Highlights included newly arrived Tree Swallows at the inlet and great looks at a Red-necked Grebe and a patient A. Kestrel. Osprey are back so we went to look at a nest built very near the road close to Little Wolf Lake. Both birds were in the nest arranging nesting material. One left and returned with large branch. We didn't stay long, not wanting our presence to disrupt their activity. The second half of the day brought a few more birds as Carl & I canoed down the Turtle River for a picnic. Belted Kingfishers courting, B. Eagles hunting the bends, Wood Ducks and RW Blackbirds. Heard Wilson Snipe and American Bittern. Most exciting were the Hepatica blooming in the oak woods were we stopped for lunch. The forest floor was sprinkled with tiny purple, lavender and white blossoms! (I think I saw a rabbit disappear over the hill just as we pulled ashore) In lowland woods the small mounds of new leaves I investigated turned out to be clusters of Marsh Marigold! We topped off the day with Ice Cream and Sewage Ponds in Blackduck. The ponds held a few RB Gulls, a dozen Canada Geese and a nice assortment of ducks. Present were: American Widgeon Mallard Green-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye (no Black Ducks in Blackduck) Kelly Larson Bemidji Minnesota Northern Flights Wild Bird Store Just 96 miles from the Canadian border! Or visit us on the Web at... http://www.northern-flights.com Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! --Apple-Mail-2--517064525 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 The store had it's first ever = Bird Walk on Easter Sunday morning. Eight participants enjoyed the Lake = Bemidji=A0lakefront and later, several small wetlands near town. We had = 32 species during the two hour outing. Highlights included newly arrived = Tree Swallows at the inlet and great looks at a Red-necked Grebe and a = patient A. Kestrel. Osprey are back so we went to look at a nest built = very near the road close to Little Wolf Lake. Both birds were in the = nest arranging nesting material. One left and returned with large = branch. We didn't stay long, not wanting our presence to=A0disrupt their = activity.

The = second half of the day brought a few more birds as Carl & I canoed = down the Turtle River for a picnic. Belted Kingfishers courting, B. = Eagles hunting the bends, Wood Ducks and RW Blackbirds. Heard Wilson = Snipe and American Bittern. Most exciting were the Hepatica blooming in = the oak woods were we stopped for lunch. The forest floor was sprinkled = with tiny purple,=A0lavender and white blossoms! (I think I saw a = rabbit=A0disappear over the hill just as we pulled ashore) In lowland = woods the small mounds of new leaves I investigated turned out to be = clusters of Marsh Marigold!

We topped off the day with = Ice Cream and Sewage Ponds in Blackduck. The ponds held a few RB Gulls, = a dozen Canada Geese and a nice assortment of ducks. Present = were:
American = Widgeon
Mallard
Green-winged = Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser = Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
(no = Black Ducks in Blackduck)

Kelly = Larson
Bemidji Minnesota

Northern Flights Wild Bird = Store
Just 96 miles from the Canadian border!
Or = visit us on the Web at...

=
The middle of Nowhere = = Somewhere!<= /DIV>

= --Apple-Mail-2--517064525-- From jotcat@boreal.org Mon Apr 17 18:22:30 2006 From: jotcat@boreal.org (Jim & Carol Tveekrem) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:22:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Baptism R. etc. Lake Co. Message-ID: <008701c66243$a1c968a0$2c0f46d8@jotcat> Yesterday we drove to Finland, then went east on Lake Co. #7, which follows the Baptism River for several miles. Along this stretch we found one Common Loon, about a dozen Ring-necked ducks, 2 male Common Mergansers, one male Wood Duck, one male Kingfisher, and along the road numerous Com. Flickers, Black-cap. Chickadees, Juncos and a few Grackles. (Grackles invaded our feeders Saturday, although we had seen one or two the previous week) Further east along Nine Mile Creek, then on small Cramer Lake were more Ring-necks, especially at Cramer L., which had at least 30, plus two pair of Buffleheads and two pair of Com. Goldeneyes, 25 Canada Geese. The west end of this lake still had some ice. We turned right on Lake Co. 8 at Cramer (just a few cabins at this corner) and headed home. All along this road were Flickers, juncos, a few Robins, occasional Song Sparrow, but no other land birds. Lake Co. 8 becomes Cook Co. 1 at the county line, and becomes darn near impassable a mile or so further on - lots of frost boils and a place where a truck got stuck trying to dodge one of these, and everything is rutted and torn up. No problem with a pickup or other higher vehicle, but we scraped bottom with our van. From Hansen's gravel pit eastward the road is fine. We came south on Sugarloaf Rd. which goes past a couple wetlands, where we had 3 male Mallards, lots of moose tracks, and one Ruffed Grouse along the road. When we got home, we found 3 Purple Finches at the feeder, plus lots of juncos, one very feisty Tree Sparrow who chases any junco who it thinks is too close, one male Red-winged Blackbird, assorted Grackles, and one Flicker. So far we have seen only one Fox Sparrow - in our yard on April 4, but at least he sang for us! And still no White-throats. Pine Siskins still here. Big lake is very rough, hard to spot any ducks there, although we had a few Red-breasted Mergansers last week. Jim & Carol Tveekrem From rdunlap@gac.edu Mon Apr 17 18:25:42 2006 From: rdunlap@gac.edu (rdunlap@gac.edu) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:25:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wilson's Phalarope and American Bittern, Nicollet County Message-ID: <20060417122542.j0tfbtzmm9swskos@webmail-0.gac.edu> This morning I found a Wilson's Phalarope spinning in the water at the Nicollet sewage ponds. Also, at the nearby Conservation Club access on the south side of Swan Lake, in addition to the many waterfowl there were Forster's Terns, Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe, Black-crowned Night-Herons, a single Tundra Swan, plus Red-necked and Western Grebes way out in the lake. Just west of the turnoff for the Conservation Club on Hwy. 14 is a boat launch access. Here I found an American Bittern in the cattails. I'll be checking the Swan Lake area pretty regularly this spring, so I'll keep everyone posted on shorebirds and whatnot. Good birding! Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Mon Apr 17 18:39:55 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:39:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] FW: MOU checklist in taxonomic order Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66245.F07CD9DB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I asked the question today of why ducks were listed first, when all my life I had loons, grebes, and cormorants heading up my checklists. Tony states the case in detail here below, but the answer is "things changed". Good Birding. =20 Mark Alt MOU President =20 ________________________________ From: Anthony Hertzel [mailto:axhertzel@sihope.com]=20 Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 12:36 PM To: Alt, Mark Subject: checklist =20 The MOU Records Committee (and by extension the MOU) has always followed the avian taxonomic sequence as determined by the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). Changes made by the AOU Committee on Classification and Nomenclature on the order, acceptability, and names of North American birds are immediately adopted by the MOU Records Committee without a vote.=20 =20 Almost three years ago in July 2003, the AOU published the 44th supplement (Auk 120:923-931) to their Check-List of North American Birds (7th edition published in 1998) which included the statement "move the species in Anseriformes and Galliformes to a position immediately following those in the Tinamiformes."=20 =20 There are six species of tinamou on the AOU checklist, and since none have been recorded in Minnesota, this re-sequencing made the first species on our checklist an anseriforme. =20 Anseriformes are waterfowl -- on the Minnesota checklist these are whistling-ducks through Ruddy Duck. Galliformes are game birds -- on the Minnesota checklist these are partridge through bobwhite. The first anseriforme on the AOU checklist is White-faced Whistling-Duck -- a bird not on the Minnesota checklist. The next is Black-bellied Whistling-Duck which has been recorded in Minnesota seven times, making this species first on our checklist.=20 =20 These two groups -- waterfowl and game birds -- are then followed by loons and grebes =20 See the AOU checklist web page at http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3 for further details and PDF versions of the most recent Supplements to their checklist. =20 - - - =20 Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66245.F07CD9DB Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I asked the question today of why = ducks were listed first, when all my life I had loons, grebes, and cormorants = heading up my checklists. Tony states the case in detail here below, but the = answer is “things changed”.  Good Birding.

 

Mark = Alt

MOU = President

 

From: = Anthony Hertzel [mailto:axhertzel@sihope.com]
Sent: Monday, April 17, = 2006 12:36 PM
To: Alt, Mark
Subject: = checklist

 

The MOU Records Committee (and by extension the MOU) has = always followed the avian taxonomic sequence as determined by the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). Changes made by the AOU Committee on Classification and Nomenclature on the order, acceptability, and = names of North American birds are immediately adopted by the MOU Records Committee without a vote. 

 

Almost three years ago in July 2003, the AOU published the 44th supplement (Auk 120:923-931) to their Check-List of North American = Birds (7th edition published in 1998) which included the = statement "move the species in Anseriformes and Galliformes to a position = immediately following those in = the Tinamiformes." 

 

There are six species of tinamou on the AOU checklist, and = since none have been recorded in Minnesota, this re-sequencing made the first species on our checklist an = anseriforme.

 

Anseriformes are waterfowl -- on the Minnesota checklist these are whistling-ducks through Ruddy Duck. Galliformes are game birds -- = on the Minnesota = checklist these are partridge through bobwhite. The first anseriforme on the AOU checklist is White-faced Whistling-Duck -- a bird not on the Minnesota checklist. The next is Black-bellied Whistling-Duck which has been recorded in = Minnesota = seven times, making this species first on our = checklist. 

 

These two groups -- waterfowl and game birds -- are then = followed by loons and grebes

 

See the AOU checklist web page at http://www.aou.org/check= list/index.php3 for further details and PDF versions of the most recent Supplements to = their checklist.

 

- - = -

 

Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com<= /span>



 

------_=_NextPart_001_01C66245.F07CD9DB-- From ppedersen6@charter.net Mon Apr 17 18:48:21 2006 From: ppedersen6@charter.net (Paul Pedersen) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:48:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Carolina Wren-Olmsted Cty, Swainson's Hawk - Fillmore Cty Message-ID: <639feb570604171048j320e89eale8c9893da41eb966@mail.gmail.com> There is a Carolina Wren singing upstream from the parking area at the end of Old Valley Road. You can usually hear Red-shouldered Hawks and sometimes Winter Wrens from this same location. I wouldn't venture any further than the path that leads straight ahead to the river because of the sensitivity of the landowners upstream and downstream. Old Valley Road is the next road west of the Izaak Walton Wetlands on Salem Road southwest of Rochester -see link to Bob E's map: http://birding-minnesota.com/BOC-SW.htm#Izaak%20Walton Also, I sent an e-mail on Saturday that never came through on the listserves. There was a Swainson's Hawk in NW Fillmore County just south of Spring Valley on Saturday morning. Paul Pedersen Rochester, MN From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Mon Apr 17 22:47:37 2006 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:47:37 EDT Subject: [mou] Weekend/Douglas County Message-ID: <389.c8adb4.317566f9@aol.com> Found a Winter Wren on my property in Douglas County (I was actually looking for one for my county list.) I'm drawing down one of my beaver ponds and there were 13 Greater Yellowlegs and about 75 waterfowl present (including first farm Pintails.) Lake Osakis had scores (perhaps hundreds) of Western Grebes already and a few Red-Necked Grebes. Lake Christina had NO W. Grebes at all. The Pelican Lake Rookery had several thousand Herons present (some white, some blue). There is no foliage yet but its a long ways to look without a boat. There is an Eagle on nest at the W. end of Lake Aaron. Saw a N. Harrier doing loops in the wind on Sunday including going fully upside down before flipping back around. It was fun just to watch it. John Ellis, St. Paul...April 17, '06 From screechowl@charter.net Mon Apr 17 23:32:56 2006 From: screechowl@charter.net (Dave Bartkey) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:32:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Birding at work Message-ID: <00ed01c6626e$dfbbf6c0$5a98be44@roc.mn.charter.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01C66244.F6D525E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, I drive an electric forklift where I work, and when it's nice out like = today, I daydream of being out there in the woods doing some birding! = Well, luckily for me today, I was able to spend some time on the lift = transporting goods outside to a fenced in area. Much to my delight, = there was a northern rough-winged swallow on the fence, and a brown = thrasher singing in a wooded area behind the factory. Both year firsts. = Also seen while on the job: northern harrier (male), bald eagle, and a = Coopers hawk going after some red-winged blackbirds. Pretty cool things = to see while getting paid for it! (Geez, I hope my boss doesn't belong = to the listserve! : > ) Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault, MN screechowl@charter.net ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01C66244.F6D525E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi everyone,
  I drive an electric forklift = where I work,=20 and when it's nice out like today, I daydream of being out there in the = woods=20 doing some birding! Well, luckily for me today, I was able to spend some = time on=20 the lift transporting goods outside to a fenced in area. Much to my = delight,=20 there was a northern rough-winged swallow on the fence, and a brown = thrasher=20 singing in a wooded area behind the factory. Both year firsts. Also seen = while=20 on the job: northern harrier (male), bald eagle, and a Coopers hawk = going after=20 some red-winged blackbirds. Pretty cool things to see while getting paid = for it!=20 (Geez, I hope my boss doesn't belong to the listserve! : > = )
 
Good birding!
 
Dave Bartkey
Faribault, MN
screechowl@charter.net=20
------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01C66244.F6D525E0-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Apr 18 00:45:48 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:45:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Eurasian Wigeon Message-ID: <000b01c66279$0f730980$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Nathan & I had an Eurasian Wigeon this evening on the Sherburne CR 2 lagoon ponds. Unfortunately the bird is currently on the back pond, which cannot be seen from the main gate. I do have a key, but can only access the ponds after business hours. If interested in chasing this bird tomorrow (4/18), I would be happy to be at the gate shortly after 5:00 PM for a reasonable period of time. Feel free to call my cell (763-257-9121) tomorrow if interested. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From DKieser@CLYNCH.COM Tue Apr 18 02:04:05 2006 From: DKieser@CLYNCH.COM (Doug Kieser) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:04:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] Eurasian Collared-Doves, Carver County Message-ID: <54D59E4D62B8914BA64E080EF0CCD51D6EA71B@bems1.clynch.com> At noon today I observed 2 Eurasian Collared-Doves in downtown Hamburg, southwestern Carver County. The doves were seen flying from the Post Office, and on the lawn across Louisa Street from the Post Office. Doug Kieser Minneapolis From eyeofnature@charter.net Tue Apr 18 03:56:06 2006 From: eyeofnature@charter.net (Ron Green) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:56:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] GHO Photo Journal Message-ID: <00c601c66293$a35689f0$6501a8c0@ron> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C3_01C66269.BA2AC0D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My wife and I are doing a photo journal of a Great Horned Owl Family. = We thought at this point we would start posting them to share with those = interested. Ther journal starts with an image on 3./2 of the mom on the = nest either on eggs or newborns. Since 3/30, I am trying to capture = images on a daily basis to record the growth changes of the 3 babies. I = have missed some days because the weather, lighting, or owlets were not = cooperative. I plan to track them to maturity. I hope you enjoy the = looking at the postings. You can view them at = http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery/spotlightimage/ Ron Green http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery ------=_NextPart_000_00C3_01C66269.BA2AC0D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 My wife and I are doing = a photo journal=20 of a Great Horned Owl Family. We thought at this point we would start = posting=20 them to share with those interested. Ther journal starts with an image=20 on 3./2 of the mom on the nest either on eggs or = newborns. Since=20 3/30, I am trying to capture images on a daily basis to record = the growth=20 changes of the 3 babies. I have missed some days because the weather, = lighting,=20 or owlets were not cooperative. I plan to track them to maturity. I hope = you=20 enjoy the looking at the postings. You can view them at http://= www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery/spotlightimage/
 
 
Ron Green
http://www.greensphotoi= mages.com/gallery
------=_NextPart_000_00C3_01C66269.BA2AC0D0-- From clay.christensen@comcast.net Tue Apr 18 03:55:07 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:55:07 +0000 Subject: [mou] Sandhill Cranes Washington Co. Message-ID: <041820060255.8005.4444550B0007086000001F452200750330020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_8005_1145328907_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I heard sandhill cranes in flight, Grant Township, Washington County, around 8 p.m. tonight (4/17). I was at north end of Ideal Av. They may have been heading for Mann Lake. Clay Christensen --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_8005_1145328907_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I heard sandhill cranes in flight, Grant Township, Washington County, around 8 p.m. tonight (4/17). I was at north end of Ideal Av. They may have been heading for Mann Lake.
 
Clay Christensen
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_8005_1145328907_0-- From chetmeyers@visi.com Tue Apr 18 04:00:46 2006 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (chetmeyers@visi.com) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:00:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] E. Towhee Field Sp. Ritter Farm Message-ID: <1145329246.4444565e07edb@my.visi.com> Keith Olstad and I birded Ritter Farm in Scott County this morning. Saw our first eastern towhee and field sparrows. Other than that, a gloriously slow birding day. Chet Meyers, Heenepin County From esteb02@frontiernet.net Tue Apr 18 04:26:17 2006 From: esteb02@frontiernet.net (esteb02@frontiernet.net) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 03:26:17 +0000 Subject: [mou] E. Towhee Field Sp. Ritter Farm In-Reply-To: <1145329246.4444565e07edb@my.visi.com> References: <1145329246.4444565e07edb@my.visi.com> Message-ID: <20060418032617.47hw3vjf3uw44c0g@webmail04.roc.ny.frontiernet.net> Chet, Just an FYI, Ritter Farm Park is in Dakota County (it's actually a Lakeville City Park), not Scott County. Just thought I'd mention it in case you are keeping track of bird sitings via counties. Steve Estebo Lakeville Quoting chetmeyers@visi.com: > > Keith Olstad and I birded Ritter Farm in Scott County this morning. Saw our > first eastern towhee and field sparrows. Other than that, a gloriously slow > birding day. > Chet Meyers, Heenepin County > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From sweston2@comcast.net Tue Apr 18 06:27:54 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:27:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hummingbird Message-ID: <005e01c662a9$797abdc0$f0afb445@Weston72505> This morning as I left the house, I thought I saw a hummingbird make a hasty retreat from the daffodils. I checked the Ruby-throated hummingbird migration map, and they have sightings in Minnesota and Wisconsin yesterday. Hopefully, I will get the feeder out tonight. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From corax6330@yahoo.com Tue Apr 18 14:21:58 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:21:58 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Winona, Wabasha Cos. Monday, April 17 Message-ID: <20060418132158.58917.qmail@web30913.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Osprey------Winona (Hwy.61)-----1 Red-shouldered Hawk-----West Newton Colony----Wabasha Co. 1, heard only Bald Eagle-----2 adults on nests Peregrine Falcon-------Great Spirit Bluff----Dresbach--- flying near nestbox----1 Wild Turkey--------Weaver Dunes----2 Purple Martin Tufted Titmouse----2----Winona E. Bluebird Brown Thrasher Yel.r. Warbler Chipping, Field, Vesper, Song, & White-thrtd. Sparrows E. Meadowlark and more Marilyn Ford, Fred Lesher, Nancy Overcott __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From Chris Benson" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0098_01C662CA.4D5C2C80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I received a call yesterday about 7PM that a Snowy Owl was found on Olmsted county road 2, about 1 1/2 miles east of Rochester Century High School, sitting atop a power pole. When I arrived the bird was 1/4 mile north of the road, sitting at the top of big willow. I don't know how long the bird has been in the area, or if it is still around... If you feel like trying for it here are directions: >From the intersection of Viola Road (Olmsted 2) and East Circle Drive (Olmsted 22) go 1 1/2 miles east on 2. There are 2 big curves in the road, after the second curve go 1/2 mile east. There is a fence line running north with a big, broken willow along it. The bird was in this willow at the top of the tree... This is 3/4 mile west of County Road 11. Good Luck! Chris Benson Rochester, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0098_01C662CA.4D5C2C80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I received a call yesterday about 7PM = that=20 a
Snowy Owl was found on Olmsted county = road=20 2,
about 1 1/2 miles east of Rochester = Century High=20 School,
sitting atop a power pole.
When I arrived the bird was 1/4 mile = north of the=20 road,
sitting at the top of big = willow.
I don't know how long the bird has = been in the=20 area,
or if it is still = around...
If you feel like trying for it here are = directions:
 
From the intersection of Viola Road = (Olmsted=20 2)
and East Circle Drive (Olmsted 22) go 1 = 1/2 miles=20 east
on 2.  There are 2 big curves in = the road,=20 after the second
curve go 1/2 mile east.  There is = a fence line=20 running north
with a big, broken willow along = it.  The bird=20 was in this willow
at the top of the tree...
This is 3/4 mile west of County Road=20 11.
 
Good Luck!
 
Chris Benson
Rochester, = MN
------=_NextPart_000_0098_01C662CA.4D5C2C80-- From connybrunell@earthlink.net Tue Apr 18 18:10:55 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:10:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Caspian Tern ~ Dakota County Message-ID: <380-220064218171055687@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_26705111817837171055687 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This morning at Lake Byllesby in Dakota County there was 1 Caspian Tern out on the mudflats... Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty. connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_26705111817837171055687 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
This morning at Lake Byllesby in Dakota County
there was 1 Caspian Tern out on the mudflats...
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty.
 
------=_NextPart_26705111817837171055687-- From northernflights@charter.net Tue Apr 18 19:31:14 2006 From: northernflights@charter.net (Larson Kelly) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:31:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Fwd: [wisb] Wisconsin Birder Certification Program References: Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-3--425849428 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Check out this online certification program. Do we have anything like this in MN? Kelly Larson Bemidji Minnesota Northern Flights Wild Bird Store Just 96 miles from the Canadian border! Or visit us on the Web at... http://www.northern-flights.com Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! Begin forwarded message: > From: "WSO Bookstore" > Date: April 18, 2006 12:35:19 PM CDT > To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" > Subject: [wisb] Wisconsin Birder Certification Program > > > > I was browsing various sites during my lunch hour and came across > this site that I haven't seen or heard about before - maybe I > missed it the notice, but anyway I plan to spend more time looking > at it. > > > http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/certification/index.htm > > > About the Wisconsin Birder Certification Program > The Wisconsin Birder Certification Program (WBCP) is being > developed at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity of the University > of Wisconsin Green Bay, with funding and collaboration from the > Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Aquatic and Terrestrial > Resources Inventory (ATRI) and Wisconsin Bird Conservation > Initiative (WBCI). > > The purpose of this program is to provide a rigorous method for > verifying field identification skills of both professional and non- > professional bird observers. A major goal is to help validate the > integrity of bird inventory and monitoring projects in Wisconsin by > improving and documenting birder identification skills. > > This web site also provides an educational tool for students and > recreational birders of all skill levels > > > Don Reel > WSO Bookstore > 2022 Sherryl Lane > Waukesha, WI 53188 > 262-547-6128 > wsobookstore@hotmail.com > http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wso/bookstore.htm > > Get turn-by-turn driving directions you can really use - Windows > Live Local is here! > > ############################## > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, E-mail to > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Send administrative QUERIES, E-mail to request@lawrence.edu> --Apple-Mail-3--425849428 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Check out this online = certification program. Do we have anything like this in = MN?

Kelly = Larson
Bemidji Minnesota

Northern Flights Wild Bird = Store
Just 96 miles from the Canadian border!
Or = visit us on the Web at...

=
The middle of Nowhere = = Somewhere!<= /DIV>

Begin forwarded message:

Date: April 18, 2006 12:35:19 PM = CDT
To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@lawrence.edu>=
Subject: [wisb] Wisconsin Birder = Certification Program=A0


=
=A0

I was browsing various sites = during my lunch hour and came across this site that I haven't seen or = heard about before - maybe I=A0missed it the notice, but anyway I plan = to spend more time looking at it.=A0

=A0

http://www.uwgb= .edu/birds/certification/index.htm

=A0
About = the Wisconsin Birder Certification Program

The Wisconsin Birder = Certification Program (WBCP) is being developed at the Cofrin = Center for Biodiversity of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, = with funding and collaboration from the Wisconsin Department of Natural = Resources Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources Inventory (ATRI) = and Wisconsin= Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI).

The purpose of this = program is to provide a rigorous method for verifying field = identification skills of both professional and non-professional bird = observers. A major goal is to help validate the integrity of bird = inventory and monitoring projects in Wisconsin by improving and = documenting birder identification skills.

This web site also = provides an educational tool for students and recreational birders of = all skill levels

=A0
=
Don Reel =
WSO Bookstore
2022 Sherryl Lane =
Waukesha, WI 53188
262-547-6128
wsobookstore@hotmail.com =
http://www.uwgb.edu/b= irds/wso/bookstore.htm
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= --Apple-Mail-3--425849428-- From sharon@birdchick.com Tue Apr 18 19:45:11 2006 From: sharon@birdchick.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:45:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] Fwd: [wisb] Wisconsin Birder Certification Program In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-8--425012515 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Did anyone notice the warning on the test instructions page: "There is a penalty for failing a test. Although the total number of failed tests taken will not be recorded on this site, this information may be made available to employers, agencies, etc., upon request." Holy cow, this certification is hard core. Sharon Stiteler Minneapolis, MN www.birdchick.com Bird/Wildlife Observation Specialist for www.eagleoptics.com On Apr 18, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Larson Kelly wrote: > Check out this online certification program. Do we have anything > like this in MN? > > Kelly Larson > Bemidji Minnesota > > Northern Flights Wild Bird Store > Just 96 miles from the Canadian border! > Or visit us on the Web at... > http://www.northern-flights.com > > Eschew Obfuscation! > The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "WSO Bookstore" >> Date: April 18, 2006 12:35:19 PM CDT >> To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" >> Subject: [wisb] Wisconsin Birder Certification Program >> >> >> >> I was browsing various sites during my lunch hour and came across >> this site that I haven't seen or heard about before - maybe I >> missed it the notice, but anyway I plan to spend more time looking >> at it. >> >> >> http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/certification/index.htm >> >> >> About the Wisconsin Birder Certification Program >> The Wisconsin Birder Certification Program (WBCP) is being >> developed at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity of the University >> of Wisconsin Green Bay, with funding and collaboration from the >> Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Aquatic and Terrestrial >> Resources Inventory (ATRI) and Wisconsin Bird Conservation >> Initiative (WBCI). >> >> The purpose of this program is to provide a rigorous method for >> verifying field identification skills of both professional and non- >> professional bird observers. A major goal is to help validate the >> integrity of bird inventory and monitoring projects in Wisconsin >> by improving and documenting birder identification skills. >> >> This web site also provides an educational tool for students and >> recreational birders of all skill levels >> >> >> Don Reel >> WSO Bookstore >> 2022 Sherryl Lane >> Waukesha, WI 53188 >> 262-547-6128 >> wsobookstore@hotmail.com >> http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wso/bookstore.htm >> >> Get turn-by-turn driving directions you can really use - Windows >> Live Local is here! >> >> ############################## >> >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> >> the mailing list . >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, E-mail to >> >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > digest@lawrence.edu> >> >> Send administrative QUERIES, E-mail to > request@lawrence.edu> > --Apple-Mail-8--425012515 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Did anyone notice the warning on = the test instructions page:

"There is a penalty for = failing a test. Although the total number of failed tests taken will not = be recorded on this site, this information may be made available to = employers, agencies, etc., upon request."

Holy cow, this = certification is hard core.

Sharon = Stiteler
Minneapolis, = MN
www.birdchick.com
Bird/Wildlife Observation = Specialist for www.eagleoptics.com


 =

On Apr 18, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Larson Kelly = wrote:

Check out this online certification program. Do we have = anything like this in MN?

Kelly = Larson
Bemidji Minnesota

Northern Flights Wild Bird = Store
Just 96 miles from the Canadian border!
Or = visit us on the Web at...

=
The middle of Nowhere = = Somewhere!<= /DIV>

Begin forwarded message:

Date: April 18, 2006 12:35:19 PM = CDT
To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@lawrence.edu>=
Subject: [wisb] Wisconsin Birder = Certification Program=A0


=
=A0

I was browsing various sites = during my lunch hour and came across this site that I haven't seen or = heard about before - maybe I=A0missed it the notice, but anyway I plan = to spend more time looking at it.=A0

=A0

http://www.uwgb= .edu/birds/certification/index.htm

=A0
About = the Wisconsin Birder Certification Program

The Wisconsin Birder = Certification Program (WBCP) is being developed at the Cofrin = Center for Biodiversity of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, = with funding and collaboration from the Wisconsin Department of Natural = Resources Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources Inventory (ATRI) = and Wisconsin= Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI).

The purpose of this = program is to provide a rigorous method for verifying field = identification skills of both professional and non-professional bird = observers. A major goal is to help validate the integrity of bird = inventory and monitoring projects in Wisconsin by improving and = documenting birder identification skills.

This web site also = provides an educational tool for students and recreational birders of = all skill levels

=A0
=
Don Reel =
WSO Bookstore
2022 Sherryl Lane =
Waukesha, WI 53188
262-547-6128
wsobookstore@hotmail.com =
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= --Apple-Mail-8--425012515-- From MMARTELL@audubon.org Tue Apr 18 19:55:57 2006 From: MMARTELL@audubon.org (MARTELL, Mark) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:55:57 -0400 Subject: [mou] GHO Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66319.BA44D244 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have not been to the nest in a few days but the last I looked the = owlets were getting to an age where I would expect them to begin = "branching" At this age they leave the nest and begin climbing around = on other branches and trees. They will move some distance from the nest = and the adults will continue to feed them by locating them via their = food begging calls at night. =20 Mark Martell=20 Director of Bird Conservation=20 Audubon Minnesota=20 2357 Ventura Drive #106=20 St. Paul, MN 55125=20 651-739-9332=20 651-731-1330 (FAX)=20 -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On = Behalf Of Gail Wieberdink Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 8:03 AM To: J Schulz; MOU Subject: RE: [mou] GHO There were two there on Thursday morning when I went by. Gail =20 GHO nest near 494/5=20 =20 Friday - observed only one baby, saw both parents Sat - still only one baby so it looks like we lost one between last = Sunday and this Friday sometime. =20 Also had first woodtick Sat. Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-)=20 _____ =20 Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls = to 30+ countries for = just 2=A2/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66319.BA44D244 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have=20 not been to the nest in a few days but the last I looked the owlets were = getting=20 to an age where I would expect them to begin "branching"  At this = age they=20 leave the nest and begin climbing around on other branches and trees. = They will=20 move some distance from the nest and the adults will continue to feed = them by=20 locating them via their food begging calls at night.
 

Mark Martell
Director of Bird Conservation
Audubon=20 Minnesota
2357 Ventura Drive = #106=20
St. Paul, MN 55125
651-739-9332
651-731-1330 (FAX)=20

-----Original Message-----
From: = mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu=20 [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Gail=20 Wieberdink
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 8:03 = AM
To: J=20 Schulz; MOU
Subject: RE: [mou] GHO

There were two there on Thursday morning when I went=20 by.
Gail

 
GHO nest near 494/5
 
Friday - observed only one baby, saw both parents
Sat - still only one baby so it looks like we lost one between = last=20 Sunday and this Friday sometime.
 
Also had first woodtick Sat.


Jaxi the Scuba Diva = :-)=20

Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls=20 to 30+ countries for just 2=A2/min with Yahoo! Messenger with=20 Voice.
------_=_NextPart_001_01C66319.BA44D244-- From RBJanssen@aol.com Tue Apr 18 20:20:15 2006 From: RBJanssen@aol.com (RBJanssen@aol.com) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:20:15 EDT Subject: [mou] Bird Lists for Scientific and Natural Areas Message-ID: <36c.2ac7b20.317695ef@aol.com> --part1_36c.2ac7b20.317695ef_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If anyone has kept or is keeping bird lists for any of the following Scientific and Natural Areas I would appreciate obtaining any such lists. A composite list is being compiled over the next two years for each of these areas and I would like to incorporate other lists into a final listing for these areas. You can send the information by e-mail to the above address or mail it to me at 162 Lakeview Road, Chanhassen, MN 55317-7625. If you have questions you can call me at 952-974-9735. The areas are: Wolsfeld Woods - Hennepin County Wood-Rill - Hennepin County Savage Fen - Scott County Black Dog Nature Preserve - Dakota County (where you listen for Woodcock) Boot Lake - Anoka County Lost Valley Prairie - Washington County St. Croix Savanna - Washington County Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery - Ramsey County Quarry Park - Stearns County (St. Cloud) Thanks for any help you can provide. Bob Janssen --part1_36c.2ac7b20.317695ef_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If anyone has kept or is keeping bi= rd lists for any of the following Scientific and Natural Areas I would appre= ciate obtaining any such lists.  A composite list is being compiled ove= r the next two years for each of these areas and I would like to incorporate= other lists into a final listing for these areas. You can send the informat= ion by e-mail to the above address or mail it to me at 162 Lakeview Road, Ch= anhassen, MN 55317-7625.  If you have questions you can call me at 952-= 974-9735.  The areas are:
Wolsfeld Woods - Hennepin County
Wood-Rill - Hennepin County
Savage Fen - Scott County
Black Dog Nature Preserve - Dakota County (where you listen for Woodcock) Boot Lake - Anoka County
Lost Valley Prairie - Washington County
St. Croix Savanna - Washington County
Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery - Ramsey County
Quarry Park - Stearns County (St. Cloud)

Thanks for any help you can provide.   

Bob Janssen

 --part1_36c.2ac7b20.317695ef_boundary-- From dbmartin@skypoint.com Tue Apr 18 20:45:02 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:45:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Eurasian Collared-Doves, Carver County References: <54D59E4D62B8914BA64E080EF0CCD51D6EA71B@bems1.clynch.com> Message-ID: <003901c66320$999acc40$272f56c7@oemcomputer> Refound the Eurasian Collared-Doves in Hamburg (Carver County) this AM. This is a second county record. Had the chance to talk to a local whose feeders these birds are coming to occasionally. Mark Martinson (nice guy but spells his name with three too many letters) first saw the birds in Jan or Feb and thought they were pigeons. Last summer his former neighbors had told him that a pair of pigeons were in their back yard all winter long. There are no Rock Pigeons in town that I could find because of a lack of a grain elevator and ready food sources. These folks moved this past winter so the birds may have moved to this new feeder at that time. Thus these birds could have been here for a year and a half or more. Wonder how may other towns in Minnesota have this species around and nobody has noticed them. Mark lives across Jacob about a half block east of the post office. His neighbors house to the west (across the alley) is where the birds may have been a year ago. I saw the birds in the open lot next to the post office, in both conifers that are on that lot, is a deciduous tree that is over the house next to the open lot, in a deciduous tree that is over the neighbors house, and at the Martinson feeder. For the first hour and a half I was there I only saw one bird moving around now and then. Suddenly the second bird showed up. Makes me wonder if the second bird was on a nest up to that time. At a pond a half mile north of town there were pigeons and strangely, at least to me, there were three Trumpeter Swans. Maybe non-breeding birds? Do first year bird nest right away? These three seemed to be not a white as adults usually are this time of year. Dennis Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com -original message- At noon today I observed 2 Eurasian Collared-Doves in downtown Hamburg, southwestern Carver County. The doves were seen flying from the Post Office, and on the lawn across Louisa Street from the Post Office. Doug Kieser Minneapolis From rcalvettijr@centurytel.net Tue Apr 18 22:17:08 2006 From: rcalvettijr@centurytel.net (rcalvettijr@centurytel.net) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:17:08 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mnbird] Re: [mou] Fwd: [wisb] Wisconsin Birder Certification Program Message-ID: <32648640.1145395028950.JavaMail.root@wolfsbane.centurytel.net> Holy cow, this certification is hard core*** I saw that, and I started to look at the sample visual test, too. I need to do a bit more studying, I guess. I understand the intent of this program, but wonder if the certification will be of most use to folks applying for field jobs and such. Looks like a good resource for learning, though! Gwyn Calvetti LaCrosse County http://birdbrainedstories.blogspot.com From jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com Tue Apr 18 21:22:53 2006 From: jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com (J Schulz) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:22:53 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] GHO In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20060418202253.95777.qmail@web51115.mail.yahoo.com> --0-500302355-1145391773=:94473 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Mark - I thought of that and searched the tree branches all around the nest. On Sat we were there for nearly an hour and a half and in all that time only saw the one baby. We did see two crows bother the nest, although the little one in the nest didn't seem too concerned and eventually the crows left. Also saw a killdeer. Jaxi "MARTELL, Mark" wrote: I have not been to the nest in a few days but the last I looked the owlets were getting to an age where I would expect them to begin "branching" At this age they leave the nest and begin climbing around on other branches and trees. They will move some distance from the nest and the adults will continue to feed them by locating them via their food begging calls at night. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Gail Wieberdink Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 8:03 AM To: J Schulz; MOU Subject: RE: [mou] GHO There were two there on Thursday morning when I went by. Gail GHO nest near 494/5 Friday - observed only one baby, saw both parents Sat - still only one baby so it looks like we lost one between last Sunday and this Friday sometime. Also had first woodtick Sat. Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-) --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2’/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-) --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1’/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. --0-500302355-1145391773=:94473 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Mark -
 
I thought of that and searched the tree branches all around the nest.  On Sat we were there for nearly an hour and a half and in all that time only saw the one baby.  We did see two crows bother the nest, although the little one in the nest didn't seem too concerned and eventually the crows left.
 
Also saw a killdeer.
 
Jaxi

"MARTELL, Mark" <MMARTELL@audubon.org> wrote:
I have not been to the nest in a few days but the last I looked the owlets were getting to an age where I would expect them to begin "branching"  At this age they leave the nest and begin climbing around on other branches and trees. They will move some distance from the nest and the adults will continue to feed them by locating them via their food begging calls at night.
 
Mark Martell
Director of Bird Conservation
Audubon Minnesota
2357 Ventura Drive #106
St. Paul, MN 55125
651-739-9332
651-731-1330 (FAX)
-----Original Message-----
From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Gail Wieberdink
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 8:03 AM
To: J Schulz; MOU
Subject: RE: [mou] GHO

There were two there on Thursday morning when I went by.
Gail

 
GHO nest near 494/5
 
Friday - observed only one baby, saw both parents
Sat - still only one baby so it looks like we lost one between last Sunday and this Friday sometime.
 
Also had first woodtick Sat.


Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-)
Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2’/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.



Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-)

Blab-away for as little as 1’/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. --0-500302355-1145391773=:94473-- From MMARTELL@audubon.org Tue Apr 18 21:56:52 2006 From: MMARTELL@audubon.org (MARTELL, Mark) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:56:52 -0400 Subject: [mou] Bird with Kids Message-ID: On May 6 from 8 - 1130, Audubon Minnesota will be taking kids (K - 8) = from the Waldorf School in Little Canada birding. In addition to bird = hikes their will be other bird related events and Missy Patty will be = banding birds. We could use some help showing the kids birds. You do not have to be an = expert birder, just able to impart your enthusiasm for the common birds = to kids. Please contact me if you are able to help. Sorry for any cross-postings thanks Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) From SnoEowl@aol.com Tue Apr 18 22:33:43 2006 From: SnoEowl@aol.com (SnoEowl@aol.com) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:33:43 EDT Subject: [mou] A question about a checklist. Message-ID: <375.26690ef.3176b537@aol.com> -------------------------------1145396023 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, birders. I rec'd the following request. Can anyone help? Please reply directly to me at _snoeowl@aol.com_ (mailto:snoeowl@aol.com) . Thank you, Al Batt >>>Some years ago I bought several combined field list and migration chart at the (then Bell) museum of natural history. I have used them for years, and even replaced pages so I could record sightings after all columns were used up. The current museum personnel never heard of such documents. Do you have any recollection of the pamphlet and, more, know if similar items are available? It is/was called Birds of the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. Combined Field check list and Migration chart. Prepared by Anne Winston Dodge W. J. Breckinridge Helen Ford Fullerton Dwain Warner Second printing 1966<<< -------------------------------1145396023 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, birders.  I rec'd the following request. =20= Can=20 anyone help?
 
Please reply directly to me at snoeowl@aol.com.
 
Thank you,
 
Al Batt
>>>Some years ago I bought several combined fie= ld=20 list and migration chart at the (then Bell)  museum of natural=20 history.  I have used them for years, and even replaced pages so I coul= d=20 record sightings after all columns were used up.  The current museum=20 personnel never heard of such documents.  Do you have any recollection=20= of=20 the pamphlet and, more, know if similar items are available?
 
It is/was called Birds of the Minneapolis-St. Paul=20 region.  Combined Field check list and Migration chart.
 
Prepared by
Anne Winston Dodge
W. J. Breckinridge
Helen Ford Fullerton
Dwain Warner
 
Second printing=20 1966<<<
 -------------------------------1145396023-- From robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu Tue Apr 18 03:27:41 2006 From: robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu (robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:27:41 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Clay County--4/17 Message-ID: <49256.24.117.129.164.1145327261.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hi, The Chestnut-collared Longspurs are back at the Felton Prairie, along with Marbled Godwit, Loggerhead Shrike, Brewer's Blackbird, and at least 52 Greater Prairie-chickens on 4 leks. Earlier in the day, I had a Northern Goshawk sail over me in South Moorhead. Bob O'Connor From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Tue Apr 18 19:49:45 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:49:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Fwd: [wisb] Wisconsin Birder Certification Program Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66318.DC399438 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think we need more Birdification, rather than certification. Maybe better yet, a birding vacation! =20 ________________________________ From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Sharon Stiteler Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 1:45 PM To: Larson Kelly Cc: MOU-net; MN Bird Bird Subject: Re: [mou] Fwd: [wisb] Wisconsin Birder Certification Program =20 Did anyone notice the warning on the test instructions page: =20 "There is a penalty for failing a test. Although the total number of failed tests taken will not be recorded on this site, this information may be made available to employers, agencies, etc., upon request." =20 Holy cow, this certification is hard core. =20 Sharon Stiteler Minneapolis, MN www.birdchick.com Bird/Wildlife Observation Specialist for www.eagleoptics.com =20 =20 On Apr 18, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Larson Kelly wrote: Check out this online certification program. Do we have anything like this in MN? =20 Kelly Larson Bemidji Minnesota =20 Northern Flights Wild Bird Store Just 96 miles from the Canadian border! Or visit us on the Web at... http://www.northern-flights.com =20 Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! =20 Begin forwarded message: From: "WSO Bookstore" Date: April 18, 2006 12:35:19 PM CDT To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" Subject: [wisb] Wisconsin Birder Certification Program=20 =20 =20 =20 I was browsing various sites during my lunch hour and came across this site that I haven't seen or heard about before - maybe I missed it the notice, but anyway I plan to spend more time looking at it. =20 =20 http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/certification/index.htm=20 =20 About the Wisconsin Birder Certification Program=20 The Wisconsin Birder Certification Program (WBCP) is being developed at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, with funding and collaboration from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources Inventory (ATRI) and Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI). The purpose of this program is to provide a rigorous method for verifying field identification skills of both professional and non-professional bird observers. A major goal is to help validate the integrity of bird inventory and monitoring projects in Wisconsin by improving and documenting birder identification skills. This web site also provides an educational tool for students and recreational birders of all skill levels =20 Don Reel=20 WSO Bookstore=20 2022 Sherryl Lane=20 Waukesha, WI 53188=20 262-547-6128=20 wsobookstore@hotmail.com=20 http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wso/bookstore.htm=20 ________________________________ Get turn-by-turn driving directions you can really use - Windows Live Local is here! =20 =20 ############################## =20 This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to =20 the mailing list . =20 To UNSUBSCRIBE, E-mail to =20 To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to =20 Send administrative QUERIES, E-mail to =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66318.DC399438 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I think we need more Birdification, = rather than certification. Maybe better yet, a birding = vacation!

 

From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Sharon Stiteler
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, = 2006 1:45 PM
To: Larson Kelly
Cc: MOU-net; MN Bird = Bird
Subject: Re: [mou] Fwd: = [wisb] Wisconsin Birder Certification Program

 

Did anyone notice the warning on the test instructions = page:

 

"There is a penalty for failing a test. Although the total = number of failed tests taken will not be recorded on this site, this = information may be made available to employers, agencies, etc., upon = request."

 

Holy cow, this certification is hard = core.

 

Sharon Stiteler

Minneapolis, MN

www.birdchick= .com

Bird/Wildlife= Observation Specialist for www.eagleoptics.com

 

 

On Apr 18, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Larson Kelly = wrote:



Check out this online certification program. Do we have anything = like this in MN?

 

Kelly = Larson

Bemidji Minnesota

 

Northern Flights Wild Bird = Store

Just 96 miles from the Canadian = border!

Or visit us on the Web = at...

 

Eschew Obfuscation!

The middle of Nowhere is= Somewhere!



 

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I was browsing various sites during my lunch hour and came across this site = that I haven't seen or heard about before - maybe I missed it the notice, = but anyway I plan to spend more time looking at it.  =

 

http://www.uwg= b.edu/birds/certification/index.htm

 

About the Wisconsin Birder Certification Program

The Wisconsin Birder Certification Program (WBCP) is being developed at the Cofrin = Center for Biodiversity of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, with funding = and collaboration from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Aquatic and = Terrestrial Resources Inventory (ATRI) and Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative = (WBCI).

The purpose of this program is to provide a rigorous method for verifying = field identification skills of both professional and non-professional bird = observers. A major goal is to help validate the integrity of bird inventory and = monitoring projects in Wisconsin by improving and documenting birder identification = skills.

This web site also provides an educational tool for students and recreational = birders of all skill levels

 

Don Reel

WSO Bookstore

2022 Sherryl = Lane

Waukesha, WI 53188

262-547-6128

wsobookstore@hotmail.com =

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C66318.DC399438-- From wieber64@comcast.net Tue Apr 18 23:52:59 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:52:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] A question about a checklist. In-Reply-To: <375.26690ef.3176b537@aol.com> Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C66310.EE4AE4B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please post to the list if you find out anything more about where to get these little books. I also have one that is filled up. It has a gold cover, the first one came out in 1951 and it was revised in 1983 by Bill Hilton Jr. and Robert Askins. Mine came from the Bell Museum and I got it around 1992. Gail -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf Of SnoEowl@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:34 PM To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net; mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] A question about a checklist. Hi, birders. I rec'd the following request. Can anyone help? Please reply directly to me at snoeowl@aol.com. Thank you, Al Batt >>>Some years ago I bought several combined field list and migration chart at the (then Bell) museum of natural history. I have used them for years, and even replaced pages so I could record sightings after all columns were used up. The current museum personnel never heard of such documents. Do you have any recollection of the pamphlet and, more, know if similar items are available? It is/was called Birds of the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. Combined Field check list and Migration chart. Prepared by Anne Winston Dodge W. J. Breckinridge Helen Ford Fullerton Dwain Warner Second printing 1966<<< ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C66310.EE4AE4B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Please = post to the=20 list if you find out anything more about where to get these little = books. =20 I also have one that is filled up.  It has a gold cover, the first = one came=20 out in 1951 and it was revised in 1983 by Bill Hilton Jr. and Robert=20 Askins.  Mine came from the Bell Museum and I got = it around=20 1992.
 
Gail =20
-----Original Message-----
From: = mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu=20 [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf Of=20 SnoEowl@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:34=20 PM
To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net;=20 mou-net@cbs.umn.edu
Subject: [mou] A question about a=20 checklist.

Hi, birders.  I rec'd the following = request.  Can=20 anyone help?
 
Please reply directly to me at snoeowl@aol.com.
 
Thank you,
 
Al Batt
>>>Some years ago I bought several = combined field=20 list and migration chart at the (then Bell)  museum of natural=20 history.  I have used them for years, and even replaced pages so = I could=20 record sightings after all columns were used up.  The current = museum=20 personnel never heard of such documents.  Do you have any = recollection of=20 the pamphlet and, more, know if similar items are = available?
 
It is/was called Birds of the Minneapolis-St. Paul = region.  Combined Field check list and Migration = chart.
 
Prepared by
Anne Winston Dodge
W. J. Breckinridge
Helen Ford Fullerton
Dwain Warner
 
Second printing=20 1966<<<
------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C66310.EE4AE4B0-- From marcie@haven.com Wed Apr 19 00:32:41 2006 From: marcie@haven.com (Marcie O'Connor) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:32:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] A question about a checklist. In-Reply-To: References: <375.26690ef.3176b537@aol.com> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060418182938.04bc7d30@haven.com> I also have an old copy of that checklist. I searched a used book site on the internet and came up with at least 8 copies, most in good shape and not very expensive. Here's the site: http://www.usedbooksearch.co.uk/ I put the title, no author, into the search box. Marcie O'Connor At 05:52 PM 4/18/2006, you wrote: >Please post to the list if you find out anything more about where to >get these little books. I also have one that is filled up. It has >a gold cover, the first one came out in 1951 and it was revised in >1983 by Bill Hilton Jr. and Robert Askins. Mine came from the Bell >Museum and I got it around 1992. > >Gail >-----Original Message----- >From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On >Behalf Of SnoEowl@aol.com >Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:34 PM >To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net; mou-net@cbs.umn.edu >Subject: [mou] A question about a checklist. > >Hi, birders. I rec'd the following request. Can anyone help? > >Please reply directly to me at snoeowl@aol.com. > >Thank you, > >Al Batt > >>>Some years ago I bought several combined field list and > migration chart at the (then Bell) museum of natural history. I > have used them for years, and even replaced pages so I could record > sightings after all columns were used up. The current museum > personnel never heard of such documents. Do you have any > recollection of the pamphlet and, more, know if similar items are available? > >It is/was called Birds of the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. Combined >Field check list and Migration chart. > >Prepared by >Anne Winston Dodge >W. J. Breckinridge >Helen Ford Fullerton >Dwain Warner > >Second printing 1966<<< > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.3/317 - Release Date: 4/18/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.3/317 - Release Date: 4/18/2006 From SnoEowl@aol.com Wed Apr 19 03:34:58 2006 From: SnoEowl@aol.com (SnoEowl@aol.com) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:34:58 EDT Subject: [mou] Checklist found Message-ID: <3ba.6f0d6e.3176fbd2@aol.com> -------------------------------1145414098 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am sending this information along at the request of a number of members of these lists. Re: Birds of the Minneapolis-St. Paul region. Combined Field check list and Migration chart. Prepared by Anne Winston Dodge W. J. Breckinridge Helen Ford Fullerton Dwain Warner Snowy Egret Books bought the stock of the Blue Heron Bookshop in the Bell Museum when it went out of business, and it still has a good supply of these checklists available. These are the 1983 revision, 4 x 6 in., 32 pp., mustard yellow with stiff paper covers, with a map in the center. Snowy Egret Books 1428 Victoria Street St. Paul, MN 55117 651-488-2410 _snowy@mr.net_ (mailto:snowy@mr.net) Thank you all for the wonderful response. You are the best. Good luck to all. Al Batt -------------------------------1145414098 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am sending this information along=20= at the=20 request of a number of members of these lists.
 
Re: Birds of= the=20 Minneapolis-St. Paul region.  Combined Field check list and Migration=20 chart.
Prepared by
Anne Winston Dodge
W. J. Breckinridge
Helen Ford Fullerton
Dwain Warner
 
Snowy Egret Books bought the stock of the Bl= ue=20 Heron Bookshop in the Bell Museum when it went out of business, and it still= has=20 a good supply of these checklists available.   These are  the 1983= =20 revision, 4 x 6 in., 32 pp., mustard yellow with stiff paper covers, with a=20= map=20 in the center. 
Snowy Egret Books
1428 Victoria Street
St. Paul, MN&nb= sp;=20 55117
651-488-2410
snowy@mr.net
 
Thank you all for the wonderful response.&nb= sp;=20 You are the best.
Good luck to all.
 
Al=20 Batt
 -------------------------------1145414098-- From thimgan@digitaljam.com Wed Apr 19 17:30:41 2006 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:30:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Palm Warbler/Otter Tail Co. Message-ID: An early Palm Warbler made a stop in our yard this morning (4/19). Dan & Sandy Thimgan Battle Lake, MN Otter Tail County From chartuso@hotmail.com Wed Apr 19 17:31:02 2006 From: chartuso@hotmail.com (christian artuso) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:31:02 +0000 Subject: [mou] Eastern Screech-Owl sight records Message-ID: Hi all, I have been working on a paper on the historical distribution of Eastern Screech-Owl in Manitoba, Canada. This paper would greatly benefit from an injection of data from locations just south of Manitoba (Minnesota and the Dakotas). If you have kept records of your sightings of this species (past or present)and are willing to share that information, could you please email me personally at chartuso@gmail.com Please include date, location, color morph, and any other pertinent information of each sighting. I will also be combing slowly through the literature but if any of you have suggestions of ways of gathering historical data (sight records) from these states, I would love to hear from you. Sincerely, Christian Artuso Dept. of Environment and Geography University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada chartuso@gmail.com umartuso@cc.umanitoba.ca http://artuso.sky.prohosting.com http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/Artuso/index.html From wieber64@comcast.net Wed Apr 19 17:59:10 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:59:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] RE: Checklist Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C663A8.AB5B49E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit First of all, thank you to Al Batt for locating this wonderful checklist! I just returned from Snowy Egret Books with copies of the checklist for both my sister and myself. For anyone planning to purchase one, Snowy Egret Books is a business in a private residence. (Near Como Park in St. Paul, very easy to find.) Call or email ahead if you plan to stop in. There are lots and lots and lots of books to browse! The bird checklist is a true bargain at a mere $1.50. Gail Gail Wieberdink wieber64@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C663A8.AB5B49E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
First = of all, thank=20 you to Al Batt for locating this wonderful checklist!  I just = returned from=20 Snowy Egret Books with copies of the checklist for both my sister and=20 myself.  For anyone planning to purchase one, Snowy Egret Books is = a=20 business in a private residence.  (Near Como Park in St. Paul, very = easy to=20 find.)  Call or email ahead if you plan to stop in.  = There are=20 lots and lots and lots of books to browse!  The bird checklist is a = true=20 bargain at a mere $1.50.
 
Gail
 
Gail Wieberdink
wieber64@comcast.net=
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C663A8.AB5B49E0-- From jotcat@boreal.org Wed Apr 19 18:05:28 2006 From: jotcat@boreal.org (Jim & Carol Tveekrem) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:05:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] Chipping Sparrow - Cook Co. Message-ID: <004801c663d3$95c80200$500f46d8@jotcat> First Chipping Sp. we've seen turned up this morning. Yesterday two Brown-headed Cowbirds. All this into the teeth of the fifth straight day of very gusty northeast winds. Best news is all the frogs singing in the shallow waters that are warm enough - Spring Peepers, but also Wood Frogs quacking away and even a few Chorous Frogs. Also finally saw one Mourning Cloak butterfly. Hope there are lots more back in the woods. Carol Tveekrem, Schroeder From connybrunell@earthlink.net Wed Apr 19 20:55:09 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:55:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] Blue-gray Gnatcatchers ~ Hennepin County Message-ID: <380-22006431919559578@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_79851119638219559578 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This afternoon at the Old Cedar Ave Bridge in Bloomington, Hennepin County I enjoyed seeing and hearing the wheezy song of a pair of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. There were large patches of Marsh Marigold in bloom with Cabbage White Butterflys swirling around them. Conny Brunell Richfield, hennepin Ave connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_79851119638219559578 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
This afternoon at the Old Cedar Ave Bridge in Bloomington, Hennepin County
I enjoyed seeing and hearing the wheezy song of a pair of Blue-gray
Gnatcatchers.  There were large patches of Marsh Marigold in bloom with
Cabbage White Butterflys swirling around them.
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, hennepin Ave
 
------=_NextPart_79851119638219559578-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Wed Apr 19 21:19:05 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:19:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] Eurasian Wigeon not present Message-ID: <00d101c663ee$82222580$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Unfortunately the Eurasian Wigeon was not present for the dozen or so birders who traveled to the wilds of Princeton last evening. Only 20-30% of the waterfowl (including no wigeons of any nationality) were present last evening. It was good seeing all of you there! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties (Who just learned that the Eurasian is a casual species - would have taken better field notes!) From RBJanssen@aol.com Wed Apr 19 22:42:45 2006 From: RBJanssen@aol.com (RBJanssen@aol.com) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:42:45 EDT Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow Message-ID: <313.37f7869.317808d5@aol.com> --part1_313.37f7869.317808d5_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A Henslow's Sparrow was heard at the Lost Valley Prairie SNA in Washington County this morning (April 19) at 8:00 AM. According to my records this ties the record early spring arrival date for this species in southern Minnesota. Lost Valley SNA is located east of Highway 95 on Washington County Road 78, east on 78 to Nyberg Ave then .5 miles north on Nyberg. Park at the end of the road by the gate. The Henslow's was heard in the weedy fields to the west and north of the gate. Bob Janssen --part1_313.37f7869.317808d5_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A Henslow's Sparrow was heard at th= e Lost Valley Prairie SNA in Washington County this morning (April 19) at 8:= 00 AM.  According to my records this ties the record early spring arriv= al date for this species in southern Minnesota.  Lost Valley SNA is loc= ated east of Highway 95 on Washington County Road 78, east on 78 to Nyberg A= ve then .5 miles north on Nyberg. Park at the end of the road by the gate.&n= bsp; The Henslow's was heard in the weedy fields to the west and north of th= e gate.

Bob Janssen --part1_313.37f7869.317808d5_boundary-- From clay.christensen@comcast.net Wed Apr 19 23:58:23 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:58:23 +0000 Subject: [mou] PB Grebes Ramsey Co. Message-ID: <041920062258.6983.4446C08F000185B800001B472200737478020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6983_1145487503_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Saw four pied-billed grebes on Walsh Lake/Pond this afternoon. It's where Lauderdale meets Roseville and on the grounds of Midland Hills Golf Course, just east of Ryan and Carl Sts. Clay Christensen Lauderdale, MN Ramsey County --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6983_1145487503_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Saw four pied-billed grebes on Walsh Lake/Pond this afternoon. It's where Lauderdale meets Roseville and on the grounds of Midland Hills Golf Course, just east of Ryan and Carl Sts.
 
Clay Christensen
Lauderdale, MN
Ramsey County
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_6983_1145487503_0-- From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Thu Apr 20 02:45:49 2006 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:45:49 EDT Subject: [mou] Palm Warbler-Hidden Falls Message-ID: <35f.30a0c47.317841cd@aol.com> Saw one and only one Palm Warbler at Hidden Falls Park this PM. A few Yellow- Rumps and that was about it besides a lone DCCormorant soaring overhead. John Ellis-St. Paul 4/19/06 From jotcat@boreal.org Thu Apr 20 06:39:01 2006 From: jotcat@boreal.org (Jim & Carol Tveekrem) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:39:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pine Warbler Cook Co. Message-ID: <00d401c6643d$51c6bf00$500f46d8@jotcat> Beautiful male Pine Warbler in our neighborhood this afternoon, in evergreens, also at hanging feeders and on window ledges of our house. Put some smaller seeds out, but the rascal returned only to the sunflower seed feeder. This seems to me to be extraordinarily early for this species this far north. Pine W. would show up in northeast Ohio (500 miles south of here, about the same distance east) the last week of April. Carol & Jim Tveekrem From jotcat@boreal.org Thu Apr 20 07:59:54 2006 From: jotcat@boreal.org (Jim & Carol Tveekrem) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:59:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] pine warbler in Cook Co. Message-ID: <023901c66448$0986f420$500f46d8@jotcat> Just looked up the Pine Warbler in Bob Janssen's "Birds in Minnesota". Earliest sightings of Pine W. in the north are April 14, 17 and 18, as of 1987 when the book was published. These are evidently rare in northeast MN. Not enough white pines left here, I guess. Carol Tveekrem, Schroeder From Robert_Russell@fws.gov Thu Apr 20 14:54:48 2006 From: Robert_Russell@fws.gov (Robert_Russell@fws.gov) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:54:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Todd County whooper clears MN airspace Message-ID: --0__=09BBFBC5DFD8F1358f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBC5DFD8F135 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Here's an update on the whooping crane that many saw in Todd County ear= lier in the month. Maybe the birds will join up today. No known whoopers f= rom the eastern flock anywhere near MN as of this morning. 8 April: At 1545 today the radio signal of whooping crane no. 16-02 was= detected to the west from Rynearson Pools. He landed within his territo= ry at Necedah NWR, Wisconsin at ~1614. At that time his mate, no. 3-03, wa= s on the ground 2.5 miles to the east. At 1624 no. 16-02 took flight, callin= g incessantly. His left leg (leg with transmitter) was dangling and obvio= usly injured. He proceeded southward and landed again and roosted within a couple of miles of his old mate. How's that for pathfinding!! Florida= to Tennessee to Todd County, Minnesota and back to his traditional pool on= the refuge. No. 16-02 had last been reported near Molly Creek, south of Swanville, = Todd County, central Minnesota, on 12 April. His mate, no. 3-03, had arrived= alone on their territory on Necedah NWR on the same date. This breeding= pair had formed during spring 2005. Information from Richard Urbanek, crane biologist forwarded by Bob Russ= ell, USFWS = --0__=09BBFBC5DFD8F1358f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBC5DFD8F135 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline

Here's an update on the wh= ooping crane that many saw in Todd County earlier in the month. Maybe = the birds will join up today. No known whoopers from the eastern flock= anywhere near MN as of this morning.

8 April: At 1545 today the ra= dio signal of whooping crane no. 16-02 was detected to the west from Ry= nearson Pools. He landed within his territory at Necedah NWR, Wisconsin= at ~1614. At that time his mate, no. 3-03, was on the ground 2.5 miles= to the east. At 1624 no. 16-02 took flight, calling incessantly. His l= eft leg (leg with transmitter) was dangling and obviously injured. He p= roceeded southward and landed again and roosted within a couple of mile= s of his old mate. How's that for pathfinding!! Florida to Tennessee = to Todd County, Minnesota and back to his traditional pool on the refug= e.

No. 16-02 had last been repor= ted near Molly Creek, south of Swanville, Todd County, central Minnesot= a, on 12 April. His mate, no. 3-03, had arrived alone on their territor= y on Necedah NWR on the same date. This breeding pair had formed during= spring 2005.

Information from Richard Urba= nek, crane biologist forwarded by Bob Russell, USFWS

= --0__=09BBFBC5DFD8F1358f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBC5DFD8F135-- From connybrunell@earthlink.net Thu Apr 20 16:52:49 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:52:49 -0500 Subject: [mou] Shorebirds in Dakota County Message-ID: <380-220064420155249203@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_19635112030179155249203 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This morning there were some new Shorebird arrivals in Dakota County. Lake Byllesby 1 ~ Semipalmated Plover 1 ~ Dunlin 1 ~ Semipalmated Sandpiper 33 ~ Pectoral Sandpipers 4 ~ Greater Yellowlegs 52 ~ Franklin's Gulls 180th Street Marsh 1 ~ Long-billed Dowitcher 1 ~ Pectoral Sandpiper 5 ~ Lesser Yellowlegs 2 ~ Greater Yellowlegs Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_19635112030179155249203 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

 
This morning there were some new Shorebird arrivals in Dakota County.
 
Lake Byllesby
 
1 ~ Semipalmated Plover
1 ~ Dunlin
1 ~ Semipalmated Sandpiper
33 ~ Pectoral Sandpipers
4 ~ Greater Yellowlegs
52 ~ Franklin's Gulls
 
180th Street Marsh
 
1 ~ Long-billed Dowitcher
1 ~ Pectoral Sandpiper
5 ~ Lesser Yellowlegs
2 ~ Greater Yellowlegs
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty
 
 
------=_NextPart_19635112030179155249203-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Apr 20 17:08:43 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:08:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Gyrfalcon at Richfield, MN Message-ID: On Thursday, April 20, at 9:35 AM, I was sitting at my desk at Corporate Headquarters at Best Buy, (address is 7601 Penn Ave, S., Richfield, MN). I noticed what appeared to be a large Falcon flying in level flight from between two buildings. The bird passed by me and proceeded over to the intersection of Hwy 494 and Penn Ave, South. Two crows flew up to engage it; the bird turned and flew back towards us. and was about 50 feet away at its closest point. I realized that the bird was not strongly backlit, it was uniformly dark grey, both dorsally and ventrally. This bird was slightly longer and appeared to be more than twice the size (in mass) of the two crows chasing it, which were within 10 feet of the bird so the disparity in size was quite evident. The wings were large, thick at the base and tapered to the wingtip; the wing beats were not "whippy" like I am used to seeing in Peregrine's when they are accelerating. These wing beats were slower, deeper, appearing to use more of the whole wing in action, and gave the appearance of power. As it flew by overhead and disappeared to the northeast, it was clearly pulling away from the two crows in pursuit, I estimate its airspeed to have been twice that of the crows, which were flying at probably 25 - 40 MPH, so the Falcon was doing about 50-80 mph in level flight. The crows gave up pursuit after about 10 seconds and were seen flying back to where they had first engaged the falcon. There are many Rock Pigeons and Mallards in and around the buildings on campus, and Red-Tailed Hawks and Peregrine Falcons hunt actively in the area on a daily basis. This was a real treat, pretty good yard bird for work! Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN Hennepin County From tiger150@comcast.net Thu Apr 20 21:33:32 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:33:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Goslings, Hennepin Co. Message-ID: <003601c664b9$b14a6d10$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C6648F.C8425890 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just got a report from my friend who lives in Plymouth. She said that = some Canada goslings have just hatched today. I wonder what the earliest = record is...? Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C6648F.C8425890 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Just got a report from my friend who = lives in=20 Plymouth. She said that some Canada goslings have just hatched today. I = wonder=20 what the earliest record is...?
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden = Valley
------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C6648F.C8425890-- From kschik@fmr.org Thu Apr 20 21:38:10 2006 From: kschik@fmr.org (Karen Schik) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:38:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bird Conservation Act passed in WI Message-ID: > > >**Greetings,** > >**I am including a news release from last week announcing that the >House Resources Committee passed Congressman Kind's Neotropical >Migratory Conservation Bird Act, HR 518. ** > >**Please share with interested people.** > >**Thank you.** > >**Karrie Jackelen** > >**Office of Congressman Ron Kind** > >** ** > >**News from Congressman Ron Kind** > > > *REPRESENTING WISCONSIN'S THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT * > > > /*/1406 Longworth House Office Building * Washington, D.C. > 20515 * (202) 225-5506/*/ > > > * * > > > *IMMEDIATE RELEASE* > > > *March 30, 2006* > > > *Contact: Stephanie Lundberg* > > > *Phone: (202) 225-5506* > >* * > > *House Resources Committee Passes Kind Bird Conservation Act* > >*/Important step towards reauthorizing program to sustain vulnerable >bird populations/**//* > >*Washington**, DC* - On Wednesday, the House Committee on Resources >passed unanimously legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) >to improve protections for America's migratory birds. This is a >significant step towards final passage of Kind's legislation, HR >518, which reauthorizes and makes improvements to the Neotropical >Migratory Bird Conservation Act, including the creation of a >matching grants program to fund projects that promote the >conservation of vulnerable migratory bird species and the habitats >along their migration routes. > >"Reauthorization of this Act will direct critically needed funds >towards a program with proven record of success," states Rep. Kind, >who was recently recognized as Conservation Legislator of the Year >by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. > >George Fenwick, President of American Bird Conservancy said >"Congressman Kind's bill represents funding for real on-the-ground >conservation efforts for migratory birds, and we will continue to >assist him in advancing this important bill until it is signed into >law." > >The next action towards final passage of the Neotropical Migratory >Bird Conservation Act are a House vote on Kind's bill and a Senate >vote on companion legislation (S 1410). > > > > > > > * - 30 -* > > > > >-- > > > >Rod Negus >AHPCRC >612-337-3434 >rdn@ahpcrc.org > > >This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential or >privileged information, the use and disclosure of which is legally >restricted. If you have received this message in error, please >notify the sender by reply message, do not otherwise distribute it, >and delete this message with all of its contents, from your files. -- ________________________________ Karen Schik Restoration Ecologist Friends of the Mississippi River 360 North Robert Street Saint Paul MN 55101 Phone 651/222-2193 ext 15 Fax 651/222-6005 http://www.fmr.org From screechowl@charter.net Thu Apr 20 23:09:40 2006 From: screechowl@charter.net (Dave Bartkey) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:09:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Orange-crowned warblers Message-ID: <00aa01c664c7$1eedac80$5a98be44@roc.mn.charter.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01C6649D.3606DBA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, I had the afternoon off from work so I tried (unsuccessfully) to dodge = the raindrops. I headed out to River Bend Nature Center here in = Faribault and was delighted to fing 3 orange-crowned warblers just a few = yards away from my car as I got out of it. I was also thrilled to find = my first-of-the-year house wren and white-throated sparrow. The only = other highlight was a hermit thrush which I hadn't seen since March = 31st. The highlight for other visitors of the nature center may have = been me walking down the road to my car, soaked to the skin! I'm sure = they might have gotten a good chuckle out of it! Oh well! It was well = worth it! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN screechowl@charter.net ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01C6649D.3606DBA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi everyone,
  I had the afternoon off from = work so I tried=20 (unsuccessfully) to dodge the raindrops. I headed out to River Bend = Nature=20 Center here in Faribault and was delighted to fing 3 orange-crowned = warblers=20 just a few yards away from my car as I got out of it. I was also = thrilled to=20 find my first-of-the-year house wren and white-throated sparrow. The = only other=20 highlight was a hermit thrush which I hadn't seen since March 31st. The=20 highlight for other visitors of the nature center may have = been me=20 walking down the road to my car, soaked to the skin! I'm sure they might = have=20 gotten a good chuckle out of it! Oh well! It was well worth = it!
 
Good birding!
 
Dave Bartkey
Faribault,MN
screechowl@charter.net=20
------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01C6649D.3606DBA0-- From TeamVagrant@aol.com Fri Apr 21 00:48:00 2006 From: TeamVagrant@aol.com (TeamVagrant@aol.com) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:48:00 EDT Subject: [mou] kestrels & mergansers dont play nice Message-ID: <392.12c55b0.317977b0@aol.com> -------------------------------1145576880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For the fourth year in a row, we have the kestrels moving into a woodduck house I put on a spruce by my pond. Another house I put up is on the other side of the pond 75 - 100 yards away. The hooded mergansers want into that house in a bad way but on every chance for an "open house" viewing, the kestrels of the neighborhood bully them away. To the point of going right in the house with the perspective owners to evict them. Any chance they can just learn to live with each other and put their differences aside? I could understand it if they ate at the same restaurant, but hey, ones surf the other turf. Charlie and I had the opportunity for another trip to Arizona and returned home last Friday. We had the chance to see the Flame-colored Tanager, Least Grebe, Montezuma Quail and found 7 sp. of owls, including Spotted, Elf, Northern Pygmy, Whiskered Screech, Western Screech, Barn, Great Horned and a Flammulated (which I believe was the first of the season for Cave Creek Canyon). Crissel Thrashers, Mexican Chickadees, Juniper Titmouse and Lesser Nighthawk were just some of the other highlights. Pretty good for only 2 full days of birding. We've been quite fortunate on our other trips as well, adding other such birds as Berylline Hummer, Violet Crowned Hummers, Elegant Trogon, Yellow-green Vireo, Varied Bunting and Red-faced Warbler. These birds and countless others have graced my binoculars in some very beautiful country. I feel very fortunate, now, to look forward to the spring migration here at home and see the spring plumage of our warblers and watch our countryside wake up. Chris Elmgren Duluth -------------------------------1145576880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
For the fourth year in a row, we have the kestrels moving into a wooddu= ck=20 house I put on a spruce by my pond.  Another house I put up is on the o= ther=20 side of the pond 75 - 100 yards away.  The hooded mergansers want into=20= that=20 house in a bad way but on every chance for an "open house" viewing, the kest= rels=20 of the neighborhood bully them away.  To the point of going right in th= e=20 house with the perspective owners to evict them.
Any chance they can just learn to live with each other and put their=20 differences aside?  I could understand it if they ate at the same=20 restaurant, but hey, ones surf the other turf.
 
Charlie and I had the opportunity for another trip to Arizona and retur= ned=20 home last Friday.  We had the chance to see the Flame-colored Tanager,=20 Least Grebe, Montezuma Quail and found 7 sp. of owls, including Spotted, Elf= ,=20 Northern Pygmy, Whiskered Screech, Western Screech, Barn, Great Horned and a= =20 Flammulated (which I believe was the first of the season for Cave Creek=20 Canyon).  Crissel Thrashers, Mexican Chickadees, Juniper Titmouse=20 and Lesser Nighthawk were just some of the other highlights.  Pret= ty=20 good for only 2 full days of birding. 
We've been quite fortunate on our other trips as well, adding other suc= h=20 birds as Berylline Hummer, Violet Crowned Hummers, Elegant Trogon, Yellow-gr= een=20 Vireo, Varied Bunting and Red-faced Warbler.  These birds and countless= =20 others have graced my binoculars in some very beautiful country. 
I feel very fortunate, now, to look forward to the spring migration her= e at=20 home and see the spring plumage of our warblers and watch our countryside wa= ke=20 up.
 
Chris Elmgren
Duluth
 -------------------------------1145576880-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Apr 21 01:57:11 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:57:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 20 April 2006 Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-35--229892571 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 20th. On April 20th, Mark Alt noticed an adult GYRFALCON at the Best Buy =20 Corporate Headquarters at 7601 Penn Avenue South in Richfield, =20 Hennepin County. The bird was a quick flyby and has not been seen since. On April 14th, Norma Malinowski reported a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE at =20= the old commercial rice paddies at Embarrass in St. Louis County. The =20= bird was seen in the large impoundment just east of the Embarrass =20 River and south of St. Louis County Road 362. A EURASIAN WIGEON was reported on the 17th on what were called "the =20 Sherburne County Road 2 ponds". I have no further information on this =20= bird. On the 14th, Randy Frederickson reported three SNOWY EGRETS in =20 Kandiyohi County. Go west of Willmar on U.S. Highway 12 to Pennock. =20 Go north on county road 1 to county road 27 and turn left. After 1.4 =20 miles look for the spillway on the right. On April 20th, the following shorebirds were noted at Lake Byllesby =20 in Dakota County: SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN, =20 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. =20 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, and =20 PECTORAL SANDPIPER were at the nearby 180th Street Marsh on the same =20 day. While birding in western Minnesota on the 12th and 13th in Wilkin, =20 Traverse and Big Stone counties, Karl Bardon reported five HUDSONIAN =20 GODWITS along state highway 7 near Correll, two MARBLED GODWITS at =20 Breckenridge, and four AMERICAN AVOCETS along highway 28 near Big =20 Stone County Road 61 plus five more at the juction of U.S. Highway 75 =20= and Big Stone County Road 12. A SNOWY OWL was still along Aitkin County Road 5 south of Palisade on =20= the 14th. Another was found on the 17th along Olmsted County Road 2, =20 about a mile and a half east of the Rochester Century High School. Paul Pedersen reported a CAROLINA WREN on the 17th singing upstream =20 from the parking area at the end of Old Valley Road in Rochester, =20 Olmsted County. Very early was the GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER reported by Janet Chandler =20 on April 8th in Hyland Park, Bloomington, near the east walk-in =20 entrance at 94th street. An early LE CONTE'S SPARROW was at Miller Prairie, Traverse County on =20= the 12th. On the 19th, an early HENSLOW'S SPARROW was at the Lost Valley =20 Prairie SNA in Washington County. =46rom State Highway 95 go east on =20 Washington County Road 78 to Nyberg Avenue, then north half a mile on =20= Nyberg Road. The Henslow's was heard in the weedy fields to the west =20 and north of the gate. At Pelican Lake in Wright County, an adult male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE =20 was seen and photographed on the 15th. =46rom County Road 35 west of =20 St. Michael, turn north on Hamline Avenue. Go north a mile and a half =20= to the marsh on the west side of the road. Bob O'Connor reported on the 18th that CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS =20 had returned to the Felton Prairie in Clay County, along with MARBLED =20= GODWIT, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. Other migrants =20 reported over the past week include WESTERN GREBE, SWAINSON=92S HAWK, =20= BROAD-WINGED HAWK, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, CASPIAN TERN, PURPLE MARTIN, =20 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, =20 BROWN THRASHER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, =20 and FIELD SPARROW. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, April 27th. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-35--229892571 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for = Thursday, April 20th.=A0


On = April 20th, Mark Alt noticed an adult GYRFALCON at the Best Buy Corporate = Headquarters at 7601 Penn Avenue South in Richfield, Hennepin County. = The bird was a quick flyby and has not been seen since.

On April 14th, Norma Malinowski = reported a male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE at the old commercial = rice paddies at Embarrass in St. Louis County. The bird was seen in the = large impoundment just east of the Embarrass River and south of St. = Louis County Road 362.

A = EURASIAN = WIGEON was reported on the 17th on what were called "the = Sherburne County Road 2 ponds". I have no further information on this = bird.

On the 14th, Randy = Frederickson reported three SNOWY EGRETS in Kandiyohi County. Go west = of Willmar on U.S. Highway 12 to Pennock.=A0Go north on county road 1 to = county road 27 and turn left. After 1.4 miles look for the spillway on = the right.

On April = 20th, the following shorebirds were noted at Lake Byllesby in Dakota = County: SEMIPALMATED= PLOVER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED = SANDPIPER, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER = YELLOWLEGS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, and PECTORAL = SANDPIPER were at the nearby 180th Street Marsh on the same = day.

While birding in western = Minnesota on the 12th and 13th in Wilkin, Traverse and Big Stone = counties, Karl Bardon reported five HUDSONIAN GODWITS along state highway 7 = near Correll, two MARBLED GODWITS at Breckenridge, and four = AMERICAN = AVOCETS along highway 28 near Big Stone County Road 61 plus = five more at the juction of U.S. Highway 75 and Big Stone County Road = 12.

A SNOWY OWL was = still along Aitkin County Road 5 south of Palisade on the 14th. Another = was found on the 17th along Olmsted County Road 2, about a mile and a = half east of the Rochester Century High School.

Paul Pedersen reported a = CAROLINA = WREN on the 17th singing upstream from the parking area at = the end of Old Valley Road in Rochester, Olmsted County.=A0

Very early was the GOLDEN-WINGED = WARBLER reported by Janet Chandler on April 8th in Hyland = Park, Bloomington, near the east walk-in entrance at 94th street.=A0

An early LE CONTE'S = SPARROW was at Miller Prairie, Traverse County on the = 12th.

On the 19th, an early = HENSLOW'S = SPARROW was at the Lost Valley Prairie SNA in Washington = County. =46rom State Highway 95 go east on Washington County Road 78 to = Nyberg Avenue, then north half a mile on Nyberg Road. The Henslow's was = heard in the weedy fields to the west and north of the gate.

At Pelican Lake in Wright = County, an adult male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE was seen and = photographed on the 15th. =46rom County Road 35 west of St. Michael, = turn north on Hamline Avenue. Go north a mile and a half to the marsh on = the west side of the road.

Bob = O'Connor reported on the 18th that CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS had returned to = the Felton Prairie in Clay County, along with MARBLED GODWIT, LOGGERHEAD = SHRIKE, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. Other migrants reported = over the past week include WESTERN GREBE, SWAINSON=92S HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, = WILSON'S PHALAROPE, CASPIAN TERN, PURPLE MARTIN, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED = SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, BROWN THRASHER, = ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, and = FIELD = SPARROW.


The next scheduled update of this tape is = Thursday, April 27th.


- - = -

Anthony = Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-35--229892571-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Apr 21 02:28:38 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:28:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 21, 2006 Message-ID: <001101c664e2$fb469050$bcd5aec6@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C664B9.12708850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, April 21, 2006 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. Spring is progressing and migration is accelerating. Waterfowl and raptors are mostly back, shorebirds are starting to appear, and now we are into the beginning of migration for the insect eaters with swallows coming back. A few early warblers are also arriving. Pat Roth observed a SNOWY OWL in northern Roseau County on April 16, two miles north of Roseau. On the 12th, he saw a COOPER'S HAWK, and at the Roseau wastewater treatment ponds, BUFFLEHEAD and LESSER YELLOWLEGS. Kelly Larson in Beltrami County on April 16 reported RED-NECKED GREBE, AMERICAN BITTERN, OSPREY, AMERICAN KESTREL, WILSON'S SNIPE, and BELTED KINGFISHER. On April 17, Pat Rice saw a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK along Power Dam Road northeast of Bemidji. On April 16, she had COMMON LOONS, and TREE SWALLOWS at their place. Gary Tischer reports that a long list of returning migrants have reappeared at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Marshall County. RED-NECKED GREBE and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER showed up on April 13. Other species back include a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS, many species of ducks, AMERICAN BITTERN, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, FRANKLIN'S GULL, and WINTER WREN. Here in Pennington County, Shelley Steva saw a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on April 9. PURPLE FINCHES, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, now back in their bright summer plumage, are common at feeders. Several COMMON MERGANSERS were seen on the Red Lake River on April 16. A CHIPPING SPARROW was heard in our yard on April 20. >From Clay County, Bob O'Connor reported that MARBLED GODWIT, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS are back at Felton Prairie. He also saw a NORTHERN GOSHAWK flying over south Moorhead on April 17. In Otter Tail County, Gary Otnes saw a pair of WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Lake Christina on April 19. Amy Drake reported CHIPPING SPARROW on April 17. Dan and Sandy Thimgan observed FIELD SPARROW on April 16, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD on April 18, and PURPLE MARTIN and PALM WARBLER on April 19. Other species seen this week included COMMON LOON, RED-NECKED GREBE, TURKEY VULTURE, EASTERN PHOEBE, and VESPER SPARROW. A partial albino AMERICAN ROBIN was photographed in Pelican Rapids on April 19 by Roland Jordahl. Bob and Joan Burke were at Rothsay on April 19 where they reported GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, NORTHERN HARRIERS, MARBLED GODWIT, and a SPRAGUE'S PIPIT. Ben Fritchman in Todd County reported first county record GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on April 15 where two were discovered at the Browerville wastewater treatment ponds. Beau Shroyer on April 16 found hundreds of WESTERN GREBES at Lake Osakis. Other species found there included RED-NECKED GREBES, OSPREY, and COMMON TERN.=20 In Douglas County, Beau Shroyer found a MARBLED GODWIT in Alexandria on April 13, and 12 GREATER YELLOWLEGS at Belle Prairie on April 12. John Ellis reported a WINTER WREN in Douglas County on April 17, while Beau Shroyer saw a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD one mile north of Nelson along CR 17 on April 18. Thanks to Ben Fritchman, Beau Shroyer, Pat Rice, Gary Tischer, Amy Drake, Kelly Larson, Pat Roth, John Ellis, Bob O'Connor, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Roland Jordahl, Bob and Joan Burke, and Gary Otnes for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, April 28, 2006. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C664B9.12708850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 21, = 2006

This is the Northwest Minnesota = Birding Report for Friday, April 21, 2006 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.

Spring is progressing and = migration is accelerating. Waterfowl and raptors are mostly back, = shorebirds are starting to appear, and now we are into the beginning of = migration for the insect eaters with swallows coming back. A few early = warblers are also arriving.

Pat Roth observed a SNOWY OWL in = northern Roseau County on April 16, two miles north of Roseau. On the = 12th, he saw a COOPER'S HAWK, and at the Roseau wastewater treatment = ponds, BUFFLEHEAD and = LESSER = YELLOWLEGS.

Kelly Larson in Beltrami County = on April 16 reported RED-NECKED GREBE, AMERICAN BITTERN, OSPREY, AMERICAN = KESTREL, WILSON'S SNIPE, and = BELTED = KINGFISHER. On April 17, Pat = Rice  saw a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK along Power Dam Road northeast of Bemidji. On April 16, she had = COMMON = LOONS, and TREE SWALLOWS = at their place.

Gary Tischer reports that a long = list of returning migrants have reappeared at Agassiz National Wildlife = Refuge in Marshall County. RED-NECKED GREBE and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER showed up on April 13. Other species back = include a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS, many = species of ducks, AMERICAN BITTERN, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, FRANKLIN'S GULL, and WINTER WREN.

Here in Pennington County, = Shelley Steva saw a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on April 9. PURPLE FINCHES, and = AMERICAN = GOLDFINCHES, now back in = their bright summer plumage, are common at feeders. Several COMMON MERGANSERS = were seen on the Red Lake River on = April 16. A CHIPPING SPARROW  was heard in our yard on April 20.

From Clay County, Bob O'Connor = reported that MARBLED GODWIT, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, CHESTNUT-COLLARED = LONGSPURS, and BREWER'S = BLACKBIRDS are back at Felton = Prairie. He also saw a NORTHERN GOSHAWK flying over south Moorhead on April 17.

In Otter Tail County, Gary Otnes = saw a pair of WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at = Lake Christina on April 19. Amy Drake reported CHIPPING = SPARROW on April 17. Dan and = Sandy Thimgan observed FIELD SPARROW on = April 16, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD on April 18, and PURPLE MARTIN and PALM WARBLER on April = 19. Other species seen this week included COMMON LOON, RED-NECKED GREBE, TURKEY = VULTURE, EASTERN PHOEBE, = and VESPER = SPARROW. A partial albino = AMERICAN = ROBIN was photographed in = Pelican Rapids on April 19 by Roland Jordahl.

Bob and Joan Burke were at = Rothsay on April 19 where they reported  GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, = NORTHERN HARRIERS, MARBLED GODWIT, and a SPRAGUE'S PIPIT.

Ben Fritchman in Todd County = reported first county record GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on April 15 where two were discovered at = the Browerville wastewater treatment ponds.  Beau Shroyer on April = 16 found hundreds of WESTERN GREBES at Lake Osakis. Other species found there included RED-NECKED GREBES, = OSPREY, and COMMON TERN.

In Douglas County, Beau = Shroyer  found a MARBLED GODWIT in Alexandria on April 13, and 12 GREATER YELLOWLEGS at Belle Prairie on April 12. John Ellis = reported a WINTER WREN in Douglas = County on April 17, while Beau Shroyer saw a NORTHERN = MOCKINGBIRD one mile north of = Nelson along CR 17 on April 18.

Thanks to Ben Fritchman, Beau = Shroyer, Pat Rice, Gary Tischer, Amy Drake, Kelly Larson, Pat Roth, John = Ellis, Bob O'Connor, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Roland Jordahl, Bob and Joan = Burke, and Gary Otnes for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to = Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at = ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR = call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. = Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the = county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird = Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled = update of this report is Friday, April 28, 2006.


------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C664B9.12708850-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Apr 21 04:01:50 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:01:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 4/20/06 Message-ID: <444804CE.1575.420A5F@localhost> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 20th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was reported by Norma Malinowski on the 14th at the Embarrass rice paddies in east-central St. Louis County. This area of large impoundments is east of the Embarrass River and can be reached from the Waisenen Road (CR 362) south of Embarrass. Jason Caddy found a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER today along the Lake Nichols Road, two miles east of CR 7. He also found seven SHARP- TAILED GROUSE and two BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES along CR 29, just north of Meadowlands. Sixty AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were counted at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth between the 14th and the 16th. Peder Svingen found one on the 15th at Interstate Island in Duluth, and Sue McDonnell saw two flying along Highway 61 in Lake County today near Palisade Creek. Sue also had her first CHIPPING SPARROW in her Cook County yard on the 14th. Carol and Jim Tveekrem found a male PINE WARBLER today in their yard in Schroeder, Cook County. Mike Hendrickson found a PALM WARBLER on Park Point in Duluth on the 19th. An adult RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen on the 15th at the West Skyline Hawk Count, and the first BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were seen on the 16th. Other recent spring arrivals in the area include BREWER'S BLACKBIRD on the 19th, SWAMP SPARROW on the 17th, COMMON SNIPE on the 16th and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD on the 14th. Kim Risen saw a late-lingering SNOWY OWL in Aitkin County on the 14th, south of Palisade. Small numbers of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in the Lakeside neighborhood over the weekend, and in Two Harbors on the 18th. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, April 27th. 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 Leodwm@aol.com Fri Apr 21 15:44:41 2006 From: Leodwm@aol.com (Leodwm@aol.com) Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:44:41 EDT Subject: [mou] Big Stone/Lac Qui Parle Ct. Message-ID: <2ac.31eb76f.317a49d9@aol.com> -------------------------------1145630681 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all! We spent the last two days (Wednesday and Thursday) birding Lac Qui Parle and Big Stone county... It was raining and freezing winds were ripping across the fields. We made our first stop by Salt Lake on the South Dakota border and saw no shorebirds what-so-ever, only ducks. (Though there were alot of those) Canvasback, Redhead and Pintail were all present. After two shorebirds showed up, but flew away immediately, we circled the lake to the Minnesota overlook side and spotted our first Eared Grebe in non-breeding plumage mixed in with some Buffleheads on the freezing lake. We then started going south from Salt Lake (We got rather lost...) and stumbled across a road labeled "Road Closed, Bridge Out." We parked and walked down the closed road. There were streams on both sides and Myrtles were flying around everywhere. Then, just before the gap where the river went past, we spotted a White-Throated Sparrow in the underbrush. Pheasants were everywhere as we drove, scared and flying away. We eventually got to Hwy. 75, not having seen a single shorebird since Salt Lake. We decided to drive up to Big Stone County on 75, then swap to Hwy. 21 to lead us north into the lakes above Odessa. On the way to Otrey Lake we spotted our first shorebirds. Some Yellowlegs were in a swamp to our left as we headed north on 21, just before a intersection. Three Snipe flew over us as we watched, a ducks were everywhere. At Otrey lake we spotted: Least Sandpipers, maybe 10 Franklin's Gulls, quite a few, we didn't count though Yellowlegs wandering around in the muck Then, a Marbled Godwit flew over us, screeching and flying away. We drove up to Thielke Lake after that and spotted 3 Western Grebes doing the little neck-dance. The next day was raining super hard, but we didn't stop. We drove up from Ortonville on 75 and went west at Clinton's 6 Hwy. We then drove north again and started driving through the swamps there. Shorebirds were here and there, but in no numbers, and it was hard to see them. After awhile we headed west on Hwy. 54 and had some good luck finally, spotting our first American Avocets. A pair of them were in the lake at the 7 intersection of 54. Later, we drove down 7 and spotted a swamp with a large group of Baird's Sandpipers in it. As we were on 6, driving back to Clinton, we ran into a group of about 30 Lapland Longspurs in the pounding rain. We then headed east of Clinton and looked around there, but didn't see anything. We then headed back to Otrey Lake and spotted a Great Horned Owl nest in a tree nearby with a adult and baby in it. With, that we drove back down 21 and spotted a few Yellowlegs and headed for home. It may have been freezing rain and wind, but we saw some great birds, so were happy. Good birdin' - Leo WM -------------------------------1145630681 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello all!
We spent the last two days (Wednesday and Thursday) birding Lac Qui Par= le=20 and Big Stone county... It was raining and freezing winds were ripping acros= s=20 the fields. We made our first stop by Salt Lake on the South Dakota border a= nd=20 saw no shorebirds what-so-ever, only ducks. (Though there were alot of those= )=20 Canvasback, Redhead and Pintail were all present.
After two shorebirds showed up, but flew away immediately, we circled t= he=20 lake to the Minnesota overlook side and spotted our first Eared Grebe in=20 non-breeding plumage mixed in with some Buffleheads on the freezing lake.
We then started going south from Salt Lake (We got rather lost...) and=20 stumbled across a road labeled "Road Closed, Bridge Out." We parked and walk= ed=20 down the closed road. There were streams on both sides and Myrtles were flyi= ng=20 around everywhere. Then, just before the gap where the river went past, we=20 spotted a White-Throated Sparrow in the underbrush.
Pheasants were everywhere as we drove, scared and flying away. We=20 eventually got to Hwy. 75, not having seen a single shorebird since Salt Lak= e.=20 We decided to drive up to Big Stone County on 75, then swap to Hwy. 21 to le= ad=20 us north into the lakes above Odessa. On the way to Otrey Lake we spott= ed=20 our first shorebirds. Some Yellowlegs were in a swamp to our left as we= =20 headed north on 21, just before a intersection. Three Snipe f= lew=20 over us as we watched, a ducks were everywhere. 
At Otrey lake we spotted:
Least Sandpipers, maybe 10
Franklin's Gulls, quite a few, we didn't count though
Yellowlegs wandering around in the muck
Then, a Marbled Godwit flew over us, screeching and flying away.
We drove up to Thielke Lake after that and spotted 3 Western Grebes doi= ng=20 the little neck-dance.
 
The next day was raining super hard, but we didn't stop. We drove up fr= om=20 Ortonville on 75 and went west at Clinton's 6 Hwy. We then drove north again= and=20 started driving through the swamps there. Shorebirds were here and there, bu= t in=20 no numbers, and it was hard to see them. After awhile we headed west on Hwy.= 54=20 and had some good luck finally, spotting our first American Avocets. A pair=20= of=20 them were in the lake at the 7 intersection of 54. Later, we drove down 7 an= d=20 spotted a swamp with a large group of Baird's Sandpipers in it. As we were o= n 6,=20 driving back to Clinton, we ran into a group of about 30 Lapland Longspurs i= n=20 the pounding rain. We then headed east of Clinton and looked around there, b= ut=20 didn't see anything. We then headed back to Otrey Lake and spotted a Great=20 Horned Owl nest in a tree nearby with a adult and baby in it. With, that we=20 drove back down 21 and spotted a few Yellowlegs and headed for home.
 
It may have been freezing rain and wind, but we saw some great birds, s= o=20 were happy.
 
Good birdin'
- Leo WM
 -------------------------------1145630681-- From wieber64@comcast.net Fri Apr 21 20:25:41 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:25:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] eagle cam Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C6654F.7812D640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Some of you might be interested in this live cam of an eagle nest. http://tinyurl.com/z9xzv These eagles are in Canada, the link was sent to me by a friend in Hamilton, Ontario. It is believed the eggs will hatch between the 26th and the 30th of April. It is really a close look! It was raining there this morning and is still pretty windy; the camera picks up the wind noise. It also picks up lots of other bird songs, especially in the morning. Gail ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C6654F.7812D640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Some = of you might be=20 interested in this live cam of an eagle nest.
 
 http://tinyurl.com/z9xzv =
 
These = eagles are in=20 Canada, the link was sent to me by a friend in Hamilton, Ontario.  = It is=20 believed the eggs will hatch between the 26th and the 30th of = April.  It is=20 really a close look!  It was raining there this morning and is = still pretty=20 windy; the camera picks up the wind noise.  It also picks up lots = of other=20 bird songs, especially in the morning.
 
Gail
------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C6654F.7812D640-- From fholbrook@cableone.net Fri Apr 21 21:18:31 2006 From: fholbrook@cableone.net (Rick) Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:18:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] eagle cam In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <44493E17.9080603@cableone.net> Gail Wieberdink wrote: > Some of you might be interested in this live cam of an eagle nest. > > *http://tinyurl.com/z9xzv* > ** > These eagles are in Canada, the link was sent to me by a friend in > Hamilton, Ontario. It is believed the eggs will hatch between the > 26th and the 30th of April. It is really a close look! It was > raining there this morning and is still pretty windy; the camera picks > up the wind noise. It also picks up lots of other bird songs, > especially in the morning. > > Gail I see only a black screen -- Rick Fargo, ND N 46 53.251 W 096 48.279 ---------------------- Chaos reigns within. Reflect, Repeat and re-boot. Order shall return. -=-=- ... Fargo, ND * TagZilla 0.059 * http://tagzilla.mozdev.org From wieber64@comcast.net Fri Apr 21 21:30:46 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:30:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] eagle cam In-Reply-To: <44493E17.9080603@cableone.net> Message-ID: I have it on right now and both eagles are there. They just switched off. There are 2 eggs. It is sometimes slow in coming on if the site is busy. Keep trying, it is well worth the wait. Much better than the falcon cams here -- this is live. Gail -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Rick Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 3:19 PM To: MOU Subject: Re: [mou] eagle cam Gail Wieberdink wrote: > Some of you might be interested in this live cam of an eagle nest. > > *http://tinyurl.com/z9xzv* > ** > These eagles are in Canada, the link was sent to me by a friend in > Hamilton, Ontario. It is believed the eggs will hatch between the > 26th and the 30th of April. It is really a close look! It was > raining there this morning and is still pretty windy; the camera picks > up the wind noise. It also picks up lots of other bird songs, > especially in the morning. > > Gail I see only a black screen -- Rick Fargo, ND N 46 53.251 W 096 48.279 ---------------------- Chaos reigns within. Reflect, Repeat and re-boot. Order shall return. -=-=- ... Fargo, ND * TagZilla 0.059 * http://tagzilla.mozdev.org _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From MMARTELL@audubon.org Fri Apr 21 23:00:54 2006 From: MMARTELL@audubon.org (MARTELL, Mark) Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:00:54 -0400 Subject: [mou] Birds of North America online Message-ID: The Minneapolis Public Library has added Birds of North America, = Produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society, as = an online resource. The BNA is a great source of accurate up to date = information on every species of bird found in North America. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) From jlotto1@msn.com Fri Apr 21 22:59:49 2006 From: jlotto1@msn.com (james otto) Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:59:49 -0500 Subject: [mou] lake byllesby-dakota county Message-ID:
The latest new arrivel at Lake Byllesby is a Marbled Godwit. Seen at 2:30 pm by myself and Nancy Jackson. It was still there when I left at 3:45 pm.
 
                      Jim Otto

Save time by starting a search from any Web page with the MSN Search Toolbar-FREE! From corax6330@yahoo.com Fri Apr 21 23:27:51 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:27:51 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Best Birds, Houston Co. April 21 Message-ID: <20060421222751.37185.qmail@web30914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Eurasian Collared Dove---adult on nest, previously documented location on power substation in Caledonia, corner of East Lincoln & North Pine streets. Sandhill Crane----Crooked Creek floodplain/Hwy 26--2 Root R. floodplain/Hwy 26--------1 Winter Wren-------Beaver Creek Valley St. Pk.------1 Louisiana Waterthrush-----"------------------------1 Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From clay.christensen@comcast.net Sat Apr 22 16:30:34 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:30:34 +0000 Subject: [mou] Crane Count Today Message-ID: <042220061530.24147.444A4C1A0002B71300005E532200761064020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_24147_1145719834_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I participated in the ICF Crane Count for Ramsey County today, Saturday, 4/22, and had one of the most remarkable mornings of my birding "career." My count site was Poplar Lake. I observed from Sherwood Road, just south of Ramsey Co. Road J, across from the county compost site. I heard sandhill cranes from 5:35 a.m. till 7:18 a.m. (count ended at 7:30 a.m.). They were doing the Unison call, which suggests a breeding pair. Great news! Other birds of note: Many woodcocks calling and whirring before dawn. Northern goshawk Pair of osprey on the breeding platform, once harassed by a third osprey. Loons (2), calling in flight. Turkeys, including one tom perched in the top of a tree for the first hour. An excellent morning, Clay Christensen --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_24147_1145719834_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I participated in the ICF Crane Count for Ramsey County today, Saturday, 4/22, and had one of the most remarkable mornings of my birding "career."
 
My count site was Poplar Lake. I observed from Sherwood Road, just south of Ramsey Co. Road J, across from the county compost site.
 
I heard sandhill cranes from 5:35 a.m. till 7:18 a.m. (count ended at 7:30 a.m.). They were doing the Unison call, which suggests a breeding pair. Great news!
 
Other birds of note:
Many woodcocks calling and whirring before dawn.
Northern goshawk
Pair of osprey on the breeding platform, once harassed by a third osprey.
Loons (2), calling in flight.
Turkeys, including one tom perched in the top of a tree for the first hour.
 
An excellent morning,
 
Clay Christensen
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_24147_1145719834_0-- From rdunlap@gac.edu Sat Apr 22 17:54:26 2006 From: rdunlap@gac.edu (rdunlap@gac.edu) Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 11:54:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Snowy and Cattle Egret, Nicollet County Message-ID: <20060422115426.b6sl076jsvggwook@webmail-0.gac.edu> This morning while leading a Gustavus Birding Club trip to Swan Lake, my group and I found a Cattle Egret at the Nicollet sewage ponds. The bird was in the air as we arrived, then proceeded to land at the top of a tree to the west of the ponds. I later received a call from Denny and Barb Martin saying that they had found a Snowy Egret at the south access to Swan Lake. We arrived about ten minutes later and found the bird foraging in the stream outlet to the north of the parking area. To get there, go west on Hwy. 14 past the town of Nicollet. Go past the turn for the Conservation Club. Your next right will be a dirt road that leads to a parking area by the outlet stream. Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County From bill lane Sat Apr 22 18:45:18 2006 From: bill lane (bill lane) Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:45:18 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: [mou] wow!!! saw-whets.... Message-ID: <9020780.1145727918613.JavaMail.root@mswamui-thinleaf.atl.sa.earthlink.net> hi all, i write this because it is about owls and it is earth day. what a great combination! while conducting surveys last night, i heard 30 individual singing male saw-whet owls in what could only be described as an incredible north woods chorus. multiple swets were heard at 11 different survey stops. in addition, there were several great-horneds, a great gray (nearly in my lap), 2 long-eareds, a barred, and of course, many snipe and woodcock...at least during the hour of crepuscular magic. saw-whet numbers for the spring have exceeded 100, and may approach the previous high of 143 singing males, recorded during 2003. meanwhile, i have nearly completed my first round of nest box checks (hung with tlc during 2005) and have between 12-20 saw-whet nests (early in courtship, it's hard to tell if they are intent on nesting or just "doing the dance"). whatever the final tally, the owls like those boxes. and now, for an earth day, art hawkins' aside: last year, art hawkins' grandson, will brandenburg, helped me hang boxes 34, 35, and 36...in a series of 96 nest boxes. will magic-marked the i.d. number on the side of the box, filled it with pine shavings and screws, and then watched as modular owl housing was lag bolted to an unsuspecting tree by a cantankerous, fleece-clad biologist. during box checks last week, box 36 was the happy home of a boreal owl family. you can see will's unique "36", the box, and the owl on my website: www.mindspring.com/~owlman it sure feels like a holistic, earth day connection to me. will's grandfather was an incredible biologist and an amazing man, with a handshake i will never forget. happy earth day! bill owlman@mindspring.com www.mindspring.com/~owlman From tiger150@comcast.net Sat Apr 22 22:02:48 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:02:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Few Spring Migrants...(Hennepin Co.) Message-ID: <001101c66650$1ccafe00$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C66626.33B94C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable (Again) near my house, I saw the first Y-R Warbler. Also, there was a = R-C Kinglet. Not much otherwise, still waiting 'till the first week of = May...! Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C66626.33B94C90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
(Again) near my house, I saw the first = Y-R Warbler.=20 Also, there was a R-C Kinglet. Not much otherwise, still waiting 'till = the first=20 week of May...!
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co.
------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C66626.33B94C90-- From patterso@paulbunyan.net Sat Apr 22 22:24:41 2006 From: patterso@paulbunyan.net (Steve Patterson) Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:24:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Merlin nest in Bemidji References: <20060422170006.9030.31834.Mailman@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> Message-ID: <003e01c66653$2daeffc0$064315ac@owner8bce2f38b> We have a pair of merlins nesting in a large white pine in our yard. Very active and noisy. All other little song birds seem to have left the area (as they should). It should be fun to watch for the next months. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > From corax6330@yahoo.com Sat Apr 22 22:41:47 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:41:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Dawn Chorus Birds During Crane Count, Houston Co. Message-ID: <20060422214147.1616.qmail@web30911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I heard/saw only 3 Sandhill Cranes at my location for the Houston Co. Crane Count this morning, but the dawn chorus was excellent, including at about 5:45 AM songs & calls by the following species: Ring-n. Pheasant Wild Turkey Sora Rail Greater Yellowlegs Wilson's Snipe Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Whip-poor-will (2) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker E. Phoebe House Wren E. Bluebird Brown Thrasher E. Towhee Chipping, Field, Savanna, Song, & Swamp Sparrows Yellow-headed Blackbird The whips were especially welcome members of the chorus. Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From corax6330@yahoo.com Sat Apr 22 22:54:45 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:54:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] State Line Birds at Poole Slough (New Albin, Ia), & Pine Warblers at Lansing, Ia. Message-ID: <20060422215445.43758.qmail@web30915.mail.mud.yahoo.com> The Minn./Ia state boundary runs through Poole Slough north of Army Rd. at New Albin, Ia, and often birds move between the two states, so they may be of interest to both Minn. & Ia birders. Today, there were shorebirds of some interest at Poole Slough: Semi-palmated Plover-----1 Greater Yellowlegs------50+/- Lesser Yellowlegs------300+/- Spotted Sandpiper--------1 Pectoral Sandpiper-------2 Wilson's Snipe-----------4 Iowa species only: Pine Warbler-------------4---Mt. Hosmer, Lansing, Ia Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From tpulles17@msn.com Sun Apr 23 01:18:42 2006 From: tpulles17@msn.com (steve pulles) Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 19:18:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's & Le Conte's Sparrow - Elm Creek PR Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66641.919200D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning I participated in an annual bird hike for volunteers of E= astman Nature Center. In the prairie along the Monarch Trail in Elm C= reek P.R. there was a very vocal Henslow's sparrow and at least one Le= Conte's sparrow. (You can access the Monarch Trail via Eastman Natur= e Center).=0D=0A=0D=0ANot much else for birds on the hike, but spring = beauty is in bloom everywhere along the trails.=0D=0A=0D=0AGood birdin= g!=0D=0A Keith Pulles, Wright County= ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66641.919200D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D= =0A
This morning I participated in an annual bird hike for volunte= ers of =0D=0AEastman Nature Center.  In the prairie along the Mon= arch Trail in Elm =0D=0ACreek P.R. there was a very vocal Henslow= 's sparrow and at least one Le Conte's =0D=0Asparrow.  (You can a= ccess the Monarch Trail via Eastman Nature =0D=0ACenter).
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Not much else for birds on the hike, but sp= ring beauty is in bloom =0D=0Aeverywhere along the trails.
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 =   Keith Pulles, Wright County
=0D=0A= ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66641.919200D0-- From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sun Apr 23 03:36:14 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:36:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslows Sparrow-Blue Earth Message-ID: <002d01c6667f$5b0d0ee0$bf2e56c7@oemcomputer> Had a Henslow's Sparrow on the Seppman Mill road this AM, west of the campground in Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County. We believe that this is a first Minneopa record. Also of interest is that all the lakes that are in drawdown for this summer are at this time too high to have any mud flats or shorebirds. Swan Lake (Nicollet County) seems to be down a foot or two but that has not brought the water lower than the cattails. Rice Lake (Blue Earth) was showing a little mud outside the vegetation on the south end but very little at this point. This lake is going to be very hard to see any shorebirds on. The WMA on the southwest side of the lake is a half mile of cattails to walk through to reach the water area. Not really possible. Best bet is to knock on one of the homeowners doors on Cty Rd 28 and see if they will let you walk through their property to reach the lake/mud. That is for later this spring or summer. Goose Lake (Waseca) has water levels that are up past the cattails at this point and looks to have some distance to go before reaching mud. The best thing about Waseca County was the Saw-whet Owl in Courthouse Park this PM. Otherwise the birding was slow for us as others have been pointing out. We all really try and rush spring along faster than it wants to go. Some interesting birds but not very many. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Apr 23 13:42:52 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 07:42:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Possible Gyr, Aitkin County Message-ID: <002e01c666d3$70182140$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Spent the morning yesterday in Aitkin County - interesting mix of spring migrants and boreal birds (just short of 70 total). Along so-called "Pietz" Road off Aitkin CR 18 observed a dark brown raptor in a tree - not an unusual phenomenon except, the more I observed it, the more I thought of the dark brown morph Gyrfalcon (a ringer for the Sibley illustration). The initial impression was buteo, than falcon - the head, body and tail were a very consistent dark brown - only some very light tail bands broke up the effect. Unfortunately the bird only faced two directions during my observation of it at 20 yards - 90 & 180 degrees - so have no observations of chest or abdomen. The head was particularly distinctive, or perhaps distinctive because it wasn't - no eyelines, coloration changes, caps or other observable differences. In addition the habitat bothered me a bit for a Gyr. I think of them over open fields, or pestering pigeons in Duluth/Superior among grain elevators - but on the edge of a woods 70+ yards from open fields (closest would be the Pietz farm)? Commentary welcome - since this is only my third potential observation of a Gyrfalcon, and frankly have discounted the first two from my records. Other than this bird, only new year birds were four Bonapartes on Mille Lacs Lake while heading north. Horned Grebes have taken over the west side of the lake, however. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From cegelhoff@gmail.com Sun Apr 23 14:40:19 2006 From: cegelhoff@gmail.com (Claudia Egelhoff) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:40:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sandhill cranes - western Hennepin Co Message-ID: SSBoYWQgZ29vZCBsdWNrIGZpbmRpbmcgY3JhbmVzIG9uIFNhdHVyZGF5IGFzIHBhcnQgb2YgdGhl IGFubnVhbCBJbnQnbApDcmFuZSBGb3VuZGF0aW9uIGNvdW50LgoKSSBoZWFyZCB0d28gcGFpcnMg aW4gdGhlIGxhcmdlIG1hcnNoIG91dHNpZGUgU3QuIEJvbmlmYWNpb3VzLCBhcm91bmQKU2l4IE1p bGUgQ3JlZWsuICBUaGVuIEkgY3Jvc3NlZCB0aGUgY291bnR5IGxpbmUgaW50byBDYXJ2ZXIgUmVz ZXJ2ZQphbmQgc2F3IGFuZCBoZWFyZCBhIHBhaXIgaW4gYSBzbWFsbCBtYXJzaCBvbiB0aGUgbm9y dGggc2lkZSBvZiB0aGUKcGFyay4gICBUaGUgVGhyZWUgUml2ZXJzIFBhcmtzIGRpc3RyaWN0IG5v dyBoYXMgdGhyZWUsIG1heWJlIGZvdXIsCnBhcmtzIHdpdGggbmVzdGluZyBzYW5kaGlsbCBjcmFu ZXMuCgpUaGUgTWlubmVoYWhhIENyZWVrIFdhdGVyc2hlZCBEaXN0cmljdCByZWNlbnRseSBjb21w bGV0ZWQgYSBkZWFsIHRoYXQKd2lsbCBwZXJtYW5lbnRseSBwcm90ZWN0IDExNSBhY3JlcyBhcm91 bmQgU2l4IE1pbGUgQ3JlZWssIGluY2x1ZGluZwp0aGUgd2V0bGFuZHMsIGxha2Ugc2hvcmUsIGZv cmVzdCwgYW5kIGFwcHJveGltYXRlbHkgMeKBhDIgb2YgTXVkIExha2UuIApDcmFuZXMgbG9vayBs aWtlIHRoZXkgaGF2ZSBhIGZ1dHVyZSBpbiB0aGF0IGFyZWEuCgpUaGFua3MgdG8gYWxsIHN1cHBv cnRlcnMgb2Ygd2V0bGFuZHMgcHJlc2VydmF0aW9uIQoKQ2xhdWRpYSBFZ2VsaG9mZgpNaW5uZWFw b2xpcwo= From axhertzel@sihope.com Sun Apr 23 15:04:13 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:04:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ibis Message-ID: <661E37A5-AC4B-40F7-AEBD-C44E451C96FD@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-4--9870491 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed On Saturday, an adult WHITE-FACED IBIS was found by Joan McKearnan at Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area's pool #4. It was initially seen at the small island nearest the road but eventually moved to the more expansive marshes to the north but still on the west side of the road. A Google map to the area can be seen at: http://maps.google.com/? om=1&ll=45.322884,-93.076816&spn=0.094023,0.15501 while a Google map of pool #4 can be seen at: http://maps.google.com/? om=1&ll=45.322884,-93.076816&spn=0.011753,0.019376 A comparison of these two maps should get you to the area fairly easily. Check the northeastern side of the pool. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-4--9870491 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII On Saturday, an adult WHITE-FACED IBIS = was found by Joan McKearnan at Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area's = pool #4. It was initially seen at the small island nearest the road but = eventually moved to the more expansive marshes to the north but still on = the west side of the road.

A Google map to the area = can be seen at:

while a Google map of pool = #4 can be seen at:

A comparison of these two = maps should get you to the area fairly easily. Check the northeastern = side of the pool.

- - = -

Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com


= --Apple-Mail-4--9870491-- From rennerheath@hotmail.com Sun Apr 23 15:35:44 2006 From: rennerheath@hotmail.com (Heath Renner) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:35:44 -0500 Subject: [mou] Ibis In-Reply-To: <661E37A5-AC4B-40F7-AEBD-C44E451C96FD@sihope.com> Message-ID:

Has anybody seen the White-faced Ibis at Carlos Avery today?

 

Heath

From: Anthony Hertzel <axhertzel@sihope.com>
To: MOU Listservice <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
Subject: [mou] Ibis
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:04:13 -0500

On Saturday, an adult WHITE-FACED IBIS was found by Joan McKearnan at Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area's pool #4. It was initially seen at the small island nearest the road but eventually moved to the more expansive marshes to the north but still on the west side of the road.

A Google map to the area can be seen at:

while a Google map of pool #4 can be seen at:

A comparison of these two maps should get you to the area fairly easily. Check the northeastern side of the pool.
- - -

Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com




From thomas@angelem.com Sun Apr 23 16:04:13 2006 From: thomas@angelem.com (Thomas Maiello) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:04:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] Juvenile Mockingbird Message-ID: <444B976D.2080103@angelem.com> After living and birding in Oklahoma for some 20 years, I was working in my yard this morning in Spring Lake Park. I heard the distinctive mimicry of a mockingbird. I have never seen one in Minnesota before, even after 15 years. And there in the tree nest to my house poised on the uppermost crown was a juvenile Mockingbird complete with faint breast spots and windows in its wings. It perched for about 15 minutes calling its varied doublets and triplets and flew to the top of another tree across the street. I studied these birds in college and know that they set up a perimeter around their nesting site by perching on selected tall tree tops and call repeatedly and seemingly forever as they stake their ground. When they have young in their nest they perch and fly straight up and down calling in a territorial display - usually in early to mid summer in Oklahoma. Mine wasn't doing that - just calling. It was here for about an hour and now I don't hear or see it. I am all ears though. Are these fairly common in this neck of the woods or suburbs? Thomas Maiello From thomas@angelem.com Sun Apr 23 16:21:19 2006 From: thomas@angelem.com (Thomas Maiello) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:21:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] no Mockingbird Message-ID: <444B9B6F.6040501@angelem.com> Apparently - and actually much to my delight - I have a nesting pair of Brown Thrashers and they seem to have a similar behavior to the Mockingbirds. Something new learned every day. Sorry of the miss post. Can't explain the windows in the wings - maybe over excitement or morning light. Thomas Maiello From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Sun Apr 23 17:21:52 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:21:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrows at Murphy-Hanrehan, Pet Trails, Scott County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C666F2.080A414B Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I heard at least 1 Henslow's Sparrow at each of two traditional = locations at the Pet Trails, Murphy-Hanrehan in Scott County(part of the = Three Rivers Park System). One was in the "bowl" below the picnic table = on the hill and one was in the fields north of the wetlands that attract = most of the waterfowl. In general the birding this morning was very = slow, but I did also see 2 Green Herons fly over and perch in a tree and = there was a noisy Sandhill Crane that landed for a while. Bob Williams, Bloomington =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C666F2.080A414B Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I heard at least 1 Henslow's Sparrow at each of = two =0A= traditional locations at the Pet Trails, Murphy-Hanrehan in Scott = County(part of =0A= the Three Rivers Park System).  One was in the "bowl" below the = picnic =0A= table on the hill and one was in the fields north of the wetlands that = attract =0A= most of the waterfowl.  In general the birding this morning was = very slow, =0A= but I did also see 2 Green Herons fly over and perch in a tree and there = was a =0A= noisy Sandhill Crane that landed for a while.
=0A=
Bob Williams, = Bloomington  =0A=
------_=_NextPart_001_01C666F2.080A414B-- From screechowl@charter.net Sun Apr 23 18:21:50 2006 From: screechowl@charter.net (Dave Bartkey) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:21:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Louisiana Waterthrush, Eared Grebe Message-ID: <006401c666fa$68720d80$5a98be44@roc.mn.charter.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01C666D0.7F839B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, Spent some time this morning birding with Gene Bauer, and he showed me = a Wildlife Management Area northeast of Millersburg and south of Union = Lake,which I didn't know about. Our target was black-crowned night = herons, which we missed, but we did find an eared grebe on the water. A = county first for me. After we broke off, I headed over to the west side = of Cannon River Wilderness Park. I walked in a short ways and heard a = Louisiana waterthrush singing across the river from me. I never did see = the bird, but I hustled home and verified the song with a CD I have. = Ironically, this was also a county first for me. Been a long time since = that has happened! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN screechowl@charter.net ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01C666D0.7F839B80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi everyone,
  Spent some time this morning = birding with=20 Gene Bauer, and he showed me a Wildlife Management Area northeast of = Millersburg=20 and south of Union Lake,which I didn't know about. Our target was = black-crowned=20 night herons, which we missed, but we did find an eared grebe on the = water. A=20 county first for me. After we broke off, I headed over to the west side = of=20 Cannon River Wilderness Park. I walked in a short ways and heard a = Louisiana=20 waterthrush singing across the river from me. I never did see the bird, = but I=20 hustled home and verified the song with a CD I have. Ironically, this = was also a=20 county first for me. Been a long time since that has = happened!
 
Good birding!
 
Dave Bartkey
Faribault,MN
screechowl@charter.net=20
------=_NextPart_000_0061_01C666D0.7F839B80-- From thimgan@digitaljam.com Sun Apr 23 19:30:53 2006 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:30:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Otter Tail Message-ID: New this weekend for this season: Saturday, April 22 early CLAY COLORED SPARROW Sunday, April 23: BROWN THRASHER Sandy and Dan Thimgan Otter Tail county Battle Lake MN From mfriessen@visi.com Sun Apr 23 22:50:46 2006 From: mfriessen@visi.com (Michelle Friessen) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:50:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] GHOW in SE Minneapolis Message-ID: <00ff01c6671f$fa3d5b50$0300000a@int.homenet.org> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0100_01C666F6.11675350 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On our second stop to figure out what the crows were complaining about, we finally saw the owl. The crows have been complaining for at least 6 hours now. We also saw a barred owl earlier this morning in the dog park at Minnehaha Falls Park. A crow directed us to that one too. ------=_NextPart_000_0100_01C666F6.11675350 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
On our = second stop=20 to figure out what the crows were complaining about, we finally saw the=20 owl.  The crows have been complaining for at least 6 hours=20 now.
 
We = also saw a barred=20 owl earlier this morning in the dog park at Minnehaha Falls Park.  = A crow=20 directed us to that one too.
------=_NextPart_000_0100_01C666F6.11675350-- From clay.christensen@comcast.net Sun Apr 23 23:16:32 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:16:32 +0000 Subject: [mou] Chimney Swift? Message-ID: <042320062216.2647.444BFCC00007572E00000A572200750330020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_2647_1145830592_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I'm pretty sure I saw a chimney swift over North Oaks (Ramsey Co.) this morning. Has anyone else seen any over the metro yet? It's earlier than I expected. Clay Christensen --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_2647_1145830592_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I'm pretty sure I saw a chimney swift over North Oaks (Ramsey Co.) this morning. Has anyone else seen any over the metro yet? It's earlier than I expected.
 
Clay Christensen
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_2647_1145830592_0-- From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Mon Apr 24 01:40:55 2006 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:40:55 EDT Subject: [mou] Nicollett Cnty/Mankato area Message-ID: <3df.492aa9.317d7897@aol.com> Lars Benson and I went birding this AM, down along the MN River Valley. We failed to find the Cattle Egret at the Nicollet sewage ponds or the Snowy at Swan Lake. We did find two E. Towhees at Minneopa Prairie area (but did not hear the Henslows.) Had Red Shouldered Hawks at two locations. On MN 169 between Mankato and Seven-mile Creek we found two shorebird areas E of the road along field edges where the MN River has flooded. One of these had 85 Greater and Lesser Yellow-Legs one Dunlin, one Pectoral and one Willet, and the other (along a Min Maint road) had 32 Greater and Lesser, 2 Pectorals and 1 Dunlin. We saw 250-300 W. Pelicans in the Swan Lake area and also our first BCNightHeron. John Ellis- St. Paul (April 23, '06) From jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com Mon Apr 24 04:14:17 2006 From: jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com (J Schulz) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:14:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Sun metro birding Message-ID: <20060424031417.52082.qmail@web51110.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1233743098-1145848457=:44334 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Had a lovely day birding today. Certainly couldn't have asked for nicer weather. Started out at Nine Mile Creek and saw: 2 Eastern Kingbirds 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Redbellied Woodpecker 2 Coots 1 Osprey Several Bluebirds Many Cardinals - male and female 1 Turkey Vulture Later in the day went to Coon Rapids Damn East side: 2 Cormorants 1 Bald Eagle (mature) 1 Osprey (flew directly over our heads - very cool) West side: 2 Osprey (one on the nest, one near the nest, one was likely the one we saw on the east side) 1 Northern Flicker Blue Heron Rookery (there appeared to be birds nesting in every nest we could see, also saw some flying in and out and some hanging out on trees nearby) 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Belted Kingfishers Several Wood ducks 2 Turkey Vultures Good Birding! Jaxi Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. --0-1233743098-1145848457=:44334 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Had a lovely day birding today.  Certainly couldn't have asked for nicer weather.
 
Started out at Nine Mile Creek and saw:
 
2 Eastern Kingbirds
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Redbellied Woodpecker
2 Coots
1 Osprey
Several Bluebirds
Many Cardinals - male and female
1 Turkey Vulture
 
Later in the day went to Coon Rapids Damn
 
East side:
 
2 Cormorants
1 Bald Eagle (mature)
1 Osprey (flew directly over our heads - very cool)
 
West side:
 
2 Osprey (one on the nest, one near the nest, one was likely the one we saw on the east side)
1 Northern Flicker
Blue Heron Rookery (there appeared to be birds nesting in every nest we could see, also saw some flying in and out and some hanging out on trees nearby)
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Belted Kingfishers
Several Wood ducks
2 Turkey Vultures
 
Good Birding!
 
Jaxi
 
 


Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-)

Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. --0-1233743098-1145848457=:44334-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Mon Apr 24 05:48:33 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:48:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wilkin And Clay County birding Message-ID: A trip west to attempt to film the spectacular breeding flights of = Harriers (their Latin name is circus!) and the wing-clapping flight of = Short-eared Owls gave me neither, but my day was filled with great = birds! When I am trying to get birds at dawn, I rely on GPS coordinates. = Today I reconnoitered myself to a spot SW of Lake Orwell in Ottertail = County hoping for Short-eareds and ended up in a cornfield. I was = serenaded by thousand of Horned Larks and Western Meadowlarks, the = Lark's bells chiming and tinkling to announce the day. Very surreal, but = instead of recording that on audio, I left for other terrain as soon as = it got light enough for me to see where I was exactly(foggy). I headed = for Wilkin County and Rothsay WMA, where I saw 14 Northern Harriers, but = no courtship displays. I twice saw groups of female harriers flying in = loose formation, like Harris Hawks, but no interaction between sexes was = seen. 12 Greater Prairie Chickens were seen and were still booming, but = rather haphazardly. 2 Swainson's Hawks were seen, LeConte's and Savannah = Sparrows were all over, but mutually exclusive. The fields with cows had = Grasshopper Sparrows, the drier upland tracts had Savannahs perched up = everywhere; the canary yellow accents on their head never looked so = bright! The LeConte's and Grasshoppers were not to be seen or = Photographed, only heard today. A single Vesper Sparrow was seen well = and videographed. I got to watch Marbled Godwits several times as they = foraged, their coral and black bills probing hummocks of Bluestem as = they wended their way about the grassy terrain. I got to watch winnowing = snipe for over an hour. The trick is to look where the bird will be, not = where the sound is, like seeing jets that you hear first. They fly high = enough (200-250 ft) that the bird is well in front of the sound, and it = is just a speck, you will need binos to see it well. The bird has a = strange rowing wing motion in its flight pattern , you can see how this = pattern would direct air flow against the outspread tail feathers. The = wingbeat does not seem to vary to make the winnowing sound, but rather = the tail feathers suddenly spread wide, the snipe goes in to a bit of a = power dive, not steep, but it really accelerates. I think it is the = airspeed that makes the tone of the winnow go up as it progresses. The = Snipe then inclines its flight angle, close its tail feathers, the = winnowing noise abates, and when the bird regains its height, it repeats = the process. It may be the most energy using courtship display I have = witnessed. The bird flies in big loops, but the winnowing is done in a = relative straight line flight. The bird seems to rotate slightly as it = winnows and stoops, perhaps this adds to the winnowing and tonal change. = I estimate the bird travels 100 yards in the 6 seconds or so of the = winnowing call, so they are probably close to 35 mph in airspeed. Great = birds, they sure sound like Boreal Owls in pith and cadence. Their = tonality has a reedy texture to it that is lacking in the Boreal's = whistle-like call. Lots of birds and they have only just begun to come = north! Good Birding! =20 Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN From jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com Mon Apr 24 06:36:31 2006 From: jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com (J Schulz) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:36:31 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Re: [mnbird] Sun metro birding In-Reply-To: <20060424031417.52082.qmail@web51110.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20060424053631.4848.qmail@web51110.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1302012514-1145856991=:3688 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sorry for the typo - just caught it - that would be Coon Rapids Dam sigh J Schulz wrote: Had a lovely day birding today. Certainly couldn't have asked for nicer weather. Started out at Nine Mile Creek and saw: 2 Eastern Kingbirds 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Redbellied Woodpecker 2 Coots 1 Osprey Several Bluebirds Many Cardinals - male and female 1 Turkey Vulture Later in the day went to Coon Rapids Damn East side: 2 Cormorants 1 Bald Eagle (mature) 1 Osprey (flew directly over our heads - very cool) West side: 2 Osprey (one on the nest, one near the nest, one was likely the one we saw on the east side) 1 Northern Flicker Blue Heron Rookery (there appeared to be birds nesting in every nest we could see, also saw some flying in and out and some hanging out on trees nearby) 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Belted Kingfishers Several Wood ducks 2 Turkey Vultures Good Birding! Jaxi Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2’/min or less. --0-1302012514-1145856991=:3688 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Sorry for the typo - just caught it - that would be
 
Coon Rapids Dam
 
sigh

J Schulz <jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com> wrote:
Had a lovely day birding today.  Certainly couldn't have asked for nicer weather.
 
Started out at Nine Mile Creek and saw:
 
2 Eastern Kingbirds
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Redbellied Woodpecker
2 Coots
1 Osprey
Several Bluebirds
Many Cardinals - male and female
1 Turkey Vulture
 
Later in the day went to Coon Rapids Damn
 
East side:
 
2 Cormorants
1 Bald Eagle (mature)
1 Osprey (flew directly over our heads - very cool)
 
West side:
 
2 Osprey (one on the nest, one near the nest, one was likely the one we saw on the east side)
1 Northern Flicker
Blue Heron Rookery (there appeared to be birds nesting in every nest we could see, also saw some flying in and out and some hanging out on trees nearby)
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Belted Kingfishers
Several Wood ducks
2 Turkey Vultures
 
Good Birding!
 
Jaxi
 
 


Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-)
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Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2’/min or less. --0-1302012514-1145856991=:3688-- From corax6330@yahoo.com Mon Apr 24 14:59:40 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:59:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Poole Slough at New Albin, IA, & Upper Mississippi R. Concerns Message-ID: <20060424135940.7097.qmail@web30902.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Several years ago I attended a hearing in New Albin, Iowa on the Poole Slough maintenance operation proposal. I raised questions about the purpose of the project, and its effect upon Bullfrogs resident along Army Rd. in the project, and on resident non-game birds in the marsh at Poole Slough. Currently that project has gone ahead. I understood at the hearing that Winnebago Creek sediments backed up by the delta of the Upper Iowa River are filling the marsh east of New Albin, and that the current operation is designed to allow a channel to flow less impeded by marsh shallows & vegetation into the Mississippi. Meanwhile, the village of New Albin has built its holding ponds from its waste treatment plant in what looks to me like the River floodplain. I am not a scientist, engineer or a hydrologist, but the Poole Slough project looks to me like a futile attempt to deal with the overburden of sediments and sands flowing into the Mississippi River from lands throughout the Upper Mississippi River basin. Army Road is already close to being below the marsh level, and is closed currently, in part, even below "floodstage", however that is determined. In my short lifetime, I have observed the shallowing of marshes on the Mississippi R. and more recently Pool 7 near LaCrosse. Also, I have observed the diminution of isolated farmland marshes such as Cardinal Marsh in Winneshiek Co., Iowa, and Goose Lake in Clinton Co., Iowa, as well as more diking and filling up & down the Mississippi River. We all know how the River flows between COE dikes further south along the Mississippi R. in Arkansas and Mississippi, and we know about problems getting the Mississippi River into the Gulf unimpeded by sediments and natural events. What is happening at Poole Slough is "tiny", perhaps, but it is typical of vain attempts to run water off arable & urban lands as quickly as possible, so as to continue human activities unrestrained by reason and driven by "necessary capitalism." (Please read Jared Diamond, "Collapse," especially about "rational bad behavior"). As I view Poole Slough through the short lens of my 70 years life & 60 years observing, reporting, and documenting non-game as well as game birds on the River & throughout the midlands, I see COE projects backed by well meaning "sportsmen" and unelected chambers of commerce as futile attempts to deal with what must be uncountable billions of tons of sediments washing into the River from all sources. No, I do not have a solution to the shallowing of wetlands and filling of rivers. However, ignoring the core sources and causes of shallowing & filling of wetlands is not reasonable. Tiling & quickly draining farm fields is one contributer to sediment run-off. Tilling hillsides is another. Municipal dikes and streets and housing on floodplains is another. Visit the backwaters of the Mississippi River north of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and drive the roadside sloughs and look up to trailers on 10-12 foor stilts. And ask where their holding tanks are, and what happens during a flood if the tanks are empty. I respectfully submit that we are not dealing with the Mississippi River in ways that are environmentally sound, and with a view to the future, short term, let alone long term. Meanwhile, who will miss Sora Rails at Poole Slough? Thank you for reading. Fred Lesher 509 Winona St. LaCrosse, WI 54603 1-608-783-1149 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From mntallboy@earthlink.net Mon Apr 24 15:26:01 2006 From: mntallboy@earthlink.net (William Marengo) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:26:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow Rails - Carlos Avery Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C66781.1BCDEBC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sunday, on my way to Pine County for an owl survey, I decided to stop at Pool #4 at Carlos Avery WMA to look for that White-faced Ibis. While not finding the Ibis, I did hear a familiar "tik-tik-tik" coming about 30 yards off the road. I listened to this from 6:40pm - 6:50pm then went on to the owl survey. On my way back, I stopped again at the same spot and the bird was calling much more faster and frequently. This spot is at the north end of Pool #4, about 50 yards south of the gate. Continuing north, away from Pool #4, the road comes to a "T". Going left, after about one-quarter to one-half of a mile I heard two other Yellow Rails along the south side of the road. They were both no more than 20-30 yards away from the road. All of these were heard between 11:30pm and midnight. Regards. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C66781.1BCDEBC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yellow Rails - Carlos Avery

On = Sunday, on my way to Pine County for an owl survey, I decided to stop at = Pool #4 at Carlos Avery WMA to look for that White-faced = Ibis. While not finding the Ibis, I did hear a = familiar = “tik-tik-tik”  coming about 30 yards off the road. I listened to this from 6:40pm – 6:50pm then went on to the owl survey.

On my way back, I stopped = again at the same spot and the bird was calling much more faster and = frequently. This spot is at the north = end of Pool #4, about 50 yards south of the gate. Continuing north, away from Pool #4, = the road comes to a “T”. Going left, after about one-quarter to one-half of a = mile I heard two other Yellow Rails along the south side = of the road. They were both no more than 20-30 yards away from the = road. = All of these were heard between 11:30pm = and midnight.

Regards…

------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C66781.1BCDEBC0-- From csteinmuel@prodigy.net Mon Apr 24 16:41:06 2006 From: csteinmuel@prodigy.net (Cheryl Steinmueller) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:41:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Short-eared Owls at Rothsay WMA Message-ID: <20060424154106.33574.qmail@web81804.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-1172488991-1145893266=:33261 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I was birding at Rothsay WMA on Saturday morning and found my Target Species, the Short-eared Owl, at 9 AM. I used a March 19th MOU posting from J. Ellis to locate two owls hunting the fields just southwest of the intersection of Wilken 165 (270th Ave.) and Wilken 30 (150th St.). A female Northern Harrier was attacking one of the owls in midair when I first spotted it. Very exciting. The Short-ears are a new Lifer for me. Is it late enough in the season that this might be a nesting pair? What a gorgeous weekend for birding! Also added the Chesnut-collared Longspurs (in their beautiful breeding plumage) to my Life List with a stop at Felton Prairie at their traditional breeding grounds. Had 63 species for the weekend. Cheri Steinmueller Little Canada --0-1172488991-1145893266=:33261 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I was birding at Rothsay WMA on Saturday morning and found my Target Species, the Short-eared Owl, at 9 AM.  I used a March 19th MOU posting from J. Ellis to locate two owls hunting the fields just southwest of the intersection of Wilken 165 (270th Ave.) and Wilken 30 (150th St.). A female Northern Harrier was attacking one of the owls in midair when I first spotted it.  Very exciting.  The Short-ears  are a new Lifer for me.  Is it late enough in the season that this might be a nesting pair?  What a gorgeous weekend for birding!  Also added the Chesnut-collared Longspurs (in their beautiful breeding plumage) to my Life List with a stop at Felton Prairie at their traditional breeding grounds.  Had 63 species for the weekend.
 
Cheri Steinmueller
Little Canada 
--0-1172488991-1145893266=:33261-- From ckessler@acegroup.cc Mon Apr 24 18:22:35 2006 From: ckessler@acegroup.cc (Charles Kessler) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:22:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] Re: [mnbird] Poole Slough at New Albin, IA, & Upper Mississippi R. Concerns In-Reply-To: <20060424135940.7097.qmail@web30902.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060424135940.7097.qmail@web30902.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2cd91b3b5899f703b805a1acd21e0283@acegroup.cc> Fred; I think you are slighting the extensive efforts at habitat restoration by COE, DNRs, USFWS, etc. along the Upper Miss. To get a better idea of the integrated efforts being made along MN/IA/WI shores see http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/environment/default.asp?pageid=74. It ain't "perfect", but it's better than allowing the continued deterioration none of us likes. Charlie On Apr 24, 2006, at 08:59, fred lesher wrote: > Several years ago I attended a hearing in New Albin, > Iowa on the Poole Slough maintenance operation > proposal. I raised questions about the purpose of the > project, and its effect upon Bullfrogs resident along > Army Rd. in the project, and on resident non-game > birds in the marsh at Poole Slough. > > Currently that project has gone ahead. I understood at > the hearing that Winnebago Creek sediments backed up > by the delta of the Upper Iowa River are filling the > marsh east of New Albin, and that the current > operation is designed to allow a channel to flow less > impeded by marsh shallows & vegetation into the > Mississippi. Meanwhile, the village of New Albin has > built its holding ponds from its waste treatment plant > in what looks to me like the River floodplain. > > I am not a scientist, engineer or a hydrologist, but > the Poole Slough project looks to me like a futile > attempt to deal with the overburden of sediments and > sands flowing into the Mississippi River from lands > throughout the Upper Mississippi River basin. Army > Road is already close to being below the marsh level, > and is closed currently, in part, even below > "floodstage", however that is determined. > > In my short lifetime, I have observed the shallowing > of marshes on the Mississippi R. and more recently > Pool 7 near LaCrosse. Also, I have observed the > diminution of isolated farmland marshes such as > Cardinal Marsh in Winneshiek Co., Iowa, and Goose Lake > in Clinton Co., Iowa, as well as more diking and > filling up & down the Mississippi River. We all know > how the River flows between COE dikes further south > along the Mississippi R. in Arkansas and Mississippi, > and we know about problems getting the Mississippi > River into the Gulf unimpeded by sediments and natural > events. > > What is happening at Poole Slough is "tiny", perhaps, > but it is typical of vain attempts to run water off > arable & urban lands as quickly as possible, so as to > continue human activities unrestrained by reason and > driven by "necessary capitalism." (Please read Jared > Diamond, "Collapse," especially about "rational bad > behavior"). > > As I view Poole Slough through the short lens of my 70 > years life & 60 years observing, reporting, and > documenting non-game as well as game birds on the > River & throughout the midlands, I see COE projects > backed by well meaning "sportsmen" and unelected > chambers of commerce as futile attempts to deal with > what must be uncountable billions of tons of sediments > washing into the River from all sources. > > No, I do not have a solution to the shallowing of > wetlands and filling of rivers. However, ignoring the > core sources and causes of shallowing & filling of > wetlands is not reasonable. Tiling & quickly draining > farm fields is one contributer to sediment run-off. > Tilling hillsides is another. Municipal dikes and > streets and housing on floodplains is another. Visit > the backwaters of the Mississippi River north of > Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and drive the roadside > sloughs and look up to trailers on 10-12 foor stilts. > And ask where their holding tanks are, and what > happens during a flood if the tanks are empty. > > I respectfully submit that we are not dealing with the > Mississippi River in ways that are environmentally > sound, and with a view to the future, short term, let > alone long term. > > Meanwhile, who will miss Sora Rails at Poole Slough? > > Thank you for reading. > > Fred Lesher > 509 Winona St. > LaCrosse, WI 54603 > 1-608-783-1149 > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird@lists.mnbird.net > http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > From MMARTELL@audubon.org Mon Apr 24 19:12:01 2006 From: MMARTELL@audubon.org (MARTELL, Mark) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:12:01 -0400 Subject: [mou] BNA at Mpls Public Library Message-ID: A number of people have asked me about access to the Birds of North = America online through the Minneapolis Public Library. If you go to their website http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/ and follow = research and online database links you can get to the info, however it = appears you have to have a Mpls library card or belong to a library they = have an agreement with. For those interested you can subscribe directly with Cornell for $40 per = yr. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) From BillyJoe.Unzen@st.bemidjistate.edu Mon Apr 24 19:15:04 2006 From: BillyJoe.Unzen@st.bemidjistate.edu (BillyJoe Unzen) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:15:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] Salt Lake Birding Weekend: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, White-faced Ibis. Message-ID: <1145902504.876f413cBillyJoe.Unzen@st.bemidjistate.edu> The weather over the weekend was near perfect and we had 129 species tallie= d on Saturday night. Total of at least 148 species Friday through Sunday. On Friday morning I found a White-faced Ibis 3 miles south of Bellingham on= Hwy 75. The ibis was present here early Saturday morning, but moved 1 mi= le to the northwest later in the day were most of the participants got to= see it. I could not find the ibis on Sunday. A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was found by a group heading back to the cities= on Sunday around noon. It was found along Hwy 212, about 4 =C2=BD miles = west of Hwy 75. I checked the area about an hour after the sighting and c= ould not relocate the bird during the afternoon. I returned in the evenin= g and again could not find the bird in this area. With pure luck I refoun= d the bird exactly two miles straight north of the original location at 7= pm. The bird was utterly magnificent as it sat on the wires and fly-catch= ed in the full evening sunlight. It dipped low over the road within ten f= eet of me several times and gave plenty opportunity for photographing it. Northern Mockingbirds were seen just east of Marietta on Saturday and anoth= er near the Goodman farm on Friday. Another was at a cemetery on Sunday e= vening about a mile northeast of the flycatcher location above. If all th= e mockingbirds are separate individuals, it brings the spring total so fa= r to five in Lac Qui Parle. A Cattle Egret was a few miles southwest of Bellingham Wednesday through Fr= iday and a 2 more were near the Goodman farm on Friday and Saturday. A lone Ross=E2=80=99s Goose was the only light goose seen and was present 3= miles south then three miles west of Madison on both Saturday and Sunday= (mile and half east of the flycatcher location). Over the weekend 15 shorebirds species were found. There is plenty of habit= at but most just have a few yellowlegs or Pectoral Sandpipers. The best s= horebird spot found was a wet field just east of the Dawson sewage lagoon= s that contained 7 Hudsonian Godwits, Dunlin, Baird=E2=80=99s and Semipal= mated Sandpiper, and Golden Plover. On Saturday a large group of Smith=E2=80=99s Longspurs was seen and heard 3= miles south and 1 =C2=BD miles west of Bellingham. Birding around Plover Prairie and the surrounding area was very productive = early Saturday morning. Henslow=E2=80=99s Sparrows have returned to Plove= r Prairie with at least 5 singing. 15 Prairie-chickens were very active o= n the lek. A few LeConte=E2=80=99s Sparrows were along the fence lines in= the area. A Nelson=E2=80=99s Sharp-tailed Sparrow was singing in a small= patch of wet grass next to a cattail marsh along the CR 59 road 1 mile e= ast of Plover Prairie that heads north through the marshes and dead ends = at the river. Also in these marshes were American Bittern, BC Night Heron= , Marsh Wren, and a Sandhill Crane was in the grassland to the east. An Eastern Screech-Owl was at a woodlot 2 =C2=BD miles north of Nassau. 2 E= urasian Collared Doves were in Marietta. Unusually early were Dickcissel = on Saturday and another one back on Thursday. Also a early Bobolink on Su= nday at Salt Lake. Other birds seen on Friday include a Ferruginous Hawk along Hwy 212 about 2= -3 miles east of Dawson, Sharp-tailed Grouse along CR 66 in Hantho Townsh= ip, American Avocet and Peregrine Falcon at Salt Lake, and Loggerhead Shr= ike in LQP State Park. Notable misses include Horned Grebe, Partridge, and Short-eared Owl. Bill J. Unzen Bellingham, MN From confer@umn.edu Mon Apr 24 20:39:54 2006 From: confer@umn.edu (Kathy Confer) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:39:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Osprey & Eagle 4/23 6:30 p.m. Message-ID: <444D298A.6030001@umn.edu> Yes, what a beautiful Sunday evening! My mother-in-law is visiting from Raleigh, NC, so thought we'd "wow" her with a convertible ride to the Keller Lake eagles' nest on Hwy 36. We were heading south on Lexington Ave near Lake Josephine when we looked up and saw an adult eagle fly over, heading southeast. We turned the car around on Lexington and then headed across Co Rd C2, to try and relocate/ follow the eagle. Within 10 seconds we had it in sight again, and then my husband noticed an osprey out of the corner of his eye, also heading southeast after the eagle! When the eagle crossed Victoria St, the osprey turned around and headed back toward Lake Josephine....We talked about the encounter all the way to Keller Lake, where we observed one eagle standing in the nest; about 10 minutes later, the other adult eagle circled overhead then landed on a dead branch above and to the left of the nest (we were watching from the "eagle viewing area" in the park just south of 36)...I suspect that the eagle we witnessed being "chased" by the osprey was the eagle that landed in the tree.... Good birding to all... Kathy Confer From PChu@CSBSJU.EDU Mon Apr 24 20:45:20 2006 From: PChu@CSBSJU.EDU (Chu, Philip) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:45:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Great-tailed Grackle, Lac qui Parle Co., 23 Apr. Message-ID: For those interested in county listing, yesterday - Sunday, 23 April - I = encountered a male Great-tailed Grackle in Lac qui Parle Co. OK, it = didn't vocalize, so I can't rule out a Boat-tailed.... Anyway, I found the grackle along CR 24 about 0.2 mi E of CR 5. At that = point a northwest-to-southeast-oriented slough crosses CR 24, and that = slough appeared to be the locus of the grackle's activity; however, it = did once venture out to the corn-stubble fields in the northwest = quadrant of the CR-24/CR-5 intersection. Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University Collegeville, MN 56321 From tiger150@comcast.net Mon Apr 24 21:31:13 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:31:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] Probable N. Pintail x Mallard hybrid (Hennepin Co.) Message-ID: <007c01c667de$07de7d20$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C667B4.1EDB2390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry for the late post. On April 23rd around 8:15, I saw, my guess, a = Northern Pintail and Mallard hybrid (male.) It had the same overall = shape (tail curls, ect.) of a mallard, yet it had a darker gray body = like a Pintail and it had white on its neck and chest. It was hard to = say what shade of green its head was (because it was so dark), but it = was actually more like a N. Shoveler head's green. Anyways, it was = swimming with a couple of mallard drakes and in size comparison, it was = slightly smaller. If anyone thinks that it's a different combination, = please e-mail me. Earlier (while I was attending soccer practice), my = mom said she saw a single male Common Merganser. Also present was a = large snapping turtle. This was at Hidden Valley Park off of Boone = Avenue in New Hope. If anyone needs more specific directions, e-mail me = on that, too.=20 Good Birding to All~ Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C667B4.1EDB2390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sorry for the late post. On April 23rd = around 8:15,=20 I saw, my guess, a Northern Pintail and Mallard hybrid (male.) It had = the same=20 overall shape (tail curls, ect.) of a mallard, yet it had a darker gray = body=20 like a Pintail and it had white on its neck and chest. It was hard = to say=20 what shade of green its head was (because it was so dark), but it was = actually=20 more like a N. Shoveler head's green. Anyways, it was swimming = with a=20 couple of mallard drakes and in size comparison, it was slightly = smaller. If=20 anyone thinks that it's  a different combination, please e-mail=20 me. Earlier (while I was attending soccer practice), my mom said = she saw a=20 single male Common Merganser.  Also present was a large snapping=20 turtle. This was at Hidden Valley Park off of Boone Avenue in New = Hope. If=20 anyone needs more specific directions, e-mail me on that, too. =
Good Birding to All~
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co.
------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C667B4.1EDB2390-- From Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com Mon Apr 24 21:45:30 2006 From: Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com (Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:45:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] 4 Broadwings and 2 Red-tailed Message-ID: <6AE02B6941CF4545A97A74F319E7CEF301BB595E@e2khopkins1.internal.sungard.corp> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C667E0.067AEF30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Took a quick lunch at Shady Oak Lake in Minnetonka looking for something = new, no new birds but I did get to watch some arial combat between a = Broad-winged Hawk and a Red-Tailed Hawk that were kettling together over = the lake, I was on the path that splits the lake in two from Shady Oak = Beach.. =20 Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://moumn.org/ = =20 Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ ALongtin@worldnet.att.net See My WEB pages at: = http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!! ------_=_NextPart_001_01C667E0.067AEF30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C667E0.067AEF30-- From clay.christensen@comcast.net Mon Apr 24 21:52:04 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:52:04 +0000 Subject: [mou] Lake Como Monday Message-ID: <042420062052.13969.444D3A74000222BE000036912200760180020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_13969_1145911924_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit At Lake Como this afternoon, several pied-billed grebes, lots of coots, woodducks, one redhead, one double-crested cormorant, many tree swallows and barn swallows, and the first yellow-rumped warblers I've seen this spring. Clay Christensen --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_13969_1145911924_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
At Lake Como this afternoon, several pied-billed grebes, lots of coots, woodducks, one redhead, one double-crested cormorant, many tree swallows and barn swallows, and the first yellow-rumped warblers I've seen this spring.
 
Clay Christensen
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_13969_1145911924_0-- From dlpwaters@charter.net Tue Apr 25 00:24:02 2006 From: dlpwaters@charter.net (Debbie Waters) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:24:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] GREAT Minnesota BIRDATHON!! Message-ID: Well, folks, there's one week left before the beginning of the Great Minnesota Birdathon. Grab a birding buddy and your binoculars, plan out your route, and hit the road! This is a very important FUNDRAISER for the programs at Hawk Ridge...the counters, the banders, and the educators at the main overlook, who provide great looks at and interesting info about banded birds before their release. There are GREAT PRIZES for the many categories, and you can pick your OWN COUNTY or cross county lines and do a STATEWIDE birdathon. Pick any day between May 1 and 20...or the "classic" St. Louis County Big Day will be held on May 20. Don't forget to join us for the compilation brunch at the EPA lab in Duluth on May 21. It's gonna be a great time! Details and all the forms can be found at www.hawkridge.org. Click on the "Great Minnesota Birdathon" in the lower right corner. Good Birdathon-ing! Debbie __________________________________ Debbie Waters, Education Director Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory P.O. Box 3006 Duluth, MN 55803-3006 (218) 428-6209 dwaters@hawkridge.org www.hawkridge.org Great Minnesota Birdathon...May 1 - 20, 2006 www.hawkridge.org "In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught." --Baba Dioum -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.5/322 - Release Date: 4/22/2006 From lightfang@hotmail.com Tue Apr 25 03:10:58 2006 From: lightfang@hotmail.com (George Reindl) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:10:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Feeding Robins Message-ID: Well when I saw it, I called my good friend Dave Bartkey, He was at a loss too. I was sitting on my couch and noticed the Orange breast of a robin sitting on my window feeder. After a quick double take, to make sure I was really seeing a robin, I tried to get closer to see what it was eating, but it flew. That was yesterday, and now today, it was back twice. Thinking it was a fluke, I didn't report anything the frist time. But now??? I did look through the food and found no insects, fruit or berries. Has anyone else had Robins eating seed out of their feeders? Or can anyone tell me if this is common, strange, or whatever? Thanks, George Reindl From jwbarrett10@msn.com Tue Apr 25 03:26:56 2006 From: jwbarrett10@msn.com (Jim Barrett) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:26:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] Feeding Robins In-Reply-To: Message-ID: At this time of year (i.e., pre-earthworm) I regularly see AR's eating seeds and suet. In fact, they seem to key in to the activity of other feeder birds. When finches come to the sunflower feeders the robins fly in to scavenge the bits of seed that are dropped. Same with the suet feeders: whenever woodpeckers come to feed the robins immediately station themselves below the feeders and eat bits of dropped suet. In fact, they often fly up to the suet feeders and eat directly from them (I've seen the same behavior from Baltimore Orioles and Scarlet Tanagers). From: "George Reindl" To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net, mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] Feeding Robins Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:10:58 -0500 Well when I saw it, I called my good friend Dave Bartkey, He was at a loss too. I was sitting on my couch and noticed the Orange breast of a robin sitting on my window feeder. After a quick double take, to make sure I was really seeing a robin, I tried to get closer to see what it was eating, but it flew. That was yesterday, and now today, it was back twice. Thinking it was a fluke, I didn't report anything the frist time. But now??? I did look through the food and found no insects, fruit or berries. Has anyone else had Robins eating seed out of their feeders? Or can anyone tell me if this is common, strange, or whatever? Thanks, George Reindl _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From SnoEowl@aol.com Tue Apr 25 06:28:54 2006 From: SnoEowl@aol.com (SnoEowl@aol.com) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:28:54 EDT Subject: [mou] Bird banding pliers. Message-ID: <3e6.516084.317f0d96@aol.com> -------------------------------1145942934 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anyone have a small band size pliers they would be willing to part with? A college project is in need of one. They have tried the banding supply outfits and found this pliers to be hard to find at this time. Appreciate any help. Al Batt -------------------------------1145942934 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Does anyone have a small band size pliers they would be=20 willing to part with?
 
A college project is in need of one.  They have tried=20 the banding supply outfits and found this pliers to be hard t= o=20 find at this time.
 
Appreciate any help.
 
Al Batt
 -------------------------------1145942934-- From sweston2@comcast.net Tue Apr 25 08:04:36 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:04:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] MRVAC meeting this thursday Message-ID: <009301c66836$c1335f90$a99b2942@Weston72505> On April 27, 2006 the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter is pleased to welcome Tom Peterson, of the Minnesota Mycological Society. Tom will present a program on Spring Mushrooms of Minnesota just in time for the morel season. His presentation will include slides, notes on preparation, health benefits, toxocology, and recommended references. As a special treat, he will offer a sample for you to taste. We encourage you to come early for viewing the art in the gallery and the social period with coffee and cookies beginning at 7:00 p.m. A brief business meeting and the featured speaker begin at 7:30 and the meeting concludes at 9:00 p.m. DIRECTIONS: The Visitor Center is located at 3815 American Blvd. E in Bloomington, across from the Airport Hilton Hotel. From I-494, exit on 34th Ave. and drive south following the signs. Turn left on American Blvd. E and drive 1/4 mile to the entrance on the right. There's plenty of free parking. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: The Visitor Center is about a 12-minute walk from the Bloomington Central light rail stop. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From sharon@birdchick.com Tue Apr 25 13:46:23 2006 From: sharon@birdchick.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:46:23 -0500 Subject: [mnbird] RE: [mou] Feeding Robins In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <73742179-1612-4E51-87D2-1F34DFE83A71@mn.rr.com> Robins will eat seeds cracked and out of the shell like sunflower chips and peanut hearts. You can also get bird seed mixes that have dried fruit and even dried mealworms to appeal to robins. When I used to work at the Wayzata wild bird store we had a bait shop in the same strip mall. They would toss out dead minnows behind the mall and we had a small flock of robins hanging out there all winter. I remember watching a robin trying to drag off a fish that was about a third of the size it was. Sharon Stiteler Minneapolis, MN www.birdchick.com Bird/Wildlife Observation Specialist for www.eagleoptics.com From robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu Tue Apr 25 00:11:10 2006 From: robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu (robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:11:10 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Ross's Goose in S. Moorhead, Clay Co. Message-ID: <49181.24.117.129.164.1145920270.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hi, My first backyard white goose ever showed up today and turned out to be a Ross's Goose. I'm at 1625 3rd St. S., Moorhead if anyone wants a look. It's hanging out with Canadas and spends much of its time along the Red River bank just south of my yard. Bob O'Connor From EgretCMan@msn.com Tue Apr 25 15:00:10 2006 From: EgretCMan@msn.com (CRAIG MANDEL) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:00:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Minnesota River Valley - St. Peter - Redwood Falls - 4/24/2006 Message-ID: April 24, 2006 Was out for a full day of birding for the first time in about 2 months. Spent the day birding along the Minnesota River Valley with Jeanne and Rick Specht. We did not encounter any unusual birds and overall the birding was rather quite. We started our day at the St. Peter Sewage ponds. While there is good habitat for shorebirds there, we only observed a single greater Yellowlegs there. But this should be a good spot as things pick up. We also found 6 or 7 flooded fields along the North side of the Minnesota River between Courtland, in Nicollet County and Morton in Renville county. There were American White Pelicans and a mix of waterfowl throughout the area but the only shorebirds were a few Killdeer. We did see some small flocks of Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and had singing Clay-colored and Field Sparrows in a few locations. Our last bird of the day was a small flock of Chimney Swifts near Jordan. Craig Mandel, Minnetonka, MN EgretCMan@msn.com From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Apr 25 15:21:45 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:21:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lark Sparrows Message-ID: <001101c66873$96c839f0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Lark Sparrows have returned to Sherburne Refuge (Mahnomen Trail, not Blue Hill), also Alder Flycatchers and, surprisingly, first personal county White-throated Sparrows of year. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From lkrueger@umn.edu Tue Apr 25 16:20:12 2006 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:20:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Photo website update Message-ID: <000001c6687b$c1ce59b0$e5f96580@LindaII> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C66851.D8F851B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My Husband and I went to the Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin Sunday. For those who haven't been there - they have 15 species of Cranes (only 14 on display at present) and it is a wonderful experience. We got to see the famous Crane dance! I have added the following photos to my website under the "New Photos" tab: - Whooping Crane (there is one photo where both the male and the female are standing up hovering over one egg - they were exchanging egg-sitting duty at this point in time) - Grey Crowned Crane (National bird of Uganda) - Sarus Crane (six feet tall, world's tallest flying bird and an omen of good fortune in India) - Eurasian Crane - Sandhill Crane (we saw two Sandhill Cranes in a farmer's field about ten miles west of Baraboo in addition to the one at the Crane Foundation) - Brolga Crane - Turkey Vulture in-flight - Red-winged Blackbird - Northern Shoveler - Wild Turkey with full feather display - Lesser Yellowlegs Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C66851.D8F851B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My Husband and I went to the Crane Foundation in = Baraboo, Wisconsin Sunday.  For those who haven’t been there – they have = 15 species of Cranes (only 14 on display at present) and it is a wonderful experience.  We got to see the famous Crane dance!  I have = added the following photos to my website under the “New Photos” = tab:

 

- Whooping Crane (there is one photo where both the = male and the female are standing up hovering over one egg – they were = exchanging egg-sitting duty at this point in time)

- Grey Crowned Crane (National bird of = Uganda)

- Sarus Crane (six feet tall, world’s tallest = flying bird and an omen of good fortune in India)

- Eurasian Crane

- Sandhill Crane (we saw two Sandhill Cranes in a = farmer’s field about ten miles west of Baraboo in addition to the one at the = Crane Foundation)

- Brolga Crane

- Turkey Vulture = in-flight

- Red-winged Blackbird

- Northern Shoveler

- Wild Turkey with full feather = display

- Lesser Yellowlegs

 

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

 

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C66851.D8F851B0-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Tue Apr 25 20:46:42 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:46:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] FW: Mississippi Kite Eden Prairie Message-ID: -----Original Message----- From: Terry P. Brashear [mailto:Terry.P.Brashear@supervalu.com]=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 2:45 PM To: Alt, Mark Subject: Mississippi Kite Keep your eyes peeled I had an adult Mississippi Kite fly over me in=20 Chanhassen about half an hour ago. It was heading in a SE direction=20 towards the Eden Prairie Mall. I can't post to MOU from work - you might want to let people know so they=20 can keep an eye out for it. Terence P. Brashear System Analyst/Programmer Supervalu Inc. terry.p.brashear@supervalu.com 952-906-6061 From vlpear@tcinternet.net Tue Apr 25 23:36:54 2006 From: vlpear@tcinternet.net (vlpear) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:36:54 -0600 Subject: [mou] BNA at Mpls Public Library Message-ID: <444ea486.399.1330.1152@tcinternet.net> As a staff member at Minneapolis Public Library, I was thrilled that we subscribed to this wonderful database. I'm so glad you mentioned it, Mark. The best news is that you don't have to live in Minneapolis to use it. To find Birds of North America from the library home page http://www.mplib.org , click on Research Tools at the top of the page, then on Online Databases. Birds of North America is under the Science and Technology category (or use the link for an alphabetical list of the databases). You will be asked to enter your library card information to use it. If you have a library card from almost any Minnesota library, you can register it online by following the links from "Get A Card" on the left side of the home page. Registering your library card will allow you access to the database. Virginia Pear Reference Librarian Minneapolis Public Library > A number of people have asked me about access to the Birds > of North America online through the Minneapolis Public > Library. > > If you go to their website http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/ and > follow research and online database links you can get to > the info, however it appears you have to have a Mpls > library card or belong to a library they have an agreement > with. > > For those interested you can subscribe directly with > Cornell for $40 per yr. > > Mark Martell > Director of Bird Conservation > Audubon Minnesota > 2357 Ventura Drive #106 > St. Paul, MN 55125 > 651-739-9332 > 651-731-1330 (FAX) > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From mjbflwrmt@msn.com Tue Apr 25 23:48:20 2006 From: mjbflwrmt@msn.com (Milton BLOMBERG) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:48:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Cattle Egret-Stearns Message-ID: This afternoon at the Holdingford Public School pond (the Environmental Resource Area that the FFA has been developing, NE of the Elementary buildling beyond the softball fields) a docile Cattle Egret was gobbling up probably chorus frogs, sometime a peck a second. One student got some digitals of it. Also, hanging out iin the area, we are trying to scope in on a falcon, some of us are hoping it is a Prairie Falcon, but we haven't made a positive ID. It is bigger than a Merlin, the kids who have seen it page through the field guide and land on Peregrine, which I doubt, but who knows. The farm over the hill to the NE has some 50 pigeons flocking around it. So far I've missed seeing it, but am watching now as close as I can. Lastly, birded Warner Lake County Park the last two wknds, of note-many Field Sparrows, no YR-warblers (well, 1 only--strange--saw a batch at Holdingford bus pond today), no Hermit Thrushes(they must be there?), but a Broad-winged Hawk showed up rafting, and I watched a Kingfisher courtship for 45 minutes, with a 4"panfish in beak, flipping to and fro, then pounding it on a branch, female approaches, he flies to another branch and does the antic again, finally he gives it up to her. He flies off and comes rattling back ten minutes later with no other fish. He fishes the perimeter of the pond passing in front of me, 8 unsuccessful dives, the 9th dive he has another 4" panfish and goes through the whole process again with the female. mjb From tiger150@comcast.net Wed Apr 26 01:23:37 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:23:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-crowned Night Herons (Hennepin Co.) Message-ID: <000801c668c7$a9c94b80$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C6689D.C0B7C120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Went birding at the local pond near my house today. The main highlight = was the regular summer pair of BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERONS had returned. = Other than that, there were many Chipping Sparrows, a male Red-bellied = Woodpecker, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet actively singing, and a humungous = Snapping Turtle! There is also a hawk nest built somewhere in my = neighborhood, although I haven't seen the owners of the nest yet...Good = Birding to all~ Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C6689D.C0B7C120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Went birding at the local pond near my = house today.=20 The main highlight was the regular summer pair of BLACK CROWNED NIGHT = HERONS had=20 returned. Other than that, there were many Chipping Sparrows, a male = Red-bellied=20 Woodpecker, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet actively singing, and a = humungous=20 Snapping Turtle! There is also a hawk nest built somewhere in my = neighborhood,=20 although I haven't seen the owners of the nest yet...Good Birding to=20 all~
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co.
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C6689D.C0B7C120-- From shearwater45@mchsi.com Wed Apr 26 02:01:45 2006 From: shearwater45@mchsi.com (Laura Coble) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:01:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] FW: Lake Byllesby this evening Message-ID: <20060426010159.31A2D1176B@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C668A3.14AFA090 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit _____ From: Laura Coble [mailto:shearwater45@mchsi.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:56 PM To: 'mnbird@lists.mnbird.net' Subject: Lake Byllesby this evening I spent about 45 minutes (5:15 to 6 pm) at Lake Byllesby this evening. It was beautiful weather, though cool, and no wind. I saw the following: Greater Yellowlegs 20--They called loudly as they came in and landed, fed for 15 minutes, flew again, came back, and were sleeping in a long row when I left. Semi-palmated Plover 4 Killdeer 2 Franklin's Gull 10 A.White Pelican 21 Blue-winged Teal 6 N. Shoveler 12 Mallard 4 Canada Goose 10 Also saw and/or heard: Pheasant 1 Vesper Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Bluebird 3 Robin 6 Laura Coble Cannon Falls ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C668A3.14AFA090 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 

From: Laura Coble=20 [mailto:shearwater45@mchsi.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 = 7:56=20 PM
To: 'mnbird@lists.mnbird.net'
Subject: Lake = Byllesby this=20 evening

I = spent=20 about 45 minutes (5:15 to 6 pm) at Lake Byllesby this evening. = It was=20 beautiful weather, though cool, and no wind. I saw the=20 following:
 
 Greater=20 Yellowlegs  20--They called loudly as they came in and landed, fed = for 15=20 minutes, flew again, came back, and were sleeping in a long row when I=20 left.
 Semi-palmated=20 Plover  4
 Killdeer =20 2
 Franklin's=20 Gull  10
 A.White=20 Pelican  21
Blue-winged Teal=20 6
N. = Shoveler=20 12
Mallard=20 4
Canada = Goose=20 10
 
Also = saw and/or=20 heard:
Pheasant=20 1
Vesper = Sparrow =20 1
Song=20 Sparrow  2
Bluebird=20 3
Robin 6 
 
Laura Coble
=
Cannon=20 Falls 
------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C668A3.14AFA090-- From screechowl@charter.net Wed Apr 26 02:15:24 2006 From: screechowl@charter.net (Dave Bartkey) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:15:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] More birding excitement! Message-ID: <00ed01c668ce$e56fd120$5a98be44@roc.mn.charter.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01C668A4.FC7FD880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone! My mission this evening after work was to finally locate my = first-of-year blue-gray gnatcatcher. My daughter and I headed to birding = hotbed, River Bend Nature Center, for this task. Shortly after getting = out of my car, we were greeted with a mixed flock of ruby-crowned = kinglets, yellow-rumped warblers, and a couple of chickadees. We stopped = and watched the flock feeding and moving around for awhile. Patience = paid off as I found a black & white warbler! We both had great looks and = left before the bird did. We walked along the pond looking for a F.O.Y. = palm warbler, and instead, I found a gorgeous male pine warbler! He even = sang for us a little! He was flycatching quite a bit, and he even drew = close enough to my daughter and I for fantastic looks WITHOUT = binoculars! Once again, we left before the bird did. I'm still looking = for the gnatcatcher, and palm warbler for that matter, but absolutely no = complaints here! Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN screechowl@charter.net ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01C668A4.FC7FD880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi everyone!
  My mission this evening after = work was to=20 finally locate my first-of-year blue-gray gnatcatcher. My daughter and I = headed=20 to birding hotbed, River Bend Nature Center, for this task. Shortly = after=20 getting out of my car, we were greeted with a mixed flock of = ruby-crowned=20 kinglets, yellow-rumped warblers, and a couple of chickadees. We stopped = and=20 watched the flock feeding and moving around for awhile. Patience paid = off as I=20 found a black & white warbler! We both had great looks and left = before the=20 bird did. We walked along the pond looking for a F.O.Y. palm warbler, = and=20 instead, I found a gorgeous male pine warbler! He even sang for us a = little! He=20 was flycatching quite a bit, and he even drew close enough to my = daughter and I=20 for fantastic looks WITHOUT binoculars! Once again, we left before the = bird did.=20 I'm still looking for the gnatcatcher, and palm warbler for that matter, = but=20 absolutely no complaints here!
 
Good birding!
 
Dave Bartkey
Faribault,MN
screechowl@charter.net=20
------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01C668A4.FC7FD880-- From nwinters@isd.net Wed Apr 26 02:39:16 2006 From: nwinters@isd.net (Ned Winters) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:39:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] Snowy Egret, Scott Co. Message-ID: There is a somewhat elusive Snowy Egret in the freeway holding ponds in the SE corner of Hwy 169/101 and Scott Co. Rd. 18 in Shakopee near the Savage border. (5-C on page 473 of a Hudson Map Book) The best and safest place to look is to park in the Sam's Club parking lot and you can walk to the top of the berm to scan towards the freeway or walk to the west behind Sam's and look in the flooded timber and ponds there. I first saw the bird near a Great Egret yesterday while driving east on 169/101 about 4:30 PM, and again this morning about 10:15 in the same general area. Yesterdays sighting I still had a touch of doubt, but this morning the bright black bill on a very noticeably smaller bird confirmed what I had seen. Ned Winters Bloomington Hennepin Co. From alongtin@worldnet.att.net Wed Apr 26 04:23:26 2006 From: alongtin@worldnet.att.net (Andrew Longtin) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:23:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wilkin And Clay County birding In-Reply-To: AAAAAH/BAVQcuPRGkTxTwkE7FPeEXCMA Message-ID: <20060426032323.88C5311654@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> Mark, I got to see your Harrier flight this past Saturday in Stearns county, they do this U loop and stall out at the top of the U with a small barrel roll, at least this was what I saw a female Harrier doing.. I think I was just a mile west of Elrosa on State Route 71 (DeLorme Page 45, D 7-8) it was really cool looking that's for sure.. Andrew --- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://moumn.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ ALongtin@worldnet.att.net See My WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Alt, Mark Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 11:49 PM To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu; mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] Wilkin And Clay County birding A trip west to attempt to film the spectacular breeding flights of Harriers (their Latin name is circus!) and the wing-clapping flight of Short-eared Owls gave me neither, but my day was filled with great birds! When I am trying to get birds at dawn, I rely on GPS coordinates. Today I reconnoitered myself to a spot SW of Lake Orwell in Ottertail County hoping for Short-eareds and ended up in a cornfield. I was serenaded by thousand of Horned Larks and Western Meadowlarks, the Lark's bells chiming and tinkling to announce the day. Very surreal, but instead of recording that on audio, I left for other terrain as soon as it got light enough for me to see where I was exactly(foggy). I headed for Wilkin County and Rothsay WMA, where I saw 14 Northern Harriers, but no courtship displays. I twice saw groups of female harriers flying in loose formation, like Harris Hawks, but no interaction between sexes was seen. 12 Greater Prairie Chickens were seen and were still booming, but rather haphazardly. 2 Swainson's Hawks were seen, LeConte's and Savannah Sparrows were all over, but mutually exclusive. The fields with cows had Grasshopper Sparrows, the drier upland tracts had Savannahs perched up everywhere; the canary yellow accents on their head never looked so bright! The LeConte's and Grasshoppers were not to be seen or Photographed, only heard today. A single Vesper Sparrow was seen well and videographed. I got to watch Marbled Godwits several times as they foraged, their coral and black bills probing hummocks of Bluestem as they wended their way about the grassy terrain. I got to watch winnowing snipe for over an hour. The trick is to look where the bird will be, not where the sound is, like seeing jets that you hear first. They fly high enough (200-250 ft) that the bird is well in front of the sound, and it is just a speck, you will need binos to see it well. The bird has a strange rowing wing motion in its flight pattern , you can see how this pattern would direct air flow against the outspread tail feathers. The wingbeat does not seem to vary to make the winnowing sound, but rather the tail feathers suddenly spread wide, the snipe goes in to a bit of a power dive, not steep, but it really accelerates. I think it is the airspeed that makes the tone of the winnow go up as it progresses. The Snipe then inclines its flight angle, close its tail feathers, the winnowing noise abates, and when the bird regains its height, it repeats the process. It may be the most energy using courtship display I have witnessed. The bird flies in big loops, but the winnowing is done in a relative straight line flight. The bird seems to rotate slightly as it winnows and stoops, perhaps this adds to the winnowing and tonal change. I estimate the bird travels 100 yards in the 6 seconds or so of the winnowing call, so they are probably close to 35 mph in airspeed. Great birds, they sure sound like Boreal Owls in pith and cadence. Their tonality has a reedy texture to it that is lacking in the Boreal's whistle-like call. Lots of birds and they have only just begun to come north! Good Birding! Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From mjbflwrmt@msn.com Wed Apr 26 14:27:37 2006 From: mjbflwrmt@msn.com (Milton BLOMBERG) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:27:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] cattle egret still here Message-ID: 8:00 am Cattle Egret still present at the Holdingford Publlic School Enviro Resource pond, NE of school along CR17 just beyond softball fields (Stearns County) mjb From connybrunell@earthlink.net Wed Apr 26 15:03:24 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:03:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pine Warblers ~ Hennepin County Message-ID: <380-22006432614324500@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_2070411262375214324500 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This morning at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, Hennepin County I enjoyed watching and hearing the vocalizations of 3 Pine Warblers moving through in the tree tops. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty. connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_2070411262375214324500 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
 
 
This morning at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, Hennepin
County I enjoyed watching and hearing the vocalizations of 3
Pine Warblers moving through in the tree tops.
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty.
 
------=_NextPart_2070411262375214324500-- From shearwater45@mchsi.com Wed Apr 26 17:19:42 2006 From: shearwater45@mchsi.com (Laura Coble) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:19:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] FW: Possible Marbled Godwits at Lake Byllesby, Dakota County Message-ID: <20060426161956.0DD2E11695@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C66923.50FA7180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit _____ From: Laura Coble [mailto:shearwater45@mchsi.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:16 AM To: 'mnbird@lists.mnbird.net' Subject: Possible Marbled Godwits at Lake Byllesby, Dakota County I wanted to post this earlier, but the net was down. This morning at about 9 am I saw what I think are two Marbled Godwits. I would like confirmation from someone with shorebird knowlege. I have a limited scope, 45x, and need an expert opinion. Here is what I saw: Two large shorebirds (bigger than G. Yellow Legs) Bill very long, slightly upturned, at least 1/3 longer than G.Yellow Legs; did not see orange clearly, but bill did look lighter at base, dark at the tip Black legs (most of the time these were hidden by water, but I got a good look at one of the birds' legs Color brown/ lighter neck, darker on the back (the sun made it difficult to see color correctly, but did see some dark barring on sides and breast) Very dark primaries, looked black Fed in deeper water, often putting the head completely under The two shorebirds fed in the water in front of the closest mudflat, which is in front of the log where the A. White Pelicans usually sit. I viewed them from the northwest location, the turn-off south from highway 88, about 1/2 mile east of Randolph/ highway 56 I followed the path, which angles southwest, down to the beach. There is a small open area without brush or trees just above this beach location. The water is down considerably at Byllesby, with a lot of exposed mudflats. Please e-mail me if the birds are still there, and you are able to check this out. They were still there at 9:30 am. Thanks! Also--I saw two Brown Thrashers near the parking area just as I was leaving. Laura Coble shearwater45 @mchsi.com ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C66923.50FA7180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 

From: Laura Coble=20 [mailto:shearwater45@mchsi.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, = 2006 11:16=20 AM
To: 'mnbird@lists.mnbird.net'
Subject: Possible = Marbled=20 Godwits at Lake Byllesby, Dakota County

I = wanted to post=20 this earlier, but the net was down.
 
This = morning at=20 about 9 am I saw what I think are two Marbled Godwits. I would like = confirmation=20 from someone with shorebird knowlege. I have a limited scope, = 45x, and=20 need an expert opinion. Here is what I = saw:
 
Two = large shorebirds=20 (bigger than G. Yellow Legs)
Bill = very=20 long, slightly upturned, at least 1/3 longer than = G.Yellow Legs;=20 did not see orange clearly, but bill did look lighter at base, dark at = the=20 tip
Black = legs (most of=20 the time these were hidden by water, but I got a good look at one of the = birds'=20 legs
Color=20 brown/ lighter neck, darker on the back (the sun made it = difficult to=20 see color correctly, but did see some dark barring on sides and=20 breast)
Very = dark primaries,=20 looked black
Fed in = deeper=20 water, often putting the head completely under
 
The = two shorebirds=20 fed in the water in front of the closest mudflat, which is in = front of=20 the log where the A. White Pelicans usually = sit.
 
I = viewed them=20 from the northwest location, the turn-off south from highway = 88, about=20 1/2 mile east of Randolph/ highway 56
I = followed the path,=20 which angles southwest, down to the beach. There is a = small open area=20 without brush or trees just above this beach=20 location.
 
The = water is down=20 considerably at Byllesby, with a lot of exposed mudflats. Please e-mail = me if=20 the birds are still there, and you are able to check this out. They = were=20 still there at 9:30 am. Thanks!
 
Also--I saw two=20 Brown Thrashers near the parking area just as I was = leaving.
 
Laura=20 Coble
shearwater45=20 @mchsi.com
 
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C66923.50FA7180-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Wed Apr 26 19:09:38 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:09:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Marbled Godwits - Dakota Co. Message-ID: <410-22006432618938375@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 4/26/06 Two Marbled Godwits were present this morning at far west end of Lake Byllesby. Based on obvious differences in bill lengths, a male and female. Also present was a prealternate Black-bellied Plover, 6 Forster's Terns and 10 Bonaparate's Gulls. No other new shorebirds. The lake level is barely dropping, thus the lack of shorebirds. Jim ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

4/26/06
 
Two Marbled Godwits were present this morning at far west end of Lake Byllesby. Based on obvious differences in bill lengths, a male and female.
 
Also present was a prealternate Black-bellied Plover, 6 Forster's Terns and 10 Bonaparate's Gulls. No other new shorebirds. The lake level is barely dropping, thus the lack of shorebirds.
 
Jim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From tiger150@comcast.net Wed Apr 26 23:18:55 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:18:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Unusual Rodent...? Hennepin Co. Message-ID: <000801c6697f$684c6d00$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C66955.7F3145B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Went birding again near my neighborhood. I saw a very strange critter in = a sapling, about 15-20 feet above ground. It looked like a Woodchuck, = but I didn't know they climbed trees. It also had a thin, hairy tail. = Not many birds, only a single Fox Sparrow. If anyone knows what animal = it could be, please e-mail me. I have never seen anything like this = before...Thanks in advance! Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C66955.7F3145B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Went birding again near my = neighborhood. I saw a=20 very strange critter in a sapling, about 15-20 feet above ground. It = looked like=20 a Woodchuck, but I didn't know they climbed trees. It also had a thin, = hairy=20 tail. Not many birds, only a single Fox Sparrow. If anyone knows what = animal it=20 could be, please e-mail me. I have never seen anything like this = before...Thanks=20 in advance!
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co.
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C66955.7F3145B0-- From krvail@myclearwave.net Wed Apr 26 23:34:30 2006 From: krvail@myclearwave.net (Ken & Rebecca Vail) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:34:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Willet: Steele Co Message-ID: <000b01c66981$9bed84d0$cdd40248@Vail> A willet was observed this afternoon on Spinler Pond (3/4 mile west of Rice Lake State Park entrance). Ken Vail krvail@myclearwave.net From esteb02@frontiernet.net Wed Apr 26 23:45:24 2006 From: esteb02@frontiernet.net (esteb02@frontiernet.net) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:45:24 +0000 Subject: [mou] Unusual Rodent...? Hennepin Co. In-Reply-To: <000801c6697f$684c6d00$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> References: <000801c6697f$684c6d00$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> Message-ID: <20060426224524.2tjo159wmls04gws@webmail04.roc.ny.frontiernet.net> Alyssa, Most likely you were looking at a woodchuck. Yes, they do climb in trees to some degree. They are technically in the squirrel family. Steve Estebo Zoologist, Minnesota Zoo Quoting alyssa : > Went birding again near my neighborhood. I saw a very strange critter > in a sapling, about 15-20 feet above ground. It looked like a > Woodchuck, but I didn't know they climbed trees. It also had a thin, > hairy tail. Not many birds, only a single Fox Sparrow. If anyone > knows what animal it could be, please e-mail me. I have never seen > anything like this before...Thanks in advance! > > Alyssa DeRubeis > Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. From blanich@emily.net Thu Apr 27 03:28:53 2006 From: blanich@emily.net (Steve & Jo Blanich) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:28:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pine Warbler in Crow Wing County Message-ID: <000001c669a3$3b8697e0$cc64a8c0@hppav> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C66978.6AD6ECA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A Pine Warbler was singing in our yard this A.M., on Agate Lake near = Deerwood-Crosby, Crow Wing County. We are seeing many Yellow-rumped = warblers & ruby-crowned kinglets in our yard also. ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C66978.6AD6ECA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
A Pine Warbler was singing in our yard = this A.M.,=20 on Agate Lake near Deerwood-Crosby, Crow Wing County.  We are = seeing many=20 Yellow-rumped warblers & ruby-crowned kinglets in our yard=20 also.
------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C66978.6AD6ECA0-- From muchmoredoc@gmail.com Thu Apr 27 04:21:01 2006 From: muchmoredoc@gmail.com (Jim Ryan) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:21:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] Unusual Rodent...? Hennepin Co. In-Reply-To: <000801c6697f$684c6d00$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> References: <000801c6697f$684c6d00$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> Message-ID: ------=_Part_6063_22508788.1146108061304 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hi Alyssa, I saw a woodchuck in a small tree several years ago in April, down in Dakot= a County. No one I told beleived me at the time.....Thanks Steve for the info. I wonder if they are more likely to do so in the spring?? Jim in Longfellow On 4/26/06, alyssa wrote: > > Went birding again near my neighborhood. I saw a very strange critter in = a > sapling, about 15-20 feet above ground. It looked like a Woodchuck, but I > didn't know they climbed trees. It also had a thin, hairy tail. Not many > birds, only a single Fox Sparrow. If anyone knows what animal it could be= , > please e-mail me. I have never seen anything like this before...Thanks in > advance! > > Alyssa DeRubeis > Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. > -- Sincerely, James F. Ryan, D.C., IAB Associate Check out the opportunity! http://why.iabhome.com- Learn Why thousands of professionals and Elected Officials are Choosing IAB for affordable Health-Care Benefits and More! http://business.iabhome.com (a win/win answer for small business owners!) muchmoredoc@gmail.com 877-694-2226 ext. 754 651-308-0234 cell http://www.iabnew.com/bigdog (become an associate today!) http://www.iabweb.com/bigdog (become a member today!) ------=_Part_6063_22508788.1146108061304 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hi Alyssa,
I saw a woodchuck in a small tree several years ago in April,= down in Dakota County.  No one I told beleived me at the time.....Tha= nks Steve for the info.  I wonder if they are more likely to do so in = the spring??

Jim in Longfellow

On 4/26/0= 6, alyssa <tiger150@comcast.net> wrote:
Went birding again near my neighborhoo= d. I saw a=20 very strange critter in a sapling, about 15-20 feet above ground. It looked= like=20 a Woodchuck, but I didn't know they climbed trees. It also had a thin, hair= y=20 tail. Not many birds, only a single Fox Sparrow. If anyone knows what anima= l it=20 could be, please e-mail me. I have never seen anything like this before...T= hanks=20 in advance!
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co.



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 ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C66988.953AB840-- From sweston2@comcast.net Thu Apr 27 08:27:12 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:27:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] May Issue of MRVAC Newsletter Message-ID: <006101c669cc$7b772ad0$a99b2942@Weston72505> The May issue of the MInnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter's Trumpeter newsletter is now available as an MS Word document at: http://home.comcast.net/~mrvac/May2006.doc Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From sweston2@comcast.net Thu Apr 27 09:09:39 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:09:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Common Terns - Eden Prairie Message-ID: <007e01c669d2$ca52caf0$a99b2942@Weston72505> Late on Monday I found 11 terns at Purgatory Creek near Prairie Center Drive and Technology Drive in Eden Prairie. It appeared that at least five were Common Terns. All were in basic (breeding) plumage. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From sweston2@comcast.net Thu Apr 27 09:25:29 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:25:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Salt Lake Festival Message-ID: <007f01c669d4$26fdd370$a99b2942@Weston72505> I was able to enjoy the Salt Lake Festival this weekend, experiencing the optimal weather, good company, and a slightly different mix of birds than in the Metro Area. Some of the highlights included: A flock of Smith's Longspurs flying by The display flight of Marbled Godwits Good shorebirds Cattle Egrets on Sunday a couple of miles south of Ortonville on 400th. White-faced Ibis Shorebird conditions were excellant with a plethera of flooded fields. The most common shorebirds were the Yellowlegs and Killdear. The later sometimes in dry areas. We had one flock of Hudsonian Godwits that hung around for the Sunday birders. I found two large flocks of Golden Plovers (74+ & 24). At one wet site we had Snipe flying and whinnowing all around. Phaesants and Turkeys were particularly abundant this year, while I only saw not even a half dozen Crows. This undoubably reflects the impact of West Nile, which has a higher incidence on the western border. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From k.eckman@comcast.net Thu Apr 27 13:07:24 2006 From: k.eckman@comcast.net (Karen Eckman) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:07:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] House Wren in Shoreview Message-ID: <006101c669f3$2591f650$1c527618@S0028698657> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C669C9.3C636E10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yesterday, Wed., April 26th, the house wren returned to my yard in the = Lake Judy area. I hope he has better luck this year. Last year he called = and called and didn't get a mate until the second nesting time. Of = course, I enjoyed his singing. ke Karen Eckman Phone: 651-483-8460 Cell: 651-260-8534 k.eckman@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_005E_01C669C9.3C636E10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yesterday, Wed., April 26th, the house = wren=20 returned to my yard in the Lake Judy area. I hope he has better luck = this year.=20 Last year he called and called and didn't get a mate until the second = nesting=20 time. Of course, I enjoyed his singing. ke
Karen Eckman
Phone:=20 651-483-8460
Cell:     651-260-8534
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------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C669E0.349923C0-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Apr 27 16:02:13 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:02:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] Climbing Woodchucks Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66A0B.90CAC0FD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have, on two instances, once when I was a boy and one three years ago, found Woodchucks stuck in the forks of trees. One was still alive and was finally extricated after some careful engineering of us as twelve year olds. The other was dead. In both instances, the front legs and rear legs dangled in the air and the animal was supported by its belly, which was wedged in to the fork of a tree. Odd happenings. Thanks for reminding me of it. =20 Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN =20 ________________________________________ From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Farrel Graves Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:52 AM To: mou Subject: [mou] Climbing Woodchucks =20 I have a picture from 8/05 of a Woodchuck in a tree for anyone interested... --- USFamily.Net - $8.25/mo! -- Highspeed - $19.99/mo! --- ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66A0B.90CAC0FD Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have, on two instances, once when = I was a boy and one three years ago, found Woodchucks stuck in the forks of = trees. One was still alive and was finally extricated after some careful = engineering of us as twelve year olds. The other was dead. In both instances, the = front legs and rear legs dangled in the air and the animal was supported by = its belly, which was wedged in to the fork of a tree. Odd happenings. Thanks = for reminding me of it.

 

Mark = Alt

Brooklyn Center, MN

 

____________________________________= ____

From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Farrel = Graves

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Subject: [mou] Climbing = Woodchucks

 

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C66A0B.90CAC0FD-- From rnsmaby@charter.net Thu Apr 27 16:12:56 2006 From: rnsmaby@charter.net (Richard Smaby) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:12:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] OAK SAVANNA BIRDING FESTIVAL Message-ID: <00d801c66a0d$10ab78f0$6401a8c0@DKSmaby> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D5_01C669E3.276EE6F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OAK SAVANNA BIRDING FESTIVAL Austin Audubon Society May 19-21, 2006 JC Hormel Nature Center Austin MN Schedule Friday May 19 7:00 PM Registration at Hormel Nature Center 7:30 PM "Ralph's Talking Eggs", Carroll Henderson, DNR=20 10:00 PM Owling Saturday May 20 7:00 AM - 12:30 PM Birding tours (Your choice) West tour - Austin to Albert Lea East tour - Austin to Lake Louise State Park, LeRoy 12:00 Catered Box Lunch 1:00 - 3:00 PM Programs at Nature Center 6:30-9:00 Dinner at Holiday Inn (order off menu) =20 Sunday May 21 7:00-11:00 AM Austin area birding =20 Cost - $40 (includes everything except Sat night dinner) For more info and brochure send your name and address to: =20 jchnatur@smig.net twdorsey@charter.net rnsmaby@charter.net =20 =20 Dick Smaby 601 17th St SW Austin MN 507-433-1925 ------=_NextPart_000_00D5_01C669E3.276EE6F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
OAK SAVANNA BIRDING FESTIVAL
Austin Audubon Society
May 19-21, 2006
JC = Hormel Nature=20 Center
Austin MN
 
Schedule
    Friday May=20 19
        7:00 PM Registration at = Hormel=20 Nature Center
        7:30 PM = "Ralph's=20 Talking Eggs", Carroll Henderson, DNR=20
        10:00 PM = Owling
 
    Saturday May=20 20
        7:00 AM - 12:30 PM = Birding=20 tours (Your=20 choice)
          &n= bsp;=20 West tour - Austin to Albert=20 Lea
           = East=20 tour - Austin to Lake Louise State=20 Park, LeRoy
        12:00 = Catered Box=20 Lunch
          1:00 - = 3:00 PM=20 Programs at Nature=20 Center
           = 6:30-9:00=20 Dinner at Holiday Inn (order off menu)
    =
    Sunday May=20 21
           = 7:00-11:00=20 AM  Austin area birding
   
     Cost - $40 (includes = everything=20 except Sat night dinner)
 
For more info and brochure send your name and = address=20 to: 
jchnatur@smig.net
twdorsey@charter.net
rnsmaby@charter.net
 &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;    =20
 

   
Dick Smaby
601 17th St SW
Austin=20 MN
507-433-1925
 
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It was indeed a Woodchuck, up in a tree. I = have never seen such a bazzare sight before. Farrel Graves (aka Buzz) = has some proof that groundhogs do indeed become treehogs! Thanks again = to all those who responded! Now, time to do some birding (I thought I = saw a G-C Kinglet and heard a few Yellow-rumped's...) Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_00E0_01C66A0E.C3E2E0B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks for all the responses! It was = indeed a=20 Woodchuck, up in a tree. I have never seen such a bazzare sight before. = Farrel=20 Graves (aka Buzz) has some proof that groundhogs do indeed become = treehogs!=20 Thanks again to all those who responded! Now, time to do some birding (I = thought=20 I saw a G-C Kinglet and heard a few Yellow-rumped's...)
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co.
------=_NextPart_000_00E0_01C66A0E.C3E2E0B0-- From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Thu Apr 27 22:57:39 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:57:39 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Felton Le Conte's Sparrow, CC Longspurs Message-ID: <1612.134.129.73.51.1146175059.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, A fellow grad student and I went to Blazing Star prairie today to do some early season insect collecting. We flushed a Le Conte's sparrow and quietly crept up to where it landed. It hopped up onto some matted grass and sat there in the sun watching us at a distance of about 15 feet! Probably the best look at a Le Conte's I'll ever have. By the time I ran back to the vehicle to get my camera, it had crept away and we couldn't relocate it. Lesson: ALWAYS carry your camera! Other birds at or near the Felton prairies: Chestnut-collared longspurs along the "longspur road" Loggerhead shrike Grasshopper sparrows (heard, not seen) Brewer's blackbirds (numerous) Bonaparte's gull - a flock of 20 on a WPA just south of the wind towers Northern harrier - presumed nesting pair at Blazing Star Marbled godwit - longspur road Lesser yellowlegs - in flooded pasture near Bluestem SNA Yellow-rumped and orange-crowned warblers here in Fargo in good numbers. Good Birding! Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm From tiger150@comcast.net Fri Apr 28 01:13:41 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:13:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] More *relatively* local birds (Hennepin Co) Message-ID: <000c01c66a58$9b60da80$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66A2E.B215F0A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fortunately, I ended my soccer practice earlier along Boone Avenue in = New Hope so I could see what was on the ponds. No hybrid duck (as seen = before) but there was a pair of Hooded Mergansers that you can get very = close to. This is an excellent place to get feet away from displaying = R-W Blackbirds. Also present was a Cooper's Hawk. Lastly, the Green = Heron has been back for a few days at my pond. Good birding to all~ Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66A2E.B215F0A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Fortunately, I ended my soccer practice = earlier=20 along Boone Avenue in New Hope so I could see what was on the ponds. No = hybrid=20 duck (as seen before) but there was a pair of Hooded Mergansers that you = can=20 get very close to. This is an excellent place to get feet away from = displaying R-W Blackbirds. Also present was a Cooper's Hawk. Lastly, the = Green=20 Heron has been back for a few days at my pond. Good birding to = all~
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co.
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66A2E.B215F0A0-- From JulianSellers@msn.com Fri Apr 28 02:01:01 2006 From: JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:01:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] RFI: Glacial Ridge/Crookston Area Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C66A35.4F049870 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm taking a small group from St. Paul Audubon to the Crookston area = this weekend. We've reserved the Prairie Chicken blinds in the Glacial = Ridge area for Sunday morning, and will have time Saturday evening and = most of Sunday for birding in the area (returning Monday). I know = generally what to expect, having stopped there last June on our Pine To = Prairie tour. But if anyone could tell me specific places to look for = Short-eared Owl, Sharp-tailed Grouse, or other exciting birds, I would = appreciate it greatly. Thank you. Julian Sellers St. Paul ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C66A35.4F049870 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm taking a small group from St. Paul Audubon to the Crookston = area this=20 weekend.  We've reserved the Prairie Chicken blinds in the Glacial = Ridge=20 area for Sunday morning, and will have time Saturday evening and = most of=20 Sunday for birding in the area (returning Monday).  I know = generally what=20 to expect, having stopped there last June on our Pine To Prairie = tour.  But=20 if anyone could tell me specific places to look for = Short-eared Owl,=20 Sharp-tailed Grouse, or other exciting birds, I would appreciate it=20 greatly.
 
Thank you.
 
Julian Sellers
St. Paul
------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C66A35.4F049870-- From BobHoltz1933@aol.com Fri Apr 28 02:51:46 2006 From: BobHoltz1933@aol.com (BobHoltz1933@aol.com) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:51:46 EDT Subject: [mou] Youth Birding Club Message-ID: <2a2.97010d2.3182cf32@aol.com> -------------------------------1146189106 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The second field trip for the Youth Birding club for 12-16 year olds will be held on May 6th at the Westwood Nature Center located at 8300 Franklin Avenue, St. Louis Park. The phone number there is 952-924-2544. The field trip will begin at 10:00 and run until 11:00 or 11:30. Westwood naturalist Kerry Wilcox will lead the walk, assisted by Mark Alt. Should be a great experience at a good time of the year. Parents or other adults accompanying the youth are welcome to participate. Reservations are not required. Bring binocs if you have them. Some loaners will be available. Adults, please tell youth about this event and bring someone. Bob Holtz If you are too busy to go birding, you are too busy. -------------------------------1146189106 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The second field trip for the Youth Birding club for 12-16 year olds wi= ll be held on May 6th at the Westwood Nature Center located at 8300 Franklin= Avenue, St. Louis Park. The phone number there is 952-924-2544. The field t= rip will begin at 10:00 and run until 11:00 or 11:30.
Westwood naturalist Kerry Wilcox will lead the walk, assisted by Mark A= lt. Should be a great experience at a good time of the year. Parents or othe= r adults accompanying the youth are welcome to participate.
Reservations are not required. Bring binocs if you have them. Some loan= ers will be available.
Adults, please tell youth about this event and bring someone.
 
Bob Holtz
 
 
If you are too busy to go birding, you are too busy.
-------------------------------1146189106-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Apr 28 03:19:59 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:19:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 28, 2006 Message-ID: <000e01c66a6a$50edfed0$15d5aec6@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C66A40.6817F6D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, April 28, 2006 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. With the warmer weather the migration is accelerating, with the emphasis still on waterfowl and sparrows. Other passerines seem to be slow in arriving. Perhaps this is only perception because the snow went so quickly, but we should see many more species in the coming week. Cheri Steinmueller in Wilkin County on April 24 found two SHORT-EARED OWLS hunting SW of the intersection of CR 165 and CR 30. A NORTHERN HARRIER was also present.=20 On April 22, Dan and Sandy Thimgan in Otter Tail County saw the first of the year CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, on the 23rd, they had a BROWN THRASHER, and on the 25th there were HORNED GREBES on Battle Lake in the town of Battle Lake. Beau Shroyer reported a HARRIS'S SPARROW on April 25 in Douglas County near Nelson. In Clay County on April 25, Bob O'Connor had a ROSS'S GOOSE in his yard at 1625 3rd St. S in Moorhead. The bird has not been relocated since. On April 26, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld found a female NORTHERN CARDINAL and two ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS at the Ponderosa Golf Club.Among the species seen by Patrick Beauzay at Felton Prairie April 27 were GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, LE CONTE'S SPARROW, and CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR. Bruce Flaig in Polk County reported that an OSPREY has returned to a small lake south of Maple Bay off CR 12. On April 27, he reported a SHORT-EARED OWL hunting along CR 46 north of CR 45. In Crookston, Mike Christopherson saw RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, FOX SPARROW, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on April 24.=20 Shelley Steva observed a TURKEY VULTURE near Oklee in Red Lake County on April 21. On the 23rd, a good variety of ducks, and MARBLED GODWITS were found at the Red Lake Falls wastewater treatment ponds. In Pennington County on Saturday, April 22, the highlight was the 22 SHORT-EARED OWLS found about 7 pm in flight over CRP fields along 190th St NW about a mile west of CR 10. SHARP-TAILED GROUSE and GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS were also seen there. Randy Horien reported a PILEATED WOODPECKER in the town of Thief River Falls on April 22. TREE SWALLOWS, CHIPPING SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and SONG SPARROW have returned to the area. A TRUMPETER SWAN, good variety of ducks, HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, and EARED GREBE were seen at the Thief River Falls wastewater treatment ponds on April 23. Gary Tischer, reporting from Agassiz NWR, mentioned that the BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS returned on April 19, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS on April 20.Two TRUMPETER SWANS have returned to the refuge, one at Pool 8 and one at Tamarack Pool. Maggie Anderson reported VIRGINIA RAIL and SORA on April 24, and said that the RED-NECKED GREBES were making a lot of noise with their courtship rituals. On April 22 a short stop yielded 15 species of ducks along CR 7 at Agassiz NWR as well as FRANKLIN'S GULLS and BONAPARTE'S GULLS. A WINTER WREN was discovered at the west end of the headquarters complex; both GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, nine species of sparrows including LE CONTE'S SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were found at the refuge that day. On April 25 a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported by Gary Tischer. A RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was found at Thief Lake visible from the viewing mound on the south side of the lake. Pat Rice was in Clearwater County on April 22 where she reported two BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 24 MARBLED GODWITS, SAVANNAH SPARROWS, VESPER SPARROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. Two NORTHERN CARDINALS were found at the Farm on the Lake Nature Center in Bagley. In Beltrami County, Pat Rice reported RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on April 21, and PINE WARBLER on April 23. Steve Patterson reported a MERLIN nest in his yard in Bemidji on April 22. 750 NORTHERN PINTAILS were discovered in a flooded field along CR 112 in Roseau County on April 22. Other species seen in Roseau County included RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, MARBLED GODWITS, FRANKLIN'S GULL, and BONAPARTE'S GULL among others. It should be noted that not all areas in Roseau and Kittson counties are accessible yet due to flooded and closed roads. In Kittson County , a RICHARDSON'S MERLIN was seen at a homestead near the intersection of CR 10 and CR 28 on April 22. Thanks to the many folks who sent in reports this week. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, May 5, 2006. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C66A40.6817F6D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 28, = 2006

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, April = 28, 2006 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.

With the warmer weather the migration is accelerating, with the = emphasis still on waterfowl and sparrows. Other passerines seem to be = slow in arriving. Perhaps this is only perception because the snow went = so quickly, but we should see many more species in the coming = week.

Cheri Steinmueller in Wilkin County on April 24 found two = SHORT-EARED OWLS hunting SW of the intersection of CR 165 and CR 30. A = NORTHERN HARRIER was also present.

On April 22, Dan and Sandy Thimgan in Otter Tail County saw the = first of the year CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, on the 23rd, they had a = BROWN THRASHER, and on the 25th there were HORNED GREBES on Battle Lake in the town of = Battle Lake.

Beau Shroyer reported a HARRIS'S SPARROW on April 25 in Douglas County near = Nelson.

In Clay County on April 25, Bob O'Connor had a ROSS'S = GOOSE in his yard = at 1625 3rd St. S in Moorhead. The bird has not been relocated since. On = April 26, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld found a female NORTHERN = CARDINAL and two = ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS at the Ponderosa Golf Club.Among the species seen by = Patrick Beauzay at Felton Prairie April 27 were GRASSHOPPER = SPARROW, LE CONTE'S SPARROW, and CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR.

Bruce Flaig in Polk County reported that an OSPREY has = returned to a small lake south of Maple Bay off CR 12. On April 27, he = reported a SHORT-EARED OWL hunting along CR 46 north of CR 45. In Crookston, Mike = Christopherson saw RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, FOX SPARROW, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on April 24.

Shelley Steva observed a TURKEY VULTURE near Oklee in Red Lake County on April = 21. On the 23rd, a good variety of ducks, and MARBLED = GODWITS were found = at the Red Lake Falls wastewater treatment ponds.

In Pennington County on Saturday, April 22, the highlight was = the 22 SHORT-EARED OWLS found about 7 pm in flight over CRP fields along 190th St NW = about a mile west of CR 10. SHARP-TAILED GROUSE and GREATER = PRAIRIE-CHICKENS were also seen there. Randy Horien reported a PILEATED = WOODPECKER in the = town of Thief River Falls on April 22. TREE SWALLOWS, CHIPPING = SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and SONG SPARROW have returned to the area. A TRUMPETER = SWAN, good variety = of ducks, HORNED GREBE, RED-NECKED GREBE, and EARED GREBE were seen at the Thief River = Falls wastewater treatment ponds on April 23.

Gary Tischer, reporting from Agassiz NWR, mentioned that the = BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS returned on April 19, and YELLOW-HEADED = BLACKBIRDS on = April 20.Two TRUMPETER SWANS have returned to the refuge, one at Pool 8 and one at = Tamarack Pool. Maggie Anderson reported VIRGINIA RAIL and SORA on = April 24, and said that the RED-NECKED GREBES were making a lot of noise with their = courtship rituals. On April 22 a short stop yielded 15 species of ducks = along CR 7 at Agassiz NWR as well as FRANKLIN'S GULLS and BONAPARTE'S GULLS. A WINTER = WREN was = discovered at the west end of the headquarters complex;  both = GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, nine species of sparrows = including LE CONTE'S SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, and WHITE-THROATED = SPARROW, and = YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were found at the refuge that day. On April 25 a = RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported by Gary Tischer. A RED-BREASTED = MERGANSER  was found at Thief Lake visible from the viewing mound on the = south side of the lake.

Pat Rice was in Clearwater County on April 22 where she reported = two BROAD-WINGED HAWKS,  a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 24 MARBLED GODWITS, SAVANNAH = SPARROWS, VESPER SPARROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. Two NORTHERN = CARDINALS were = found at the Farm on the Lake Nature Center in Bagley.

In Beltrami County, Pat Rice reported RUBY-CROWNED = KINGLET, and = WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on April 21, and PINE WARBLER on April 23. Steve Patterson reported a = MERLIN nest in his yard in Bemidji on April 22.

750 NORTHERN PINTAILS were discovered in a flooded field along CR 112 in Roseau = County on April 22.  Other species seen in Roseau County included = RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, MARBLED GODWITS, FRANKLIN'S = GULL, and = BONAPARTE'S GULL among others. It should be noted that not all areas in Roseau = and Kittson counties are accessible yet due to flooded and closed = roads.

In Kittson County , a RICHARDSON'S MERLIN was seen at a homestead near = the intersection of CR 10 and CR 28 on April 22.

Thanks to the many folks who sent in reports this = week.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later = than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit = Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area = birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the = sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird = Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled = update of this report is Friday, May 5, 2006.

------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C66A40.6817F6D0-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Apr 28 03:40:24 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:40:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 4/27/06 Message-ID: <44513A48.13872.12703BE@localhost> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 27th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. With persistent east winds during the past few weeks, birding along the North Shore has been relatively slow. On one of the few days with calm winds, 498 HORNED GREBES and 166 RED-NECKED GREBES were counted on the 21st between Lester River and Two Harbors. A flock of 10 LONG-TAILED DUCKS was also seen out from the Lakewood Road. More than 1,100 raptors were counted on the 22nd at the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth, including 896 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and a late GOLDEN EAGLE. Twenty-six AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were also seen on the 22nd. Rebecca George reported a probable RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD on the 22nd at her home in the Lakeside neighborhood of Duluth. Other recent spring arrivals in the area include AMERICAN BITTERN on the 24th and GREATER YELLOWLEGS on the 23rd. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 4th. 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 Apr 28 03:51:42 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:51:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 27 April 2006 Message-ID: <0E05C27B-DD2A-4EB0-B7A6-09FDF8FA97F5@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-17-381777780 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 27th. A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen on the 22nd on U. S. Highway 75 three =20 miles south of Bellingham in Lac Qui Parle County and the following =20 day it had moved a mile to the northwest. Another was at Carlos Avery =20= National Wildlife Refuge in Anoka County on the same day, but it has =20 not been seen since it was discovered there by Joan McKearnan. This =20 bird was at Pool Number 4. Bill Marengo reported at least three =20 YELLOW RAILS here on the 23rd. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen by George Skinner in Lac Qui =20 Parle County on the 23rd. It was on the south side of U.S. Highway =20 212, four and a half miles west of U. S. Highway 75. On the 25th, Terry Brashear reported a MISSISSIPPI KITE in =20 Chanhassen, Carver County. It was heading in a southeast direction =20 towards the Eden Prairie Mall. On the 22nd, Bob Dunlap found a CATTLE EGRET at the Nicollet sewage =20 ponds in Nicollet County. To get there, go west on U.S. Highway 14 =20 past the town of Nicollet. Take the first right after the =20 Conservation Club and drive to a parking area by the stream. There is apparently a SNOWY EGRET in the freeway holding ponds in the =20= SE corner of U.S. Highway 169 and Scott County Road 18 in Shakopee. =20 The best place to look for the bird is from the nearby Sam=92s Club =20 parking lot. Ken Vail visited Spindler Pond in Steele County on the 27th and found =20= nine AMERICAN AVOCETS. The pond is three-quarters of a mile west of =20 the Rice Lake State Park entrance. Cheri Steinmueller was at Rothsay WMA in Wilkin County on the 22nd =20 and reported a SHORT-EARED OWL hunting the fields just southwest of =20 the intersection of Wilkin County Roads 165 and 30. Also of note were the arrivals of AMERICAN BITTERN, GREEN HERON, =20 WILLET, COMMON TERN, CHIMNEY SWIFT, PURPLE MARTIN, HOUSE WREN, =20 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, EASTERN TOWHEE, LARK SPARROW, HENSLOW=92S =20 SPARROW, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and SMITH=92S LONGSPUR. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 4th. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-17-381777780 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for = Thursday, April 27th.=A0


A = WHITE-FACED = IBIS was seen on the 22nd on U. S. Highway 75 three miles = south of Bellingham in Lac Qui Parle County and the following day it had = moved a mile to the northwest. Another was at Carlos Avery National = Wildlife Refuge in Anoka County on the same day, but it has not been = seen since it was discovered there by Joan McKearnan. This bird was at = Pool Number 4. Bill Marengo reported at least three YELLOW RAILS = here on the 23rd.


A = SCISSOR-TAILED = FLYCATCHER was seen by George Skinner in Lac Qui Parle County = on the 23rd. It was on the south side of U.S. Highway 212, four and a = half miles west of U. S. Highway 75.


On the = 25th, Terry Brashear reported a MISSISSIPPI KITE in Chanhassen, Carver = County. It was heading in a southeast direction towards the Eden Prairie = Mall.


On the 22nd, Bob Dunlap found a CATTLE EGRET at = the Nicollet sewage ponds in Nicollet County. To get there, go west on = U.S. Highway 14 past the town of Nicollet. Take the first right after = the Conservation Club and drive to a parking area by the stream.


There is apparently a SNOWY EGRET in = the freeway holding ponds in the SE corner of U.S. Highway 169 and Scott = County Road 18 in Shakopee. The best place to look for the bird is from = the nearby Sam=92s Club parking lot.


Ken = Vail visited Spindler Pond in Steele County on the 27th and found nine = AMERICAN = AVOCETS. The pond is three-quarters of a mile west of the = Rice Lake State Park entrance.


Cheri = Steinmueller was at Rothsay WMA in Wilkin County on the 22nd and = reported a SHORT-EARED OWL hunting the fields just = southwest of the intersection of Wilkin County Roads 165 and 30.


Also of note were the arrivals of AMERICAN BITTERN, GREEN = HERON, WILLET, COMMON TERN, CHIMNEY SWIFT, PURPLE MARTIN, HOUSE WREN, = LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, EASTERN TOWHEE, LARK SPARROW, HENSLOW=92S = SPARROW, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and SMITH=92S = LONGSPUR.


The = next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 4th.


- - = -

Anthony = Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-17-381777780-- From scottandjudy3@msn.com Fri Apr 28 05:22:41 2006 From: scottandjudy3@msn.com (SCOTT MEYER) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:22:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow Rails, Carlos Avery Unit, Anoka County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01C66A51.7B4A4D00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Two to three Yellow Rails were calling on the east side of Pool 10 on = Pool 10 road at the Carlos Avery Unit of the Carlos Avery Wildlife = Management Area in Anoka County. The Yellow Rails were located on the = west side of the road directly west of the Eagle Nest marker and nest. = The Yellow Rails were calling from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM when I left the = location. The eastern side Pool 10 also had numerous Soras and Virginia = Rails. =20 The area north of Pool 10 and west of Pool 9 was burned by the DNR today = and a draw down of those pools has begun. A DNR Biologist said that = there would be numerous shorebirds especially Yellowlegs and also Cranes = in the burnt areas tomorrow. =20 Scott B. Meyer ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01C66A51.7B4A4D00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Two to three Yellow Rails were calling on the east side of Pool 10 = on Pool=20 10 road at the Carlos Avery Unit of the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management = Area in=20 Anoka County.  The Yellow Rails were located on the west side of = the road=20 directly west of the Eagle Nest marker and nest.  The Yellow Rails = were=20 calling from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM when I left the location.  The = eastern side=20 Pool 10 also had numerous Soras and Virginia Rails. 
 
The area north of Pool 10 and west of Pool 9 was burned by the DNR = today=20 and a draw down of those pools has begun.  A DNR Biologist said = that there=20 would be numerous shorebirds especially Yellowlegs and also Cranes in = the burnt=20 areas tomorrow. 
 
Scott B. Meyer
------=_NextPart_000_0061_01C66A51.7B4A4D00-- From slafleur@mchsi.com Fri Apr 28 13:12:59 2006 From: slafleur@mchsi.com (Shari LaFleur) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:12:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Osprey or Eagle Nest Message-ID: <445206CB.604@mchsi.com> I was heading North on 169 and about to cross over Crosstown-62 when i noticed a huge nest on one of the cloverleaf lights... i could barely make out the the bird sitting on it as these are the 4 lights that are very high.. As far as i could tell it had a white head... Has anyone else seen this nest... and can you tell what bird it is.. The nest is on the Souteast lamp.. there are 4 of them.. one in each of the loops of the cloverleaf Thanks Shari From slafleur@mchsi.com Fri Apr 28 15:04:30 2006 From: slafleur@mchsi.com (Shari LaFleur) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:04:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Osprey Nest Message-ID: <445220EE.7080107@mchsi.com> Thank you everyone for answering... there is definitely a bird on the nest... i drive by there everyday as well... sure hope they are sucessful this year... its a good sized nest.. Shari From donnelleburlingame@hotmail.com Fri Apr 28 17:30:00 2006 From: donnelleburlingame@hotmail.com (Donnelle Burlingame) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:30:00 -0500 Subject: [mou] ABC's Bird Conservation stamps Message-ID: We now have an opportunity to help birds by purchasing stamps. Please click on the link below for more information and how to purchase! Donnelle Burlingame http://www.abcbirds.org/media/releases/stamp_release.htm From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Fri Apr 28 18:19:24 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:19:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] Friday morning at the Pet Trails, Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County Message-ID: I thought the light rain this morning might bring in some good birds and it did. Here are the highlights: Swallows: well over 100 birds including at least 1 Cliff, 1 Northern Rough-winged and several Barn Waxwings: large flock of about 70 perched Cedar Waxwings Warblers: Northern Waterthrush - hard to miss the chip note and views confirmed the ID Many Yellow-rumps and 2 Orange-crowned Sparrows: 2 Henslow's calling in the open fields north of the wetlands that attract the waterfowl. 1 bird gave me as good a look as I've ever had. The "bowl" below the picnic table was just burned so there won't be any there for a while. 1 Grasshopper Sparrow and many, many White-throated, finally Grosbeak: 1 female Rose-breasted Grosbeak Bob Williams, Bloomington =09 =09 From MLinck@threeriversparkdistrict.org Fri Apr 28 18:18:10 2006 From: MLinck@threeriversparkdistrict.org (Madeleine Linck) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:18:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Osprey nest on 62 and 169 Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66AE7.B9AC9DC8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Vanessa Greene says that this is indeed an Osprey nest (2nd year of nesting at this location). They are incubating and the female is from Iowa and the male was hatched on the Arden Hills Osprey nest (2001). They should hatch at the end of May. For further info about Ospreys (or to report any new nests), please e-mail Vanessa at osprey.mn@att.net =20 Madeleine Linck =20 =20 Madeleine Linck Wildlife Technician Three Rivers Park District 12615 County Rd. 9 - Suite 100 Plymouth, MN 55441-1248 (763)694-7851 Fax: (763)557-4943 mlinck@threeriversparkdistrict.org ------_=_NextPart_001_01C66AE7.B9AC9DC8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Vanessa Greene says=20 that this is indeed an Osprey nest (2nd year of nesting at this = location). They=20 are incubating and the female is from Iowa and the male was hatched on = the Arden=20 Hills Osprey nest (2001). They should hatch at the end of May.  For = further=20 info about Ospreys (or to report any new nests), please e-mail Vanessa = at osprey.mn@att.net
 
Madeleine=20 Linck
 
 
Madeleine = Linck
Wildlife = Technician
Three Rivers Park = District
12615 County Rd. 9 - Suite = 100
Plymouth, MN = 55441-1248
(763)694-7851
Fax: = (763)557-4943
mlinck@threeriversparkdistrict.org
------_=_NextPart_001_01C66AE7.B9AC9DC8-- From morrisonsteve@yahoo.com Fri Apr 28 18:25:26 2006 From: morrisonsteve@yahoo.com (Steve Morrison) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:25:26 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Fire up those engines, Spring '06 is here Message-ID: <20060428172526.92778.qmail@web52610.mail.yahoo.com> Just some thoughts with spring migration and our respective vehicles firing up. Many Minnesota birders and more all the time drive all over heck to see our beloved birds. This includes individual trips, festivals and organized trips. I am sorry but it seems a contradiction of sorts that we nature lovers burn much fossil fuel in pursuit of seeing these creatures, many of them threatened as we all know. All this for our recreation. Many people document their travels on the MOU or MNBird listserves. "I drove out to the Felton Prairie or up to the North Shore or over to Lac Qui Parle". Hello!!! These are not short drives for most involved and, I am sure, not made in vehicles packed with people or in fuel efficient autos (since almost all vehicles on the road are mediocre at best in terms of MPG). Now, isn't the proliferation of Birding Festivals and field trips (MOU, Audubon, private entrepreneurs) just promoting energy consumption in order to see all the birds at the expense of the environment we all supposedly care about so much? I am no saint either but there is a disconnect that is becoming more apparent as the climate heats up and our energy habits come under more scrutiny. So, what if there really were the tons of birders that surveys contend are out there? What if more and more people drove to attend festivals to see all the wonderful birds out there? After all don't we want more and more people involved in this great hobby? I think the argument is that more birders means more potential conservationists which is supposed to translate into more support for the environment. Another argument is that by encouraging birding tourism and witnessing the $$ it brings in more communities and the state might see the value of preserving/acquiring more habitat. Possibly and hopefully true but I haven't seen any data supporting this assumption. My position is that we need to do more tangible concrete things to help out our avian friends. We need to take responsibility for our hobby and get real about our contribution to climate change and our commitment to helping the environment here and in non-breeding areas. So instead of just ranting, here is one thing I think could be done for starters. This just an idea and admittedly not a perfect one at that. I think that all these Birding Festivals and field trips should voluntarily and enthusiastically pay a carbon tax in order to try and "do right" by the birds and environment. This at least would sort of "pay back" for the consumption of resources being used during the events and getting people to and from events. Secondarily this would show us taking responsibility for the fact that all the traveling in pursuit of this HOBBY has a negative effect on the environment. Heck, rock musicians are doing carbon payback for Pete's sake. Birders are at least as cool as rock stars right? Actually I am embarrassed that we didn't initiate something like this before the rock stars did. We should be the leaders on this sort of thing and not the followers! Another thing I think could be done is for trips and festivals to add a tax or "impact fee", thereby contributing some $$ to the Nature Conservancy, or to conservation efforts in Central/South America. The ideas here are endless I am sure. Once again, I just think there is a disconnect between all this birding (traveling, driving in pursuit of seeing/listing birds), birdings contribution to climate change and pollution in general, and our expressed commitment to helping our feathered friends. I think it would show great leadership if the MOU and Audubon took the bull by the horns on this. Thank you for your time. Now back to planning all the great birding excursions I (hope) to take this spring. Good Birding, Steve Morrison Mpls __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From jpomplun@cpinternet.com Fri Apr 28 18:47:40 2006 From: jpomplun@cpinternet.com (James Pomplun) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:47:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Blue-winged warbler--Henn. Cty. Message-ID: <000701c66aeb$d9d34bc0$b5d33d40@mmm.com> I saw a Blue-winged Warbler at Old Cedar Bridge. It was singing most of this morning on the left side of the trail from the parking lot to the first bench as you walk toward Bass Ponds. At Bass Ponds I heard, but did not see, a singing vireo that was either a Blue-winged or Yellow-throated Vireo. Jim (a person who ought to be able to tell which one it was) From jpomplun@cpinternet.com Fri Apr 28 19:03:50 2006 From: jpomplun@cpinternet.com (James Pomplun) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:03:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] correction--Blue-Headed vireo Message-ID: <001101c66aee$1c3da300$b5d33d40@mmm.com> Re. previous post, sorry, I must have had the warbler in mind. I'm also a person who still calls the Blue-headed a Solitary Vireo. From donnelleburlingame@hotmail.com Fri Apr 28 19:28:05 2006 From: donnelleburlingame@hotmail.com (Donnelle Burlingame) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:28:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] Back the hybrid truck up Mr. Morrison! Message-ID: Dude! Wow! I will not be made to feel guilty for driving anywhere to watch birds, bears or baboons. You have made way too many assumptions for all of us. I would suggest having conversations with us as individuals and find out what we are separately doing and have done to contribute to "green" birding and frankly "green" living. I work at an educational/training center for "at risk" young adults very few have been exposed to birding so to speak. Last evening my SUV was at full capacity, people and birding equipment. I introduced the world of raptors to my co-workers who service these young adults, we visited a few raptor nests. By the way one was a man-made osprey platform and the other a peregrine nesting tray another contribution to restoring once endangered species of raptors. These instructors had never seen anything like it in there lives, they were awestruck. Now how about that for a POSITIVE impact! We are coordinating birding trips for our students who many for the first time in there shattered lives will experience what we feel everyday. For some a connection will be made and could be passed on to others especially children in their lives. SO I have named 2 positive actions for birds. I have a list that goes back to birth of what I have contributed emotionally, physically, politically and financially. Vehicles should be filled to capacity, I'll give you that. Mr. Morrison, I feel your passion, you are right about fossil fuel consumption, but your preachin to the choir my friend...preachin to the choir...get it. Don't make enemies and offend, we are on the same side... VOTE, VOTE, VOTE your conscious and for the right people who represent us. I am on a waiting list to purchase a HYBRID vehicle..I can't wait.....Mr. Morrison and other birders feel free to use my personal email to respond..... :o) Peace Donnelle Burlingame From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Apr 28 13:30:50 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:30:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] FW: Surveyors needed for bird survey on Glacial Ridge Project Message-ID: <000201c66abf$97b46e80$9ed4aec6@main> Jeanie Joppru Pennington County > -----Original Message----- > From: Rebecca_Ekstein@fws.gov [mailto:Rebecca_Ekstein@fws.gov] > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 2:01 PM > To: Margaret_Anderson@fws.gov; Gary_Tischer@fws.gov; > Gary_Huschle@fws.gov; John_Braastad@fws.gov; > Becky_Carlson@fws.gov; Darrin_Franco@fws.gov; > Larry_R_Anderson@fws.gov; Juancarlos_Giese@fws.gov; > Bob_Hiltner@fws.gov; Jessica_Larson@fws.gov; > Dave_Bennett@fws.gov; Sue_Braastad@fws.gov; > Barbara_Boyle@fws.gov; Todd_Luke@fws.gov; > Wayne_Brininger@fws.gov; Lowell_Deede@fws.gov; > Thomas_Franklin@fws.gov; Kelly_Blackledge@fws.gov; > Mike_Murphy@fws.gov; Mary_Hendrickson@fws.gov; > Scott_Kahan@fws.gov; Leslie_N_Peterson@fws.gov; > Larry_Hanson@fws.gov; Shawn_May@fws.gov; > Brent_Taylor@fws.gov; Steve_Maneval@fws.gov; > ajjoppru@wiktel.com; bdflaig@gvtel.com; > Diane_Granfors@fws.gov; jason_ekstein@tnc.org; > bkelly@tnc.org; Robert_Russell@fws.gov > Subject: Surveyors needed for bird survey on Glacial Ridge Project > > > (Embedded image moved to file: pic22386.gif) > > Surveyors Needed!!!!!! > > We are looking for help surveying for select birds on the > Glacial Ridge Project area. There is roughly 90 miles of > survey routes to be done, so we are looking for a good number > of people. Please forward this email to anyone with good > birding skills that you think may be interested. Birding > report coordinators, please forward to your membership lists > if possible. Volunteers from the general public are welcomed > and encouraged! > > Depending on how many people we get, the work will involve > walking 3-4 miles on, at times, uneven terrain. Surveyors > will be exposed to sun, wind, ticks and possibly mosquitoes, > but also some good birding in areas few people have been. > Surveyors should possess good birding skills and be able to > identify marbled godwits, upland sandpipers, and wilson's > phalaropes. This survey is being done to get a better handle > on the population size and extent of these species. > > May 9th has been designated as the primary date of survey, > possibly extending to May 10 and 11 if needed. 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Would = those of you who know of such festivals please send me the name of the = event, location, dates, a website link, and indicate if the event is = tied into International Migratory Bird Day? In addition to posting the event on the BCM web, we can also use it in = conversations with the Department of Tourism and the Media in promoting = bird conservation here in the loon state.. Thank you for you help! Ron Windingstad Partnership Coordinator=20 Bird Conservation Minnesota St. Paul ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66A9D.5B394F10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bird Conservation Minnesota = would like=20 to include a list of Birding Festivals in Minnesota on our website that = we are=20 developing. Would those of you who know of such festivals please send me = the=20 name of the event, location,  dates, a website link, and = indicate=20 if the event is tied into International Migratory Bird Day?
 
In addition to posting the event on the BCM web, = we can also=20 use it in conversations with the Department of Tourism and the Media in=20 promoting bird conservation here in the loon state..
 
Thank you for you help!
 
Ron Windingstad
Partnership Coordinator
       Bird = Conservation=20 Minnesota
St. Paul
 
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66A9D.5B394F10-- From corax6330@yahoo.com Sat Apr 29 03:49:47 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:49:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Peregrine Falcon, Houston Co. Message-ID: <20060429024947.31507.qmail@web30902.mail.mud.yahoo.com> A "fly by" over Hwy 26 near the junction of Hwy 26 & Neumann Rd., near fire number 18592. (Narrow blue sign with white numbers). This bird landed on the cliff briefly, and was missing 2 or 3 secondary wingfeathers in the left wing. Probably a second year bird. Fred Lesher, LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From Tom_Will@fws.gov Sat Apr 29 14:11:55 2006 From: Tom_Will@fws.gov (Tom_Will@fws.gov) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 08:11:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Burrowing Owls at Glacial Ridge, Polk County Message-ID: --0__=09BBFBCCDFD3166C8f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBCCDFD3166C Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Thursday, 27 April, there were at least two, and possibly three, Burrowing Owls present at Glacial Ridge NWR in Polk County. One of the= owls was seen sitting beside a pocket gopher mound for a half-hour or s= o before flying off and engaging a second owl. What I believe was a thir= d owl appeared briefly during the altercation, but the owls were several hundred meters in the distance at this point. The identification of th= e third owl is based on a brief observation of flight pattern and very distant silhouette. The first two owls were well observed. So the goo= d news is that at least two Burrowing Owls are present, and their behavio= r suggests an interest in sticking around. The bad news is that the owls are not particularly accessible. At this= time, large portions of what will eventually become Glacial Ridge Natio= nal Wildlife Refuge are undergoing wetland restoration, are being burned, o= r are being seeded to native grass by Nature Conservancy restoration ecologists. The owls were on a portion of Nature Conservancy property = that will shortly be prepared for seeding as short grass prairie. The restoration might displace the owls temporarily, but the area is vast, = and one would expect that the owls will move around and return. Perhaps the best way to see the Burrowing Owls would be to respond to Jeanie Joppru's 4/28 email requesting survey help at Glacial Ridge. Otherwise, to look for the owls, you will probably need to do some cross-country walking... water-resistant footwear is recommended. Drive west on County Road 45 from where it leaves US 2 in Mentor. Afte= r crossing State Route 32, drive 3.3 miles. The owls were about a mile t= o a mile-half north of the railroad tracks that parallel CR 45. The first = owl had been perched on an area of higher ground beyond the visible large p= iles of rocks in the area )which are on lower, previosly tilled ground). Th= e area of higher ground is one of the "ridges" in the system, but these differences can be subtle when seen across the entire landscape. One c= ould try scanning for the owls from the railroad grade (be careful, there ar= e trains--long ones), but probably one would need to start walking north (with just a slight westerly component) to find them. Make sure you ar= e west of the large ditch that runs north about 3.1 miles plus from the R= oute 32 intersection (this ditch is also not necessarily easy to spot from t= he road unless you are right on top of it). Also present on Thursday was a flock of 500+ Lapland Longspurs, largely= males in full breeding plumage. And there were lots of Prairie Chicken= s, Marbled Godwits, Wilson's Snipe (no phalaropes that day), waterfowl, cranes, Northern Harriers, and a Peregrine Falcon. This is going to be= one spectacular area when restorations are complete! = --0__=09BBFBCCDFD3166C8f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBCCDFD3166C Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline

On Thursday, 27 April, there were at least two, and possibly three, = Burrowing Owls present at Glacial Ridge NWR in Polk County. One of the= owls was seen sitting beside a pocket gopher mound for a half-hour or = so before flying off and engaging a second owl. What I believe was a t= hird owl appeared briefly during the altercation, but the owls were sev= eral hundred meters in the distance at this point. The identification = of the third owl is based on a brief observation of flight pattern and = very distant silhouette. The first two owls were well observed. So th= e good news is that at least two Burrowing Owls are present, and their = behavior suggests an interest in sticking around.

The bad news is that the owls are not particularly accessible. At this= time, large portions of what will eventually become Glacial Ridge Nati= onal Wildlife Refuge are undergoing wetland restoration, are being burn= ed, or are being seeded to native grass by Nature Conservancy restorati= on ecologists. The owls were on a portion of Nature Conservancy proper= ty that will shortly be prepared for seeding as short grass prairie. T= he restoration might displace the owls temporarily, but the area is vas= t, and one would expect that the owls will move around and return.

Perhaps the best way to see the Burrowing Owls would be to respond to J= eanie Joppru's 4/28 email requesting survey help at Glacial Ridge.

Otherwise, to look for the owls, you will probably need to do some cros= s-country walking... water-resistant footwear is recommended.

Drive west on County Road 45 from where it leaves US 2 in Mentor. Afte= r crossing State Route 32, drive 3.3 miles. The owls were about a mile= to a mile-half north of the railroad tracks that parallel CR 45. The = first owl had been perched on an area of higher ground beyond the visib= le large piles of rocks in the area )which are on lower, previosly till= ed ground). The area of higher ground is one of the "ridges"= in the system, but these differences can be subtle when seen across th= e entire landscape. One could try scanning for the owls from the railr= oad grade (be careful, there are trains--long ones), but probably one w= ould need to start walking north (with just a slight westerly component= ) to find them. Make sure you are west of the large ditch that runs no= rth about 3.1 miles plus from the Route 32 intersection (this ditch is = also not necessarily easy to spot from the road unless you are right on= top of it).

Also present on Thursday was a flock of 500+ Lapland Longspurs, largely= males in full breeding plumage. And there were lots of Prairie Chicke= ns, Marbled Godwits, Wilson's Snipe (no phalaropes that day), waterfowl= , cranes, Northern Harriers, and a Peregrine Falcon. This is going to = be one spectacular area when restorations are complete!

= --0__=09BBFBCCDFD3166C8f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFBCCDFD3166C-- From connybrunell@earthlink.net Sat Apr 29 15:46:00 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:46:00 -0500 Subject: [mou] 7 Willets ~ Dakota County Message-ID: <380-22006462914460133@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_212421129921114460133 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Early this morning at Lake Byllesby in Randolph, Dakota County there were 7 Willets out on the mudflats. They initially were at rest then flew around showing off that stunning wing pattern and vocalizing while they were feeding. There were a variety of Shorebirds coming and going the whole time, also Lapland Longspurs that would drop down for a second then swirl off. Shorebirds seen this morning included: alternate plumaged Am. Golden Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Dunlin, Baird's, Least, and and Greater Yellowlegs. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty. connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_212421129921114460133 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

 
 
Early this morning at Lake Byllesby in Randolph, Dakota County
there were 7 Willets out on the mudflats.  They initially were at
rest then flew around showing off that stunning wing pattern and
vocalizing while they were feeding.  There were a variety of
Shorebirds coming and going the whole time, also Lapland
Longspurs that would drop down for a second then swirl off. 
Shorebirds seen this morning included: alternate plumaged Am.
Golden Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Dunlin, Baird's, Least, and
 and Greater Yellowlegs.
 
Conny Brunell
Richfield, Hennepin Cty.
 
 
------=_NextPart_212421129921114460133-- From thomas@angelem.com Sat Apr 29 17:27:46 2006 From: thomas@angelem.com (Thomas Maiello) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:27:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] binoculars In-Reply-To: <380-22006462914460133@earthlink.net> References: <380-22006462914460133@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <44539402.4000208@angelem.com> It is time for me to actually buy a new pair of binoculars. I have researched them forever but am having a hard time finding actual pairs to try out. I have been to all of the National Camera stores including 55 & 169. They have a limited stock with only one or two of a few brands but not the various powers of each brand. Is there a place in the cities area where they have a huge variety in stock to try them out? It is a big investment and I don't want to settle. I currently have 8 year old dog-leg Swift Audubons and love them but I would like some 10x with excellent optics and but not the sea-going 5 pounders. Anyone have any suggestions of where to go to try them all out. Thomas Maiello From fholbrook@cableone.net Sat Apr 29 17:36:10 2006 From: fholbrook@cableone.net (Rick) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:36:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] binoculars In-Reply-To: <44539402.4000208@angelem.com> References: <380-22006462914460133@earthlink.net> <44539402.4000208@angelem.com> Message-ID: <445395FA.5000509@cableone.net> Thomas Maiello wrote: > It is time for me to actually buy a new pair of binoculars. I have > researched them forever but am having a hard time finding actual pairs > to try out. I have been to all of the National Camera stores > including 55 & 169. They have a limited stock with only one or two of > a few brands but not the various powers of each brand. Is there a > place in the cities area where they have a huge variety in stock to > try them out? It is a big investment and I don't want to settle. I > currently have 8 year old dog-leg Swift Audubons and love them but I > would like some 10x with excellent optics and but not the sea-going 5 > pounders. Anyone have any suggestions of where to go to try them all > out. > > Thomas Maiello > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > Try Eagle Optics, they market very good Binos at reasonable prices. www.EagleOptics.com -- Rick Fargo, ND N 46 53.251 W 096 48.279 ---------------------- Chaos reigns within. Reflect, Repeat and re-boot. Order shall return. From bluejay@lauraerickson.com Sat Apr 29 17:47:01 2006 From: bluejay@lauraerickson.com (Laura Erickson) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:47:01 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] binoculars In-Reply-To: <445395FA.5000509@cableone.net> References: <380-22006462914460133@earthlink.net> <44539402.4000208@angelem.com> <445395FA.5000509@cableone.net> Message-ID: <63510.68.112.165.197.1146329221.squirrel@68.112.165.197> Or try Binoculars.com--they're up in Duluth and keep just about everything in stock. L 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 > Thomas Maiello wrote: >> It is time for me to actually buy a new pair of binoculars. I have >> researched them forever but am having a hard time finding actual pairs >> to try out. I have been to all of the National Camera stores >> including 55 & 169. They have a limited stock with only one or two of >> a few brands but not the various powers of each brand. Is there a >> place in the cities area where they have a huge variety in stock to >> try them out? It is a big investment and I don't want to settle. I >> currently have 8 year old dog-leg Swift Audubons and love them but I >> would like some 10x with excellent optics and but not the sea-going 5 >> pounders. Anyone have any suggestions of where to go to try them all >> out. >> >> Thomas Maiello >> >> _______________________________________________ >> mou-net mailing list >> mou-net@cbs.umn.edu >> http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net >> > Try Eagle Optics, they market very good Binos at reasonable prices. > www.EagleOptics.com > > -- > > Rick > Fargo, ND > N 46 53.251 > W 096 48.279 > ---------------------- > Chaos reigns within. > Reflect, Repeat and re-boot. > Order shall return. > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From screechowl@charter.net Sat Apr 29 19:17:13 2006 From: screechowl@charter.net (Dave Bartkey) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 13:17:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rice Co. today Message-ID: <012001c66bb9$235172e0$5a98be44@roc.mn.charter.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_011D_01C66B8F.3A6300E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone! Despite the rain, we ended up having a pretty decent day today walking = through River Bend Nature Center. 4 species of warblers: yellow-rumped, = palm, orange-crowned, and a single Nashville warbler. Also, a male = rose-breasted grosbeak and a chimney swift. White-throated sparrows were = abundant, and we encountered a flock of warblers that numbered in the = hundreds. Ironically, nothing unusual was mixed in with the birds that = we could see. Other birds of interest included: sora, solitary = sandpiper, marsh wren, brown thrasher, yellow-bellied sapsucker, = savannah sparrow, and a single dark-eyed junco. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN screechowl@charter.net ------=_NextPart_000_011D_01C66B8F.3A6300E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi everyone!
  Despite the rain, we ended up = having a=20 pretty decent day today walking through River Bend Nature Center. 4 = species of=20 warblers: yellow-rumped, palm, orange-crowned, and a single Nashville = warbler.=20 Also, a male rose-breasted grosbeak and a chimney swift. White-throated = sparrows=20 were abundant, and we encountered a flock of warblers that numbered in = the=20 hundreds. Ironically, nothing unusual was mixed in with the birds that = we could=20 see. Other birds of interest included: sora, solitary sandpiper, marsh = wren,=20 brown thrasher, yellow-bellied sapsucker, savannah sparrow, and a single = dark-eyed junco.
 
Good birding!
 
Dave Bartkey
Faribault,MN
screechowl@charter.net=20
------=_NextPart_000_011D_01C66B8F.3A6300E0-- From sharon@birdchick.com Sat Apr 29 19:59:47 2006 From: sharon@birdchick.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 13:59:47 -0500 Subject: [mou] binoculars In-Reply-To: <445395FA.5000509@cableone.net> References: <380-22006462914460133@earthlink.net> <44539402.4000208@angelem.com> <445395FA.5000509@cableone.net> Message-ID: <3C2C8F42-2B20-42FB-A02C-8234FF27E57A@mn.rr.com> Rick, thanks for the mention. I actually work for Eagle Optics and have a general supply on hand. I will be at Carpenter Nature Center selling binoculars to help raise money for The Raptor Center Saturday, May 6 and I will be at The Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds May 18 - 21. If there is something specific you're looking for, give me a call. I'll be happy to meet with you and give you all the information you need. Sharon Stiteler Bird and Nature Observation Specialist www.eagleoptics.com 612-816-0760 www.birdchick.com On Apr 29, 2006, at 11:36 AM, Rick wrote: > Thomas Maiello wrote: >> It is time for me to actually buy a new pair of binoculars. I >> have researched them forever but am having a hard time finding >> actual pairs to try out. I have been to all of the National >> Camera stores including 55 & 169. They have a limited stock with >> only one or two of a few brands but not the various powers of each >> brand. Is there a place in the cities area where they have a huge >> variety in stock to try them out? It is a big investment and I >> don't want to settle. I currently have 8 year old dog-leg Swift >> Audubons and love them but I would like some 10x with excellent >> optics and but not the sea-going 5 pounders. Anyone have any >> suggestions of where to go to try them all out. >> >> Thomas Maiello >> >> _______________________________________________ >> mou-net mailing list >> mou-net@cbs.umn.edu >> http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net >> > Try Eagle Optics, they market very good Binos at reasonable prices. > www.EagleOptics.com > > -- > > Rick Fargo, ND > N 46 53.251 > W 096 48.279 > ---------------------- > Chaos reigns within. > Reflect, Repeat and re-boot. > Order shall return. > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From rjspecht@juno.com Sat Apr 29 20:17:38 2006 From: rjspecht@juno.com (Richard J Specht) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:17:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dakota County Birds Message-ID: <20060429.141738.572.1.rjspecht@juno.com> This morning I birded in the Lebanon Hills area west of Pilot knob where the Diamond T Horse Ranch used to be. There were some nice Yellow-rumped Warbler waves that included 5 Orange-crowned Warblers and 3 Palm Warblers. Lots of "singing in the rain" this morning. A couple days ago Jeanne and I saw a Pileated Woodpecker at Schaar's Bluff (Dakota County Park) and three American Avocets with a group of American White Pelicans in the water below Schaar's Bluff (sorry for the late post). Rick Specht From jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com Sat Apr 29 21:53:14 2006 From: jaxi_schulz@yahoo.com (J Schulz) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 13:53:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] binoculars In-Reply-To: <3C2C8F42-2B20-42FB-A02C-8234FF27E57A@mn.rr.com> Message-ID: <20060429205314.44571.qmail@web51104.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1776763317-1146343994=:44303 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Eagle Optics and Binoculars.com seem to have very similar stock. Once you find the ones you want though, keep in mind - both have free shipping but: If you live in MN - Eagle Optics is in Wisc so you don't have to pay sales tax - And Binoculars.com is in Duluth - so for our Wisc friends - you could do the same thing by ordering from them. I recently bought a pair from each compant (one for myself and one for a gift) - and it turns out the tax can be a fair bit. Peace and good birding! Jaxi Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2’/min or less. --0-1776763317-1146343994=:44303 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Eagle Optics and Binoculars.com seem to have very similar stock.  Once you find the ones you want though, keep in mind - both have free shipping but:
 
If you live in MN - Eagle Optics is in Wisc so you don't have to pay sales tax -
 
And Binoculars.com is in Duluth - so for our Wisc friends - you could do the same thing by ordering from them. 
 
I recently bought a pair from each compant (one for myself and one for a gift) - and it turns out the tax can be a fair bit.
 
Peace and good birding!
 
Jaxi


Jaxi the Scuba Diva :-)

Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2’/min or less. --0-1776763317-1146343994=:44303-- From ABEERMAN@smumn.edu Sat Apr 29 18:44:58 2006 From: ABEERMAN@smumn.edu (ABEERMAN) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:44:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Migrating bird report Message-ID: <2006042917445890706fff09@mail.smumn.edu> I spotted a Wilson's Phalarope and a snow goose in the afternoon of April= 28 at the sewage treatment pond just south of Lewiston, on Township Road 8. Andrew Beerman Winona, MN From eyeofnature@charter.net Sat Apr 29 23:58:52 2006 From: eyeofnature@charter.net (Ron Green) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:58:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] GHO Owls Family, Bald Eagle Family, and other MISC Bird Images Message-ID: <4453EFAC.5030809@charter.net> I have added new images to the owl family journal for those interested. They are in a subalbum of "The Great Horned Owl Family Album" and it's called "4/18-4/29 Image Journal". On 4/26 one branched and then either last night a second one did also. Then by mid morning, one was back in. It might have been the first. I cannot say with any absolute certainty. Also, I have added photos of a Bald Eagle Family in Red Wing (Cannon Valley Trail). I hope that I have this correct, but the location was compliments of Phil Dech(?). If you go to see them, please be mindful of staying only a short while or using a blind. The parents seem to become very easily agitated because the nest is so close to the trail. This suggestion came from Stan Tekiela who also visited the spot and noted the same behavior. The images can be reached by clicking on the URL listed below. I hope you enjoy the photos? Thanks for visiting my site and all the great feedback and compliments many of you have made after visiting it. http://www/greensphotoimages.com/gallery/ Ron Green From rhoyme@msn.com Sun Apr 30 03:31:42 2006 From: rhoyme@msn.com (Richard Hoyme) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:31:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] New arrivals Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0080_01C66BD4.4F1E6A70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I went to Houston County Yesterday evening and today (Saturday) to work = on my April List. With the last 2 days on a weekend I thought I would = check out what was arriving on the Mississippi Flyway. The weather down = there wasn't too bad as all the heavier rain stayed to the North and = West until early afternoon. Here are some of the birds I saw and heard = that are new for me this year. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-quite a few Warbling Vireo-Wildcat Landing Purple Martin Cliff, Barn and Northern Rough-winged Swallows House Wrens - also quite a few Brown Thrasher-several places Veery-On the road West of Beaver Creek Valley State Park Yellow-rumped, Palm and Pine Warblers (to be expected) Louisiana Waterthrush - 4 singing males at Beaver Creek Valley State = Park Early warblers Black-throated Green Tennessee Black-and-white Ovenbird- Beaver Creek Valley State Park White-throated Sparrow Harris Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Reno Recreational area Keep Looking... They're coming! Rick Hoyme Hennepin co. ------=_NextPart_000_0080_01C66BD4.4F1E6A70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I went to Houston County Yesterday evening and today (Saturday) to = work on=20 my April List. With the last 2 days on a weekend I thought I would check = out=20 what was arriving on the Mississippi Flyway. The weather down there = wasn't too=20 bad as all the heavier rain stayed to the North and West until early = afternoon.=20 Here are some of the birds I saw and heard that are new for me this = year.
 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-quite a few
Warbling Vireo-Wildcat Landing
Purple Martin
Cliff, Barn and Northern Rough-winged Swallows
House Wrens - also quite a few
Brown Thrasher-several places
Veery-On the road West of Beaver Creek Valley State Park
Yellow-rumped, Palm and Pine Warblers (to be expected)
Louisiana Waterthrush - 4 singing males at Beaver Creek Valley = State=20 Park
Early warblers
Black-throated Green
Tennessee
Black-and-white
Ovenbird- Beaver Creek Valley State Park
White-throated Sparrow
Harris Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Reno Recreational area
 
Keep Looking... They're coming!
Rick Hoyme
Hennepin co.
 
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------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C66BE1.DBB9D340-- From eyeofnature@charter.net Sun Apr 30 13:26:10 2006 From: eyeofnature@charter.net (Ron Green) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 07:26:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Site URL Correction for Eagle and Owl Images Message-ID: <4454ACE2.8050604@charter.net> After an email from someone, I realized that the URL I supplied for my site had a syntax error. It read "http://www/greensphotoimages.com/gallery/". It should have been a period and not a slash after "www". The correct address is provided below. I apologize for the error. http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery/ From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Apr 30 13:43:17 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 07:43:17 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne sparrows Message-ID: <001f01c66c53$ab1281c0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Sparrow day at Sherburne Refuge: Henslow's (Wildlife Drive, first corner), Lark Sparrow (Mahnomen Trail entrance), Harris' Sparrow (175th, perhaps 3/4 of a mile from CR 11) and Grasshopper Sparrows (throughout Wildlife Drive) among ten species. Interestingly, had a Clay-colored in my backyard this week, but not in the refuge yet. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From jclaus13@msn.com Sun Apr 30 15:04:59 2006 From: jclaus13@msn.com (Joel Claus) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:04:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Carver Cty Cattle Egret Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C66C35.2872DA80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I found a Cattle Egret yesterday morning (4/29) along Carver County 45= just across the Minnesota River from the town of Jordan. It was in a= flooded field on the right hand side of the road shortly after crossi= ng the river.=0D=0A=0D=0ASorry about the late post.=0D=0A=0D=0AJoel Cl= aus=0D=0AEden Prairie=0D=0A=0D=0A= ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C66C35.2872DA80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A
I found a Cattle Egret yesterday morning (4= /29) along Carver County 45 just =0D=0Aacross the Minnesota River from= the town of Jordan.  It was in a flooded =0D=0Afield on the righ= t hand side of the road shortly after crossing the river.
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=0D=0A= ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C66C35.2872DA80-- From stephensonjeff@charter.net Sun Apr 30 14:24:12 2006 From: stephensonjeff@charter.net (Jeff Stephenson) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 08:24:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Western Tanager and Louisiana Waterthrush Message-ID: <000601c66c59$61801170$6801a8c0@laptop2> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C66C2F.75E39670 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Craig Mandel asked me to report that he and his group found a male = Western Tanager and a Louisiana Waterthrush at the Williams Nature = Center in Mankato at around 8 AM this morning. He said it was on the = trail left of the shelter looking from the parking lot and not too far = from the shelter.=20 Jeff Stephenson Rochester, MN, Olmsted County WEB PAGE: www.geocities.com/jjeffstephenson email: stephensonjeff@charter.net ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C66C2F.75E39670 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Craig Mandel asked me to report that he = and his=20 group found a male Western Tanager and a Louisiana Waterthrush at the = Williams=20 Nature Center in Mankato at around 8 AM this morning. He said it was = on the=20 trail left of the shelter looking from the parking lot and not too far = from the=20 shelter.
 
Jeff Stephenson
Rochester, MN, = Olmsted=20 County
WEB PAGE: www.geocities.com/jjeff= stephenson
email:=20 stephensonjeff@charter.net=
------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C66C2F.75E39670-- From thomas@angelem.com Sun Apr 30 17:22:48 2006 From: thomas@angelem.com (Thomas Maiello) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:22:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Binoc thank you Message-ID: <4454E458.4060609@angelem.com> Thank you for the overwhelming feedback on my request for info on binocular shops. I certainly found the best forum in the world to ask such a question. Thank you. Thomas Maiello From tiger150@comcast.net Sun Apr 30 18:52:18 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:52:18 -0500 Subject: [mou] White-throated Sparrows (Hennepin Co.) Message-ID: <000c01c66c7e$d3234160$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66C54.E9F04C50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Despite the drizzling rain, I was delighted to find a few White-throated = Sparrows in my yard today in Golden Valley. Actually, many birds were = out in the rain, which is always a treat to see on such a dreary day. = Good birding to all~ Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66C54.E9F04C50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Despite the drizzling rain, I = was delighted to=20 find a few White-throated Sparrows in my yard today in Golden Valley. = Actually,=20 many birds were out in the rain, which is always a treat to see on such = a dreary=20 day. Good birding to all~
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co. 
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C66C54.E9F04C50-- From screechowl@charter.net Sun Apr 30 18:59:20 2006 From: screechowl@charter.net (Dave Bartkey) Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:59:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rice Co. Willets Message-ID: <000a01c66c7f$ce8e0c60$5a98be44@roc.mn.charter.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C66C55.E59672A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, There were 18 willets at the Dennison sewage ponds this morning around = 10 am. They were on the first pond, and I saw them fly off towards the = north while I was down checking out the second pond. There were also = spotted sandpipers, lesser yellowlegs, and Wilson's snipe present. In the woods, I had 4 species of warblers: Ovenbird, yellow-rumped, = palm, and Nashville. I also saw my first Lincoln's sparrow and towhees of the year. Good birding! Dave Bartkey Faribault,MN screechowl@charter.net ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C66C55.E59672A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi everyone,
  There were 18 willets at the = Dennison sewage=20 ponds this morning around 10 am. They were on the first pond, and I saw = them fly=20 off towards the north while I was down checking out the second pond. = There were=20 also spotted sandpipers,  lesser yellowlegs, and Wilson's = snipe=20 present.
 
  In the woods, I had 4 species of = warblers:=20 Ovenbird, yellow-rumped, palm, and Nashville.
 
  I also saw my first Lincoln's = sparrow and=20 towhees of the year.
 
Good birding!
 
Dave Bartkey
Faribault,MN
screechowl@charter.net=20
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4/30/06
Lake Byllesby
1:45pm
 
A basic adult Red-throated Loon was in the bay just east of the cemetery. It took off and headed soutwest over the mudflats and did not return during the next 45 minutes or so that I remained in the area. This is a rare regular species in Minnesota and, if accepted by MOURC, will be only the second record for Dakota Co. The previous bird was seen on April 29, 2004.
 
As expected due to the rain, there were no shorebirds present except Killdeer - the lake level took a bit of a bounce.
 
Jim
Eagan
 
 
 
 
 
 

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