Gray-crowned Rosy Finches

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: November 30, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 1, 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.

There is no doubt about the season now - cold temperatures arrived this week along starting with freezing rain which coated the roads and parking lots lightly, then froze hard. It is starting to wear off, but will be with us for awhile if temperatures don't go above freezing. Feeders have been busy this week with all the usual winter visitors. A few snowy owls are being reported - be on the lookout for them. Perhaps we will see a greater number of them this winter due to the abundant prey.

On November 24, Patrick Beauzay found a SNOWY OWL in Hubbard County in a soybean field along the east side of CR 20 about a half mile south of its junction with CR 17 between Park Rapids and Long Lake. At Long Lake there were 400 HOODED MERGANSERS. No doubt these birds are winging their way south by now.

Jesse Audette in Red Lake County east of Red Lake Falls reported a GRAY JAY at his building site there on November 23 and 25. On November 23, he saw a flock of 24 SNOW BUNTINGS near there.

>From Marshall County, Cliff Steinhauer reported 26 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and 9 PINE GROSBEAKS at his home near the west entrance to Agassiz NWR on November 26. At the refuge on November 25, Shelley Steva and I found BALD EAGLES, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, NORTHERN SHRIKE, LAPLAND LONGSPURS, PINE GROSBEAKS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS. The latter two species were in the interior of the refuge near the northeast corner. In Holt, we found a GRAY JAY, DARK-EYED JUNCOS, and PINE GROSBEAKS at a feeder in the south edge of town. Gary Huschle reported a GREAT BLUE HERON on November 25 in the Moose River below the Moose River impoundment. He also found PINE GROSBEAKS and COMMON REDPOLLS at Huntly WMA west of Middle River on November 26. In the Moose River area there are many BALD EAGLES and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, and he reports seeing GRAY JAYS everywhere in Marshall County , both within and outside the refuge.

Pat Rice in Beltrami County heard a BARRED OWL on November 25. She observed a NORTHERN SHRIKE on November 26, and a BALD EAGLE on November 27.

Kittson County sightings sent in by Larry Wilebski included 4 PINE GROSBEAKS on November 25, 5 GRAY JAYS at his cabin northwest of Lancaster on November 26. Other species being seen there include RUFFED GROUSE, PILEATED WOODPECKER, and COMMON REDPOLLS.

>From Roseau River WMA in Roseau County, Stan Wood reported a SNOWY OWL near the Pool 2 water control structure on November 25.

Gretchen Mehmel in the Beltrami Island State Forest reported that there are many ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS moving through especially dark phase birds. Two BALD EAGLES were seen on November 29.

Thanks to Cliff Steinhauer, Gary Huschle, Jesse Audette, Larry Wilebski, Patrick Beauzay, Pat Rice, and Stan Wood 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, December 8, 2006.

--====1164938980====-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Fri Dec 1 02:35:25 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:35:25 -0600 Subject: [mou] Update on Rosy Finches In-Reply-To: <14484077.1164920158325.JavaMail.root@sniper47> References: <14484077.1164920158325.JavaMail.root@sniper47> Message-ID: <73643B6B-D1CA-4783-9170-A329C7077B14@mimectl> ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C7148E.EC60D8F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Some footage of the birds can be seen at the link below. It was shot by my= friend Brad Beisel and editted by my friend Mike Hazard today. At the end= you may hear me say that all 3 birds are there, but only 2 show up in the = film. The quality is not the best but at least you can see them in action. Bob Williams, Bloomington URL=3Dhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYJR3zxHzbOE From: Mike Hendrickson Sent: Thu 11/30/2006 2:50 PM To: MOU-Net Subject: [mou] Update on Rosy Finches I arrived at the area mentioned at 8:45am and stayed until 12:15pm. I just = noticed this update on MnBird and some how did not make to the MOU listserv= . Subject: rosey finches seen today ... From: Paul Schumacher Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:01:47 -0800 (PST) The Rosey Finches were seen at the same location today at 12:30 pm. Paul Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C7148E.EC60D8F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bob Williams, Bloomington=

URL= =3Dhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYJR3zxHzbOE

<= /DIV>

From: Mike Hendrickson
Sent: = Thu 11/30/2006 2:50 PM
To: MOU-Net
Subject: [mou] Updat= e on Rosy Finches

I arrived at the area mentioned = at 8:45am and stayed until 12:15pm. I just noticed this update on MnBi= rd and some how did not make to the MOU listserv.

Subject: rosey finches seen to= day ...
From: Paul Schumacher <wnpauls AT yahoo.com>
Da= te: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:01:47 -0800 (PST)

The Rosey Finches were se=
en at the same location today
at 12:30 pm.

Paul

Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, M= innesota
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/

= ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C7148E.EC60D8F0-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Dec 1 02:37:46 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:37:46 -0800 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 30 November 2006 Message-ID: <20061201024120.0D52E103E0@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1164940666==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *November 30, 2006 *MNST0611.30 -Birds mentioned Snowy Owl Carolina Wren Varied Thrush Common Redpoll -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: November 30, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday November 30th 2006. On the 29th, Mike Schrage reported three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES in Cloquet, St. Louis County. Directions from interstate 35 take the Cloquet/Iron Range exit and go north on state highway 33 to the second stoplight in Cloquet. Turn left onto County Road 7 (also called Big Lake Road) and go about three miles to the intersection with County Road 5. Turn left onto University Road and go about 100 yards. Look for the blue building on the left. This is the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office. The birds have been on the sunflowers on the right side of the building. This is a working office building so birders are asked to please stay in their cars and remain at least 75 feet from the birds. On November 24th, Patrick Beauzay found a SNOWY OWL along Hubbard County Road 20 about a half mile south of its junction with County Road 17. Stan Wood reported a SNOWY OWL near Pool 2 in the Roseau River WMA in Roseau County on November 25th. Bill Buins still has a CAROLINA WREN at his feeder in Rochester, Olmsted County. It seems to visit only occasionally, but was reported as recently as the 30th. A VARIED THRUSH was reported on November 28th from the Kenwood neighborhood of Duluth, though it has been seen since at least the 18th. The feeder is in the front yard and is visible from the street at 1807 McFarlane Road. Finally, a few callers have reported COMMON REDPOLLS at their feeders, some as far south as the Twin Cities area. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, December 7th 2006. --====1164940666==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*November 30, 2006
*MNST0611.30

-Birds mentioned

Snowy Owl
Carolina Wren
Varied Thrush
Common Redpoll

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: November 30, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday November 30th 2006.

On the 29th, Mike Schrage reported three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES in Cloquet, St. Louis County. Directions from interstate 35 take the Cloquet/Iron Range exit and go north on state highway 33 to the second stoplight in Cloquet. Turn left onto County Road 7 (also called Big Lake Road) and go about three miles to the intersection with County Road 5. Turn left onto University Road and go about 100 yards. Look for the blue building on the left. This is the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office. The birds have been on the sunflowers on the right side of the building. This is a working office building so birders are asked to please stay in their cars and remain at least 75 feet from the birds.

On November 24th, Patrick Beauzay found a SNOWY OWL along Hubbard County Road 20 about a half mile south of its junction with County Road 17. Stan Wood reported a SNOWY OWL near Pool 2 in the Roseau River WMA in Roseau County on November 25th.

Bill Buins still has a CAROLINA WREN at his feeder in Rochester, Olmsted County. It seems to visit only occasionally, but was reported as recently as the 30th.

A VARIED THRUSH was reported on November 28th from the Kenwood neighborhood of Duluth, though it has been seen since at least the 18th. The feeder is in the front yard and is visible from the street at 1807 McFarlane Road.

Finally, a few callers have reported COMMON REDPOLLS at their feeders, some as far south as the Twin Cities area.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, December 7th 2006. --====1164940666====-- From bluejay@lauraerickson.com Fri Dec 1 02:53:02 2006 From: bluejay@lauraerickson.com (Laura Erickson) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:53:02 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] Update on Rosy Finches In-Reply-To: <73643B6B-D1CA-4783-9170-A329C7077B14@mimectl> References: <14484077.1164920158325.JavaMail.root@sniper47> <73643B6B-D1CA-4783-9170-A329C7077B14@mimectl> Message-ID: <62511.71.83.47.182.1164941582.squirrel@71.83.47.182> I finally had an opportunity to get to Cloquet this afternoon, from about 2 pm until about 2:45--during that time the birds were not there. I don't know if they came later. I'll try again tomorrow, I hope. Laura Erickson Duluth, MN www.birderblog.com There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson > Some footage of the birds can be seen at the link below. It was shot by > my friend Brad Beisel and editted by my friend Mike Hazard today. At the > end you may hear me say that all 3 birds are there, but only 2 show up in > the film. The quality is not the best but at least you can see them in > action. > Bob Williams, Bloomington > URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJR3zxHzbOE > > > > > From: Mike Hendrickson > Sent: Thu 11/30/2006 2:50 PM > To: MOU-Net > Subject: [mou] Update on Rosy Finches > > > I arrived at the area mentioned at 8:45am and stayed until 12:15pm. I just > noticed this update on MnBird and some how did not make to the MOU > listserv. > > Subject: rosey finches seen today ... > From: Paul Schumacher > Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:01:47 -0800 (PST) > > The Rosey Finches were seen at the same location today > at 12:30 pm. > > Paul > Michael Hendrickson > Duluth, Minnesota > http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ > From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Dec 1 03:13:11 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:13:11 -0800 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 11/30/06 Message-ID: <20061201031651.2ECEB103E3@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1164942791==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *November 30, 2006 *MNDU0611.30 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck White-winged Scoter American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Boreal Chickadee Golden-crowned Kinglet Varied Thrush Summer Tanager White-winged Crossbill -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: November 30, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 30th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES were found on the 27th by Mike Schrage at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet. The birds have been seen every day since, including today, and seem to be easier to find in the early morning. Visitors are welcome to look for the birds, but are reminded to stay in the parking lot, not walk around behind the buildings after hours or on the weekends, and be respectful of employees and visitors. To reach the office, go north on MN Highway 33 from I-35 until you reach Big Lake Road (CR 7). Turn west and go three miles to University Road (CR 5). Go south for one block and the single story blue office building is on the left. The birds have been feeding on old sunflower plants in front of the office. Jan Green relocated the female SUMMER TANAGER in Silver Bay on the 25th, but I have not heard any reports since. The homeowners are open to having a limited number of visitors, and people interested in looking for the bird should contact Laura Erickson by e-mail at bluejay@lauraerickson.com A male VARIED THRUSH has been coming to a feeder in the Kenwood neighborhood of Duluth since at least November 18th. It is at 1807 McFarlane Road, at the first house after turning west off the Howard Gnesen Road. The feeder is visible from the road. The two female HARLEQUIN DUCKS were relocated by Jan Green and Jim Mattson on the 24th on the south side of the breakwall at Canal Park. Jim also saw five WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Park Point. In Two Harbors, Jim found a female AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 24th at Lighthouse Point, and a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along the snowmobile trail south of the Holiday gas station on the west side of town. Warren Nelson found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER in Aitkin County on the 25th along CR 1, 11.6 miles north of the Mississippi River. Warren also found a BOREAL CHICKADEE, 12 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and 20 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS at the Rabey tree farm along MN Highway 200 between Hill City and Jacobson, near milepost 186. The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2006. Anyone interested in participating should contact compiler Jim Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at (jslind@frontiernet.net) for more information. The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following day on Sunday, December 17, 2006. Please contact compiler Frank Nicoletti (bjboreal@aol.com) if interested in participating. The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 7th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1164942791==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*November 30, 2006
*MNDU0611.30

-Birds mentioned

Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Boreal Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Varied Thrush
Summer Tanager
White-winged Crossbill

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: November 30, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, November 30th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES were found on the 27th by Mike Schrage at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet. The birds have been seen every day since, including today, and seem to be easier to find in the early morning. Visitors are welcome to look for the birds, but are reminded to stay in the parking lot, not walk around behind the buildings after hours or on the weekends, and be respectful of employees and visitors. To reach the office, go north on MN Highway 33 from I-35 until you reach Big Lake Road (CR 7). Turn west and go three miles to University Road (CR 5). Go south for one block and the single story blue office building is on the left. The birds have been feeding on old sunflower plants in front of the office.

Jan Green relocated the female SUMMER TANAGER in Silver Bay on the 25th, but I have not heard any reports since. The homeowners are open to having a limited number of visitors, and people interested in looking for the bird should contact Laura Erickson by e-mail at bluejay@lauraerickson.com

A male VARIED THRUSH has been coming to a feeder in the Kenwood neighborhood of Duluth since at least November 18th. It is at 1807 McFarlane Road, at the first house after turning west off the Howard Gnesen Road. The feeder is visible from the road.

The two female HARLEQUIN DUCKS were relocated by Jan Green and Jim Mattson on the 24th on the south side of the breakwall at Canal Park. Jim also saw five WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Park Point. In Two Harbors, Jim found a female AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER on the 24th at Lighthouse Point, and a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along the snowmobile trail south of the Holiday gas station on the west side of town.

Warren Nelson found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER in Aitkin County on the 25th along CR 1, 11.6 miles north of the Mississippi River. Warren also found a BOREAL CHICKADEE, 12 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and 20 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS at the Rabey tree farm along MN Highway 200 between Hill City and Jacobson, near milepost 186.

The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2006. Anyone interested in participating should contact compiler Jim Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at (jslind@frontiernet.net) for more information.

The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following day on Sunday, December 17, 2006. Please contact compiler Frank Nicoletti (bjboreal@aol.com) if interested in participating.

The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 7th.

The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message.

The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1164942791====-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Fri Dec 1 03:53:20 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:53:20 -0600 Subject: [mou] Update on Rosy Finches In-Reply-To: <5042115.1164940569628.JavaMail.root@sniper58> References: <14484077.1164920158325.JavaMail.root@sniper47>, <5042115.1164940569628.JavaMail.root@sniper58> Message-ID: --_43256581-35F7-429C-B749-E632E4BF7053_ Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C7148E.EC60D8F0" ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C7148E.EC60D8F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apparently the link didn't work right for some of you so I'll try again: From: Williams, Bob Sent: Thu 11/30/2006 8:35 PM To: Mike Hendrickson; MOU-Net Subject: RE: [mou] Update on Rosy Finches Some footage of the birds can be seen at the link below. It was shot by my= friend Brad Beisel and editted by my friend Mike Hazard today. At the end= you may hear me say that all 3 birds are there, but only 2 show up in the = film. The quality is not the best but at least you can see them in action. Bob Williams, Bloomington URL=3Dhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYJR3zxHzbOE From: Mike Hendrickson Sent: Thu 11/30/2006 2:50 PM To: MOU-Net Subject: [mou] Update on Rosy Finches I arrived at the area mentioned at 8:45am and stayed until 12:15pm. I just = noticed this update on MnBird and some how did not make to the MOU listserv= . Subject: rosey finches seen today ... From: Paul Schumacher Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:01:47 -0800 (PST) The Rosey Finches were seen at the same location today at 12:30 pm. Paul Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C7148E.EC60D8F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Apparently the l= ink didn't work right for some of you so I'll try again:

From: Williams, Bob
Sent: Thu= 11/30/2006 8:35 PM
To: Mike Hendrickson; MOU-Net
Subject:<= /B> RE: [mou] Update on Rosy Finches

Some footage of = the birds can be seen at the link below. It was shot by my friend Bra= d Beisel and editted by my friend Mike Hazard today. At the end you m= ay hear me say that all 3 birds are there, but only 2 show up in the film.&= nbsp; The quality is not the best but at least you can see them in action.<= /FONT>

Bob Williams, Bloomington=

URL= =3Dhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYJR3zxHzbOE
<= /DIV>

From: Mike Hendrickson
Sent: = Thu 11/30/2006 2:50 PM
To: MOU-Net
Subject: [mou] Updat= e on Rosy Finches

I arrived at the area mentioned = at 8:45am and stayed until 12:15pm. I just noticed this update on MnBi= rd and some how did not make to the MOU listserv.

Subject: rosey finches seen to= day ...
From: Paul Schumacher <wnpauls AT yahoo.com>
Da= te: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:01:47 -0800 (PST)
The Rosey Finches were se= en at the same location today at 12:30 pm. Paul

Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, M= innesota
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
=
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And again:=20
URL=3Dhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYJR3zxHzbOE>

From: Williams, Bob
Sent: Thu= 11/30/2006 9:53 PM
To: Williams, Bob; Mike Hendrickson; MOU-Net<= BR>Subject: RE: [mou] Update on Rosy Finches

Apparently the l= ink didn't work right for some of you so I'll try again:

From: Williams, Bob
Sent: Thu= 11/30/2006 8:35 PM
To: Mike Hendrickson; MOU-Net
Subject:<= /B> RE: [mou] Update on Rosy Finches

Some footage of = the birds can be seen at the link below. It was shot by my friend Bra= d Beisel and editted by my friend Mike Hazard today. At the end you m= ay hear me say that all 3 birds are there, but only 2 show up in the film.&= nbsp; The quality is not the best but at least you can see them in action.<= /FONT>

Bob Williams, Bloomington=

URL= =3Dhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYJR3zxHzbOE
<= /DIV>

From: Mike Hendrickson
Sent: = Thu 11/30/2006 2:50 PM
To: MOU-Net
Subject: [mou] Updat= e on Rosy Finches

I arrived at the area mentioned = at 8:45am and stayed until 12:15pm. I just noticed this update on MnBi= rd and some how did not make to the MOU listserv.

Subject: rosey finches seen to= day ...
From: Paul Schumacher <wnpauls AT yahoo.com>
Da= te: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:01:47 -0800 (PST)
The Rosey Finches were se= en at the same location today at 12:30 pm. Paul

Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, M= innesota
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
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------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C7148E.EC60D8F0-- From ekblad@frontiernet.net Fri Dec 1 13:57:35 2006 From: ekblad@frontiernet.net (Bob Ekblad) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 07:57:35 -0600 Subject: [mou] Carlton County Rosy-Finches present today Message-ID: <004301c71550$a8af5ba0$6501a8c0@BobLaptop> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C7151E.5E14EBA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just got a call from Chuck Krulas reporting that the three Gray-crowned Rosy Finches are present this morning (7:30-7:55AM) at the previously reported site west of Cloquet. Bob Ekblad Olmsted County in Southeast Minnesota ekblad@frontiernet.net http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C7151E.5E14EBA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I just got a call from Chuck Krulas reporting that = the three Gray-crowned Rosy Finches are present this morning (7:30-7:55AM) at the previously reported site west of Cloquet.

Bob = Ekblad

Olmsted County in Southeast = Minnesota

ekblad@frontiernet.net<= /font>

http://www.Birding-Minnesota.co= m

------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C7151E.5E14EBA0-- From dkuder@citlink.net Fri Dec 1 15:32:34 2006 From: dkuder@citlink.net (Dee Kuder) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:32:34 -0600 Subject: [mou] Yellow-rumped Warbler Message-ID: <20061201153246.53F6F1008B6@relay04.roc.ny.frontiernet.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01C7152B.A390EEB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just saw the Yellow-rumped Warbler again at Crane Lake in northern St Louis County. He is foraging under the feeders and visiting the heated bird bath. Diane (Dee) Kuder Bear Island Crane Lake, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01C7152B.A390EEB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I just saw the Yellow-rumped Warbler again at = Crane Lake in northern St = Louis County.<= /p>
He is foraging under the feeders and visiting the = heated bird bath.

Diane (Dee) Kuder

Bear Island

Crane = Lake, MN

------=_NextPart_000_0047_01C7152B.A390EEB0-- From bluejay@lauraerickson.com Fri Dec 1 17:48:52 2006 From: bluejay@lauraerickson.com (Laura Erickson) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:48:52 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] Rosy-finches there at 11 am Message-ID: <58106.71.32.190.130.1164995332.squirrel@71.32.190.130> I arrived in Cloquet about 10:30 and the Rosy-finches were not there. But at about 10:50, voila! The three flew in. I'll post photos on my blog later. Laura Erickson Duluth, MN www.birderblog.com There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson From jadrake@arvig.net Fri Dec 1 20:09:52 2006 From: jadrake@arvig.net (Jeff and Amy Drake) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 14:09:52 -0600 Subject: [mou] Deer River contact? Message-ID: <001e01c71584$b66cf9d0$63bc81d8@D807P3B1> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C71552.5ECAF790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My father-in-law is a beginning birder who would be interested in having = someone help with IDs on occasion. He would also enjoy birding with = someone more experienced who lives in the area. I know I've seen = occasional posts from the Deer River/Grand Rapids area. If anyone out = there would be willing to help him please let me know and I'll help him = get in contact. Thanks, Amy Drake ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C71552.5ECAF790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My father-in-law is a beginning = birder who=20 would be interested in having someone help with IDs on occasion. = He would=20 also enjoy birding with someone more experienced who lives in the = area. I=20 know I've seen occasional posts from the Deer River/Grand Rapids = area. If=20 anyone out there would be willing to help him please let me know and = I'll help=20 him get in contact.

Thanks,

Amy Drake
------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C71552.5ECAF790-- From smithville4@charter.net Fri Dec 1 21:32:33 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:32:33 -0600 Subject: [mou] Update Gray-crowned Rosy Finches Message-ID: <000e01c71590$36cc6fb0$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C7155D.EBEA6F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The three rosy finches arrived at the location at 1:05pm and fed on the = ground in front of the blue building for a short period of time. Then = around 1:15-18pm they were flushed up by the workers and landed in the = back of one of the service trucks and fed in the bed of the truck. Then = the birds flew up and headed over to the Reservation school across from = the original location. Peder Svingen and I drove over there and refound = the finches feeding on the ground near some enclosed dumpsters. The = birds then flew up and try to land on my truck and also on Peder's = truck! I took a ton of photos of the birds on top of the fence near the = enclosed dumpsters. Then the finches began to chase each other and they = few over to the playground and fed near some other green dumpsters = giving me wonderful opportunities to digiscope the finches feeding on = the ground. Then the bird flew up and headed back over to the Resource = (blue) buildings at 1:45pm. Peder was there taking more photos when I = left for home. So if the birds are not at the Resource buildings drive = over to the school and check the playground area behind the school. I posted some of the picture of these finches on my website and they can = be found in "Recent Sightings" Good Birding! Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C7155D.EBEA6F60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The three rosy finches = arrived at the=20 location at 1:05pm and fed on the ground in front of the blue building = for a=20 short period of time. Then around 1:15-18pm they were flushed up by the = workers=20 and landed in the back of one of the service trucks and fed in the bed = of the=20 truck. Then the birds flew up and headed over to the Reservation school = across=20 from the original location. Peder Svingen and I drove over there and = refound the=20 finches feeding on the ground near some enclosed dumpsters. The birds = then flew=20 up and try to land on my truck and also on Peder's truck! I took a ton = of photos=20 of the birds on top of the fence near the enclosed dumpsters. Then the = finches=20 began to chase each other and they few over to the playground and fed = near some=20 other green dumpsters giving me wonderful opportunities to digiscope the = finches=20 feeding on the ground. Then the bird flew up and headed back over = to the=20 Resource (blue) buildings at 1:45pm. Peder was there taking more photos = when I=20 left for home. So if the birds are not at the Resource buildings drive = over to=20 the school and check the playground area behind the school.

I posted some of the picture = of these=20 finches on my website and they can be found in "Recent = Sightings"

Good Birding!

Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C7155D.EBEA6F60-- From bluejay@lauraerickson.com Sat Dec 2 03:12:20 2006 From: bluejay@lauraerickson.com (Laura Erickson) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 21:12:20 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] More Rosy-Finch photos Message-ID: <62156.71.83.47.182.1165029140.squirrel@71.83.47.182> I posted a bunch of photos of the Rosy-Finches, and one small video, here: http://birderblog.com/bird/Species/Finches/Gray-crownedRosyFinch/GCRFGallery.html Laura Erickson Duluth, MN www.birderblog.com There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson From Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com Sat Dec 2 13:51:50 2006 From: Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com (Paul Budde) Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 07:51:50 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gray-crowned Rosy Finch Message-ID: <244BB0A2242EF0489D8FFB420E3F3C5A01A214D6@MINSCEXM01A.americas.benfieldglobal.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C71619.0491F97D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 VGhyZWUgd2VyZSBhdCB0aGUgRm9uZC1kdS1MYWMgbG9jYXRpb24gb3V0c2lkZSBDbG9xdWV0IGZy b20gNzoyMyB0byA3OjUwIEFNIG9uIFNhdHVyZGF5LiANCg0KUGF1bA0K ------_=_NextPart_001_01C71619.0491F97D Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 PCFET0NUWVBFIEhUTUwgUFVCTElDICItLy9XM0MvL0RURCBIVE1MIDMuMi8vRU4iPg0KPEhUTUw+ DQo8SEVBRD4NCjxNRVRBIEhUVFAtRVFVSVY9IkNvbnRlbnQtVHlwZSIgQ09OVEVOVD0idGV4dC9o dG1sOyBjaGFyc2V0PXV0Zi04Ij4NCjxNRVRBIE5BTUU9IkdlbmVyYXRvciIgQ09OVEVOVD0iTVMg RXhjaGFuZ2UgU2VydmVyIHZlcnNpb24gNi41Ljc2NTAuMjgiPg0KPFRJVExFPkdyYXktY3Jvd25l ZCBSb3N5IEZpbmNoPC9USVRMRT4NCjwvSEVBRD4NCjxCT0RZPg0KPCEtLSBDb252ZXJ0ZWQgZnJv bSB0ZXh0L3BsYWluIGZvcm1hdCAtLT4NCg0KPFA+PEZPTlQgU0laRT0yPlRocmVlIHdlcmUgYXQg dGhlIEZvbmQtZHUtTGFjIGxvY2F0aW9uIG91dHNpZGUgQ2xvcXVldCBmcm9tIDc6MjMgdG8gNzo1 MCBBTSBvbiBTYXR1cmRheS48QlI+DQo8QlI+DQpQYXVsPC9GT05UPg0KPC9QPg0KDQo8L0JPRFk+ DQo8L0hUTUw+ ------_=_NextPart_001_01C71619.0491F97D-- From quetzal@avianphotos.org Sat Dec 2 17:28:15 2006 From: quetzal@avianphotos.org (quetzal@avianphotos.org) Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 17:28:15 +0000 Subject: [mou] Gray-crowned Rosy-finch Message-ID: <130759660-1165083566-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-1743439346-@bxe023-cell01.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> All three are still at the conservation department west of Cloquet. They have been feeding on the sunflowers the last hour since I got here at 9:45am. Chris Fagyal Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From quetzal@avianphotos.org Sat Dec 2 16:45:05 2006 From: quetzal@avianphotos.org (quetzal@avianphotos.org) Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 16:45:05 +0000 Subject: [mou] Gray-crowned Rosy-finch Message-ID: <130759660-1165083560-cardhu_blackberry.rim.net-335620802-@bxe020-cell01.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> All three are still at the conservation department west of Cloquet. They have been feeding on the sunflowers the last hour since I got here at 9:45am. Chris Fagyal Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From cfagyal@avianphotos.org Sat Dec 2 21:34:21 2006 From: cfagyal@avianphotos.org (Chris Fagyal) Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:34:21 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch images Message-ID: <4571F15D.70604@avianphotos.org> All, I visited the Rosy-Finches today from 9:30am to 12:30pm. They were there at the sunflowers the entire time I was there, never being flushed by anyone or anything. Matter of fact, 1 landed on the top of my car near my windshield and 1 landed on the wheel of my car. Talk about fearless...I actually had to wait to get back inside my car and warm up :) I've put a few Rosy-Finch images on my website. Here is a link to find them: http://www.avianphotos.org/gallery2/v/Minnesota/Birds/?g2_page=2 Enjoy, Chris Fagyal From wenelson@mlecmn.net Sat Dec 2 23:45:22 2006 From: wenelson@mlecmn.net (Warren) Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:45:22 -0600 Subject: [mou] Three-toed Woodpeckers in Aitkin Coutny Message-ID: <45721012.60406@mlecmn.net> This morning I birded north of Aitkin and found 2 male AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS. From the Mississippi River bridge on the north side of town, go north on County Road 1 for 11.6 miles. They are working tamarack trees on the west side of the road. I also found a male and a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER. From the junction of County Road 1 and County Road 3, continue on C.R. 3 west for just over 5 miles. There is extensive workings on the south side of the road. Warren Nelson From mattjim@earthlink.net Sun Dec 3 01:10:55 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 19:10:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gulls, Black Dog Message-ID: <410-22006120311055593@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Dec. 2, 2006 Black Dog Lake (east lake) 3:45-5:00pm The ice-man cometh and I saw my first white-winged gulls for the season. From the power plant I estimated a maximum of 2500 gulls. Mostly Herring and Ring-billed, of course, but also: Four Glaucous Gulls: -Adult w/ dusky head - probable 3rd winter (based on amount of gray feathers in mantle and 2-toned bill) -2nd winter (pure white w/ 2-toned bill and no duskiness visible) -1st winter (nicely patterned dusky bird w/ 2-toned bill) One well patterned, classic 1st winter Iceland Gull (Kumlien's) about 3/5ths size of Herring Gulls. Also, another 1st or 2nd cycle white-winged gull at long distance that was size of smallest Herring Gulls but appeared to have an all dark bill and somewhat angular head. Possibly another Glaucous. At least 3 adult Thayer's Gulls, but no immatures (and I looked over many dark gulls). I tended to not look very hard for this species, but my gut tells me there were several present. I saw no dark mantled gulls. The gulls were pouring in when I left at 5:00pm, so no telling what other gems are out there. Did I mention it was cold? Jim ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

Dec. 2, 2006

Black Dog Lake (east lake)

3:45-5:00pm

The ice-man cometh and I saw my first white-winged gulls for the season. From the power plant I estimated a maximum of 2500 gulls. Mostly Herring and Ring-billed, of course, but also:

Four Glaucous Gulls:

-Adult w/ dusky head

- probable 3rd winter (based on amount of gray feathers in mantle and 2-toned bill)

-2nd winter (pure white w/ 2-toned bill and no duskiness visible)

-1st winter (nicely patterned dusky bird w/ 2-toned bill)

One well patterned, classic 1st winter Iceland Gull (Kumlien's) about 3/5ths size of Herring Gulls.

Also, another 1st or 2nd cycle white-winged gull at long distance that was size of smallest Herring Gulls but appeared to have an all dark bill and somewhat angular head. Possibly another Glaucous.

At least 3 adult Thayer's Gulls, but no immatures (and I looked over many dark gulls). I tended to not look very hard for this species, but my gut tells me there were several present.

I saw no dark mantled gulls.

The gulls were pouring in when I left at 5:00pm, so no telling what other gems are out there. Did I mention it was cold?

Jim

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Sun Dec 3 04:21:44 2006 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 23:21:44 EST Subject: [mou] Black Dog Gulls, etc. & Probable Barrows Goldeneye Message-ID: <46e.c33239f.32a3aad8@aol.com> Went with Lars Benson to Black Dog. Saw three second-year Thayer's Gulls on the River just at the river curve by the NSP power plant itself. Also saw two Chipping sparrows near a flock of Tree Sparrows. Also present was A N. Shrike and a Rough Legged Hawk. Went to the park on US Hgh 10 just this side of Prescott and saw a Female Goldeneye that had a yellowish bill, a blocky (not peaked) head, and the head coloring was consistently dark reddish brown. It looked quite different than the other Goldeneye Female in its company which had a clearly two-toned bill and less consistent coloring on the head and browner color. Went by Spring Lake at sundown and there were 1 to 1.5 thousand gulls circling out over the water but too far out to identify from the public access down the hill from Dakota 42. From the timing I'm guessing that these were different gulls than the ones Jim reported at Black Dog. John Ellis- St. Paul From wbruins@earthlink.net Sun Dec 3 17:03:03 2006 From: wbruins@earthlink.net (Bill Bruins) Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:03:03 -0600 Subject: [mou] Carolina Wren Message-ID: Yesterday at the MOU Paper Session I chatted with a number of folks about the Carolina Wrens visiting my feeders. As I told many of them it seems to come by every three to four days at either *AM or 4PM and predicted that I should see it Sunday or Monday. As predicted, one of the wrens dropped in between 8 and 9 AM this morning. My wife thinks both were in the area because she heard chattering from two directions. No Tufted Titmouse though. Bill O. William Bruins 1538 11th Avenue NE Rochester, MN 55906-4213 wbruins@earthlink.net 507-281-1607 - home 507-261-6837 - cell (not always turned on) From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Sun Dec 3 17:10:21 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:10:21 -0600 Subject: [mou] Bohemian Waxwings - Itasca In-Reply-To: <45721012.60406@mlecmn.net> Message-ID: Yesterday afternoon I saw a small flock of Bohemian Waxwings in a crabapple tree in Coleraine near the CR 10 detour. This morning I found a larger flock of Bohemian Waxwings--maybe 100--by the Spur station in Bovey and a flock of maybe 40 flew over CR 434 near Trout Lake. So far the finches have been slow in my part of Itasca County. I hiked through about a mile and a half of spruce bog this morning without seeing ANY finches. There are some Pine Grosbeaks and Pine Siskins around, redpolls in much smaller numbers than the last couple of winters, I've only heard one report of Evening Grosbeaks in the area, and I have yet to see either crossbill species around here this winter. Maybe this cold weather will move them down. Otherwise, Gray Jays have been abundant and nearly every clump of large tamarack shows signs of recent Black-backed/Three-toed Woodpecker foraging--there were 2 Black-backeds found in November. I haven't seen any owls yet this winter, but a Snowy Owl was reported somewhere near Bowstring Lake last week. Shawn Conrad Bovey _________________________________________________________________ Get free, personalized commercial-free online radio with MSN Radio powered by Pandora http://radio.msn.com/?icid=T002MSN03A07001 From Wildchough@aol.com Sun Dec 3 18:02:41 2006 From: Wildchough@aol.com (Wildchough@aol.com) Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 13:02:41 EST Subject: [mou] Washington County waterfowl Message-ID: --part1_c58.8c75543.32a46b41_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At 1030 this morning Kim Eckert and I found 3 White-fronted Geese, a White-winged Scoter, and a female Redhead off the park before the highway 35 entrance into Prescott, Wisconsin, the geese and scoters were close to the Minnesota shoreline while the redhead was near the highway bridge. Just west of the bridge on the Wisconsin side amidst some boat docks was a Wood Duck. A flock of goldeneyes near the MN shoreline was estimated at 450 birds. Only 10-15 Common Mergansers were seen. Bob Russell, Dakota County --part1_c58.8c75543.32a46b41_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 1030 this morning Kim Eckert and= I found 3 White-fronted Geese, a White-winged Scoter, and a female Redhead=20= off the park before the highway 35 entrance into Prescott, Wisconsin, the ge= ese and scoters were close to the Minnesota shoreline while the redhead was=20= near the highway bridge. Just west of the bridge on the Wisconsin side= amidst some boat docks was a Wood Duck. A flock of goldeneyes near th= e MN shoreline was estimated at 450 birds. Only 10-15 Common Merganser= s were seen.
Bob Russell, Dakota County --part1_c58.8c75543.32a46b41_boundary-- From jotcat" Message-ID: <011701c71705$781313e0$aa0f46d8@VL420> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0111_01C716D3.219F5870 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You are probably right about the Titmouse and Carolina Wren traveling = about together. Chickadees, titmice, downy woodpeckers and other = resident species, plus any straggling migrants (warblers, finches) often = form mixed foraging flocks. Always investigate the whole gang when you = hear chickadee calls in winter woods. =20 We have had an odd couple at our feeders since Nov. 22, not every day = but fairly often - a female Cardinal and a young (still has faint = streaks on breast) White-throated Sparrow. Other white-throats moved = south in early Nov. Cardinals are getting more common north of Duluth, = but this is the first one that seems to be appearing regularly here. = All the others we have seen in past seven years at this location appear = for a few minutes or maybe a day or two, then move on. We also have = seen them most often in early spring. As we drove to Grand Marais on Friday Dec. 1, a medium size, long-tailed = gray-backed bird flew across Hwy. 61 ahead of us, thought it was a gray = jay until I realized it had no white at all on tail or anywhere else, = and saw its black crown. Catbird! This was on a narrow stretch of the = highway east of Lutsen, so we didn't have a chance to pull off and look = around for a solitaire or other wanderer. Briefly checked the gull = flock in Grand Marais harbor, didn't spot any rarities, but that job = needed more time. Carol Tveekrem, Schroeder, Cook Co. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bill Bruins=20 To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net ; mou-net@cbs.umn.edu=20 Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:32 AM Subject: [mou] Speculation About 9:15 this morning my wife head and saw the Carolina Wren so I=20 headed outside to put meal worms in the feeders. I gave a whistle=20 imitation of the wren call and got a buzzed response and the bird=20 popped up onto the fence. We sat inside watching and hoping that the wren would get some meal=20 worms. It came to the feeder but seemed to ignore the worms for=20 seeds. Then a Tufted Titmouse stopped by for a snack. The last time the wren was here so too was the titmouse. I am=20 speculating they travel together around the neighborhood and the last=20 time the wren was here so was the titmouse. The wren seems to visit=20 every three to four days. Bill O. William Bruins 1538 11th Avenue NE Rochester, MN 55906-4213 wbruins@earthlink.net 507-281-1607 - home 507-261-6837 - cell (not always turned on) _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net ------=_NextPart_000_0111_01C716D3.219F5870 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
You are probably right about = the Titmouse=20 and Carolina Wren traveling about together. Chickadees, titmice, = downy=20 woodpeckers and other resident species, plus any straggling migrants = (warblers,=20 finches) often form mixed foraging flocks. Always investigate the = whole=20 gang when you hear chickadee calls in winter woods.

We have had an odd couple at our feeders = since Nov. 22,=20 not every day but fairly often - a female Cardinal and a young (still = has faint=20 streaks on breast) White-throated Sparrow. Other white-throats = moved south=20 in early Nov. Cardinals are getting more common north of Duluth, = but this=20 is the first one that seems to be appearing regularly here. All = the others=20 we have seen in past seven years at this location appear for a few = minutes or=20 maybe a day or two, then move on. We also have seen them most = often in=20 early spring.

As we drove to Grand Marais on Friday Dec. = 1, a=20 medium size, long-tailed gray-backed bird flew across Hwy. 61 = ahead=20 of us, thought it was a gray jay until I realized it had no white at all = on tail=20 or anywhere else, and saw its black crown. = Catbird! This=20 was on a narrow stretch of the highway east of Lutsen, so we didn't have = a=20 chance to pull off and look around for a solitaire or other=20 wanderer.   Briefly checked the gull flock in Grand Marais = harbor,=20 didn't spot any rarities, but that job needed more time.

Carol Tveekrem,

Schroeder, Cook Co.

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bill=20 Bruins

To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net ; = mou-net@cbs.umn.edu

Sent: Thursday, November 30, = 2006 10:32=20 AM

Subject: [mou] = Speculation

About 9:15 this morning my wife head and saw the = Carolina Wren=20 so I
headed outside to put meal worms in the feeders. I gave a = whistle=20
imitation of the wren call and got a buzzed response and the bird=20
popped up onto the fence.

We sat inside watching and hoping = that=20 the wren would get some meal
worms. It came to the feeder but = seemed to=20 ignore the worms for
seeds. Then a Tufted Titmouse stopped by for = a=20 snack.

The last time the wren was here so too was the titmouse. = I am=20
speculating they travel together around the neighborhood and the = last=20
time the wren was here so was the titmouse. The wren seems = to visit=20
every three to four days.

Bill

O. William = Bruins
1538=20 11th Avenue NE
Rochester, MN 55906-4213
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------=_NextPart_000_0111_01C716D3.219F5870-- From chetmeyers@visi.com Sun Dec 3 19:24:41 2006 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (chetmeyers@visi.com) Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 13:24:41 -0600 Subject: [mou] Minnetonka Mergansers Message-ID: <1165173881.45732479a7d04@my.visi.com> Chet Meyers writes: The common mergansers are back at their usual staging spots in both Brown's and Smith's Bay on Lake Minnetonka. They were at quite a distance but numbered in the thousands. Mixed in were a few common goldeneyes. This is on the northeast shore of Minnetonka along Highway 15. There are few if any safe places to pull over, but there is one boat storage place (I believe Minnetonka Marine)just north and east of Tanager Lake where I have pulled in and no one has ever chased me out. The other safe observation place is an ice fishing parking bay on the east side of Highway 15 just north of the Arcola bridge in Smith's Bay. Be careful! Naturally there were a few bald eagles cruising about looking for injured mergansers. Not much else. No scoters I could find. Chet Meyers, Hennepin Count From sweston2@comcast.net Sun Dec 3 20:56:53 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 14:56:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] injured Sand Hill Crane Message-ID: <001701c7171e$cb3c4190$d69b7618@Weston72505> I have reports of a Sand Hill Crane north of Floodwood that appears not to be able to fly. the bird still appears to be nimble afoot and probably not approachable. If it is approachable, and catchable, is there any rehab facility for it? And, is there any iron clad bird catcher that would be able to apprehend it? Also reported from just east of Floodwood during hunting were seven "Three-toed Woodpeckers". The hunter was not adverse to revising his ID to Black-backed. The birds were described as common in their range, which I don't know fits the Three-toed. Also, old field guides lumped both as Three-toed. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From Hagsela@aol.com Sun Dec 3 23:11:51 2006 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 18:11:51 EST Subject: [mou] Updates: Rosy-finches, WW Scoter Message-ID: --part1_bd7.aaca523.32a4b3b7_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Saturday the 2nd I was delighted to have great looks at the 3 Gray-crowned Rosy-finches at the previously posted location. I saw them from about 1:10-1:25. A very nice gentleman who was working there came out to tell us that the birds had been around almost continuously all morning. It seems they hang around longer with fewer people coming and going from the business. I heard other reports of folks who successfully saw the birds after 2:00. Today, Sunday the 3rd, I chased over to Pt. Douglas Park, Washington Cty. While the White-winged Scoter was still around (at 1st mid-distance out, but near the MN shoreline, later flying in close to the land bridge but still hugging the MN shore), the Greater White-fronted Geese were nowhere to be found. The golden-eyes were too far out to sort out any possible Barrow's. I observed the WW Scoter (1st spotted by Doug K.) from about 2:30-3:15ish. Linda Sparling Hennepin County --part1_bd7.aaca523.32a4b3b7_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Saturday the 2nd I was delighted to hav= e great looks at the 3 Gray-crowned Rosy-finches at the previously posted lo= cation. I saw them from about 1:10-1:25. A very nice gentleman= who was working there came out to tell us that the birds had been around al= most continuously all morning. It seems they hang around longer with fewer p= eople coming and going from the business. I heard other reports of fo= lks who successfully saw the birds after 2:00.
Today, Sunday the 3rd, I chased over to Pt. Douglas Park, Washington Cty.&nb= sp; While the White-winged Scoter was still around (at 1st mid-distance out= , but near the MN shoreline, later flying in close to the land bridge but st= ill hugging the MN shore), the Greater White-fronted Geese were nowhere to b= e found. The golden-eyes were too far out to sort out any possible Ba= rrow's. I observed the WW Scoter (1st spotted by Doug K.) from about=20= 2:30-3:15ish.
Linda Sparling
Hennepin County --part1_bd7.aaca523.32a4b3b7_boundary-- From p.neubeck@comcast.net Mon Dec 4 01:51:30 2006 From: p.neubeck@comcast.net (Peter Neubeck) Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 19:51:30 -0600 Subject: [mou] Rosy Finch video Message-ID: <3527D7C5-ACB2-489D-A6AB-01EEEB9520F0@comcast.net> I have posted a short video of one of the Grey-crowned Rosy Finches at the following url: https://home.comcast.net/~p.neubeck/GrCrRosyFinch.mov From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Mon Dec 4 14:39:11 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 08:39:11 -0600 Subject: [mou] FW: White Gyr Falcon Message-ID: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D037@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> A white Gyrfalcon is loose in the west metro area, from a falconer, Vic Peppe. If you spot this bird please contact Vic or his wife at 612-280-4842. This is a very valuable bird and we are concerned for its welfare. Mark Alt -----Original Message----- From: PEPPE ENTERPRISES INC. [mailto:PEI@ISD.NET]=20 Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 8:48 PM To: president@moumn.org; vicepresident@moumn.org Subject: White Gyr Falcon Hi, my name is Vic Peppe and I am looking for your help. Saturday night my captive bred white Gyr Falcon escaped frin her muse in Corcoran. =20 Can you please pass the word and if anyone spots her to let me or my=20 wife, Peggy know immediately.=20 I appreciate your help! Vic Peppe 612-280-4842 cell Peggy Peppe 612-968-9988 cell From esteb02@frontiernet.net Mon Dec 4 17:13:34 2006 From: esteb02@frontiernet.net (esteb02@frontiernet.net) Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:13:34 +0000 Subject: [mou] FW: White Gyr Falcon In-Reply-To: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D037@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> References: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D037@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> Message-ID: <20061204171334.mrbez298fcgskwsc@webmail.frontiernet.net> FYI, Vic has recovered his gyr. Steve Estebo Lakeville, Minnesota ********************** Quoting "Alt, Mark" : > A white Gyrfalcon is loose in the west metro area, from a falconer, Vic > Peppe. If you spot this bird please contact Vic or his wife at > 612-280-4842. This is a very valuable bird and we are concerned for its > welfare. > > Mark Alt > > -----Original Message----- > From: PEPPE ENTERPRISES INC. [mailto:PEI@ISD.NET] > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 8:48 PM > To: president@moumn.org; vicepresident@moumn.org > Subject: White Gyr Falcon > > Hi, my name is Vic Peppe and I am looking for your help. Saturday night > > my captive bred white Gyr Falcon escaped frin her muse in Corcoran. > Can you please pass the word and if anyone spots her to let me or my > wife, Peggy know immediately. > > I appreciate your help! > Vic Peppe > 612-280-4842 cell > Peggy Peppe > 612-968-9988 cell > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From anderson.diane@mayo.edu Mon Dec 4 17:33:50 2006 From: anderson.diane@mayo.edu (Anderson, Diane M. [RO X-RAY]) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 11:33:50 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gray-crowned Rosy Finches Message-ID: <6812227CD50C174D9C05F77A79F10E62EDD8D0@msgebe14.mfad.mfroot.org> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C717CA.5CC04370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The three were seen this morning at the previously described location. =20 > Diane M. Anderson RT(R) > Medical Imaging Technical Services > Department of Radiology > Mayo Clinic Rochester > (507) 266-8504 > anderson.diane@mayo.edu >=20 >=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C717CA.5CC04370 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gray-crowned Rosy Finches
The three were seen = this morning at the previously described location.

Diane M. = Anderson RT(R)
Medical = Imaging Technical Services
Department of Radiology
Mayo = Clinic Rochester
(507) = 266-8504
anderson.diane@mayo.edu

------_=_NextPart_001_01C717CA.5CC04370-- From christopher.e.fagyal@baesystems.com Mon Dec 4 15:01:44 2006 From: christopher.e.fagyal@baesystems.com (Fagyal, Chris E (NONSSA)) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:01:44 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch images Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C717B5.1D4ADCD1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, =20 My post on Saturday evening didn't seem to go through so I'll try again today: =20 I've put a few Rosy-Finch images on my website. =20 Here is a link to find them:=20 http://www.avianphotos.org/gallery2/v/Minnesota/Birds/?g2_page=3D2 =20 Cheers, =20 Chris Fagyal Senior Software Engineer BAE Systems Fridley, MN (763)572-5320 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C717B5.1D4ADCD1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

All,

My post on Saturday evening didn't seem to go through = so I'll try again today:

I've put a few = Rosy-Finch images on my website.

Here is a link to = find them:

http://www.avianphotos.org/gallery2/v/Minnesota/Birds/?g2_page=3D2=

Cheers,

Chris Fagyal

Senior Software = Engineer

BAE Systems

Fridley, = MN

(763)572-5320

------_=_NextPart_001_01C717B5.1D4ADCD1-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Dec 4 19:49:34 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 13:49:34 -0600 Subject: [mou] Mille Lacs + Message-ID: <024701c717dd$52c2d520$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Stomach flu & speaking engagements had taken me out of the birding loop for a week or so; did spend a few hours Saturday morning in northern Mille Lacs County. Highlights (mild) were: * 10 Pine Grosbeaks, CR 142 (mile or so to the right of where it T's with a residential street, near number 40636) - probably the same flock that Herb Dingmann had a couple of weeks back, although did not see any Evenings on this occasion. * Two Northern Shrikes, one just outside of Mille Lacs WMA, along the residential road that extends off CR 23; also along CR 12 in southern Mille Lacs. * 15 Snow Buntings in Kathio State Park, end of the Primitive Campground Road. Also drove Sherburne Refuge's Prairie Wildlife Drive over lunch today, only a Rough-legged worth reporting (very frozen, windy, quiet, desolate, depressing). Very little open water left up here. Good birding to all & sundry. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From tnejbell@comcast.net Mon Dec 4 19:51:14 2006 From: tnejbell@comcast.net (Tom Bell) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 13:51:14 -0600 Subject: [mou] Tufted Titmouse Message-ID: <000601c717dd$8fcc9870$6501a8c0@laptop8200> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C717AB.43E7F530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tufted Titmouse coming to our feeders. Tom Bell on Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Road South Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143 651 459-4150 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C717AB.43E7F530 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tufted Titmouse coming to our feeders.

Tom Bell
on Grey Cloud Island
5868 Pioneer = Road=20 South
Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143
651=20 459-4150
------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C717AB.43E7F530-- From Doug.Kieser@clynch.com Fri Dec 1 01:52:01 2006 From: Doug.Kieser@clynch.com (Doug Kieser) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:52:01 -0600 Subject: [mou] Lake Calhoun... now's the time Message-ID: A first-winter Glaucous Gull was present on Lake Calhoun late this afternoon, as well as the continuing Lesser Black-backed Gull. Doug Kieser Minneapolis Chet Meyers writes: If you are not on your way to Cloquet, you might want to stop by Lake Calhoun the next few evenings. With things really freezing up in the north land, we should get a nice mix of birds (and maybe a winter gull) on Calhoun. Last night the lesser black-backed was back (after a week's absence) and we also had common merganser and Amer. goldeneye. Who knows what will show up??? scoters, great black-backed gull, smew. (Whew!) Chet Meyers, Hennepin County _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From nancydowling@gmail.com Sun Dec 3 03:24:51 2006 From: nancydowling@gmail.com (Nancy Dowling) Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 21:24:51 -0600 Subject: [mou] RBA - Tufted Titmouse in Burnsville Message-ID: ------=_Part_20750_28497618.1165116291789 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hello, I've lived in the Cities for 25 yrs and have never seen a tufted titmouse here. But today I had one on my deck, eating seed I had scattered. He (or she) came back numerous times. Don't know if that qualifies as "rare" for Twin Cities or not. But I thought I'd contact you just in case. Nancy Dowling Burnsville ------=_Part_20750_28497618.1165116291789 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline
Hello,

I've lived in the Cities for 25 yrs and have never seen a tufted titmouse here. But today I had one on my deck, eating seed I had scattered. He (or she) came back numerous times.

Don't know if that qualifies as "rare" for Twin Cities or not.   But I thought I'd contact you just in case.

Nancy Dowling

Burnsville
------=_Part_20750_28497618.1165116291789-- From fortune@frontiernet.net Mon Dec 4 00:43:53 2006 From: fortune@frontiernet.net (Ruth Lafortune) Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 18:43:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] Short-eared owl at Carlos Avery Message-ID: <005401c7173d$462481b0$01fea8c0@yourb27fb1c401> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C7170A.FB23AEC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Peter Erickson and I birded Carlos Avery today and enjoyed seeing the = many rough-legged hawks ( 2 dark morphs), and a male northern harrier. = We also had a very good look at a cooperative short-eared owl on Pool 10 = Road- I have GOT to remember to bring my camera with me!! Lots of = hunters there today. A fun, but chilly day- Robin LaFortune ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C7170A.FB23AEC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,

Peter Erickson and I birded Carlos = Avery today and=20 enjoyed seeing the many rough-legged hawks ( 2 dark morphs), and a male = northern=20 harrier. We also had a very good look at a cooperative short-eared = owl on=20 Pool 10 Road- I have GOT to remember to bring my camera with = me!! =20 Lots of hunters there today. A fun, but chilly day-

Robin = LaFortune
------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C7170A.FB23AEC0-- From kinglet102@msn.com Mon Dec 4 04:53:31 2006 From: kinglet102@msn.com (H FERGUSON) Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:53:31 +0000 Subject: [mou] Red headed Woodpecker in St. Paul Message-ID: I have had a juvenal red headed woodpecker visiting my feeders the last few days. I'm located just south of Como Park. It must be a little lost to be in my neighborhood. Heidi Ferguson From p.neubeck@comcast.net Mon Dec 4 23:30:24 2006 From: p.neubeck@comcast.net (Peter Neubeck) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 17:30:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] Three Toed Woodpecker Video Message-ID: <0123D24C-2C60-4718-860D-3045AC6312E3@comcast.net> If you are interested, this is a link to a short video of a Northern Three Toed Wookpecker video I took a couple of weeks ago in Two Harbors. https://home.comcast.net/~p.neubeck/N3ToedWPecker.mov From ekblad@frontiernet.net Tue Dec 5 00:04:00 2006 From: ekblad@frontiernet.net (Bob Ekblad) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 18:04:00 -0600 Subject: [mou] Townsend's Solitaire still hanging around in Duluth Message-ID: <007e01c71800$df538d90$6501a8c0@BobLaptop> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007F_01C717CE.94B91D90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There was a Townsend's Solitaire part way out Park Point this noontime. It was just sitting around on a small shrubby Mountain Ash right by the bus stop across from 36th Street. The bird was still in the same location when I came back a little while later. This might be a good bird to keep track of with the Duluth CBC only 12 days away. Bob Ekblad Olmsted County in Southeast Minnesota ekblad@frontiernet.net http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com ------=_NextPart_000_007F_01C717CE.94B91D90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

There was a Townsend’s Solitaire part way out = Park Point this noontime. It = was just sitting around on a small shrubby Mountain Ash right by the bus stop across from = 36^th Street. The bird was still = in the same location when I came back a little while later. This might be a good bird to keep track of with the Duluth CBC = only 12 days away.

Bob = Ekblad

Olmsted County in Southeast = Minnesota

ekblad@frontiernet.net<= /font>

http://www.Birding-Minnesota.co= m

------=_NextPart_000_007F_01C717CE.94B91D90-- From corax6330@yahoo.com Tue Dec 5 03:18:04 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 19:18:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Tundra Swan Numbers Dwindling, Pool 8 Message-ID: <736080.84490.qm@web56014.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Tundra Swan numbers down to 3-4 thousand. Many Canada Geese. 75-100 Bald Eagles. View from Hwy 26 south of Brownsville Ice covers most of the open water. Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index From sweston2@comcast.net Tue Dec 5 07:53:17 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 01:53:17 -0600 Subject: [mou] Injured Sand Hill Crane Message-ID: <004501c71844$1f68e7c0$d69b7618@Weston72505> The injured Sand Hill Crane north of Floodwood has been picked up by Emily Buchanan this last weekend. The land owner noted that he no longer was seeing the crane and that someone had been walked onto his land. I have not heard how she found the crane, or how easily it was captured, or where it was taken, or what the prognosis is. I will let you know when I receive more details. The land owner was also interested. Thanks for all the suggestions, recommendation, referals, and comments. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From EgretCMan@msn.com Tue Dec 5 13:09:55 2006 From: EgretCMan@msn.com (CRAIG MANDEL) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 07:09:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] MRVAC - Meeker/Wright Counties Birding Day - Field Trip Report - December 4, 2006 Message-ID: December 4, 2006 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter Meeker/Wright Counties Birding Day Report 36 species observed Led a hardy group of birders around Wright county today. Temperatures were in the single digit range with winds out of the WNW at 10 to 15 mph. But even with the harsh conditions we managed to have a very good day of birding, turning up some interesting species for the area. Most of the lake were frozen, but we did find open water on Lake Pulaski, Ramsey Lake, Lake Mary and Cedar lake. All those lakes except for Ramsey Lake had some waterfowl on them Including Trumpeter Swans. A large number of Trumpeter Swans were also observed along the Mississippi river at Monticello. Here are some of the species observed by the group and were they were observed. Wright County observations: Cackling Geese - Lake Pulaski - From a boat access on the SW shore, at least 7 were observed in with a group of 500+ Canada Geese. Trumpeter Swan Black Duck - Montissippi County park - One bird was observed on the Mississippi river from the boat access in the park. Canvasback - Single adult male Canvasbacks were observed on Lake Pulaski and Cedar Lake Ring-necked Duck - Lake Pulaski Greater Scaup - Lake Pulaski & Montissippi County park Lesser Scaup - Lake Pulaski Common Goldeneye - present on most of the lakes and observed in flocks along the Mississippi River Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Rough-legged Hawk - A single light morph bird was observed sitting on the power line along CR 9, near 30th St NW American Kestrel - Hwy. 55 & CR 6 American Coot - Lake Pulaski Thayer's Gull - 9:30am - A Single adult Thayer's Gull was first observed in flight by Ruth Hiland. We observed the bird for about five minutes at the park along Mississippi Drive. This is the location were the Trumpeter Swans are being feed. We observed the bird for about 5 minutes and then the bird flew to the East and was not relocated in the remaining 1/2 hour we spent at that location. Mourning Dove - Two birds were observed at the intersection of Hamlin Ave NW & 20 St NE Red-breasted Nuthatch - Mary McGrath spotted a Red-breasted Nuthatch in the Pines on the North side of Montissippi Park and we ended up observing 6 of them feeding at the tops of the Pine trees. Dark-eyed Junco - a single Dark-eyed Junco was observed at the Ney Nature Center. Craig Mandel, Minnetonka, MN EgretCMan@msn.com From mncbc@rohair.com Tue Dec 5 17:21:57 2006 From: mncbc@rohair.com (mncbc@rohair.com) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:21:57 -0500 (EST) Subject: [mou] Sharp-tailed grous in SW MN? Message-ID: <58243.156.99.142.99.1165339317.squirrel@www.rohair.com> In the past couple months I've heard from three individuals regarding Sharp-tailed Grouse sightings in Southwest Minnesota. Two reports come from the Canby area (Yellow Medicine County) and another North of Belview (Renville County) area near the Minnesota River valley. All were from hunters, one of whom had a bird in the hand. All were certain they were not pheasants, and seemed to have the knowledge to know the difference. I am aware of the Greater Prairie-Chicken releases in the Lac qui Parle area, but these individuals I spoke with were not. They also did not seem to know the differences between Sharp-tailed and Prarire-Chicken. Just throwing this info out to those who might venture this way. From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Dec 5 17:21:03 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 11:21:03 -0600 Subject: [mou] Whimsical Anti-Record Message-ID: <0a7b01c71891$bea6de80$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Set a new personal record this morning - or perhaps an anti-record: One species identified during a birding hike (7:50 to 8:40 AM). Previous low was four, set on a few occasions (although a six spot in two hours along the Cleveland downtown lakeshore years ago also sticks in my memory). Walked Mahnomen Trail, Sherburne Refuge - twice heard fly over A. Goldfinches - and nothing else. There was a possible Great Horned in the distance, but the audio sample was too small to exclude other "hooters". Imagine - no chickadees, no woodpeckers, no other finches, not a crow, winter sparrow, nuthatch - nada. Hopefully such "luck" is completely out of my system. And that it's not a sign of winter birding in the area. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From mncbc@rohair.com Tue Dec 5 17:12:37 2006 From: mncbc@rohair.com (mncbc@rohair.com) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:12:37 -0500 (EST) Subject: [mou] Vareid Thrush - Murray County Message-ID: <57685.156.99.142.99.1165338757.squirrel@www.rohair.com> Nelvina DeKam called Saturday to report a Varied Thush coming to her feeder near Edgerton, MN. Call her for details at (507) 443-5081. From Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com Tue Dec 5 18:36:02 2006 From: Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com (Paul Budde) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:36:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] Fall 2006 Season In-Reply-To: <244BB0A2242EF0489D8FFB420E3F3C5A2442A9@MINSCEXM01A.americas.benfieldglobal.net> Message-ID: <244BB0A2242EF0489D8FFB420E3F3C5A01A21509@MINSCEXM01A.americas.benfieldglobal.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7189C.3784F1FD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The fall season (8/1 - 11/30) has ended. If you will be sending in a seasonal report for inclusion in the summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. We strongly encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/). Look in the left panel under "Reporting Birds," then "On-line Seasonal Reporting." Or just click on "Seasonal Reports" from the top menu. Electronic files should be e-mailed to me at this address. If you have Avisys files, please note that these can now be directly imported into the website's database. Look in the left panel under "Reporting Birds," then "Avisys Input to Seasonal Report" to get to the import page.=20 Please provide either web or electronic data by December 15th. (Contact me if you cannot submit data by this deadline and we'll see if we can work something out.) Finally, if you would rather submit by paper, please mail your forms directly to Peder Svingen. Thanks for your observations and the details you provide!=20 Paul=20 =20 Paul Budde Minneapolis, MN=20 paul.budde@us.benfieldgroup.com ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7189C.3784F1FD Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fall 2006 Season
The fall season (8/1 = – = 11/30) has ended. If you will be sending in a = seasonal report for inclusion in the summary to be published in The = Loon, please do so now. We strongly encourage submissions using = the MOU website (http://moumn.org/). = Look = in the left = panel = under “Reporting = Birds,” then “On-line Seasonal = Reporting.” Or just = click on = “Seasonal = Reports” from the = top menu.

Electronic files should be = e-mailed to me at this address. If you have Avisys files, please note that these = can now be directly imported into the website’s database. Look in the = left panel under = “Reporting Birds,” then “Avisys Input to Seasonal = Report” to get = to the = import = page.

Please provide either web or = electronic data by December = 15th. (Contact me if you cannot submit data by this deadline and = we’ll see if we can work something out.) Finally, if you = would rather submit by paper, please mail your forms directly to Peder = Svingen.

Thanks for your observations = and the details you provide!

Paul

Paul Budde

Minneapolis, MN

paul.budde@us.benfieldgroup.com
------_=_NextPart_001_01C7189C.3784F1FD-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Dec 5 19:28:23 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 13:28:23 -0600 Subject: [mou] North Run to the Finches Message-ID: <0b0801c718a3$87864cd0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Contemplating a run north to Cloquet tomorrow - has anyone seen the GCR Finches today? Will probably cover portions of the north shore after Cloquet, then head south through Aitkin County for the Three-toed & Black-backeds on CR 1 & 3. Any others worth chasing? Good birding to all (especially to those who answer inquiries). Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties PS Answers after 5:00 PM can be sent to natester166@hotmail.com From esitz@goldengate.net Tue Dec 5 20:00:56 2006 From: esitz@goldengate.net (Erika Sitz) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 14:00:56 -0600 Subject: [mou] Rough-legged Hawks, Short-eared Owls, Carlos Avery, Dec 4 Message-ID: <029501c718a8$153a67b0$6501a8c0@dirac4> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0296_01C71875.CA9FF7B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >From about 3pm to 5pm yesterday, we drove a figure-eight loop around Carlos Avery and saw a total of 10 Rough-legged Hawks and at least four Short-eared Owls. Nothing on the NW corner this time, but saw the first two Rough-legged Hawks and a Harrier, female or juv, along the road parallel to and east of the Pool 10 main road. Two more Rough-leggeds east of there by Pool 6. Saw something flying to the east from Pool 8 Rd, turned right and watched four Rough-legged hunt in the field before the east edge. One was down in the field eating for several minutes before resuming the hunt. Turned around and completed the loop around Pool 9 and watched two more Rough-leggeds south of Pool 9, as they appeared to call it a day and headed for the wooded area to the west. Followed them a short ways, but turned around in the SE corner to go back up Pool 10 Rd, since we figured 4:15pm was getting to be owl time. Spotted what could have been up to five large raptors across Pool 9, and stopped at the parking spot by the small ridge. For about 15 min, we watched three Short-eared Owls hunting. Paul managed to get them into the scope several times. I wasn't able to, but once, when one flew closer and the low sun picked it up, I didn't need it - I could see all its beautiful markings crystal-clear with the binuculars. Such a gorgeous bird - is there a bird guide anywhere that does it justice? Headed out to the NE corner, and just before 5pm, spotted the fourth Short-eared Owl, sitting roadside on a pole by Pool 22, got to within 10 ft before it flew back. Capped it off, in the very last light, with a Great Horned Owl in a large tree almost to the eastern boundary. Special thanks to Robin LaFortune for her post on Sunday that got us over there for my wonderful birhday present. Erika Sitz, Ramsey, north Anoka County ------=_NextPart_000_0296_01C71875.CA9FF7B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
From about 3pm to 5pm yesterday, we drove a figure-eight loop = around Carlos=20 Avery and saw a total of 10 Rough-legged Hawks and at least four = Short-eared=20 Owls. Nothing on the NW corner this time, but saw the first two=20 Rough-legged Hawks and a Harrier, female or juv, along the road = parallel to=20 and east of the Pool 10 main road. Two more Rough-leggeds east of = there by=20 Pool 6.

Saw something flying to the east from Pool 8 Rd, turned right and = watched=20 four Rough-legged hunt in the field before the east edge. One = was=20 down in the field eating for several minutes before resuming the = hunt. =20 Turned around and completed the loop around Pool 9 and watched two = more=20 Rough-leggeds south of Pool 9, as they appeared to call it a day and = headed for=20 the wooded area to the west. Followed them a short ways, but = turned around=20 in the SE corner to go back up Pool 10 Rd, since we figured 4:15pm was = getting=20 to be owl time.

Spotted what could have been up to five large raptors across Pool = 9, and=20 stopped at the parking spot by the small ridge. For about 15 min,=20 we watched three Short-eared Owls hunting. Paul managed to = get them=20 into the scope several times. I wasn't able to, but once, when one = flew=20 closer and the low sun picked it up, I didn't need it - I could see all = its=20 beautiful markings crystal-clear with the binuculars. Such a = gorgeous bird=20 - is there a bird guide anywhere that does it justice?

Headed out to the NE corner, and just before 5pm, spotted the = fourth=20 Short-eared Owl, sitting roadside on a pole by Pool 22, got to within 10 = ft=20 before it flew back. Capped it off, in the very last light, with a = Great=20 Horned Owl in a large tree almost to the eastern boundary.

Special thanks to Robin LaFortune for her post on Sunday that got = us over=20 there for my wonderful birhday present.

Erika Sitz,

Ramsey, north Anoka County
------=_NextPart_000_0296_01C71875.CA9FF7B0-- From jadrake@arvig.net Tue Dec 5 21:08:39 2006 From: jadrake@arvig.net (Jeff and Amy Drake) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 15:08:39 -0600 Subject: [mou] winter birds Message-ID: <000a01c718b1$9624ca60$74bb81d8@D807P3B1> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C7187F.3EA914D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ottertail County Richville, MN We had 8 Cedar Waxwings visit the crabapple tree in our yard yesterday. = Today 3 Redpolls joined the Am. Goldfinch flock in our yard. Amy Drake ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C7187F.3EA914D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ottertail County

Richville, MN

We had 8 Cedar Waxwings visit the = crabapple tree in=20 our yard yesterday. Today 3 Redpolls joined the Am. Goldfinch = flock in our=20 yard.

Amy Drake
------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C7187F.3EA914D0-- From Sara_Vacek@fws.gov Tue Dec 5 21:47:05 2006 From: Sara_Vacek@fws.gov (Sara_Vacek@fws.gov) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 15:47:05 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sharp-tailed grouse in SW MN? Message-ID: One of our staff saw nine prairie chickens approx. 3 miles west of Canby on October 30. We have not released birds this far south, but we believe one of our relocated prairie chickens was displaying at a sharp-tail dancing ground near Clear Lake, SD (about 10-15 miles west of this sighting) in spring 2004. We will be searching the Canby area thoroughly this spring for a booming ground! FYI - 2006 was our last year of prairie chicken relocations; we have released 570 birds in West-central Minnesota since 1999. We will continue to monitor the reintroduced population using radio telemetry and booming ground censuses. We would certainly appreciate hearing about any prairie grouse (chicken or sharp-tail) observations in west-central Minnesota. Please contact myself or Dave Trauba (dave.trauba@dnr.state.mn.us or 320-734-4451). Sara Vacek Wildlife Biologist USFWS -- Morris Wetland Management District 43875 230th St. Morris, MN 56267 320-589-4973 __________________ In the past couple months I've heard from three individuals regarding Sharp-tailed Grouse sightings in Southwest Minnesota. Two reports come from the Canby area (Yellow Medicine County) and another North of Belview (Renville County) area near the Minnesota River valley. All were from hunters, one of whom had a bird in the hand. All were certain they were not pheasants, and seemed to have the knowledge to know the difference. I am aware of the Greater Prairie-Chicken releases in the Lac qui Parle area, but these individuals I spoke with were not. They also did not seem to know the differences between Sharp-tailed and Prarire-Chicken. Just throwing this info out to those who might venture this way. _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From alynneretired@yahoo.com Tue Dec 5 22:07:16 2006 From: alynneretired@yahoo.com (audrey lynn) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 14:07:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] N.MN birds Message-ID: <777742.51851.qm@web61212.mail.yahoo.com> --0-272698395-1165356436=:51851 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I had a group of Red Crossbills at the Floe Plant in Hoyt Lakes on Dec. 2nd. and got some pictures. Just about 15 minutes ago I had a beautiful male Cardinal at my feeders. A new yard bird for me. I have a small flock of Pine grosbeaks and about 12-20 Evening grosbeaks and lots of Pine siskins, but no redpolls at my feeders yet. There is a flock of about a dozen Common redpolls at our Fisherman's Point area in town. Until today at Nancy Jackson's feeders in Hoyt Lakes she has had a White th. Sp. and a Fox Sp. Our Aurora, Hoyt Lakes, Biwabik Christmas Count will be held on Dec 30th. Audrey L. Evers --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. --0-272698395-1165356436=:51851 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I had a group of Red Crossbills at the Floe Plant in Hoyt Lakes on Dec. 2nd. and got some pictures. Just about 15 minutes ago I had a beautiful male Cardinal at my feeders. A new yard bird for me. I have a small flock of Pine grosbeaks and about 12-20 Evening grosbeaks and lots of Pine siskins, but no redpolls at my feeders yet. There is a flock of about a dozen Common redpolls at our Fisherman's Point area in town. Until today at Nancy Jackson's feeders in Hoyt Lakes she has had a White th. Sp. and a Fox Sp. Our Aurora, Hoyt Lakes, Biwabik Christmas Count will be held on Dec 30th.

Audrey L. Evers

Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. --0-272698395-1165356436=:51851-- From tiger150@comcast.net Tue Dec 5 23:58:44 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 17:58:44 -0600 Subject: [mou] Another Goldfinch Story... Message-ID: <001701c718c9$6710dd00$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C71897.015A1E40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A few days ago, there was an American Goldfinch was sitting on the = little perch on a hanging bird house on my birch tree. It seemed = interested in the house, but goldfinches don't nest in cavities (that I = know of.) Was this bird just coincidentally perching there or was he/she = actually considering the cavity as a nesting spot? I believe it would be = small enough to fit inside the hole. Thanks! Alyssa DeRubeis ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C71897.015A1E40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
A few days ago, there was an = American=20 Goldfinch was sitting on the little perch on a hanging bird = house on=20 my birch tree. It seemed interested in the house, but goldfinches don't = nest in=20 cavities (that I know of.) Was this bird just coincidentally perching = there or=20 was he/she actually considering the cavity as a nesting spot? I believe = it would=20 be small enough to fit inside the hole. Thanks!

Alyssa DeRubeis

------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C71897.015A1E40-- From bluejay@lauraerickson.com Wed Dec 6 00:15:15 2006 From: bluejay@lauraerickson.com (Laura Erickson) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:15:15 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] Another Goldfinch Story... In-Reply-To: <001701c718c9$6710dd00$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> References: <001701c718c9$6710dd00$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> Message-ID: <60432.71.83.47.182.1165364115.squirrel@71.83.47.182> I bet it thought the bird house was a feeder. There are so many designs of hanging feeders with perches that the goldfinches who investigate all of them are the ones most likely to find a lot of food. Laura Erickson Duluth, MN www.birderblog.com There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson > A few days ago, there was an American Goldfinch was sitting on the little > perch on a hanging bird house on my birch tree. It seemed interested in > the house, but goldfinches don't nest in cavities (that I know of.) Was > this bird just coincidentally perching there or was he/she actually > considering the cavity as a nesting spot? I believe it would be small > enough to fit inside the hole. Thanks! > > Alyssa DeRubeis > From wampy@att.net Wed Dec 6 01:00:17 2006 From: wampy@att.net (Bernard P. Friel) Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:00:17 -0600 Subject: [mou] Re: [mnbird] North Run to the Finches In-Reply-To: <0b0801c718a3$87864cd0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Message-ID: Just posted confirmation of the finches present about 2 PM today. -- Bernard P. Friel Web Page - http://www.wampy.com > From: Pastor Al Schirmacher > Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 13:28:23 -0600 > To: , > Subject: [mnbird] North Run to the Finches > > Contemplating a run north to Cloquet tomorrow - has anyone seen the GCR > Finches today? > > Will probably cover portions of the north shore after Cloquet, then head > south through Aitkin County for the Three-toed & Black-backeds on CR 1 & 3. > Any others worth chasing? > > Good birding to all (especially to those who answer inquiries). > > Al Schirmacher > Princeton, MN > Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties > > PS Answers after 5:00 PM can be sent to natester166@hotmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird@lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird From wampy@att.net Wed Dec 6 00:57:58 2006 From: wampy@att.net (Bernard P. Friel) Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:57:58 -0600 Subject: [mou] Fall 2006 Season In-Reply-To: <244BB0A2242EF0489D8FFB420E3F3C5A01A21509@MINSCEXM01A.americas.benfieldglobal.net> Message-ID: > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3248189879_5272341 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Just reporting that the rosy finches were present again today about 2 PM fo= r about 1/2 hour. --=20 Bernard P. Friel Web Page - http://www.wampy.com From: Paul Budde Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:36:02 -0600 To: Conversation: Fall 2006 Season Subject: [mou] Fall 2006 Season The fall season (8/1 =AD 11/30) has ended. If you will be sending in a seasonal report for inclusion in the summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. We strongly encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/ ). Look in the left panel under =B3Reporting Birds,=B2 then =B3On-line Seasonal Reporting.=B2 Or just click on =B3Seasonal Reports=B2 from the top menu. Electronic files should be e-mailed to me at this address. If you have Avisys files, please note that these can now be directly imported into the website=B9s database. Look in the left panel under =B3Reporting Birds,=B2 then =B3Avisys Input to Seasonal Report=B2 to get to the import page. Please provide either web or electronic data by December 15th. (Contact me if you cannot submit data by this deadline and we=B9ll see if we can work something out.) Finally, if you would rather submit by paper, please mail your forms directly to Peder Svingen. Thanks for your observations and the details you provide! Paul=20 =20 Paul Budde Minneapolis, MN=20 paul.budde@us.benfieldgroup.com --B_3248189879_5272341 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: [mou] Fall 2006 Season Just = reporting that the rosy finches were present again today about 2 PM for abou= t 1/2 hour.
--
Bernard P. Friel
Web Page - http://www.wampy.com

From: Paul Budde <Paul.Budd= e@us.benfieldgroup.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:36:02 -0600
To: <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
Conversation: Fall 2006 Season
Subject: [mou] Fall 2006 Season

The<= FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> fall= season (8/= 1 – 11/30) has ended. If you will be sending in a seasonal report fo= r inclusion in the summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. &n= bsp;We strongly encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/ <http://moumn.org/> ). Look in the left panel under “Reporting Birds,” t= hen “On-line Seasonal Reporting.” Or just click on “Seasonal Repo= rts” from the top menu.

Electronic files should be e-mailed to me at this= address. If you have Avisys files, please note that these can now be directly imported int= o the website’s database. Lookin the left panel under “Reporting Birds,R= 21; then “Avisys Input to Seasonal Report” to get to the<= FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"> import page= .

Please provide either web or electronic data by Decem= ber 15th. (Contact me if you cannot submit data by this deadline and w= e’ll see if we can work something out.) Finally, if you would ra= ther submit by paper, please mail your forms directly to Peder Svingen.

Thanks for your observations and the details you = provide!

Paul

Paul Budde

Minneapolis, MN

paul.budde@us.benfieldgroup.com

--B_3248189879_5272341-- From esitz@goldengate.net Wed Dec 6 04:45:13 2006 From: esitz@goldengate.net (Erika Sitz) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 22:45:13 -0600 Subject: [mou] Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl, etc, Sherburne NWR Message-ID: <02cd01c718f1$5294b1d0$6501a8c0@dirac4> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02CE_01C718BF.07FA41D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This afternoon, we saw a Rough-legged Hawk, on the ground eating, along the Wildlife Drive where the one-way begins. Also a Northern Shrike opposite Big Bluestem Pool. At 4:45pm, we watched a Short-eared Owl hunting by Schoolhouse Pool, then perch in a tree right by road and start eating. Later, a Great Horned Owl perched in a tree across Stickney Pool. Erika Sitz, Ramsey, north Anoka County ------=_NextPart_000_02CE_01C718BF.07FA41D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This afternoon, we saw a = Rough-legged Hawk, on=20 the ground eating, along the Wildlife Drive where the one-way = begins. =20 Also a Northern Shrike opposite Big Bluestem Pool. At 4:45pm, we = watched a=20 Short-eared Owl hunting by Schoolhouse Pool, then perch in a tree right = by road=20 and start eating. Later, a Great Horned Owl perched in a tree = across=20 Stickney Pool.

Erika Sitz,

Ramsey, north Anoka=20 County
------=_NextPart_000_02CE_01C718BF.07FA41D0-- From northernflights@charter.net Wed Dec 6 04:51:19 2006 From: northernflights@charter.net (Larson Kelly) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 22:51:19 -0600 Subject: [mou] Possible Curve-billed Thrasher, Nashwauk Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-15-242401730 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed My first attempts to post failed due to the size of the photos... Well, here it is without the photos. There is a possible rarity in Nashwauk that should be checked out ASAP! A couple from Nashwauk have sent me three photos taken recently of a bird that has been visiting their feeding stations regularly. They are sure it is a Curve-billed Thrasher and from the photos I would have to agree. The photos were taken a couple days ago. The bird sometimes visits the yard at the same time as a resident Brown Thrasher that is still hanging around. (Good for comparison) The couple have been offering the two Thrashers crabapples and hulled sunflower. They did not see the bird today as they were here in Bemidji until late. Back channel if you would like to view the photos. The couple are willing to share this bird and have given me permission to post their contact information on MOU's list-serve. Roger and Laurie Larson 218-885-3454 rllarson@uslink.net Kelly Larson Bemidji Minnesota 218-444-3022 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-15-242401730 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
My first = attempts to post failed due to the size of the photos...
Well, here it is without the photos.

There is a = possible=A0rarity in Nashwauk that should be checked out ASAP! A couple = from Nashwauk have sent me three photos taken recently of a bird that = has been visiting their feeding stations regularly. They are sure it is = a Curve-billed Thrasher and from the photos I would have to agree. The = photos were taken a couple days ago. The bird sometimes visits the yard = at the same time as a resident Brown Thrasher that is still hanging = around. (Good for comparison) The couple have been offering the two = Thrashers crabapples and hulled sunflower. They did not see the bird = today as they were here in Bemidji until late.

Back channel = if you would like to view the photos.
The = couple are willing to share this bird and have given me=A0permission to = post their contact=A0information on MOU's list-serve.
Roger and Laurie Larson
rllarson@uslink.net

=
Kelly = Larson
Bemidji Minnesota
218-444-3022

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 = = Somewhere!<= /DIV>

= --Apple-Mail-15-242401730-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Wed Dec 6 15:33:41 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:33:41 -0600 Subject: [mou] directions to Curve-billed Thrasher in St Louis County Message-ID: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D05D@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7194B.E83FB2E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following are directions to the St Louis County home that is being = visited by a Curve-billed thrasher.=20 * Directions are from Nashwauk o Go north on Highway 65 from Nashwauk to fire road #39423 o This fire road is 0.5 miles past Westwood Road/Eastwood Road = intersection, north of mile marker 181 o This fire road is 5.5 miles north of Nashwauk o If you pass St Louis County Hwy 56, you have gone too far o GPS =3D 47.44950, -93.19589; 47=B0 26.970', -93=B0 11.754' o The driveway goes through some woods, then opens up tot eh = house on the right o Park on the left-hand side, take care not to block the = driveway o The feeder is in front of the house. On the right as you = enter the property o The bird moves between the feeder and an alder swamp nearby =20 =20 Roger and Laurie Larson are the home owners and they are willing to let = people come into their property to view the bird, for they tell me there = is no other way to see it. Please take all care to be as unobtrusive as = possible. Roger did tell me they have 4"of snow, so be careful, Good = birding! =20 Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7194B.E83FB2E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The following are directions to the = St Louis = County home that is being = visited by a Curve-billed thrasher.

•=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= Directions are from Nashwauk

o=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0 Go north on Highway 65 from Nashwauk to fire road = #39423

o=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0 This fire road is 0.5 miles past Westwood Road/Eastwood Road intersection, north of = mile marker 181

o=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0 This fire road is 5.5 miles north of Nashwauk

o=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0 If you pass St Louis County Hwy 56, you have gone too far

o=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0 GPS =3D 47.44950, -93.19589; 47=B0 26.970', -93=B0 = 11.754'

o=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0 The driveway goes through some woods, then opens up tot eh house on the = right

o=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0 Park on the left-hand side, take care not to block the = driveway

o=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0 The feeder is in front of the house. On the right as you enter the = property

o=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0 The bird moves between the feeder and an alder swamp = nearby

Roger and Laurie Larson are the = home owners and they are willing to let people come into their property to = view the bird, for they tell me there is no other way to see it. Please take all = care to be as unobtrusive as possible. Roger did tell me they have 4”of = snow, so be careful, Good birding!

Mark = Alt

Brooklyn Center, MN

------_=_NextPart_001_01C7194B.E83FB2E0-- From two-jays@att.net Wed Dec 6 15:59:55 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:59:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] Barn Owl web site Message-ID: Forward by Jim Williams Wayzata, Minnesota Begin forwarded message: From: "William Mueller" Date: December 6, 2006 9:42:53 AM CST To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" Subject: [wisb] new website devoted to Barn Owl conservation While most information at this website refers to activities in the UK, it does have features that relate to the species' conservation around the world. http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk News from the Barn Owl Trust: "Just in case you haven't seen it already, the biggest and most informative Barn Owl website was launched at the end of October. Even if you've seen it, the chances are you've only just scratched the surface, it takes two whole days to read all the pages and watch all the slideshows - it's immense! Virtually every topic related to Barn Owls and their conservation is covered in depth. There's over 80 web pages to read and a thousand images. There are over seventy slideshows showing all manner of things including: BTO ringing, old barns, new barns, barn conversions with owl provision incorporated, small mammals, pellet analysis, nests with eggs, nests with young, owlet development, fledglings, signs of Barn Owls, casualties & rehabilitation, signs of small mammals, good habitat, poor habitat, and numerous shows depicting the vast range of other wildlife that have benefited from the creation of rough grassland for Barn Owls. Educational slideshows include the building of various type of Barn Owl nestbox - featuring the Barn Owl Trusts special 'deep' boxes designed to reduce nesting mortality and maximise nesting success. You can see numerous pictures of nestboxes in buildings and watch two different types of nestbox being erected in trees with footnotes giving useful tips to would-be nestbox enthusiasts" William P. Mueller Milwaukee, WI (414) 643-7279 E-mail: iltlawas@earthlink.net On the web: http://home.earthlink.net/~iltlawas/index.html From BobHoltz1933@aol.com Wed Dec 6 16:01:51 2006 From: BobHoltz1933@aol.com (BobHoltz1933@aol.com) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 11:01:51 EST Subject: [mou] Request Message-ID: -------------------------------1165420911 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is anyone aware of any Bird Clubs in Anoka County? If so, please let me know the name of the club and a way to contact someone in charge. Thanks. Bob Holtz If you are too busy to go birding, you are too busy. -------------------------------1165420911 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Is anyone aware of any Bird Clubs in Anoka County? If so, please let me= know the name of the club and a way to contact someone in charge. Thanks.

Bob Holtz

If you are too busy to go birding, you are too busy.
-------------------------------1165420911-- From kreckert@cpinternet.com Wed Dec 6 17:06:59 2006 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R Eckert) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 11:06:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] Curve-billed Thasher correction Message-ID: Just a minor correction to Mark Alt's directions to the Curve-billed Thrasher to clarify the directions: the site is in Itasca County, not St Louis Co. - Kim Eckert From mncbc@rohair.com Wed Dec 6 17:47:23 2006 From: mncbc@rohair.com (mncbc@rohair.com) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 12:47:23 -0500 (EST) Subject: [mou] CBCs need expereinced birders Message-ID: <14189.156.99.142.99.1165427243.squirrel@www.rohair.com> One need I heard expressed several times at the MOU Paper session from Christmas Bird Count coordinators is the need for experienced birders to participate in order to thoroughly cover the count circle. Please help the CBC effort by participating on a count this season. Please also consider allowing a novice birder accompany you. If we want to assure that we always have people involved in birding that care for birds and their needs (habitat/environment/protection) we need to help novice birders develop their skills so that their interest in birding becomes strong enough to lead them to a care and concern for the environment. Thanks for your consideration, and enjoy the season. Roger Schroeder www.rohair.com/CBC From wielandba@yahoo.com Wed Dec 6 23:22:55 2006 From: wielandba@yahoo.com (B W) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 15:22:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Curve-billed Thrasher update Message-ID: <755863.88280.qm@web35514.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-1599768461-1165447375=:88280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dale Yerger and I spent the afternoon (12-2:30) at Roger and Laurie Larson's. The Curve-billed Thrasher did not appear, although a Brown Thrasher was present and active. Roger had some excellent photos of the thrasher if anyone was wondering about the ID. If it isn't a Curve-billed, then it's something even more rare. Looked like a good ID to me. The Larson's are very friendly (as is their german short-hair puppy, Sophie, and their cat). Again, the bird has apparently been there since August, so I would think there is a good chance it's still around. Cheers, Ben Wieland Ben Wieland Deep Portage Learning Center 2197 Nature Center Dr. NW Hackensack, MN 56452 (218)682-2325 --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. --0-1599768461-1165447375=:88280 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dale Yerger and I spent the afternoon (12-2:30) at Roger and Laurie Larson's. The Curve-billed Thrasher did not appear, although a Brown Thrasher was present and active. Roger had some excellent photos of the thrasher if anyone was wondering about the ID. If it isn't a Curve-billed, then it's something even more rare. Looked like a good ID to me. The Larson's are very friendly (as is their german short-hair puppy, Sophie, and their cat). Again, the bird has apparently been there since August, so I would think there is a good chance it's still around. Cheers,

Ben Wieland

Ben Wieland
Deep Portage Learning Center
2197 Nature Center Dr. NW
Hackensack, MN 56452 (218)682-2325

Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. --0-1599768461-1165447375=:88280-- From dmitchell@pressenter.com Wed Dec 6 23:43:19 2006 From: dmitchell@pressenter.com (Donald Mitchell) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:43:19 -0600 Subject: [mou] USFWS finding on Cerulean Warbler Message-ID: <000001c71990$54cca030$0200a8c0@DDDSK521> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7195E.0A323030 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a finding today that the Cerulean Warbler does not warrant threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act. In the finding USFWS recognizes the 3% decline = per year over the last 40 years, and expects the decline to continue, but = says that the species is not in danger of extinction and should still almost certainly be around 100 years from now. A link to the USFWS press = release: =20 http://www.fws.gov/midwest/eco_serv/soc/birds/cerw/cerw12mnthfindnr.html = =20 The complete finding (lots of interesting detail) was published in = today's Federal Register at the following link: =20 http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.= gov /2006/E6-20530.htm=20 =20 Donald Mitchell Red Wing =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7195E.0A323030 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a finding = today that the Cerulean Warbler does not warrant threatened species status = under the Endangered Species Act. In the finding USFWS recognizes the 3% = decline per year over the last 40 years, and expects the decline to continue, = but says that the species is not in danger of extinction and should still almost certainly be around 100 years from now. A link to the USFWS press release:

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/eco_serv/soc/birds/cerw/cerw12mnthfin= dnr.html

The complete finding (lots of interesting detail) was published = in today’s Federal Register at the following link:

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01= jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/E6-20530.htm

Donald Mitchell

Red Wing

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7195E.0A323030-- From earlorf@uslink.net Thu Dec 7 00:07:22 2006 From: earlorf@uslink.net (Earl Orf) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 18:07:22 -0600 Subject: [mou] Curved-billed Thrasher Message-ID: <000001c71993$ad8219a0$7526ad42@TOSHIBAEARL> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C71961.62E7A9A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I talked to Roger Larson about 4:30 and he said the Curved-billed = Thrasher hadn't been seen all day. Our home is only about 15 miles from the = Larson's so I plan to check on it again tomorrow. =20 Earl Orf web site www.earlorfphotos.com=20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C71961.62E7A9A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I talked to Roger Larson about 4:30 and he said the Curved-billed Thrasher hadn’t been seen all day. Our home is = only about 15 miles from the Larson’s so I plan to check on it again = tomorrow.

Earl Orf

web site www.earlorfphotos.com

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C71961.62E7A9A0-- From natester166@hotmail.com Thu Dec 7 00:46:47 2006 From: natester166@hotmail.com (Nathan Schirmacher) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 19:46:47 -0500 Subject: [mou] Gray-Crowned Rosy finch update Message-ID: --_61415254-95ef-4920-8481-57affc09356e_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This morning my Dad and I went to see the Rosy finches.They were there as o= f 9:30 A.M. We also went to Duluth .On Canal Park there was a Iceland gull,= a possible Glaucous gull,and many Herring gulls.In Two Harbers there was so= me ducks including Red-Breasted Mergansers.On the way back we went to look = for the Three-Toed and Black Backed wood peckers in Aitkin.We striked out o= n those but had some flocks of Pine Grosbeaks.In Kathio State Park there wa= s a probable Screech Owl.Nathan SchirmacherPrinceton,MN _________________________________________________________________ Use Messenger to talk to your IM friends, even those on Yahoo! http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=3D7adb59de-a857-45ba-81cc-= 685ee3e858fe= --_61415254-95ef-4920-8481-57affc09356e_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This morning my Dad and I went to se= e the Rosy finches.They were there as of 9:30 A.M. We also went to Duluth .= On Canal Park there was a Iceland gull,a possible Glaucous gull,and many He= rring gulls.In Two Harbers there was some ducks including Red-Breasted Merg= ansers.On the way back we went to look for the Three-Toed and Black Backed = wood peckers in Aitkin.We striked out on those but had some flocks of Pine = Grosbeaks.In Kathio State Park there was a probable Screech Owl.

Nat= han Schirmacher
Princeton,MN

Use Messenger = to talk to your IM friends, even those on Yahoo! Talk now! = --_61415254-95ef-4920-8481-57affc09356e_-- From wenelson@mlecmn.net Thu Dec 7 01:36:50 2006 From: wenelson@mlecmn.net (Warren) Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:36:50 -0600 Subject: [mou] Bohemian Waxwings in Aitkin Message-ID: <45777032.1040703@mlecmn.net> During my lunch break today, I found a flock of about 20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS feeding in a flowering crabapple tree along 5th Street N.W. in Aitkin about a block west of Minnesota Avenue. Warren Nelson From JulianSellers@msn.com Thu Dec 7 04:13:24 2006 From: JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 22:13:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] New Book By Nancy Overcott Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C71983.BF4F6490 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fifty Common Birds of the Upper Midwest See = http://www.hometown-pages.com/main.asp?SectionID=3D14&SubSectionID=3D23&A= rticleID=3D14204 ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C71983.BF4F6490 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Fifty Common Birds of the Upper Midwest

See http://www.hometown-pages.com/main.asp?= SectionID=3D14&SubSectionID=3D23&ArticleID=3D14204
------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C71983.BF4F6490-- From earlorf@uslink.net Thu Dec 7 18:49:11 2006 From: earlorf@uslink.net (Earl Orf) Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 12:49:11 -0600 Subject: [mou] Curve-billed thrasher update Message-ID: <000001c71a30$658cff00$2426ad42@TOSHIBAEARL> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C719FE.1AF28F00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was at the Larson's home from 9:00 to 11:45 AM today. There was no sign of the Curve-billed Thrasher while I was there. I talked to them and the last time they have seen it was Sunday (12-3) about noon. I did see the Brown Thrasher several times. Earl Orf web site www.earlorfphotos.com ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C719FE.1AF28F00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I was at the Larson’s home from = 9:00 to 11:45 AM today. There was no sign of the Curve-billed Thrasher while I was there. = I talked to them and the last time they have seen it was Sunday (12-3) about = noon. I did see the Brown Thrasher several times.

Earl Orf

web site www.earlorfphotos.com

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C719FE.1AF28F00-- From sarah@chiarastudios.com Tue Dec 5 20:29:26 2006 From: sarah@chiarastudios.com (Chiara Studios) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 14:29:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Injured American Goldfinch - Possible Window strike Message-ID: <00ec01c718ac$1b495220$0302a8c0@BABYBEAR> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00ED_01C71879.D0AEE220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just a quick question to see if there is anything that could be done for this little bird or anyone I might be able to call who could do anything, or if I just need to sit back and let the "mommy complex" go and let her be. Earlier today 2 female American Goldfinches paid a visit to our feeders (with about 20 juncos, a pair of downy woodpeckers and 2 nuthatches) and the girls hung around on the thistle bags for a little while until I came out with refills for the rest of the feeders. When I came back inside and began to fill the peanut boxes and the window feeder I noticed one of the girl goldfinches was on the ground and only moving her head (which when they're down on the ground back there means they've hit the window). I went outside to check on her and I was able to get very close and she didn't appear to be favoring either wing but was just trying to keep warm and still while blinking and moving her head. She did fly away when I got too close and went about 15 feet from where she was and then hasn't moved for the last 2 hours except for moving her head as she's watching everything around her. Is there anything I can do besides just keep an eye on her from inside the house and hopefully shoo off any predators? Thanks so much. -Sarah Chiara Studios, LLC ------=_NextPart_000_00ED_01C71879.D0AEE220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Just a quick question to see if there is anything = that could be done for this little bird or anyone I might be able to call who could = do anything, or if I just need to sit back and let the “mommy = complex” go and let her be.

Earlier today 2 female American Goldfinches paid a = visit to our feeders (with about 20 juncos, a pair of downy woodpeckers and 2 nuthatches) and the girls hung around on the thistle bags for a little = while until I came out with refills for the rest of the feeders. When I came = back inside and began to fill the peanut boxes and the window feeder I = noticed one of the girl goldfinches was on the ground and only moving her head = (which when they’re down on the ground back there means they’ve hit the window). I went outside to check on her and I was able to get very close = and she didn’t appear to be favoring either wing but was just trying = to keep warm and still while blinking and moving her head. She did fly away when = I got too close and went about 15 feet from where she was and then = hasn’t moved for the last 2 hours except for moving her head as she’s watching everything around her.

Is there anything I can do besides just keep an eye = on her from inside the house and hopefully shoo off any predators? =

Thanks so much.

-Sarah

Chiara Studios, = LLC

------=_NextPart_000_00ED_01C71879.D0AEE220-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Fri Dec 8 01:45:36 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 19:45:36 -0600 Subject: [mou] FW: [PABIRDS] Question: Saw-whet winter habitat vs breeding habitat Message-ID: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D079@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> Good info on Saw-whets from my home state. -----Original Message----- From: Bird discussion list for Pennsylvania [mailto:PABIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG] On Behalf Of Scott Weidensaul Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:51 PM To: PABIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] Question: Saw-whet winter habitat vs breeding habitat Based on six or seven years of fall/winter radio telemetry, we've=20 found that saw-whets like thick cover. Before leaf-fall, they=20 generally prefer to roost high in the outer branches of hardwood=20 trees, tucked into clusters of leaves. Once the leaves drop, they=20 shift to various kinds of evergreen cover -- conifers, laurel or=20 rhododendron thickets, dense blowdown, etc. On South Mountain, where we've done most of our telemetry the past=20 few years (including two owls that Aura Stauffer, one of my volunteer=20 banders, continues to track) the preferred trees at this time of year=20 seem to be pitch pine and white pine -- and even when you have a=20 signal, it can be very tough to pick a small, round owl out among=20 hundreds of similarly sized pitch-pine cones. Elsewhere, I've found=20 them in hemlocks. No doubt they'd use eastern redcedar or Christmas=20 tree plantings -- they're opportunistic. In terms of height, that can=20 range from a few feet off the ground to the tops of the trees. I'll repeat a suggestion I've made in the past, for those trying to=20 lure saw-whets for CBCs using tapes. Because saw-whets are the=20 smallest eastern owl, everything else (including screech-owls) may=20 catch and kill them, so always start with a saw-whet call first,=20 before playing any other species. Don't expect the owl to reply to a=20 toot call with another toot -- that's a rare vocalization at this=20 time of year, and mew or whine calls are much more common. Most CD=20 sets don't include these calls, but Cornell's new "Voices of North=20 American Owls" does. Finally, to be successful, you have to be patient. Unlike most=20 other owls, which respond quickly and vocally to tapes, saw-whets are=20 shy and secretive, and it often takes them fifteen, twenty, even=20 forty minutes to come in to a tape, and even then, they may not call=20 much. Not very encouraging, I know, and fortunately some will call=20 right off the bat. But that's why I believe saw-whets are grossly=20 under-reported on CBCs. Incidentally, this was a spectacularly bad year for saw-whet=20 migration in this part of the East; our three-site banding project=20 caught only 201 in more than two months of operation, far below our=20 average. It appears the saw-whet population is actually fairly high=20 (some Canadian stations had all-time high numbers), but was=20 short-stopped in eastern Canada by record high rodent populations, a=20 product of a record-breaking mast crop. There's a chance, though,=20 that the heavy snow now hitting parts of southern Canada may cut off=20 that food supply by sheltering the rodents, forcing the owls farther=20 south -- perhaps in time for Christmas counts. Scott Weidensaul Schuylkill Haven, PA >Hi All, > >With Christmas Bird Counts upcoming, I wanted to ask about the habitat >used by Saw-whets at this time of year. In the spring/summer, I know that >they will use thick understory within coniferous or mixed overstory. > >Will they also use this spring/summer habitat during late fall & winter? > >I know that they will use clumps of cedar trees at certain spots in=20 >winter, and >Christmas tree farms. > >Would appreciate any info. Please post to the list if you can. > >Thanks greatly. > >Dave Kruel >Pottsville From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Dec 8 02:26:10 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 18:26:10 -0800 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, December 7, 2006 Message-ID: <20061208023004.B2F8A103EC@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1165544770==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 7, 2006 *MNDL0612.07 -Birds mentioned Gray Partridge Ruffed Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Wild Turkey Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike Gray Jay Black-billed Magpie Common Raven Varied Thrush Bohemian Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Harris's Sparrow Northern Cardinal Pine Grosbeak Purple Finch Common Redpoll Pine Siskin American Goldfinch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: December 7, 2006 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 8, 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. The winter's first cold spell has come, and by the time you get this, is forecast to have passed. Snow covers the area to a depth of up to 6 inches, so we are truly in winter mode. Roads are in good shape for early winter, but caution is advised due to icy patches. >From Roseau County, Beth Siverhus reported RUFFED GROUSE, several BALD EAGLES, a NORTHERN SHRIKE four miles west of Roseau near MN 11, and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the town of Roseau on December 6. There have been several ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS injured along the highway. Larry Wilebski found four GRAY JAYS , BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, 13 WILD TURKEYS, and 25 COMMON REDPOLLS on his property northwest of Lancaster in Kittson County on December 3. Among the species reported by Mary Lou Marchand in Beltrami County on December 6 were RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, HARRIS'S SPARROW, PURPLE FINCH, COMMON REDPOLL, and PINE SISKIN. Steve Broten saw a SNOWY OWL about 5 miles south of Old Mill State Park in Marshall County on December 3. Other species seen that weekend in or near the state park included BALD EAGLE, 15 GRAY PARTRIDGE, and 12 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in Foldahl Township; in New Solum Township he and Mary saw COMMON RAVENS, PILEATED WOODPECKER, two GRAY JAYS and several ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS at their place a few miles south of Newfolden. Also in Marshall County, Alice Sather reported on December 4 that she has been seeing a GRAY JAY for three weeks , and also some PINE GROSBEAKS at her place 24 miles northeast of Warren. A male VARIED THRUSH appeared at Agassiz NWR headquarters on December 5th and 6th. Scot Wockenfuss found four PINE GROSBEAKS at the maintenance center on December 4; on December 5 three ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and three GREAT HORNED OWLS were seen along CR 7.Gary Tischer reported that 6 inches of snow cover the ground at the refuge. On December 7, a NORTHERN FLICKER came to our feeder near Thief River Falls in Pennington County for a breakfast of suet. A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER also comes regularly, and on December 5 a GRAY JAY was also here for suet. >From Red Lake County, Jesse Audette reported a PILEATED WOODPECKER on November 30, and on December 5th and 6th, a male NORTHERN CARDINAL was seen at the home of Phyllis Audette, both sightings a few miles east of Red Lake Falls. Dave Lambeth reported PINE GROSBEAKS along the Red River in Polk County on December 5. Amy Drake in Otter Tail County, saw 8 CEDAR WAXWINGS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH in Richville on December 5. On December 3, she saw 4 WILD TURKEYS, and on the 2nd GREAT HORNED OWL, PILEATED WOODPECKER, and a NORTHERN CARDINAL. Thanks to Alice Sather, Amy Drake, Beth Siverhus, Dave Lambeth, Gary Tischer, Jesse Audette, Larry Wilebski, Steve and Mary Broten, and Mary Lou Marchand 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, December 15, 2006. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County --====1165544770==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 7, 2006 *MNDL0612.07
-Birds mentioned

Gray Partridge
Ruffed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Wild Turkey
Bald Eagle
Rough-legged Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Varied Thrush
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Harris's Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 7, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 8, 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.
The winter's first cold spell has come, and by the time you get this, is forecast to have passed. Snow covers the area to a depth of up to 6 inches, so we are truly in winter mode. Roads are in good shape for early winter, but caution is advised due to icy patches.
>From Roseau County, Beth Siverhus reported RUFFED GROUSE, several BALD EAGLES, a NORTHERN SHRIKE four miles west of Roseau near MN 11, and BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the town of Roseau on December 6. There have been several ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS injured along the highway.
Larry Wilebski found four GRAY JAYS , BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, 13 WILD TURKEYS, and 25 COMMON REDPOLLS on his property northwest of Lancaster in Kittson County on December 3.
Among the species reported by Mary Lou Marchand in Beltrami County on December 6 were RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, HARRIS'S SPARROW, PURPLE FINCH, COMMON REDPOLL, and PINE SISKIN.
Steve Broten saw a SNOWY OWL about 5 miles south of Old Mill State Park in Marshall County on December 3. Other species seen that weekend in or near the state park included BALD EAGLE, 15 GRAY PARTRIDGE, and 12 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE in Foldahl Township; in New Solum Township he and Mary saw COMMON RAVENS, PILEATED WOODPECKER, two GRAY JAYS and several ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS at their place a few miles south of Newfolden. Also in Marshall County, Alice Sather reported on December 4 that she has been seeing a GRAY JAY for three weeks , and also some PINE GROSBEAKS at her place 24 miles northeast of Warren. A male VARIED THRUSH appeared at Agassiz NWR headquarters on December 5th and 6th. Scot Wockenfuss found four PINE GROSBEAKS at the maintenance center on December 4; on December 5 three ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and three GREAT HORNED OWLS were seen along CR 7.Gary Tischer reported that 6 inches of snow cover the ground at the refuge.
On December 7, a NORTHERN FLICKER came to our feeder near Thief River Falls in Pennington County for a breakfast of suet. A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER also comes regularly, and on December 5 a GRAY JAY was also here for suet.
>From Red Lake County, Jesse Audette reported a PILEATED WOODPECKER on November 30, and on December 5th and 6th, a male NORTHERN CARDINAL was seen at the home of Phyllis Audette, both sightings a few miles east of Red Lake Falls.
Dave Lambeth reported PINE GROSBEAKS along the Red River in Polk County on December 5.
Amy Drake in Otter Tail County, saw 8 CEDAR WAXWINGS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH in Richville on December 5. On December 3, she saw 4 WILD TURKEYS, and on the 2nd GREAT HORNED OWL, PILEATED WOODPECKER, and a NORTHERN CARDINAL.
Thanks to Alice Sather, Amy Drake, Beth Siverhus, Dave Lambeth, Gary Tischer, Jesse Audette, Larry Wilebski, Steve and Mary Broten, and Mary Lou Marchand 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, December 15, 2006.
Jeanie Joppru Pennington County --====1165544770====-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Dec 8 02:30:47 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 18:30:47 -0800 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 12/7/06 Message-ID: <20061208023441.F24B1103E8@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1165545047==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 7, 2006 *MNDU0612.07 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher Curve-billed Thrasher Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Northern Cardinal Rusty Blackbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: December 7, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 7, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A CURVE-BILLED THRASHER was seen and photographed at a feeder in Nashwauk, Itasca County on the 3rd. Although it has not been seen since the 3rd, it has apparently been present for several months. The homeowners Roger and Laurie Larson welcome visitors who want to look for the bird. The Larsons live off MN Highway 65 about 5 miles north of Nashwauk, at fire # 39423. They also have a late-lingering BROWN THRASHER at their feeders. The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet are still being seen on a daily basis, at least as recently as yesterday. To reach the office, go north on MN Highway 33 from I-35 until you reach Big Lake Road (CR 7). Turn west and go three miles to University Road (CR 5). Go south for one block and the single story blue office building is on the left. The birds have been feeding on old sunflower plants in front of the office. They have also been seen across the road near the school playground. The male VARIED THRUSH at 1807 McFarlane Road in the Kenwood neighborhood of Duluth was relocated on the 2nd. There have also been sightings in Silver Bay and Grand Rapids, but I do not have specific locations. Bob Ekblad found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 4th at 36th Street on Park Point. The two female HARLEQUIN DUCKS at Canal Park were relocated by Jan Green on the 3rd on the north side of the breakwall. Nathan and Al Shirmacher reported an ICELAND GULL and a probable GLAUCOUS GULL at Canal Park on the 6th. Warren Nelson found two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in Aitkin County on the 2nd along CR 1, 11.6 miles north of the Mississippi River. Warren also found two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS along CR 3, five miles west of CR 1. A late RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 6th. Carol Tveekrum saw a very late GRAY CATBIRD on the 1st along MN Highway 61 east of Lutsen in Cook County. She also has a NORTHERN CARDINAL and a late WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at her feeders in Schroeder. Nancy Jackson has a late-lingering FOX SPARROW and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at her feeders on Andover Road in Hoyt Lakes. Dee Kuder had a late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Crane Lake in northern St. Louis County on the 1st. Anyone in the area who has late-lingering or other interesting species at their feeders and lives within a Christmas Bird Count circle is encouraged to contact their local CBC compilers. The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2006. Anyone interested in participating should contact compiler Jim Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at jslind@frontiernet.net The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following day on Sunday, December 17, 2006. Please contact compiler Frank Nicoletti (bjboreal@aol.com) if interested in participating. The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 14th. 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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1165545047==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 7, 2006 *MNDU0612.07
-Birds mentioned

Harlequin Duck
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Curve-billed Thrasher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rusty Blackbird
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 7, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 7, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
A CURVE-BILLED THRASHER was seen and photographed at a feeder in Nashwauk, Itasca County on the 3rd. Although it has not been seen since the 3rd, it has apparently been present for several months. The homeowners Roger and Laurie Larson welcome visitors who want to look for the bird. The Larsons live off MN Highway 65 about 5 miles north of Nashwauk, at fire # 39423. They also have a late-lingering BROWN THRASHER at their feeders.
The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet are still being seen on a daily basis, at least as recently as yesterday. To reach the office, go north on MN Highway 33 from I-35 until you reach Big Lake Road (CR 7). Turn west and go three miles to University Road (CR 5). Go south for one block and the single story blue office building is on the left. The birds have been feeding on old sunflower plants in front of the office. They have also been seen across the road near the school playground.
The male VARIED THRUSH at 1807 McFarlane Road in the Kenwood neighborhood of Duluth was relocated on the 2nd. There have also been sightings in Silver Bay and Grand Rapids, but I do not have specific locations.
Bob Ekblad found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 4th at 36th Street on Park Point. The two female HARLEQUIN DUCKS at Canal Park were relocated by Jan Green on the 3rd on the north side of the breakwall. Nathan and Al Shirmacher reported an ICELAND GULL and a probable GLAUCOUS GULL at Canal Park on the 6th.
Warren Nelson found two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in Aitkin County on the 2nd along CR 1, 11.6 miles north of the Mississippi River. Warren also found two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS along CR 3, five miles west of CR 1.
A late RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 6th. Carol Tveekrum saw a very late GRAY CATBIRD on the 1st along MN Highway 61 east of Lutsen in Cook County. She also has a NORTHERN CARDINAL and a late WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at her feeders in Schroeder. Nancy Jackson has a late-lingering FOX SPARROW and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW at her feeders on Andover Road in Hoyt Lakes. Dee Kuder had a late YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Crane Lake in northern St. Louis County on the 1st. Anyone in the area who has late-lingering or other interesting species at their feeders and lives within a Christmas Bird Count circle is encouraged to contact their local CBC compilers.
The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2006. Anyone interested in participating should contact compiler Jim Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at jslind@frontiernet.net
The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following day on Sunday, December 17, 2006. Please contact compiler Frank Nicoletti (bjboreal@aol.com) if interested in participating.
The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 14th.
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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1165545047====-- From smithville4@charter.net Fri Dec 8 03:09:53 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 21:09:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth Bohemian Waxwings Message-ID: <001c01c71a76$55573470$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C71A44.0A811B00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This afternoon a very large flock of Bohemian Waxwings were feeding on = several crab apple trees behind the Jiffy Lube Auto repair center along = Central Entrance. The best directions to view the birds is to take = Blackman Avenue off Central Entrance for one block and take a left on = Myrtle Street and drive slowly and check all the crab trees. I = estimated there were at least 300+ birds feeding on these apple trees. = I also saw two American Robins. I also spotted a Cooper's Hawk off 57th Avenue West and 3rd Street. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C71A44.0A811B00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This afternoon a very large = flock of=20 Bohemian Waxwings were feeding on several crab apple trees behind the = Jiffy Lube=20 Auto repair center along Central Entrance. The best directions to = view the=20 birds is to take Blackman Avenue off Central Entrance for one block and = take a=20 left on Myrtle Street and drive slowly and check all the crab = trees. I=20 estimated there were at least 300+ birds feeding on these apple = trees. I=20 also saw two American Robins.

I also spotted a Cooper's = Hawk off 57th=20 Avenue West and 3rd Street.

Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C71A44.0A811B00-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Dec 8 04:54:17 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 20:54:17 -0800 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 7 December 2006 Message-ID: <20061208045811.3575F103E9@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1165553657==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 7, 2006 *MNST0612.07 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck Snowy Owl Short-eared Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Tufted Titmouse Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Curve-billed Thrasher Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: December 7, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday December 7th 2006. A CURVE-BILLED THRASHER has been seen in Nashwauk, Itasca County, since at least mid-August, though word of this has only recently gotten out and the bird has not been seen since December 4th. Directions from Nashwauk are to go north on state highway 65 from Nashwauk for five and a half miles to fire road #39423, which is half a mile past the Westwood Road/Eastwood Road intersection. Take the driveway through the woods, which then opens up to the house on the right. Park on the left-hand side, taking care not to block the driveway. The feeder is in front of the house. This would be only the fourth state record of Curve-billed Thrasher, and the first since March of 2000. At least one GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH is still being seen in Cloquet, St. Louis County. Directions from interstate 35 are to take the Cloquet/Iron Range exit and go north on state highway 33 to the second stoplight in Cloquet. Turn left onto County Road 7 (also called Big Lake Road) and go about three miles to the intersection with County Road 5. Turn left onto University Road and go about 100 yards. Look for the blue building on the left. This is the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office. The birds have been on the sunflowers on the right side of the building. This is a working office building so birders are asked to please stay in their cars and remain at least 75 feet from the birds. Three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen near pool number 9 at Carlos Avery Refuge in Anoka County on the 5th and another was at pool 10 on the 3rd. A SNOWY OWL was seen about five miles south of Old Mill State Park in Marshall County on December 3rd. Two HARLEQUIN DUCKS are still at Canal Park in Duluth. Jan Green found them on the north side of the breakwall on December 3rd. On December 2nd, Warren Nelson found two male AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in northern Aitkin County. From the Mississippi River bridge on the north side of the town of Aitkin, go north on County Road 1 for eleven and a half miles. The birds are in the tamarack trees on the west side of the road. Shannon Eyre has at least two TUFTED TITMICE coming to his feeders in Rochester, Olmsted County, and Nancy Dowling of Burnsville, Dakota County has one as well. There was a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on Park Point in Duluth on the 4th. It was found in a small mountain ash tree at 36th Street. Nelvina DeKam reported on the 2nd that a VARIED THUSH is coming to her feeder near Edgerton, Murray County. The VARIED THRUSH at 1807 McFarlane Road in Duluth was also still present on the 2nd. And a VARIED THRUSH was at the Agassiz NWR headquarters in Marshall County on both the 5th and 6th. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, December 14th 2006. --====1165553657==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 7, 2006 *MNST0612.07
-Birds mentioned

Harlequin Duck
Snowy Owl
Short-eared Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Tufted Titmouse
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Curve-billed Thrasher
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: December 7, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday December 7th 2006.
A CURVE-BILLED THRASHER has been seen in Nashwauk, Itasca County, since at least mid-August, though word of this has only recently gotten out and the bird has not been seen since December 4th. Directions from Nashwauk are to go north on state highway 65 from Nashwauk for five and a half miles to fire road #39423, which is half a mile past the Westwood Road/Eastwood Road intersection. Take the driveway through the woods, which then opens up to the house on the right. Park on the left-hand side, taking care not to block the driveway. The feeder is in front of the house. This would be only the fourth state record of Curve-billed Thrasher, and the first since March of 2000.
At least one GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH is still being seen in Cloquet, St. Louis County. Directions from interstate 35 are to take the Cloquet/Iron Range exit and go north on state highway 33 to the second stoplight in Cloquet. Turn left onto County Road 7 (also called Big Lake Road) and go about three miles to the intersection with County Road 5. Turn left onto University Road and go about 100 yards. Look for the blue building on the left. This is the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office. The birds have been on the sunflowers on the right side of the building. This is a working office building so birders are asked to please stay in their cars and remain at least 75 feet from the birds.
Three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen near pool number 9 at Carlos Avery Refuge in Anoka County on the 5th and another was at pool 10 on the 3rd. A SNOWY OWL was seen about five miles south of Old Mill State Park in Marshall County on December 3rd.
Two HARLEQUIN DUCKS are still at Canal Park in Duluth. Jan Green found them on the north side of the breakwall on December 3rd.
On December 2nd, Warren Nelson found two male AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in northern Aitkin County. From the Mississippi River bridge on the north side of the town of Aitkin, go north on County Road 1 for eleven and a half miles. The birds are in the tamarack trees on the west side of the road.
Shannon Eyre has at least two TUFTED TITMICE coming to his feeders in Rochester, Olmsted County, and Nancy Dowling of Burnsville, Dakota County has one as well.
There was a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on Park Point in Duluth on the 4th. It was found in a small mountain ash tree at 36th Street.
Nelvina DeKam reported on the 2nd that a VARIED THUSH is coming to her feeder near Edgerton, Murray County. The VARIED THRUSH at 1807 McFarlane Road in Duluth was also still present on the 2nd. And a VARIED THRUSH was at the Agassiz NWR headquarters in Marshall County on both the 5th and 6th.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, December 14th 2006. --====1165553657====-- From jessielk@bigfork.net Fri Dec 8 14:45:32 2006 From: jessielk@bigfork.net (Bill Nelson) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 08:45:32 -0600 Subject: [mou] (no subject) Message-ID: <008901c71ad7$b55e5ea0$38e3bcce@oemcomputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C71AA5.38AC7220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yesterday (12/7) morning I saw a Great Gray Owl 1.9 miles north of = Federal Dam alongside Cass County 8. Cheers, Bill Nelson ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C71AA5.38AC7220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yesterday (12/7) morning I saw a Great Gray Owl 1.9 miles north of = Federal=20 Dam alongside Cass County 8.

Cheers,

Bill Nelson
------=_NextPart_000_0084_01C71AA5.38AC7220-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Fri Dec 8 15:57:25 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 09:57:25 -0600 Subject: [mou] Short-eared Owl, Sherburne NWR + Message-ID: <001101c71ae1$8e6fe4d0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Thanks to Erika Sitz's post from Tuesday evening, enjoyed the Short-earted Owl (county bird) in Sherburne Refuge last night at 4:55 PM. It was observed along the Prairie Wildlife Tour, on the far side of Nelson Pool (which is across from the Schoolhouse Pool location she mentioned). The Great Horned was also still present near Stickney Pool. Drove around the refuge area this morning, only birds of interest were a somewhat late Cooper's on CR 70 and two Ravens on CR 5 near the Ann Lake/Sand Dunes entrance road. The Townsend's has not been seen along this road since late November (and then only once at a distance). Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From bikebirder75@yahoo.com Fri Dec 8 18:11:38 2006 From: bikebirder75@yahoo.com (Chris Mansfield) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:11:38 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Duluth Varied Thrush 21st East and London Rd Message-ID: <990376.40737.qm@web54111.mail.yahoo.com> Just saw a female/imm Varied Thrush in my yard at 11:45 this morning, but it was only here about 10 seconds, and then flew west towards the Plaza. It appeared here at the same time as a small flock of starlings (about 10 of them), so keep your eyes peeled if you're in the neighborhood. I will of course update if it returns and/or sticks around for the CBC. Only 47 species on my yard list here, but very very happy to have this as one of them! Chris Mansfield ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Fri Dec 8 18:53:37 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 12:53:37 -0600 Subject: [mou] gray-crowned rosy-finch in Wadena County Message-ID: <96D5F932-5A5F-4B45-9B50-BF7B9D3AD667@mimectl> --_3D245D0A-98B3-44C6-AC28-8D0DBF1A0F9A_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 12;30pm I observed a gray-crowned rosy-finch sitting on a post at the n= orthwest corner of Cty Rd 18 Huntersville Rd and Cty Rd 15. It then flew = into the trees at the southwest corner of the intersection. I wouldn't have= believed it if I hadn't seen the ones in Carlton Cty. BOB WILLIAMS via Monica Williams, his wife Bloomington --_3D245D0A-98B3-44C6-AC28-8D0DBF1A0F9A_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
At 12;30pm I observe= d a gray-crowned rosy-finch sitting on a post at the northwest corner of Ct= y Rd 18 Huntersville Rd and Cty Rd 15. It then flew into the tr= ees at the southwest corner of the intersection. I wouldn't have believed i= t if I hadn't seen the ones in Carlton Cty.

BOB WILLIAMS via Monica Williams, his wife= Bloomington
--_3D245D0A-98B3-44C6-AC28-8D0DBF1A0F9A_-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Fri Dec 8 19:29:16 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 13:29:16 -0600 Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] gray-crowned rosy-finch in Wadena County In-Reply-To: <9546106.1165603941366.JavaMail.root@sniper44> References: <9546106.1165603941366.JavaMail.root@sniper44> Message-ID: <3FBE5D8E-86F3-4295-A330-6566AAC973BE@mimectl> --_3D245D0A-98B3-44C6-AC28-8D0DBF1A0F9A_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Before I left the area about 1:25pm a second bird appeared and they spent t= ime along the edges of Cty Rd 18. Bob Williams from the road, via Monica his wife, from Bloomington From: Williams, Bob Sent: Fri 12/8/2006 12:53 PM To: MOU (mou-net@cbs.umn.edu) Cc: MNBird (mnbird@lists.mnbird.net) Subject: [mnbird] gray-crowned rosy-finch in Wadena County At 12;30pm I observed a gray-crowned rosy-finch sitting on a post at the n= orthwest corner of Cty Rd 18 Huntersville Rd and Cty Rd 15. It then flew = into the trees at the southwest corner of the intersection. I wouldn't have= believed it if I hadn't seen the ones in Carlton Cty. BOB WILLIAMS via Monica Williams, his wife Bloomington --_3D245D0A-98B3-44C6-AC28-8D0DBF1A0F9A_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Before I left th= e area about 1:25pm a second bird appeared and they spent time along t= he edges of Cty Rd 18.

Bob Williams from the road, via Monica his wife, from Bloomi= ngton

From: Williams, Bob
Sent: Fri= 12/8/2006 12:53 PM
To: MOU (mou-net@cbs.umn.edu)
Cc: M= NBird (mnbird@lists.mnbird.net)
Subject: [mnbird] gray-crowned ro= sy-finch in Wadena County

At 12;30pm I observe= d a gray-crowned rosy-finch sitting on a post at the northwest corner of Ct= y Rd 18 Huntersville Rd and Cty Rd 15. It then flew into the tr= ees at the southwest corner of the intersection. I wouldn't have believed i= t if I hadn't seen the ones in Carlton Cty.

BOB WILLIAMS via Monica Williams, his wife= Bloomington
--_3D245D0A-98B3-44C6-AC28-8D0DBF1A0F9A_-- From kreckert@cpinternet.com Fri Dec 8 22:53:10 2006 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R Eckert) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:53:10 -0600 Subject: [mou] Varied Thrush & Canal Park updates Message-ID: <8a9fec5d3cc503f5fe8f0c7687fa5d33@cpinternet.com> The Varied Thrush which was just seen by Chris Mansfield in Duluth was also reported on Monday, Dec 4, by the folks who run the Ellery House B & B, which is located on the E side of 21st Ave East, 1/2 block below Superior St. It was seen in the wooded ravine behind the B & B. This afternoon at Canal Park in Duluth, one female-plumaged Harlequin Duck was still present, along with 1 adult Thayer's Gull, an adult Glaucous Gull, plus late-lingering Gadwall and Ring-necked Duck. - Kim Eckert From tnejbell@comcast.net Sat Dec 9 04:18:24 2006 From: tnejbell@comcast.net (Tom Bell) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 22:18:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] Legislative program-environment Message-ID: <000c01c71b49$12a78700$6501a8c0@laptop8200> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C71B16.C6C92550 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Join the Minnesota Environmental Partnership for the 11th Annual = Legislative Reception & Forum! =20 When: January 8th, 5 - 8 p.m. =20 Where: Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 West Kellogg Boulevard, Saint = Paul, MN 55102 =20 This is a great opportunity to meet Minnesota's environmental leaders = from the state legislature, government offices and non-profit = organizations. Come and learn about the important environmental issues = that are expected to arise this legislative session. Everyone is welcome = and encouraged to attend. 5 p.m. - Reception - hors d'oeuvres and cash bar=20 6 p.m. - Program=20 Reception will continue after program=20 Tickets to this event are $20 with advance registration and $25 at the = door. Funds raised will be used to offset the cost of hosting the = event. =20 Register on-line today by clicking here or by calling Janelle Sorensen, = Event Coordinator, at 612.722.5355. The Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP) is a network of more than = 75 non-profit environmental and conservation organizations working = together to protect, restore and enjoy Minnesota's precious natural = resources. =20 Tom Bell MOU representative to MEP 651 459-4150 ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C71B16.C6C92550 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Join the Minnesota Environmental Partnership = for the=20 11th=20 Annual Legislative Reception &=20 Forum!

When: January=20 8th, 5 =96 8=20 p.m.

Where: Science=20 Museum of=20 Minnesota,=20 120 West=20 Kellogg Boulevard,=20 Saint=20 Paul,=20 MN=20 55102

This=20 is a great opportunity to meet Minnesota=92s=20 environmental leaders from the state legislature, government offices and = non-profit organizations. Come and learn about the important = environmental=20 issues that are expected to arise this legislative session. Everyone=20 is welcome and encouraged to attend.

5=20 p.m. =96 = Reception -=20 hors d=92oeuvres and cash bar

6=20 p.m. =96 = Program=20

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Register=20 on-line today by clicking here or by calling Janelle = Sorensen,=20 Event Coordinator, at 612.722.5355.

The=20 Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP) is a network of more than = 75=20 non-profit environmental and conservation organizations working together = to=20 protect, restore and enjoy=20 Minnesota'<= /st1:PersonName>s=20 precious natural resources.

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651=20 459-4150
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C71B16.C6C92550-- From tnejbell@comcast.net Sat Dec 9 04:23:27 2006 From: tnejbell@comcast.net (Tom Bell) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 22:23:27 -0600 Subject: [mou] Environmental opportunity Message-ID: <001301c71b49$c737e480$6501a8c0@laptop8200> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C71B17.7B812F10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Campaign for Conservation: A 50-Year Plan to Preserve Minnesota's Natural Resources December 14, 3 - 5 p.m. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 7678 College Road, Suite 105, = Baxter/Brainerd Despite the importance of the Great Outdoors to Minnesota's high quality = of life and economic well being, state conservation budgets have slipped = alarmingly in recent years. The share of the state budget that goes to = conservation is at the lowest level in three decades. On top of this, = Minnesota is the fastest growing state in the Midwest and will add = another 1.2 million citizens over the next 25 years. John Curry of the = Minnesota Campaign for Conservation will discuss a 50-year plan that = will allow state and local leaders, along with citizens, to preserve = what matters most even as our population booms. For more information about this presentation, contact Philip Hunsicker = at 218.824.5095.=20 Tom Bell MOU representative to MEP ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C71B17.7B812F10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Campaign for = Conservation:

A 50-Year = Plan to=20 Preserve Minnesota=92s Natural Resources

December 14, = 3 =96 5=20 p.m.

Minnesota = Pollution=20 Control Agency, 7678 College Road, Suite=20 105, = Baxter/Brainerd

Despite the = importance of=20 the Great Outdoors to Minnesota=92s high=20 quality of life and economic well being, state conservation budgets have = slipped=20 alarmingly in recent years. The share of the state budget that goes to=20 conservation is at the lowest level in three decades. On top of this,=20 Minnesota = is the=20 fastest growing state in the Midwest = and will add=20 another 1.2 million citizens over the next 25 years. John Curry of = the=20 Minnesota Campaign for Conservation will discuss a 50-year plan that = will allow=20 state and local leaders, along with citizens, to preserve what matters = most even=20 as our population booms.

For more = information=20 about this presentation, contact Philip Hunsicker at 218.824.5095.=20

Tom Bell
MOU representative to=20 MEP
------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C71B17.7B812F10-- From william_1007@msn.com Sat Dec 9 05:51:58 2006 From: william_1007@msn.com (william bronn) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 23:51:58 -0600 Subject: [mou] Today Carlos Avery Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C71B23.D9D77590 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Today I sighted 28 Rough-legged hawks in the central section of Carlos = Avery WMA, mostly on the east side of pools 10 & 9 but also pools 26 & 8, etc. = I=92m sure this is an over-count because they were moving around frequently, especially while I watched through the scope and I couldn=92t see it BUT = THERE WERE PLENTY. I circled the area counter-clockwise and came back = south-west between pools 4 & 5. There, a hundred yds inside the entry gate, I met = Denni Martin who was already watching a mob of Short Eared owls (7 then 9 and after that one could only guess how many, maybe 15) very actively = hunting and chasing sometimes low over the marsh grass, sometimes considerably higher. The show=92s peak was between 4:00 and 4:30 PM, quickly followed = by a red sunset.=20 Bill Bronn Maplewood ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C71B23.D9D77590 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Today I sighted 28 Rough-legged hawks in the central = section of Carlos Avery WMA, mostly on the east side of pools 10 & 9 but = also pools 26 & 8, etc. I’m sure this is an over-count because they were = moving around frequently, especially while I watched through the scope and I = couldn’t see it BUT THERE WERE PLENTY. I circled the area counter-clockwise and = came back south-west between pools 4 & 5. There, a hundred yds inside the = entry gate, I met Denni Martin who was already watching a mob of Short Eared = owls (7 then 9 and after that one could only guess how many, maybe 15) very = actively hunting and chasing sometimes low over the marsh grass, sometimes = considerably higher. The show’s peak was between 4:00 and 4:30 PM, quickly followed by = a red sunset.

Bill Bronn

Maplewood

------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C71B23.D9D77590-- From william_1007@msn.com Sat Dec 9 17:12:32 2006 From: william_1007@msn.com (william bronn) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 11:12:32 -0600 Subject: [mou] Today Carlos Avery In-Reply-To: <457AC9B3.3070303@avianphotos.org> Message-ID: The simplest way to see the Short-eared owls at Carlos Avery WMA is:=20 Enter the park via Zodiac going north from Co. 18, At the Headquarters (end of Zodiac), turn right (east)on Headquarters = Rd. Drive about 2 mi to where the road takes a sharp left (north)turn (this = is the intersection of Hq.Rd and Pool 10 Rd; there is a street sign there) Go north maybe 3/4 mi where Pool 9 Rd enters from the rt (east)BUT = continue on Pool 10 Rd (through the gates - there was a beautiful Rough-legged on = the gate) Pool 10 Rd follows the sanctuary boundry (it may change its name, = I didn't notice)but continue following the road along side the sanctuary = (just on your left)a total of ~1.3 mi. THAT is the spot. Most of the activity = was towards Pool 5 (MW side of road) but a few were on the other side also.=20 Bill Bronn -----Original Message----- From: Chris Fagyal [mailto:cfagyal@avianphotos.org]=20 Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 8:36 AM To: william bronn Subject: Re: [mou] Today Carlos Avery william bronn wrote: > > Today I sighted 28 Rough-legged hawks in the central section of Carlos = > Avery WMA, mostly on the east side of pools 10 & 9 but also pools 26 & = > 8, etc. I=92m sure this is an over-count because they were moving = around=20 > frequently, especially while I watched through the scope and I=20 > couldn=92t see it BUT THERE WERE PLENTY. I circled the area=20 > counter-clockwise and came back south-west between pools 4 & 5. There, = > a hundred yds inside the entry gate, I met Denni Martin who was=20 > already watching a mob of Short Eared owls (7 then 9 and after that=20 > one could only guess how many, maybe 15) very actively hunting and=20 > chasing sometimes low over the marsh grass, sometimes considerably=20 > higher. The show=92s peak was between 4:00 and 4:30 PM, quickly = followed=20 > by a red sunset. > > Bill Bronn > > Maplewood > The short-eared owls..are you talking about on Zodiac? Where exactly did = you see so many? I'd like to go check it out this afternoon. Thanks, Chris From ksussman@lcp2.net Sat Dec 9 20:07:24 2006 From: ksussman@lcp2.net (Karen Sussman) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 14:07:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] Ring Neck Pheasant Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-42-556567334 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed There was a male Ring Neck Pheasant shortly after noon today sunning itself in the driveway of a derelict farmhouse along St Louis County Rd 25 in Britt. This spot is close to the area where I observed the Spruce Grouse a few weeks ago. It was 0.3 mi south of the intersection of #25 and #582. I am certain that it is NOT an escapee. There is nothing in the area for it to escape from. There were at least 3 Rough Legged Hawks, several Bald Eagles, Northern Shrike, Pine Grosbeak also in the area. Karen Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-42-556567334 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProThere was a male Ring Neck Pheasant shortly after noon today sunning itself in the driveway of a derelict farmhouse along St Louis County Rd 25 in Britt. This spot is close to the area where I observed the Spruce Grouse a few weeks ago. It was 0.3 mi south of the intersection of #25 and #582. I am certain that it is NOT an escapee. There is nothing in the area for it to escape from. There were at least 3 Rough Legged Hawks, several Bald Eagles, Northern Shrike, Pine Grosbeak also in the area. Times New RomanKaren Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-42-556567334-- From wenelson@mlecmn.net Sat Dec 9 23:13:54 2006 From: wenelson@mlecmn.net (Warren) Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 17:13:54 -0600 Subject: [mou] Varied Thrush and Three-toed woopecker in Aitkin County Message-ID: <457B4332.6080800@mlecmn.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060705090907080209070508 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Today Steve and Jo Blanich and I birded around Aitkin County and found several good birds. Thanks to information from Carol Crust, we found a beautiful male VARIED THRUSH. To see the bird, from the junction of Highways 169 and 47 on the south side of town, take hwy 47 east for 6 blocks to 6th Ave. S.E. Go south for about 5 blocks to Ripple River Drive and follow it to number 277 (Berglund residence). The bird is with an AMERICAN ROBIN in a flowering crabapple tree behind the house. We also found an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and 3 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS along C.R. 3. From the junction of C.R. 1 and C.R.3, follow C.R. 3 for about 5 miles. There are extensive workings on the south side of the road. All four birds were there. Other notable birds that we found include: GRAY JAY, PINE GROSBEAKS,COMMON REDPOLLS, a couple hundred SNOW BUNTINGS, several BALD EAGLES, NORTHERN SHRIKE and just west of Palisade on C.R.3, we found both MERLIN and RED-TAILED HAWK. Warren Nelson --------------060705090907080209070508 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Today Steve and Jo Blanich and I birded around Aitkin County and found several good birds. Thanks to information from Carol Crust, we found a beautiful male VARIED THRUSH. To see the bird, from the junction of Highways 169 and 47 on the south side of town, take hwy 47 east for 6 blocks to 6th Ave. S.E. Go south for about 5 blocks to Ripple River Drive and follow it to number 277 (Berglund residence). The bird is with an AMERICAN ROBIN in a flowering crabapple tree behind the house.
We also found an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and 3 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS along C.R. 3. From the junction of C.R. 1 and C.R.3, follow C.R. 3 for about 5 miles. There are extensive workings on the south side of the road. All four birds were there.
Other notable birds that we found include: GRAY JAY, PINE GROSBEAKS,COMMON REDPOLLS, a couple hundred SNOW BUNTINGS, several BALD EAGLES, NORTHERN SHRIKE and just west of Palisade on C.R.3, we found both MERLIN and RED-TAILED HAWK.
Warren Nelson
--------------060705090907080209070508-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Sun Dec 10 00:45:51 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 18:45:51 -0600 Subject: [mou] Slaty-backed Gull - Dakota County Message-ID: <410-220061201004551187@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 4:00 - 4:50pm, Dec. 9, 2006 Black Dog Lake (west lake) Tonight Bruce Fall and I observed an adult Slaty-backed Gull roosting on the ice directly in front (about 200m) from the viewing platform on the north side of the west lake. For about 50 minutes, we observed the bird roosting, standing, preening and in flight. Drew Smith arrived about 1/2 hour later and together we clearly saw the "string of pearls" row of parallel white spots on the primaries, pink legs similar to HEGU and perhaps a bit richer in color, very broad white tertial crescent (noticeably wider than adjacent HEGUs). The bird has a very gray streaked head and breast and appears quite "shaggy". The eye is pale and surrounded by even darker feathers conveying a rather "serious" look. It is possible that this is the same dark-headed individual seen last month in Surperior, WI. I was able to get several digiscoped photos (long distance) of the bird standing and preening showing the leg color and pattern of underside of primary number 10 (P10). Some of us have been seeing (and photographing) a dark-mantled gull off and on for the past week at Black Dog and the city lakes, but never in flight or standing, always on the water. This may be the same bird. So it is likely this bird will stay around a for a while. I would suggest looking first from this same spot tomorrow afternoon and, or from the power plant toward dark. If accepted this will be only the second record for the state - both in the same year! Good luck !! Jim ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

4:00 - 4:50pm, Dec. 9, 2006

Black Dog Lake (west lake)

Tonight Bruce Fall and I observed an adult Slaty-backed Gull roosting on the ice directly in front (about 200m) from the viewing platform on the north side of the west lake. For about 50 minutes, we observed the bird roosting, standing, preening and in flight. Drew Smith arrived about 1/2 hour later and together we clearly saw the "string of pearls" row of parallel white spots on the primaries, pink legs similar to HEGU and perhaps a bit richer in color, very broad white tertial crescent (noticeably wider than adjacent HEGUs). The bird has a very gray streaked head and breast and appears quite "shaggy". The eye is pale and surrounded by even darker feathers conveying a rather "serious" look. It is possible that this is the same dark-headed individual seen last month in Surperior, WI. I was able to get several digiscoped photos (long distance) of the bird standing and preening showing the leg color and pattern of underside of primary number 10 (P10). Some of us have been seeing (and photographing) a dark-mantled gull off and on for the past week at Black Dog and the city lakes, but never in flight or standing, always on the water. This may be the same bird. So it is likely this bird will stay around a for a while. I would suggest looking first from this same spot tomorrow afternoon and, or from the power plant toward dark. If accepted this will be only the second record for the state - both in the same year! Good luck !!

Jim

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From psvingen@d.umn.edu Sun Dec 10 01:43:07 2006 From: psvingen@d.umn.edu (Peder Svingen) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 19:43:07 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth update / Gyrfalcon Message-ID: The following birds of interest were seen by Jim Lind and Peder Svingen while scouting for the Duluth CBC: Snow Goose -- one blue morph seen in flight near LaFarge Cement Plant; Canada Goose -- total of 207 in Duluth harbor; Greater Scaup -- two males and one female in Duluth harbor; Harlequin Duck -- one female and one immature male on Lake Superior near Fitger's parking ramp; Hooded Merganser -- female near the DECC in Duluth harbor; Gyrfalcon -- adult gray morph sitting on the ice in Duluth harbor just after 2:00 PM; Thayer's Gull -- two adults at Canal Park; Glaucous Gull -- one adult at Canal Park. We also studied an adult probable Herring Gull X Glaucous Gull at Canal Park. The farther away it got while drifting on an ice floe, the more it looked like an adult Glaucous-winged; in flight, this interesting bird could be easily mistaken for an adult "Kumlien's" Iceland Gull. -- Peder H. Svingen Duluth, MN From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Sun Dec 10 02:41:42 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 20:41:42 -0600 Subject: [mou] Highlights from 2 days up north Message-ID: <0DD8DE3A-A834-427C-B820-A13F609233BC@mimectl> --_5FDBEC00-C2EA-4F35-8055-187C4AECBA15_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here are the highlights from my 2 days up north. I include some of these b= irds in case they are useful for up-coming CBC's: Friday, Dec. 8th Todd County: 1 Song Sparrow hanging out with juncos at the G.A.R. Cemeter= y just SW of Burtrum 2 Rough-legged Hawks along 250th St. east of 325th Av= e. Wadena County: 1 Rough-Legged Hawk(dark morph) along Co. Rd. 18 180 Snow Buntings along Co. Rd. 18 2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at the corner of Co. = Rd. 18 and Co. Rd. 15 SE of Huntersville. NOTE: On my DeLorme Co. Rd. 18= is labeled Co. Rd. 27 from Nimrod to just east of Huntersville, but it is = all signed as Co. Rd. 18 in fact. Hubbard County: 6 Trumpeter Swans along Co. Rd. 13 between 6th and 7th Cro= w Wing Lake just south of Nevis 1 Ring-necked Duck same location as the swans Saturday, Dec. 9th Cass County: 15 Common Redpolls along Co. Rd. 39 east of Brevick 7 Pine Grosbeaks along Co. Rd. 39 south of Brevick 6 White-winged Crossbills along Co. Rd. 55 closer t= o Co. Rd. 48 than to Co. Rd. 7 Aitkin County: 2 Black-backed Woodpeckers on south side of Co. Rd. 3 at t= he far east end of Franklin D. Draper Memorial Forest. NOTE: I can not sa= y if these are the same as were previously reported as I was coming from th= e west rather than the east. They were well off the road in a low boggy ar= ea.=20 Bob Williams, Bloomington=20 =20 =20 --_5FDBEC00-C2EA-4F35-8055-187C4AECBA15_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Here are the highlights fr= om my 2 days up north. I include some of these birds in case they are= useful for up-coming CBC's:

Friday, Dec. 8th

Todd County:   1 Song Sparrow ha= nging out with juncos at the G.A.R. Cemetery just SW of Burtrum
       =             &nb= sp; 2 Rough-legged Hawks along 250th St. east of 325th Ave.

Wadena County: 1 Rough-Legged Hawk(d= ark morph) along Co. Rd. 18

       =             &nb= sp;      180 Snow Buntings along Co. Rd. 18

       =             &nb= sp;      2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at the&n= bsp;corner of Co. Rd. 18 and Co. Rd. 15 SE of  Huntersville. = ; NOTE: On my DeLorme Co. Rd. 18 is labeled Co. Rd. 27 from Nimrod to= just east of Huntersville, but it is all signed as Co. Rd. 18 in fact.

Hubbard County: 6 Trumpeter Swans&nb= sp;along Co. Rd. 13 between 6th and 7th Crow Wing Lake just south of Nevis<= /FONT>

       =             &nb= sp;      1 Ring-necked Duck same location as the s= wans

Saturday, Dec. 9th

Cass County: 15 Common Redpolls alon= g Co. Rd. 39 east of Brevick

       =             &nb= sp;   7 Pine Grosbeaks along Co. Rd. 39 south of Brevick

       =             &nb= sp;   6 White-winged Crossbills along Co. Rd. 55 closer to = Co. Rd. 48 than to Co. Rd. 7

Aitkin County: 2 Black-backed = Woodpeckers on south side of Co. Rd. 3 at the far east end of Franklin D. D= raper Memorial Forest. NOTE: I can not say if these are the sam= e as were previously reported as I was coming from the west rather than the= east. They were well off the road in a low boggy area. <= /DIV>
Bob Williams, Bloomington

       =             <= /DIV> --_5FDBEC00-C2EA-4F35-8055-187C4AECBA15_-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Sun Dec 10 03:37:26 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 21:37:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Highlights from 2 days up north In-Reply-To: <9680288.1165718412254.JavaMail.root@sniper43> References: <9680288.1165718412254.JavaMail.root@sniper43> Message-ID: <01845C82-1A8A-4941-A467-3B91D4630F4B@mimectl> --_5FDBEC00-C2EA-4F35-8055-187C4AECBA15_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Correction on the Black-backed Woodpeckers in Aitkin County. They were at = the far WEST end of the Franklin D. Draper Memorial Forest From: Williams, Bob Sent: Sat 12/9/2006 8:41 PM To: MOU (mou-net@cbs.umn.edu) Cc: MNBird (mnbird@lists.mnbird.net) Subject: [mou] Highlights from 2 days up north Here are the highlights from my 2 days up north. I include some of these b= irds in case they are useful for up-coming CBC's: Friday, Dec. 8th Todd County: 1 Song Sparrow hanging out with juncos at the G.A.R. Cemeter= y just SW of Burtrum 2 Rough-legged Hawks along 250th St. east of 325th Av= e. Wadena County: 1 Rough-Legged Hawk(dark morph) along Co. Rd. 18 180 Snow Buntings along Co. Rd. 18 2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at the corner of Co. = Rd. 18 and Co. Rd. 15 SE of Huntersville. NOTE: On my DeLorme Co. Rd. 18= is labeled Co. Rd. 27 from Nimrod to just east of Huntersville, but it is = all signed as Co. Rd. 18 in fact. Hubbard County: 6 Trumpeter Swans along Co. Rd. 13 between 6th and 7th Cro= w Wing Lake just south of Nevis 1 Ring-necked Duck same location as the swans Saturday, Dec. 9th Cass County: 15 Common Redpolls along Co. Rd. 39 east of Brevick 7 Pine Grosbeaks along Co. Rd. 39 south of Brevick 6 White-winged Crossbills along Co. Rd. 55 closer t= o Co. Rd. 48 than to Co. Rd. 7 Aitkin County: 2 Black-backed Woodpeckers on south side of Co. Rd. 3 at t= he far east end of Franklin D. Draper Memorial Forest. NOTE: I can not sa= y if these are the same as were previously reported as I was coming from th= e west rather than the east. They were well off the road in a low boggy ar= ea.=20 Bob Williams, Bloomington=20 =20 =20 --_5FDBEC00-C2EA-4F35-8055-187C4AECBA15_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Correction on th= e Black-backed Woodpeckers in Aitkin County. They were at the far WES= T end of the Franklin D. Draper Memorial Forest

From: Williams, Bob
Sent: Sat= 12/9/2006 8:41 PM
To: MOU (mou-net@cbs.umn.edu)
Cc: MN= Bird (mnbird@lists.mnbird.net)
Subject: [mou] Highlights from 2 d= ays up north

Here are the highlights fr= om my 2 days up north. I include some of these birds in case they are= useful for up-coming CBC's:

Friday, Dec. 8th

Todd County:   1 Song Sparrow ha= nging out with juncos at the G.A.R. Cemetery just SW of Burtrum
       =             &nb= sp; 2 Rough-legged Hawks along 250th St. east of 325th Ave.

Wadena County: 1 Rough-Legged Hawk(d= ark morph) along Co. Rd. 18

       =             &nb= sp;      180 Snow Buntings along Co. Rd. 18

       =             &nb= sp;      2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at the&n= bsp;corner of Co. Rd. 18 and Co. Rd. 15 SE of  Huntersville. = ; NOTE: On my DeLorme Co. Rd. 18 is labeled Co. Rd. 27 from Nimrod to= just east of Huntersville, but it is all signed as Co. Rd. 18 in fact.

Hubbard County: 6 Trumpeter Swans&nb= sp;along Co. Rd. 13 between 6th and 7th Crow Wing Lake just south of Nevis<= /FONT>

       =             &nb= sp;      1 Ring-necked Duck same location as the s= wans

Saturday, Dec. 9th

Cass County: 15 Common Redpolls alon= g Co. Rd. 39 east of Brevick

       =             &nb= sp;   7 Pine Grosbeaks along Co. Rd. 39 south of Brevick

       =             &nb= sp;   6 White-winged Crossbills along Co. Rd. 55 closer to = Co. Rd. 48 than to Co. Rd. 7

Aitkin County: 2 Black-backed = Woodpeckers on south side of Co. Rd. 3 at the far east end of Franklin D. D= raper Memorial Forest. NOTE: I can not say if these are the sam= e as were previously reported as I was coming from the west rather than the= east. They were well off the road in a low boggy area. <= /DIV>
Bob Williams, Bloomington

       =             <= /DIV>
--_5FDBEC00-C2EA-4F35-8055-187C4AECBA15_-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Sun Dec 10 03:38:22 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 21:38:22 -0600 Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Highlights from 2 days up north In-Reply-To: <21693330.1165718242976.JavaMail.root@sniper75> References: <21693330.1165718242976.JavaMail.root@sniper75> Message-ID: --_5FDBEC00-C2EA-4F35-8055-187C4AECBA15_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Correction on the Black-backed Woodpeckers in Aitkin County. They were at = the far WEST end of the Franklin D. Draper Memorial Forest. From: Williams, Bob Sent: Sat 12/9/2006 8:41 PM To: MOU (mou-net@cbs.umn.edu) Cc: MNBird (mnbird@lists.mnbird.net) Subject: [mnbird] Highlights from 2 days up north Here are the highlights from my 2 days up north. I include some of these b= irds in case they are useful for up-coming CBC's: Friday, Dec. 8th Todd County: 1 Song Sparrow hanging out with juncos at the G.A.R. Cemeter= y just SW of Burtrum 2 Rough-legged Hawks along 250th St. east of 325th Av= e. Wadena County: 1 Rough-Legged Hawk(dark morph) along Co. Rd. 18 180 Snow Buntings along Co. Rd. 18 2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at the corner of Co. = Rd. 18 and Co. Rd. 15 SE of Huntersville. NOTE: On my DeLorme Co. Rd. 18= is labeled Co. Rd. 27 from Nimrod to just east of Huntersville, but it is = all signed as Co. Rd. 18 in fact. Hubbard County: 6 Trumpeter Swans along Co. Rd. 13 between 6th and 7th Cro= w Wing Lake just south of Nevis 1 Ring-necked Duck same location as the swans Saturday, Dec. 9th Cass County: 15 Common Redpolls along Co. Rd. 39 east of Brevick 7 Pine Grosbeaks along Co. Rd. 39 south of Brevick 6 White-winged Crossbills along Co. Rd. 55 closer t= o Co. Rd. 48 than to Co. Rd. 7 Aitkin County: 2 Black-backed Woodpeckers on south side of Co. Rd. 3 at t= he far east end of Franklin D. Draper Memorial Forest. NOTE: I can not sa= y if these are the same as were previously reported as I was coming from th= e west rather than the east. They were well off the road in a low boggy ar= ea.=20 Bob Williams, Bloomington=20 =20 =20 --_5FDBEC00-C2EA-4F35-8055-187C4AECBA15_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Correction on th= e Black-backed Woodpeckers in Aitkin County. They were at the far WES= T end of the Franklin D. Draper Memorial Forest.

From: Williams, Bob
Sent: Sat= 12/9/2006 8:41 PM
To: MOU (mou-net@cbs.umn.edu)
Cc: MN= Bird (mnbird@lists.mnbird.net)
Subject: [mnbird] Highlights from = 2 days up north

Here are the highlights fr= om my 2 days up north. I include some of these birds in case they are= useful for up-coming CBC's:

Friday, Dec. 8th

Todd County:   1 Song Sparrow ha= nging out with juncos at the G.A.R. Cemetery just SW of Burtrum
       =             &nb= sp; 2 Rough-legged Hawks along 250th St. east of 325th Ave.

Wadena County: 1 Rough-Legged Hawk(d= ark morph) along Co. Rd. 18

       =             &nb= sp;      180 Snow Buntings along Co. Rd. 18

       =             &nb= sp;      2 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches at the&n= bsp;corner of Co. Rd. 18 and Co. Rd. 15 SE of  Huntersville. = ; NOTE: On my DeLorme Co. Rd. 18 is labeled Co. Rd. 27 from Nimrod to= just east of Huntersville, but it is all signed as Co. Rd. 18 in fact.

Hubbard County: 6 Trumpeter Swans&nb= sp;along Co. Rd. 13 between 6th and 7th Crow Wing Lake just south of Nevis<= /FONT>

       =             &nb= sp;      1 Ring-necked Duck same location as the s= wans

Saturday, Dec. 9th

Cass County: 15 Common Redpolls alon= g Co. Rd. 39 east of Brevick

       =             &nb= sp;   7 Pine Grosbeaks along Co. Rd. 39 south of Brevick

       =             &nb= sp;   6 White-winged Crossbills along Co. Rd. 55 closer to = Co. Rd. 48 than to Co. Rd. 7

Aitkin County: 2 Black-backed = Woodpeckers on south side of Co. Rd. 3 at the far east end of Franklin D. D= raper Memorial Forest. NOTE: I can not say if these are the sam= e as were previously reported as I was coming from the west rather than the= east. They were well off the road in a low boggy area. <= /DIV>
Bob Williams, Bloomington

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--_5FDBEC00-C2EA-4F35-8055-187C4AECBA15_-- From Doug.Kieser@clynch.com Sun Dec 10 04:20:26 2006 From: Doug.Kieser@clynch.com (Doug Kieser) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 22:20:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Cackling Geese - Washington County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C71C12.84720695 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At least 80 Cackling Geese were present this afternoon amid the hundreds of Canada Geese at Point Douglas, Washington County. Other waterfowl included Canvasback (3), Ring-necked Duck (3), Redhead (1 female), Common Goldeneyes, Common Mergansers, Mallards, and 10 American Coots. =20 Doug Kieser Minneapolis =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C71C12.84720695 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
At = least 80 Cackling=20 Geese were present this afternoon amid the hundreds of Canada Geese = at=20 Point Douglas, Washington County.

Other = waterfowl=20 included Canvasback (3), Ring-necked Duck (3), Redhead (1 female), = Common=20 Goldeneyes, Common Mergansers, Mallards, and 10 American=20 Coots.

Doug=20 Kieser

Minneapolis

------_=_NextPart_001_01C71C12.84720695-- From connellyka@earthlink.net Sun Dec 10 12:35:49 2006 From: connellyka@earthlink.net (Kathleen Connelly) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 06:35:49 -0600 Subject: [mou] Pheasant question Message-ID: > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3248577350_90602 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable When a birdy friend recounted an argument she had with hunters about whethe= r or not ring necked pheasants are or are not an introduced species (=AD of course they are =AD their origin is China) I began to wonder, do these birds displace native birds? Cornell=B9s site gives the following information abou= t them: Habitat - Agricultural land, especially cultivated lands interspersed with grass ditches, hedges, marshes, woodland borders, and brushy groves; Food - Seeds, especially cultivated grain, grasses, leaves, roots, wild fruits and nuts, and insects; Behavior - Foraging , scratches on ground and digs with bill for food; Nest Type - On ground, in tall grass or weeds. A scrape in ground or vegetation. Unlined or sparsely lined with vegetation, and occasionally a few breast feathers from female. Does any one know? --B_3248577350_90602 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Pheasant question When a birdy fr= iend recounted an argument she had with hunters about whether or not ring ne= cked pheasants are or are not an introduced species (– of course they = are – their origin is China) I began to wonder, do these birds displac= e native birds? Cornell’s site gives the following information a= bout them: Habitat - Agricultural land, especially cultivated lands interspe= rsed with grass ditches, hedges, marshes, woodland borders, and brushy grove= s; Food - Seeds, especially cultivated grain, grasses, leaves, roots, = wild fruits and nuts, and insects;
Behavior - Foraging , scratches on ground and digs with bill for food; Nest= Type - On ground, in tall grass or weeds. A scrape in ground or vegetation.= Unlined or sparsely lined with vegetation, and occasionally a few breast fe= athers from female.   Does any one know? --B_3248577350_90602-- From bgraves@usfamily.net Sun Dec 10 14:30:02 2006 From: bgraves@usfamily.net (Buzz and Mary Graves) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:30:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] Covill Park Message-ID: <001d01c71c67$af8c3880$e9158340@farrellxt7jnuq> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C71C35.630D5110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For those who keep an eye on Covill Park, Redwing yesterdat there were a = handful opf coots, two eagles and three male common mergansers. A guy = there told me that on Thursday there were thousands of mergansers. He = thought they left and stopped at Reed's Landing. We didn't go any = further south. Most of the river is open again. Some fishermen in boats = were zipping around... --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C71C35.630D5110 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Gene Bauer came and fetched me to see a Ross's Goose in the Cannon River among the Canada Geese that loaf around in front of Northfield, Rice Co. Here is a photo of the Ross's Goose: http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/misc/rossgoose1.jpg Next to the Ross's Goose was a Cackling Goose, about the same size as the Ross's, and much smaller than the Canada Goose in the background: http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/misc/rosscackling2.jpg dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Around the Bend Birding Tours http://danerika.googlepages.com/aroundthebendbirdingtours danerika@gmail.com 2120 Taylor Ct., Northfield, MN 55047 ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ------=_Part_78142_14769242.1165787648697 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Gene Bauer came and fetched me to see a Ross's Goose in the Cannon River among the Canada Geese that loaf around in front of Northfield, Rice Co. Here is a photo of the Ross's Goose:

http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/misc/rossgoose1.jpg

Next to the Ross's Goose was a Cackling Goose, about the same size as the Ross's, and much smaller than the Canada Goose in the background:

http://www.northern.edu/tallmand/dat/misc/rosscackling2.jpg

dan

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"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ------=_Part_78142_14769242.1165787648697-- From corax6330@yahoo.com Mon Dec 11 02:44:03 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:44:03 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Miss. R. Pool 8 Tundra Swan numbers much reduced; 50-100+/- Bald Eagles Message-ID: <229855.27059.qm@web56005.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Maybe 20 +/- Tundra Swans swimming along a rip-rap island in "Stoddard Bay" at Stoddard, Wis. A long scope view from Minnesota, difficult to view from Wisconsin. Good numbers of Bald Eagles remain, standing about on the ice, standing on grassy islands mid-river, perched on snags, & soaring. Some BAEA soar over into Minnesota. Pool 8 is ice covered. Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. From dbmartin@skypoint.com Mon Dec 11 03:06:29 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 21:06:29 -0600 Subject: [mou] gray-crowned rosy-finch in Wadena County References: <96D5F932-5A5F-4B45-9B50-BF7B9D3AD667@mimectl> Message-ID: <009801c71cd1$5decefa0$b22e56c7@oemcomputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0095_01C71C9F.0FD14820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Spent a little time this AM looking for these Gray-crowned Rosy-finchs = with no success. The Burgen Lake Prairie WMA just to the south of the = finch location had a dark phase Rough-legged Hawk that we saw in a = couple different areas some time apart so it may be staying in that = area. Otherwise it was slow birding in the county. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Williams, Bob=20 To: MOU (mou-net@cbs.umn.edu)=20 Cc: MNBird (mnbird@lists.mnbird.net)=20 Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 12:53 PM Subject: [mou] gray-crowned rosy-finch in Wadena County At 12;30pm I observed a gray-crowned rosy-finch sitting on a post at = the northwest corner of Cty Rd 18 Huntersville Rd and Cty Rd 15. It = then flew into the trees at the southwest corner of the intersection. I = wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen the ones in Carlton Cty. BOB WILLIAMS via Monica Williams, his wife Bloomington ------=_NextPart_000_0095_01C71C9F.0FD14820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Spent a little time this AM looking for these = Gray-crowned=20 Rosy-finchs with no success. The Burgen Lake Prairie WMA just to = the south=20 of the finch location had a dark phase Rough-legged Hawk that we saw in = a couple=20 different areas some time apart so it may be staying in that = area.

Otherwise it was slow birding in the = county.

Dennis and Barbara Martin
dbmartin@skypoint.com

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Williams, Bob

To: MOU (mou-net@cbs.umn.edu) =

Cc: MNBird = (mnbird@lists.mnbird.net)=20

Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 = 12:53=20 PM

Subject: [mou] gray-crowned = rosy-finch in=20 Wadena County

At 12;30pm I = observed a=20 gray-crowned rosy-finch sitting on a post at the northwest corner of = Cty Rd=20 18 Huntersville Rd and Cty Rd 15. It then flew into the = trees at=20 the southwest corner of the intersection. I wouldn't have believed it = if I=20 hadn't seen the ones in Carlton Cty.

BOB WILLIAMS via Monica Williams, his = wife=20 Bloomington
------=_NextPart_000_0095_01C71C9F.0FD14820-- From sweston2@comcast.net Mon Dec 11 07:21:06 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:21:06 -0600 Subject: [mou] Pheasant question References: Message-ID: <002801c71cf4$f64dcbc0$d69b7618@Weston72505> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C71CC2.A18EEC40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Pheasant question"Male Ring-necked Pheasants disrupt leks and attack = adults; also reduce nesting success by laying their eggs in = prairie-chicken nests." Paul Ehrlick, et.al. "The Birders's Handbook" = talking about Prairie-chickens. I would not be surprised if they have a = similiar antagonistic relationship with Sharp-tailed Grouse. =20 Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kathleen Connelly=20 To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu=20 Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 6:35 AM Subject: [mou] Pheasant question When a birdy friend recounted an argument she had with hunters about = whether or not ring necked pheasants are or are not an introduced = species (- of course they are - their origin is China) I began to = wonder, do these birds displace native birds? Cornell's site gives the = following information about them: Habitat - Agricultural land, = especially cultivated lands interspersed with grass ditches, hedges, = marshes, woodland borders, and brushy groves; Food - Seeds, especially = cultivated grain, grasses, leaves, roots, wild fruits and nuts, and = insects; Behavior - Foraging , scratches on ground and digs with bill for food; = Nest Type - On ground, in tall grass or weeds. A scrape in ground or = vegetation. Unlined or sparsely lined with vegetation, and occasionally = a few breast feathers from female. Does any one know? ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C71CC2.A18EEC40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Pheasant question
"Male Ring-necked Pheasants disrupt = leks and attack=20 adults; also reduce nesting success by laying their eggs in = prairie-chicken=20 nests." Paul Ehrlick, et.al. "The Birders's Handbook" talking = about=20 Prairie-chickens. I would not be surprised if they have a similiar = antagonistic relationship with Sharp-tailed Grouse.   =

Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, = MN
sweston2@comcast.net
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Kathleen Connelly

To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu

Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 = 6:35=20 AM

Subject: [mou] Pheasant = question

When=20 a birdy friend recounted an argument she had with hunters about = whether or not=20 ring necked pheasants are or are not an introduced species (=96 of = course they=20 are =96 their origin is China) I began to wonder, do these birds = displace native=20 birds? Cornell=92s site gives the following information about = them:=20 Habitat - Agricultural land, especially cultivated lands interspersed = with=20 grass ditches, hedges, marshes, woodland borders, and brushy groves;=20 Food - Seeds, especially cultivated grain, grasses, leaves, = roots, wild=20 fruits and nuts, and insects;
Behavior - Foraging , scratches on = ground and=20 digs with bill for food; Nest Type - On ground, in tall grass or = weeds. A=20 scrape in ground or vegetation. Unlined or sparsely lined with = vegetation, and=20 occasionally a few breast feathers from female.   Does any = one=20 know? ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C71CC2.A18EEC40-- From SClark@ci.elk-river.mn.us Mon Dec 11 14:15:04 2006 From: SClark@ci.elk-river.mn.us (Clark, Scott) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:15:04 -0600 Subject: [mou] Eastern Bluebird Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C71D2E.C138695C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Had one male Eastern Bluebird on Saturday December 9, 2006. Location Lake Rebecca Rd. one-half mile north of Hennepin County 11 ( this is where there are the start of two trails and you see the start of the Lake )> Bird was on the north end of the east trail. Also, 5 Brown Creepers and 62 Trumpeters on the west side of the lake. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C71D2E.C138695C Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Had one male Eastern Bluebird on Saturday December 9, = 2006. Location Lake Rebecca = Rd. one-half mile north of Hennepin County 11 ( this is where there = are the start of two trails and you see the start of the Lake )> Bird was on the north end of the east trail. Also, 5 Brown = Creepers and 62 Trumpeters on the west side of the lake.

------_=_NextPart_001_01C71D2E.C138695C-- From Robert_Russell@fws.gov Mon Dec 11 16:33:08 2006 From: Robert_Russell@fws.gov (Robert_Russell@fws.gov) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:33:08 -0600 Subject: [mou] whooping crane update Message-ID: --0__=09BBF8D2DFCB4A468f9e8a93df938690918c09BBF8D2DFCB4A46 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII The "first family" of whooping cranes of the eastern experimental population (2 adults and one chick) departed Necedah NWR in central Wisconsin on 19 November, stopped for 3 weeks along the Wabash River in= Indiana, departed that site on 7 December, and with some brisk NW winds= arrived on the west coast of Florida on 9 December at Chassahowitzka NW= R. The next day they moved inland to the parent birds' previous wintering locale on a cattle ranch. Another major step achieved in this exciting= reintroduction project. I'll have a complete update on this project fo= r folks in a week or two. Bob Russell, USFWS= --0__=09BBF8D2DFCB4A468f9e8a93df938690918c09BBF8D2DFCB4A46 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline
The "first family" of whooping cranes of the eastern exper= imental population (2 adults and one chick) departed Necedah NWR in cen= tral Wisconsin on 19 November, stopped for 3 weeks along the Wabash Riv= er in Indiana, departed that site on 7 December, and with some brisk NW= winds arrived on the west coast of Florida on 9 December at Chassahowi= tzka NWR. The next day they moved inland to the parent birds' previous= wintering locale on a cattle ranch. Another major step achieved in th= is exciting reintroduction project. I'll have a complete update on thi= s project for folks in a week or two. Bob Russell, USFWS= = --0__=09BBF8D2DFCB4A468f9e8a93df938690918c09BBF8D2DFCB4A46-- From mncbc@rohair.com Mon Dec 11 18:00:28 2006 From: mncbc@rohair.com (mncbc@rohair.com) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:00:28 -0500 (EST) Subject: [mou] Snowy Owl - Murray County Message-ID: <60078.156.99.142.99.1165860028.squirrel@www.rohair.com> Bill Bolin just reported a Snowy Owl in Murray County. From the intersection of US Hwy 59 and Murray County Road 21 go one more mile south and turn right onto a gravel township road. The bird was spotted on a fence post along the first mile stretch of road, and was seen later in the open field to the North of the gravel road. From robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu Sat Dec 9 22:09:06 2006 From: robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu (robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 16:09:06 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] Clay County gray jay Message-ID: <50640.24.117.134.204.1165702146.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hi, At dawn today, I saw a Gray Jay at the tip of one of the pines that line the entrance road to Buffalo River State Park (just off US 10 east of Glyndon). This is about two miles northeast of the yard where a Clay County resident photographed a Gray Jay earlier this autumn. The bird called a few times before dropping back into the evergreens. Bob O'Connor Moorhead From PClements@CivilActionGroup.com Mon Dec 11 14:24:00 2006 From: PClements@CivilActionGroup.com (Patrick Clements) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:24:00 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gray-crowned Rosy-finch Still present on Sunday Message-ID: <80CECE99631E4C4EAF7A1022B81E5C3301832B07@merlin.CivilActionGroup.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C71D30.00A7F157 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_002_01C71D30.00A7F157" ------_=_NextPart_002_01C71D30.00A7F157 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Civil Action Group, Ltd. 7800 Glenroy Road Minneapolis, MN 55439-3122 Toll Free: 800.328.7171 =09 National International Translations Court Reporting Private Records Public Records Investigations Surveillance =20 Click LOGO to visit our new website =09 Date: Sunday, December 10, 2006 Time: 12:00PM - 12:30 PM Location: Cloquet, MN=20 Observers: Pat, Lynne and Nick Clements =20 Notes: We arrived about Noon and parked in front of the sunflowers at the Fond du Lac Resource building - no birds being seen, (of any kind). I got out after a while and walked up to the intersection and back. The only birds seen were one mature Bald Eagle and one immature Bald Eagle. Went back to the car and sat looking at the sunflowers with my window down. I thought I heard a chirping sound but couldn't see a bird. Suddenly a bird swooped across the front of the car and headed across the street. It had a dark body and light part on the head - I suspected this was one of the Rosy-Finches. We drove across the street and located the bird between the Gym and Daycare building, (across from the playground which is behind the Gym. The bird was busy eating seeds on the sidewalk behind the daycare building. Took some pictures and a short video before leaving. We never saw or heard more than just the one Rosy-Finch. =20 At Agate Bay, Two Harbors we saw 3 male Buffleheads and 2 Female Buffleheads along with one 1st year Male Greater Scaup. All of these birds were on the harbor side of the lake. =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 Civil Action Group, Ltd.=20 APS International Plaza=20 7800 Glenroy Road=20 Minneapolis, MN 55439-3122=20 Tel: 952.831.7776=20 Fax: 952.831.8150=20 www.CivilActionGroup.com =20 ------_=_NextPart_002_01C71D30.00A7F157 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Civil Action Group 800.328.7171

Civil Action Group, = Ltd.
7800=20 Glenroy Road
Minneapolis, MN 55439-3122
Toll Free: = 800.328.7171=20

National International= =20 Translations=20 Court = Reporting Private=20 Records Public = Records Investigatio= ns=20 Surveillance=20
Click LOGO to visit our new = website=20

Date: Sunday, December 10, 2006
=
Time: 12:00PM - 12:30 = PM

Location: Cloquet, MN =

Observers: = Pat, Lynne and=20 Nick Clements

Notes:

We arrived = about Noon and=20 parked in front of the sunflowers at the Fond du Lac Resource = building -=20 no birds being seen, (of any kind). I got out after a while and = walked up=20 to the intersection and back. The only birds seen were one mature = Bald=20 Eagle and one immature Bald Eagle. Went back to the car and sat = looking at=20 the sunflowers with my window down. I thought I heard a chirping = sound but=20 couldn't see a bird. Suddenly a bird swooped across the front of = the car=20 and headed across the street. It had a dark body and light part on = the=20 head - I suspected this was one of the Rosy-Finches. We drove = across the=20 street and located the bird between the Gym and Daycare building, = (across=20 from the playground which is behind the Gym. The bird was busy = eating=20 seeds on the sidewalk behind the daycare building. Took some = pictures and=20 a short video before leaving. We never saw or heard more than just = the one=20 Rosy-Finch.

At Agate Bay, = Two Harbors=20 we saw 3 male Buffleheads and 2 Female Buffleheads along with one = 1st year=20 Male Greater Scaup. All of these birds were on the harbor side of = the=20 lake.

Civil = Action=20 Group, Ltd.
APS International Plaza
7800 Glenroy Road=20
Minneapolis, MN 55439-3122
Tel: 952.831.7776 =
Fax:=20 952.831.8150
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Coming from the south on US Highway 53, turn right (north) onto Stebner Road, and go 0.25 mile and turn right (east) onto Airbase Road. The bird was foraging along the shoulder, at the tree line 0.1 mile from Stebner Road. In the past, birders have had occasional run-ins with local law enforcement and military personnel in this area, but we spent nearly an hour watching the bird and no one said anything. If accepted, this would be the latest date for the state by more than a month (aside from an overwintering record in Winona County in the 1970's). This is also second Lark Bunting that Dave has found in northeast Minnesota this year. Unfortunately, the spot is 0.25 mile outside of the Duluth CBC count circle. So on Saturday if the bird is still around, we need a handful of birders to encourage the bird to move down the road about a quarter mile (ha ha). But seriously, if anyone is looking for something to do on Saturday, we can always use help on the CBC. My number is 218-834-3199, if anyone is interested. Jim Lind From smithville4@charter.net Tue Dec 12 00:57:16 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:57:16 -0600 Subject: [mou] Slaty-backed Gull Update Message-ID: <000801c71d88$78021a70$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C71D56.2D2C0100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Slaty-Backed Gull, etc. From: KCTEPO00 AT smumn.edu Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:43:23 -0600 I checked out the two observation areas on Black Dog Road (north side of = Black=20 Dog Lake) from 9:15-9:45 this morning and was pleased to immediately = spot the=20 Slaty-Backed Gull flying low over the road and over some open water on = the=20 river. On the lake, I was also surprised to see (and hear) 6 Trumpeter = Swans=20 fairly close to shore. When I made my way back to where I started, I = didn't=20 find the Slaty-Backed Gull again. There were quite a few ducks and geese = but=20 the only ones I could ID were mallards and Canada Geese; it was too = bright to=20 see anything else well. Two Eagles and several Herring Gulls were also = seen=20 along the road.=20 Kyle TePoel Saint PaulMichael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C71D56.2D2C0100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Subject: Slaty-Backed Gull, = etc.
From:=20 KCTEPO00 AT smumn.edu
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:43:23 -0600
I = checked out the two observation areas on Black Dog Road (north side of = Black=20 Dog Lake) from 9:15-9:45 this morning and was pleased to immediately = spot the=20 Slaty-Backed Gull flying low over the road and over some open water on = the=20 river. On the lake, I was also surprised to see (and hear) 6 Trumpeter = Swans=20 fairly close to shore. When I made my way back to where I started, I = didn't=20 find the Slaty-Backed Gull again. There were quite a few ducks and geese = but=20 the only ones I could ID were mallards and Canada Geese; it was too = bright to=20 see anything else well. Two Eagles and several Herring Gulls were also = seen=20 along the road.=20 Kyle TePoel Saint Paul

Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C71D56.2D2C0100-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Tue Dec 12 01:21:59 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:21:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] Slaty-backed Gull tonight, 12/12/06 Message-ID: <410-220061221212159500@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII The adult SBGU was first seen tonight at about 3:40pm at the east end of the east lake at Black Dog. It joined several hundred other gulls that were standing/roosting on the ice on the south side of the lake, perhaps 300 m from our position. It mostly preened and then disappeared into the mass of other gulls. Its rich pink legs were visible. It was not seen in flight. At least 2 adult Glaucous Gulls were present as was an interesting 1st year white-winged gull with an all dark bill. Also present was the extremely bleached gull with a pure white head, mostly dark bill and dark eye, and gray blotched mantle - this bird has been present for nearly two weeks now but to my knowledge has not been seen in flight. Jim ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

The adult SBGU was first seen tonight at about 3:40pm at the east end of the east lake at Black Dog. It joined several hundred other gulls that were standing/roosting on the ice on the south side of the lake, perhaps 300 m from our position.

It mostly preened and then disappeared into the mass of other gulls. Its rich pink legs were visible. It was not seen in flight. At least 2 adult Glaucous Gulls were present as was an interesting 1st year white-winged gull with an all dark bill. Also present was the extremely bleached gull with a pure white head, mostly dark bill and dark eye, and gray blotched mantle - this bird has been present for nearly two weeks now but to my knowledge has not been seen in flight.

Jim

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From mncbc@rohair.com Tue Dec 12 18:12:23 2006 From: mncbc@rohair.com (mncbc@rohair.com) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:12:23 -0500 (EST) Subject: [mou] Minnesota CBC Participant Information Message-ID: <12845.156.99.142.99.1165947143.squirrel@www.rohair.com> CBC Participants: Looking for a CBC to do but don't know the coordinator? The MN CBC website (www.rohair.com/CBC/index.php) Contact information for all MN CBCs is available on the MN CBC Event Calendar. (www.rohair.com/CBC/cal/calendar.php) A calendar link is also on the right side of the main page. On the Calendar page, click on the name of the count listed to access contact information for that count's coordinator. Also of potential interest is the Maps section (www.rohair.com/CBC/maps/index.php), and customized tally page (www.rohair.com/CBC/comp/tally.php) NOTE: PLEASE DON'T JUST SHOW UP ON THE COUNT THAT MONRING UNANNOUNCED. Count Coordinator put forth a lot of effort in planning for count area coverage, and need to know who's coming. Please contact coordinators in advance. Roger Schroeder From wielandba@yahoo.com Tue Dec 12 19:20:27 2006 From: wielandba@yahoo.com (B W) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:20:27 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Cass County BLSC Message-ID: <20061212192027.57500.qmail@web35505.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-56354135-1165951227=:57076 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit There was a Black Scoter on 10 Mile lake yesterday 12/11. The bird was in the last bit of open water on the lake, and visible from the public access on the west side. Ben Wieland Ben Wieland Deep Portage Learning Center 2197 Nature Center Dr. NW Hackensack, MN 56452 (218)682-2325 --------------------------------- Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers. Try it now. --0-56354135-1165951227=:57076 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit There was a Black Scoter on 10 Mile lake yesterday 12/11.
The bird was in the last bit of open water on the lake, and visible from the public access on the west side.

Ben Wieland

Ben Wieland
Deep Portage Learning Center
2197 Nature Center Dr. NW
Hackensack, MN 56452 (218)682-2325

Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers. Try it now. --0-56354135-1165951227=:57076-- From smithville4@charter.net Tue Dec 12 20:43:33 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:43:33 -0600 Subject: [mou] Canal Park - Park Pt. Message-ID: <001701c71e2e$30f6d480$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C71DFB.E5EEAE90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Canal Park: - Imm. male Harlequin Duck & Imm/female Harlequin Duck on the north side = of the break wall at Canal Park. I took digiscope pics of these = Harlequin Ducks and they can be found on my website under recent = sightings. Park Pt. -two Surf Scoters on the bay side between 29th & 30th Streets. -Red-breasted Merganser ( same spot ) -Hundreds of C. Goldeneyes all along Park Pt. but the bulk of them were = at the Surf Scoter spot. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C71DFB.E5EEAE90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Canal Park:

- Imm. male Harlequin Duck = &=20 Imm/female Harlequin Duck on the north side of the break wall at Canal = Park. I=20 took digiscope pics of these Harlequin Ducks and they can be = found on=20 my website under recent sightings.

Park Pt.

-two Surf Scoters on the bay = side between=20 29th & 30th Streets.

-Red-breasted Merganser ( = same spot=20 )

-Hundreds of C. Goldeneyes = all along Park=20 Pt. but the bulk of them were at the Surf Scoter spot.

Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C71DFB.E5EEAE90-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Tue Dec 12 21:43:50 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:43:50 -0600 Subject: [mou] Varied Thrush, WW Scoter in Two Harbors Message-ID: <457ECE36.11257.580803B@localhost> I found some interesting birds this afternoon while scouting for the Two Harbors CBC, which will be on Sunday the 17th. Varied Thrush (female) -- in a crab apple tree on the north side of the 800 block of 9th Avenue. From Highway 61 (7th Ave.) turn north at the Little Store gas station and go two blocks to 9th. White-winged Scoter -- one at Burlington Bay, out from the water intake plant at 1st St. and South Ave. White-winged Crossbill - a lone flyover at 1st St. and South Ave. Horned Grebe -- seven out from the mouth of the Stewart River. I couldn't relocate the Greater Scaup reported on Sunday at Agate Bay, but the seven Bufflehead were still present. Jim Lind Two Harbors From Chris Benson" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006F_01C71E99.C31BFF50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The 3 Gray-crowned Rosy Finches were present yesterday morning (12/12) at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division Office. ------=_NextPart_000_006F_01C71E99.C31BFF50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The 3 Gray-crowned Rosy Finches were=20 present

yesterday morning (12/12) at the Fond = du=20 Lac

Resource Management Division=20 Office.
------=_NextPart_000_006F_01C71E99.C31BFF50-- From rdunlap@gac.edu Tue Dec 12 23:28:10 2006 From: rdunlap@gac.edu (rdunlap@gac.edu) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:28:10 -0600 Subject: [mou] 4 species of blackbird today in Nicollet County Message-ID: <20061212172810.2lzlbu976sso8s88@webmail-0.gac.edu> This afternoon I found a flock of about 300 blackbirds north of Swan Lake along CR 5 in Nicollet County. The vast majority were Red-winged Blackbirds, but there were also several Brown-headed Cowbirds present in the flock, along with a few Common Grackles, plus one very late male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD. This is by far the latest I have ever seen a Yellow-headed in MN...I don't think I've even seen one past October. Surprisingly, I did not find any Rusty/Brewer's Blackbirds in the flock. Also in the area was a lingering Horned Lark. Bob Dunlap, Nicollet County From norskestar@comcast.net Wed Dec 13 05:27:42 2006 From: norskestar@comcast.net (norskestar@comcast.net) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:27:42 +0000 Subject: [mou] Slaty-backed Gull update Message-ID: <121320060527.28830.457F8F4E000DD0BA0000709E22092299279D0E9B9C0A059C9D0102@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_28830_1165987662_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The Slaty-backed Gull was still present on the east end of Black Dog Lake on 12/12 at 3:55 p.m. Several of us observed it preening in the water and roosting on the ice. This was the same location as 12/11, and roughly the same timing. Bill Stjern --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_28830_1165987662_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
The Slaty-backed Gull was still present on the east end of Black Dog Lake on 12/12 at 3:55 p.m. Several of us observed it preening in the water and roosting  on the ice. This was the same location as 12/11, and roughly the same timing.

Bill Stjern
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_28830_1165987662_0-- From Chris Benson" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C71E9A.2E767320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 3:38 pm yesterday (12/12) there was a Great Gray Owl on the power lines in one of the usual locations, Aiktin county road 18 and 320th Place. In other words, the corner of Pietz's road and county road 18. Chris Benson Rochester ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C71E9A.2E767320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
At 3:38 pm yesterday (12/12) there was=20 a

Great Gray Owl on the power = lines

in one of the usual = locations,

Aiktin county road 18 and 320th = Place.

In other words, the corner of Pietz's=20 road

and county road 18.

Chris Benson

Rochester
------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C71E9A.2E767320-- From chetmeyers@visi.com Tue Dec 12 22:31:45 2006 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (chetmeyers@visi.com) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:31:45 -0600 Subject: [mou] Black Ducks - Calhoun. Mpls Message-ID: <1165962704.457f2dd101460@my.visi.com> Chet Meyers writes: Ther is still a smidgen of open water on Lake Calhoun with a hundred or so mallards and at least one pair of black ducks. Very few gulls, all herring. Chet Meyers, Hennepin Cty. From Sara_Vacek@fws.gov Wed Dec 13 15:15:06 2006 From: Sara_Vacek@fws.gov (Sara_Vacek@fws.gov) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:15:06 -0600 Subject: [mou] Pheasant question Message-ID: DQpJbiB0aGUgc2V2ZXJhbCBodW5kcmVkIGhvdXJzIHdlJ3ZlIHNwZW50IG9ic2VydmluZyBwcmFp cmllIGNoaWNrZW4gYm9vbWluZw0KZ3JvdW5kcyBpbiB0aGUgd2VzdGVybiBNaW5uZXNvdGEgcmVp bnRyb2R1Y3Rpb24gYXJlYSwgdGhlIGZldyBtYWxlDQpwaGVhc2FudHMgc2VlbiBvbiBvciBhcm91 bmQgYm9vbWluZyBncm91bmRzIGhhdmUgbm90IGNhdXNlZCBtdWNoIHRyb3VibGUuDQpJbiBmYWN0 LCBjb250cmFyeSB0byBvdGhlciByZXBvcnRzIG9mIHBoZWFzYW50cyBoYXJhc3NpbmcgcHJhaXJp ZSBjaGlja2VucywNCnRoZSBmZXcgdGltZXMgd2UgZGlkIHNlZSBhbiBpbnRlcmFjdGlvbiBpdCB3 YXMgdGhlIHByYWlyaWUgY2hpY2tlbnMgY2hhc2luZw0Kb2ZmIHRoZSBwaGVhc2FudHMhDQoNCldl IGFyZSwgaG93ZXZlciwgY29uY2VybmVkIGFib3V0IHRoZSBpbXBhY3QgdGhhdCBwaGVhc2FudCBu ZXN0IHBhcmFzaXRpc20NCndpbGwgaGF2ZSBvbiB0aGlzIHByb2plY3QncyBzdWNjZXNzLiAgVGhl IHRlbmRlbmN5IG9mIHBoZWFzYW50cyB0byBsYXkgZWdncw0KaW4gb3RoZXIgYmlyZHMnIG5lc3Rz 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------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C71EC9.63794460-- From sharon@birdchick.com Wed Dec 13 16:30:44 2006 From: sharon@birdchick.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:30:44 -0600 Subject: [mou] Waterfowl Internship in Bemidji, MN Message-ID: <7828CB39-976A-469A-9D7C-0F7C167C89CE@birdchick.com> --Apple-Mail-6-889167140 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed WATERFOWL BANDING INTERNSHIPS, Minnesota Department of Natural =20 Resources, Wetlands Wildlife Populations and Research Group, 102 23rd =20= St NE, Bemidji, MN 56601. Period of Employment: Approximately 2 July =96 1 Sep 2007. At least two =20= interns will continue working until approximately 30 Sep 2007. Work =20 Hours and Conditions: Typically 80 hours per two-week pay period, =20 with additional hours likely but dependent upon weather and other =20 environmental conditions. Interns will work a combination of day and =20 night hours, including some weekend work. Fieldwork will occur in remote areas under a variety of environmental =20= conditions. Pay: $10.00/hr. When in travel status away from Bemidji, =20 lodging will be provided and meals will be reimbursed. Primary =20 Duties: Capture waterfowl via drive-trapping and night-lighting in =20 north central, west-central,and northwestern Minnesota. Identify, =20 age, sex, band, and humanely handle waterfowl. Other duties include =20 accurately recording location (GPS) and waterfowl capture data, =20 constructing automated telemetry towers, assist in the surgical =20 implantation of transmitters into ring-necked ducks, radiotrack ring-=20 necked ducks, entering data, writing work summaries, maintaining and =20 repairing field equipment, contacting and communicating with private =20 landowners, and dealing with the public and coworkers in a =20 professional manner. Qualifications: Interns must possess a valid =20 Drivers License, be able to lift and carry at least 50 lbs for short =20 distances, and have some knowledge of basic science, ecology, =20 wildlife biology, and waterfowl biology. Preferred Qualifications: Ability to capture, identify, age, sex, and =20= radiotrack waterfowl; safely operate small boats with outboard =20 motors, trucks, and generators; and construct, repair, and maintain =20 equipment. Interns should be enrolled in an accredited college for =20 course credits as part of their internship. If there are any =20 questions about these position openings, please contact DR. JIM BERDEEN (PH: 218-755-3622, EM: =20 jim.berdeen AT dnr.state.mn.us). Applicants should send a cover =20 letter, resume, copy of college transcripts, and contact information =20 for 3-5 professional references to Dr. Jim Berdeen at the address =20 above by 1March 2007. Sharon Stiteler www.birdchick.com Minneapolis, MN --Apple-Mail-6-889167140 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252
WATERFOWL = BANDING INTERNSHIPS, Minnesota Department of Natural=A0Resources, = Wetlands Wildlife Populations and Research Group, 102 23rd St=A0NE, = Bemidji, MN 56601.=A0

Period of = Employment: Approximately 2 July =96 1=A0Sep 2007. At least two interns = will continue working until approximately=A030 Sep 2007. Work Hours and = Conditions: Typically 80 hours per two-week=A0pay period, with = additional hours likely but dependent upon weather and=A0other = environmental conditions. Interns will work a combination of day=A0and = night hours, including some weekend work.=A0

Fieldwork will occur in=A0remote areas under a = variety of environmental conditions. Pay:=A0$10.00/hr. When in travel = status away from Bemidji, lodging will be=A0provided and meals will be = reimbursed. Primary Duties: Capture waterfowl=A0via drive-trapping and = night-lighting in north central, west-central,and northwestern = Minnesota. Identify, age, sex, band, and humanely=A0handle waterfowl. = Other duties include accurately recording location=A0(GPS) and waterfowl = capture data, constructing automated telemetry=A0towers, assist in the = surgical implantation of transmitters into=A0ring-necked ducks, = radiotrack ring-necked ducks, entering data, writing=A0work summaries, = maintaining and repairing field equipment, contacting=A0and = communicating with private landowners, and dealing with the public=A0and = coworkers in a professional manner. Qualifications: Interns must=A0possess= a valid Drivers License, be able to lift and carry at least 50=A0lbs = for short distances, and have some knowledge of basic science,=A0ecology, = wildlife biology, and waterfowl biology.=A0

openings, please contact = DR. JIM BERDEEN (PH: 218-755-3622, EM:=A0jim.berdeen AT = dnr.state.mn.us). Applicants should send a cover letter,=A0resume, copy = of college transcripts, and contact information for 3-5=A0professional = references to Dr. Jim Berdeen at the address above by 1March = 2007.

Sharon = Stiteler
www.birdchick.com
Minneapolis, = MN

= --Apple-Mail-6-889167140-- From rog@rohair.com Wed Dec 13 04:32:17 2006 From: rog@rohair.com (Roger Schroeder) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:32:17 -0600 Subject: [mou] Two Nights Before Bird Counts Message-ID: <20061213043227.150744E5220@mail.starpoint.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C71E3D.61E47930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here=92s a link to my CBC-related rip-off of =93T=92was the Night Before Christmas=94=20 =20 HYPERLINK "http://www.rohair.com/CBC/TwoNightsBeforeBirdCounts.htm"www.rohair.com/C= BC/ TwoNightsBeforeBirdCounts.htm =20 =20 See you in the field! Roger Schroeder --=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.18/584 - Release Date: = 12/12/2006 11:17 PM =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C71E3D.61E47930 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Here’s a link to my CBC-related rip-off of = “T’was the Night Before Christmas”

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Roger Schroeder

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------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C71E3D.61E47930-- From sweston2@comcast.net Thu Dec 14 04:44:45 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:44:45 -0600 Subject: [mou] Around the Metro & more Message-ID: <001e01c71f3a$94768cf0$d69b7618@Weston72505> Wednesday (about noon): Northern Shrike at Highway 96 and Round Lake Rd just east of I-35w in Arden Hills. Red-tailed Hawks are thick along the main highways in the Metro area and appear to be far less concentrated as you leave the urban areas. today I found a dark buteo in Coon Rabids on US 10 just west of Hanson Blvd. Despite a plumage that suggested otherwise, I believe this was just a dark Red-tail. On Monday I had a Red-tail fly over my truck about ten feet above me as I exited I-94 at the 11th Street exit downtown. It carried a small rodent in its talons. Several people found my quote on Ring-neck Pheasants ("Male Ring-necked Pheasants ...also reduce nesting success by laying their eggs in prairie-chicken nests." ) interesting for reasons that I (and the authors and original editors) missed. Further searches in the books in my library yield no other examples of male birds of any other species having such a disruptive impact. I believe that it is important to remember that Ring-neck Pheasants are an alien species. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From thimgan@digitaljam.com Thu Dec 14 13:45:59 2006 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:45:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] Short-eared Owls/Wilkin Co. Message-ID: The Short-eared Owls of Wilkin County put on an astounding aerial display for us on Wednesday (12/13) late afternoon. We saw at least 19 between the optimal hours of 4:00 - 5:00 pm. They were seen in a number of locations in the Rothsay Wildlife Management area, most notably at the traditional Prairie Chicken area. Go west of Rothsay on CR 26, turn north on what is now known at 300th Ave which magically turns into 190th St when the road jogs west. The fields north and south of this stretch of 190th was the best spot. Other owls were also seen over fields off CR 15 as it wends its way north and east toward the town of Lawndale. Our first, in fact, was seen down the road marked by the Pine to Prairie Birding Trail sign. Earlier, many Prairie Chickens were distantly seen out by the rock piles off the minimum maintenance road which deadends south off of 15 (near that old concrete silo with the missing top). Those minimum maintenance roads, incidentally, are in great shape right now -- solid with no snow. Other notables seen earlier in the same general area: Rough-legged Hawk (4), American Kestrel (2), Northern Harrier (2), Northern Shrike, good numbers of Ring-necked Pheasants and Prairie Chickens. Earlier in the day, we had a pair of Rusty Blackbirds stop at our home feeders. Thanks to Steve Millard for the initial tip on the Short-ears. Dan & Sandy Thimgan, Jeff Schultz Otter Tail County From danerika@gmail.com Thu Dec 14 21:59:43 2006 From: danerika@gmail.com (dan&erika) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:59:43 -0600 Subject: [mou] Rice County listserv Message-ID: <7d37af720612141359t1043e124n40b6c18ea805274f@mail.gmail.com> ------=_Part_164048_1229666.1166133583659 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline The Rice County Bird Club has initiated a listserv devoted solely to Rice Co. birding. Post message: ricebird@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: ricebird-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: ricebird-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: ricebird-owner@yahoogroups.com This list is devoted to birds of Rice County, Minnesota. Reports of rare AND common birds are welcome. Questions from both dedicated birders AND beginners are encouraged. The goal of this list is to keep tabs on the birds that occur in the county. dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Around the Bend Birding Tours http://danerika.googlepages.com/aroundthebendbirdingtours danerika@gmail.com 2120 Taylor Ct., Northfield, MN 55047 ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ------=_Part_164048_1229666.1166133583659 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline The Rice County Bird Club has initiated a listserv devoted solely to Rice Co. birding.

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This list is devoted to birds of Rice County, Minnesota. Reports of rare AND common birds are welcome. Questions from both dedicated birders AND beginners are encouraged. The goal of this list is to keep tabs on the birds that occur in the county.

dan

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".... the best shod travel with wet feet"
"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ------=_Part_164048_1229666.1166133583659-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Thu Dec 14 23:11:21 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:11:21 -0800 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 14 December 2006 Message-ID: <20061214231538.7DA96103FA@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1166137881==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 14, 2006 *MNST0612.14 -Birds mentioned Slaty-backed Gull Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Short-eared Owl Varied Thrush Lark Bunting Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: December 14, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday December 14th 2006. A probable adult SLATY-BACKED GULL has been at Black Dog Lake in Dakota County for the past several days. Jim Mattsson and Bruce Fall first reported it on the 9th, and is usually seen in the evenings roosting near the power plant with a large group of other more common gulls. On December 11th, Dave Grosshuesch found an female-type LARK BUNTING along Airbase Road near the Duluth airport. Coming from the south on U.S. Highway 53, turn right onto Stebner Road, go a quarter of a mile and turn right onto Airbase Road. The bird was foraging along the shoulder about a tenth of a mile from the intersection. At least one GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH, and possibly all three are still at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office in Cloquet, St. Louis County. The birds were reported as recently as the 13th. Most interesting was the report from Bob Williams of two more Rosy-Finches on the 8th at the northwest corner of Wadena County Roads 18 and 15. As many as 19 SHORT-EARED OWLS were counted at the Rothsay Wildlife Management area in Wilkin County on the 13th. Go west from the town of Rothsay on County Road 26, turn north on 300th Avenue and when it jogs west, check the fields to the north and south. Sixteen SHORT-EARED OWLS were counted on the 10th at Carlos Avery Refuge in Anoka County. These were along pool 10 road just north of its junction with pool 9 road. On the 12th, a GREAT GRAY OWL was found by Chris Benson at the junction of Aiktin County Road 18 and 320th Place. Another GREAT GRAY OWL was found by Bill Nelson on the 7th, two miles north of Federal Dam alongside Cass County Road 8. Bill Bolin reported a SNOWY OWL in Murray County on the 11th. From the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Murray County Road 21 go a mile south and turn right onto a gravel road. The bird was on a fence post along the first mile stretch of this road. A SNOWY OWL was also in Nobles County on the 12th, about a mile west of Rushmore on I-90. And I have a secondhand report of one seen on the 12th along Winona County Road 31 between Altura and Minneiska. A VARIED THRUSH was in a crab apple tree on the 800 block of 9th Avenue in Two Harbors, Lake County, on the 12th. Another was in Aitkin County on the 9th. From the junction of Highways 169 and 47 on the south side of town, take highway 47 east for six blocks to 6th Avenue SE. Go south for about five blocks to Ripple River Drive and follow it to number 277. The bird has been in a flowering crabapple tree behind the house. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, December 21st 2006. --====1166137881==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 14, 2006 *MNST0612.14
-Birds mentioned

Slaty-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
Varied Thrush
Lark Bunting
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: December 14, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday December 14th 2006.
A probable adult SLATY-BACKED GULL has been at Black Dog Lake in Dakota County for the past several days. Jim Mattsson and Bruce Fall first reported it on the 9th, and is usually seen in the evenings roosting near the power plant with a large group of other more common gulls.
On December 11th, Dave Grosshuesch found an female-type LARK BUNTING along Airbase Road near the Duluth airport. Coming from the south on U.S. Highway 53, turn right onto Stebner Road, go a quarter of a mile and turn right onto Airbase Road. The bird was foraging along the shoulder about a tenth of a mile from the intersection.
At least one GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH, and possibly all three are still at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office in Cloquet, St. Louis County. The birds were reported as recently as the 13th. Most interesting was the report from Bob Williams of two more Rosy-Finches on the 8th at the northwest corner of Wadena County Roads 18 and 15.
As many as 19 SHORT-EARED OWLS were counted at the Rothsay Wildlife Management area in Wilkin County on the 13th. Go west from the town of Rothsay on County Road 26, turn north on 300th Avenue and when it jogs west, check the fields to the north and south. Sixteen SHORT-EARED OWLS were counted on the 10th at Carlos Avery Refuge in Anoka County. These were along pool 10 road just north of its junction with pool 9 road.
On the 12th, a GREAT GRAY OWL was found by Chris Benson at the junction of Aiktin County Road 18 and 320th Place. Another GREAT GRAY OWL was found by Bill Nelson on the 7th, two miles north of Federal Dam alongside Cass County Road 8.
Bill Bolin reported a SNOWY OWL in Murray County on the 11th. From the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Murray County Road 21 go a mile south and turn right onto a gravel road. The bird was on a fence post along the first mile stretch of this road. A SNOWY OWL was also in Nobles County on the 12th, about a mile west of Rushmore on I-90. And I have a secondhand report of one seen on the 12th along Winona County Road 31 between Altura and Minneiska.
A VARIED THRUSH was in a crab apple tree on the 800 block of 9th Avenue in Two Harbors, Lake County, on the 12th. Another was in Aitkin County on the 9th. From the junction of Highways 169 and 47 on the south side of town, take highway 47 east for six blocks to 6th Avenue SE. Go south for about five blocks to Ripple River Drive and follow it to number 277. The bird has been in a flowering crabapple tree behind the house.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, December 21st 2006. --====1166137881====-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Dec 15 00:50:29 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:50:29 -0800 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 12/14/06 Message-ID: <20061215005456.6E98D103FE@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1166143829==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 14, 2006 *MNDU0612.14 -Birds mentioned Snow Goose Gadwall Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Harlequin Duck Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Long-tailed Duck Hooded Merganser Horned Grebe Gyrfalcon Herring Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Varied Thrush Lark Bunting Snow Bunting White-winged Crossbill -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: December 14, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 14th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet were seen as recently as the 12th. They have been seen on both sides of University Road (CR 5), at the Management Division office and near the Fond du Lac school playground. Dave Grosshuesch found a female/immature LARK BUNTING on the 11th near the Duluth airport. It was seen foraging on the shoulder of Airbase Road, 0.1 mile east of Stebner Road. The bird has not been relocated since the 11th. A flock of at least 300 SNOW BUNTINGS was also seen at the end of the runway off Airbase Road. A GYRFALCON was found by Peder Svingen and Jim Lind in the Duluth harbor on the 9th. The bird was seen at about 2:00 pm perched on the ice south of the aquarium. They also found a late-lingering SNOW GOOSE, three GREATER SCAUP and a female HOODED MERGANSER in the harbor. Mike Hendrickson found two very late SURF SCOTERS on the 12th in the harbor at Park Point between 29th and 30th Street. Kim Eckert found a late GADWALL and RING-NECKED DUCK at Canal Park on the 8th. Kim found a LONG-TAILED DUCK at the east end of Gitchie Gammi Park in Duluth today. An immature male and a female HARLEQUIN DUCK are still being seen regularly at Canal Park. Three adult GLAUCOUS GULLS and at least two adult THAYER'S GULLS are also being seen at Canal Park. A possible GLAUCOUS x HERRING GULL hybrid was seen at Canal Park on the 9th and again today. Jason Caddy reported two THAYER�S GULLS, a GLAUCOUS GULL, and an ICELAND GULL at the Superior landfill on the 11th. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was found at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors on the 12th, and was still present today. A flock of seven HORNED GREBES appears to again be overwintering near the mouth of the Stewart River, two miles northeast of Two Harbors. Jason Caddy found a HORNED GREBE just east of Stoney Point today. Pat Clements reported a GREATER SCAUP at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 10th. A female VARIED THRUSH was seen in Duluth by Chris Mansfield on the 8th and again on the 9th near 21st Avenue East and London Road. It was also seen on the 4th just below Superior Street. Another female VARIED THRUSH was seen in Two Harbors on the 12th, on the 800 block of 9th Avenue. A male VARIED THRUSH was found on the 9th on the south side of the town of Aitkin at 277 Ripple River Drive. From MN Highway 47, take 6th Ave. S.E. for five blocks until reaching Ripple River Drive. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were found this week along the North Shore in Two Harbors and east of Duluth. Celeste Kawulok found NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 10th along the Rice Lake Road in Duluth, across from the Snowflake ski center. Bill Nelson found a GREAT GRAY OWL in Cass County on the 7th, 1.9 miles north of Federal Dam along CR 8. A GREAT GRAY OWL was found by Chris Benson and others on the 12th along Aitkin Country Road 18 and Pietz's Road (320th Pl.). Warren Nelson and Steve and Jo Blanich saw an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and three BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the 9th along CR 3, five miles west of CR 1. The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2006. Anyone interested in participating, either on a team or as a feeder watcher, should contact compiler Jim Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at jslind@frontiernet.net The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following day on Sunday, December 17, 2006. Please contact compiler Frank Nicoletti (bjboreal@aol.com) if interested in participating. The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Sunday, December 17th, to report on the results of the Duluth and Two Harbors CBCs. 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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1166143829==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 14, 2006 *MNDU0612.14
-Birds mentioned

Snow Goose
Gadwall
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Hooded Merganser
Horned Grebe
Gyrfalcon
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Varied Thrush
Lark Bunting
Snow Bunting
White-winged Crossbill
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 14, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 14th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet were seen as recently as the 12th. They have been seen on both sides of University Road (CR 5), at the Management Division office and near the Fond du Lac school playground.
Dave Grosshuesch found a female/immature LARK BUNTING on the 11th near the Duluth airport. It was seen foraging on the shoulder of Airbase Road, 0.1 mile east of Stebner Road. The bird has not been relocated since the 11th. A flock of at least 300 SNOW BUNTINGS was also seen at the end of the runway off Airbase Road.
A GYRFALCON was found by Peder Svingen and Jim Lind in the Duluth harbor on the 9th. The bird was seen at about 2:00 pm perched on the ice south of the aquarium. They also found a late-lingering SNOW GOOSE, three GREATER SCAUP and a female HOODED MERGANSER in the harbor. Mike Hendrickson found two very late SURF SCOTERS on the 12th in the harbor at Park Point between 29th and 30th Street. Kim Eckert found a late GADWALL and RING-NECKED DUCK at Canal Park on the 8th. Kim found a LONG-TAILED DUCK at the east end of Gitchie Gammi Park in Duluth today.
An immature male and a female HARLEQUIN DUCK are still being seen regularly at Canal Park. Three adult GLAUCOUS GULLS and at least two adult THAYER'S GULLS are also being seen at Canal Park. A possible GLAUCOUS x HERRING GULL hybrid was seen at Canal Park on the 9th and again today. Jason Caddy reported two THAYER�S GULLS, a GLAUCOUS GULL, and an ICELAND GULL at the Superior landfill on the 11th.
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was found at Burlington Bay in Two Harbors on the 12th, and was still present today. A flock of seven HORNED GREBES appears to again be overwintering near the mouth of the Stewart River, two miles northeast of Two Harbors. Jason Caddy found a HORNED GREBE just east of Stoney Point today. Pat Clements reported a GREATER SCAUP at Agate Bay in Two Harbors on the 10th.
A female VARIED THRUSH was seen in Duluth by Chris Mansfield on the 8th and again on the 9th near 21st Avenue East and London Road. It was also seen on the 4th just below Superior Street. Another female VARIED THRUSH was seen in Two Harbors on the 12th, on the 800 block of 9th Avenue. A male VARIED THRUSH was found on the 9th on the south side of the town of Aitkin at 277 Ripple River Drive. From MN Highway 47, take 6th Ave. S.E. for five blocks until reaching Ripple River Drive. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were found this week along the North Shore in Two Harbors and east of Duluth.
Celeste Kawulok found NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 10th along the Rice Lake Road in Duluth, across from the Snowflake ski center. Bill Nelson found a GREAT GRAY OWL in Cass County on the 7th, 1.9 miles north of Federal Dam along CR 8. A GREAT GRAY OWL was found by Chris Benson and others on the 12th along Aitkin Country Road 18 and Pietz's Road (320th Pl.). Warren Nelson and Steve and Jo Blanich saw an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and three BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the 9th along CR 3, five miles west of CR 1.
The Duluth Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2006. Anyone interested in participating, either on a team or as a feeder watcher, should contact compiler Jim Lind at (218) 834-3199 or by e-mail at jslind@frontiernet.net
The Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count will be held the following day on Sunday, December 17, 2006. Please contact compiler Frank Nicoletti (bjboreal@aol.com) if interested in participating.
The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Sunday, December 17th, to report on the results of the Duluth and Two Harbors CBCs.
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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1166143829====-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Dec 15 03:18:59 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:18:59 -0800 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, December 14, 2006 Message-ID: <20061215032318.8AA86103FE@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1166152739==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 14, 2006 *MNDL0612.14 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Ring-necked Duck Gray Partridge Ruffed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Northern Harrier Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Merlin Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike Gray Jay Brown Creeper American Robin Bohemian Waxwing Song Sparrow Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Pine Siskin -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: December 14, 2006 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 15, 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. The cold snap has passed in the northwest and been replaced by a mild weather pattern which is both good and bad - good that we don't shiver in the cold, bad when the temperature hovers around the freezing mark making roads slippery. Birding has been interesting this week; more gray jays are being found, short-eared owls are being reported, and a few winter finches are making their appearance. Bob Williams reported a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along Todd CR 18 , and a SONG SPARROW southwest of Burtrum on December 8. In Hubbard County on December 8, Bob reported 6 TRUMPETER SWANS along CR 13 between the 6th and 7th Crow Wing Lakes south of Nevis. A RING-NECKED DUCK was also seen. Dan and Sandy Thimgan found 19 SHORT-EARED OWLS in Wilkin County on December 13 in and around the Rothsay WMA. Other species seen there included GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, NORTHERN HARRIER, and NORTHERN SHRIKE. A GRAY JAY was found by Bob O'Connor along the entrance road to Buffalo River State Park on December 11. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann were birding in the northwest this weekend. On December 10, in Polk County, they found a GREAT HORNED OWL, a GRAY JAY and AMERICAN ROBINS at the Wetlands, Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary in the northern part of the county . SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen in the county. In Red Lake County on December 10, Ron and Herb found a GRAY JAY and PINE SISKINS at the end of a dead end street in the southern part of Red Lake Falls. Several AMERICAN ROBINS were also seen along the Red Lake River in Red Lake Falls that day. In Pennington County on December 10, two GRAY JAYS, a NORTHERN FLICKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, and a BROWN CREEPER were seen in our yard east of Thief River Falls; elsewhere a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and NORTHERN SHRIKE were also seen in the county. On December 14, two WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS came to our yard. A GRAY JAY was found in Marshall County on December 9 by Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann along the Randen Ridge Road in the northeastern part of the county. Other species seen in Marshall County included 15-17 GRAY PARTRIDGE a mile east of Old Mill State Park on CR 4; two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, and COMMON REDPOLLS at Agassiz NWR; BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Holt, and SNOW BUNTINGS. >From Cass County on December 9, Bob Williams reported PINE GROSBEAKS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS. The latter were along CR 55 near CR 48. During the course of an owl survey in Beltrami County, Pat Rice and I found one GREAT GRAY OWL about two miles north of Waskish. Other species seen in the county included a MERLIN, all five corvids, SNOW BUNTINGS, PINE GROSBEAKS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS. Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found 4 SNOWY OWLS a mile north of Orleans and 2 miles west of CR 1 along CR 155 in the far northern part of Kittson County on December 8. Six SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen 2 miles east of Orleans. Other species seen north of Lancaster included GRAY JAYS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and a pair of HOARY REDPOLLS at the cabin of Larry Wilebski. PINE GROSBEAKS were seen on the south side of CR 10 at Lake Bronson. RUFFED GROUSE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen in Kittson County. In Roseau County, GRAY JAYS were seen two miles south of the Canadian border along MN 310; BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and PINE GROSBEAKS were found at Badger. Thanks to Bob O'Connor, Bob Williams, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Ron Erpelding , and Herb Dingmann 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, December 22, 2006. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County --====1166152739==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 14, 2006 *MNDL0612.14
-Birds mentioned

Trumpeter Swan
Ring-necked Duck
Gray Partridge
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Northern Harrier
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Brown Creeper
American Robin
Bohemian Waxwing
Song Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Pine Grosbeak
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Pine Siskin
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 14, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 15, 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.
The cold snap has passed in the northwest and been replaced by a mild weather pattern which is both good and bad - good that we don't shiver in the cold, bad when the temperature hovers around the freezing mark making roads slippery. Birding has been interesting this week; more gray jays are being found, short-eared owls are being reported, and a few winter finches are making their appearance.
Bob Williams reported a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK along Todd CR 18 , and a SONG SPARROW southwest of Burtrum on December 8.
In Hubbard County on December 8, Bob reported 6 TRUMPETER SWANS along CR 13 between the 6th and 7th Crow Wing Lakes south of Nevis. A RING-NECKED DUCK was also seen.
Dan and Sandy Thimgan found 19 SHORT-EARED OWLS in Wilkin County on December 13 in and around the Rothsay WMA. Other species seen there included GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, NORTHERN HARRIER, and NORTHERN SHRIKE.
A GRAY JAY was found by Bob O'Connor along the entrance road to Buffalo River State Park on December 11.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann were birding in the northwest this weekend. On December 10, in Polk County, they found a GREAT HORNED OWL, a GRAY JAY and AMERICAN ROBINS at the Wetlands, Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary in the northern part of the county . SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen in the county.
In Red Lake County on December 10, Ron and Herb found a GRAY JAY and PINE SISKINS at the end of a dead end street in the southern part of Red Lake Falls. Several AMERICAN ROBINS were also seen along the Red Lake River in Red Lake Falls that day.
In Pennington County on December 10, two GRAY JAYS, a NORTHERN FLICKER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, and a BROWN CREEPER were seen in our yard east of Thief River Falls; elsewhere a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and NORTHERN SHRIKE were also seen in the county. On December 14, two WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS came to our yard.
A GRAY JAY was found in Marshall County on December 9 by Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann along the Randen Ridge Road in the northeastern part of the county. Other species seen in Marshall County included 15-17 GRAY PARTRIDGE a mile east of Old Mill State Park on CR 4; two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, and COMMON REDPOLLS at Agassiz NWR; BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Holt, and SNOW BUNTINGS.
>From Cass County on December 9, Bob Williams reported PINE GROSBEAKS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS. The latter were along CR 55 near CR 48.
During the course of an owl survey in Beltrami County, Pat Rice and I found one GREAT GRAY OWL about two miles north of Waskish. Other species seen in the county included a MERLIN, all five corvids, SNOW BUNTINGS, PINE GROSBEAKS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS.
Ron Erpelding and Herb Dingmann found 4 SNOWY OWLS a mile north of Orleans and 2 miles west of CR 1 along CR 155 in the far northern part of Kittson County on December 8. Six SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen 2 miles east of Orleans. Other species seen north of Lancaster included GRAY JAYS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and a pair of HOARY REDPOLLS at the cabin of Larry Wilebski. PINE GROSBEAKS were seen on the south side of CR 10 at Lake Bronson. RUFFED GROUSE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen in Kittson County.
In Roseau County, GRAY JAYS were seen two miles south of the Canadian border along MN 310; BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and PINE GROSBEAKS were found at Badger.
Thanks to Bob O'Connor, Bob Williams, Dan and Sandy Thimgan, Ron Erpelding , and Herb Dingmann 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, December 22, 2006.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County --====1166152739====-- From sweston2@comcast.net Fri Dec 15 05:00:42 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:00:42 -0600 Subject: [mou] Around the Metro Message-ID: <003c01c72007$7333c120$d69b7618@Weston72505> 12/14 At the east outfall of Black Dog Lake today I found a Tundra Swan in the river and a cormorant on the lake. The dark buteo I reported yesterday in Coon Rapids was ID'd by the Sitz's as a Rough-legged earlier in the day or the day before. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From sweston2@comcast.net Fri Dec 15 06:14:20 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:14:20 -0600 Subject: [mou] CBC fees Message-ID: <00b601c72010$603881b0$d69b7618@Weston72505> If you were doing multiple Christmas Bird Counts, in previous years, you were exempt from the $5 fee after the first four counts you contributed too. This means there was a maximum $20 fee. This year, it appeared the exemption was available through pre-registering on-line for the counts with no other mention of another way to access this exemption. Pre-registration did not work as at least one and probably all six of the Minnesota counts I will participate in are not available for pre-registration. So, I will ask the compiler to just note that I have already contributed for the last two counts, just as I have done in previous years. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From rgphotoman@hotmail.com Fri Dec 15 11:34:33 2006 From: rgphotoman@hotmail.com (Ron Green) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:34:33 -0600 Subject: [mou] Discouraging Doves Message-ID: <001d01c7203c$fe125790$6501a8c0@ronxp> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C7200A.B377E790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Any suggestions on how to discourage Doves at feeders? My sister-in-law who lives in Illinois is having a problem where they are pushing all the other preferred birds (e.g. cardinals, etc.) away. One suggestion I heard was to change the feeder to a different type. Ron Green Nature Photographer Wildlife, Macro, and Scenic This email was produced using Dragon Voice Recognition Software ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C7200A.B377E790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= Any suggestions on how to discourage Doves at = feeders? My sister-in-law who lives in Illinois is having a problem where = they are pushing all the other preferred birds (e.g. cardinals, etc.) away. One suggestion I heard was to change the feeder to a different = type.

Ron Green
Nature Photographer
Wildlife, Macro, and Scenic

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------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C7200A.B377E790-- From d.buria-falkowski@mr.mnscu.edu Fri Dec 15 14:38:30 2006 From: d.buria-falkowski@mr.mnscu.edu (Deb Buria-Falkowski) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:38:30 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gyrfalcon - Eveleth area Message-ID: --=__Part6A4EA076.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ben Yokel's daughter contacted me today to report a Gyrfalcon was seen on = the way to work this morning. It was chasing a Crow on Hwy 53 near the Eveleth = turnoff (135). Hope it sticks around for our CBC on Sat. =20 --=__Part6A4EA076.0__= Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML
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to work this morning. It was chasing a Crow on Hwy 53 near = the=20 Eveleth turnoff (135).

Hope it sticks around for our CBC on Sat.

--=__Part6A4EA076.0__=-- From jbolish@vikingmagazine.com Fri Dec 15 16:30:23 2006 From: jbolish@vikingmagazine.com (Jason Bolish) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:30:23 -0600 Subject: [mou] Edina Buteo Message-ID: <139A3FFAB1981046853F8E3FD5A5DFFA27C66B@mnviking05.vikingmag.com> Caught a good glimpse of a large Dark-Morph Hawk on the southeast corner = of Highway 100 & Highway 62, in a tree. Couldn't verify the species but = it's probably a Rough Legged Hawk, as there are many on the outskirts of = town these days. I'm gonna try to relocate at lunch today, would be = nice to get a RL in Hennepin County. =20 Jason Bolish Information Systems Viking Magazine Service Inc (952)885-0922 ext 4137 From birdchick@gmail.com Fri Dec 15 16:51:02 2006 From: birdchick@gmail.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:51:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] Edina Buteo In-Reply-To: <139A3FFAB1981046853F8E3FD5A5DFFA27C66B@mnviking05.vikingmag.com> References: <139A3FFAB1981046853F8E3FD5A5DFFA27C66B@mnviking05.vikingmag.com> Message-ID: <621ADC7D-1670-4D98-98EC-630B77DA46A2@gmail.com> --Apple-Mail-13-1063184907 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I wouldn't be too quick to call it a rough-leg. Every winter for the last four years I have seen a dark-morph red-tail at that same intersection. Sharon Stiteler www.birdchick.com Minneapolis, MN On Dec 15, 2006, at 10:30 AM, Jason Bolish wrote: > Caught a good glimpse of a large Dark-Morph Hawk on the southeast > corner of Highway 100 & Highway 62, in a tree. Couldn't verify the > species but it's probably a Rough Legged Hawk, as there are many on > the outskirts of town these days. I'm gonna try to relocate at > lunch today, would be nice to get a RL in Hennepin County. > > Jason Bolish > Information Systems > Viking Magazine Service Inc > (952)885-0922 ext 4137 > > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net --Apple-Mail-13-1063184907 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 I wouldn't be too quick to call = it a rough-leg.=A0 Every winter for the last four years I have seen a = dark-morph red-tail at that same intersection.

Sharon = Stiteler
www.birdchick.com
Minneapolis, = MN

On Dec = 15, 2006, at 10:30 AM, Jason Bolish wrote:

Caught a good glimpse of a large Dark-Morph Hawk on = the southeast corner of Highway 100 & Highway 62, in a tree.=A0 Couldn't verify the species = but it's probably a Rough Legged Hawk, as there are many on the = outskirts of town these days.=A0 = I'm gonna try to relocate at lunch today, would be nice to get a = RL in Hennepin County. =A0

Jason = Bolish
Information Systems
Viking Magazine Service Inc
(952)885-0922 ext 4137

mou-net mailing list
mou-net@cbs.umn.edu
http://cbs.umn.edu/ma= ilman/listinfo/mou-net

= --Apple-Mail-13-1063184907-- From two-jays@att.net Fri Dec 15 20:33:59 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:33:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] Fwd: tracking free-ranging cats Message-ID: <1e492587e1f7cf9c00a5ad0c815263db@att.net> Begin forwarded message: From: "William Mueller" Date: December 15, 2006 12:42:41 PM CST To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" Subject: [wisb] American Bird Conservancy initiates new online project =20= tracking free-ranging cats and other predators In Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative's Issues =20 Committee has attempted to track numbers of cats found on Christmas Bird Counts =20= for the past few years. Here's yet another such effort, now nationwide: ************************************************************************=20= *** For Immediate Release: December 15, 2006 "Contact: Steve Holmer, 202/234-7181 ext. 216, 202/744-6459 cell, sholmer@abcbirds.org, www.abcbirds.org Online Survey Tracks Predators Impact on Wild Birds (Washington, DC) -- American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is today launching =93Project PredatorWatch,=94 a new citizen-science project to = investigate =20 the impact of free-ranging cats and other predators on wild birds in the =20 U.S. and Canada. The PredatorWatch survey can be found at =20 www.abcbirds.org/cats =93Any citizen can participate in Project PredatorWatch and provide =20 valuable information needed to conserve birds and other wildlife by clicking a =20= few buttons on their computer,=94 said George Fenwick, President of American = =20 Bird Conservancy. Participants will provide important information to scientists and conservationists such as: 1) helping to identify birds and other =20 wildlife species that are most likely affected by interactions with cats and =20 other predators; 2) determining whether predator/wildlife interactions are affected by season or climate; 3) and determining whether certain =20 wildlife species, age or sex classes are more vulnerable to interactions with predators. =93Scientists estimate that free-roaming cats and other predators kill hundreds of millions of birds, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians =20= each year,=94 said Fenwick. =93Cat predation is an added stress to wildlife populations already struggling to survive habitat loss, pollution, pesticides, and other human impacts.=94 Anyone who observes a predator/wildlife interaction in their yard can simply complete a brief on-line survey accessible through ABC=92s Cats Indoors! website at www.abcbirds.org/cats (on the top left side under =20= Quick Links). Results of this project may be reported in the media and ABC newsletter articles, and may help further identify future wildlife conservation projects. In 1997, ABC launched the Cats Indoors! Campaign for Safer Birds and =20 Cats to educate cat owners, decision makers, and the general public that =20 cats, wildlife and people all benefit when cats are kept indoors, in an =20 outdoor enclosure, or trained to go outside on a harness and leash. ABC has available education materials, including fact sheets, a guide What to do About Your Neighbor=92s Cats in Your Yard, the popular brochure Keeping =20= Cats Indoors Isn=92t Just For The Birds, an Educator=92s Guide for Grades = K-6, =20 and print and radio Public Service Announcements." ************************************************************************=20= * forward by Jim Williams Wayzata= From northernflights@charter.net Fri Dec 15 20:37:10 2006 From: northernflights@charter.net (Larson Kelly) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:37:10 -0600 Subject: [mou] ABA Counting Cats Message-ID: <5B9B3AA4-AC79-40B0-9A92-C6C551F4ABFE@charter.net> --Apple-Mail-4--1070730518 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Wisconsin birders have been counting cats on their CBC's for several =20 years. As long as we are out there counting birds lets help with this effort. For Immediate Release: December 15, 2006 "Contact: Steve Holmer, 202/234-7181 ext. 216, 202/744-6459 cell, sholmer@abcbirds.org, www.abcbirds.org Online Survey Tracks Predators Impact on Wild Birds (Washington, DC) -- American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is today launching =93Project PredatorWatch,=94 a new citizen-science project to = investigate =20 the impact of free-ranging cats and other predators on wild birds in the =20 U.S. and Canada. The PredatorWatch survey can be found at =20 www.abcbirds.org/cats =93Any citizen can participate in Project PredatorWatch and provide =20 valuable information needed to conserve birds and other wildlife by clicking a =20= few buttons on their computer,=94 said George Fenwick, President of =20 American Bird Conservancy. Participants will provide important information to scientists and conservationists such as: 1) helping to identify birds and other =20 wildlife species that are most likely affected by interactions with cats and =20 other predators; 2) determining whether predator/wildlife interactions are affected by season or climate; 3) and determining whether certain =20 wildlife species, age or sex classes are more vulnerable to interactions with predators. =93Scientists estimate that free-roaming cats and other predators kill hundreds of millions of birds, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians =20= each year,=94 said Fenwick. =93Cat predation is an added stress to wildlife populations already struggling to survive habitat loss, pollution, pesticides, and other human impacts.=94 Anyone who observes a predator/wildlife interaction in their yard can simply complete a brief on-line survey accessible through ABC=92s Cats Indoors! website at www.abcbirds.org/cats (on the top left side under =20= Quick Links). Results of this project may be reported in the media and ABC newsletter articles, and may help further identify future wildlife conservation projects. In 1997, ABC launched the Cats Indoors! Campaign for Safer Birds and =20 Cats to educate cat owners, decision makers, and the general public that =20 cats, wildlife and people all benefit when cats are kept indoors, in an =20 outdoor enclosure, or trained to go outside on a harness and leash. ABC has available education materials, including fact sheets, a guide What to do About Your Neighbor=92s Cats in Your Yard, the popular brochure Keeping =20= Cats Indoors Isn=92t Just For The Birds, an Educator=92s Guide for Grades = K-6, =20 and print and radio Public Service Announcements." submitted by: 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-4--1070730518 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252
Wisconsin = birders have been counting cats on their CBC's for several = years.
As long as we are out there = counting birds lets help with this effort.

For Immediate = Release: December 15, 2006

"Contact: Steve Holmer, = 202/234-7181 ext. 216, 202/744-6459 cell,
www.abcbirds.org

Online = Survey Tracks Predators Impact on Wild Birds

=93Project PredatorWatch,=94 a = new citizen-science project to investigate the
impact of free-ranging cats and other predators on = wild birds in the U.S.
and Canada.=A0 The = PredatorWatch survey can be found at www.abcbirds.org/cats

=93Any = citizen can participate in Project PredatorWatch and provide = valuable
information needed to conserve = birds and other wildlife by clicking a few
buttons = on their computer,=94 said George Fenwick, President of American = Bird
Conservancy.

conservationists such as:=A0 1) = helping to identify birds and other wildlife
species that are most likely affected by = interactions with cats and other
predators; 2) = determining whether predator/wildlife interactions are
affected by season or climate; 3) and determining = whether certain wildlife
species, age = or sex classes are more vulnerable to interactions with
predators.

=93Scientists estimate that = free-roaming cats and other predators kill
hundreds = of millions of birds, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians = each
year,=94 said Fenwick.=A0 =93Cat = predation is an added stress to wildlife
pesticides, and other human = impacts.=94

Anyone who observes a predator/wildlife interaction = in their yard can
simply complete a brief on-line = survey accessible through ABC=92s Cats
Indoors! = website at www.abcbirds.org/cats (on the = top left side under Quick
Links).=A0 = Results of this project may be reported in the media and ABC
newsletter articles, and may help further identify = future wildlife
conservation projects.

In 1997, = ABC launched the Cats Indoors! Campaign for Safer Birds and = Cats
to educate cat owners, decision = makers, and the general public that cats,
wildlife = and people all benefit when cats are kept indoors, in an = outdoor
enclosure, or trained to go = outside on a harness and leash. ABC has
About Your Neighbor=92s Cats in Your Yard, the = popular brochure Keeping Cats
Indoors Isn=92t= Just For The Birds, an Educator=92s Guide for Grades K-6, and
print and radio Public Service = Announcements."

submitted by:
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 = = Somewhere!<= /DIV>

= --Apple-Mail-4--1070730518-- From smithville4@charter.net Fri Dec 15 21:23:55 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:23:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] Townsend's Solitaire Park Pt. Message-ID: <001401c7208f$557e9640$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C7205D.0909C0F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The T. Solitaire was feeding on crab apples just opposite of the first = house inside Park Point entrance or roughly 2 city blocks down from the = DTA bus turn around. At Canal Park a adult Glaucous Gull was sitting on = the north breakwall. Did not see the two Harlequin Ducks but that = doesn't mean to much as they are probably still around.=20 Good luck to all CBC counts tomorrow! Hey Aitkin or McGregor if you see = any Hawk Owls, Snowy Owls or Great Gray Owls please email with locations = as I have two groups coming in next week to look for owls Thanks!! Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C7205D.0909C0F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The T. Solitaire was feeding = on crab=20 apples just opposite of the first house inside Park Point entrance or = roughly 2=20 city blocks down from the DTA bus turn around. At Canal Park a = adult=20 Glaucous Gull was sitting on the north breakwall. Did not see the = two=20 Harlequin Ducks but that doesn't mean to much as they are probably still = around.=20

Good luck to all CBC counts = tomorrow! Hey=20 Aitkin or McGregor if you see any Hawk Owls, Snowy Owls or Great Gray = Owls=20 please email with locations as I have two groups coming in next week to = look for=20 owls Thanks!!

Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C7205D.0909C0F0-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Sat Dec 16 00:25:32 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:25:32 -0600 Subject: [mou] Slaty-backed Gull tonight Message-ID: <410-220061261602532375@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Rich Specht and I watched the adult Slaty-backed Gull tonight from the RR tracks next to the power plant. It was among about 300 gulls. Hopefully, it will be found during the Bloomington CBC tomorrow - a first record for the state count. Good luck CBCing tomorrow. Jim ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

Rich Specht and I watched the adult Slaty-backed Gull tonight from the RR tracks next to the power plant. It was among about 300 gulls. Hopefully, it will be found during the Bloomington CBC tomorrow - a first record for the state count. Good luck CBCing tomorrow.

Jim

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From dcsrt@qwest.net Sat Dec 16 05:36:09 2006 From: dcsrt@qwest.net (David Tanner) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:36:09 -0600 Subject: [mou] Downtown Merlin Message-ID: Beautiful view of a merlin today as I was crossing the 3rd Ave. bridge in DT Mpls. Flew right over my car and up the river. Have often seen peregrines in the same location. - DT From wieber64@comcast.net Sat Dec 16 14:21:52 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:21:52 -0600 Subject: [mou] Pelican rescue Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C720EB.3D9EA900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here is a link to a very interesting story in the Strib of a group of pelicans rescued locally and taken to Wildlife Rehab in Roseville: http://www.startribune.com/462/story/879485.html ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C720EB.3D9EA900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Here is a=20 link to a very interesting story in the Strib of a group of pelicans = rescued=20 locally and taken to Wildlife Rehab in Roseville:

http://www.star= tribune.com/462/story/879485.html
------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C720EB.3D9EA900-- From birderguy@comcast.net Sat Dec 16 22:08:59 2006 From: birderguy@comcast.net (birderguy) Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:08:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sharp-shinned Hawk Message-ID: <000301c7215e$ccdb1220$0201a8c0@andrewhome> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7212C.8246BCA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just got to enjoy the drama of a second year female Sharp-shinned Hawk take a female House Sparrow right out my front window while PFW counting, very cool.. She had adult plumage with light orange eyes, no band on either leg, she looked to be if very good shape so she has been hunting good I take it.. Came zipping in from across the street to the bushes on the left of my large window, watched her jump around in one of my thick bushes trying to scare out a bird all the while the Chickadees were scolding her, all of a sudden a bird flew right past the big window to the right with her hot on its heels and crashed into the large bush on the left side of the window, a few seconds later she popped out of the bush and landed on the sidewalk about 4 feet from my window where I got to watch her squeeze the life out of the sparrow and proceed to start plucking it in preparation for dinner.. I need to get a better digital camera with a good zoom lens, I could have gotten some great shots of this sequence.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com Email: BirderGuy@comcast.net Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://www.moumn.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Support a Soldier: http://www.operationminnesotanice.com/contact.html ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7212C.8246BCA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I just got=20 to enjoy the drama of a second year female Sharp-shinned Hawk take a = female=20 House Sparrow right out my front window while PFW counting, very=20 cool..

She had=20 adult plumage with light orange eyes, no band on either leg, she looked = to be if=20 very good shape so she has been hunting good I take = it..

Came=20 zipping in from across the street to the bushes on the left of my large = window,=20 watched her jump around in one of my thick bushes trying to scare out a = bird all=20 the while the Chickadees were scolding her, all of a sudden a bird flew = right=20 past the big window to the right with her hot on its heels and crashed = into the=20 large bush on the left side of the window, a few seconds later she = popped out of=20 the bush and landed on the sidewalk about 4 feet from my window where I = got to=20 watch her squeeze the life out of the sparrow and proceed to start = plucking it=20 in preparation for dinner..

I need to=20 get a better digital camera with a good zoom lens, I could have gotten = some=20 great shots of this sequence..

--

Andrew = Longtin
Corcoran=20 (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota

See My WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com
Email: BirderGuy@comcast.net

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory=20 Supporter

    http://www.hawkridge.org/
Minnesota=20 Ornithologists Union Member
    http://www.moumn.org/

Cornell Lab = Member=20 (PFW)
    http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/<= /FONT>

Support a = Soldier:

  http://www.op= erationminnesotanice.com/contact.html

------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7212C.8246BCA0-- From bbolduan@rconnect.com Sun Dec 17 02:40:16 2006 From: bbolduan@rconnect.com (Brad Bolduan) Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:40:16 -0600 Subject: [mou] Freaky waterfowl on Fairmont CBC Message-ID: As usual the Fairmont CBC was held on the first Saturday of the count period (today). I am sure next year's will be the first available Saturday, so those who are looking for a count where you can filter through waterfowl can put "Fairmont CBC" on your calendar for Dec 15, 2007. I had to make the pitch. That way we can quit drawing straws to see who has to count the geese (just kidding). Anyhow, Ed B-K and I studied at least three strange waterfowl on the Fairmont CBC today. All are assumed to be abnormal plumages of common species. 1) We had a large Canada Goose (Likely Giant) which was proportionately similar to the nearby and similarly sized Canada Geese. If anything this bird may have appeared slightly larger necked. The plumage was reminiscent of a Canada Goose, except the head was mostly white. The bird also appeared to be molting feathers in the neck, as there was some white flecking in the dark neck. The kicker is that the bird had orange (or pink) legs. Brian Smith had described a similar goose on the Fairmont count perhaps three years ago. I took a few distant and obscured slides of this bird today if anyone is interested. Even a series of poor photos would describe the bird better than I could from memory. 2) There was a similar Canada Goose studied by Ed B-K which had the same head pattern, but dark legs. 3) Lastly we had an odd duck (literally) assumed to be a Mallard. In anything but perfect light this bird looked pure black, except for a white breast patch. There also appeared to be two "rings" on only the lower mandible (about where the rings on a Ringneck Duck are). In perfect light there was some contrast visible on the bird (ie the flanks were lighter than the folded wing). With the possible exception of the tail and rump area, the bird appeared proportionately similar to the nearby Mallards. The bird sounded like a Mallard. Anyhow, about a dozen years ago we had some Mallards which had a fair amount of extra white in various areas, but this dark Mallard is new to me. We also seem to be seeing an increasing number of white headed Canada Geese. I am assuming all are examples of partial albinism/melanism. New species on the Fairmont CBC will include; Cackling Goose (although we had this species prior to the split, including photographed individuals and a neck collared Richardson's(a three character collar)), and a neck collared Trumpeter Swan. Brad Bolduan Windom From david@cahlander.com Sun Dec 17 05:16:49 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:16:49 -0600 Subject: [mou] Slaty-backed Gull (Dakota) on Recently Seen Message-ID: <001301c7219a$91182f70$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C72168.433DAFA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C72168.433DAFA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
http://www.moumn.org/cgi-= bin/recent.pl

------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C72168.433DAFA0-- From ksussman@lcp2.net Sun Dec 17 17:27:58 2006 From: ksussman@lcp2.net (Karen Sussman) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:27:58 -0600 Subject: [mou] Redpolls Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-2--909282316 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed The Redpolls have finally arrived at my feeders this morning. There has been no sign of them until today. They are feeding with the Pine Siskins and Goldfinches. Karen Britt NE St Louis County Karen Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-2--909282316 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProThe Redpolls have finally arrived at my feeders this morning. There has been no sign of them until today. They are feeding with the Pine Siskins and Goldfinches. Karen Britt NE St Louis County Times New RomanKaren Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-2--909282316-- From tiger150@comcast.net Sun Dec 17 17:35:55 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:35:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] Great Horned Owl calling Message-ID: <003b01c72201$ce7abb50$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C721CF.83A257F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My dad just reported to me that he heard a Great Horned Owl calling in = our Golden Valley backyard, so I guess the GHO's are already on a search = for a mate here! I know they have been calling at Westwood for a month = now, so has anyone else heard them lately? Alyssa DeRubeis Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C721CF.83A257F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My dad just reported to me that he = heard a Great=20 Horned Owl calling in our Golden Valley backyard, so I guess = the GHO's=20 are already on a search for a mate here! I know they have been = calling=20 at Westwood for a month now, so has anyone else heard them = lately?

Alyssa DeRubeis

Hennepin Co.
------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C721CF.83A257F0-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Sun Dec 17 21:39:52 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:39:52 -0600 Subject: [mou] Slaty-backed Gull - Iowa Message-ID: <410-220061201721395231@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII A probable winter plumage adult Slaty-backed Gull was found late yesterday just south of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Although impossible to know with certainty, there is always the chance this could be the same bird present at Black Dog this past week. http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/IOWA.html Jim ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

A probable winter plumage adult Slaty-backed Gull was found late yesterday just south of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Although impossible to know with certainty, there is always the chance this could be the same bird present at Black Dog this past week.

http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/IOWA.html

Jim

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From chetmeyers@visi.com Mon Dec 18 01:19:25 2006 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (chetmeyers@visi.com) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:19:25 -0600 Subject: [mou] Caarlos Avery Owls Message-ID: <1166404765.4585ec9d74f83@my.visi.com> Chet Meyers writes: An impromptu meeting of about ten birders convened between Pools 4 and 5 at Carlos Avery NWR to watch an equal number of short-eared owls sally forth over the marshes. Per usual, the best time is about a half an hour before sunset to catch the show. See previous posts for directions. Noticeably absent were rough-legged hawks. Chet Meyers From markochs9207@msn.com Mon Dec 18 02:17:31 2006 From: markochs9207@msn.com (MARK OCHS) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:17:31 -0600 Subject: [mou] Early Results of the 2006 Bloomington Christmas Count Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C6_01C72218.61B09370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The count total stands at 67; however, I am missing numerous reports. = Species of note: Slaty-backed Gull, Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed = Gull, Eastern Bluebird, Swamp Sparrow, Snow Bunting and Lapland = Longspur. =20 Please e-mail me if you observed any of the following birds in the count = circle on Saturday: Green-winged Teal, Peregrine Falcon, Rough-legged = Hawk, Wilson's Snipe and/or Pine Siskin. =20 Thanks. Mark ------=_NextPart_000_00C6_01C72218.61B09370 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The count total stands at 67; however, I am missing numerous = reports. =20 Species of note: Slaty-backed Gull, Iceland Gull, Lesser = Black-backed=20 Gull, Eastern Bluebird, Swamp Sparrow, Snow Bunting and Lapland = Longspur. =20

Please e-mail me if you observed any of the following birds in the = count=20 circle on Saturday: Green-winged Teal, Peregrine = Falcon, Rough-legged=20 Hawk, Wilson's Snipe and/or Pine Siskin.

Thanks.

Mark
------=_NextPart_000_00C6_01C72218.61B09370-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Mon Dec 18 02:13:49 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:13:49 -0800 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 12/17/06 Message-ID: <20061218021819.DEAE810056@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1166408029==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 17, 2006 *MNDU0612.17 -Birds mentioned Gadwall Green-winged Teal Lesser Scaup Harlequin Duck White-winged Scoter Long-tailed Duck Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Horned Grebe Sharp-shinned Hawk Golden Eagle Merlin Gyrfalcon Peregrine Falcon Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Gray Jay Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Varied Thrush Pine Warbler Fox Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: December 17, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Sunday, December 17th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. This report is being updated to report on results from the Duluth and Two Harbors Christmas Bird Counts. A tentative total of 68 species were found by nearly 60 participants on Saturday's Duluth Christmas Bird Count. Highlights included record high counts of 75 COMMON MERGANSERS, 3,175 BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, 573 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 180 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, and 60 NORTHERN CARDINALS. The previous record for Northern Cardinal was last year�s 27 birds. Other highlights included GADWALL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, LESSER SCAUP, two HARLEQUIN DUCKS, two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, and a HOODED MERGANSER in the Duluth Harbor, an unidentified LOON near the Lakewood Pumping Station, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK in East Duluth, a MERLIN and PEREGRINE FALCON in the Duluth Harbor, THAYER�S GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL at Canal Park, a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at 5198 Greenwood Lane, 28 GRAY JAYS (our second-highest total), two TOWNSEND�S SOLITAIRES (one at Allendale Ave. and Osakis St., and another at the Park Point bus turnaround), a VARIED THRUSH at 1807 McFarlane Road, a PINE WARBLER (a new species for the count) at 5280 Greenwood Lane, a FOX SPARROW in East Duluth, and a RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD in Lakewood Township. Species missed included Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee, and Common Grackle. If you saw any of these species on Saturday within the Duluth count circle, please leave a message about your sighting. Today's Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count turned up a preliminary total of 47 species, including a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Burlington Bay, HORNED GREBES at the mouth of the Stewart River, migrating GOLDEN EAGLE and MERLIN, two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS (one at Lighthouse Point and one at 4th Ave. and 3rd St.), BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS at three locations, 27 GRAY JAYS, BOREAL CHICKADEES at Stoney Point, Tom�s Logging Camp, and Kendall Road in Knife River, a TOWNSEND�S SOLITAIRE at 8th Ave. and 18th Street, and at least 12 NORTHERN CARDINALS. Repeating from Thursday's report, the three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet were seen as recently as the 15th. A GYRFALCON was found by Peder Svingen and Jim Lind in the Duluth harbor on the 9th on the ice south of the aquarium. Kim Eckert found a LONG-TAILED DUCK on the 14th at the east end of Gitchie Gammi Park in Duluth. Jason Caddy reported two THAYER�S GULLS, a GLAUCOUS GULL, and an ICELAND GULL at the Superior landfill on the 11th, and a HORNED GREBE just east of Stoney Point on the 14th. A female VARIED THRUSH was seen in Two Harbors on the 12th, on the 800 block of 9th Avenue. A male VARIED THRUSH was found on the 9th on the south side of the town of Aitkin at 277 Ripple River Drive. Celeste Kawulok found NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 10th along the Rice Lake Road in Duluth, across from the Snowflake ski center. Bill Nelson found a GREAT GRAY OWL in Cass County on the 7th, 1.9 miles north of Federal Dam along CR 8. A GREAT GRAY OWL was found by Chris Benson and others on the 12th along Aitkin Country Road 18 and Pietz's Road (320th Pl.). Warren Nelson and Steve and Jo Blanich saw an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and three BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the 9th along CR 3, five miles west of CR 1. The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 21st. 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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1166408029==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 17, 2006 *MNDU0612.17
-Birds mentioned

Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Horned Grebe
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Golden Eagle
Merlin
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Gray Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Varied Thrush
Pine Warbler
Fox Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 17, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Sunday, December 17th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. This report is being updated to report on results from the Duluth and Two Harbors Christmas Bird Counts.
A tentative total of 68 species were found by nearly 60 participants on Saturday's Duluth Christmas Bird Count. Highlights included record high counts of 75 COMMON MERGANSERS, 3,175 BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, 573 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 180 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, and 60 NORTHERN CARDINALS. The previous record for Northern Cardinal was last year�s 27 birds. Other highlights included GADWALL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, LESSER SCAUP, two HARLEQUIN DUCKS, two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, and a HOODED MERGANSER in the Duluth Harbor, an unidentified LOON near the Lakewood Pumping Station, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK in East Duluth, a MERLIN and PEREGRINE FALCON in the Duluth Harbor, THAYER�S GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL at Canal Park, a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at 5198 Greenwood Lane, 28 GRAY JAYS (our second-highest total), two TOWNSEND�S SOLITAIRES (one at Allendale Ave. and Osakis St., and another at the Park Point bus turnaround), a VARIED THRUSH at 1807 McFarlane Road, a PINE WARBLER (a new species for the count) at 5280 Greenwood Lane, a FOX SPARROW in East Duluth, and a RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD in Lakewood Township. Species missed included Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee, and Common Grackle. If you saw any of these species on Saturday within the Duluth count circle, please leave a message about your sighting.
Today's Two Harbors Christmas Bird Count turned up a preliminary total of 47 species, including a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Burlington Bay, HORNED GREBES at the mouth of the Stewart River, migrating GOLDEN EAGLE and MERLIN, two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS (one at Lighthouse Point and one at 4th Ave. and 3rd St.), BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS at three locations, 27 GRAY JAYS, BOREAL CHICKADEES at Stoney Point, Tom�s Logging Camp, and Kendall Road in Knife River, a TOWNSEND�S SOLITAIRE at 8th Ave. and 18th Street, and at least 12 NORTHERN CARDINALS.
Repeating from Thursday's report, the three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet were seen as recently as the 15th. A GYRFALCON was found by Peder Svingen and Jim Lind in the Duluth harbor on the 9th on the ice south of the aquarium. Kim Eckert found a LONG-TAILED DUCK on the 14th at the east end of Gitchie Gammi Park in Duluth. Jason Caddy reported two THAYER�S GULLS, a GLAUCOUS GULL, and an ICELAND GULL at the Superior landfill on the 11th, and a HORNED GREBE just east of Stoney Point on the 14th.
A female VARIED THRUSH was seen in Two Harbors on the 12th, on the 800 block of 9th Avenue. A male VARIED THRUSH was found on the 9th on the south side of the town of Aitkin at 277 Ripple River Drive.
Celeste Kawulok found NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 10th along the Rice Lake Road in Duluth, across from the Snowflake ski center. Bill Nelson found a GREAT GRAY OWL in Cass County on the 7th, 1.9 miles north of Federal Dam along CR 8. A GREAT GRAY OWL was found by Chris Benson and others on the 12th along Aitkin Country Road 18 and Pietz's Road (320th Pl.). Warren Nelson and Steve and Jo Blanich saw an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and three BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS on the 9th along CR 3, five miles west of CR 1.
The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 21st.
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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1166408029====-- From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Mon Dec 18 13:20:53 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:20:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] ID question - Black-backed vs Three-toed In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On yesterday's CBC near Grand Rapids, I found a bird I believe to be a male Three-toed Woodpecker. I used the Sibley guide to make the identification and saw the bird at close range for several minutes. The bird clearly had barring on the length of its back, but it was tighter and more black-on-gray compared to what almost looks like a more open and black-on-white patch of barring on the Three-toed Woodpeckers in some guides. I had a partner with me who also noted the barring on the bird's back. I haven't found this in any guide, but I'm wondering if male Black-backed Woodpeckers ever show barring on the back. Conversely, do Three-toed Woodpeckers show some variability in the contrast of their barring? I have been asked to provide documentation for this sighting and answers to these questions will help me. Thanks. Shawn Conrad Bovey _________________________________________________________________ MSN Shopping has everything on your holiday list. Get expert picks by style, age, and price. Try it! http://shopping.msn.com/content/shp/?ctId=8000,ptnrid=176,ptnrdata=200601&tcode=wlmtagline From dkuder@citlink.net Mon Dec 18 13:36:05 2006 From: dkuder@citlink.net (Dee Kuder) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:36:05 -0600 Subject: [mou] White-winged Crossbills Message-ID: <20061218133611.2050B100CC8@relay04.roc.ny.frontiernet.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C72277.2E099120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I observed a nice flock of about 25 White-winged Crossbills over the weekend at Crane Lake in northern St Louis County. They were feeding in the very tops of the Spruce trees where there is a good crop of cones this year. I was alerted to their presence by their calls. The Yellow-rumped Warbler that has been at my feeder since November 29th is still here. He has been eating suet and peanut butter. It is 0 (zero) degrees here this morning - maybe that will inspire him to move on to the south and warmer climes. Diane (Dee) Kuder Bear Island Crane Lake, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C72277.2E099120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I observed a nice flock of about 25 White-winged = Crossbills over the weekend at Crane = Lake in northern St Louis County. They were feeding in the very tops of the Spruce trees where there is a = good crop of cones this year. I was alerted to their presence by their calls. =

The Yellow-rumped Warbler that has been at my feeder = since November 29^th is still here. He has been eating suet and = peanut butter. It is 0 (zero) degrees here this morning – maybe that will inspire him to move on to the south and warmer climes. =

Diane (Dee) Kuder

Bear Island

Crane = Lake, MN

------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C72277.2E099120-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Mon Dec 18 19:58:58 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:58:58 -0600 Subject: [mou] Saturday Birding Message-ID: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D0ED@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> Pine County -=20 * 2 gray Jays seen along net Lake Road east of Nickerson * I Short-eared Owl at dawn in Nickerson bog east of Kerrick * 4 Rough-legged Hawks east of Kerrick (one was vocalizing) * Only finches seen were Goldfinches Anoka County -=20 * 8-12 Short-eared owls in Carlos Avery (fighting each other, Rough-leggeds, and Harriers) Mark Alt Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Project Resources Group Best Buy Co., Inc. From runbic@comcast.net Tue Dec 19 01:03:15 2006 From: runbic@comcast.net (runbic) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:03:15 -0600 Subject: [mou] Pine Siskins Message-ID: <002f01c72309$774fba20$2cd37618@Coyote> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C722D7.2C10CCC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I had 2 pine siskens at my feeders this AM. Yesterday, a large flock of = goldfinches showed up in the yard. They had been unusually absent. = Perhaps, the siskens came with the goldfinches. I tried to find the = siskens this afternoon, but no success. Also, no goldfinches this = afternoon, although they were present this morning. Jim Gay Woodbury ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C722D7.2C10CCC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I had 2 pine siskens at my feeders this = AM. =20 Yesterday, a large flock of goldfinches showed up in the yard. They had = been=20 unusually absent. Perhaps, the siskens came with the=20 goldfinches.  I tried to find the siskens this afternoon, but = no=20 success. Also, no goldfinches this afternoon, although they were = present=20 this morning.

Jim Gay

Woodbury
------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C722D7.2C10CCC0-- From tnejbell@comcast.net Tue Dec 19 16:33:47 2006 From: tnejbell@comcast.net (Tom Bell) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:33:47 -0600 Subject: [mou] hummingbird, species not known Message-ID: <000c01c7238b$766ade50$6501a8c0@laptop8200> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C72359.2AB142B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Initially I was not going to post this, but then someone might want to = be alert to the possibility when in the area.=20 Last Saturday on the St. Paul CBC Bonnie Sample and I observed a = hummingbird perched on top of a red ceder tree in the Riverview = Cemetary, which is located between Robert Street and Hwy. 52 in West St. = Paul. The cemetary entrance is on Annapolis Street. We searched to = locate the bird after it flew, but no luck. We did locate a filled = hummingbird feeder within a couple of blocks but the resident of the = home had not seen a hummingbird but added that she is not at home during = the daytime.=20 Also of note was a Northern Shrike perched over a grassy, vacant = area east of Hwy. 52 along the Mississippi River. I think we were on = Alabama Street, but walking the area. Tom Bell on Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Road South Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143 651 459-4150 ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C72359.2AB142B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Initially I was not going to post this, but then = someone might=20 want to be alert to the possibility when in the area.

    Last Saturday on the St. Paul CBC = Bonnie=20 Sample and I observed a hummingbird perched on top of a red ceder tree = in the=20 Riverview Cemetary, which is located between Robert Street and Hwy. 52 = in West=20 St. Paul. The cemetary entrance is on Annapolis Street. We searched to = locate=20 the bird after it flew, but no luck. We did locate a filled hummingbird = feeder=20 within a couple of blocks but the resident of the home had not seen a=20 hummingbird but added that she is not at home during the daytime. =

    Also of note was a Northern = Shrike perched=20 over a grassy, vacant area east of Hwy. 52 along the Mississippi River. = I think=20 we were on Alabama Street, but walking the area.

Tom Bell
on Grey Cloud Island
5868 Pioneer = Road=20 South
Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143
651=20 459-4150
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C72359.2AB142B0-- From two-jays@att.net Tue Dec 19 17:21:28 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:21:28 -0600 Subject: [mou] Whoopers at end of journey Message-ID: <47cec4cea6335208db00b1297fed0900@att.net> Forward of an email received from Operation Migration, the team of ultra-light aircraft pilots and support crew guiding Wisconsin's freshman crop of Whooping Cranes to their winter home in Florida. Jim Williams Wayzata, Minnesota ==== December 19, 2006 Migration Day 76 With luck, today will be the last EarlyBird e-bulletin. At 4AM this morning, weather and wind condtions appear similar to yesterday's, and I am assuming it will be a 'go' for a flight today - the final leg of the main portion of the 2006 migration. As I will have to leave shortly for the Dunnellon- Marion County Airport to set up for the Arrival Flyover Event, this will be the last communication until a Field Journal entry can be posted late today. Hope all you folks that have followed us faithfully over the past 75 days have your fingers crossed for us that today will see the longest migration on record finally completed. Our sincere thanks to Duke Energy for making it possible for us to provide you with the EarlyBird e- bulletin. Through your many calls and emails we know you too are appreciative. Please don't be shy about letting them know, either directly or through the GuestBook. (On 'fly days' you will receive a second email from us to let you know the full report of the day's activities has been posted to our Field Journal. Although no alert is emailed, entries to the Field Journal are often still made on 'non-fly' days . The link at the bottom of this page will always take you directly to the latest entry.) Operation Migration Inc. email: liz@operationmigration.org phone: 905-982-1096 web: http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html From EgretCMan@msn.com Wed Dec 20 00:03:45 2006 From: EgretCMan@msn.com (CRAIG MANDEL) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:03:45 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch - Update - December 19, 2006 Message-ID: December 19, 2006 Finally had a chance to head up to Cloquet to search for the previously reported Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches. I arrived at the location at 8:15 am and was excited to see first one and then all three birds at 9:30 am. The birds were observed in the parking area and in front of the office, from 9:30 until I left them there at 10:00 am. So if anyone else is still hoping to get up that way, its not to late. My favorite observation of them, was watching one of them eat the frost off of a vehicle in the parking lot. @ Gray-crowned Rosy-finch - Carlton County - Three birds observed from 9:30 - 10:00 am. Craig Mandel, Minnetonka, MN EgretCMan@msn.com From BirdBill5@aol.com Wed Dec 20 01:25:16 2006 From: BirdBill5@aol.com (BirdBill5@aol.com) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:25:16 EST Subject: [mou] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch - Update - December 19, 2006 Message-ID: <53c.bbdb68d.32b9eafc@aol.com> -------------------------------1166577916 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jim Eikenberry and I arrived at the site of the Gray Crowned Rosy Finches at 11:30 and by 11:45 observed all 3 on the ground, one of which danced on the hood of a car. At one point all 3 took off in flight but were joined by 2 other birds of the same size, shape, and coloration, making a total of five possible Gray Crowned Finches. If other observers have the time please check to see if there is in fact five Gray Crowned Rosy Finches. Bill George -------------------------------1166577916 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Jim Eikenberry and I arrived at the site of the Gray Crowned Rosy Finch= es at 11:30 and by 11:45 observed all 3 on the ground, one of which danced o= n the hood of a car. At one point all 3 took off in flight but were joined b= y 2 other birds of the same size, shape, and coloration, making a total of f= ive possible Gray Crowned Finches. If other observers have the time please c= heck to see if there is in fact five Gray Crowned Rosy Finches.

Bill George
-------------------------------1166577916-- From dcsrt@qwest.net Wed Dec 20 02:14:01 2006 From: dcsrt@qwest.net (David Tanner) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:14:01 -0600 Subject: [mou] Afton CBC - Counters Needed Message-ID: <94989F49-F5D7-4B5C-AC43-605417D5FD2E@qwest.net> The Afton CBC is still looking for additional counters for New Year's Day. There are uncovered areas that need some generous folks to take on. Please call me for details. Thanks! Dave Tanner - 651/436-8771 From sparkystensaas@hotmail.com Wed Dec 20 02:55:12 2006 From: sparkystensaas@hotmail.com (sparky stensaas) Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:55:12 +0000 Subject: [mou] Sparky/Sax-Zim CBC In-Reply-To: <71E38071-E204-4B4F-ACE8-37FB94B77DB2@sihope.com> Message-ID:
The Sax-Zim CBC was held Monday the 18th. Ten hardy souls braved bright sunshine, decent temperatures and modest expectations to tally 32 species...The third best total ever in the 24 year history of the count.

Highlights:
1 Great Gray Owl (quarter to half mile north of CR52 on Stickney-west side)
2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers (one was along Blue Spruce Road 1/2mi N of CR133)
1 Black-backed Woodpecker (1.8mi N of CR207 on Admiral)
6 Sharp-tailed Grouse in three locations (4 near intersection of CR7 and CR28 (Sax Rd)

21 Bald Eagles
13 Rough-legged Hawks
24 Gray Jays
8 Magpies
1 Boreal Chickadee
7 White-winged Crossbills
79 Pine Grosbeaks
10 Evening Grosbeaks
10 Snow Buntings

Sparky Stensaas
2515 Garthus Road
Wrenshall, MN 55797
218.384.9856
218.341.3350 cell
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
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------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C72434.51D26230-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Wed Dec 20 20:05:38 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:05:38 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sherburne NWR; Aitkin & Black Dog RFI's Message-ID: <014001c72472$37f89c60$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Red-shouldered Hawk, Sherburne CR 1 & 87 marsh; Golden-crowned Kinglets, Refuge/Blue Hill Trail (over-wintering and over-summering for last three years in the conifers, hmmmm.....) - otherwise quiet in area. Considering a Saturday AM trip either to Aitkin County or Black Dog area. Few questions: * Attractions to Aitkin are the Varied Thrush, Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpeckers. Any recent reports? * Attraction to Black Dog is the Slaty-backed. Again, any recent reports? Anything else in the area worth chasing? Good birding to all. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From two-jays@att.net Wed Dec 20 21:20:49 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:20:49 -0600 Subject: [mou] Fwd: [wisb] Purple Sandpiper update Message-ID: <65b287ced2eee9c68b9a130241a3d973@att.net> forward by Jim Williams Wayzata FYI: From: "Korducki" Date: December 20, 2006 8:55:27 AM CST To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" Subject: [wisb] Purple Sandpiper update Daryl Tessen called to report that he did not find 3 Purple Sandpipers=20= at North Point in Sheboygan today=85He had 4 of them!=A0 He also had one=20= Red-throated Loon. =A0 Mark Korducki, New Berlin From two-jays@att.net Wed Dec 20 21:40:50 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:40:50 -0600 Subject: [mou] rosy-finches Message-ID: <98f8ac60c9c4a4e0193f5bdecfebac5a@att.net> Three Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches were seen this morning for about 15 minutes, beginning at approximately 10 a.m., at the aforementioned sun-flower feeding site in front of the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office. Should anyone see the possible five finches mentioned yesterday, please let the reservations biologists know (inside resources building). Jim Williams Wayzata From jslind@frontiernet.net Wed Dec 20 23:45:02 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:45:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] 3 Rosy-Finches still present Message-ID: <4589769E.4147.543B917@localhost> The three Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches were present at 1:00 pm today at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office west of Cloquet. I watched them for about three minutes before they flew off to the west of the school. Jim Lind Two Harbors From cbutler@lcp2.net Thu Dec 21 13:49:28 2006 From: cbutler@lcp2.net (Cindy Risen) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:49:28 -0600 Subject: [mou] Aitkin County Birding (a 'little' long, per Cindy!) Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20061221074559.01f7bad8@mail.lcp2.net> Hello All, Every once in a while you have one of those birding days where everything=20 seems to perfect. You know the kind I mean. When you don=92t have to get up= =20 at 3:00 AM, you don=92t have to drive half-way across the state and the= birds=20 seem to go out of their way to show themselves. Cindy and I had such a day= =20 Saturday. Too tired after returning from leading a birding tour to Chiapas, Mexico to= =20 participate in the Crosby CBC, Cindy and I decided to revisit what is=20 becoming one of my favorite birding locations in Minnesota. As we put the=20 finishing touches on our upcoming birding guide to Aitkin County, we=20 thought we would return to the Hedbom Forest Road to check out the=20 woodpecker activity we had found prior to my departure for Mexico. It=20 turned out to be the perfect day. Cindy even got great photos of=20 Black-backed Woodpecker that will appear in the guide! The Hedbom Forest Road is located in extreme NE Aitkin County. It passes=20 through a great variety of habitats and the eastern end has a wonderful,=20 dense Tamarack and Black Spruce Bog. I think that it will become known as=20 one of the best birding locations in Minnesota. During the year or so that= =20 Cindy and I have been visiting it regularly, we=92ve found an incredible= list=20 of desirable bird species, two first county butterfly records and the=20 always incredibly beautiful drive. For the day, we had (in no particular order): Great Gray Owl =96 2 birds who were hunting along the Hedbom Road stayed=20 active the hour and a half we were in the area. Extremely cooperative, they= =20 even perched directly on the road a couple of times. Black-backed Woodpecker =96 5 birds (2 males, 3 females) on the Hedbom Road,= =20 4 birds (2 males, 2 females) on the County Road 3 location previously=20 described by Warren Nelson and 1 female in another bog on the south side of= =20 CR 3 just under a mile farther west. American Three-toed Woodpecker =96 2 males were found along the Hedbom FR=20 (where we had a male Black-backed and male Am. Three-toed on the same tree= =20 only a foot apart at one point), the Am. Three-toed found by Warren Nelson= =20 was also relocated giving us three individuals for the day. This in a=20 county that had only two records prior to this winter! Common Redpoll =96 537 birds, many in large flocks, along the Hedbom Road.= =20 Feeding on the road at times. Pishing at every stop brought in more birds=20 from the alders. Hoary Redpoll =96 2 individuals, one in our first big redpoll flock at the= =20 west end of the Hedbom Road, the second was in an even larger flock (> 100= =20 birds) on the east end of the Hedbom Road. Pine Siskin =96 50 birds seen along the Hedbom Road, most mixed in with the= =20 large flocks of redpolls. Gray Jay =96 5 total, four of them along the Hedbom Forest Road. Other interesting species seen: Barred Owl =96 2 American Goldfinch =96 40 Red-breasted Nuthatch =96 11 Ruffed Grouse =96 2 Red Crossbill =96 6 White-winged Crossbill =96 13 Rough-legged Hawk =96 1 Bald Eagle =96 2 Brown Creeper =96 1 Pileated Woodpecker =96 2 Hairy Woodpecker =96 4 Downy Woodpecker =96 1 Good Birding! Kim Risen Tamarack, Aitkin County www.naturescapenews.com From MMARTELL@audubon.org Thu Dec 21 15:51:29 2006 From: MMARTELL@audubon.org (MARTELL, Mark) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:51:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Fwd: tracking free-ranging cats Message-ID: While I have no objection to good studies that document predation rates = or other causes of mortality on wild birds, I find this lumping of = free-ranging cats and other predators together disturbing. A logical = extension of this message is that the other predators, like cats, are = "bad" and harming wild birds. I hope ABC and others working to document = cat predation are more cognizant of the bad old days of shooting hawks = and owls on site because they were "bad" and take more care in how they = present this issue to the public. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) http://mn.audubon.org To donate to Audubon Minnesota online, visit our secure site at = -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Jim Williams Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:34 PM To: MOU net Subject: [mou] Fwd: tracking free-ranging cats Begin forwarded message: From: "William Mueller" Date: December 15, 2006 12:42:41 PM CST To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" Subject: [wisb] American Bird Conservancy initiates new online project =20 tracking free-ranging cats and other predators In Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative's Issues =20 Committee has attempted to track numbers of cats found on Christmas Bird Counts =20 for the past few years. Here's yet another such effort, now nationwide: ************************************************************************ = *** For Immediate Release: December 15, 2006 "Contact: Steve Holmer, 202/234-7181 ext. 216, 202/744-6459 cell, sholmer@abcbirds.org, www.abcbirds.org Online Survey Tracks Predators Impact on Wild Birds (Washington, DC) -- American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is today launching "Project PredatorWatch," a new citizen-science project to investigate =20 the impact of free-ranging cats and other predators on wild birds in the =20 U.S. and Canada. The PredatorWatch survey can be found at =20 www.abcbirds.org/cats "Any citizen can participate in Project PredatorWatch and provide =20 valuable information needed to conserve birds and other wildlife by clicking a =20 few buttons on their computer," said George Fenwick, President of American =20 Bird Conservancy. Participants will provide important information to scientists and conservationists such as: 1) helping to identify birds and other =20 wildlife species that are most likely affected by interactions with cats and =20 other predators; 2) determining whether predator/wildlife interactions are affected by season or climate; 3) and determining whether certain =20 wildlife species, age or sex classes are more vulnerable to interactions with predators. "Scientists estimate that free-roaming cats and other predators kill hundreds of millions of birds, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians =20 each year," said Fenwick. "Cat predation is an added stress to wildlife populations already struggling to survive habitat loss, pollution, pesticides, and other human impacts." Anyone who observes a predator/wildlife interaction in their yard can simply complete a brief on-line survey accessible through ABC's Cats Indoors! website at www.abcbirds.org/cats (on the top left side under =20 Quick Links). Results of this project may be reported in the media and ABC newsletter articles, and may help further identify future wildlife conservation projects. In 1997, ABC launched the Cats Indoors! Campaign for Safer Birds and =20 Cats to educate cat owners, decision makers, and the general public that =20 cats, wildlife and people all benefit when cats are kept indoors, in an =20 outdoor enclosure, or trained to go outside on a harness and leash. ABC has available education materials, including fact sheets, a guide What to do About Your Neighbor's Cats in Your Yard, the popular brochure Keeping =20 Cats Indoors Isn't Just For The Birds, an Educator's Guide for Grades K-6, =20 and print and radio Public Service Announcements." ************************************************************************ = * forward by Jim Williams Wayzata _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Dec 21 19:14:05 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:14:05 -0600 Subject: [mou] Owls Message-ID: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D117@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> Around dusk last evening, as I calmly and serenely scanned Carlos Avery for birds in declining light, I caught motion peripherally to my left. I turned and was faced with a Short-eared moving at good speed, who seemingly was wishing to perch on me since I was so well-placed. One flap and he was 3 feet from me, at eye level, moving at a bout 10 mph. My instincts failed me. Marlon Perkins or Pete Neubeck would have adroitly turned with their camera in focus and pointed up, mine was pointed down, and my central nervous system took over. I screamed my best girlish scream, juggled my camera, spun left, threw my left arm up to shield my face from attack, and then turned away, still screaming in my harshest falsetto. The bird, it seems, wasn't attacking me, and it seemed unaffected by my display as it calmly veered left and flapped languidly on its way. Terrifying other animals is what owls do. I think I managed to see things from the perspective of the Meadow Vole, and let me tell you, it is an image I will retain. These birds are nearly as big as Red-tails in wingspan, and their round yellow eyes shine brightly from their sooty facial disks. These birds moved within 15 feet of me several times again. They are spectacular flyers, perhaps the most acrobatic bird I have ever seen. I have seen them push to rapid speed like a Goshawk, stoop quickly like a Merlin, roll and tumble better than a Harrier in May, and they are at times reminiscent of swallows coursing over fields, at other times, and they are nearly bat-like in their agility, quick turns and maneuvers. Moth-like? I don't think so. Man, if Mothra could fly like that, he would have kicked Godzilla's butt.=20 Mothra is alive and well in Carlos Avery NWR, in the drier meadows adjacent to Pool 10. Go see them and be amazed. I think I will fashion a hat with a perch on it for my next visit. I am afraid I will put my eye out. Good Birding. Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN From cbutler@lcp2.net Thu Dec 21 21:10:25 2006 From: cbutler@lcp2.net (Cindy Risen) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:10:25 -0600 Subject: [mou] Hedbom revisited (literally!) Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20061221142831.01fe9360@mail.lcp2.net> --=====================_372506968==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Hello All, After completing our necessary errands this morning Cindy and I decided to run up to the Hedbom Forest Road to see if we could refind any of the birds we encountered there last Saturday. The weather this AM was a bit cold. A heavy frost stayed on the all the vegetation until noon and, although the forest was quiet compared to Saturday, the birding was still very good. The Hedbom Forest road is in extreme NE Aitkin County, putting it squarely in our backyard. How lucky are we? Our complete trip list for the morning: Northern Shrike -2 Great Gray Owl - 1, one of the pair that we watched on Saturday, it has a distinctive facial pattern--the white area below the bill and the distal portions of the white 'bow tie' are a dark gray leaving only a very thin section of white. Neat bird to see. It was hunting along the roadside and bog edges in the same area we located the pair on Saturday when we arrived at about 10:00 AM, it was still hunting the same areas when we left about 12:30 PM. Black-backed Woodpecker - 4 along the Hedbom Forest Road, three males. American Three-toed Woodpecker - 1 male along the Hedbom Forest Road White-winged Crossbill - one flock of 30 birds. There are a great many cones on the Tamaracks & Black Spruces here. The redpolls, siskins and crossbills were all feeding on Tamarack cones. Red Crossbill - one flock of 6 birds Pine Grosbeak - 1 male Common Redpoll - 109 - flocks weren't as numerous as Saturday, but I didn't spend as much time out of the car pishing. Stopping at every opening in the forest with alder shrubs and pishing, as I did on Saturday, will result in many more redpolls. They are REALLY heavy in the alder and Tamarack areas as they are feeding on alder catkins and Tamarack cones. Hoary Redpoll - 1 in a flock of Common Redpolls Boreal Chickadee - 1 heard along the Hedbom Forest Road Pine Siskin - 28 (plus 100's at a feeder closer to our house) Gray Jay - 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch - 6 Ruffed Grouse - 1 Rough-legged Hawk - 2 Bald Eagle -3 Pileated Woodpecker - 1 Black-capped Chickadee - stopped keeping an actual count as there were LOADS of them coming in to pishing. American Goldfinch - 2 Crow - no #'s Raven - no #'s Have a great day! Kim & Cindy Risen Tamarack, Aitkin County www.naturescapenews.com --=====================_372506968==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Hello All,

After completing our necessary errands this morning Cindy and I decided to run up to the Hedbom Forest Road to see if we could refind any of the birds we encountered there last Saturday.

The weather this AM was a bit cold. A heavy frost stayed on the all the vegetation until noon and, although the forest was quiet compared to Saturday, the birding was still very good. The Hedbom Forest road is in extreme NE Aitkin County, putting it squarely in our backyard. How lucky are we?

Our complete trip list for the morning:

Northern Shrike -2
Great Gray Owl - 1, one of the pair that we watched on Saturday, it has a distinctive facial pattern--the white area below the bill and the distal portions of the white 'bow tie' are a dark gray leaving only a very thin section of white. Neat bird to see. It was hunting along the roadside and bog edges in the same area we located the pair on Saturday when we arrived at about 10:00 AM, it was still hunting the same areas when we left about 12:30 PM.
Black-backed Woodpecker - 4 along the Hedbom Forest Road, three males.
American Three-toed Woodpecker - 1 male along the Hedbom Forest Road
White-winged Crossbill - one flock of 30 birds. There are a great many cones on the Tamaracks & Black Spruces here. The redpolls, siskins and crossbills were all feeding on Tamarack cones.
Red Crossbill - one flock of 6 birds
Pine Grosbeak - 1 male
Common Redpoll - 109 - flocks weren't as numerous as Saturday, but I didn't spend as much time out of the car pishing. Stopping at every opening in the forest with alder shrubs and pishing, as I did on Saturday, will result in many more redpolls. They are REALLY heavy in the alder and Tamarack areas as they are feeding on alder catkins and Tamarack cones.
Hoary Redpoll - 1 in a flock of Common Redpolls
Boreal Chickadee - 1 heard along the Hedbom Forest Road
Pine Siskin - 28 (plus 100's at a feeder closer to our house)
Gray Jay - 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 6
Ruffed Grouse - 1
Rough-legged Hawk - 2
Bald Eagle -3
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Black-capped Chickadee - stopped keeping an actual count as there were LOADS of them coming in to pishing.
American Goldfinch - 2
Crow - no #'s
Raven - no #'s

Have a great day!

Kim & Cindy Risen
Tamarack, Aitkin County
www.naturescapenews.com

--=====================_372506968==.ALT-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Thu Dec 21 23:17:23 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:17:23 -0800 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 12/21/06 Message-ID: <20061221232203.8FB8B10403@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1166743043==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 21, 2006 *MNDU0612.21 -Birds mentioned Ring-necked Duck Harlequin Duck White-winged Scoter Sharp-tailed Grouse Wild Turkey American Coot Thayer's Gull Glaucous Gull Great Gray Owl Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Gray Jay Boreal Chickadee Varied Thrush Pine Warbler Northern Cardinal Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: December 21, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 21st, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Several interesting sightings were made during last weekend's Christmas Bird Counts. The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet put in an appearance for the Carlton County CBC on the 17th. They have also been seen as recently as the 20th. The count total of 35 species also included RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, WILD TURKEY, NORTHERN CARDINAL, and GRAY JAYS. Thirty-two species were found during the Sax-Zim CBC on the 18th, including a GREAT GRAY OWL on the Stickney Road (CR 207) about a half mile north of the Arkola Road (CR 52), two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS (one along the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211) 0.5 mile north of CR133), a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along the Admiral Road (CR 788) 1.8 miles north of CR 207, and six SHARP-TAILED GROUSE at the junction of CR 7 and the Sax Rd (CR 28). The Virginia CBC on the 16th turned up a GREAT GRAY OWL on the Clyde Road (CR 810) south of Gilbert, RING-NECKED DUCK and AMERICAN COOTS on Silver Lake, BELTED KINGFISHER at Manganika Creek, and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at 4413 Spirit Lake Road (CR 661) in Mountain Iron. Some of the highlights from the Duluth CBC on the 16th included two HARLEQUIN DUCKS and two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS in the Duluth Harbor, THAYER'S GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL at Canal Park, a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at 5198 Greenwood Lane, two TOWNSEND�S SOLITAIRES (one at Allendale Ave. and Osakis St., and another at the Park Point bus turnaround), a VARIED THRUSH at 1807 McFarlane Road, and a PINE WARBLER at 5280 Greenwood Lane. A late report of a male BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Hartley Park puts the Duluth CBC total at 69 species. Highlights from the Two Harbors CBC included WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Burlington Bay, two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS (one at Lighthouse Point and one at 4th Ave. and 3rd St.), BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS at three locations, BOREAL CHICKADEES at Stoney Point, Tom's Logging Camp, and Kendall Road in Knife River, and a TOWNSEND�S SOLITAIRE at 8th Ave. and 18th St. Kim and Cindy Risen had several interesting sightings from the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County on the 16th. They had two GREAT GRAY OWLS, five BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS, and two HOARY REDPOLLS among more than 500 COMMON REDPOLLS. The Hedbom Forest Road can be reached from the west from Aitkin CR 65, or from the east from St. Louis County Road 837, west of Floodwood. Kim and Cindy also relocated four BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER along Aitkin CR 3, five miles west of CR 1. The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 28th. 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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1166743043==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 21, 2006 *MNDU0612.21
-Birds mentioned

Ring-necked Duck
Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Wild Turkey
American Coot
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Gray Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Gray Jay
Boreal Chickadee
Varied Thrush
Pine Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 21, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 21st, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
Several interesting sightings were made during last weekend's Christmas Bird Counts. The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet put in an appearance for the Carlton County CBC on the 17th. They have also been seen as recently as the 20th. The count total of 35 species also included RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, WILD TURKEY, NORTHERN CARDINAL, and GRAY JAYS.
Thirty-two species were found during the Sax-Zim CBC on the 18th, including a GREAT GRAY OWL on the Stickney Road (CR 207) about a half mile north of the Arkola Road (CR 52), two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS (one along the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211) 0.5 mile north of CR133), a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along the Admiral Road (CR 788) 1.8 miles north of CR 207, and six SHARP-TAILED GROUSE at the junction of CR 7 and the Sax Rd (CR 28).
The Virginia CBC on the 16th turned up a GREAT GRAY OWL on the Clyde Road (CR 810) south of Gilbert, RING-NECKED DUCK and AMERICAN COOTS on Silver Lake, BELTED KINGFISHER at Manganika Creek, and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at 4413 Spirit Lake Road (CR 661) in Mountain Iron.
Some of the highlights from the Duluth CBC on the 16th included two HARLEQUIN DUCKS and two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS in the Duluth Harbor, THAYER'S GULL and GLAUCOUS GULL at Canal Park, a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at 5198 Greenwood Lane, two TOWNSEND�S SOLITAIRES (one at Allendale Ave. and Osakis St., and another at the Park Point bus turnaround), a VARIED THRUSH at 1807 McFarlane Road, and a PINE WARBLER at 5280 Greenwood Lane. A late report of a male BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Hartley Park puts the Duluth CBC total at 69 species.
Highlights from the Two Harbors CBC included WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Burlington Bay, two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS (one at Lighthouse Point and one at 4th Ave. and 3rd St.), BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS at three locations, BOREAL CHICKADEES at Stoney Point, Tom's Logging Camp, and Kendall Road in Knife River, and a TOWNSEND�S SOLITAIRE at 8th Ave. and 18th St.
Kim and Cindy Risen had several interesting sightings from the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County on the 16th. They had two GREAT GRAY OWLS, five BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS, and two HOARY REDPOLLS among more than 500 COMMON REDPOLLS. The Hedbom Forest Road can be reached from the west from Aitkin CR 65, or from the east from St. Louis County Road 837, west of Floodwood. Kim and Cindy also relocated four BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER along Aitkin CR 3, five miles west of CR 1.
The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, December 28th.
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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1166743043====-- From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Fri Dec 22 00:29:30 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:29:30 -0600 Subject: [mou] Holiday Redbird Survey In-Reply-To: <20061221232203.8FB8B10403@atp.cbs.umn.edu> Message-ID: Those of you who will be birding in northern Minnesota between 12/23 and 1/2 might be interested in submitting your cardinal sightings to this survey sponsored by KAXE public radio. >From www.kaxe.org: "It wasn�t too many years ago that seeing a Cardinal in northern Minnesota was a rare thing. Now it�s fairly common. Students in the Forest View Middle School Bird Club in Baxter, the DNR�s Non-Game Wildlife Department, and KAXE are sponsoring a first-ever Northern Cardinal survey. We are asking KAXE listeners of all ages and from all over northern Minnesota to send us their Cardinal sightings between Saturday, December 23rd and Tuesday, January 2nd. The DNR will map all the sightings, and that map will be available here on our web site Tell us the date of your Cardinal sighting, the number of males and females, the habitat in which you saw the birds, and your name, phone number and address. E-mail your information to cardinal@kaxe.org." Shawn Conrad Bovey _________________________________________________________________ Get free, personalized online radio with MSN Radio powered by Pandora http://radio.msn.com/?icid=T002MSN03A07001 From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Dec 22 01:48:14 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:48:14 -0800 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, December 21, 2006 Message-ID: <20061222015252.8714010413@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1166752094==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 21, 2006 *MNDL0612.21 -Birds mentioned Gray Partridge Wild Turkey Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel American Woodcock Eurasian Collared-Dove Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Barred Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike Gray Jay Common Raven Brown Creeper American Robin Brown Thrasher Bohemian Waxwing Harris's Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Snow Bunting Northern Cardinal Rusty Blackbird Common Grackle Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: December 21, 2006 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 22, 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. Here in the northwest we seem to have settled into a weather pattern more resembling March than December with temperatures hovering near 30 in the daytime, dropping to around 10 each night. As of Thursday, no significant snow has fallen in the area this week, and the snow that fell previously has all but disappeared. Enough remains to remind us that it is winter, but not enough to completely cover the brown ground. In the woods and the northern part of the area, a little more snow remains, but far less that we are used to at this season. That said, birding is good, and it is much easier than usual to get around. >From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski continues to report many species from his land northwest of Lancaster. This week's sightings include GRAY PARTRIDGE, SNOWY OWL, GREAT HORNED OWL, several GRAY JAYS, COMMON RAVEN, COMMON REDPOLL, and 2 HOARY REDPOLLS. Pat Rice reported a successful Bemidji CBC in Beltrami County on December 16 with sightings including BARRED OWL, NORTHERN SHRIKE, AMERICAN ROBIN, many BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, NORTHERN CARDINAL, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, COMMON GRACKLE, and PINE GROSBEAK. In her yard on December 17, she had RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER. A BALD EAGLE was seen by Gary Tischer and Sue Braastad along CR 12 in Marshall County on December 19. On December 21 the first COMMON REDPOLLS appeared at the Headquarters feeders at Agassiz NWR. A GREAT HORNED OWL was heard hooting in the headquarters area this week. Teresa Audette in Pennington County reported that this week she has been hearing a GREAT HORNED OWL near their place west of Thief River Falls. On December 17, two GRAY JAYS came to our suet feeder. I believe these to be the same two reported earlier- one full adult, and one juvenile, as I see them every weekend. Other species coming regularly include RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, and PILEATED WOODPECKER. In Red Lake County, Ben Fritchman saw a GRAY JAY in the town of Oklee on December 14. Bruce Flaig reported from southern Polk County that he has DARK-EYED JUNCOS, and COMMON REDPOLLS in his yard. Mel and Elaine Bennefeld reported BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and PILEATED WOODPECKER at the Ponderosa Golf Club on December 14. The Fargo-Moorhead CBC on December 16 found 41 Minnesota species which included 13 GRAY PARTRIDGE, 36 WILD TURKEYS, three COOPER'S HAWKS, 4 AMERICAN KESTRELS, 6 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, GRAY JAY, 13 BROWN CREEPERS, a BROWN THRASHER, HARRIS'S SPARROW, and many SNOW BUNTINGS. Thanks to Bob O'Connor, Ben Fritchman, Bruce Flaig, Gary Tischer, Larry Wilebski, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Pat Rice, and Teresa Audette 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, December 29, 2006. --====1166752094==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 21, 2006 *MNDL0612.21
-Birds mentioned

Gray Partridge
Wild Turkey
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
American Kestrel
American Woodcock
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Barred Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Common Raven
Brown Creeper
American Robin
Brown Thrasher
Bohemian Waxwing
Harris's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
Northern Cardinal
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Pine Grosbeak
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 21, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 22, 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.
Here in the northwest we seem to have settled into a weather pattern more resembling March than December with temperatures hovering near 30 in the daytime, dropping to around 10 each night. As of Thursday, no significant snow has fallen in the area this week, and the snow that fell previously has all but disappeared. Enough remains to remind us that it is winter, but not enough to completely cover the brown ground. In the woods and the northern part of the area, a little more snow remains, but far less that we are used to at this season. That said, birding is good, and it is much easier than usual to get around.
>From Kittson County, Larry Wilebski continues to report many species from his land northwest of Lancaster. This week's sightings include GRAY PARTRIDGE, SNOWY OWL, GREAT HORNED OWL, several GRAY JAYS, COMMON RAVEN, COMMON REDPOLL, and 2 HOARY REDPOLLS.
Pat Rice reported a successful Bemidji CBC in Beltrami County on December 16 with sightings including BARRED OWL, NORTHERN SHRIKE, AMERICAN ROBIN, many BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, NORTHERN CARDINAL, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, COMMON GRACKLE, and PINE GROSBEAK. In her yard on December 17, she had RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER.
A BALD EAGLE was seen by Gary Tischer and Sue Braastad along CR 12 in Marshall County on December 19. On December 21 the first COMMON REDPOLLS appeared at the Headquarters feeders at Agassiz NWR. A GREAT HORNED OWL was heard hooting in the headquarters area this week.
Teresa Audette in Pennington County reported that this week she has been hearing a GREAT HORNED OWL near their place west of Thief River Falls. On December 17, two GRAY JAYS came to our suet feeder. I believe these to be the same two reported earlier- one full adult, and one juvenile, as I see them every weekend. Other species coming regularly include RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, and PILEATED WOODPECKER.
In Red Lake County, Ben Fritchman saw a GRAY JAY in the town of Oklee on December 14.
Bruce Flaig reported from southern Polk County that he has DARK-EYED JUNCOS, and COMMON REDPOLLS in his yard.
Mel and Elaine Bennefeld reported BALD EAGLE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and PILEATED WOODPECKER at the Ponderosa Golf Club on December 14. The Fargo-Moorhead CBC on December 16 found 41 Minnesota species which included 13 GRAY PARTRIDGE, 36 WILD TURKEYS, three COOPER'S HAWKS, 4 AMERICAN KESTRELS, 6 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, GRAY JAY, 13 BROWN CREEPERS, a BROWN THRASHER, HARRIS'S SPARROW, and many SNOW BUNTINGS.
Thanks to Bob O'Connor, Ben Fritchman, Bruce Flaig, Gary Tischer, Larry Wilebski, Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Pat Rice, and Teresa Audette 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, December 29, 2006.

--====1166752094====-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Dec 22 02:47:30 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:47:30 -0800 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 21 December 2006 Message-ID: <20061222025206.A3A911041A@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1166755650==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 21, 2006 *MNST0612.21 -Birds mentioned Harlequin Duck White-winged Scoter Gyrfalcon Great Gray Owl Short-eared Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: December 21, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday December 21st 2006. On December 15th, Ben Yokel reported a GYRFALCON along U.S. Highway 53 near the Eveleth turnoff in St. Louis County. The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet in St. Louis County were all seen as recently as the 20th. Two HARLEQUIN DUCKS and two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were in the Duluth Harbor on the 16th. Also on the 16th, a GREAT GRAY OWL was near Virginia along St. Louis County Road 810 south of the town of Gilbert. Kim and Cindy Risen found two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS and two GREAT GRAY OWLS along the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County on the 16th. On the 18th, the Sax-Zim CBC produced a GREAT GRAY OWL on Stickney Road about a half mile north of Arkola Road, plus two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS -- one along Blue Spruce Road a sixth of a mile north of St. Louis County Road 133 and the other in the woods along Swenson Road about a quarter of a mile east of Blue Spruce Road. Two more AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS were in Two Harbors, Lake County, on the 17th -- one at Lighthouse Point and one at 4th Avenue and 3rd Street. And on the 16th, an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was along Aitkin County Road 3 five miles west of County Road 1. Eight to twelve SHORT-EARED OWLS are still being reported from along Pool 10 Road in the central part of the Carlos Avery Refuge of Anoka County. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, December 28th 2006. --====1166755650==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 21, 2006 *MNST0612.21
-Birds mentioned

Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
Gyrfalcon
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: December 21, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday December 21st 2006.
On December 15th, Ben Yokel reported a GYRFALCON along U.S. Highway 53 near the Eveleth turnoff in St. Louis County.
The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet in St. Louis County were all seen as recently as the 20th.
Two HARLEQUIN DUCKS and two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were in the Duluth Harbor on the 16th.
Also on the 16th, a GREAT GRAY OWL was near Virginia along St. Louis County Road 810 south of the town of Gilbert.
Kim and Cindy Risen found two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS and two GREAT GRAY OWLS along the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County on the 16th. On the 18th, the Sax-Zim CBC produced a GREAT GRAY OWL on Stickney Road about a half mile north of Arkola Road, plus two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS -- one along Blue Spruce Road a sixth of a mile north of St. Louis County Road 133 and the other in the woods along Swenson Road about a quarter of a mile east of Blue Spruce Road. Two more AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS were in Two Harbors, Lake County, on the 17th -- one at Lighthouse Point and one at 4th Avenue and 3rd Street. And on the 16th, an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was along Aitkin County Road 3 five miles west of County Road 1.
Eight to twelve SHORT-EARED OWLS are still being reported from along Pool 10 Road in the central part of the Carlos Avery Refuge of Anoka County.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, December 28th 2006. --====1166755650====-- From cbutler@lcp2.net Fri Dec 22 04:49:58 2006 From: cbutler@lcp2.net (Cindy Risen) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:49:58 -0600 Subject: [mou] Hedbom Forest Road Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20061221215900.02025a50@mail.lcp2.net> Hello All, I have been asked to post more specific directions for the birds we have been seeing along the Hedbom Forest Road. To make things a bit easier I have posted pdf's of the draft copy of the Hedbom Forest Road account from our upcoming book on the birding and natural areas of Aitkin County. You will find 3 pdfs on the upper right-hand navigation bar on our website: www.naturescapenews.com One pdf is the map, the other two are the text for the Hedbom Forest Road account. (This is only a draft, so please ignore the obvious typo on page 2!). Anyway, the Great Gray Owls and all but two of the woodpeckers are in the heaviest section of Tamarack and Black Spruce bog on the far eastern end of the Hedbom Forest Road--the last mile before crossing into St. Louis County. The owls have been particular to the open roadsides on the north side of the road. The woodpeckers are present throughout this area--the heaviest worked trees are quite obvious. White-winged Crossbills, Red Crossbills, flocks of Common Redpolls (with the three Hoaries mixed in) and the other birds we've reported have come from multiple sections of the road. There doesn't seem to be any one spot that's better than another as the alders and Tamaracks both have loads of crop food. Every single patch of alders held redpolls, we just pished to bring them up where we could count them. The Boreal Chickadee was on the north side of the road at about the mid-point of the heavy Tamarack Bog. You can access the Hedbom Road from the east side by taking St. Louis County Road 837 south and west out of Floodwood turning right/due west onto the Hedbom Road about 3.5 miles SW of Floodwood (the 'official' Hedbom Forest Road doesn't really begin until you pass through the gate one mile west of this intersection). You'll hit good habitat after about 1.5 miles and the Aitkin County line in 3 miles. From the west, take Highway 65 north from McGregor to County Road 14, go right/east on CR 14 just over five miles to County Road 36 (Loon Ave.), turn left/north onto CR 36. Go 9.5 miles north and turn right/east onto the Hedbom Forest Road . Please note that CR 36 changes direction and turns left/due west after about 6.5 miles. You need to continue going north onto County Road 65 (don't turn left!) after about 3 miles the Hedbom Forest Road (Look for the brown wooden sign) turns off to the right/east. The entire road has good birding, but the owls and woodpeckers are in the last mile and a half before the St. Louis County line. Based on the number of comments we received, it looks like there is going to be a flood of people coming up to bird this wonderful location. I need to let everyone know that this is a forest road. It is NOT maintained in the winter--unless there is logging activity and then the logging equipment will have the right-of-way. We are getting snow as I write this. Driving conditions may be quite slick--there was a good layer of ice on the shaded portions of the road this morning. The snow that is going down on top of that ice is going to make driving a bit of an adventure. Also, it usually goes without saying, but...Please use common sense when stopping along these narrow, icy roads. Don't stop below hills or on curves, find a safe place to pull-off. There are many. There are at least 5 Black-backed and 2 American Three-toed Woodpeckers in the area. Please don't play tape at these birds! Cindy and I have been following the activities of these birds and we hope that they'll be nesting here next spring. They are easy to find by listening from the road or by slowly walking through the heavier worked areas. The owls appear to be a pair. At least they spent a great deal of time hunting in close proximity to one another and continually return to perch next to one another. Like the woodpeckers, the habitat looks good so we are hoping they are a pair that will stick around to breed. Please use appropriate cautions. Thank You! Good luck to all of you who make it up to our neck of the woods. It's a great place to bird. Let us know how you did. Hope to see you in the field. Until then...Good Birding! Kim & Cindy Risen Tamarack, Aitkin County www.naturescapenews.com From robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu Fri Dec 22 17:10:20 2006 From: robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu (robert.oconnor@ndsu.edu) Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:10:20 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] Clay County Gray Jay (the CBC bird) Message-ID: <49177.24.117.134.204.1166807420.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hi, I checked on the Fargo/Moorhead CBC Gray Jay this morning (the 22nd) and found it near 6102 2nd St. N. at 9:45. That's in Oakport Township directly north of Moorhead. Assuming that this bird, a bird being reported in the 6000 block of 3rd St. N., and the bird seen in the 6000 block of NW Broadway on count day (all Oakport addresses) are the same jay, it's wandering daily through a territory a mile or so wide. Much of the area is sparsely residential with a pretty good number of feeders, but it also contains fairly thick forest (largely sapling-sized deciduous trees), fields with scattered trees and bushes, and evergreen clusters. And a stretch of the whole is riparian woodland. Hope a few others get to see this bird. Please post your sightings if you do. Bob O'Connor From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Fri Dec 22 20:12:50 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:12:50 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] Redwood Co. Kingfisher, Robins Message-ID: <33279.66.60.223.87.1166818370.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, I did some scouting today for the Redwood Falls CBC tomorrow. I found about 80-100 American Robins at the lower shelter house in Ramsey Park. They were very active, flying from tree to tree and bathing in puddles that weren't completely frozen. BRRRR!! Also in the park was a single male Belted Kingfisher along the Redwood River. In all, I found 22 species in just a few hours birding around town. Very few birds at feeders, possibly due to the misty weather today. Tomorrow is supposed to be much nicer! Happy Holidays! 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 patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Fri Dec 22 22:59:38 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:59:38 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] Renville Co. Bluebird, Heron Message-ID: <32912.66.60.223.87.1166828378.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello again, My brother and I drove the river bottom on the Renville Co. side from Morton to Goldmine Bridge near Delhi. We found a Great Blue Heron at Beaver Creek and a single male Eastern Bluebird at Goldmine Bridge. I sure hope we can relocate these birds tomorrow! Happy Holidays, 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 rob_daves@yahoo.com Sat Dec 23 02:11:50 2006 From: rob_daves@yahoo.com (Rob Daves) Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:11:50 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Carlos Avery ows & hawks Message-ID: <20061223021151.38111.qmail@web60616.mail.yahoo.com> --0-2013836485-1166839910=:36817 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I met up with Scott Meyer today at Carlos Avery and he helped me see the hawks and owls. I arrived about 3:30 p.m. under skies spitting rain, snow and sleet pellets. There was a slight northwest wind. As I was driving in on Zodiac Road, north of Broadway, I saw one rough-legged hawk off to the east. At the forestry station, I turned right toward Pool 10. Not more than 100 yards along, I spied a Northern Shrike at the top of a dead red pine tree, situated in an old tree plantation on the north side of the road. When I met Scott near Pool 10, we already had seen several rough-legged hawks, some quite close, After wondering around Pool 10 and Pool 9 chasing the owls, we saw at least four owls kiting, swooping, and perching on swamp flora, generally doing their pre-sundown thing. That also including mobbing one of the rough-legs. We were able to approach one of the rough-legs very close -- within 30 yards. It was stunning, bobbing and balancing on a small branch at the top of a tree, on a trail leading off to the east 0.5 miles north of the Pool 9-Pool 10 gate. Scott got some video and stills of the rough-legs. I'm sure that this is "de rigeur" for many birders, but hats off to Scott for tolerating this beginner: I saw two life birds today, the short-ears and the northern shrike. Good birding, all. Rob Daves, Minneapolis __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --0-2013836485-1166839910=:36817 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I met up with Scott Meyer today at Carlos Avery and he helped me see the hawks and owls.

I arrived about 3:30 p.m. under skies spitting rain, snow and sleet pellets. There was a slight northwest wind. As I was driving in on Zodiac Road, north of Broadway, I saw one rough-legged hawk off to the east. At the forestry station, I turned right toward Pool 10. Not more than 100 yards along, I spied a Northern Shrike at the top of a dead red pine tree, situated in an old tree plantation on the north side of the road.

When I met Scott near Pool 10, we already had seen several rough-legged hawks, some quite close,

After wondering around Pool 10 and Pool 9 chasing the owls, we saw at least four owls kiting, swooping, and perching on swamp flora, generally doing their pre-sundown thing. That also including mobbing one of the rough-legs.   We were able to approach one of the rough-legs very close -- within 30 yards. It was stunning, bobbing and balancing on a small branch at the top of a tree, on a trail leading off to the east 0.5 miles north of the Pool 9-Pool 10 gate. Scott got some video and stills of the rough-legs.

I'm sure that this is "de rigeur" for many birders, but hats off to Scott for tolerating this beginner: I saw two life birds today, the short-ears and the northern shrike.

Good birding, all.

Rob Daves, Minneapolis

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http://mail.yahoo.com --0-2013836485-1166839910=:36817-- From wjkhahk@charter.net Sat Dec 23 19:30:07 2006 From: wjkhahk@charter.net (Bill Kass) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 13:30:07 -0600 Subject: [mou] Male Baltimore Oriole! Message-ID: <000001c726c8$c102a840$5c557344@c5n2r9> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C72696.766B4580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I reported a first time Oriole hanging out at my feeders after our big = snow in Rochester on Nov. 10th and was totally surprised. But, I looked = out the window today and what was digging in the rocks below my feeders = eating sunflower seeds was a male Oriole! An Oriole in MN at the end = of December! It appears to be holding a wing a little differently but = seems to fly short distances pretty easily. It also let me get close = enough to get some very good pictures. Bummer that we didn=E2=80=99t = see it last weekend at the Xmas bird count here in Rochester! Bill Kass ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C72696.766B4580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Male Baltimore Oriole!
I reported a first time Oriole hanging out at my = feeders after our big snow in Rochester on Nov. 10^th and was totally = surprised. But, I looked out = the window today and what was digging in the rocks below my feeders = eating sunflower seeds was a male Oriole!   An Oriole in MN at = the end of December! It appears to be holding a wing a little = differently but seems to fly short distances pretty easily. It also let me get = close = enough to get some very good pictures. Bummer that we = didn=E2=80=99t see it last weekend at the Xmas bird count here in = Rochester!

Bill = Kass
------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C72696.766B4580-- From two-jays@att.net Sat Dec 23 23:33:57 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 17:33:57 -0600 Subject: [mou] robins eating minnows Message-ID: <247b24075ff95521fe823c3ac37e8faa@att.net> A flock of about 18 American Robins frequently has been seen in and around Wayzata since late fall. Such a flock has been in our yard two or three times. Today, while buying a gift at a bait store in Wayzata, I found 17 robins perched in trees near the store or foraging on the ground beneath the trees. The foraging birds were eating dead minnows. Bait store employees toss dead minnows in that area on a daily basis, I was told. And the robins have been seen there routinlely since late fall, they said. Has anyone else ever observed robins eating fish? Jim Williams Wayzata, Minnesota From birdchick@gmail.com Sat Dec 23 23:42:53 2006 From: birdchick@gmail.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 17:42:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] robins eating minnows In-Reply-To: <247b24075ff95521fe823c3ac37e8faa@att.net> References: <247b24075ff95521fe823c3ac37e8faa@att.net> Message-ID: <57B7CCAD-7CCD-40CE-8C84-02F83A3BB9D3@gmail.com> --Apple-Mail-1--368387535 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed When I used worked at the Wild Bird Store in Wayzata there was a bait store in the same mall that tossed out dead minnows and every winter a large flock of robins hung out to eat them. I remember watching a robin drag off a fish that was half the size of the robin. Sharon Stiteler www.birdchick.com Minneapolis, MN On Dec 23, 2006, at 5:33 PM, Jim Williams wrote: > A flock of about 18 American Robins frequently has been seen in and > around Wayzata since late fall. Such a flock has been in our yard > two or three times. Today, while buying a gift at a bait store in > Wayzata, I found 17 robins perched in trees near the store or > foraging on the ground beneath the trees. The foraging birds were > eating dead minnows. Bait store employees toss dead minnows in that > area on a daily basis, I was told. And the robins have been seen > there routinlely since late fall, they said. Has anyone else ever > observed robins eating fish? > > Jim Williams > Wayzata, Minnesota > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net --Apple-Mail-1--368387535 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
When I used = worked at the Wild Bird Store in Wayzata there was a bait store in the = same mall that tossed out dead minnows and every winter a large flock of = robins hung out to eat them.=A0 I remember watching a robin drag off a = fish that was half the size of the robin.

=
Sharon = Stiteler
www.birdchick.com
Minneapolis, = MN

On Dec = 23, 2006, at 5:33 PM, Jim Williams wrote:

A flock of about 18 American Robins frequently has = been seen in and around Wayzata since late fall. Such a flock has been = in our yard two or three times. Today, while buying a gift at a bait = store in Wayzata, I found 17 robins perched in trees near the store or = foraging on the ground beneath the trees. The foraging birds were eating = dead minnows. Bait store employees toss dead minnows in that area on a = daily basis, I was told. And the robins have been seen there routinlely = since late fall, they said. Has anyone else ever observed robins eating = fish?

Jim Williams
Wayzata, = Minnesota

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= --Apple-Mail-1--368387535-- From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Sun Dec 24 01:36:09 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:36:09 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] Redwood Falls CBC results Message-ID: <33104.66.60.222.201.1166924169.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, Here are the results from the 2nd annual Redwood Falls CBC. Some nice surprises today! I was particularly amazed at the number of American Robins present in Ramsey Park and near North Redwood. Species Count Canada Goose 68 Mallard 1 Red-tailed Hawk 15 Bald Eagle 3 Merlin 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 3 Wild Turkey 56 Rock Pigeon 17 Great Horned Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 13 Downy Woodpecker 16 Hairy Woodpecker 5 Northern Flicker 8 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 18 American Crow 340 Black-capped Chickadee 41 White-breasted Nuthatch 29 Brown Creeper 1 American Robin 213 European Starling 420 Cedar Waxwing 201 Northern Cardinal 3 American Tree Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 44 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Rusty Blackbird 4 House Finch 64 American Goldfinch 12 House Sparrow 154 Count day total :) 32 species, 1763 individuals Count week birds not found on count day :( Great Blue Heron 1 American Kestrel 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 Purple Finch 1 Many thanks to Milton Blomberg, Ron Erpelding, and Matt Mecklenburg for participating! Happy Holidays! 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 smithville4@charter.net Sun Dec 24 05:01:48 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:01:48 -0600 Subject: [mou] Birding in Aitkin Co. Message-ID: <000801c72718$9e7eb1b0$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C726E6.53933B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Was out guiding a party of 4 birders from Georgia. Saw the following = birds. -Great Gray Owls: 1) 2.5 miles west of Floodwood Rd and Floodwood Rd = intersection on the Hedbom Logging Trail Butch Ukura first spotted this = owl around 9:00am and we later refound the bird in the same spot at = around 9:15am. We later saw the owl again in the same spot at 4:00pm. = 2) at 11:30pm we saw a Great Gray Owl perched at the intersection of Co. = Rd 18 and Pietz's Road. -Black-backed Woodpeckers: 1) female on the Hedbom Logging Road. 2. two = females along Co. Rd 3 fives miles west of Co. Rd 1 north of Aitkin 3. A = male Black-backed Woodpecker 11.6 miles north of the Miss. River = crossing (just north of Aitkin) on the west side of Co. Rd 1 -Am. three-toed Woodpecker: Same spot as the male Black backed = Woodpecker. =20 -White-winged Crossbills (fly overs) the same spot where we saw the male = Black-backed and Am. Three-toed Woodpeckers. Other: -Gray Jays -Redpolls -Rough-legged Hawks (best spot is the intersection of Co. Rd 5 and Co. = Rd 18 in Aitkin Co. or north of the town of Palisade) -lots of Ruffed Grouse -very few Pine Grosbeaks -Northern Shrike=20 Hedbom Logging Trail: For myself living in Duluth the best route to get to this logging trail = is drive to Floodwood and take a left on 9th Ave. W which is also called = CR 832. Follow CR 832 (going west) and then take a left (south) on CR = 186 (Savannah Rd) and then take a right (west) on CR 837 ( Laurie Rd. ) = till you reach a intersection of CR 832 (Floodwood Rd) on your immediate = right heading north ( DO NOT TAKE) and CR 832 heading west (Floodwood = Rd) . It's a weird intersection but there is a small white sign post = that has numerous listing of residents with arrows pointing the = direction you need to take to visit them and one of the listings is the = Hedbom Logging Trail, take the second right (CR 832/ Floodwood Rd) that = is heading west at this intersection. By the way its pronounced Hed = BOOM Logging Trail. While heading west of the intersection on CR = 832/Floodwood Rd you'll drive by on your right Johnson Bennet Rd and = then a road on your left called the Robinson Rd. At the intersection of = Robinson Rd and CR 832 is the east side start of the Hedbom Logging = Trail. There is also a yellow gate which can be used to closed down the = Hedbom Logging Trail and about 7 or so miles directly west of this gate = is another yellow gate. Also there are brown signs that says "Hedbom = Logging Trail" on the east and west side gates announcing to travelers = that there are entering the Hedbom logging trail. =20 A caution to birders traveling to this logging trail to view the owls = and the woodpeckers that IF we get any measurable amount of snow I doubt = St. Louis Co or Aitkin Co. workers are going to plow this road since = there is not one resident between the two yellow gates and I wonder if = county workers will lock these gates if we receive any large amounts of = snow? So be aware of that. Also most of the Hedbom logging trail is mostly upland mix hardwoods = coniferous and the bog area is located on far east side of the logging = trail so coming from Floodwood gets you into the bog habitat quicker vs. = coming from the far west side entrance. From the Robinson Rd (east = entrance) the bog is about 4.5 to 5.0 miles long. From the Robinson Rd = intersection heading west for 2 miles is St. Louis County and the rest = of the 2.5 miles or 3 miles of the bog is all in Aitkin County. I do = not know the mile distances from the east side yellow gates to the west = side yellow gates. My party thinks its about 7-8 miles long between the = two gates that make up the Hedbom Logging Trail. It's a great bog and hopefully this bog can evade being logged out! I = am curious if Conn. Warblers nest here or other bog specialties. I thank the Risen's for sharing this road to all of us and also to Butch = Ukura for calling me about the Great Gray Owl. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C726E6.53933B80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Was out guiding a party of 4 = birders from=20 Georgia. Saw the following birds.

-Great Gray Owls: 1) = 2.5 miles west=20 of Floodwood Rd and Floodwood Rd intersection on the Hedbom Logging = Trail Butch=20 Ukura first spotted this owl around 9:00am and we later refound the bird = in the=20 same spot at around 9:15am. We later saw the owl again in the same = spot at=20 4:00pm. 2) at 11:30pm we saw a Great Gray Owl perched at the = intersection=20 of Co. Rd 18 and Pietz's Road.

-Black-backed Woodpeckers: 1) = female on=20 the Hedbom Logging Road. 2. two females along Co. Rd 3 fives miles west = of Co.=20 Rd 1 north of Aitkin 3. A male Black-backed Woodpecker 11.6 miles north = of the=20 Miss. River crossing (just north of Aitkin) on the west side of Co. = Rd=20 1

-Am. three-toed Woodpecker: = Same spot=20 as the male Black backed Woodpecker.

-White-winged Crossbills (fly = overs) the same spot where we saw the male Black-backed = and Am.=20 Three-toed Woodpeckers.

Other:

-Gray Jays

-Redpolls

-Rough-legged Hawks (best = spot is the=20 intersection of Co. Rd 5 and Co. Rd 18 in Aitkin Co. or north of the = town of=20 Palisade)

-lots of Ruffed = Grouse

-very few Pine = Grosbeaks

-Northern Shrike =

Hedbom Logging = Trail:

For myself living in Duluth = the best=20 route to get to this logging trail is drive to Floodwood and take a = left on=20 9th Ave. W which is also called CR 832. Follow CR 832 (going west) and = then take=20 a left (south) on CR 186 (Savannah Rd) and then take a right (west) = on CR=20 837 ( Laurie Rd. ) till you reach a intersection of CR=20 832 (Floodwood Rd) on your immediate right heading north ( DO NOT = TAKE) and=20 CR 832 heading west (Floodwood Rd) . It's a weird intersection but = there=20 is a small white sign post that has numerous listing of = residents with=20 arrows pointing the direction you need to take to visit them and one of = the=20 listings is the Hedbom Logging Trail, take the second right (CR 832/ = Floodwood=20 Rd) that is heading west at this intersection. By the way its = pronounced=20 Hed BOOM Logging Trail. While heading west of the intersection = on CR=20 832/Floodwood Rd you'll drive by on your right Johnson Bennet Rd and = then a road=20 on your left called the Robinson Rd. At the intersection of Robinson Rd = and CR=20 832 is the east side start of the Hedbom Logging Trail. There is also a = yellow=20 gate which can be used to closed down the Hedbom Logging Trail and = about 7=20 or so miles directly west of this gate is another yellow gate. = Also there=20 are brown signs that says "Hedbom Logging Trail" on the east and west=20 side gates announcing to travelers that there are entering the = Hedbom=20 logging trail.

A caution to birders = traveling to=20 this logging trail to view the owls and the woodpeckers that IF we get = any=20 measurable amount of snow I doubt St. Louis Co or Aitkin Co. = workers=20 are going to plow this road since there is not one resident between = the two=20 yellow gates and I wonder if county workers will lock these = gates if=20 we receive any large amounts of snow? So be aware of = that.

Also most of the = Hedbom logging=20 trail is mostly upland mix hardwoods coniferous and the bog area is = located=20 on far east side of the logging trail so coming from = Floodwood gets=20 you into the bog habitat quicker vs. coming from the far west side=20 entrance. From the Robinson Rd (east entrance) the bog = is about=20 4.5 to 5.0 miles long. From the Robinson Rd intersection heading = west for=20 2 miles is St. Louis County and the rest of the 2.5 miles or 3 miles of = the bog=20 is all in Aitkin County. I do not know the mile distances from the = east=20 side yellow gates to the west side yellow gates. My party thinks = its about=20 7-8 miles long between the two gates that make up the Hedbom Logging=20 Trail.

It's a great bog and = hopefully this bog=20 can evade being logged out! I am curious if Conn. Warblers nest = here or=20 other bog specialties.

I thank the Risen's for = sharing this road=20 to all of us and also to Butch Ukura for calling me about the Great Gray = Owl.

Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C726E6.53933B80-- From cmarble@adobe.com Sun Dec 24 04:43:35 2006 From: cmarble@adobe.com (Craig Marble) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:43:35 -0800 Subject: [mou] Carlos Avery Hawks and Owls Message-ID: Hello All, I went back for my second visit with the Short-eared Owls and = Rough-Legged Hawks tonight. There were about 8-10 owls flying around = relatively close at times. The hawks were plentiful and gave quite a = show tonight. There were also a couple Northern Shrikes present tonight = which was a new bird for me. Thanks to those that posted seeing these in = Carlos Avery over the last few days, I probably would not have = identified it so easily if I hadn't looked it up before heading out = today. I've posted a few photos of the hawks and owls on my blog for anyone = that is interested. http://craigsbirds.blogspot.com/ Craig From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Dec 24 14:55:24 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:55:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] Aitkin Message-ID: <001f01c7276b$8b5f96f0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Nathan & I ventured to Aitkin County, primarily along the Hedbom Logging Road. Highlights included: * Two Great Gray Owls (one 14 miles south of McGregor on 65, near Highway marker 103 - the other on the logging road) * Three American Three-toed Woodpeckers, one Black-backed (thanks, Kim Risen, for taking us into the areas they've been stripping - lot of woods there!) * One small flock of White-winged Crossbills, few flocks of Pine Grosbeaks, numerous Common Redpolls, single flock of Pine Siskins; single Gray Jay, few GC Kinglets & Ravens. What an excellent area! We are looking forward to returning throughout the year. Al & Nathan Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From jbolish5565@comcast.net Sun Dec 24 16:24:48 2006 From: jbolish5565@comcast.net (Jason Bolish) Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:24:48 -0600 Subject: [mou] Carlos Avery Message-ID: <00ab01c72778$07f78810$6401a8c0@JBPrimary> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A8_01C72745.BD262990 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was able to see the Short-Eared Owls in Carlos Avery yesterday, an = incredible sight. What was probably more incredible was the number of = people there to see them! The cars started stacking up along a large = portion of the road going along the West side of Pool 9, as the Owls = started their aerial show at about 4:00pm. The Rough-Legged Hawks were = still everywhere as well as a few Northern Harriers, a Male Ring-Necked = Pheasant & a Northern Shrike chasing after a very irritated Woodpecker. I've also posted some pics to a site dedicated to Carlos Avery, = unfortunately I didn't get close enough to the Owls for decent pics: http://www.bolioshot.com/photography/carlosavery I also got a new yard-bird yesterday, a Sharp-Shinned Hawk in my = backyard in Brooklyn Center. I've had several Coopers before, but no = SS's. Happy Holidays to all, Jason Bolish ------=_NextPart_000_00A8_01C72745.BD262990 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I was able to see the = Short-Eared Owls in=20 Carlos Avery yesterday, an incredible sight. What was = probably more=20 incredible was the number of people there to see them! The=20 cars started stacking up along a large portion of the road = going along=20 the West side of Pool 9, as the Owls started their aerial show at about=20 4:00pm. The Rough-Legged Hawks were still everywhere as well=20 as a few Northern Harriers, a Male Ring-Necked Pheasant & = a=20 Northern Shrike chasing after a very=20 irritated Woodpecker.

I've also posted some pics to a site = dedicated to=20 Carlos Avery, unfortunately I didn't get close enough to the Owls for = decent=20 pics:

http://www.boli= oshot.com/photography/carlosavery

I also got a new yard-bird yesterday, a = Sharp-Shinned Hawk in my backyard in Brooklyn Center. I've had = several=20 Coopers before, but no SS's.

Happy Holidays to all,

Jason Bolish
------=_NextPart_000_00A8_01C72745.BD262990-- From driemer@kwh.com Sun Dec 24 17:51:41 2006 From: driemer@kwh.com (Dean Riemer) Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:51:41 -0600 Subject: [mou] Snowy Owl in Redwood County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C72784.2B39D97D Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All =20 I just recieved a call from Pat Beauzay, he said he found an adult = male Snowy Owl at about 11:15 am this morning. The Snowy Owl was perched = on a utilily pole 1 mile East from the junction of CR 5 and CR 12 in = Redwood County. =20 Good Luck and Merry Christmas Dean Riemer West Fargo ND ------_=_NextPart_001_01C72784.2B39D97D Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C72784.2B39D97D-- From sweston2@comcast.net Sun Dec 24 18:42:45 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:42:45 -0600 Subject: [mou] Cedar Creek CBC results Message-ID: <001801c7278b$72ad5cd0$d69b7618@Weston72505> The sixty-first Cedar Creek Christmas Bird Count was held last Sunday (12/17) on a beautiful day. The combination of good weather, good participation, and cooperative birds, resulted in us finding 43 species, which appears to be a count record. Sixteen of those species either tied or surpassed the previous high count of inividuals seen in the previous sixty years. While there were no new species found, four species (Short-eared Owl, Saw-whet Owl, Red-winged Blackbird, and Swamp Sparrow) were recorded only once before. Blue-jay numbers were significantly lower than last year and previous years, although Crow numbers were about average. Finch numbers were way down with winter finches absent and others (with the exception of Goldfinches) were represented by no more than a couple of small groups. Noteble misses included Red-headed Woodpeckers (third time in ten years) and Cedar Waxwings. Raptor numbers were high with several record high counts. Notes on some of the more interesting species are below: Canada Goose (402) - High count. Mostly on Rum River Wood Duck (1) - Ties high count. Second time in count, but fourth time in count week. Wild Turkey (142) - High count. Smashes record last year (61). A flock of 75+ was seen after the count. Barld Eagle (11) - High count Northern Harrier (4) - Ties high count. Red-tailed Hawk (31) - High count. Rough-legged Hawk (20) - High count. Almost all in or near Carlos Avery. Mourning Dove (54) - High count. Short-eared Owl (1) - Second time for count. Had to wait for it to cross into count in Carlos Avery. Saw-whet Owl (1) - Second time for count. Fresh killed specimum found. Pileated Woodpecker (13) - High count Northern Shrike (6) -Ties high count Raven (2) - Two birds found about two miles apart in NE corner of circle. Starling (536) - High count Swamp Sparrow (1) - Second time for count. Northern Cardingal (50) - High count Red-winged Blackbird (200) - High count. second time for count. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com Sun Dec 24 21:05:51 2006 From: Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com (Paul Budde) Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:05:51 -0600 Subject: [mou] Fall 2006 submissions on the MOU website Message-ID: <244BB0A2242EF0489D8FFB420E3F3C5A01A2164E@MINSCEXM01A.americas.benfieldglobal.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7279F.4B06C145 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A hearty thank you to all who submitted records for the fall season via the MOU website. Ninety-nine observers recorded over 35,000 sightings of 318 species!! Additionally, 42 RQDs were "filed" on-line. We greatly appreciate your use of this electronic tool, and we encourage you to explore all the different ways this data is made available for your own perusal on this site. Happy holidays to all, Paul Paul Budde Minneapolis ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7279F.4B06C145 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fall 2006 submissions on the MOU website
A hearty thank you to all who submitted = records = for the fall season via the MOU website. Ninety-nine observers recorded over 35,000 sightings of 318 species!! Additionally, 42 RQDs were “filed” on-line. We greatly = appreciate your use of this electronic tool, and we encourage you to explore all the = different ways this data is made available for your own perusal on this site.

Happy holidays to all,

Paul

Paul = Budde

Minneapolis
------_=_NextPart_001_01C7279F.4B06C145-- From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Sun Dec 24 21:49:33 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:49:33 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] Redwood Co. Snowy Owl Message-ID: <33484.66.60.222.201.1166996973.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, Many thanks to Dean Riemer for posting this sighting earlier today. I didn't know when I would be home today to post this sighting and thought there might be some area birders who could dash to Redwood Co. today if they needed this species for a county list. This is the first Snowy Owl I've ever seen in Redwood County. Needless to say I was pretty excited! I'll post pics of the owl on my Flickr site as soon as I get back to Fargo on Tuesday (I forgot my USB cord and card reader). If you're interested, check out the "Hepburn's" Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch that was found in Rogers, ND. Both Dean and I have photos of this bird. http://www.ndbirdingsociety.com/index.php (click on the Rarites Photo Gallery to see Dean's photo of this bird) http://www.flickr.com/photos/patsphotos/ Merry Christmas! 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 rerpeldi@tds.net Mon Dec 25 00:37:57 2006 From: rerpeldi@tds.net (Ronald Erpelding) Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:37:57 -0600 Subject: [mou] Update on the Redwood County Snowy Owl Message-ID: <20061225003757.NRZY14642.outaamta02.mail.tds.net@Family> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C7278A.A3810420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At 3:43 p.m. this afternoon (December 24, 2006) I relocated the Redwood County Snowy Owl found earlier in the day by Pat Beauzay. The almost entirely white Snowy Owl was perched on a power pole in the SW corner of the intersection of Redwood Co Rd #12 and Duncan Avenue one mile east of the intersection of Co Rd #12 with Co Rd #5. The bird was at the location when I left at 4:05 p.m. Ron Erpelding Kandiyohi County ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C7278A.A3810420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

At 3:43 p.m. this afternoon (December 24, 2006) I = relocated the Redwood County Snowy Owl found earlier in the day by Pat = Beauzay. The almost entirely white Snowy Owl was perched on a power pole in the SW = corner of the intersection of Redwood Co Rd #12 and Duncan = Avenue one mile east of the intersection of Co Rd #12 with Co Rd #5. The bird was at = the location when I left at 4:05 p.m.

Ron Erpelding

Kandiyohi County
------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C7278A.A3810420-- From rerpeldi@tds.net Mon Dec 25 00:17:20 2006 From: rerpeldi@tds.net (Ronald Erpelding) Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:17:20 -0600 Subject: [mou] Townsend's Solitaires in Kandiyohi County, MN Message-ID: <20061225001722.PHBV12321.outaamta01.mail.tds.net@Family> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C72787.C2ADD970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A Townsend's Solitaire was first seen and identified on Saturday morning, December 23, 2006 by the Sibley State Park Assistant Manager. On Sunday Morning, December 24, 2006 Joel Schmidt and I relocated the bird along with a second Townsend's Solitaire at approximately 9:40 a.m. Both birds were seen in Sibley State Park which is located on the west side of Hwy 71 in rural New London, MN. The birds were seen in the Red Cedars along the ski trail just west of the staff quarters building as you enter the Sibley State Park's Group Camp. A Barred Owl was also seen in the same area. Ron Erpelding Kandiyohi County ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C72787.C2ADD970 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A Townsend’s Solitaire was first seen and = identified on Saturday morning, December 23, 2006 by the Sibley State Park = Assistant Manager.   On Sunday Morning, December 24, 2006 Joel Schmidt = and I relocated the bird along with a second Townsend’s Solitaire at = approximately 9:40 a.m. Both birds were seen in Sibley State Park which is located = on the west side of Hwy 71 in rural New = London, MN. The birds were = seen in the Red Cedars along the ski trail just west of the staff quarters = building as you enter the Sibley State = Park’s Group Camp. A Barred Owl was also seen in the same = area.

Ron Erpelding

Kandiyohi County
------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C72787.C2ADD970-- From rdunlap@gac.edu Mon Dec 25 18:50:35 2006 From: rdunlap@gac.edu (rdunlap@gac.edu) Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:50:35 -0600 Subject: [mou] Glaucous Gull in Wabasha County Message-ID: <20061225125035.m2h6sajz40sccwww@webmail-0.gac.edu> John Hockema just called to report a 1st winter Glaucous Gull sitting on the ice south of the marina in Lake City, Wabasha County. He said the bird was with a small group of Ring-billed Gulls to the south of a breakwall. This was around 12:30 today. Bob Dunlap From gunder@usfamily.net Tue Dec 26 01:36:56 2006 From: gunder@usfamily.net (Paul and JoAnn Gunderson) Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:36:56 -0600 Subject: [mou] E. Bluebird Sherburne County Message-ID: <9234C23A-9481-11DB-9585-000393AA5162@usfamily.net> Saw a male Eastern Bluebird near the intersection of Sherburne County Roads 72 and 35 in Big Lake township about 3-4 miles east of Elk River at about 4:00 PM today. Paul Gunderson --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From sharon@birdchick.com Tue Dec 26 04:40:34 2006 From: sharon@birdchick.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:40:34 -0600 Subject: [mou] Merlin in Burnsville Message-ID: <1159D412-4076-46C1-9644-A02DC1D03646@birdchick.com> --Apple-Mail-2--177726267 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Someone just sent me some photos to id of a merlin in their Burnsville backyard. Here is a link to the photos she took on her Live Journal: http://kafilipi.livejournal.com/304344.html Sharon Stiteler www.birdchick.com Minneapolis, MN --Apple-Mail-2--177726267 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Someone just sent me some photos = to id of a merlin in their Burnsville backyard.=A0 Here is a link to the = photos she took on her Live Journal:

http://kafilipi.livej= ournal.com/304344.html

Sharon = Stiteler
www.birdchick.com
Minneapolis, = MN

= --Apple-Mail-2--177726267-- From cbutler@lcp2.net Tue Dec 26 15:01:58 2006 From: cbutler@lcp2.net (Cindy Risen) Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:01:58 -0600 Subject: [mou] Hedbom Forest Road Update Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20061226080638.02067780@mail.lcp2.net> Hello All, Birding along the Hedbom Forest Road in NE Aitkin County over the holiday weekend continued to be rewarding. Great Gray Owl has been seen daily. Most sightings this weekend were between 1.5 and 3 miles west of the St. Louis County Line or, if using a map, just east and just west of the small, northward curve on the otherwise straight east/west gravel road. On Sunday I found a Northern Hawk Owl along the Hedbom Forest Road about .5 miles west of the eastern gate or about 1.5 miles west of St. Louis County 837. It was perching atop tall spruces in an open field on the north side of the road. As far as I know it has NOT been relocated since Sunday. American Three-toed Woodpecker sightings continue to be easy and rewarding. On Sunday I was able to confirm the presence of at least THREE different individuals. Cindy and I had found two obviously different males on our earlier visits. On Sunday Al & Nathan Schirmacher and I watched what I think were the same two males and a female bird working the same small patch of forest. Butch Ukura and a group from Ohio were able to enjoy the same birds on Sunday. Interestingly, when walking through the woods the Red Squirrels would scold and chatter their warning notes at us. The American Three-toed Woodpeckers would STOP pecking on their tree of choice and would cling tightly and motionlessly to the trunk. After a few minutes (one - five, no more), one would begin working the tree and the others would immediately follow suit. If a squirrel would scold again, the three woodpeckers would stop in unison. This is a behavior that Cindy and I watched repeatedly yesterday. Black-backed Woodpecker sightings continue as well, but no daily count has been higher than four. There is SO much area to check here that getting an accurate count is difficult. We know there are at least five different birds, but there could easily be more. As the sun went down yesterday afternoon, Cindy and I put an extremely cooperative male Black-backed Woodpecker to bed. He worked the same small group of trees for the entire hour or so we spent watching and photographing him. Standing still and waiting for him to move a lower perch and/or into the sunlight worked very well for us. Great birds! Pine Grosbeaks remained elusive with our only sightings being individuals or small groups flying over. They haven't started coming into our feeders yet, but we see them most days driving along the roadways on our drive into town. White-winged Crossbills definitely outnumber Red Crossbills along the Hedbom Forest Road, but both species have been seen daily. None have been cooperative, but from the number of cones on the Tamarack Trees there is certainly enough food for them to hang around for a while. Red Crossbills have been seen daily as fly-overs. The best area to look for them might be the thick Red Pine stands on the western end of the Hedbom Forest Road. Common Redpolls continue to be easy to find in the alder thickets along the Hedbom Forest Road. We also had flocks of 25 - 50 birds flying over while we were walking in the forest. They respond quite well to pishing. I could get an entire flock to turn and come back to a perch close to us. This is how we have been able to get counts of flock sizes. Hoary Redpoll hasn't been seen by Cindy and me since last week and I didn't hear of any reported by those birders I ran into over the weekend. Searching through the larger flocks of Common Redpolls remains your best option. Evening Grosbeaks are most easily found at our feeders. While Cindy and I have had a few, mostly groups of < 5, fly-over while birding in Aitkin County, the daily visits of 50 - 100 birds in our neighborhood remain the best way to find Evening Grosbeaks. I have had a few requests to post better directions to the Hedbom Forest Road from the Floodwood side. Here they are: Take St. Louis County Road 837 SW out of Floodwood (also signed Laurie Road in at least two spots) about 4.5 miles SW of Floodwood CR 837 turns from blacktop to dirt. At that point there is a VERY confusing five-way intersection (Floodwood Road, Floodwood Road, CR 837, CR 834 and CR 832). There are also two white sign posts with eight to ten narrow white pointer/type signs (note the bottom sign on the right-hand pole indicates 'Hedbom Trail' to your right). Turn to the right/west and follow the more well traveled road signed St. Louis County Road 832. After one mile there will be a 'Robinson Road' that turns to the left/south and you will see a yellow metal gate and brown wooden sign that says, "Hedbom Forest Road, Savanna State Forest". This is the beginning of the Hedbom Forest Road. At the three mile point there is a large cut through the bog on the right/north side of the road, this is the Aitkin / St. Louis County Line. The woodpeckers and owls have been seen in the next two miles, most often in the Tamarack bog areas in the next mile. Look for the workings on both sides of the road. Copies of the Hedbom Forest Road account and map from our upcoming book are posted to our website: www.naturescapenews.com You'll links to the account on the top of the right hand navigation bar. Good Luck and Have Fun! Kim Risen Tamarack, Aitkin County From fberdan3@yahoo.com Tue Dec 26 16:39:30 2006 From: fberdan3@yahoo.com (Frank Berdan) Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:39:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Pine Grosbeaks, Duluth Message-ID: <20061226163930.17017.qmail@web51904.mail.yahoo.com> Flock of five. Duluth Twp, 200 yds N of Scenic 61 corner of McQuade & Boland, in crab apple and nearby spruce & birch. 9:25-10 a.m. today. Frank & Kathi Berdan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From cmarble@adobe.com Tue Dec 26 21:01:48 2006 From: cmarble@adobe.com (Craig Marble) Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:01:48 -0800 Subject: [mou] Carlos Avery Rough-Legged - Dark Morph Message-ID: Hello, I had posted a few shots of the Owls and Hawks from last Saturday, but I had forgotten that we had seen a Rough-Legged Hawk (Dark Morph) as well. If you're interested, I posted a shot of the Dark Morph to my blog today as well as another shot of the owl. Thanks again to all that visited and commented before. Craig http://www.craigsbirds.blogspot.com/ _____________ Craig Marble Minnesota QE 651-766-4724=20 From dbmartin@skypoint.com Wed Dec 27 01:14:55 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:14:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] Glaucous Gull in Wabasha County References: <20061225125035.m2h6sajz40sccwww@webmail-0.gac.edu> Message-ID: <001901c72954$6ea44700$3e2f56c7@oemcomputer> Refound this bird this afternoon when I was able to get down there from Red Wing. It was out a fair distance from the rock jetty on the south side of downtown Lake City but with a scope was easy to identify. I would estimate that it was feeding about a third of the way across the lake so clearly still in Wabasha County. The clear pink bill with a tip dipped in ink eliminated this bird from being the unknown glaucous like gull that has been at Black Dog but which has an all dark bill. In the area were about 75 gulls, the majority of which were Herring at this time of day. The Glaucous Gull seemed to be the big kid on the block and if it saw something it wanted it would take it away from Herring and Ring-billeds alike. Also of interest was a Franklin's Gull in Goodhue County. This was on the ice out from Hok-Si-La city park on the north end of Lake City. Fairly close to the shore it was roosting with about 250 gulls, most of which were Herring. It appeared to be in normal winter plumage (half black hood, etc) and I would presume that the bird was an adult as it had a fairly red tipped bill. Feeding in this area was a Common Merganser flock as big as I think I have ever noted this late in the year. Didn't attempt to count but the flock numbered in the several thousands. Surprising to me was the lack of numbers of Goldeneyes in the area. I bet that I saw fewer than 100 in the entire area. Denny Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From esitz@goldengate.net Wed Dec 27 03:55:22 2006 From: esitz@goldengate.net (Erika Sitz) Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:55:22 -0600 Subject: [mou] Short-eared Owls, etc - Carlos Avery, Crex Meadows Message-ID: <00d401c7296a$d62e01c0$6501a8c0@dirac4> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D5_01C72938.8B9391C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A summary of sightings over the past few days - For those who haven't yet made it over to Carlos Avery, the Short-eared Owls and Rough-legged Hawks are still there. For owls, I would suggest that you want to be at Carlos Avery by 3:15pm to 3:30pm; come earlier and you have a better chance at hawks also. However, don't lose patience, because on Sun, 12/24, we didn't see owl action until 4:24pm. The easiest best place is probably along Pool 10 Rd at or near the gated road north of Pool 9. They seem to rise from the grass and start hunting here, although later they will sometimes move northward and cross Pool 10 Rd between Pools 5 and 4. On Sun, 12/24, we saw 5 Short-eared Owls, 7 Rough-legged Hawks, a Great Horned Owl, 2 Harriers and misc other birds. The owls were in the areas described above, the hawks were on the roads north and west of there towards the northwest entrance off Anoka County Road 17. Today, starting around 3:40pm, we began seeing Short-eared Owls from Pool 10 Rd. There were quite a few other observers. After watching there for awhile we went north on Pool 10 Rd, saw a couple there, turned right on a side road, and then right again to be on a road parallel to and to the east of Pool 10 Rd. At one point we saw a maximum of 8 Short-eared Owls, 5 relatively low and close and 3 more higher in the distance. We also saw a couple Harriers, one Rough-legged Hawk, and two Bald Eagles flying across Pool 9. Yesterday, at Crex Meadows, we saw a total of 8 sure, possibly 10, Short-eared Owls, 6 Rough-legged Hawks, and one Great Horned Owl. We didn't see the first owl until 4:40pm. The first thee were along East Refuge Rd between the area where Main Dike Road jogs there. The rest were along Main Dike Rd on the south side of the sanctuary by Refuge Extension Flowage and further west by Dike 4. We watched three Short-eared Owls spend four minutes buzzing the Great Horned Owl, the latter visibly flinching at each pass, along here near the eagles' nest platform. The Rough-legged Hawks were earlier and mainly along the west boundary and the northwest corner. Also in the northwest corner, along North Refuge Rd we saw three Sharp-tailed Grouse in an aspen tree and a Raven. We also saw a Raven along MN70 near MM15 about 3 min east of the Pine County border. 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A summary of sightings over the past = few days=20 -

For those who haven't yet made it over = to Carlos=20 Avery, the Short-eared Owls and Rough-legged Hawks are still = there. For=20 owls, I would suggest that you want to be at Carlos Avery by 3:15pm to = 3:30pm;=20 come earlier and you have a better chance at hawks also. However, = don't=20 lose patience, because on Sun, 12/24, we didn't see owl action until=20 4:24pm. The easiest best place is probably along Pool = 10 Rd at=20 or near the gated road north of Pool 9. They seem to rise from the = grass=20 and start hunting here, although later they will sometimes move = northward=20 and cross Pool 10 Rd between Pools 5 and 4.

On Sun, 12/24, we saw 5 Short-eared = Owls, 7=20 Rough-legged Hawks, a Great Horned Owl, 2 Harriers and misc other = birds. =20 The owls were in the areas described above, the hawks were on the roads = north=20 and west of there towards the northwest entrance off Anoka County Road=20 17.

Today, starting around 3:40pm, we began = seeing=20 Short-eared Owls from Pool 10 Rd. There were quite a few = other=20 observers. After watching there for awhile we went north on Pool = 10 Rd,=20 saw a couple there, turned right on a side road, and then right = again to be=20 on a road parallel to and to the east of Pool 10 Rd. At one point = we saw a=20 maximum of 8 Short-eared Owls, 5 relatively low and close and 3 more = higher in=20 the distance. We also saw a couple Harriers, one Rough-legged = Hawk, and=20 two Bald Eagles flying across Pool 9.

Yesterday, at Crex Meadows, we saw a = total of 8=20 sure, possibly 10, Short-eared Owls, 6 Rough-legged Hawks, and one Great = Horned=20 Owl. We didn't see the first owl until 4:40pm. The first = thee were=20 along East Refuge Rd between the area where Main Dike Road jogs = there. The=20 rest were along Main Dike Rd on the south side of the sanctuary by = Refuge=20 Extension Flowage and further west by Dike 4. We watched three = Short-eared=20 Owls spend four minutes buzzing the Great Horned Owl, the latter = visibly=20 flinching at each pass, along here near the eagles' nest = platform.

The Rough-legged Hawks were earlier and = mainly=20 along the west boundary and the northwest corner. Also in the = northwest=20 corner, along North Refuge Rd we saw three Sharp-tailed Grouse in an = aspen tree=20 and a Raven. We also saw a Raven along MN70 near MM15 about 3 min = east of=20 the Pine County border.

Erika Sitz,

Ramsey, north Anoka=20 County
------=_NextPart_000_00D5_01C72938.8B9391C0-- From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Wed Dec 27 05:18:30 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:18:30 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] Wilkin Co. Short-eared Owls Message-ID: <1561.134.129.73.84.1167196710.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, I stopped at Rothsay WMA on my way home to Fargo today to look for owls. I was not disappointed! I posted up about 3/4 mile east of the junction of 190th and 280th at about 4:00 p.m. Short-eared owls started flying at about 4:15 and were very active by 4:30. I counted 12 owls in the air at one point. As it got too dark for photography, I drove back west on 190th and then north on 280th and added an additional 6 owls. I think 18 is a conservative count of what's actually there. I did capture a candid photo of an owl perched on a NO TRESPASSING sign. http://www.flickr.com/photos/patsphotos/ Also present: 2 Northern Harriers 4 Rough-legged Hawks (no dark morphs) 3 American Kestrels 2 Greater Prairie-Chickens 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 1 American Tree Sparrow About 100 Red-winged Blackbirds. Some excitement on the prairie this evening. I was wathcing a harrier gliding over the grass when two prairie-chickens flushed up in front of the harrier. The harrier had no sooner made a half-hearted pass at one of the chickens when a short-eared owl came swooping in and harried the harrier for about a 1/4 mile. I love these little nature dramas! 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 benzdedrick@hotmail.com Wed Dec 27 20:21:57 2006 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:21:57 +0000 Subject: [mou] Lake Pepin update Message-ID: I spent about an hour or two (wish I could have spent more time) at Lake City and Hok-si-la park Wednesday. I was able to find the FRANKLIN'S GULL at the same location as Denny Martin (ie, a loafing flock at Hok-si-la park). Unfortunately, I was not able to locate the GLAUCOUS GULL, but the gull numbers were astounding, both within and outside of scopable range, so it could still be around. Another good location to scope from would be at the point just north of the marina (ie, at the Subway in town, turn towards Lake Pepin on Chestnut; turn right on Harbor Dr; left on Lake St. NW). Additional finds: REDHEAD (1 male, 1 female) - just south of the marina CANVASBACK (1 female) - just south of the marina AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN - with giant raft of ducks/gulls upriver from marina Dedrick Benz Winona, MN _________________________________________________________________ Experience the magic of the holidays. Talk to Santa on Messenger. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0080000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/santabot/default.aspx?locale=en-us From smithville4@charter.net Wed Dec 27 23:57:56 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:57:56 -0600 Subject: [mou] HedBom Logging Trail Bog map Message-ID: <000801c72a12$d4d2c830$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C729E0.89EC0CF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With winter coming on and with all the recent sightings coming from the = Hedbom bog, many birders from outside Minnesota will be interested in = knowing where this bog is located, so I put together on my website under = "Bird Locations" a nice map detailing where the bog is located in = relation to how much of the bog is in St. Louis Co. and Aitkin Co. I = hope this map helps birders in Minnesota as much as it will help = visiting birders to northeast Minnesota. Since the nearest town to the = Hedbom bog is Floodwood, I constructed this map for birders who come = from the Floodwood side rather coming from the Aitkin County side. I = also added the Floodwood sewage ponds to the map for those who might be = interested in birding these ponds during the spring or fall migrations. =20 Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C729E0.89EC0CF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
With winter coming on = and with all=20 the recent sightings coming from the Hedbom bog, many birders from = outside=20 Minnesota will be interested in knowing where this bog is located, = so=20 I put together on my website under "Bird Locations" a nice map = detailing where the bog is located in relation to how much of the bog is = in St.=20 Louis Co. and Aitkin Co. I hope this map helps birders in = Minnesota=20 as much as it will help visiting birders to northeast Minnesota. = Since=20 the nearest town to the Hedbom bog is Floodwood, I=20 constructed this map for birders who come from the Floodwood side=20 rather coming from the Aitkin County side. I also added the = Floodwood=20 sewage ponds to the map for those who might be interested in = birding these=20 ponds during the spring or fall migrations.



Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C729E0.89EC0CF0-- From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Thu Dec 28 00:12:05 2006 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:12:05 -0600 Subject: [mou] Short-eared Owl, Brown Co. Message-ID: <01a401c72a14$cf801a20$28852c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01A1_01C729E2.8426EE00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 4:30 p.m. today I found a Short-eared Owl hunting over the grassland = that borders the eastern boundary of the Sleepy Eye airport (along 260th = Ave.). I saw it flying for several minutes and then it dropped out of = sight. I was able to find it again and discovered that it had literally = landed on the grass runway (okay, just a little pun) and I was able to = watch it in the scope for about 20 minutes. Pretty cool bird, a new one = for my Brown county list. Good Birding, Brian Smith ------=_NextPart_000_01A1_01C729E2.8426EE00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
At 4:30 p.m. today I found a = Short-eared Owl=20 hunting over the grassland that borders the eastern boundary of the = Sleepy Eye=20 airport (along 260th Ave.). I saw it flying for several minutes = and then=20 it dropped out of sight. I was able to find it again and = discovered that=20 it had literally landed on the grass runway (okay, just a = little pun)=20 and I was able to watch it in the scope for about 20 minutes. = Pretty cool=20 bird, a new one for my Brown county list.

Good Birding,

Brian Smith
------=_NextPart_000_01A1_01C729E2.8426EE00-- From smithville4@charter.net Thu Dec 28 02:00:33 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:00:33 -0600 Subject: [mou] Hedbom Map Message-ID: <000901c72a23$f5b91d40$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C729F1.AACFF100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Before I get any questions about printing this Hedbom Bog map or the Sax = Zim map out off my website, the best or only way to print these maps is = to right click on the map and save it as a document and then print the = file or image out. That way you get the whole map printed on a sheet of = paper. I will have to get Tom Auer ( my website guru) to help me fix = this on my website but I tested the above steps and worked great.=20 I hope this helps Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C729F1.AACFF100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Before I get any questions = about printing=20 this Hedbom Bog map or the Sax Zim map out off my website, the best or = only way=20 to print these maps is to right click on the map and save it as a = document=20 and then print the file or image out. That way you = get the whole=20 map printed on a sheet of paper. I will have to get Tom = Auer (=20 my website guru) to help me fix this on my website but I tested = the=20 above steps and worked great.

I hope this = helps

Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C729F1.AACFF100-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Dec 28 04:23:56 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:23:56 -0600 Subject: [mou] Pine County CBC results Message-ID: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D13F@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> Pine County CBC was held on Weds Dec 27th, 2006 36 Species seen=20 Ranked by # seen: Black-Capped Chickadee 444 Common Redpoll 223 Rock Pigeon 210 European Starling 195 House Sparrow 154 American Crow 145 Snow Bunting 107 Pine Siskin 77 Red-breasted Nuthatch 59 Blue Jay 57 Pine Grosbeak 45 American Goldfinch 43 White-breasted Nuthatch 37 Common Raven 25 Hairy Woodpecker 25 Rough-legged Hawk 21 Mourning Dove 18 White-winged Crossbill 16 Downy Woodpecker 15 Pileated Woodpecker 13 Ruffed Grouse 13 Wild Turkey 12 Gray Jay 10 Bald Eagle 8 Golden-crowned Kinglet 6 Northern Shrike 5 Red-tailed Hawk 4 (New to CBC list) Barred Owl 2 Northern Cardinal 2 Purple Finch 2 American Three-toed Woodpecker 1 (New to CBC list) Brown Creeper 1 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Northern Harrier 1 (New to CBC list) Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Sharp-tailed Grouse 1 # Species 36 # Individual Birds seen 1999 Record High Numbers for Count Circle: Gray Jay Northern Cardinal Wild Turkey American Rough-legged Hawk House Sparrow Rock Pigeon Pine Siskin Golden-crowned Kinglet Pileated Woodpecker Red-breasted Nuthatch Barred Owl Sharp-tailed Grouse Black-Capped Chickadee Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Misses: American Tree Sparrow Black-backed Woodpecker Bohemian Waxwing Boreal Chickadee Cedar Waxwing Common Grackle Evening Grosbeak Great Gray Owl Great Horned Owl Hoary Redpoll Northern Goshawk Northern Hawk Owl Red Crossbill Snowy Owl From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Dec 28 04:53:03 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:53:03 -0600 Subject: [mou] Three-toed Woodpecker and Gray Jays in Pine County Message-ID: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D142@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> VG9kYXkgb24gdGhlIFBpbmUgQ291bnR5IENCQywgS2ltIFJpc2VuLCBDaW5keSBCdXRsZXIsIFBl dGVyIE5ldWJlY2ssIGFuZCBJIGZvdW5kIGFuIEFtZXJpY2FuIFRocmVlLXRvZWQgV29vZHBlY2tl ciBhbG9uZyBDb3VudHkgTGluZSBSb2FkLCBzZXBhcmF0aW5nIENhcmx0b24gYW5kIFBpbmUgQ291 bnRpZXMuIFRoZSBiaXJkIHdhcyBhIG1hbGU7IGl0IHdhcyBmaWxtZWQgZHJ1bW1pbmcgYW5kIGZl ZWRpbmcuIFRoZSBsb2NhdGlvbiBpcyBhIHN0YW5kIG9mIHRhbGwgdGFtYXJhY2sgMC44IG1pbGVz IGVhc3Qgb2YgSGF5IENyZWVrIFJvYWQsIG9uIENvdW50eSBMaW5lIFJvYWQsIHRoZSByb2FkIHRo YXQgZ29lcyBzdHJhaWdodCBlYXN0IGZvcm0gTW9vc2UgTGFrZS4gVGhpcyBsb2NhdGlvbiBpcyBh bHNvIDAuNiBtaWxlcyB3ZXN0IG9mIE9hayBMYWtlIFJvYWQgKFBpbmUgQ1IgNDgvQ2FybHRvbiBD UiAxMSkuIFRoZSBHUFMgbG9jYXRpb24gb2YgdGhpcyBzcG90IGlzOg0KDQpOIDQ24pemMjUuMDkz 4oCZDQpXIDA5MuKXpjM2LjU5MOKAmQ0KDQpUaGlzIHNwb3QgaXMgY29tcHJpc2VkIG9mIHRhbGwg dGFtYXJhY2sgdGhhdCBoYXMgYmVlbiB3b3JrZWQgaGVhdmlseSwgc2hvd2luZyBkYXJrIHJlZC9v cmFuZ2UgY2FtYml1bSB3aGVyZSBiYXJrIGhhcyBiZWVuIHN0cmlwcGVkLiBTbm93IHNob2UgSGFy ZXMsIEdyYXkgSmF5cywgYW5kIFdoaXRlLXdpbmdlZCBDcm9zc2JpbGxzIHdlcmUgc2VlbiBpbiB0 aGlzIGFyZWEsIGFzIHdlbGwuIFRoZXJlIGlzIG5vIGdvb2QgYXJlYSB0byBwYXJrIG5lYXJieSwg YmUgdmVyeSBjYXJlZnVsLg0KDQpPbiBOZXQgTGFrZSBSb2FkLCBFYXN0IG9mIE5pY2tlcnNvbiwg MyBHcmF5IEpheXMgd2VyZSBzZWVuLiBUaGV5IHdlcmUgdmVyeSBjdXJpb3VzIGFuZCBzdHVjayBh cm91bmQgdXMgZm9yIGdyZWF0IGZpbG1pbmcgb3Bwb3J0dW5pdGllcyBpbiBzcGl0ZSBvZiB0aGUg aGVhdnkgZXF1aXBtZW50IGRpZ2dpbmcgZGl0Y2hlcyAxMDAgZmVldCBhd2F5LiANCg0KVGhlIEdQ UyBsb2NhdGlvbiBvZiB0aGlzIHNwb3QgaXM6DQoNCk4gNDbil6YyNS4wODLigJkNClcgMDky4pem MjguNjc34oCZDQoNCjIxIEFtZXJpY2FuIFJvdWdoLWxlZ2dlZCBIYXdrcyB3ZXJlIHNlZW4sIGFu ZCB0aGV5IHdlcmUgY29uc2VydmF0aXZlbHkgZXN0aW1hdGVkIHRvIHByZXZlbnQgZHVwbGljYXRl IGNvdW50cywgdGhlcmUgd2VyZSBwcm9iYWJseSBtYW55IG1vcmUuIA0KDQpSZWQtdGFpbGVkIEhh d2tzIGhhdmUgbmV2ZXIgYmVlbiBzZWVuIGluIDggeWVhcnMgb2YgdGhpcyBDQkMgY291bnQsIHRv ZGF5IHdlIHNhdyA0Lg0KDQpHcmVhdCBkYXksIGdyZWF0IGZ1bi4gR29vZCBCaXJkaW5nIQ0KDQoN Cg0KTWFyayBBbHQNClBpbmUgQ291bnR5IENCQyBDb21waWxlcg0KQnJvb2tseW4gQ2VudGVyLCBN Tg0KDQoNCg== From a_molson@unidial.com Thu Dec 28 13:31:49 2006 From: a_molson@unidial.com (Ann and Manley Olson) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:31:49 -0600 Subject: [mou] George Rysgaard Message-ID: <4593C745.60903@unidial.com> George Rysgaard,the first president of the MOU, died Dec. 25. He was 89. In April,1938 the MOU was formed by three existing bird clubs: The Minnesota Bird Club, based at the U of Minnesota, of which George was a member; the T.S.Roberts club of St Cloud: and the Duluth Bird Club.He served as president until 1940. George was a family physician in Northfield for many years. Services will be in Northfield on Saturday. A complete obit will be in the Star Tribune on Friday Manley Olson Falcon Heights From axhertzel@sihope.com Thu Dec 28 16:16:26 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:16:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] George Rysgaard In-Reply-To: <4593C745.60903@unidial.com> References: <4593C745.60903@unidial.com> Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-21-36825871 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Birds imprisoned by a snowstorm. An unusually severe and unseasonal snowstorm swept across the north- central States on November 11, 1940, to terminate a mild fall season. The storm commenced with a drizzling rain which changed in turn to sleet and snow with the falling temperature which reached a minimum of 10 degrees F. during the night. The 42-mile wind accompanying the snow produced a blinding blizzard. Wildlife in general suffered a heavy mortality in many sections of the State. Near the town of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, there are seven caves excavated in the sandstone bluffs along the Minnesota River. To escape the storm, many birds of different species resorted to one of these caves for shelter. During the course of the storm, the cave entrance was blocked by drifting snow, imprisoning the birds. Immediately following the storm, Mr. Charles Meyer, who operates the caves as a tourist attraction, removed the snow barrier; and, upon entering the cave was confronted by these many birds flying about excitedly in their confine. He stepped out and to one side of the cave and allowed the birds to escape, attempting to identify and count them as they left. He noted thirteen Ring-necked Pheasants, nearly two dozen Bob-white, three Cardinals, two Robins, a number of Chickadees, several Downy Woodpeckers, and what he called "small woodpeckers" which may well have been White-breasted Nuthatches which were common in the vicinity. The aggregate of different species in one cave would lead one to believe that the birds were thoroughly familiar with the cave and its protective potentialities. -- GEORGE N. RYSGAARD, Minnesota Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, Minnesota. From The Auk, October-December, 1941, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp 588. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-21-36825871 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Birds imprisoned by a = snowstorm.

An unusually = severe and unseasonal snowstorm swept across the north-central States = on November 11, 1940, to terminate=A0a mild fall season. The storm = commenced with a drizzling rain which changed=A0in turn to sleet and = snow with the falling temperature which reached a minimum=A0of 10 = degrees F. during the night. The 42-mile wind accompanying the snow = produced=A0a blinding blizzard. Wildlife in general suffered a heavy = mortality in many sections of the State.=A0

Near the town of = St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, there are seven = caves=A0excavated in = the sandstone bluffs along the Minnesota River. To escape the = storm,=A0many birds of different species resorted to one of these caves = for shelter. During=A0the course of the storm, the cave entrance was = blocked by drifting snow, imprisoning the birds. Immediately following = the storm, Mr. Charles Meyer, who operates=A0the caves as a tourist = attraction, removed the snow barrier; and, upon entering=A0the cave was = confronted by these many birds flying about excitedly in their confine. = He stepped out and to one side of the cave and allowed the birds to = escape,=A0attempting to identify and count them as they left. He noted = thirteen Ring-necked Pheasants, nearly two dozen Bob-white, three = Cardinals, two Robins, a=A0number of Chickadees, several Downy = Woodpeckers, and what he called "small=A0woodpeckers" which may well = have been White-breasted Nuthatches which were=A0common in the = vicinity.=A0

The aggregate of = different species in one cave would lead one to believe = that=A0the birds were = thoroughly familiar with the cave and its protective = potentialities.=A0

-- GEORGE N. = RYSGAARD, Minnesota Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, = Minnesota.

=46rom The=A0Auk,=A0October-December, = 1941, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp 588.

- - = -

Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-21-36825871-- From mikeschrage@fdlrez.com Wed Dec 27 16:48:29 2006 From: mikeschrage@fdlrez.com (Mike Schrage) Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:48:29 -0600 Subject: [mou] GC rosy finches still here Message-ID: The 3 GC rosy finches are still making regular daily visits to the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office as of 12/27. Yesterday and today they were here at sunrise and 10:00-10:30am ish. Maybe other times too. They have a regular circut. They seem to depart for good by late afternoon. My best uneducated guess is 2 adult males and 1 juvenile male. Two have noticeably darker and more distinct plumage. Mike Schrage From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Dec 28 19:25:02 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:25:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] Three-toed Woodpecker and Gray Jays in Pine County Message-ID: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D144@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> VG9kYXkgb24gdGhlIFBpbmUgQ291bnR5IENCQywgS2ltIFJpc2VuLCBDaW5keSBCdXRsZXIsIFBl dGVyIE5ldWJlY2ssIGFuZCBJIGZvdW5kIGFuIEFtZXJpY2FuIFRocmVlLXRvZWQgV29vZHBlY2tl ciBhbG9uZyBDb3VudHkgTGluZSBSb2FkLCBzZXBhcmF0aW5nIENhcmx0b24gYW5kIFBpbmUgQ291 bnRpZXMuIFRoZSBiaXJkIHdhcyBhIG1hbGU7IGl0IHdhcyBmaWxtZWQgZHJ1bW1pbmcgYW5kIGZl ZWRpbmcuIFRoZSBsb2NhdGlvbiBpcyBhIHN0YW5kIG9mIHRhbGwgdGFtYXJhY2sgMC44IG1pbGVz IGVhc3Qgb2YgSGF5IENyZWVrIFJvYWQsIG9uIENvdW50eSBMaW5lIFJvYWQsIHRoZSByb2FkIHRo YXQgZ29lcyBzdHJhaWdodCBlYXN0IGZvcm0gTW9vc2UgTGFrZS4gVGhpcyBsb2NhdGlvbiBpcyBh bHNvIDAuNiBtaWxlcyB3ZXN0IG9mIE9hayBMYWtlIFJvYWQgKFBpbmUgQ1IgNDgvQ2FybHRvbiBD UiAxMSkuIFRoZSBHUFMgbG9jYXRpb24gb2YgdGhpcyBzcG90IGlzOg0KDQpOIDQ24pemMjUuMDkz 4oCZDQpXIDA5MuKXpjM2LjU5MOKAmQ0KDQpUaGlzIHNwb3QgaXMgY29tcHJpc2VkIG9mIHRhbGwg dGFtYXJhY2sgdGhhdCBoYXMgYmVlbiB3b3JrZWQgaGVhdmlseSwgc2hvd2luZyBkYXJrIHJlZC9v cmFuZ2UgY2FtYml1bSB3aGVyZSBiYXJrIGhhcyBiZWVuIHN0cmlwcGVkLiBTbm93IHNob2UgSGFy ZXMsIEdyYXkgSmF5cywgYW5kIFdoaXRlLXdpbmdlZCBDcm9zc2JpbGxzIHdlcmUgc2VlbiBpbiB0 aGlzIGFyZWEsIGFzIHdlbGwuIFRoZXJlIGlzIG5vIGdvb2QgYXJlYSB0byBwYXJrIG5lYXJieSwg YmUgdmVyeSBjYXJlZnVsLg0KDQpPbiBOZXQgTGFrZSBSb2FkLCBFYXN0IG9mIE5pY2tlcnNvbiwg MyBHcmF5IEpheXMgd2VyZSBzZWVuLiBUaGV5IHdlcmUgdmVyeSBjdXJpb3VzIGFuZCBzdHVjayBh cm91bmQgdXMgZm9yIGdyZWF0IGZpbG1pbmcgb3Bwb3J0dW5pdGllcyBpbiBzcGl0ZSBvZiB0aGUg aGVhdnkgZXF1aXBtZW50IGRpZ2dpbmcgZGl0Y2hlcyAxMDAgZmVldCBhd2F5LiANCg0KVGhlIEdQ UyBsb2NhdGlvbiBvZiB0aGlzIHNwb3QgaXM6DQoNCk4gNDbil6YyNS4wODLigJkNClcgMDky4pem MjguNjc34oCZDQoNCjIxIEFtZXJpY2FuIFJvdWdoLWxlZ2dlZCBIYXdrcyB3ZXJlIHNlZW4sIGFu ZCB0aGV5IHdlcmUgY29uc2VydmF0aXZlbHkgZXN0aW1hdGVkIHRvIHByZXZlbnQgZHVwbGljYXRl IGNvdW50cywgdGhlcmUgd2VyZSBwcm9iYWJseSBtYW55IG1vcmUuIA0KDQpSZWQtdGFpbGVkIEhh d2tzIGhhdmUgbmV2ZXIgYmVlbiBzZWVuIGluIDggeWVhcnMgb2YgdGhpcyBDQkMgY291bnQsIHRv ZGF5IHdlIHNhdyA0Lg0KDQpHcmVhdCBkYXksIGdyZWF0IGZ1bi4gR29vZCBCaXJkaW5nIQ0KDQoN Cg0KTWFyayBBbHQNClBpbmUgQ291bnR5IENCQyBDb21waWxlcg0KQnJvb2tseW4gQ2VudGVyLCBN Tg0K From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Thu Dec 28 21:07:46 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:07:46 -0600 Subject: [mou] Winter reporting Message-ID: <01a801c72ac4$3a3c3790$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Please allow me to encourage you to enter your birding trips on the MOU website: http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/report.pl Winter reports are a little scanty - since 12/1 24 counties have no reports at all, and 19 have reported less than 10 birds. Not sure it's been that tough a winter! Good birding to all. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From norskestar@comcast.net Thu Dec 28 21:59:26 2006 From: norskestar@comcast.net (norskestar@comcast.net) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:59:26 +0000 Subject: [mou] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Message-ID: <122820062159.5903.45943E3E0002B5AB0000170F22007601809D0E9B9C0A059C9D0102@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5903_1167343166_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit For anyone still interested, 3 Rosy-Finches are still at the location near Cloquet. The naturalist at the conservation building said that they are feeding seeds to the birds, and the birds have developed a "routine" of feeding in front of the building shortly after dawn, at 9:30 to 10:30, and again from noon to 1:30. They fly across the road over the school to an unknown destination in between feedings. We saw the birds shortly after noon, and they stayed to feed for roughly 25 minutes. Thanks to everyone for the good directions. Also, the 3-toed and Black-Backed Woodpeckers are still at the Hedbom Forest site previously described. Bill Stjern --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5903_1167343166_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
For anyone still interested, 3 Rosy-Finches are still at the location near Cloquet. The naturalist at the conservation building said that they are feeding seeds to the birds, and the birds have developed a "routine" of feeding in front of the building shortly after dawn, at 9:30 to 10:30, and again from noon to 1:30. They fly across the road over the school to an unknown destination in between feedings. We saw the birds shortly after noon, and they stayed to feed for roughly 25 minutes. Thanks to everyone for the good directions. Also, the 3-toed and Black-Backed Woodpeckers are still at the Hedbom Forest site previously described.

Bill Stjern
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_5903_1167343166_0-- From markotnes@msn.com Thu Dec 28 21:44:45 2006 From: markotnes@msn.com (Mark Otnes) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:44:45 -0600 Subject: [mou] Black-backed Woodpecker at Tamarac NWR Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C72A97.2118A500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I got a female black-backed woodpecker on the Ogemash Trail at Tamarac N.W.R. in Becker County at about 11:30 this morning. It was in the tamarack-spruce bog that=92s about =BE of a mile down the trail. It was = very active, working many of the trees in the bog. This is only the second = time that I=92ve seen this species in Becker County. Red-breasted nuthatches = were very common and active throughout the refuge. In the bog on the Ogemash = I also got a single ruffed grouse, a purple finch and a fly-over common = raven. =20 At Round Lake on the north side of the refuge there was a flock of = evening grosbeaks (about 10 birds) and a flock of American goldfinches. =20 =20 I didn=92t see any pine grosbeaks or gray jays (my target bird). =20 Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markotnes@msn.com =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C72A97.2118A500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I got a female black-backed woodpecker on the Ogemash = Trail at Tamarac N.W.R. in Becker County at about = 11:30 this morning.=A0 It was in the tamarack-spruce bog that’s about = =BE of a mile down the trail.=A0 It was very active, working many of the trees in the = bog.=A0 This is only the second time that I’ve seen this species in = Becker = County.=A0 Red-breasted nuthatches were very common and active throughout the = refuge.=A0 In the bog on the Ogemash I also got a single ruffed grouse, a purple finch = and a fly-over common raven.

At Round Lake on the = north side of the refuge there was a flock of evening grosbeaks (about 10 birds) and a = flock of American goldfinches.=A0

I didn’t see any pine grosbeaks or gray jays = (my target bird).

Mark Otnes

Fargo ND
701-241-4194

markotnes@msn.com=

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------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C72A97.2118A500-- From fberdan3@yahoo.com Thu Dec 28 23:23:25 2006 From: fberdan3@yahoo.com (Frank Berdan) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:23:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Slaty-Backed Gull? Message-ID: <20061228232325.92379.qmail@web51902.mail.yahoo.com> For those of us dragging back to the Twin Cities, has the gull been seen routinely? still most often at E outfall of Black Dog impoundment pre-sundown? Thanks for any updates, Frank Berdan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Dec 29 00:37:04 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:37:04 -0800 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, December 28, 2006 Message-ID: <20061229004203.DE116103E6@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1167352624==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 28, 2006 *MNDL0612.28 -Birds mentioned Ruffed Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Short-eared Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Gray Jay Common Raven Red-breasted Nuthatch Townsend's Solitaire American Robin American Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Snow Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Pine Grosbeak Purple Finch Common Redpoll American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes Date: December 28, 2006 Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours) Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com) This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 29, 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. We are ending 2007 with another mild week, and getting nervous about the upcoming months. Averages being what they are, and knowing that historically, changes in average temperatures are usually measured in the single digits, when do we pay for all these mild days? Meantime, this winter's weather means that we are seeing species that normally should be far south - or east or west of the severe weather on the great plains, so let's enjoy! Pat Beauzay was in Wilkin County on December 26 where he spotted no less than 19 SHORT-EARED OWLS in and around the Rothsay WMA. Other species seen included GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, NORTHERN HARRIER, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, and 100 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS. Gloria Nord reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE and an AMERICAN ROBIN in Dora Township of Otter Tail County on December 26. The solitaire has been around for a couple of weeks. Location is the SE quarter of section 2 of Dora Township. Bob O'Connor reports that the GRAY JAY seen in Oakport Township of Clay County during the Fargo-Moorhead CBC was relocated on December 24 by Dennis Weisenborn in the same general area. It appears that these birds range over a wide area looking for food. Colleen Nelson reported a GREAT HORNED OWL in Becker County south of Audubon on December 23. On Christmas Day, John Dermody had a PILEATED WOODPECKER on the east side of Frazee. Mark Otnes found a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Tamarac NWR, about 3/4 mile down the Ogemash Trail in the tamarack bog. Other species seen there included RUFFED GROUSE, COMMON RAVEN, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and PURPLE FINCH. At Round Lake he saw about 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS. >From Polk County, Donna and Leon Thoreson reported BALD EAGLES, GREAT HORNED OWLS, 3 DARK-EYED JUNCOS, many SNOW BUNTINGS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES at their place near Climax this week. Here in Pennington County, the two GRAY JAYS that have been visiting our feeder near Thief River Falls were back again on December 23. A NORTHERN FLICKER continues to come daily. Gary Tischer reported BALD EAGLE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, COMMON REDPOLLS at the headquarters feeder, and PINE GROSBEAKS at the maintenance center at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County this week. Beth Siverhus saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK north of Waskish, and a BALD EAGLE south of Waskish in Beltrami County on December 23. In Itasca County at Dixon Lake, she had BARRED OWL, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, GRAY JAY, PINE GROSBEAK, and EVENING GROSBEAK on December 24. On December 22, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK was there also. Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported 30 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, 5 GRAY JAYS, and 50 COMMON REDPOLLS at his place northwest of Lancaster this week. In Lake of the Woods County, Beth Siverhus saw a BALD EAGLE and 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS near MN 72 on December 23. Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Bob O'Connor, Colleen Nelson, Gary Tischer, Gloria Nord, John Dermody, Larry Wilebski, Donna and Leon Thoreson, Mark Otnes, and Pat Beauzay 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, January 6, 2007. Jeanie Joppru Pennington County --====1167352624==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *December 28, 2006 *MNDL0612.28
-Birds mentioned

Ruffed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Gray Jay
Common Raven
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Snow Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: December 28, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, December 29, 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.
We are ending 2007 with another mild week, and getting nervous about the upcoming months. Averages being what they are, and knowing that historically, changes in average temperatures are usually measured in the single digits, when do we pay for all these mild days? Meantime, this winter's weather means that we are seeing species that normally should be far south - or east or west of the severe weather on the great plains, so let's enjoy!
Pat Beauzay was in Wilkin County on December 26 where he spotted no less than 19 SHORT-EARED OWLS in and around the Rothsay WMA. Other species seen included GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, NORTHERN HARRIER, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, and 100 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS.
Gloria Nord reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE and an AMERICAN ROBIN in Dora Township of Otter Tail County on December 26. The solitaire has been around for a couple of weeks. Location is the SE quarter of section 2 of Dora Township.
Bob O'Connor reports that the GRAY JAY seen in Oakport Township of Clay County during the Fargo-Moorhead CBC was relocated on December 24 by Dennis Weisenborn in the same general area. It appears that these birds range over a wide area looking for food.
Colleen Nelson reported a GREAT HORNED OWL in Becker County south of Audubon on December 23. On Christmas Day, John Dermody had a PILEATED WOODPECKER on the east side of Frazee. Mark Otnes found a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Tamarac NWR, about 3/4 mile down the Ogemash Trail in the tamarack bog. Other species seen there included RUFFED GROUSE, COMMON RAVEN, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and PURPLE FINCH. At Round Lake he saw about 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS.
>From Polk County, Donna and Leon Thoreson reported BALD EAGLES, GREAT HORNED OWLS, 3 DARK-EYED JUNCOS, many SNOW BUNTINGS, COMMON REDPOLLS, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES at their place near Climax this week.
Here in Pennington County, the two GRAY JAYS that have been visiting our feeder near Thief River Falls were back again on December 23. A NORTHERN FLICKER continues to come daily.
Gary Tischer reported BALD EAGLE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, COMMON REDPOLLS at the headquarters feeder, and PINE GROSBEAKS at the maintenance center at Agassiz NWR in Marshall County this week.
Beth Siverhus saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK north of Waskish, and a BALD EAGLE south of Waskish in Beltrami County on December 23.
In Itasca County at Dixon Lake, she had BARRED OWL, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, GRAY JAY, PINE GROSBEAK, and EVENING GROSBEAK on December 24. On December 22, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK was there also.
Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported 30 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, 5 GRAY JAYS, and 50 COMMON REDPOLLS at his place northwest of Lancaster this week.
In Lake of the Woods County, Beth Siverhus saw a BALD EAGLE and 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS near MN 72 on December 23.
Thanks to Beth Siverhus, Bob O'Connor, Colleen Nelson, Gary Tischer, Gloria Nord, John Dermody, Larry Wilebski, Donna and Leon Thoreson, Mark Otnes, and Pat Beauzay 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, January 6, 2007.

Jeanie Joppru Pennington County --====1167352624====-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Dec 29 02:54:28 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:54:28 -0800 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 28 December 2006 Message-ID: <20061229025927.32E3E103AF@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1167360868==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 28, 2006 *MNST0612.28 -Birds mentioned Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Snowy Owl Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl Townsend's Solitaire Baltimore Oriole -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide Date: December 28, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org Reports: (763) 780-8890 Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com) This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday December 28th 2006. The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet in St. Louis County were all seen as recently as the 28th. A second winter ICELAND GULL was found on the 20th at Black Dog Lake in Dakota County, along with a GLAUCOUS GULL and a THAYER'S GULL. On the 24th, Kim Risen found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along the Hedbom Forest Road in Aitkin County about a mile and a half west of St. Louis County Road 837. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen in Aitkin County on the 23rd, two and a half miles west of Floodwood Road on the Hedbom Road. On the 24th, another GREAT GRAY OWL was 14 miles south of McGregor on state highway 65, near mile marker 103, also in Aitkin County. A SNOWY OWL was found on the 24th by Pat Beauzay one mile east of the junction of Redwood County Roads 5 and 12. On December 26th, Gloria Nord reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in the southeastern quarter of section 2 of Dora Township, Otter Tail County. Two TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were found on December 24th by Ron Erpelding in Sibley State Park in Kandiyohi County. Both birds were in the cedar trees along the ski trail just west of the staff quarters building near the group camp. Unusual was the December 23rd BALTIMORE ORIOLE seen by Bill Kass at his feeder in Rochester, Olmsted County. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, January 4th 2007. --====1167360868==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *December 28, 2006 *MNST0612.28
-Birds mentioned

Thayer's Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Townsend's Solitaire
Baltimore Oriole
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: December 28, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday December 28th 2006.
The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet in St. Louis County were all seen as recently as the 28th.
A second winter ICELAND GULL was found on the 20th at Black Dog Lake in Dakota County, along with a GLAUCOUS GULL and a THAYER'S GULL.
On the 24th, Kim Risen found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along the Hedbom Forest Road in Aitkin County about a mile and a half west of St. Louis County Road 837. A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen in Aitkin County on the 23rd, two and a half miles west of Floodwood Road on the Hedbom Road. On the 24th, another GREAT GRAY OWL was 14 miles south of McGregor on state highway 65, near mile marker 103, also in Aitkin County. A SNOWY OWL was found on the 24th by Pat Beauzay one mile east of the junction of Redwood County Roads 5 and 12.
On December 26th, Gloria Nord reported a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in the southeastern quarter of section 2 of Dora Township, Otter Tail County. Two TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were found on December 24th by Ron Erpelding in Sibley State Park in Kandiyohi County. Both birds were in the cedar trees along the ski trail just west of the staff quarters building near the group camp.
Unusual was the December 23rd BALTIMORE ORIOLE seen by Bill Kass at his feeder in Rochester, Olmsted County.
The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, January 4th 2007.
--====1167360868====-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Dec 29 04:09:06 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:09:06 -0800 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 12/28/06 Message-ID: <20061229041407.F0B18103AF@atp.cbs.umn.edu> --====1167365346==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 28, 2006 *MNDU0612.28 -Birds mentioned Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl American Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Gray Jay -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore Date: December 28, 2006 Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) Reports: (218) 834-2858 Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net) This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 28th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet are still being seen daily, as of the 28th. Building staff have apparently noted a daily pattern of feeding in front of the building just after dawn, from 9:30 to 10:30 am, and from noon to 1:30 pm. Thirty-six species were found on the Pine County Christmas Bird Count on the 27th, including an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER along County Line Road (CR 48), 0.8 mile east of Hay Creek Road. GRAY JAYS were also seen in this area, as well as along the Net Lake Road east of Nickerson. Several birders visited the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County over the weekend. At least four BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and three AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS were seen between 1.5 and 3.5 miles west of the St. Louis County line. A GREAT GRAY OWL was also seen in this area, and Kim Risen found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 24th, 1.5 miles west of St. Louis CR 837. The Hedbom Forest Road can be reached from the west from Aitkin CR 65, or from the east from St. Louis County Road 837, west of Floodwood. Nathan and Al Schirmacher found a GREAT GRAY OWL in Aitkin County on the 24th, 14 miles south of McGregor on MN Highway 65. Mike Hendrickson and others relocated a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 23rd at CR 18 and the Pietz's Road. They also found two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS along CR 3, 5 miles west of CR 1, and another along CR 1, 11.6 miles north of the Mississippi River. The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1167365346==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"
-RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *December 28, 2006 *MNDU0612.28
-Birds mentioned

Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Gray Jay
-Transcript
Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: December 28, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, December 28th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The three GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES at the Fond du Lac Resource Management Division office just west of Cloquet are still being seen daily, as of the 28th. Building staff have apparently noted a daily pattern of feeding in front of the building just after dawn, from 9:30 to 10:30 am, and from noon to 1:30 pm.
Thirty-six species were found on the Pine County Christmas Bird Count on the 27th, including an AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER along County Line Road (CR 48), 0.8 mile east of Hay Creek Road. GRAY JAYS were also seen in this area, as well as along the Net Lake Road east of Nickerson.
Several birders visited the Hedbom Forest Road in northeastern Aitkin County over the weekend. At least four BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and three AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS were seen between 1.5 and 3.5 miles west of the St. Louis County line. A GREAT GRAY OWL was also seen in this area, and Kim Risen found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 24th, 1.5 miles west of St. Louis CR 837. The Hedbom Forest Road can be reached from the west from Aitkin CR 65, or from the east from St. Louis County Road 837, west of Floodwood.
Nathan and Al Schirmacher found a GREAT GRAY OWL in Aitkin County on the 24th, 14 miles south of McGregor on MN Highway 65. Mike Hendrickson and others relocated a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 23rd at CR 18 and the Pietz's Road. They also found two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS along CR 3, 5 miles west of CR 1, and another along CR 1, 11.6 miles north of the Mississippi River.
The first official Fredenberg Township Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006. Anyone interested should contact compiler Celeste Kawulok at (218) 591-6076 or by e-mail at ckawulok@cloquet.k12.mn.us.
The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 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, e-mail us at mou@moumn.org, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1167365346====-- From Hagsela@aol.com Fri Dec 29 08:58:21 2006 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:58:21 EST Subject: [mou] Bohemians in Aitkin Message-ID: --part1_d0c.5e7e0c3.32c632ad_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On the 27th I saw a flock of 50 Bohemian Waxwings in the town of Aitkin. They were resting in a tree (making quick trips to the snowy roof nearby for 'water runs') along 3rd St. SW at the intersection with 1st Av. For landmark lovers, take a left on the street just north of the grocery store as you come from the south on Hwy 169. Sorry for the late post, but I stayed an extra night in the area hoping to see a Great Gray Owl. (See below.) I spent the 27th and the 28th on Hedbom Rd. looking for Great Gray Owls and waxwings, but did not see any. (The 4 groups of birders I talked to on the 27th had not seen the owls either. One had been in the area since about 9:00. I trolled the area from noon to dark on the 27th and from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on the 28th.) I had the breathtaking experience of watching two male Black-backed Woodpeckers and one male American Three-toed Woodpecker working three separate trees in a circle no more than 50 feet from our location. One fellow was 7 feet off the ground. Thanks to the other birders who 1st spotted these guys! I also saw only one small flock of Common Redpolls, 6-7 Gray Jays, many BC Chickadees, one White-breasted and many Red-breasted Nuthatches. Other birders saw a Barred Owl along the road. One of the groups of birders I talked to had seen only one fly by of White-winged Crossbills. I marked distances from gate to gate (just shy of 11.8 miles) because previously posted directions were a bit confusing. According to my odometer, the main area of BB and 3-toed woodpecker activity is from 9.1 to 9.5 miles east of the West gate (coming from the direction of McGregor), or 2.2 to 2.6 miles west of the East gate (coming from Floodwood). I believe this is the area the Great Grays have been seen as well. The gash referred to as the county line as near as I can tell is 1.9 miles from the East gate. That's the only clearly large swath of cut land (other than narrow trails) along that part of the road. On a truly individual, anecdotal note -- when I stopped in Palisade to check out the feeders at various houses, I was surprised not to see any redpolls at all. Every year (well, 4 years) 'til now redpolls were the dominant species. In good numbers were American Goldfinches and Pine Siskins, which I'd never seen at Palisade feeders before in winter. Linda Sparling Hennepin County --part1_d0c.5e7e0c3.32c632ad_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable      On the 27th I=20= saw a flock of 50 Bohemian Waxwings in the town of Aitkin. They were=20= resting in a tree (making quick trips to the snowy roof nearby for 'water ru= ns') along 3rd St. SW at the intersection with 1st Av. For landmark l= overs, take a left on the street just north of the grocery store as you come= from the south on Hwy 169. Sorry for the late post, but I stayed an=20= extra night in the area hoping to see a Great Gray Owl. (See below.)
     I spent the 27th and the 28th on Hedbom Rd. looking= for Great Gray Owls and waxwings, but did not see any. (The 4 groups= of birders I talked to on the 27th had not seen the owls either. One= had been in the area since about 9:00. I trolled the area from noon=20= to dark on the 27th and from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on the 28th.) I had t= he breathtaking experience of watching two male Black-backed Woodpeckers and= one male American Three-toed Woodpecker working three separate trees in a c= ircle no more than 50 feet from our location. One fellow was 7 feet o= ff the ground. Thanks to the other birders who 1st spotted these guys= ! I also saw only one small flock of Common Redpolls, 6-7 Gray Jays,=20= many BC Chickadees, one White-breasted and many Red-breasted Nuthatches.&nbs= p; Other birders saw a Barred Owl along the road. One of the groups=20= of birders I talked to had seen only one fly by of White-winged Crossbills.&= nbsp; I marked distances from gate to gate (just shy of 11.8 miles) because= previously posted directions were a bit confusing. According to my o= dometer, the main area of BB and 3-toed woodpecker activity is from 9.1 to 9= .5 miles east of the West gate (coming from the direction of McGregor), or 2= .2 to 2.6 miles west of the East gate (coming from Floodwood). I beli= eve this is the area the Great Grays have been seen as well. The gash referr= ed to as the county line as near as I can tell is 1.9 miles from the East ga= te. That's the only clearly large swath of cut land (other than narro= w trails) along that part of the road.
     On a truly individual, anecdotal note -- when I sto= pped in Palisade to check out the feeders at various houses, I was surprised= not to see any redpolls at all. Every year (well, 4 years) 'til now=20= redpolls were the dominant species. In good numbers were American Gol= dfinches and Pine Siskins, which I'd never seen at Palisade feeders before i= n winter.

Linda Sparling
Hennepin County --part1_d0c.5e7e0c3.32c632ad_boundary-- From stivland@cpinternet.com Fri Dec 29 15:19:01 2006 From: stivland@cpinternet.com (Sid Stivland) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:19:01 -0600 Subject: [mou] North Shore Message-ID: <003001c72b5c$abe29f90$6401a8c0@gail> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C72B2A.6076D5D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MOU members, We are planning a trip to Lutsen this weekend. Has anyone seen = Three-toed or Black-backed woodpeckers anywhere along the North Shore? = Are any still seen in or around Two Harbors? Thanks Sid and Gail Stivland ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C72B2A.6076D5D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
MOU members,

We are planning a trip to Lutsen this=20 weekend. Has anyone seen Three-toed or Black-backed woodpeckers = anywhere=20 along the North Shore? Are any still seen in or around Two=20 Harbors?

Thanks

Sid and Gail = Stivland
------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C72B2A.6076D5D0-- From andypaulios@yahoo.com Fri Dec 29 20:05:56 2006 From: andypaulios@yahoo.com (Andy P) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:05:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Tropical Update - Jocotoco Birdathon Message-ID: <20061229200556.7508.qmail@web54507.mail.yahoo.com> Afternoon folks, I'm passing along an announcement from Craig Thompson, WI-DNR regarding last summer's Jocotoco Birdathon. This was a Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI) sponsored fundraiser for the Jocotoco foundation in Ecuador. A quick google search will start you drooling about the reserves they protect and the associated avifauna. As you will see from Craig's post we are heading back for another fundraiser this summer. There are still spots left and you are always welcome to contribute. Many of these sites contain "our" birds on their wintering grounds. Contact Craig if interested at Craig.Thompson@wisconsin.gov or click on the Long-wattled Umbrellabird at www.wisconsinbirds.org. If you or your group is interested in a program regarding our trip, please contact me offline. Thanks, Andy Paulios Madison, WI "Well, it happened. The first ever WBCI - sponsored Jocotoco Birdathon was a smashing success! In September, a group of twelve adventurous birders, well stocked with gorp and rain gear, headed to the Andes of Ecuador to do a bit of "conservation birding". It's difficult to acurately describe birding in Ecuador, but "sensory overload" somehow seems appropriate. When all was said and done, we heard and saw 390 species of birds. The tally included 47 species of tanagers, 33 species of hummers, myriad flycatchers, antbirds, ovenbirds, tapaculos, and a smattering of the rarest feathered denizens on the planet - Jocotoco Antpitta, Long-wattled Umbrellabird, and Golden-plumed Parakeet, to name just a few of the headliners. We also raised more than $14,000 to help purchase critical bird habitat in Ecuador. We had so much fun, we're doing it again in August of 2007! If you're interested in world class birding and would like to help raise badly needed land acquisition funds for the Mindo Coludforest Foundation, please click on the Long-Wattled Umbrellabird at www.wisconsinbirds.org and consider joining us for the second annual WBCI International Birdathon. There still spots available." Saludos, -Craig Thompson __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Fri Dec 29 22:18:33 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:18:33 -0600 Subject: [mou] Grand Rapids CBC results and today's sightings In-Reply-To: <53C2BE278DA0704BA0CC0F271E0158CBC1D13F@dsp65mail.na.bestbuy.com> Message-ID: I just received the complete Grand Rapids CBC count from Ken Zimmer today. The count was held on December 17th. We had a record high in species (40) and 2 new birds for the count (Three-toed Woodpecker and a Black Duck x Mallard hybrid). 15 Canada Geese 100 Mallards 1 Ring-necked Duck 14 Common Goldeneyes 10 Ruffed Grouse 20 Bald Eagles 1 Rough-legged Hawk 176 Rock Pigeons 10 Mourning Doves 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 11 Downy Woodpeckers 14 Hairy Woodpeckers 5 Pileated Woodpeckers 2 Northern Shrikes 6 Gray Jays 34 Blue Jays 87 American Crows 33 Common Ravens 326 Black-capped Chickadees 28 Red-breasted Nuthatches 47 White-breasted Nuthatches 1 Brown Creeper 179 European Starlings 3 Dark-eyed Juncos 18 Snow Buntings 4 Northern Cardinals 1 Common Grackle 53 Pine Grosbeaks 2 Purple Finches 50 Common Redpolls 82 Pine Siskins 83 American Goldfinches 43 Evening Grosbeaks 10 House Sparrows 2 Trumpeter Swans 1 Hooded Merganser 1 Common Loon 1 Three-toed Woodpecker 3 American Coots 1 American Black Duck x Mallard Today, Earl Orf and I refound the male Three-toed Woodpecker at the intersection of Pincherry Road and CR 227 in Cohasset. We also refound the Common Loon in Cohasset, a Common Grackle in Deer River, and 3 Gray Jays on CR 128. Shawn Conrad Bovey _________________________________________________________________ Your Hotmail address already works to sign into Windows Live Messenger! Get it now http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://get.live.com/messenger/overview From smithville4@charter.net Fri Dec 29 23:39:56 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:39:56 -0600 Subject: [mou] Townsend's Solitaire Message-ID: <001201c72ba2$a58bfe20$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C72B70.5AA542E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The T. Solitaire that was reported two weeks ago on the Duluth Christmas = Bird Count along Park Pt. is still near the area of the bus turn around. = I spotted the bird this afternoon fairly close to the first house = inside the park. Duluth finally has some snow on the ground! We received about 3 inches = today of wet sticky snow! Good Birding! Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C72B70.5AA542E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The T. = Solitaire that=20 was reported two weeks ago on the Duluth Christmas Bird Count along Park = Pt. is=20 still near the area of the bus turn around. I spotted the bird = this=20 afternoon fairly close to the first house inside the park.

Duluth = finally has some=20 snow on the ground! We received about 3 inches today of wet sticky=20 snow!

Good=20 Birding!

Michael=20 Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C72B70.5AA542E0-- From cbutler@lcp2.net Sat Dec 30 05:34:39 2006 From: cbutler@lcp2.net (Cindy Risen) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:34:39 -0600 Subject: [mou] Hedbom Forest Road Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20061229231430.01f3d780@mail.lcp2.net> Hello All, As the holiday weekend is upon us once again, I though I would update everyone on the status of birding along the Hedbom Forest Road in NE Aitkin County. Today, Friday, there were two different Great Gray Owls seen. One on the western end of the 'woodpecker area' about 1.3 miles west of the St. Louis County line. The second was about 3 miles west of the St. Louis County line. Both Black-backed and American Three-toed Woodpeckers continue to be seen on a daily basis. There are at least six Black-backed Woodpeckers and three American Three-toed Woodpeckers in the heavy Tamarack bog just west of the St. Louis County line. Looked for the heavily worked trees, with the outer barked stripped away revealing the reddish/orange inner bark. Walk into the woods moving slowly, stopping periodically to listen and watch for woodpecker activity. The Am. Three-toed Woodpeckers have exhibited an interesting behavior every day we've seen them. When we walk into the woods the Red Squirrels will scold and chatter at us. The Am. Three-toeds will stop working on the trees and will sit motionless for several minutes. After a short time, usually one to five minutes, one of them will begin working and, almost in unison, the others will join in. This means that you could be within a few feet of an American Three-toed Woodpecker and not even know it. It happened to us twice! Both Red and White-winged Crossbills continue to be seen along the forest road daily. The White-winged Crossbills prefer the Tamaracks found on the eastern end of the road and the Reds prefer the Red Pines on the western end. However, both can be found almost anywhere along the road. Pine Grosbeaks are seen daily, but most of them are fly-bys. Evening Grosbeaks continue to be seen daily at our feeders in numbers that vary from 20 or 30 to more than 100, depending upon the day. Snow Buntings have been numerous the last couple of days. Today I saw three flocks totalling about 100 birds between our house and Lawler. Northern Shrike, Rough-legged Hawk and Common Redpolls are also easily found. I haven't seen or heard of a Hoary Redpoll report this week. As the Hedbom Forest Road is NOT MAINTAINED, the recent snowfall will make driving more hazardous. Cell phone reception in the area is VERY spotty and, as the road cuts through the Savanna State Forest, there are no local residents you could ask for help. Be careful, go slow and allow plenty of space behind you when you stop or park. I have updated our website with a few photos that Cindy and I have taken along the Hedbom Forest Road this winter. There is also a new, color coded map with a printable pdf to allow easy printing. The map details specific areas to look for woodpeckers, owls and the other birds we've been seeing. Look for the "Hedbom Forest Road" link with the photo of a Red-breasted Nuthatch on the upper, right-hand column on the front page of our website. www.naturescapenews.com Cindy and I will be doing the Rice Lake NWR CBC tomorrow, but we'll be back along the Hedbom Forest Road on Sunday. We'll report back then. Good luck to all who visit. Let us know how you do. See you in the field. Until then...Good Birding! Kim Risen Tamarack, Aitkin County www.naturescapenews.com From sweston2@comcast.net Sat Dec 30 06:12:41 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:12:41 -0600 Subject: [mou] Around the metro Message-ID: <003a01c72bd9$855b76d0$d69b7618@Weston72505> Friday 12/28 This morning we had a Northern Flicker on the feeder. While it was yellow-shafted (yellow wing lining and under-tail), the red crescent on the nape was quite small, evidence that there was probably some red-shafted ancestry. Observed two Red-tailed Hawks on the communication tower on the north side of I-494 just west of the H-55 bridge and the I-35e junction in Mendota Heights. I would not have given these birds a second look, except the size difference between the pair was quite noticible. A Peregrine Falcon was watching pigeons from atop the northern most grain elevator along Hiawatha (about 33rd Street) in Minneapolis. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Sun Dec 31 02:27:09 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:27:09 -0600 Subject: [mou] Itasca County Bohemian Waxwings In-Reply-To: <000901c72a23$f5b91d40$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> Message-ID: Since Bovey is surrounded by mine dumps, I hardly ever bird within walking distance of my home--at least in the winter. However, today I decided to take a birding walk around my neighborhood and was not disappointed. I found a flock of 56 Bohemian Waxwings in a silver maple on my block and just a few minutes later added a new species, 3 Pine Grosbeaks, to my yard list. Soon after, I found a couple of Common Redpolls on the edge of town and a Northern Shrike behind the Coleraine football field. Shawn Conrad Bovey _________________________________________________________________ Fixing up the home? Live Search can help http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=en-US&source=hmemailtaglinenov06&FORM=WLMTAG From smithville4@charter.net Sun Dec 31 03:26:48 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:26:48 -0600 Subject: [mou] Hedbom Bog Birding Message-ID: <001a01c72c8b$82194940$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C72C59.36E187D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I arrived at the bog at 11:30am and left at 4:45pm. There was a very = scary moment when I got a cell call from a birder I know who inform me = he was lost in the bog. In fact, I was just leaving the bog and this = birder by shear luck called me to see if I was birding on the Hedbom = Logging Trail Road. At the woodpecker spot I noticed this car parked = along the road for most of the late afternoon with no one in sight. The = birder told me it was his car, so I raced back to his car and inform him = I will honk my horn and instructed him to call me back if he could hear = my horn blasting. (I had only one hour or so before darkness to get him = out or I would have to call a county search and rescue)) He called me = back and told me I was about mile west of him. So I turned my Yukon = around and headed east one mile and honked my horned for at least 30 = seconds. He called me back to inform me I was roughly a mile north of = him. After that he called me every 20 minutes to let me know he was = getting closer. In between cell phone conversations I honked my horned = every 15 seconds for 20 minutes then I called him to see if everything = was ok. Finally after about a hour he came out of the woods. He smiled = and I gave him a large bottle water and he slammed it down. I drove him = back to his car and we said our goodbyes. What a ending to a good day = in the bog.=20 Highlights: -3.4 miles west of the 5 road intersection (coming from Floodwood) one = male Black-backed Woodpecker and a female Black-backed Woodpecker. -5.1 miles west of the 5 road intersection a Great Gray Owl. I heard = thru second hand another Great Gray Owl was seen just on the east side = of the multiple S curves on the Hedbom logging Trail Road. -White-winged Crossbills (60) -Red Crossbills (40) -Hoary Redpoll (mixed in the 300 flock)=20 -Common Redpoll (300 or so) -Pine Grosbeaks -Gray Jays -Northern Shrike ** I updated the Hedbom Logging Trail Bog map on my website. Click on = "Birding Locations". By the way the photo of the Great Gray Owl on my = website was taken by one of my clients I guided out last week, his name = is Mark Cohen from Pennsylvania. This photo is one of the Great Gray = Owls that is being seen fairly regularly in the Hedbom Bog. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C72C59.36E187D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I arrived = at the bog at=20 11:30am and left at 4:45pm. There was a very scary moment when I = got a=20 cell call from a birder I know who inform me he was lost in the = bog. In=20 fact, I was just leaving the bog and this birder by shear luck called me = to see=20 if I was birding on the Hedbom Logging Trail Road.  At the = woodpecker=20 spot I noticed this car parked along the road for most of the = late=20 afternoon with no one in sight. The birder told me it was his car, = so I=20 raced back to his car and inform him I will honk my horn = and instructed him=20 to call me back if he could hear my horn blasting. (I had = only=20 one hour or so before darkness to get him out or I would have to = call a=20 county search and rescue)) He called me back and told me I was = about mile=20 west of him. So I turned my Yukon around and headed east one mile=20 and honked my horned for at least 30 seconds. He called me back to = inform=20 me I was roughly a mile north of him. After that he called me = every 20=20 minutes to let me know he was getting closer. In between cell phone=20 conversations I honked my horned every 15 seconds for 20 = minutes=20 then I called him to see if everything was ok. Finally after about a = hour he=20 came out of the woods. He smiled and I gave him a large bottle = water and=20 he slammed it down. I drove him back to his car and we said our=20 goodbyes.  What a ending to a good day in the=20 bog.

Highlights:

-3.4 = miles west of=20 the 5 road intersection (coming from Floodwood) one male = Black-backed=20 Woodpecker and a female Black-backed Woodpecker.

-5.1 = miles west of the=20 5 road intersection a Great Gray Owl. I heard thru second hand another = Great=20 Gray Owl was seen just on the east side of the multiple S curves on the = Hedbom=20 logging Trail Road.

-White-winged=20 Crossbills (60)

-Red = Crossbills=20 (40)

-Hoary = Redpoll (mixed=20 in the 300 flock)

-Common = Redpoll (300 or=20 so)

-Pine=20 Grosbeaks

-Gray = Jays

-Northern = Shrike

** = I updated the=20 Hedbom Logging Trail Bog map on my website. Click on "Birding = Locations". =20 By the way the photo of the Great Gray Owl on my website was taken by = one of my=20 clients I guided out last week, his name is Mark Cohen from = Pennsylvania. =20 This photo is one of the Great Gray Owls that is being seen fairly = regularly in=20 the Hedbom Bog.

Michael=20 Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C72C59.36E187D0-- From sparkystensaas@hotmail.com Sun Dec 31 05:23:54 2006 From: sparkystensaas@hotmail.com (sparky stensaas) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:23:54 +0000 Subject: [mou] Sax-Zim Highlights In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.0.20061229231430.01f3d780@mail.lcp2.net> Message-ID:

Hi All,
Guided some nice folks from Pittsburgh the last few days and here are our highlights:

AM THREE-TOED WOODPECKER-The irruption continues...Male along Nichols Lake Road between Hwy 53 and Nichols Lake. (Look for the heavily worked Tamaracks).

BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER-2.6 miles North of Cranberry/Kolu Road on Admiral. Female. West side.

BOREAL CHICKADEES-Five responded to a tape along CR52 (Arkola Road) 0.4mi East of Owl Avenue. In typical Boreal fashion, they came in for a minute and then melted back into the deep dark spruce bog.

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS-Pishing is the only way to go to attract these birds. Stop frequently in dense spruce forest and PISH LOUD. We found several along Owl Avenue and CR52 Arkola Road.

PINE GROSBEAKS-Several locations but very scattered. I almost jinxed us by saying they were a "sure thing."

GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES-Still at Fond du Lac/Cloquet site. Appeared about 7:40am and flew by 7:47am.

TOWNSENDS SOLITAIRE-Same bird on Park Point. I've seen it several times this week...always about 100 yards beyond bus turnaround in crabapples on bay side.

GRAY JAYS-many
NORTHERN SHRIKES-At least 4
BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE-Several birds along CR29 North of CR133.
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS-Small flock south of Cloquet Forestry Station along CR5
RED-TAILED HAWK-Jay Cooke State Park
RUFFED GROUSE-A tip for out-of-state birders: Look in the upper branches of aspens at dawn and dusk.

Happy New Year!

Sparky Stensaas
2515 Garthus Road
Wrenshall, MN 55797
218.384.9856
218.341.3350 cell
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com

The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes is here. Get all the scoop. From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Dec 31 14:34:20 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:34:20 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sherburne & Wright Counties Message-ID: <000b01c72ce8$c2cf9f90$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Ventured out for my last 2006 birding trip yesterday (sans Nathan, who was enjoying sleeping in), covering portions of Sherburne & northern Wright Counties. Highlights included a Short-eared Owl & Great Horned in the refuge (different location than the Auto Tour SE, "cemetery" road just west of the headquarters on CR 9) - 440+ Trumpeter Swans at Mississippi Drive Park in Monticello (not much diversity otherwise) - 24 Trumpeters in Lake Maria State Park. Missed the Peregrine Falcon at Monticello Power Plant. Had a single Robin at Ann Lake/Sand Dunes (first have seen in the two county are in a couple of weeks), however, have not been able to relocate the Townsend's Solitaire there since late November (unlike the last few winters - gone? Raptor lunch?). Will be checking out a Varied Thrush reported in Isanti County tomorrow; so far, the homeowner has not given permission for general access to the feeders. 2006 was a solid year, 279 without much chasing - after three years starting to think of myself (happily) as a Minnesotan birder. Wonder when such designation becomes official? Thanks to each of you who posted interesting birds over the year - Nathan & and I enjoyed Eurasian Wigeon - Snowy & Piping Plovers (and a probable Wilson's) - Parasitic & Pomarine Jaegers - Little & Sabine's Gulls - Snowy, Northern Hawk & Great Gray Owls - Three-toed & Black-backed Woodpeckers - Mountain Bluebird - Summer Tanager - and numerous other goodies - primarily because you shared. Blessings on your 2007 birding! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From stfcatfish@yahoo.com Sun Dec 31 17:50:05 2006 From: stfcatfish@yahoo.com (Steve Foss) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 09:50:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Cardinal pair in Ely Message-ID: <320869.26796.qm@web60911.mail.yahoo.com> Hi all: Well, I awoke at 5 a.m. planning to head to the Hedbom Forest Road for a day's birding/photography, only to find a hard rain with a forecast changing to snow and up to 7 inches. Thinking about frozen highways and a five-hour round trip and silly drivers and New Year's Eve and all that, I aborted the trip. About an hour ago, the rain changed to snow right on schedule, and about 10 minutes ago a pair of northern cardinals showed up at my feeder here in Ely. Well, I guess if we're going to have another Iowa winter up by the wilderness, we should expect Iowa birds. :-) Steve Foss __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From nature@acegroup.cc Sat Dec 30 20:07:57 2006 From: nature@acegroup.cc (Houston Nature Center) Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:07:57 -0600 Subject: [mou] owl calling contest Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-1-228972583 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Calling all owl callers! People needed to give a hoot at the Festival of Owls If you can say who cooks for you, who=92s awake, whinny, and beep like =20= a truck backing up, your talents are needed at the 5th annual =20 Festival of Owls to be held March 2-4, 2007 in Houston, MN. An owl calling contest is scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 3 =20 during the Festival of Owls, and hooters and tooters are needed to =20 compete. Participants must be able to imitate the calls of at least =20 three different eastern owl species, and will be judged on their =20 repertoire of calls. Since the Festival of Owls is a fundraiser for the Houston Nature =20 Center, the top three owl callers won=92t go home with pocketfuls of =20 cash, but they will go home with medals and glory (and probably their =20= name in the press.) Champion callers may be asked to serve as an owl =20= caller on one of the owl prowl buses departing into the countryside =20 that evening to lure in wild owls for festival attendees. Please contact Karla Kinstler shortly if you are interested in =20 participating. She can be reached at 507-896-HOOT (4668) or =20 nature@acegroup.cc. For a full festival schedule, go to =20 www.houstonmn.com/owlfest.htm. Karla Kinstler Director/Naturalist Houston Nature Center 215 W Plum St PO Box 667 Houston, MN 55943 507-896-4668 nature@acegroup.cc http://www.houstonmn.com/Nature/nature2.htm --Apple-Mail-1-228972583 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252
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