[mou] 2 Common Moorhens at Murphy-Hanrehan
SCOTT MEYER
scottandjudy3@msn.com
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:01:40 -0500
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To follow up on Bob's post, the Common Moorhens were still around at =
Noon. You can also park (also steep but can get get fully off the road) =
further west on 175th by the "No Motor Vehicles" sign and walk up to the =
main trail and walk East past the little woodlot to get where Bob =
described. From the high bank look North into the small bays within the =
cattails. The Moorhens were in the largest bay to the back but moved =
behind another clump of cattails in short order. By the time I went =
back for my scope they had disappeared, but I agree with patience they =
would move out again eventually. The main bay was the only place I saw =
some shorebirds: Solitary Sandpipers and Lesser Yellowlegs. =20
It is also worth going towards #34 and walk around the west and north =
side of the other ponds. It was quite a reach with binoculars also back =
lit, but there might be another couple of Common Moorhens on the North =
East corner of the ponds or it could have been a pair of Coots, =
although I didn't see any other Coots in either ponds. In the heat I =
didn't have the fortitude to go back with my scope. =20
Also 185th Street has construction and is down to one lane, so lots of =
tar and asphalt, so heads up. =20
Scott Meyer
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From: Williams, Bob<mailto:BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM>=20
To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu<mailto:mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>=20
Cc: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net<mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net>=20
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 9:19 AM
Subject: [mou] 2 Common Moorhens at Murphy-Hanrehan
I went out early this morning to follow up on Tom Nelson's great finds =
at Murphy-Hanrehan. I arrived before 7am and waited for the show to =
start. I waited for about an hour before 2 Common Moorhens appeared =
from behind the cattails near the middle of the pond. At about the same =
time the Least Bittern appeared a little to the right of the moorhens =
sitting right out in plain sight. The moorhens disappeared again almost =
as soon as they appeared so you must be patient. While I was waiting I =
saw and/or heard the following:
Sandhill Cranes calling in the distance over my left shoulder
Henslow's Sparrow(s) calling from across the pond
Virginia Rail with 3 little chicks
Soras feeding out in the open
Black-crowned Night Heron out in the open
Great Egrets, Green Herons and Great Blue Herons - many
Purple Martins - at least 3
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpipers
What a great way to start the day!
I offer the following directions. Park at the corner of 175th and =
Natchez. There is no official place to pull over and the shoulder is a =
little steep but it can be done. There is a trail that runs along the =
woods that you can pick up there. This takes you right to #35 on the =
trail map. The pond is visible from there. The best angle for where I =
saw the moorhens was from the middle before you get to the large tree =
that blocks your view of the pond. They were in a fairly small opening =
in the cattails. The bittern was on the left side of the much larger =
opening that is to the right of the smaller opening. This second =
opening has some mudflats and should have Green Herons, shorebirds =
and/or a Sora. I hope that helps.
Bob Williams, Bloomington
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<DIV>To follow up on Bob's post, the Common Moorhens were still around =
at=20
Noon. You can also park (also steep but can get get fully off the =
road)=20
further west on 175th by the "No Motor Vehicles" sign and walk up =
to the=20
main trail and walk East past the little woodlot to get where Bob =
described.=20
>From the high bank look North into the small bays within the =
cattails. The=20
Moorhens were in the largest bay to the back but moved behind another =
clump of=20
cattails in short order. By the time I went back for my scope =
they=20
had disappeared, but I agree with patience they would move=20
out again eventually. The main bay was the only place I =
saw=20
some shorebirds: Solitary Sandpipers and Lesser Yellowlegs. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It is also worth going towards #34 and walk around the west and =
north side=20
of the other ponds. It was quite a reach with binoculars also back =
lit,=20
but there might be another couple of Common Moorhens on the North =
East=20
corner of the ponds or it could have been a pair of=20
Coots, although I didn't see any other Coots in =
either=20
ponds. In the heat I didn't have the fortitude to go back with my=20
scope. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also 185th Street has construction and is down to one =
lane, so=20
lots of tar and asphalt, so heads up. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Scott Meyer</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [mou] 2 Common =
Moorhens at=20
Murphy-Hanrehan</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I went out early this =
morning to=20
follow up on Tom Nelson's great finds at Murphy-Hanrehan. I =
arrived=20
before 7am and waited for the show to start. I waited for about =
an hour=20
before 2 Common Moorhens appeared from behind the cattails near the =
middle of=20
the pond. At about the same time the Least Bittern appeared a =
little to=20
the right of the moorhens sitting right out in plain sight. The =
moorhens=20
disappeared again almost as soon as they appeared so you must be=20
patient. While I was waiting I saw and/or heard the=20
following:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sandhill Cranes calling in the =
distance over my=20
left shoulder</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Henslow's Sparrow(s) calling from =
across the=20
pond</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Virginia Rail with 3 little =
chicks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Soras feeding out in the =
open</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Black-crowned Night Heron out in the=20
open</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Great Egrets, Green Herons and Great =
Blue Herons=20
- many</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Purple Martins - at least =
3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lesser Yellowlegs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pectoral Sandpiper</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Solitary Sandpipers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What a great way to start the =
day!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I offer the following =
directions. =20
Park at the corner of 175th and Natchez. There is no =
official=20
place to pull over and the shoulder is a little steep but it can be=20
done. There is a trail that runs along the woods that you can =
pick up=20
there. This takes you right to #35 on the trail map. The =
pond is=20
visible from there. The best angle for where I saw the moorhens =
was from=20
the middle before you get to the large tree that blocks your view of =
the=20
pond. They were in a fairly small opening in the cattails. =
The=20
bittern was on the left side of the much larger opening that is to the =
right=20
of the smaller opening. This second opening has some mudflats =
and should=20
have Green Herons, shorebirds and/or a Sora. I hope that=20
helps.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob Williams, =
Bloomington</FONT></DIV>
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