From sgosmire@earthlink.net Sun Jan 1 16:31:24 2006 From: sgosmire@earthlink.net (Susan Gosmire) Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 10:31:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] Laq Qui Parle Message-ID: <410-22006101163124593@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII We went late afternoon and found thousands of Canada geese. Also present were Mallards, Common Mergansers, Common Goldeneyes. We didn't see any Bald Eagles but often there are some around. It was fun just sitting with the windows open in the truck listening and watching the geese flying overhead as they returned from feeding. Susan Wood Lake ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

We went late afternoon and found thousands of Canada geese.  Also present were Mallards, Common Mergansers,  Common Goldeneyes.  We didn't see any Bald Eagles but often there are some around.  It was fun just sitting with the windows open in the truck listening and watching the geese flying overhead as they returned from feeding.
 
Susan
Wood Lake
 

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From cfagyal@avianphotos.org Sun Jan 1 18:14:11 2006 From: cfagyal@avianphotos.org (Chris Fagyal) Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 12:14:11 -0600 Subject: [mou] Late/Early Blackbird? Message-ID: <43B81BF3.6050905@avianphotos.org> Don't know how overly odd this may be, but I have a Red-winged Blackbird male wintering in my back yard in north-eastern Wright County. 2nd bird of the new year for me behind American Tree Sparrow. Cheers and Happy New Year, Chris From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Sun Jan 1 19:09:09 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 13:09:09 -0600 Subject: [mou] New Year's Hoary Redpoll and other Itasca County birds In-Reply-To: <43B81BF3.6050905@avianphotos.org> Message-ID: I went for a ride this morning to kick off a 2006 list and was pleasantly surprised with a lifer less than a half-mile from my home. Mixed in with a flock of Common Redpolls feeding in the tansy near the Connor-Jasper Middle School in Bovey was at least one Hoary Redpoll. I’ve seen several possible Hoarys in the past that I couldn’t say weren’t Commons with any certainty, but this bird was textbook. It was clearly larger and puffier-looking, had a generally whiter appearance, had an unstreaked rump and undertail coverts, its bill was obviously stubbier, and its breast had only a feint hint of pink. I also found about 40 Bohemian Waxwings in Coleraine and Pine Grosbeaks in Coleraine and Marble. Yesterday, Earl Orf and I birded Itasca County. Highlights included: 5 Boreal Chickadees on Alder Rd, .1 miles N of Middle Creek (~3.2 miles N of CR 48) Bohemian Waxwings (>100) in Deer River Evening Grosbeaks on CR 128 and in Deer River Belted Kingfisher over a tiny, unfrozen creek on Eagle Nest Rd. (I don’t know why this bird wouldn’t head for nearby areas with much more water available.) Gray Jays on Alder Rd, CR 128, and CR 153 Northern Shrike on Alder Rd Pine Siskins on Alder Rd Common Redpolls on Alder Rd Pine Grosbeaks in many locations Bald Eagles in many locations Northern Cardinal in Grand Rapids (we’re seeing more all the time) Barred Owl in Grand Rapids We haven't been seeing northern owls in Itasca County this year. Shawn Conrad Bovey From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Sun Jan 1 20:19:06 2006 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 15:19:06 EST Subject: [mou] MSP Snowys, Dakota Gyr, Am Blackducks Message-ID: <142.5405ad1f.30e9933a@aol.com> Saw two of the Snowy Owls at the airport with help from Connie Brunell. One was on the fence immediately behind the glycol reprocessing facility and one was further up Cargo Road on a small mound of snow, but on the same side of the road between the two tunnels. Dangerfield's pond in Shakopee had at least two Am. Blackducks among the mallards. I was looking west at a RTHawk atop one of the tall metal power poles east of the intersection of MN55 and Dakota 42(East) when the Grey Phase Gyrfalcon swept into view about 12:05 today. After it cleared 55 and the wires it dropped low and powered across the triangular field at that intersection and then went across 42. It rose above tree height, went over the tree line on the bluff of the river and then turned east and went along the tree line towards Schaars Bluff and dropped out of sight. I couldn't find it again after that. John Ellis, St. Paul From george.skinner@gte.net Sun Jan 1 22:25:55 2006 From: george.skinner@gte.net (George B Skinner) Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 16:25:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] visible now, Eastern Screech Owl, red, Henn Co, Minnetonka Message-ID: <002201c60f22$56329ca0$a9421a3f@computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C60EF0.0A51A2E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The owl is sitting in the wood duck box entrance now, 4:15 pm, Jan 1, = 2006. You can see the front of the box in the backyard from the street = by looking through the pines at the west side of our house. George Skinner and Anne Hanley 15330 Lynn Terrace Minnetonka, MN use yahoo map, etc for directions to our house. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C60EF0.0A51A2E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The owl is sitting in the wood duck box entrance = now, 4:15 pm,=20 Jan 1, 2006. You can see the front of the box in the backyard from = the=20 street by looking through the pines at the west side of our = house.
 
George Skinner and Anne Hanley
15330 Lynn Terrace
Minnetonka, MN
 
use yahoo map, etc for directions to our=20 house.
------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C60EF0.0A51A2E0-- From smithville4@charter.net Sun Jan 1 23:09:17 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 17:09:17 -0600 Subject: [mou] Iceland Gull "Kumliens" Message-ID: <000801c60f28$640c6440$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C60EF6.1906AF50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Iceland Gull was sitting with 450+ Herring Gulls at the Canal Park = entry.=20 Also at Canal Park were 3 Glaucous Gulls ( 2 adults 1 first winter ). I = also saw a second winter Thayer's Gull mixed in with the Herring Gulls.=20 Did a strong search for Snowy Owls an the Gyr and could not locate any = in Superior or in the Duluth harbors. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C60EF6.1906AF50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The Iceland Gull was sitting = with 450+=20 Herring Gulls at the Canal Park entry.
 
Also at Canal Park were 3 = Glaucous Gulls=20 ( 2 adults 1 first winter ).  I also saw a second winter = Thayer's=20 Gull mixed in with the Herring Gulls. 
 
Did a strong search for Snowy = Owls an the=20 Gyr and could not locate any in Superior or in the Duluth = harbors.
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C60EF6.1906AF50-- From blanich@emily.net Mon Jan 2 00:07:26 2006 From: blanich@emily.net (Steve & Jo Blanich) Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 18:07:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Aitkin County Snowy Owl Message-ID: <001301c60f30$9eda6ec0$9f64a8c0@hppav> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C60EFE.38F992C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >From Warren Nelson: Snowy Owl was seen Sunday afternoon, 1/1, south of = Palisade, on Twp. Rd. 380, .8 mi. west of 5 ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C60EFE.38F992C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
From Warren Nelson:  Snowy Owl was = seen Sunday=20 afternoon, 1/1, south of Palisade, on Twp. Rd. 380, .8 mi. west of=20 5
------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C60EFE.38F992C0-- From lkrueger@umn.edu Mon Jan 2 04:04:53 2006 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 22:04:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] Photo website update Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C60F1F.67589820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For those interested, I've updated my website with the following birds under the "New Photos" tab: Female Cardinal, Male and Female House Sparrow, European Starling, and Cooper's Hawk. Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C60F1F.67589820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

For those interested, I’ve updated my website = with the following birds under the “New Photos” tab:  Female = Cardinal, Male and Female House Sparrow, European Starling, and Cooper’s = Hawk. 

 

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

 

------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C60F1F.67589820-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Jan 2 15:33:44 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 09:33:44 -0600 Subject: [mou] Home-based vacation birds Message-ID: <001101c60fb1$eb0b4450$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Just returned to the office this morning, interesting birds over the last week: * Ann Lake & Sherburne NWR - Townsend's Solitaire (haven't seen second yet), Bohemian Waxing (single in small Cedar flock), Northern Goshawk, Common Raven, Northern Shrikes * Aitkin County (CR 18 & 5, Palisade, Tamarack) - Snowy Owl, Boreal Chickadees (3), Pine Grosbeaks (40), Snow Buntings (69), Common Redpolls (30) * Mille Lacs (primarily Kathio, Hennepin & surrounding area) - Red-headed Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, otherwise very quiet. First bird of year was a Tree Sparrow while unsuccessfully owling this morning; first hawk of year was the Goshawk. Happy New Year to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Mon Jan 2 16:12:48 2006 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (Randy Frederickson) Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:12:48 -0600 Subject: [mou] Willmar CBC results Message-ID: Willmar area CBC conducted on 12/17. Total species seen- 46 (way above what we had expected with the early freeze up) Additional CW species- 3 Only one RT hawk. Best finds: great blue heron, snipe, hermit thrush NO redpolls, siskins or RB nuthaches. Goldfinch and cedar waxwing numbers down significantly. Unusually high numbers of: snow buntings (202), lapland longspurs (130), horned larks (64 birds and often get none) Randy Frederickson Willmar, Kandiyohi county From dbmartin@skypoint.com Mon Jan 2 17:50:48 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:50:48 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sherburne-Red-Shouldered Message-ID: <002901c60fc5$14887920$7e2e56c7@oemcomputer> Came across a adult Red-shouldered Hawk in Sherburne County yesterday. It was hunting with a kingfisher over an open water marsh just west of the intersection of Cty Rds 1 and 87. This seems a bit far north for a wintering bird, although they do nest in the area. Although maybe it is a sign of the times as the Ann Lake Campground area Townsend's Solitaire was harrassing a flicker in its recent normal area south of 253rd, one mile east of the intersection of Cty Rds 4 and 5. Flickers are allover this winter. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From george.skinner@gte.net Mon Jan 2 21:41:51 2006 From: george.skinner@gte.net (George B Skinner) Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:41:51 -0600 Subject: [mou] visible now, Eastern Screech Owl, red, Henn Co, Minnetonka Message-ID: <003101c60fe5$6d0661a0$d26b1a3f@computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C60FB3.0CB6B160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The owl is sitting in the wood duck box entrance now, 3:30 pm, Jan 2, = 2006. You can see the front of the box in the backyard from the street = by looking through the pines at the west side of our house. George Skinner and Anne Hanley 15330 Lynn Terrace Minnetonka, MN use yahoo map, etc for directions to our house. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C60FB3.0CB6B160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The owl is sitting in the wood duck box entrance=20 now, 3:30 pm, Jan 2, 2006. You can see the front of the box in the=20 backyard from the street by looking through the pines at the west = side of=20 our house.
 
George Skinner and Anne Hanley
15330 Lynn Terrace
Minnetonka, MN
 
use yahoo map, etc for directions to our=20 house.
------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C60FB3.0CB6B160-- From tiger150@comcast.net Mon Jan 2 22:54:42 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 16:54:42 -0600 Subject: [mou] MSP Snowies (Hennipin County) References: <003101c60fe5$6d0661a0$d26b1a3f@computer> Message-ID: <001c01c60fef$8543eee0$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C60FBD.3A47AFD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I arrived on Cargo Road at 3:30. We met some other birders that said = that a Snowy Owl was seen on top the F22 post on the runway, but the owl = was very far away, you could barely see it with very good binoculars = (from first tunnel, to the right). Alyssa DeRubeis Hennipin County=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: George B Skinner=20 To: MOU-net=20 Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 3:41 PM Subject: [mou] visible now, Eastern Screech Owl, red, Henn Co, = Minnetonka The owl is sitting in the wood duck box entrance now, 3:30 pm, Jan 2, = 2006. You can see the front of the box in the backyard from the street = by looking through the pines at the west side of our house. George Skinner and Anne Hanley 15330 Lynn Terrace Minnetonka, MN use yahoo map, etc for directions to our house. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C60FBD.3A47AFD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I arrived on Cargo Road at 3:30. We met = some other=20 birders that said that a Snowy Owl was seen on top the F22 post on = the=20 runway, but the owl was very far away, you could barely see it with = very=20 good binoculars (from first tunnel, to the right).
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Hennipin County 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 George B=20 Skinner
To: MOU-net
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 = 3:41=20 PM
Subject: [mou] visible now, = Eastern=20 Screech Owl, red, Henn Co, Minnetonka

The owl is sitting in the wood duck box entrance=20 now, 3:30 pm, Jan 2, 2006. You can see the front of the box in = the=20 backyard from the street by looking through the pines at the west = side of=20 our house.
 
George Skinner and Anne Hanley
15330 Lynn Terrace
Minnetonka, MN
 
use yahoo map, etc for directions to our=20 house.
------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C60FBD.3A47AFD0-- From sweston2@comcast.net Tue Jan 3 02:30:09 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:30:09 -0600 Subject: [mou] Dakota Co. birds Message-ID: <002501c6100d$9fb7a5f0$f0afb445@Weston72505> Yesterday (Sunday) I participated in the Hastings CBC. It was a fine day and the birds were most cooperative. We found a few birds of note: Gyrfalcon was almost the first bird of our count. we found it sitting at the peak of the silo at the entrance to Schaar's Bluff. About an hour later it came cruising by us as we scoped the river from the bluff. Iceland Gull was seen from the bluff on a piece of ice. this was a spectacular bird - completely snow white with a black bill. Red-shouldered hawk (imm) was found sitting on the wire at the intersection of highway 55 and CR42. From the back this hawk looks just like a Red-tail. Another birder found it again today perhaps at the same location. Today I found about 200 Snow Buntings on 190th Street just west of Vermillion. The road was busy and the birds were skittish, so I was unable to get close enough to see if there were any Longspurs mixed in. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From smithville4@charter.net Tue Jan 3 02:36:46 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:36:46 -0600 Subject: [mou] Hawk Owl Message-ID: <000801c6100e$8b1e6790$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C60FDC.401D6D90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Today I was in Sax Zim Bog and located the Hawk Owl on the Stone Lake = Rd. ( co. Rd 319 ). I spent a good deal of time looking for the Snowy = Owls that were reported in the bog and could not locate any of these = owls. I also looked for the snowy owl at the airport in Duluth and = failed in locating this owl as well. I ran into some birders from Austin, Mn and they informed me that the = Black-backed Woodpecker was seen on McDavitt Rd as well as a Great Gray = Owl a few days ago. I did manage to run into some Black-billed Magpies along Co. Rd 7 just = north of Co. Rd 52. There is still plenty of Rough-legged Hawks over = wintering in the bog. I seen at least 5 individuals. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C60FDC.401D6D90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Today I was in Sax Zim Bog = and located=20 the Hawk Owl on the Stone Lake Rd. ( co. Rd 319 ).  I spent a good = deal of=20 time looking for the Snowy Owls that were reported in the bog and could = not=20 locate any of these owls. I also looked for the snowy owl at the airport = in=20 Duluth and failed in locating this owl as well.
 
I ran into some birders from = Austin, Mn=20 and they informed me that the Black-backed Woodpecker was seen on = McDavitt Rd as=20 well as a Great Gray Owl a few days ago.
 
I did manage to run into some = Black-billed Magpies along Co. Rd 7 just north of Co. Rd 52.  There = is=20 still plenty of Rough-legged Hawks over wintering in the bog. I seen at = least 5=20 individuals.
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C60FDC.401D6D90-- From smithville4@charter.net Tue Jan 3 02:48:56 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:48:56 -0600 Subject: [mou] January MOU Trip Message-ID: <000f01c61010$3ddc3280$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C60FDD.F3088A10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I still have room for the January 28-29th MOU winter field trip. So far = I have six birders who have signed up for this trip and four of them are = from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Some of the possibilities you could see = on this trip are the following: Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, Iceland = Gull, ( all 3 species seen on Jan. 1 in Duluth ) Sharp-tailed Grouse, = Great Gray Owl, Snowy Owl, Hawk Owl, Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal = Chickadee, Gray Jay, Bohemian Waxwing and assortment of winter finches. = If you are interested in attending this trip just reply to this posting = and let me know and also if there are more than just you that are = interested in going let me know their names and emails. Thanks Mike Hendrickson MOU Field Trip Swami Duluth, Mn =20 Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C60FDD.F3088A10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I still have room for the = January 28-29th=20 MOU winter field trip.  So far I have six birders who = have signed=20 up for this trip and four of them are from Sioux Falls, South = Dakota. =20 Some of the possibilities you could see on this trip are the following: = Glaucous=20 Gull, Thayer's Gull, Iceland Gull, ( all 3 species seen on Jan. 1 in = Duluth )=20 Sharp-tailed Grouse, Great Gray Owl, Snowy Owl, Hawk Owl,=20 Black-backed Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee, Gray Jay, Bohemian = Waxwing and=20 assortment of winter finches. 
 
If you are interested in = attending this=20 trip just reply to this posting and let me know and also if there are = more than=20 just you that are interested in going let me know their names and=20 emails.
 
Thanks
 
Mike Hendrickson
MOU Field Trip = Swami
Duluth, Mn
 
 
 
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C60FDD.F3088A10-- From bafall@umn.edu Tue Jan 3 03:49:59 2006 From: bafall@umn.edu (Bruce Fall) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:49:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] 3 Iceland Gulls, Black Dog L. Message-ID: <8C4532CE-000D-449D-A868-4E1DD202EDA4@umn.edu> Mon. afternoon (2 Jan.) there were 3 Iceland Gulls in the roosting gull flock (~500) east of the power plant at Black Dog L. (Dakota Co.). Two (1st winter, 3rd winter) have been seen (and photographed) previously; the third (adult) is a new arrival. The adult appeared to be nominate glaucoides, not kumlieni: outer primaries (both at rest and in flight) lacked any darker gray markings, and overall the bird looked like a dainty miniature Glaucous Gull. Also present: one 1st winter Glaucous Gull and at least four Thayer's Gulls (two 1st winter, two adult). Bruce A. Fall, Minneapolis From sweston2@comcast.net Tue Jan 3 08:40:55 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 02:40:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] re: Dakota Co. Birds Message-ID: <004501c61041$705c1780$f0afb445@Weston72505> my appologies. I have had a couple of requests for directions to Schaar's Bluff. The Schaar's Bluff unit of Spring Lake Park can be reached by taking the Hastings cutoff from Hwys 52 and 55. Then take CR42 east to the turn for the park on Ideal. While it is a good place to find the Gyrfalcon, I do not suggest it for the Iceland Gull. You are viewing the gulls from several hundred yards away. There is about a tenth the number being reported at Black Dog Lake. Steve From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Jan 3 17:54:28 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 11:54:28 -0600 Subject: [mou] Central MN + RFI Message-ID: <00e801c6108e$be792a50$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Nathan & I may be able to do a little chasing Saturday (rest of family in WI). Are there any spots within a couple of hours (or so) of central MN that would be good for: * Gray Partridges * Prairie Chickens * Long-eared Owls * Varied Thrushes (is the Sartell bird still being seen? If so, does anyone have directions?). If not, we may head to Black Dog for a second shot at the gulls. When is the best time to do so (we struck out a couple of weeks ago in the morning)? What is the best way to get to the eastern location mentioned in some of the emails (we've only been there once, and wasted significant time driving the area)? Thanks! Al & Nathan Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties PS Also could use a good spot for L. Longspurs, if they're still around. From MMARTELL@audubon.org Tue Jan 3 22:27:52 2006 From: MMARTELL@audubon.org (MARTELL, Mark) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:27:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Audubon Job Available Message-ID: JOB OPENING Partnership Coordinator for Bird Conservation Minnesota Part-time - 20hrs/week - One Year Funding Audubon Minnesota is hiring a Partnership Coordinator for Bird = Conservation Minnesota (BCM). BCM is a collaborative effort of groups = and individuals committed to conserving bird populations in the state. = This position will be responsible for statewide coordination and network = and organization building for Bird Conservation Minnesota. This = one-year, part-time position will help BCM effectively and = collaboratively support its members in enhancing and drawing public = attention to bird conservation opportunities in Minnesota. The = position's primary tasks are to (1) build a strong, statewide network of members and partners for BCM = and (2) assist the BCM Coordinating Council to advance projects of = benefit to BCM and its partners. The Partnership Coordinator will work with colleagues in government = agencies, academia, and nongovernmental organizations. This will = include but not be limited to the Minnesota Department of Natural = Resources, The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union, and the U.S. Fish and = Wildlife Service. Working with the BCM Coordinating Council, the = Partnership Coordinator will build and strengthen the BCM alliance in = order to enhance partnerships for implementing bird conservation through = communication, coordination, information, and action so that Minnesota = can keep common birds common and stabilize or increase populations of = declining birds. The successful applicant will have the ability to build partnerships, = communicate effectively with a wide range of potential partners, = organize information, write clearly, and represent BCM and its partner = groups professionally. Excellent organizational skills and attention to = detail are required. The applicant must be able to effectively operate = computers, printers, and other standard office equipment and be able to = produce professional documents using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, = Access, and PowerPoint. Two years of post high school education and some = knowledge of Minnesota birds are necessary. The successful candidate = will understand and support the Audubon and BCM missions and desire to = contribute to the effectiveness of program and staff.=20 Please send cover letter, resume, and references to Mark Martell by Friday, 6 January 2006 preferably via email to mmartell@audubon.org or by mail to Audubon Minnesota 2367 Ventura Dr. #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) From MMARTELL@audubon.org Tue Jan 3 22:39:40 2006 From: MMARTELL@audubon.org (MARTELL, Mark) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:39:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Remer & Sax-Zim birds Message-ID: A birder from Missouri called me today to let me know he was near Remer = on Monday and saw an American Robin with a flock of Bohemian Waxwings. = On Tues he was in Sax-Zim and saw Snow Buntings and a Black-billed = Magpie. No further details available. Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX) From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Tue Jan 3 21:22:50 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 15:22:50 -0600 Subject: [mou] 2005 Pine County CBC Message-ID: The Pine County CBC was done on December 28th, 2005, on icy roads and = temps in the twenties. 33 species were seen. The top ten by quantity = were: 1. Common Redpoll - 383 2. Black-capped Chickadee - 284 3. European Starling - 218 4. Evening Grosbeak - 212 5. Blue Jay - 122 6. Rock Pigeon - 108 7. American Crow - 80 8. Pine Siskin - 71 9. House Sparrow - 68 10. American Goldfinch - 55 The mixed habitat in Pine County gives rise to great diversity, where = true boreal forest and bogs exist in the same areas as agricultural = farms and small towns. Redpolls were staged up in large flocks in = speckled alder and willow swampy brushy areas. Evening and Pine = grosbeaks were numerous at most feeder arrays, as were Pine Siskins and = Purple Finches. Downy Woodpeckers were very hard to find this year, as = were Snow Buntings. No Crossbills seen, but inspections of local = conifers showed no cones of any kind. A Boreal Chickadee was called in = by Kim Risen on Jean Duluth Road; =BD mile north of County Line Road = (County Hwy 10) that separates Carlton and Pine Counties. Jean Duluth is = the first road to the north as you head on County Line Road (County Hwy = 10) west from State Hwy 23 from the town of Nickerson. A Black-backed = Woodpecker was found foraging in a stand of Red Pine further west along = County Line Road, Between Pine County Rd 48 and Pine County Rd 49. The = orange glow of freshly gleaned Red Pines was called to our attention by = Cyndi Risen; these Pines are immediately adjacent to the roadway on the = Carlton County side. Another feeding area was found another mile west. = Why on the Carlton side and not the Pine County side? Perhaps one county = sprays and the other doesn't? I don't know, but it intrigues me to = think about it. Steve Johnson led a group to the Nickerson Bog and was = treated to clear views of a large Timber Wolf. This is some wild = country. No northern owls seen, but many hours logged and the locals = were as welcoming and as pleasant as ever. 33 birds seen, with a new = species added - Northern Cardinal, seen in Bruno at a feeder. Evening = Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins, and Red-breasted Nuthatches all were counted in = record numbers. 5 Golden Crowned Kinglets were a good find as well. I = was concerned the early cold snap we had may have caused these = insectivorous northerners to move south. We have only had them in one = other winter, in 2003. Mark Alt Brooklyn Center Hennepin County From EgretCMan@msn.com Wed Jan 4 06:17:30 2006 From: EgretCMan@msn.com (CRAIG MANDEL) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 00:17:30 -0600 Subject: [mou] Black Dog Lake - 1/3/06 update Message-ID: 1/3/2006 Birded between East and West Black Dog Lake from 3:45pm to 5:15pm today. There were still large numbers of Gulls on the East side of the power plant road. With the highlight being a single 1st winter Iceland Gull and one 1st winter Thayer's Gull. @ Peregrine Falcon @ Thayer's Gull @ Iceland Gull Craig Mandel EgretCMan@msn.com From sweston2@comcast.net Wed Jan 4 15:21:07 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 09:21:07 -0600 Subject: [mou] metro birds Message-ID: <000d01c61143$32f4e8b0$f0afb445@Weston72505> Tuesday: rough-legged hawk: Eagan I-35e near I-494. c. redpoles: 100-200 seen flying over Elk River and 169. A large flock of small finches. There is a possibility that they were Pine Siskins, but I don't know that I have ever seen them flying in that large a flock. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From dscarman@charter.net Wed Jan 4 21:25:25 2006 From: dscarman@charter.net (Dave Carman) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 15:25:25 -0600 Subject: [mou] Bird Job Opening - West Skyline Hawk Count, Duluth, MN Message-ID: <4ik1e6$4s7o5c@mxip32a.cluster1.charter.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C61143.16248150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit EXPERIENCED HAWK COUNTER WANTED-Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory is seeking an experienced hawk counter for full-time spring count (1 Mar-Late May) for the West Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth, Minnesota. Now in its tenth season, the West Skyline Hawk Count is the spring component of the fall Hawk Ridge count and the western-most spring count on the Great Lakes. Harsh weather conditions are the rule, especially in March and April. Duties include identification of raptors in flight, hourly data recording, posting daily counts on HawkCount and visitor interpretation. Volunteer support will allow for relief time off during the season. See http://www.hawkridge.org for more details on the count. Contractor wages are commensurate with experience. Housing to be provided in Duluth, Minnesota. A brief summary report is required at the end of the season. Email letter, resume, and three references who can speak to raptor identification skills to David S. Carman, Executive Director at dcarman@hawkridge.org; email is preferred, but information can also be mailed to Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, Inc., P.O. Box 3006, Duluth, MN 55803-3006 attn: WSHC. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C61143.16248150 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

EXPERIENCED HAWK COUNTER WANTED—Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory is seeking an experienced hawk counter for full-time spring = count (1 Mar-Late May) for the West = Skyline Hawk Count in Duluth, Minnesota.  Now in its tenth season, the West = Skyline Hawk Count is the spring component of the fall Hawk Ridge count and the western-most spring count on the Great = Lakes.  Harsh weather conditions are the rule, especially in March and = April.  Duties include identification of raptors in flight, hourly data = recording, posting daily counts on HawkCount and visitor interpretation.  = Volunteer support will allow for relief time off during the season.  See http://www.hawkridge.org for more details on the count.  Contractor wages are commensurate = with experience.  Housing to be provided in Duluth, Minnesota.  A brief summary report is required at the end of the season.  Email letter, resume, and three references who can speak to raptor = identification skills to David S. Carman, Executive Director at dcarman@hawkridge.org; email is preferred, but information can also be mailed to Hawk Ridge = Bird Observatory, Inc., P.O. Box 3006, Duluth, MN 55803-3006 attn: = WSHC.

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C61143.16248150-- From alynneretired@yahoo.com Thu Jan 5 02:06:58 2006 From: alynneretired@yahoo.com (audrey lynn) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 18:06:58 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] saw whet Message-ID: <20060105020658.76508.qmail@web61221.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1700129451-1136426818=:74723 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi all, An interesting couple of days birding in Hoyt Lakes, St Louis County. We held the Aurora etc. bird count on Saturday on a nice warm day. Interesting birds were a Saw Whet Owl for count week calling in my yard, a GGOW on Hwy 110 near the intersection with Hoyt Lakes Golf Course Rd. also for count week. Today a Barred owl in my yard, a Brown creeper and Snow Buntings in Hoyt Lakes. Large flocks of Bohemian Waxwings in Biwabik and Aurora on count day, Com. Goldeneyes on Colby Lake(nearly all open water), Sharp-Tailed Grouse, Shrike in Palo, several Bald Eagles, 61 Pine GB in Hoyt Lakes, 25 Evening GB, many Purple Finch, hundreds of Pine Siskins, good numbers of Common Redpolls, a Cardinal in Aurora, juncos, plus all the usual species. I don't have the final species tally yet but I am guessing 32-35. Audrey L. Evers --------------------------------- Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less --0-1700129451-1136426818=:74723 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Hi all,
An interesting couple of days birding in Hoyt Lakes, St Louis County. We held the Aurora etc. bird count on Saturday on a nice warm day. Interesting birds were a Saw Whet Owl for count week calling in my yard, a GGOW on Hwy 110 near the intersection with Hoyt Lakes Golf Course Rd. also for count week. Today a Barred owl in my yard, a Brown creeper and Snow Buntings in Hoyt Lakes. Large flocks of Bohemian Waxwings in Biwabik and Aurora on count day, Com. Goldeneyes on Colby Lake(nearly all open water), Sharp-Tailed Grouse, Shrike in Palo, several Bald Eagles, 61 Pine GB in Hoyt Lakes, 25 Evening GB, many Purple Finch, hundreds of Pine Siskins, good numbers of Common Redpolls, a Cardinal in Aurora, juncos, plus all the usual species. I don't have the final species tally yet but I am guessing 32-35.
Audrey L. Evers
 
 

Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less --0-1700129451-1136426818=:74723-- From incrediblehult@msn.com Thu Jan 5 19:15:28 2006 From: incrediblehult@msn.com (SUSAN HULT) Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:15:28 +0000 Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Interesting Picture In-Reply-To: <43BD5A16.7030608@mchsi.com> Message-ID: Just curious-What kind of cat owner would stand by and take a picture of their cat facing off an eagle?!? Poor cat. Its doomed. >From: Shari LaFleur >To: mou list , MnBird >Subject: [mnbird] Interesting Picture >Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:40:38 -0600 > From danielejackson@earthlink.net Thu Jan 5 19:45:17 2006 From: danielejackson@earthlink.net (Dan Jackson) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 13:45:17 -0600 Subject: [mou] Jocotoco Birdathon Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C611FE.438B3600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am forwarding this announcement on behalf of Craig Thompson of the Wisconsin DNR. He is an avid birder and a strong advocate for birds and birding. If you have any questions, please direct them to Craig. This looks like an interesting birding adventure with a great purpose. The Jocotoco Foundation website can be found at http://www.fjocotoco.org. Good Birding, Dan Jackson Chaseburg, Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA (Near LaCrosse, WI) Jocotoco Birdathon: The American Bird Conservancy, the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative and the Jocotoco Foundation (an ABC partner in Ecuador) are pleased to sponsor the landmark "Jocotoco Birdathon". This momentous event is designed to raise money to save habitat for Ecuador's rarest birds while helping two Important Bird Areas battle for the title of "Birdiest Reserve". The birdathon will take place at two Jocotoco Foundation Reserves. The Buenaventura Reserve, located in southwestern Ecuador, protects a critically important tract of humid cloud forest in the otherwise arid west-slope foothills of the Andes. The reserve provides habitat for 300 species of birds, nine classified as globally threatened, including the El Oro Parakeet and El Oro Tapaculo. The Tapichalaca Reserve, located in southern Ecuador, protects an area of very wet temperate zone forest on the east slope of the Andes. This is the only known location for the critically endangered Jocotoco Antpitta. The reserve also provides habitat for additional feathered rarities including golden-plumed parakeet, masked saltator and bearded guan. Both protected areas provide important over-wintering habitat for a variety of neotropical migrants. The Birdathon is scheduled for September 8 - 17, 2006. Cost is $1,365 (not including airfare) + a $500 donation to the Jocotoco Foundation. Space is limited to twelve participants. All proceeds will be donated to the Jocotoco Foundation to purchase habitat for endangered birds in Ecuador. For more information contact: Craig Thompson, (608) 785-1277, Craig.Thompson@dnr.state.wi.us. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C611FE.438B3600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jocotoco Birdathon

I am forwarding this = announcement on behalf of Craig Thompson of the Wisconsin DNR. He is an = avid birder and a strong advocate for birds and birding. If you have any = questions, please direct them to Craig.

This looks like an = interesting birding adventure with a great purpose.
The Jocotoco = Foundation website can be found at http://www.fjocotoco.org.
Good Birding,
Dan = Jackson
Chaseburg, Vernon = County, Wisconsin, USA
(Near LaCrosse, = WI)
<http://community.webshots.com/user/danielejackson>=20

Jocotoco Birdathon: The = American Bird Conservancy, the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative = and the Jocotoco Foundation (an ABC partner in Ecuador) are pleased to = sponsor the landmark "Jocotoco Birdathon". This momentous = event is designed to raise money to save habitat for Ecuador's rarest = birds while helping two Important Bird Areas battle for the title of = "Birdiest Reserve".

The birdathon will take place at two = Jocotoco Foundation Reserves. The Buenaventura Reserve, located in = southwestern Ecuador, protects a critically important tract of humid = cloud forest in the otherwise arid west-slope foothills of the Andes. = The reserve provides habitat for 300 species of birds, nine classified = as globally threatened, including the El Oro Parakeet and El Oro = Tapaculo.

The Tapichalaca Reserve, located in = southern Ecuador, protects an area of very wet temperate zone forest on = the east slope of the Andes. This is the only known location for the = critically endangered Jocotoco Antpitta. The reserve also provides = habitat for additional feathered rarities including golden-plumed = parakeet, masked saltator and bearded guan. Both protected areas provide = important over-wintering habitat for a variety of neotropical = migrants.

The Birdathon is scheduled for = September 8 - 17, 2006. Cost is $1,365 (not including airfare) + a $500 = donation to the Jocotoco Foundation. Space is limited to twelve = participants. All proceeds will be donated to the Jocotoco Foundation to = purchase habitat for endangered birds in Ecuador.

For more information contact: Craig = Thompson, (608) 785-1277, Craig.Thompson@dnr.state.wi.us.

------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C611FE.438B3600-- From DanJackson@LBWhite.com Thu Jan 5 19:36:49 2006 From: DanJackson@LBWhite.com (Dan Jackson) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 13:36:49 -0600 Subject: [mou] Jocotoco Birdathon Message-ID: <851BA04EE7D2934F89BA4B14031F0CCC01DF62C4@lbwmail.lb-white2.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6122F.5F0E61BE Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am forwarding this announcement on behalf of Craig Thompson of the Wisconsin DNR. He is an avid birder and a strong advocate for birds and birding. If you have any questions, please direct them to Craig. =20 This looks like an interesting birding adventure with a great purpose. =20 The Jocotoco Foundation website can be found at http://www.fjocotoco.org =20 Good Birding, =20 Dan Jackson Chaseburg, Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA (Near LaCrosse, WI) =20 =20 =20 =20 Jocotoco Birdathon: The American Bird Conservancy, the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative and the Jocotoco Foundation (an ABC partner in Ecuador) are pleased to sponsor the landmark "Jocotoco Birdathon". This momentous event is designed to raise money to save habitat for Ecuador's rarest birds while helping two Important Bird Areas battle for the title of "Birdiest Reserve". =20 The birdathon will take place at two Jocotoco Foundation Reserves. The Buenaventura Reserve, located in southwestern Ecuador, protects a critically important tract of humid cloud forest in the otherwise arid west-slope foothills of the Andes. The reserve provides habitat for 300 species of birds, nine classified as globally threatened, including the El Oro Parakeet and El Oro Tapaculo. The Tapichalaca Reserve, located in southern Ecuador, protects an area of very wet temperate zone forest on the east slope of the Andes. This is the only known location for the critically endangered Jocotoco Antpitta. The reserve also provides habitat for additional feathered rarities including golden-plumed parakeet, masked saltator and bearded guan. Both protected areas provide important over-wintering habitat for a variety of neotropical migrants. The Birdathon is scheduled for September 8 - 17, 2006. Cost is $1,365 (not including airfare) + a $500 donation to the Jocotoco Foundation. Space is limited to twelve participants. All proceeds will be donated to the Jocotoco Foundation to purchase habitat for endangered birds in Ecuador. For more information contact: Craig Thompson, (608) 785-1277, Craig.Thompson@dnr.state.wi.us. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6122F.5F0E61BE Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jocotoco Birdathon
I am forwarding this announcement on behalf = of Craig=20 Thompson of the Wisconsin DNR.  He is an avid birder and a strong = advocate=20 for birds and birding.  If you have any questions, please direct = them to=20 Craig.
 
This looks like an interesting birding = adventure with a=20 great purpose.
 
The Jocotoco Foundation website can be found = at http://www.fjocotoco.org
 
Good Birding,
 
Dan = Jackson
Chaseburg, Vernon=20 County, Wisconsin, USA
(Near LaCrosse, WI)
<http://community.webshots.com/user/danielejackson>=
 
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Jocotoco = Birdathon:  The American Bird Conservancy, the Wisconsin Bird = Conservation Initiative and the Jocotoco Foundation (an ABC partner in = Ecuador)=20 are pleased to sponsor the landmark "Jocotoco Birdathon".  This = momentous=20 event is designed to raise money to save habitat for Ecuador's rarest = birds=20 while helping two Important Bird Areas battle for the title of "Birdiest = Reserve". 

The birdathon will take place at two = Jocotoco=20 Foundation Reserves.  The Buenaventura Reserve, located in = southwestern=20 Ecuador, protects a critically important tract of humid cloud forest in = the=20 otherwise arid west-slope foothills of the Andes.  The reserve = provides=20 habitat for 300 species of birds, nine classified as globally = threatened,=20 including the El Oro Parakeet and El Oro Tapaculo.

The Tapichalaca Reserve, located in = southern Ecuador,=20 protects an area of very wet temperate zone forest on the east slope of = the=20 Andes. This is the only known location for the critically endangered = Jocotoco=20 Antpitta.  The reserve also provides habitat for additional = feathered=20 rarities including golden-plumed parakeet, masked saltator and bearded=20 guan.  Both protected areas provide important over-wintering = habitat for a=20 variety of neotropical migrants.

The Birdathon is scheduled for September = 8 - 17,=20 2006.  Cost is $1,365 (not including airfare) + a $500 donation to = the=20 Jocotoco Foundation. Space is limited to twelve participants.  All = proceeds=20 will be donated to the Jocotoco Foundation to purchase habitat for = endangered=20 birds in Ecuador.

For more information contact:  Craig = Thompson,=20 (608) 785-1277, Craig.Thompson@dnr.state.w= i.us.

------_=_NextPart_001_01C6122F.5F0E61BE-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Jan 5 18:56:58 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:56:58 -0600 Subject: [mou] MSP airport Snowy Owls Message-ID: I have seen the Snowy Owls twice in the past 24 hours. A 2nd year male bird was visible from the FEDEX truck staging lot on Weds afternoon (1/4/06). Mark LaRose and Jim Otto and I saw the bird at a distance across the runways looking northwest. It was a very light bird with brownish markings and a nearly white crown. It was sitting on the ground atop a little snow pile. It was over a quarter mile distant, viewed through a scope. I saw it at about 4:15 pm. I watched a female Snowy with many dark feather edges this morning (1/5/06) at 9:45 AM. It was visible from Cargo Rd ad you drive east out of the first tunnel and then look to you right. This is a large array of runways visible; this Snowy was perched atop a runway number sign (I forget the number). It was about 300 yards away. It is so heavily marked that it looks grey to the naked eye (its back was to me). With binos the details come into focus and the patterning can be discerned. =20 So, there are at least two birds still at the airport. I encourage all viewers to reveal their findings (or not findings) for these birds so we can determine if there is a pattern to their behaviors. Please post to MOU net with the time of day, exact position of your viewing, relative position of the bird, and what the patterning of the bird was. (very white on back and top of head, bib extended far down breast vs. very heavily patterned black markings on back and breast and cap of head. Bib extended only to chin of bird. Please relate if you looked and didn't find it , as well. Many people are looking to add this bird to their year and life list and more information will be better. Some parts of this area do not lend themselves to safe stopping and viewing. The Owl I saw today was viewed form an area that has no safe stopping area. Please relate how you arranged to see the birds, what your parking and viewing points were. I am hoping to capture more video of these birds, but these distances are too great for quality filming, so I may be going back a lot. I will post my findings, please do the same. Good Birding. From fieldfare21@hotmail.com Thu Jan 5 23:16:10 2006 From: fieldfare21@hotmail.com (Benjamin Fritchman) Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:16:10 -0600 Subject: [mou] Long Prairie and Philbrook CBCs Message-ID: Both the Long Prairie and Philbrook CBCs were conducted on January 1st. Both of the circles are located within Todd County. The preliminary results are in, and Long Prairie ended up with 40 species on count day, which I believe is one behind the record for the count. Three other species were seen on count week(Sharp-shinned Hawk, Lapland Longspur, and American Kestrel) for a very good total of 43 for our area. Also, a possible Harris' Sparrow was reported, but not confirmed as of yet. Highlights included the possible Harris' Sparrow, also Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Flicker, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Robin, Mallard (only one stream for open water), and Belted Kingfisher. The Philbrook CBC, now in only its third year set a record for number of species this year. There was a total of 31 species found, which exceeded our expectations. There were many firsts for the count, including Northern Cardinal, Northern Goshawk, Lapland Longspur, Great-horned Owl, and Great Blue Heron. The Heron was found by Herb Dingman flying along an open ditch of water. Also of note were Bohemian Waxwing, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Common Raven. All in all a great day to be out counting birds. Ben Fritchman Long Prairie, Minnesota From eckma001@umn.edu Fri Jan 6 00:33:01 2006 From: eckma001@umn.edu (eckma001) Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:33:01 CST Subject: [mou] MSP airport Snowy Owls Message-ID: <200601060033.k060X1Qi018104@sarge.software.umn.edu> Dear Mark, Thanks for your very helpful message. Here is information from my sighting at MSP on December 27 from 2:00-3:30 pm. Conditions were heavily overcast and very dreary, light wind, very slight mist. I spotted a large Snowy from the FedEx lot. It was perched atop a huge mound of dirt at the western edge of the airport. It appeared to be almost entirely white. It moved its head around alot but never flew away. Other birders arrived, many with scopes. One spotted a scond Snowy, an apparent female, on a runway sign from a very far distance - I could hardly make it out with my binoculars. It flew toward the bulk tanks (the surface of which are almost ground-level) and perched on a bright red runway post (maybe 20' high) with an inverted U on top, directly to the west and on the opposite side of the runway. It remained there until I left. This second bird was heavily mottled, but I was too far away to make out any details. A large jet taxied right in front of it and it never moved. FYI I saw a Pileated woodpecker on the corner of Carter and Como Avenues in Saint Anthony Park (St. Paul) on December 24 about 4:00pm. Today I found some black wing feathers in Hampden Park (about 8" in length with large white centers) presumably from a Pileated. There are currently Cooper's, Red-tailed and Broad-shouldered hawks in the neighborhood, which might explain the feathers. About two weeks ago I witnessed a Cooper's devouring a Hairy woodpecker five feet from my kitchen window in St. Anthony Park. Karlyn Eckman 651/649-1606 On 5 Jan 2006, Alt, Mark wrote: > I have seen the Snowy Owls twice in the past 24 hours. A 2nd year male > bird was visible from the FEDEX truck staging lot on Weds afternoon > (1/4/06). Mark LaRose and Jim Otto and I saw the bird at a distance > across the runways looking northwest. It was a very light bird with > brownish markings and a nearly white crown. It was sitting on the ground > atop a little snow pile. It was over a quarter mile distant, viewed > through a scope. I saw it at about 4:15 pm. > > I watched a female Snowy with many dark feather edges this morning > (1/5/06) at 9:45 AM. It was visible from Cargo Rd ad you drive east out > of the first tunnel and then look to you right. This is a large array of > runways visible; this Snowy was perched atop a runway number sign (I > forget the number). It was about 300 yards away. It is so heavily > marked that it looks grey to the naked eye (its back was to me). With > binos the details come into focus and the patterning can be discerned. =20 > > So, there are at least two birds still at the airport. I encourage all > viewers to reveal their findings (or not findings) for these birds so we > can determine if there is a pattern to their behaviors. Please post to > MOU net with the time of day, exact position of your viewing, relative > position of the bird, and what the patterning of the bird was. (very > white on back and top of head, bib extended far down breast vs. very > heavily patterned black markings on back and breast and cap of head. Bib > extended only to chin of bird. Please relate if you looked and didn't > find it , as well. Many people are looking to add this bird to their > year and life list and more information will be better. Some parts of > this area do not lend themselves to safe stopping and viewing. The Owl I > saw today was viewed form an area that has no safe stopping area. Please > relate how you arranged to see the birds, what your parking and viewing > points were. > > I am hoping to capture more video of these birds, but these distances > are too great for quality filming, so I may be going back a lot. I will > post my findings, please do the same. Good Birding. > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From eckma001@umn.edu Fri Jan 6 00:54:26 2006 From: eckma001@umn.edu (eckma001) Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:54:26 CST Subject: [mou] MSP airport Snowy Owls Message-ID: <200601060054.k060sQXn029632@sarge.software.umn.edu> Correction -- omit the "Broad-shouldered" hawk. Oops. On 5 Jan 2006, eckma001 wrote: > Dear Mark, > Thanks for your very helpful message. Here is information from my sighting > at MSP on December 27 from 2:00-3:30 pm. Conditions were heavily overcast > and very dreary, light wind, very slight mist. > > I spotted a large Snowy from the FedEx lot. It was perched atop a huge > mound of dirt at the western edge of the airport. It appeared to be almost > entirely white. It moved its head around alot but never flew away. Other > birders arrived, many with scopes. One spotted a scond Snowy, an apparent > female, on a runway sign from a very far distance - I could hardly make it > out with my binoculars. It flew toward the bulk tanks (the surface of > which are almost ground-level) and perched on a bright red runway post > (maybe 20' high) with an inverted U on top, directly to the west and on the > opposite side of the runway. It remained there until I left. This second > bird was heavily mottled, but I was too far away to make out any details. > A large jet taxied right in front of it and it never moved. > > FYI I saw a Pileated woodpecker on the corner of Carter and Como Avenues in > Saint Anthony Park (St. Paul) on December 24 about 4:00pm. Today I found > some black wing feathers in Hampden Park (about 8" in length with large > white centers) presumably from a Pileated. There are currently Cooper's, > Red-tailed and Broad-shouldered hawks in the neighborhood, which might > explain the feathers. About two weeks ago I witnessed a Cooper's devouring > a Hairy woodpecker five feet from my kitchen window in St. Anthony Park. > > Karlyn Eckman > 651/649-1606 > > On 5 Jan 2006, Alt, Mark wrote: > > I have seen the Snowy Owls twice in the past 24 hours. A 2nd year male > > bird was visible from the FEDEX truck staging lot on Weds afternoon > > (1/4/06). Mark LaRose and Jim Otto and I saw the bird at a distance > > across the runways looking northwest. It was a very light bird with > > brownish markings and a nearly white crown. It was sitting on the ground > > atop a little snow pile. It was over a quarter mile distant, viewed > > through a scope. I saw it at about 4:15 pm. > > > > I watched a female Snowy with many dark feather edges this morning > > (1/5/06) at 9:45 AM. It was visible from Cargo Rd ad you drive east out > > of the first tunnel and then look to you right. This is a large array of > > runways visible; this Snowy was perched atop a runway number sign (I > > forget the number). It was about 300 yards away. It is so heavily > > marked that it looks grey to the naked eye (its back was to me). With > > binos the details come into focus and the patterning can be discerned. > =20 > > > > So, there are at least two birds still at the airport. I encourage all > > viewers to reveal their findings (or not findings) for these birds so we > > can determine if there is a pattern to their behaviors. Please post to > > MOU net with the time of day, exact position of your viewing, relative > > position of the bird, and what the patterning of the bird was. (very > > white on back and top of head, bib extended far down breast vs. very > > heavily patterned black markings on back and breast and cap of head. Bib > > extended only to chin of bird. Please relate if you looked and didn't > > find it , as well. Many people are looking to add this bird to their > > year and life list and more information will be better. Some parts of > > this area do not lend themselves to safe stopping and viewing. The Owl I > > saw today was viewed form an area that has no safe stopping area. Please > > relate how you arranged to see the birds, what your parking and viewing > > points were. > > > > I am hoping to capture more video of these birds, but these distances > > are too great for quality filming, so I may be going back a lot. I will > > post my findings, please do the same. Good Birding. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mou-net mailing list > > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > > > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From smithville4@charter.net Fri Jan 6 02:13:01 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 20:13:01 -0600 Subject: [mou] Has anyone seen the Gyr? Message-ID: <001101c61266$b8f20230$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C61234.6E01D110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have not seen any reports of the Hastings Gyr since Steve Weston = reported seeing the bird on the Hastings CBC has anyone seen this bird = this week? I am planning on coming down there this Sunday with a group = and would love to hear if the bird is around. Also is there any updated = map of the Snowy Owls at Mpls airport? I would love to get a map of the = airport of where the FedEx Bldg is and how to get there from 494. Any = help would be great. Thanks Mike Hendrickson Duluth, Mn Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C61234.6E01D110 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have not seen any reports = of the=20 Hastings Gyr since Steve Weston reported seeing the bird on the Hastings = CBC has=20 anyone seen this bird this week?  I am planning on coming down = there this=20 Sunday with a group and would love to hear if the bird is around.  = Also is=20 there any updated map of the Snowy Owls at Mpls airport? I would love to = get a=20 map of the airport of where the FedEx Bldg is and how to get there from=20 494.  Any help would be great.
 
Thanks
 
Mike Hendrickson
Duluth, Mn
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
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------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C61234.6E01D110-- From wielandba@yahoo.com Fri Jan 6 02:39:58 2006 From: wielandba@yahoo.com (B W) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 18:39:58 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Harlequin Duck-Grand Marais Message-ID: <20060106023958.82345.qmail@web33109.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Molly Malecek and I saw an adult male Harlequin Duck off Artist's Point on Wednesday (1/4) evening. The bird was diving with 3 male Common Goldeneyes about 50 meters off the end of the point (the walk out is currently an ice capades type event). Also 12 Long-tailed Ducks near the point and a male American Widgeon in the harbor near North House Folk School. We had great looks at Boreal Chickadees at the Lima Mountain Road off the Gunflint earlier that same day, and 10 Red-breasted Mergansers at Brighton Beach on 1/3. Ben Wieland Deep Portage Learning Center Cass County __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jan 6 03:02:44 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 21:02:44 -0600 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, January 6, 2006 Message-ID: <001d01c6126d$b0dff3c0$bab391ce@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C6123B.664583C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, January 6, 2006 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. This has been an unusual Christmas season with mild temperatures and fog many days. It has contributed to some lovely vistas, and has made birding all the more pleasant. Most Christmas Bird Counts have found more species than usual this year with fewer cold fingers and toes. Ben Fritchman reported on the CBC's held in the Long Prairie area in Todd County on January 1, where a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, GREAT BLUE HERON, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, SONG SPARROW, and LAPLAND LONGSPURS were found among others. >From Otter Tail County, Eddy Edwards and Dan and Sandy Thimgan sent a report on the Battle Lake CBC on January 1 , where 40 species were tallied. They included one RING-NECKED DUCK, 4 GRAY PARTRIDGE, 8 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, a GREAT BLUE HERON, and more than 50 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS. Interestingly, fewer than normal TRUMPETER SWANS were found. On January 2, Shelley Steva saw about 250 SNOW BUNTINGS along MN 1 four miles west of Warren in Polk County. In Red Lake County, Shelley found an AMERICAN ROBIN in the town of Plummer on January 4. The Roseau CBC on December 31 found 36 species, a record number. They included three BALD EAGLES, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, a PRAIRIE FALCON near the intersection of CR 308 and MN 89, a GYRFALCON flying over the Roseau Lakebed along CR 123, 4 GRAY PARTRIDGE, and 13 SHARP-TAILED GROUSE. There were 7 SNOWY OWLS, 12 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS, and three GREAT GRAY OWLS. Five BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, 25 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, 250 SNOW BUNTINGS, 4 PINE GROSBEAKS, and three COMMON REDPOLLS were also observed. Randy Prachar reported three NORTHERN HAWK OWLS at the Roseau Lake WMA on December 27, a few days earlier. I have a second hand report from Gretchen Mehmel that Ted Dick reported six GREAT GRAY OWLS and one NORTHERN HAWK OWL along the Indian Pines Road in Lake of the Woods County on December 29. I'm sorry but I do not have more specific information about the location of that road. Thanks to Randy Prachar, Ben Fritchman, Eddy Edwards, Gretchen Mehmel, Ted Dick, and Dan & Sandy Thimgan for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. 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<3D4B722F-A3BE-40CF-A7F2-B000139EF71A@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-9--701810785 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, Janurary 5th. The adult GYRFALCON near mile marker 216 of state highway 55 was seen =20= as recently as January 3rd, just west of Hastings in Dakota County. =20 Note that an adult PRAIRIE FALCON was also reported from this same =20 general area on the same day, north on county road 42 at Inga Street. =20= I also have a second hand report of a Gyrfalcon from December 31st =20 seen flying over the Roseau Lake bed along Roseau County Road 123. On January 2nd, Mike Hendrickson relocated the NORTHERN HAWK OWL in =20 the Sax Zim Bog area of St. Louis County on the Stone Lake Road just =20 east of county road 7. There are also second hand reports of both =20 GREAT GRAY OWL and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER from McDavitt Road just =20 west of there. And as many as three SNOWY OWLS are still being seen at the =20 Minneapolis / St. Paul airport, especially in the vicinity of Cargo =20 Road. Another Snowy Owl was seen on the 4th along I-35W near county =20 road E2 just south of I-694. Molly Malecek and Ben Wieland found an adult male HARLEQUIN DUCK off =20 Artist=92s Point in Grand Marais, Cook County, on the 4th. The bird =20 seen was diving with COMMON GOLDENEYES. Also seen here were twelve =20 LONG-TAILED DUCKS. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, Janurary 12th. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-9--701810785 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for = Thursday, Janurary 5th.=A0


The = adult GYRFALCON near mile marker 216 of state = highway 55 was seen as recently as January 3rd, just west of Hastings in = Dakota County. Note that an adult PRAIRIE FALCON was also reported from this = same general area on the same day, north on county road 42 at Inga = Street. I also have a second hand report of a Gyrfalcon from = December 31st seen flying over the Roseau Lake bed along Roseau County = Road 123.


On = January 2nd,=A0 Mike Hendrickson relocated the NORTHERN HAWK = OWL in the Sax Zim Bog area of St. Louis County on the Stone = Lake Road just east of county road 7.=A0There are also second hand = reports of both GREAT GRAY OWL and BLACK-BACKED = WOODPECKER from McDavitt Road just west of there.


And as many as three SNOWY OWLS are = still being seen at the Minneapolis / St. Paul airport, especially in = the vicinity of Cargo Road. Another Snowy Owl was seen on the 4th along I-35W = near county road E2 just south of I-694.


Molly = Malecek and Ben Wieland found an adult male HARLEQUIN DUCK = off Artist=92s Point in Grand Marais, Cook County, on the 4th.=A0 The = bird seen was diving with COMMON GOLDENEYES. Also seen here were = twelve LONG-TAILED = DUCKS.


The = next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, Janurary = 12th.


- - = -

Anthony = Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-9--701810785-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Jan 6 04:03:30 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 22:03:30 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 1/5/06 Message-ID: <43BD97B2.15321.1EDFD103@localhost> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, January 5th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE and GRAY CATBIRD were found by Ann Belleman and Peg Robertson today in Cook County at the Tofte Town Park south of Highway 61. Yesterday, Ben Wieland and Molly Malacek relocated one of the two male HARLEQUIN DUCKS at Artists' Point in Grand Marais which were originally found by Harvey Sobieck. Ben and Molly also saw 12 LONG-TAILED DUCKS at Artists' Point and an AMERICAN WIGEON near the North House Folk School, which has been present since at least December 17th. Mike Hendrickson reported an adult ICELAND GULL at Canal Park in Duluth on the 1st, along with two adult and a first-winter GLAUCOUS GULL and a second-winter THAYER'S GULL. Peder Svingen relocated five GREATER SCAUP in the Duluth Harbor on the 2nd. I have not heard any reports of the Gyrfalcon at Park Point since the initial sighting on the 29th. Keith Pulles relocated the VARIED THRUSH in Two Harbors on the 29th at 4th Avenue and 1st Street. The VARIED THRUSH on the UMD campus was relocated by Peder Svingen on the 2nd along St. Marie Street just west of Oakland Avenue. Shawn Conrad found a HOARY REDPOLL in Itasca County on the 1st in the town of Bovey in a patch of tansy near the Connor-Jasper Middle School. Shawn also saw BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Deer River and Coleraine, and EVENING GROSBEAKS in Deer River on the 31st. EVENING GROSBEAKS have also been seen recently in the Sax-Zim bog along the Stone Lake Road (CR 319) and along CR 7. Nick Anich relocated a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 29th in the Sax-Zim bog along the Stone Lake Road (CR 319) and another along the McDavitt Road just north of the railroad tracks. The Stone Lake Hawk Owl was seen again on the 1st and 2nd. The Hawk Owl at the junction of Lake County Road 2 and Forest Highway 11 was also relocated over the weekend. Keith Pulles found a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 30th along Owl Avenue in the Sax-Zim Bog, 0.2 mile south of the Arkola Road (CR 52). The only recent report I have of a SNOWY OWL is one seen in Aitkin County on December 30th and January 1st, south of Palisade on Township Road 380, 0.8 to 1.4 mile west of CR 5. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was found during the Pine County CBC on the 28th in a red pine stand along County Line Road west of Nickerson between CR 48 and CR 49. Dave Thurston relocated one yesterday along the McDavitt Road, 2.4 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). Twenty-seven species were seen on the Isabella CBC on the 1st, including two SPRUCE GROUSE on CR 2 just north of the Sand River, a GREAT GRAY OWL 0.75 mile north of the Sand River, a NORTHERN HAWK OWL about 0.5 mile south of the Sand River, and RED CROSSBILLS in several locations along MN Highway 1 between Isabella and CR 2. Near record numbers of BOREAL CHICKADEES were also found, especially along the Stoney River Forest Road, five to eight miles south of Minnesota Highway 1. A high-clearance vehicle is needed for this road. Boreal Chickadees were also been found by several observers over the weekend in the Sax-Zim bog along Owl Avenue, just north of the bend about a mile south of the Arkola Road (CR 52), in Itasca County along the Alder Road (CR 253) 0.1 mile north of Middle Creek, and in Cook County along the Lima Mountain Road. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 12th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jan 6 13:17:16 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 07:17:16 -0600 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, January 6, 2006 CORRECTION Message-ID: <003301c612c3$87ffd190$c8d5aec6@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C61291.3D656190 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On January 2, Shelley Steva saw about 250 SNOW BUNTINGS along MN 1 four miles west of Warren in MARSHALL County not Polk County as reported earlier. 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My husband and I drove to Cargo Road and came out of the first tunnel. Immediately to our left were the blue tanks and building that I recognized from MOU postings as the glycol reprocessing facility (thank you for the good description on Dec. 23, Jim Williams). We turned into it's driveway and followed that to the backside of the building where we could safely park. Two other birders were looking for the owls when we arrived. We joined them. I made a quick scan of all the fences and runway markers, hoping that the owls would be perched where we could easlily see them (from this spot you can basicly look West, North, and East but not South). No such luck. I remembered my friend's advice that a Snowy Owl will often sit on the ground and look like a chunk of the surrounding dirty snow. I wasn't looking forward to th e effort, but began to examine every bump that I could see along the ground - out along the taxiways beyond the security fence. I started by looking West and slowly covered the area with my binoculars, intending to turn North and then East to cover everything in my sight. When I got to a Northwest heading, however, I stopped. There were two lumps near a runway/taxiway sign that was facing away from us (ie. the backside of the sign - it looks like a dark metal box from the back). One of the lumps had shown some movement! I watched for another minute and saw movement again. As I alerted the other birders and gave them directions, I realized that the landmarks on the horizon that I was using to guide them to the location of what I was seeing were the same as those I had read in Jon Conley's posting of Dec. 28th - "between Ikea and Sears in the background". You have to be familiar with The Mall of America and the Ikea store to recgonize those landmards in the distance, but they're helpful if you know them. This owl was directly below the two tall towers on the horizon. We got out our scope and saw the owl with the very heavily patterned black markings on back, breast, and cap of head and with white bib extending only to the chin. Her back was toward us but we could see her bib everytime she swiveled her head. We saw her front side later when she moved. I had origianally hoped that the other "lump" would also be an owl but it was just a lump of snow - same size and profile as the owl! We watched for 15 minutes, then packed up to leave. Got out again when three other cars pulled in - thought we'd save them the trouble of searching. Just as we got out, a Sun Country jet came along the taxiway next to where the owl was sitting. That caused her to fly to a more Westerly spot and perch on a runway sign, facing us. She was further away but we could now see more of her body. We watched her preening her feathers, then left the area at about 4:15pm. Hop e these tips will work for others who are looking for their first Snowy (it was a Lifer for me!) and hope that you will find a pattern to the owls' locations, Mark. Cheri Steinmueller Little Canada --0-1639372401-1136563326=:36070 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Mark Alt has asked everyone to report their sightings of Snowy Owls at the airport so I'll add my report, even though it's from 3:45 pm on Sunday, January 1.  My husband and I drove to Cargo Road and came out of the first tunnel.  Immediately to our left were the blue tanks and building that I recognized from MOU postings as the glycol reprocessing facility (thank you for the good description on Dec. 23, Jim Williams).  We turned into it's driveway and followed that to the backside of the building where we could safely park.  Two other birders were looking for the owls when we arrived.  We joined them.  I made a quick scan of all the fences and runway markers, hoping that the owls would be perched where we could easlily see them (from this spot you can basicly look West, North, and East but not South).  No such luck. I remembered my friend's advice that a Snowy Owl will often sit on the ground and look like a chunk of the surrounding dirty snow. I wasn't looking forward to the effort, but began to examine every bump that I could see along the ground - out along the taxiways beyond the security fence.  I started by looking West and slowly covered the area with my binoculars, intending to turn North and then East to cover everything in my sight.  When I got to a Northwest heading, however, I stopped.  There were two lumps near a runway/taxiway sign that was facing away from us (ie. the backside of the sign - it looks like a dark metal box from the back).  One of the lumps had shown some movement!  I watched for another minute and saw movement again.  As I alerted the other birders and gave them directions, I realized that the landmarks on the horizon that I was using to guide them to the location of what I was seeing were the same as those I had read in Jon Conley's posting of Dec. 28th - "between Ikea and Sears in the background".  You have to be familiar with The Mall of America and the Ikea store to recgonize those landmards in the distance, but they're helpful if you know them.  This owl was directly below the two tall towers on the horizon.  We got out our scope and saw the owl with the very heavily patterned black markings on back, breast, and cap of head and with white bib extending only to the chin.  Her back was toward us but we could see her bib everytime she swiveled her head.  We saw her front side later when she moved. I had origianally hoped that the other "lump" would also be an owl but it was just a lump of snow - same size and profile as the owl! We watched for 15 minutes, then packed up to leave.  Got out again when three other cars pulled in - thought we'd save them the trouble of searching.  Just as we got out, a Sun Country jet came along the taxiway next to where the owl was sitting.  That caused her to fly to a more Westerly spot and perch on a runway sign, facing us.  She was further away but we could now see more of her body. We watched her preening her feathers, then left the area at about 4:15pm. Hope these tips will work for others who are looking for their first Snowy (it was a Lifer for me!) and hope that you will find a pattern to the owls' locations, Mark. 
 
Cheri Steinmueller
Little Canada
--0-1639372401-1136563326=:36070-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Jan 6 16:47:36 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:47:36 -0600 Subject: [mou] Big Days Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-15--654933176 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Anyone who did a Big Day, Big Year, or other similar birding event in 2005 and would like those totals included in the 2005 MOU Listing Supplement, please send in those records to myself or Jeff Stephenson < stephensonjeff@charter.net > ASAP. Include the date, the location, the observers(s), and of course, the total. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-15--654933176 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Anyone who did a Big Day, Big = Year, or other similar birding event in 2005 and would like those totals = included in the 2005 MOU Listing Supplement, please send in those = records to myself or Jeff Stephenson <=A0stephensonjeff@charter.net = > ASAP. Include the date, the location, the observers(s), and of = course, the total.

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= --Apple-Mail-15--654933176-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Fri Jan 6 17:14:37 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 11:14:37 -0600 Subject: [mou] FW: MSP Airport Snowy Message-ID: What a day. I was sitting at Cargo Rd between the two tunnels this Am at 7:45 AM, waiting for Dave Cahlander to show, when I noticed a car stop down the road. It was twilight, halfway to sunup. It was Dave's car. A movement caught my eye out of the area in the direction of the 4 huge antennas (?) in array to the east of the FedEx building. It was a large Snowy in flight, flapping steadily, making good time, I watched as the bird veered left, dropping altitude over the de-icing tanks and disappearing from view to the west. The Owl had flown right over Dave's car, which prevented him from seeing it. We drove to the de-icing plant, took care to park out of the way of the work area, set up to scan, being careful to stay off of the large flat concrete tank containment areas. I spied a large raptor coming from the direction of the main terminal. It was in direct flight 75 feet off of the ground heading right for me. I got my binos on it and saw the evenly patterned body, narrow moustachial stripe and powerful wing stroke of a Gyrfalcon. This was an immature grey phase bird. It flew right over me. I yelled to Dave who was 50 yards away, but he wasn't able to find the bird in the dim lighting. The bird as it passed right over me and then veered right and did a shallow stoop towards the ground, then flew to the east at about 30 feet in height and disappeared out of sight. I scanned to where it had stooped and after 15 minutes of careful study and improved lighting, there was the Snowy squatting in a snow patch. I doubt I would have found it if it had not been targeted by the passing Gyr. The bird was along the runway about 150 yards distant. It was just after 8:00 am, 10 minutes after sunrise. This was a very active bird. It bobbed its head and stretched its neck to peer in every direction. The head bobbing was usually followed by a short flight, sometimes landing in the same area. Perhaps the owl could see another snowy that we couldn't? Perhaps this is normal foraging behavior? This bird moved ten times in 45 minutes, and actively foraged over an area I would estimate to be about 400 acres. This is a huge territory for a bird and indicates why birds are not seen in the same spot every day. They each may be covering the whole airport every day.=20 Some Northwest workers told us the best place to find Jackrabbits is along Hwy 494, in front of the large hangar just north of the Mall of America. It might be interesting to see what viewing can be done there and from what vantage point. Several airport workers stopped to view the bird; they each were delighted to get such a good view. They all told the same story, they see them all the time all over; they also see many jackrabbits and many red foxes. This bird was most likely a first year male, with more markings on the back, head, and breast than the bird I saw yesterday. The tail could be seen clearly and it is not very heavily marked at all. The white bib is extensive, going down halfway into the breast of the bird. The crown of the head is lightly marked, yet there are two prominent spots on the back of the head that resemble eyes, reminded me of a giant white Pygmy Owl. Ken Speake and a photographer from KARE 11 news were on the spot to capture some long range shots of this great bird. I believe it will run on the 5 and 6 pm news this evening. Good day, great birds. Good birding to you. Mark Alt Brooklyn Center Hennepin County From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Fri Jan 6 17:12:58 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 11:12:58 -0600 Subject: [mou] MSP Airport Snowy Message-ID: What a day. I was sitting at Cargo Rd between the two tunnels this Am at 7:45 AM, waiting for Dave Cahlander to show, when I noticed a car stop down the road. It was twilight, halfway to sunup. It was Dave's car. A movement caught my eye out of the area in the direction of the 4 huge antennas (?) in array to the east of the FedEx building. It was a large Snowy in flight, flapping steadily, making good time, I watched as the bird veered left, dropping altitude over the de-icing tanks and disappearing from view to the west. The Owl had flown right over Dave's car, which prevented him from seeing it. We drove to the de-icing plant, took care to park out of the way of the work area, set up to scan, being careful to stay off of the large flat concrete tank containment areas. I spied a large raptor coming from the direction of the main terminal. It was in direct flight 75 feet off of the ground heading right for me. I got my binos on it and saw the evenly patterned body, narrow moustachial stripe and powerful wing stroke of a Gyrfalcon. This was an immature grey phase bird. It flew right over me. I yelled to Dave who was 50 yards away, but he wasn't able to find the bird in the dim lighting. The bird as it passed right over me and then veered right and did a shallow stoop towards the ground, then flew to the east at about 30 feet in height and disappeared out of sight. I scanned to where it had stooped and after 15 minutes of careful study and improved lighting, there was the Snowy squatting in a snow patch. I doubt I would have found it if it had not been targeted by the passing Gyr. The bird was along the runway about 150 yards distant. It was just after 8:00 am, 10 minutes after sunrise. This was a very active bird. It bobbed its head and stretched its neck to peer in every direction. The head bobbing was usually followed by a short flight, sometimes landing in the same area. Perhaps the owl could see another snowy that we couldn't? Perhaps this is normal foraging behavior? This bird moved ten times in 45 minutes, and actively foraged over an area I would estimate to be about 400 acres. This is a huge territory for a bird and indicates why birds are not seen in the same spot every day. They each may be covering the whole airport every day.=20 Some Northwest workers told us the best place to find Jackrabbits is along Hwy 494, in front of the large hangar just north of the Mall of America. It might be interesting to see what viewing can be done there and from what vantage point. Several airport workers stopped to view the bird; they each were delighted to get such a good view. They all told the same story, they see them all the time all over; they also see many jackrabbits and many red foxes. This bird was most likely a first year male, with more markings on the back, head, and breast than the bird I saw yesterday. The tail could be seen clearly and it is not very heavily marked at all. The white bib is extensive, going down halfway into the breast of the bird. The crown of the head is lightly marked, yet there are two prominent spots on the back of the head that resemble eyes, reminded me of a giant white Pygmy Owl. Ken Speake and a photographer from KARE 11 news were on the spot to capture some long range shots of this great bird. I believe it will run on the 5 and 6 pm news this evening. Good day, great birds. Good birding to you. Mark Alt Brooklyn Center Hennepin County From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Fri Jan 6 18:03:44 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 12:03:44 -0600 Subject: [mou] Ann Lake & Sherburne Message-ID: <003201c612eb$890e0610$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Spent a few moments at Ann Lake & Sherburne refuge this morning. Best birds were 25 Bohemian Waxwings, Townsend's Solitaire (both along the snowmobile trail on Ann Lake's access road) and a Red-shouldered Hawk (intersection of CR 1 & 87). The Goshawk wasn't seen this morning, and have not had a Rough-legged Hawk in the area for the week. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Fri Jan 6 20:14:06 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:14:06 -0600 Subject: [mou] Chisholm Varied Thrush & Northern Hawk Owl In-Reply-To: <43BD97B2.15321.1EDFD103@localhost> Message-ID: With help from Christine Olson I saw the Varied Thrush in Chisholm originally reported by Laura Erickson. There were many Bohemian Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks in this part of town as well. I also saw the Northern Hawk Owl. This time it was on a telephone pole at the corner of Hwy 73 and Lake Rd just a couple of miles north of Chisholm. On the way home there was a Northern Shrike near Itasca CR 532. Great morning! Shawn Conrad Bovey From joanjeff@centurytel.net Fri Jan 6 21:10:21 2006 From: joanjeff@centurytel.net (joan schnabel/jeff falk) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:10:21 -0600 Subject: [mou] 2nd annual golden eagle count, join us Message-ID: <200601062112.k06LCG37003772@msa1-mx.centurytel.net> I'm Joan Schnabel and I'm a new poster to the list, . I live in Fountain City WI on the mississippi river. I volunteer on a regular basis at the eagle center in Wabasha and occasionaly at Swan Watch in Alma and Hawk Ridge up in Duluth. I am posting to invite people to participate in the 2nd. annual Golden Eagle Survey on January 21 (or Jan22 if weather is bad) This event is organzied by Scott Mehus of Buffalo City. Last year 24 observers spotted 21 probable (we're all still learning) goldens We counted in Buffalo county WI and Winona county MN. You could come up and ride a route with some of us, come up and have your own route or create your own route where you live. If you're interested either email me, or call Scott 608-248-2698 ( best time to reach Scott between 10am and 2pm) and we'll send you more info. We welcome raptor enthusiasts of all levels. We'd also like to know if you had goldens on your CBC, if you see goldens on a regular basis, if you think their numbers are increasing, any breeding pairs, how late in the year do they stay around etc and any good stories, field observations anyone has to relate. thanks. Joan Schnabel, Fountain City, Buffalo County ############################## This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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Late this afternoon, = Ron Erpelding and I stopped to check the = Mississippi River from = South = Side = Park in Sauk Rapids near the Sauk Rapids bridge.  Looking downriver, Ron spotted a = female Long-tailed Duck with a flock of Common Goldeneyes.  After a few minutes, the flock = flew downriver and out of sight.  = Hopefully they didn’t go far.  We’re hoping to look for the bird late tomorrow afternoon = again.

 

Herb = Dingmann

St. = Cloud

------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C612EC.0DBB2C30-- From esteb02@frontiernet.net Sat Jan 7 00:15:39 2006 From: esteb02@frontiernet.net (esteb02@frontiernet.net) Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:15:39 +0000 Subject: [mou] FW: MSP Airport Snowy In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20060107001539.0470xmpknu9kwo84@webmail.frontiernet.net> Mark, Just as I was reading your post, my wife yelled that there was owls in the news on channel 11! So, I stopped reading to go take a look at the story on KARE 11. Now I have a faces to go with a couple of names on the list. It just seemed strange reading your post and seconds later seeing everything on TV! Steve Estebo Lakeville Quoting "Alt, Mark" : > > What a day. I was sitting at Cargo Rd between the two tunnels this Am at > 7:45 AM, waiting for Dave Cahlander to show, when I noticed a car stop > down the road. It was twilight, halfway to sunup. It was Dave's car. A > movement caught my eye out of the area in the direction of the 4 huge > antennas (?) in array to the east of the FedEx building. It was a large > Snowy in flight, flapping steadily, making good time, I watched as the > bird veered left, dropping altitude over the de-icing tanks and > disappearing from view to the west. The Owl had flown right over Dave's > car, which prevented him from seeing it. We drove to the de-icing plant, > took care to park out of the way of the work area, set up to scan, being > careful to stay off of the large flat concrete tank containment areas. > I spied a large raptor coming from the direction of the main terminal. > It was in direct flight 75 feet off of the ground heading right for me. > I got my binos on it and saw the evenly patterned body, narrow > moustachial stripe and powerful wing stroke of a Gyrfalcon. This was an > immature grey phase bird. It flew right over me. I yelled to Dave who > was 50 yards away, but he wasn't able to find the bird in the dim > lighting. The bird as it passed right over me and then veered right and > did a shallow stoop towards the ground, then flew to the east at about > 30 feet in height and disappeared out of sight. I scanned to where it > had stooped and after 15 minutes of careful study and improved lighting, > there was the Snowy squatting in a snow patch. I doubt I would have > found it if it had not been targeted by the passing Gyr. > The bird was along the runway about 150 yards distant. It was just after > 8:00 am, 10 minutes after sunrise. This was a very active bird. It > bobbed its head and stretched its neck to peer in every direction. The > head bobbing was usually followed by a short flight, sometimes landing > in the same area. Perhaps the owl could see another snowy that we > couldn't? Perhaps this is normal foraging behavior? This bird moved ten > times in 45 minutes, and actively foraged over an area I would estimate > to be about 400 acres. This is a huge territory for a bird and indicates > why birds are not seen in the same spot every day. They each may be > covering the whole airport every day. > Some Northwest workers told us the best place to find Jackrabbits is > along Hwy 494, in front of the large hangar just north of the Mall of > America. It might be interesting to see what viewing can be done there > and from what vantage point. Several airport workers stopped to view the > bird; they each were delighted to get such a good view. They all told > the same story, they see them all the time all over; they also see many > jackrabbits and many red foxes. This bird was most likely a first year > male, with more markings on the back, head, and breast than the bird I > saw yesterday. The tail could be seen clearly and it is not very heavily > marked at all. The white bib is extensive, going down halfway into the > breast of the bird. The crown of the head is lightly marked, yet there > are two prominent spots on the back of the head that resemble eyes, > reminded me of a giant white Pygmy Owl. Ken Speake and a photographer > from KARE 11 news were on the spot to capture some long range shots of > this great bird. I believe it will run on the 5 and 6 pm news this > evening. Good day, great birds. Good birding to you. > > Mark Alt > Brooklyn Center > Hennepin County > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From Leodwm@aol.com Sat Jan 7 00:23:30 2006 From: Leodwm@aol.com (Leodwm@aol.com) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 19:23:30 EST Subject: [mou] Snowy Owl Message-ID: <2b4.2992bc2.30f06402@aol.com> -------------------------------1136593410 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At the airport at around 4:30 we went looking for the owl. Some people we bumped into said they saw it near the entrance. We went and checked quickly with no luck, then drove through the second tunnel and parked next to the small building immediately to the left. We saw the snowy owl across the runway, so it was quite far away, but it perched on one of the red posts at the other side of the runway. It was still there when we left, and a couple people showed up to see it while we were there. Just notifying. Good luck! - Leo WM -------------------------------1136593410 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
At the airport at around 4:30 we went looking for the owl. Some people=20= we=20 bumped into said they saw it near the entrance. We went and checked quickly=20= with=20 no luck, then drove through the second tunnel and parked next to the small=20 building immediately to the left. We saw the snowy owl across the runway, so= it=20 was quite far away, but it perched on one of the red posts at the other side= of=20 the runway. It was still there when we left, and a couple people showed up t= o=20 see it while we were there. Just notifying. Good luck!
 
- Leo WM
 -------------------------------1136593410-- From AJMORALES@rocketmail.com Sat Jan 7 05:17:10 2006 From: AJMORALES@rocketmail.com (A.J. Morales) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:17:10 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] MSP airport Snowy Owls In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20060107051710.83437.qmail@web31110.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Jan 2nd my wife & I arrived noonish on Cargo rd at the glycol building. Saw a few birdirs scanning on the runway area (toward hwy 77). Some snow plows were running that spooked one of the snowies; I got a short flight pattern view (distance of approx 100 yds) that was close to the groud!. Could not find the bird after scanning another hour or so! Went to Ikea for some shopping. Returned to Cargo Rd at approx 3:00PM. Scanned another 1/2 hour all along Cargo Rd with no luck!. As we gave up, just before heading under the 2nd tunnel(away from FedEx), I caught a large white 'snowball' in the distance (100-150 yds away) on one of the red runway markers (on the airport side of Cargo rd just to the right of Ikea in the background). I backed the car out of the tunnel & scanned with the binocs; SUCCESS! What excitement! Continued in reverse to park the car. Set up the scope & what a sight! The Owl was perched on runway marker K22-4. My wife and I were absolutely thrilled to see this 'lifer' bird. We flagged down other birders driving into the area. I managed to get a few decent handheld 'digiscoped' images (slow shutter speed due to heavy overcast). The bird was facing us and was very light in color with all white on the head. The wing pattern was a bit darker looking like the bird was wearing a grey vest. Thanks to all the other birders we met for sharing an amazing experience! AJ Morales Shakopee, MN __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com From axhertzel@sihope.com Sat Jan 7 16:01:59 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 10:01:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] Snowy Owls Message-ID: <070090C4-1D32-4E2B-8562-93B8AF8D4610@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-5--571270063 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Mark Alt reports a minimum of four Snowy Owls at the Minneapolis /. St. Paul airport this morning (7 January). - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-5--571270063 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Mark Alt reports a minimum of = four Snowy Owls at the Minneapolis /. St. Paul airport this morning (7 = January).

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Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-5--571270063-- From WWoessner@slwk.com Sat Jan 7 18:17:18 2006 From: WWoessner@slwk.com (Warren Woessner) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 12:17:18 -0600 Subject: [mou] Snowy Owls Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C613B6.983BFF08 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 1115 am Sat there were three visible from the back of the small building on the left after you come out of the first tunnel. Most striking was an almost pure white owl sitting on the ground inside the fence. Warren Woessner -----Original Message----- From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Anthony Hertzel Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 10:02 AM To: MOU Listservice Subject: [mou] Snowy Owls =09 =09 Mark Alt reports a minimum of four Snowy Owls at the Minneapolis /. St. Paul airport this morning (7 January).=20 =09 - - - =09 =09 Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com =09 =09 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C613B6.983BFF08 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
At=20 1115  am Sat there were three visible from the back of the = small=20 building on the left after you come out of the first tunnel. Most = striking was=20 an almost pure white owl sitting on the ground inside the=20 fence.
Warren  Woessner
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From:=20 mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On = Behalf Of=20 Anthony Hertzel
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Subject: [mou] Snowy=20 Owls

Mark Alt reports a minimum of four Snowy Owls = at the=20 Minneapolis /. St. Paul airport this morning (7 January).

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=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C613B6.983BFF08-- From markfalcon@comcast.net Sat Jan 7 19:06:28 2006 From: markfalcon@comcast.net (markfalcon@comcast.net) Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 19:06:28 +0000 Subject: [mou] MSP Snowies (4) and Cowbird Message-ID: <010720061906.29151.43C011340002569E000071DF220076106402010C040E00059D0E03@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_29151_1136660788_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I got to the Cargo Rd de-icing facility at 8:30 and two Snowy Owls flew right over me and continued out to nearby runway areas. Their flight pattern was the same I had seen the day before with one bird, coming from the general area of the FedEx building or the 4 antennas in array at a high elevation (100 feet); passing diagonally over the concrete tank area, dropping low to the ground before moving to their selected perch. No Gyrfalcon today. These birds were very active and we soon found three birds perched and visible at one time. These three were easily distinguishable as individuals via scope. A large female first year bird is very darkly barred overall which is easily seen in flight as well. She has very dark thick bars on her tail feathers and a short white bib ending at her throat/chin area; Another heavily marked bird is not so darkly marked as the first, has a white bib that goes halfway down the breast area, is lightly marked on the back of the head, a narrow band of markings connect the cap markings to the back markings. This bird may be male/female based on the dark markings, but an extended white bib and a thinner broken tail band markings make me think it is a first year male. Another bird was mostly white, with sparse but regular brown markings seen on its back and less on the breast. There are two darker spots on the back of its heads that seem like eyespots. This was most likely the bird I saw on 1-6-06, I think it is a second year male. This white male flew up and away disappearing from sight behind the FedEx building. I scanned and found another male in the direction of the main terminal at a great distance, probably a half mile from whre I had seen the Snowy disapear 30 seconds before. This bird was hunkered down and inactive.We could still see the two other birds, so I am certain there are at least 4 Snowies at the airport right now. 1 female. three males. One of the ligth males flew right over us at a height of about 60 f eet and when just over us, emitted a short shriek much like the calls I have heard Great Grays give last year, but shorter in duration. Its tonality is similar to shriek calls young Great Horneds give when chasing their parents around in the fall. Three birders from Iowa and two from the sities were on hand and heard the call, as well. It was not really very loud, but it was a windless day so it was clearly heard. This is a first. Winter vocalizations of Snowy Owls are virtually unknown. The activity of Owls was very high this morning with many flybys and moving about. Again I am impressed with the expanse of habitat these birds cover in an hour, hundreds of acres is needed. Around 9:30 AM, the birds became less active and squatted more, seeming to settle in for the day. This is two days in a row that Snowies have flown into this area from the SE and been very active. No head bobbing was seen today, which is odd, for it was almost nonstop from the owl the day before. Perha ps they roost to the SE and their first feeding forays are in this region. 4 snowies and a first ever vocalization, what a great start to the day! Sunup at teh de-icing area is the place to be, it seems. Please take care to park out of teh way and not to walk about in teh work areas or on the concrete pads. A trip to Black Dog yielded no gulls, but from a vantage point to the south at the dead end on Rupp Rd, a winter Brown-headed Cowbird was seen with a flock of House Sparrows. This bird was seen as close as 6 feet away. Robins are in the area as well. Good Birding. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_29151_1136660788_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I got to the Cargo Rd de-icing facility at 8:30 and two Snowy Owls flew right over me and continued out to nearby runway areas. Their flight pattern was the same I had seen the day before with one bird, coming from the general area of the FedEx building or the 4 antennas in array at a high elevation (100 feet); passing diagonally over the concrete tank area, dropping low to the ground before moving to their selected perch.  No Gyrfalcon today. These birds were very active and we soon found three birds perched and visible at one time. These three were easily distinguishable as individuals via scope. A large female first year bird is very darkly barred overall which is easily seen in flight as well. She has very dark thick bars on her tail feathers and a short white bib ending at  her throat/chin area; Another heavily marked bird is not so darkly marked as the first, has a white bib that goes halfway down the breast area, is lightly marke d on the back of the head, a narrow band of markings connect the cap markings to the back markings. This bird may be male/female based on the dark markings, but an extended white bib and a thinner broken tail band markings make me think it is a first year male. Another bird was mostly white, with sparse but regular brown markings seen on its back and less on the breast. There are two darker spots on the back of its heads that seem like eyespots. This was most likely the bird I saw on 1-6-06, I think it is a second year male. This white male flew up and away disappearing from sight behind the FedEx building. I scanned and found another male in the direction of the main terminal at a great distance, probably a half mile from whre I had seen the Snowy disapear 30 seconds before. This bird was hunkered down and inactive.We could still see the two other birds, so I am certain there are at least 4 Snowies at the airport right now. 1 female. three males. One of the ligth males flew right over us at a height of about 60 feet and when just over us, emitted a short shriek much like the calls I have heard Great Grays give last year, but shorter in duration. Its tonality is similar to shriek calls young Great Horneds give when  chasing their parents around in the fall. Three birders from Iowa and two from the sities were on hand and heard the call, as well. It was not really very loud, but it was a windless day so it was clearly heard. This is a first. Winter vocalizations of Snowy Owls are virtually unknown. The activity of Owls was very high this morning with many flybys and moving about. Again I am impressed with the expanse of habitat  these birds cover in an hour, hundreds of acres is needed. Around 9:30 AM, the birds became less active and squatted more, seeming to settle in for the day. This is two days in a row that Snowies have flown into this area from the SE and been very active. No head bobbing was s een today, which is odd, for it was almost nonstop from the owl the day before. Perhaps they roost to the SE and their first feeding forays are in this region. 4 snowies and a first ever vocalization, what a great start to the day! Sunup at teh de-icing area is the place to be, it seems. Please take care to park out of teh way and not to walk about in teh work areas or on the concrete pads. A trip to Black Dog yielded no gulls, but from a vantage point to the south at the dead end on Rupp Rd, a winter Brown-headed Cowbird was seen with a flock of House Sparrows. This bird was seen as close as 6 feet away. Robins are in the area as well. Good Birding.
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_29151_1136660788_0-- From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Sat Jan 7 19:10:48 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 13:10:48 -0600 Subject: [mou] Palisade Snowy Owl In-Reply-To: <43BD97B2.15321.1EDFD103@localhost> Message-ID: This morning there was a Snowy Owl south of Palisade on 450th, 2 miles west of CR 5. I don't know if this is the same one reported on 380 recently. The owl was a couple of hundred feet north on the ditchbank, so I didn't get great looks. I might have scribbled down the wrong road number (they're all so similar out there), so here are the coordinates I observed it from: N 46.40.038 W 93.31.626 There was also a flock of ~200 Bohemian Waxwings at the county garage just south of Palisade on CR 5. Virtually no birds to be seen on CR 18 & 5 north of Palisade and I couldn't relocate the Snowy Owls reported earlier south of Tamarack, though there was a flock of Snow Buntings on CR 16 and a Northern Shrike on 420th. Shawn Conrad Bovey From jck@wans.net Sat Jan 7 20:23:22 2006 From: jck@wans.net (John Kaplan) Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:23:22 -0600 Subject: [mou] MSP Snowy Owl Message-ID: <43C0233A.3090800@wans.net> A male snowy put on a spectacular show for a few of us on Cargo Road just north of the glycol station and across from the 4 ratio antenna tower. He stayed near or on the perimeter fence west of the road. A hawk, that no one there identified, was on the fence nearby. Every few minutes, the owl would chase the hawk away with the two going through beautiful maneuvers. Then the owl would return to the fence with the hawk following. They landed fairly close together ready to repeat the chase. It looked like a game of tag. Eventually the hawk few away to the west. That time the hawk landed on top of the north-most light post, where Cargo Road makes a right turn. A passing aircraft may have spooked the owl. He flew to the ground near where the show began. He stayed near the intersection of the perimeter fence and the glycol station's fence. Not seeming to like the company of a photographer who approached him, the owl few south. He appeared to have landed in a depression parallel to the runway and out of our sight. I expect to see some good photos on the web. The photographer, with his rather long lens, must have gotten as close as 20' from the owl. During the show, two police cars stopped. One of the officers had binoculars; I lent mine to the other. They were as excited as the rest of us. John From wieber64@comcast.net Sat Jan 7 21:46:52 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 15:46:52 -0600 Subject: [mou] Snowy owl & a merlin Message-ID: <001e01c613d3$df8636a0$94cdbe43@Rod> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C613A1.94878690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My sister, Mary Hess, my husband and I made a trip to Schaar's Bluff = this morning in hopes of seeing the gyrfalcon but no luck there although = we did see a kestrel. We saw a flock of about 15 bluebirds along the = road into the Schaar's Bluff parking area. When we left the area and = turned right along 42 we got a very good view of a Merlin sitting atop a = power pole. We then drove down Pine Bend Trail where we saw several = small flocks of American tree sparrows, a redpoll, and numerous juncos. = A man at Schaar's Bluff had told us about the black Red Tail Hawk along = Pine Bend and we got several views of that beautiful bird and heard it = calling! Thank you! We also saw a lot of regular red tails throughout = the entire drive. As we headed back toward home, we swung in by the = airport and the large group of birders already in the glycol plant = parking lot made it very easy to spot the single snowy owl sitting on = the ground just on the other side of the fence across the concrete tank. = It was the closest view we have had so far. That was about 1:30 to = 1:45. What had started out as a very slow birding day ended up being very = productive! I guess the birds were enjoying the sun as much as we were. = Gail Wieberdink Roseville wieber64@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C613A1.94878690 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My sister, Mary Hess, my husband and = I made a=20 trip to Schaar's Bluff this morning in hopes of seeing the gyrfalcon but = no luck=20 there although we did see a kestrel.  We saw a flock of = about 15=20 bluebirds along the road into the Schaar's Bluff parking=20 area.  When we left the area and turned right along = 42 we=20 got a very good view of a Merlin sitting atop a power = pole.  We then=20 drove down Pine Bend Trail where we saw several small flocks of American = tree=20 sparrows, a redpoll, and numerous juncos.  A man at Schaar's = Bluff had=20 told us about the black Red Tail Hawk along Pine Bend and we got=20 several views of that beautiful bird and heard it calling!  = Thank=20 you!  We also saw a lot of regular red tails throughout the entire=20 drive.  As we headed back toward home, we swung in by the airport = and the=20 large group of birders already in the glycol plant parking lot made it = very easy=20 to spot the single snowy owl sitting on the ground just on the other = side of the=20 fence across the concrete tank.  It was the closest view we have = had so=20 far.  That was about 1:30 to 1:45.
 
What had started out as a very slow = birding day=20 ended up being very productive!  I guess the birds were enjoying = the sun as=20 much as we were. 
 
Gail Wieberdink
Roseville
wieber64@comcast.net  =    
------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C613A1.94878690-- From beaunshroyerduckbuster@hotmail.com Sat Jan 7 21:59:03 2006 From: beaunshroyerduckbuster@hotmail.com (Beau Shroyer) Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 15:59:03 -0600 Subject: [mou] Black backed woodpeckers Message-ID:

Our group observed a male ane two female BB woodpeckers on a logging road about a mile North of the train tracks on McDavitt road in the sax-zim bog.  The birds were spotted 200 yards south of the split on the southern trail.  We also found a boresl chickadee on the Sand Lake access rd off of Lake County Road two.  Both were seen on the 6th of January.

From markochs9207@msn.com Sat Jan 7 22:09:41 2006 From: markochs9207@msn.com (MARK OCHS) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 16:09:41 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gyrfalcon Update Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C613A4.C454BD90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I observed the Gyrfalcon in Dakota County just east of mile marker 216 = on Highway 55 at 3:30 today. It was perched on the high wire pole and = flew to the north. =20 Mark Ochs ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C613A4.C454BD90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I observed the Gyrfalcon in Dakota County just east of mile = marker 216=20 on Highway 55 at 3:30 today.  It was perched on the high wire pole = and flew=20 to the north. 
 
Mark Ochs 
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C613A4.C454BD90-- From jbaumann@usfamily.net Sun Jan 8 00:10:19 2006 From: jbaumann@usfamily.net (jbaumann@usfamily.net) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 18:10:19 -0600 Subject: [mou] Snowy owl at airport References: <001e01c613d3$df8636a0$94cdbe43@Rod> Message-ID: <002d01c613e7$e9af7100$0200a8c0@jeanneone> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C613B5.9E9326D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I saw the snowy owl this afternoon about 1:30. There were only three = other people also behind the glycol plant along Cargo Road when two = spotted him across the concrete area northwest of the plant. He was = sitting right along the fence, with his back to us and against the = fence, but swiveling his head to look in all directions. As more = birders began to appear, more scopes were set up and the owl seemed to = direct more and more of his attention to the little crowd gathering. = He'd glance at the plane when they went by but he was not disturbed by = them. He calmly watch all the activity around him. Thanks to everyone who has diligently and carefully reported their = sightings and directions. I'm confident that for many of us this is a = first - time sighting, and quite a spectacular bird to view! Jeanne B. St. Paul --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C613B5.9E9326D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I saw the snowy owl this afternoon about 1:30.  There were = only three=20 other people also behind the glycol plant along Cargo Road when two = spotted him=20 across the concrete area northwest of the plant.  He was sitting = right=20 along the fence, with his back to us and against the fence, but = swiveling his=20 head to look in all directions.  As more birders began to appear, = more=20 scopes were set up and the owl seemed to direct more and more of = his=20 attention to the little crowd gathering.  He'd glance at the = plane=20 when they went by but he was not disturbed by them.  He calmly = watch=20 all the activity around him.
 
Thanks to everyone who has diligently and carefully reported their=20 sightings and directions.  I'm confident that for many of us this = is a=20 first - time sighting, and quite a spectacular bird to view!
 
Jeanne B.
St. Paul


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------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C613B5.9E9326D0-- From sweston2@comcast.net Sun Jan 8 04:08:53 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 22:08:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] Dakota Co. Yellow-rumps Message-ID: <003601c61409$82ac9f10$f0afb445@Weston72505> Checked out Lake Byllesby north of the campground this afternoon (Saturday) and found a large flock of Juncos and somewhere between three and a dozen Yellow-rumps in the red cedars. notably absent were waxwings. Also found a Coopers Hawk and a Kestral dining on the wire near New Trier. Saw four pairs of Red-tails. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From SnoEowl@aol.com Sun Jan 8 04:17:37 2006 From: SnoEowl@aol.com (SnoEowl@aol.com) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 23:17:37 EST Subject: [mou] Live From Freeborn County Message-ID: <1f4.19086357.30f1ec61@aol.com> -------------------------------1136693857 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A Carolina Wren reported straight south of the Albert Lea Tribune. The newspaper office is on Front Street. Al Batt -------------------------------1136693857 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
A Carolina Wren reported straight south of the Albert Lea=20 Tribune.  The newspaper office is on Front Street.
 
Al Batt 
 -------------------------------1136693857-- From jck@wans.net Sun Jan 8 08:40:23 2006 From: jck@wans.net (John Kaplan) Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 02:40:23 -0600 Subject: [mou] MSP Snowy Owl In-Reply-To: References: <43C0233A.3090800@wans.net> Message-ID: <43C0CFF7.9080507@wans.net> I didn't see anyone with a camera out during the aerial show, and I didn't check out the other bird as closely as I should have. I did note that it appeared uniformly dark, but while flying I could see stripes under the tail. The breast may have been dark too. I don't recall noting a contrast. The bird had a slender look and was about the size of a peregrine, but that's a rough guess. I'd better correct my original note: The towers are radio towers, not ratio towers. When the hawk few away, it was the owl, not the hawk, that flew to the north-most light pole. The show happened a little after noon... maybe from about 12:15 to 12:45. Alt, Mark wrote: >Can you ID the hawk? Did anyone take pictures? > >________________________________ > >From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu on behalf of John Kaplan >Sent: Sat 1/7/2006 2:23 PM >To: mou >Subject: [mou] MSP Snowy Owl > > > >A male snowy put on a spectacular show for a few of us on Cargo Road >just north of the glycol station and across from the 4 ratio antenna >tower. He stayed near or on the perimeter fence west of the road. A >hawk, that no one there identified, was on the fence nearby. Every few >minutes, the owl would chase the hawk away with the two going through >beautiful maneuvers. Then the owl would return to the fence with the >hawk following. They landed fairly close together ready to repeat the >chase. It looked like a game of tag. > >Eventually the hawk few away to the west. That time the hawk landed on >top of the north-most light post, where Cargo Road makes a right turn. > >A passing aircraft may have spooked the owl. He flew to the ground near >where the show began. He stayed near the intersection of the perimeter >fence and the glycol station's fence. > >Not seeming to like the company of a photographer who approached him, >the owl few south. He appeared to have landed in a depression parallel >to the runway and out of our sight. I expect to see some good photos on >the web. The photographer, with his rather long lens, must have gotten >as close as 20' from the owl. > >During the show, two police cars stopped. One of the officers had >binoculars; I lent mine to the other. They were as excited as the rest >of us. > > >John > >_______________________________________________ >mou-net mailing list >mou-net@cbs.umn.edu >http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > > > > > > > From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Jan 8 14:40:05 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 08:40:05 -0600 Subject: [mou] Varied Thrush, Iceland Gull et al Message-ID: <000d01c61461$6a6d2980$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Nathan & I did a bit of traveling yesterday: initially to Sartell, where we enjoyed a Varied Thrush that's been coming to a feeder (Lisa is a most gracious host); then to Dakota County, seeking the Gyrfalcon in vain for 2.5 hours (although enjoyed the birders we ran into, thanks for letting us tag along, Herb & Ron), finally to Black Dog, where we had looks at two airborne Iceland Gulls. The day was beautiful, Nathan netted two life birds, and we have a great start on our year list. Good birding to all! Al & Nathan Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From jck@wans.net Sun Jan 8 17:36:59 2006 From: jck@wans.net (John Kaplan) Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 11:36:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] MSP Snowy on Sunday Message-ID: <43C14DBB.2050209@wans.net> While approaching Cargo road a little after 10, a male American kestrel was sitting on the airport perimeter fence next to the Longfellow Road about a quarter mile south of Cargo road. It was between a building and a stand of trees. I heard an accelerating car passing us as we were stopped on the edge of Longfellow. It was the police. Apparently they slowed to investigate, then left after seeing the bird and binoculars. A snowy owl that looked like Sibley's model for his 1st year female was sitting on the southeast corner of the taller, main portion of FedEX building. After watching for 10 or so minutes, a couple of crows flew into the area. The owl flew a small circle over the parking lot then west, disappearing over the building. The crows took over owl's corner. Back out on Longfellow, a red tailed hawk was sitting on top of a parking lot light post north of 66th between two garages on the edge of the airport. The hawk was quite dark on the back and had very little marking on it's light breast. When it flew from one light post to another, the red tail was obvious. From esitz@goldengate.net Sun Jan 8 19:06:22 2006 From: esitz@goldengate.net (Erika Sitz) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 13:06:22 -0600 Subject: [mou] Four Snowy Owls at MSP Sat afternoon Message-ID: <006001c61486$9e6e74d0$6601a8c0@dirac4> I was waiting for someone else to post, as there were several people there, but I didn't see anything. I apologize if this is redundant. Four Snowy Owls were observed from behind the glycol processing facility somewhere between a little bit before 4pm and a little past 4:30pm. Two were in a generally two-o'clock direction, one on a light tower and one on top of a large dirt pile. One was in a generally ten-o'cloc direction, sitting behind a runway marker. Those three sat for awhile. One was straight out by a fence fairly close as we got there, and subsequently flew away to the left and was lost to sight. I'm sorry that I can't give good descriptions, they were quite far away, even with a scope view, and my eyes just weren't at their best. Someone with younger eyes who was there must give a better description. Erika Sitz Ramsey, north Anoka County From kess0010@umn.edu Sun Jan 8 20:02:32 2006 From: kess0010@umn.edu (kess0010) Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:02:32 CST Subject: [mou] MOU grants Message-ID: <200601082002.k08K2Wnw016430@barricade.software.umn.edu> It is once again the time of year when the MOU considers grant requests. The MOU is committed to fostering the study of birds, increasing public interest in birds, and promoting preservation of birds and their natural habitats. Toward these ends, the MOU annually considers funding requests for bird-related projects. The amount awarded per request is dependent upon the moneys available in any given year and upon the number of requests approved. Requests for application information should be emailed to Ann Kesesn at kess0010@tc.umn.edu The application deadline is February 1, 2006. From stauf007@tc.umn.edu Sun Jan 8 23:22:10 2006 From: stauf007@tc.umn.edu (William M Stauffer) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 17:22:10 -0600 Subject: [mou] Dakota County Gryfalcon Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C61478.0FD0EFE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Went to search for the Gyrfalcon today with Karol Gressor and John and Pat Telfer. From 11 AM to 2 PM, we searched the area from Jacob Ave. to the 55 - 42 junction, and from Sharr's Bluff to Vermillion, without luck. At 2 PM we decided to head home by way of the 140th St. marsh. As we were passing the Rosemount Water Treatment Facility, we spotted the Gry on a pole just east of the Facility [on the north side of 140th, just east of the big overhead power line. He afforded us excellent looks, and allow very close approach. Finally he raised his wings for a few seconds, then took off flying north-east. Bill Stauffer ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C61478.0FD0EFE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Went to search for the = Gyrfalcon today with Karol Gressor and John and Pat Telfer.  From 11 AM to 2 = PM, we searched the area from Jacob Ave. to the 55 – 42 junction, and from Sharr’s Bluff to = Vermillion, without luck. At 2 PM we decided to head home by way of the 140th St. marsh. As = we were passing the Rosemount Water Treatment Facility, we spotted the Gry on a = pole just east of the Facility [on the north side of 140th, just = east of the big overhead power line. He afforded us excellent looks, and allow = very close approach. Finally he raised his wings for a few seconds, then took = off flying north-east.

 

Bill Stauffer

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------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C614A0.56E3F260-- From kreckert@cpinternet.com Mon Jan 9 19:41:17 2006 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R Eckert) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 13:41:17 -0600 Subject: [mou] Spruce Grouse, Varied Thrush, etc Message-ID: <6e7f8966c05fc829e0b7253ddcb58dc7@cpinternet.com> The Minn Birding Weekends group turned up a few species of interest this past weekend, 7-8 January, in Sax-Zim Bog, Duluth, and Lake County: - Long-tailed Duck (2) / 7 Jan / L Superior, out from Lakewood Rd in Duluth - Spruce Grouse (2) / 8 Jan / Lake Co Rd 2, 1.2 mi N of Sand River (same birds seen on Isabella CBC?) - Glaucous (2 ad) and Thayer's (one 2nd-winter) gulls / 7 Jan / Canal Park in Duluth - N Hawk Owl / 7 Jan / Stone Lake Rd in Sax-Zim, 0.2 mi E of Co Rd 7 (seen by m.ob. previously; another seen 6 Jan by part of MBW group on McDavitt Rd, ~ 2 mi N of Sax Rd (not found 7 Jan) - Black-backed Woodpecker (2) / 7 Jan / McDavitt Rd in Sax-Zim, ~2.5 mi N of Sax Rd, near blue flagging/red stake on E side of road (seen by m.ob. previously; same location as last winter) - Horned Lark / 7 Jan / Co Rd 7 in Sax-Zim, ~2 mi S of Stone Lake Rd - Varied Thrush / 7 Jan / N side of UMD campus, along Saint Marie St just E of Kirby Dr (with robins in cedars/crabapple/mountain ash trees; same bird first seen on Duluth CBC) - Bohemian Waxwing / 8 Jan / Two Harbors, ~1 block SW of corner of South Ave & 3rd St (one with small flock of Cedar Waxwings; Bohemians scarce to non-existent recently in Duluth/Two Harbors area) - Red Crossbill / 8 Jan / Lake Co Rd 2, ~1 mi S of MN Hwy 1 Note that we saw no Sharp-tailed Grouse, N Goshawk, Snowy (but present at Superior's municipal airport) or Great Gray owls, Am Three-toed Woodpecker, Snow Bunting, White-winged Crossbill (scarce to non-existent recently in NE Minn), or Hoary Redpoll. - Kim Eckert From sundew@boreal.org Mon Jan 9 20:54:28 2006 From: sundew@boreal.org (Jeremy Ridlbauer) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:54:28 -0600 Subject: [mou] FW: Grouse research technicians needed in MN Message-ID: <001901c6155e$e52d7af0$01020a0a@n8rlover> Thought I'd pass this along from the Ecological Society of America List serve. -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Mike-WLD Larson Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:08 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Grouse research technicians needed in MN Title: Wildlife research technicians, 6 are needed. Employer: Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources. Term: late-March to mid-May 2006. Wage: $13.43/hour, approx. 20 hours/week. Application deadline: 1 February 2006 or until all positions are filled. Description of work: Conduct field work for a study of methods for monitoring leks of sharp-tailed grouse in Minnesota. Technicians will work independently, driving to locations throughout large study areas to search for leks. Applicants should be available to conduct bird surveys until at least 3 hours after sunrise during 10 mornings out of each 14-day period between 3 April and 14 May 2005. Some technicians may work longer days to complete assessments of land cover. Students currently enrolled in a natural resources degree program are encouraged to apply. Requirements: Minimum qualifications include working knowledge of natural resources management, natural history, and science and the ability to operate a motor vehicle, hear and see well, navigate using maps and a GPS unit, and communicate effectively. Preference may be given to applicants who can use their own vehicle and be reimbursed for mileage, but DNR vehicles may be available. Housing within the study areas will be available at no cost. Contact for additional information and application instructions: Mike Larson, Grouse Research Biologist Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources 1201 East Hwy 2 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Phone: 218-999-7933 Fax: 218-999-7944 Email: michael.larson@dnr.state.mn.us From ignacio_magpie@rohair.com Mon Jan 9 20:58:59 2006 From: ignacio_magpie@rohair.com (ignacio_magpie@rohair.com) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:58:59 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] MBN Advertising Manager needed Message-ID: <28720.156.99.142.99.1136840339.squirrel@156.99.142.99> Would you like to help Minnesota Birding Newsletter thrive? The newsletter is in dire need of an Advertising Manager. Basically, the primary responsibility of this person would be to make sure ads for each issue are paid, etc., and also to keep in contact with the newsletter editor about any changes or requests that have been made. Let me know if you [or someone you know] might be interested and we can discuss this in further detail. -- Roger Schroeder From jwcoffey@tricon.net Mon Jan 9 22:47:27 2006 From: jwcoffey@tricon.net (Wallace Coffey) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 17:47:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Andrew W. Jones named Curator of Birds Message-ID: <012901c6156e$aaf7f300$0201a8c0@sprintlink.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0126_01C61544.C1B40E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Andrew W. Jones, of the University of Minnesota, today was named Curator = of Birds and head of the Department of Ornithology at The Cleveland = Museum of Natural History in Cleveland, Ohio. In February, he will defend his doctoral thesis at the University of = Minnesota where he has been a student of the prominent ornithologist, = Dr. Robert Zink. =20 He reports to The Cleveland Museum of Natural History in March. He will = conduct and direct ornithological research for the museum as well as = maintain the bird collection. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, founded in 1920, is a = world-class destination for visitors and researchers. This = 200,000-square-foot facility houses labs for scientists working in 11 = disciplines and collections storage facilities. =20 Jones earned his B.S. at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN ------=_NextPart_000_0126_01C61544.C1B40E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Andrew W. Jones, of the University of = Minnesota,=20 today was named Curator of Birds and head of the Department of = Ornithology at=20 The Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Cleveland,=20 Ohio.

In February, he will defend his doctoral thesis at the = University=20 of Minnesota where he has been a student of the prominent ornithologist, = Dr.=20 Robert Zink. 

He reports to The Cleveland Museum of Natural = History=20 in March.  He will conduct and direct ornithological research for = the=20 museum as well as maintain the bird collection.

The Cleveland = Museum of=20 Natural History, founded in 1920, is a world-class destination for = visitors=20 and researchers. This 200,000-square-foot facility houses labs for = scientists=20 working in 11 disciplines and collections storage=20 facilities.  

Jones earned his B.S. at the University = of=20 Tennessee - Knoxville.

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, = TN

 ------=_NextPart_000_0126_01C61544.C1B40E00-- From Tammy Wolfe Sun Jan 8 22:33:38 2006 From: Tammy Wolfe (Tammy Wolfe) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:33:38 -0600 (GMT-06:00) Subject: [mou] Snowy Owls at the Mpls Airport today Message-ID: <25259107.1136759618664.JavaMail.root@elwamui-karabash.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Hello,

When I arrived at the Mpls airport around 8:40 am, there were several birders with scopes lined up by the Glycol facility. They pointed out the three Snowy Owls that could be seen in the distance. One of them said that he had seen a 4th Snowy earlier. I left to find a restroom, and when I returned, two of the Snowy Owls were still visible. One flew and landed next to another one. Thankfully all the birders with scopes today were very kind about sharing.

Sometime between 9:40 - 10:15 two Snowy Owls flew towards the Fed Ex building. A few of us drove that direction to see if we could relocate them. I spotted a Snowy Owl on the Fed Ex building around 10:15 am. Then I spotted Jim Williams in the parking lot next to me. He had spotted the Snowy before me and it looked like he was taking pictures. I pulled into the lot where Jim was parked and enjoyed watching the Snowy for another 15 minutes before the crows chased it away. Other birders arrived in time to see the Snowy before the crows came. Unfortunately I was changing the battery in my camera when the Owl flew away and missed another flight photo op.

I uploaded two of the photos that I took today. Before the other birders arrived, the Owl was looking down at the dumpster for a few minutes. Here's a link to my Owl Gallery. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge the image.

http://home.earthlink.net/~twolfe_birder/index_5.htm#65   

AJ Morales showed me one of his photos he took digiscoping, and it was a great shot.

After the owl on the Fed Ex building left, I hung around until noon. All of the birders from the morning had left, and a new group arrived. I relocated an Owl in the same area where they were this morning and pointed it out to some other birders. It was sitting on the 22-4-K sign. Later I saw some birders in the UPS parking lot and joined them briefly to view the Owl by the black # 8. It was not very active. I did not add a photo of this Owl to my gallery because I didn't get a good quality image. However, if you want to see it, here it is:

http://home.earthlink.net/~twolfe_birder/images/IMG_2006-01-08_7426%20(Snowy).jpg

Besides getting another close-up view of a Snowy Owl and seeing them in flight 4 times, I enjoyed meeting more birders and putting some faces to the names I see on MOU and MN Bird. A couple of the birders later in the morning said that this was their first Snowy, and it was fun to share their excitement.

Happy Birding!

Tammy Wolfe
Lake Elmo

p.s. I've seen the Kestrel on 4 of my visits to the airport. A few birders mentioned seeing the Kestrel today. I had a distant view. Here's a photo that I took on December 24. Caution: It's eating prey.
http://home.earthlink.net/~twolfe_birder/images/IMG_2005-12-24_6743_Kestrel.jpg 

This Kestrel dropped its prey when a Snowy flew in.

From Tammy Wolfe Sun Jan 8 22:59:44 2006 From: Tammy Wolfe (Tammy Wolfe) Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:59:44 -0600 (GMT-06:00) Subject: [mou] Re: [mnbird] Snowy Owls at the Mpls Airport today URL correction Message-ID: <11105263.1136761184558.JavaMail.root@elwamui-karabash.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
My apologies for duplicating this message. I have a space at the end of my URL below for the Kestrel. If you want to view the image, here's the correct link:
 
http://home.earthlink.net/~twolfe_birder/images/IMG_2005-12-24_6743_Kestrel.jpg


-----Original Message-----
From: Tammy Wolfe
Sent: Jan 8, 2006 4:33 PM
To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net, mou-net@cbs.umn.edu
Subject: [mnbird] Snowy Owls at the Mpls Airport today

Hello,

When I arrived at the Mpls airport around 8:40 am, there were several birders with scopes lined up by the Glycol facility. They pointed out the three Snowy Owls that could be seen in the distance. One of them said that he had seen a 4th Snowy earlier. I left to find a restroom, and when I returned, two of the Snowy Owls were still visible. One flew and landed next to another one. Thankfully all the birders with scopes today were very kind about sharing.

Sometime between 9:40 - 10:15 two Snowy Owls flew towards the Fed Ex building. A few of us drove that direction to see if we could relocate them. I spotted a Snowy Owl on the Fed Ex building around 10:15 am. Then I spotted Jim Williams in the parking lot next to me. He had spotted the Snowy before me and it looked like he was taking pictures. I pulled into the lot where Jim was parked and enjoyed watching the Snowy for another 15 minutes before the crows chased it away. Other birders arrived in time to see the Snowy before the crows came. Unfortunately I was changing the battery in my camera when the Owl flew away and missed another flight photo op.

I uploaded two of the photos that I took today. Before the other birders arrived, the Owl was looking down at the dumpster for a few minutes. Here's a link to my Owl Gallery. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge the image.

http://home.earthlink.net/~twolfe_birder/index_5.htm#65   

AJ Morales showed me one of his photos he took digiscoping, and it was a great shot.

After the owl on the Fed Ex building left, I hung around until noon. All of the birders from the morning had left, and a new group arrived. I relocated an Owl in the same area where they were this morning and pointed it out to some other birders. It was sitting on the 22-4-K sign. Later I saw some birders in the UPS parking lot and joined them briefly to view the Owl by the black # 8. It was not very active. I did not add a photo of this Owl to my gallery because I didn't get a good quality image. However, if you want to see it, here it is:

http://home.earthlink.net/~twolfe_birder/images/IMG_2006-01-08_7426%20(Snowy).jpg

Besides getting another close-up view of a Snowy Owl and seeing them in flight 4 times, I enjoyed meeting more birders and putting some faces to the names I see on MOU and MN Bird. A couple of the birders later in the morning said that this was their first Snowy, and it was fun to share their excitement.

Happy Birding!

Tammy Wolfe
Lake Elmo

p.s. I've seen the Kestrel on 4 of my visits to the airport. A few birders mentioned seeing the Kestrel today. I had a distant view. Here's a photo that I took on December 24. Caution: It's eating prey.
http://home.earthlink.net/~twolfe_birder/images/IMG_2005-12-24_6743_Kestrel.jpg 

This Kestrel dropped its prey when a Snowy flew in.

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From mattjim@earthlink.net Mon Jan 9 23:20:05 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 17:20:05 -0600 Subject: [mou] gyr 1/9/06 - Dakota Co. Message-ID: <410-2200611923205125@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 4:35pm 1/9/06 Jacob Rd and CR 42 Perched on power pole at intersection. It flew due north toward river at 4:45pm. Jim ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

4:35pm
1/9/06
Jacob Rd and CR 42
 
Perched on power pole at intersection. It flew due north toward river at 4:45pm.
 
Jim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From smithville4@charter.net Mon Jan 9 23:47:23 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 17:47:23 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sax Zim & Aitkin Co. Message-ID: <005701c61577$0abc1e30$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C61544.BEEB9F30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Birding today with OBserve bird tours with Bob O'Dear and others. Sax Zim Bog: -Hawk Owl along Stone Lake Rd. -Hawk Owl along McDavitt Rd. Aitkin Co. -Snowy Owl (imm. male) south of Tamarack. -Hawk Owl along Kestrel Rd north of Hwy. 210 Other: -Pine Grosbeaks -Common Redpoll -Evening Grosbeak *Thanks to Kim & Cindy Risen for letting us invade their home to view = their feeders. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C61544.BEEB9F30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Birding today with OBserve = bird tours=20 with Bob O'Dear and others.
 
Sax Zim Bog:
-Hawk Owl along Stone Lake=20 Rd.
-Hawk Owl along McDavitt = Rd.
 
Aitkin Co.
-Snowy Owl (imm. male) south = of=20 Tamarack.
-Hawk Owl along Kestrel Rd = north of Hwy.=20 210
 
Other:
-Pine Grosbeaks
-Common Redpoll
-Evening = Grosbeak
 
*Thanks to Kim & Cindy = Risen for=20 letting us invade their home to view their feeders.
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C61544.BEEB9F30-- From mbabich@mail.mnzoo.state.mn.us Tue Jan 10 00:25:08 2006 From: mbabich@mail.mnzoo.state.mn.us (Melissa Babich) Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:25:08 -0600 Subject: [mou] (no subject) Message-ID: Standing in the UPS parking lot around 8:30 this morning I spotted one of = the snowys flying (right after the snow removal trucks went careening by) = towards me from the direction of IKEA and then landed next to a small = mound of snow. He then proceeded to run to the snow mound and disappear = behind it. Went over to the glycol plant and saw one on the ground by the = same sign as yesterday, was that 22 4 k? Then I walked over to talk to = some other birders and guess what, another was on top of the brick = building! He sat for about 30 minutes and then showed off his spectacular = wings and headed to the other side of the runway. I am new to this list = serv, thanks for all the help, my first snowys!!! From roeske@geology.ucdavis.edu Tue Jan 10 02:46:30 2006 From: roeske@geology.ucdavis.edu (roeske@geology.ucdavis.edu) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 18:46:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Ferruginous hawk siting Message-ID: <49271.67.115.62.122.1136861190.squirrel@email.geology.ucdavis.edu> I'm new to this list, having found it in an effort to know if a Ferruginous hawk siting in eastern MN (near Twin cities) is rare. Day - Jan. 31, ~ 11 a.m. Place - Arcola Trail, ~ 2 miles N of where it branches off Hwy. 95 N. of Stillwater. Setting - rural - open fields, some stands of trees. I was in passenger side of our car, as we drove slowly N (icy gravel road that day). The hawk was flying toward us, then flared up about 100 ft. or less away. I had an excellent view of the underside, was struck by the overall very light color and in particular no evidence of red tail. Only bird that came to mind at that time was Ferruginous (having seen them out west). Checked the bird book on returning home and was quite positive of i.d., but see that it is described as "rare" by Sibley and other bird guides. Have others seen it? I don't find it on your "rare bird list", so don't know if it is more common than the bird books imply. Thanks! Sarah Roeske From rtheise@earthlink.net Tue Jan 10 02:53:47 2006 From: rtheise@earthlink.net (Robert Heise) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 20:53:47 -0600 Subject: [mou] Late White Pelican Message-ID: <001801c61591$14a5f6e0$0201a8c0@D89BKP41> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C6155E.C98F7910 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A single white pelican was observed January 7 at Black Dog Lake just = west of power plant. The latest record I found the pelican in migration = was December 11. Can it survive the winter? =20 Bob Heise Chanhassen, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C6155E.C98F7910 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
A single white pelican was observed = January 7 at=20 Black Dog Lake just west of power plant.  The latest record I=20 found the pelican in migration was December 11.  Can it = survive the=20 winter?
 
Bob Heise
Chanhassen, MN  =
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------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6156C.DF479720-- From lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us Tue Jan 10 14:49:15 2006 From: lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us (Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:49:15 -0600 Subject: [mou] Breeding Bird Survey Birders Needed Message-ID: FYI Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer -----Original Message----- From: Partners In Flight Implementation Committee [mailto:PIFMSC-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Terry Rich Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:21 AM To: PIFMSC-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU=20 Subject: Continue to Recruit for BBS Breeding Bird Survey Birders Needed We need you to run BBS routes and to recruit new observers. As explained in High Priority Needs for Range-wide Monitoring of North American Landbirds and as repeatedly stated by BBS staff, the single most important thing we can all do to get better data on long-term population trends for many species is to ensure that all BBS routes are run by qualified observers every year. The BBS is not a difficult methodology and it only requires one morning per year. Many of us like to take an additional morning to scout the route a day or two ahead of time to make sure bridges are still in place and that we can identify everything that's singing. BBS brochures and training CDs are available from me or Keith Pardieck at BBS. To see the status of routes in your state, visit http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/results/routemaps/index.cfm. Please share. ********************************************* Terrell D. Rich Partners in Flight National Coordinator U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1387 S. Vinnell Way Boise, ID 83709 USA 208-378-5347 208-378-5262 fax terry_rich@fws.gov=20 ********************************************* SEE=20 http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/results/routemaps/minnesota.cfm?StateNumber=3D= 50=20 For locations of BBS routes (including still "vacant" routes for 2006) in = MN From cbutler@lcp2.net Tue Jan 10 15:38:08 2006 From: cbutler@lcp2.net (Cindy Risen) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:38:08 -0600 Subject: [mou] Aitkin Co owls and more Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20060110092905.02016768@mail.lcp2.net> Visiting birders to eastern Aitkin County: The N. Hawk Owl I found yesterday is still there. Kestrel Ave or CR 31 about 3 miles north of Tamarack. The Snowy Owl 1/2 mile south of Tamarack, Kestrel Ave or CR 16 is visible again after a short absence, it was seen both yesterday and today. Pine Grosbeaks, C. Redpolls, Pine Siskins, Evening Grosbeaks, Goldfinch, Purple Finch are still at my feeder and along the road north of Tamarack. Rough-legged Hawk, N. Shrike, Gray Jay and Sharp-tailed Grouse were all seen in the Tamarack area yesterday and today. Last week we found a pair of Great Horned Owls west of McGregor along Hwy 210. Good winter birding in eastern Aitkin County. Have fun. Cindy Risen Tamarack, Aitkin County, Minnesota www.naturescapenews.com From smithville4@charter.net Wed Jan 11 00:46:34 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:46:34 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gyr in Ashland Wisconsin Message-ID: <000801c61648$78dc7cd0$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C61616.2DD1E5E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to all who been sending me updates on the Dakota Co. Gyr! My = group I was leading finally saw a Gyr in Ashland WI. Thanks also goes = to Ryan Brady and Tom Prestby for calling me and informing me that bird = was found on the ore docks. This Gyr is a adult grey morph Gyr. We viewed it on the east side of = the ore docks about 2/3 out. Wed. I'll be out birding in Lake Co. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C61616.2DD1E5E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks to all who been = sending me updates=20 on the Dakota Co. Gyr! My group I was leading finally saw a Gyr in = Ashland=20 WI.  Thanks also goes to Ryan Brady and Tom Prestby for calling me = and=20 informing me that bird was found on the ore docks.
 
This Gyr is a adult grey = morph Gyr. =20 We viewed it on the east side of the ore docks about 2/3 = out.
 
Wed. I'll be out birding in = Lake=20 Co.
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
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------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C61616.2DD1E5E0-- From dbmartin@skypoint.com Wed Jan 11 02:06:46 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:06:46 -0600 Subject: [mou] Lost Optics Message-ID: <004a01c61653$b0c5fda0$2c2f56c7@oemcomputer> Dave Thurston asked us to send a message to this listserve concerning a spotting scope that he found at Scharr's Bluff. If you have lost a scope and can identify it, please call Dave at 651-777-9192. Barb Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Wed Jan 11 02:45:53 2006 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (Randy Frederickson) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:45:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] Snowy owl, Renville county Message-ID: On Sunday, Jan. 8th, my wife saw an adult male snowy owl in Renville county, just south of the Kandiyohi county line. As a reference point, go to the EXTREME SE corner of Kandiyohi county- where Kandiyohi county #2 goes south into Renville county and becomes Renville #16. Going south, the bird was seen just after the "S curve" sitting on top of a utility pole. I spent several hours on Sunday looking (unsuccessfully) for snowies and she was just on her way home when she says "it found me" when it flew up to the pole about dusk...figures:-) Randy Frederickson Willmar From nature@acegroup.cc Tue Jan 10 22:33:02 2006 From: nature@acegroup.cc (Houston Nature Center) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:33:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] Festival of Owls registration open Message-ID: <549B52D1-FDE5-469D-BA0F-931EE2D3B898@acegroup.cc> --Apple-Mail-1--230543917 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Please post this on your respective birding listserves and pass on as =20= you feel appropriate. -------------- Owl activities, awards, contests, displays, food, merchandise, =20 programs, and prizes=85. Plan now to experience absolute owl immersion =20= at the 4th Annual Festival of Owls March 3-5, 2006 in Houston, =20 Minnesota. Registration is now open for the following Festival =20 activities: Delve into =93Owls in Lore, Culture, and Conservation=94 with keynote =20= speaker David H. Johnson, Executive Director of the Global Owl =20 Project, at the Friday evening banquet. Banquet attendees will also =20 get a chance to check out a temporary Saw-whet Owl banding station to =20= be set up that evening. Only 100 banquet tickets will be sold. To help recognize those who have helped make this a better world for =20 owls, the Festival of Owls has teamed up with the Global Owl Project, =20= Manitoba Great Gray Owl Fund, and Raptor Education Group to create =20 the Owl Hall of Fame. Two awards will be presented at the banquet: =20 the Lady Gray=92l Award for an individual owl and the Champion of Owls =20= Award for a human who have each gone out on a limb, so to speak, for =20 owls. For the more academic owl enthusiasts, the Festival of Owls will be =20 hosting an owl research workshop. College and university students =20 are especially encouraged to participate. Photographers, both amateur and professional, won=92t want to miss the =20= new photographer=92s brunch with the owls. Each registered =20 photographer will get to spend 10 minutes one-on-one photographing =20 each of four owl species in an outdoor setting. Space is very limited. Calling all teachers! If you=92re interested in using owl pellets in =20= your classroom and would like to find out how to do it, sign up for =20 the Owl Pellets in Your Classroom program. Space is limited and the =20 cost is negligible, so sign up early. There will also be an owl =20 pellet dissection class for the general public. A $2.50 collectible owl admission button is all that is required for =20 most other Festival activities for adults (kids are free) and can be =20 purchased at the door. Some events that require button admission include the Festival=92s =20 hottest new event=97the Media Celebrity Hooting Contest. Watch well-=20 known television, radio, and newspaper personalities put their vocal =20 chords to the test while they are judged by three owl experts. Watch =20= for the list of participants in February. You won=92t want to miss the Raptor Education Group=92s very special = live =20 owl programs featuring six different species of live owls, or the =20 Saturday evening owl prowls to call in wild owls with expert owl =20 callers. Kids will enjoy the owl origami, owl face-painting and =20 Alice the Owl=92s hatch-day party, while adults have fun with the =20 raffle, silent auctions, owl merchandise and other activities too =20 numerous to mention. Events that don=92t require an admission button or pre-registration =20 include the new owl face pancake breakfast with real maple syrup & =20 wild tea tasting, owl storytelling and craft, owl photography and =20 hands-on owl displays. For registration forms and more information about the Festival of =20 Owls, visit the Festival website at www.houstonmn.com/owlfest.htm or =20 contact the HoustonNature Center at 507-896-HOOT (4668) or =20 nature@acegroup.cc. The Festival of Owls is co-sponsored by the Houston Nature Center, =20 Friends of the Houston Nature Center, Houston Area Chamber of =20 Commerce, and Houston Hoedown. Proceeds go to help the Houston =20 Nature Center and Global Owl Project. ------------------------- 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--230543917 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252
Please post this on your respective = birding listserves and pass on as you feel = appropriate.
=A0

Owl activities, awards, contests, = displays, food, merchandise, programs, and prizes=85.=A0 = Plan now to experience absolute owl immersion at the = 4 Annual Festival of Owls March 3-5, 2006 in = , .=A0 Registration = is now open for the following Festival activities:
=A0 Banquet = attendees will also get a chance to check out a temporary Saw-whet Owl = banding station to be set up that evening.=A0 = Only 100 banquet tickets will be sold.
To = help recognize those who have helped make this a better world for owls, = the Festival of Owls has teamed up with the Global Owl Project, Manitoba = Great Gray Owl Fund, and Raptor Education Group to create the Owl Hall = of Fame.=A0 = Two awards will be presented at the banquet: the Lady = Gray=92l Award for an individual owl and the Champion of Owls Award for = a human who have each gone out on a limb, so to speak, for = owls.=A0
For = the more academic owl enthusiasts, the Festival of Owls will be hosting = an owl research workshop.=A0 College and = university students are especially encouraged to participate.
=A0 = Each registered photographer will get to spend 10 minutes = one-on-one photographing each of four owl species in an outdoor = setting.=A0 = Space is very limited.
=A0
Calling all teachers!=A0 = If you=92re interested in using owl pellets in your = classroom and would like to find out how to do it, sign up for the Owl = Pellets in Your Classroom program.=A0 Space is = limited and the cost is negligible, so sign up early.=A0 = There will also be an owl pellet dissection class for the = general public.=A0
A = $2.50 collectible owl admission button is all that is required for most = other Festival activities for adults (kids are free) and can be = purchased at the door.=A0
=A0
Some events that require button = admission include the Festival=92s hottest new event=97the Media = Celebrity Hooting Contest.=A0 Watch = well-known television, radio, and newspaper personalities put their = vocal chords to the test while they are judged by three owl = experts.=A0 = Watch for the list of participants in February.
You = won=92t want to miss the Raptor Education Group=92s very special live = owl programs featuring six different species of live owls, or the = Saturday evening owl prowls to call in wild owls with expert owl = callers.=A0 = Kids will enjoy the owl origami, owl face-painting and = Alice the Owl=92s hatch-day party, while adults have fun with the = raffle, silent auctions, owl merchandise and other activities too = numerous to mention.=A0
=A0
For = registration forms and more information about the Festival of Owls, = visit the Festival website at or contact the HoustonNature = at = 507-896-HOOT (4668) or .=A0
Karla = Kinstler
Houston Nature = Center
215 W Plum = St
PO Box 667
= --Apple-Mail-1--230543917-- From alynneretired@yahoo.com Wed Jan 11 18:16:51 2006 From: alynneretired@yahoo.com (audrey lynn) Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:16:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] owls Message-ID: <20060111181651.28134.qmail@web61219.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1210028398-1137003411=:22413 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Owls in Hoyt Lakes, St. Louis Co. Yesterday, Jan 10, 1 Hawk Owl on Co. 110(Forest Hwy. 11) exactly 8 miles from the big "welcome to HL" sign, or 5.2 miles from the junction of 110 and 16. Seen in AM and again in same area at 4:00 p.m. on tall aspen snag among small plantation red pines. Great G.Owl in Hoyt Lakes today at the new MPL development on White water lake. Directly in front of the only house out there. Seen in morning from 10:00 to noon. Still there when I left. Audrey L. Evers --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. --0-1210028398-1137003411=:22413 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Owls in Hoyt Lakes, St. Louis Co. Yesterday, Jan 10, 1 Hawk Owl on Co. 110(Forest Hwy. 11)
exactly 8 miles from the big "welcome to HL" sign, or 5.2 miles from the junction of 110 and 16. Seen in AM and again in same area at 4:00 p.m. on tall aspen snag among small plantation red pines.
 
Great G.Owl in Hoyt Lakes today at the new MPL development on White water lake. Directly in front of the only house out there. Seen in morning from 10:00 to noon.
Still there when I left.
Audrey L. Evers

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Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. --0-1210028398-1137003411=:22413-- From mblock@mn.rr.com Wed Jan 11 20:12:25 2006 From: mblock@mn.rr.com (mblock@mn.rr.com) Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:12:25 -0600 Subject: [mou] job posting Message-ID: <6dfc9e6e29e1.6e29e16dfc9e@rdc-kc.rr.com> THIS JOB IS FOR THE BIRDS! We are a locally-owned, family-operated retail store that caters to backyard birding enthusiasts. We carry a complete line of wild bird feeders, bird food, bird houses, books, etc. The flexibility and interesting work environment makes this job ideal for anyone who has an interest in birds and feeding birds. We are looking for reliable sales associates, who enjoy people and nature, are friendly and outgoing. Some retail sales experience is a plus. We have daytime and weekend hours available for 8-20 hours per week. The starting wage is based on qualifications and we offer a generous employee discount. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, feel comfortable using a computer, be able to lift 50 lbs. (some of our seed comes in 50 lb. bags), have some knowledge or interest in birds and feeding birds. If interested please contact: Melissa Block All Seasons Wild Bird Store 15710 Wayzata Blvd. Wayzata, MN 55391 952-473-4283 or Carol Chenault 4759 S. Highway 101 Westwind Plaza Minnetonka, MN 55345 952-935-5892 ----- Original Message ----- From: audrey lynn Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 12:16 pm Subject: [mou] owls > Owls in Hoyt Lakes, St. Louis Co. Yesterday, Jan 10, 1 Hawk Owl on > Co. 110(Forest Hwy. 11) > exactly 8 miles from the big "welcome to HL" sign, or 5.2 miles > from the junction of 110 and 16. Seen in AM and again in same area > at 4:00 p.m. on tall aspen snag among small plantation red pines. > > Great G.Owl in Hoyt Lakes today at the new MPL development on > White water lake. Directly in front of the only house out there. > Seen in morning from 10:00 to noon. > Still there when I left. > Audrey L. Evers > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos > Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your > hands ASAP. From thimgan@digitaljam.com Thu Jan 12 00:41:57 2006 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:41:57 -0600 Subject: [mou] Harlequin Ducks/Otter Tail Co Message-ID: A pair of Harlequin Ducks (male and female) are being seen along the Otter Tail River in the town of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County. We (Steve Millard, Eddy and Judy Edwards, Dan Thimgan) saw the birds this evening (1/11) at 5:15 p.m. We observed them for only about five minutes before they flew off very low heading east along the river. The birds were first spotted and identified by Steve Millard on 1/08 at 5:00 p.m. Steve also saw them this morning at 8:00 a.m. All sightings have been brief and seen from the one of the two locations below. The two best sites for viewing: 1. On the south side of the river at Hannah Park. The park's entry road is found three blocks west of the intersection of Union and Vernon Ave). Be aware that the road into the park is minimally maintained and the hill is a bit slippery and steepish. 2. On the north side of the river-- directly across from Hannah Park -- where Broadway dead-ends, a block and half south of Lincoln Ave. =20 The birds may well overnight with the many Common Golden-eyes at the so-called =B3levee=B2 which is located downtown near the high school, but the Harlequins have not as yet been sighted there. Also seen the last couple of days at this site: Trumpeter Swan, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Wood Duck, Common Merganser, American Coot, Bald Eagle, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, etc. Dan & Sandy Thimgan Battle Lake, MN Otter Tail Co. From keesiemom@yahoo.com Thu Jan 12 00:17:54 2006 From: keesiemom@yahoo.com (Diana Pesek) Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:17:54 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] RFI -- gyrfalcon Dakota Co. Message-ID: <20060112001754.96331.qmail@web34708.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Has anyone seen the gyrfalcon this week that has been in Dakota County? I plan to drive up from Cedar Rapids, Iowa this Saturday if there's any chance it's still around. Also, does anyone know if the snowy owls are still around the airport? Thanks very much. Diana Pesek Cedar Rapids, Iowa keesiemom@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From howardcutter@yahoo.com Thu Jan 12 15:47:06 2006 From: howardcutter@yahoo.com (Howard Cutter) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:47:06 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Eagles at Black dog Message-ID: <20060112154706.57077.qmail@web53203.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1639338660-1137080826=:51159 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Last night my wife and I spotted 5 immature and 1 adult Bald Eagle perched in trees along Minnesota river close to Black Dog Lake overlook. As spotted a Belted Kingfisher in area of parking lots closest to 35W. Adventure is not outside,its within --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. --0-1639338660-1137080826=:51159 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Last night my wife and I spotted 5 immature and 1 adult Bald Eagle perched in trees along Minnesota river close to Black Dog Lake overlook. As spotted a Belted Kingfisher in area of parking lots closest to 35W.


Adventure is not outside,its within

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Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. --0-1639338660-1137080826=:51159-- From teamvagrant@aol.com Thu Jan 12 16:06:45 2006 From: teamvagrant@aol.com (teamvagrant@aol.com) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:06:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Varied Thrush still in Duluth Message-ID: <8C7E5A95209D3CB-A04-3421@FWM-D08.sysops.aol.com> ----------MailBlocks_8C7E5A95209D3CB_A04_31C5_FWM-D08.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This may be well known but the Varied Thrush is still hanging around the crab apple trees at UMD. I saw it this a.m. about 9:30. chris ----------MailBlocks_8C7E5A95209D3CB_A04_31C5_FWM-D08.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
This may be well known but the Varied Thrush is still hanging around the crab apple trees at UMD.  I saw it this a.m. about 9:30.
chris
----------MailBlocks_8C7E5A95209D3CB_A04_31C5_FWM-D08.sysops.aol.com-- From c.hallie.skinner@gmail.com Thu Jan 12 22:31:29 2006 From: c.hallie.skinner@gmail.com (C. Hallie Skinner) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:31:29 -0600 Subject: [mou] deadline for submissions Message-ID: <76eb84010601121431t1b044c3chdb4e21f0efd2b331@mail.gmail.com> ------=_Part_718_14271326.1137105089088 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Reminder- the deadline for Minnesota Birding submissions is January 25! ------=_Part_718_14271326.1137105089088 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Reminder- the deadline for Minnesota Birding submissions is January 25!
------=_Part_718_14271326.1137105089088-- From thimgan@digitaljam.com Fri Jan 13 00:55:05 2006 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:55:05 -0600 Subject: [mou] Harlequin Duck Update/Otter Tail Co. Message-ID: The pair of Harlequin Ducks found in Fergus Falls along the Otter Tail River were seen both in the morning and in the evening today (1/12). At least two observers saw them this morning around 8:00am. This evening they flew in from the east at 4:45 pm, and they were still there when we left 25 minutes later. The preferred viewing spot (at least in the evening) is on the north side of the river. From Lincoln Ave turn south on Broadway and go straight ahead for 1 and half blocks where the street dead-ends. Park and walk straight ahead. Steve Millard even helpfully shoveled a rudimentary path through the snow. There's some Minnesota nice for you! Dan & Sandy Thimgan Battle Lake, MN From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jan 13 02:37:47 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:37:47 -0600 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, January 13, 2006 Message-ID: <000f01c617ea$5e0b1ad0$e8b391ce@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C617B8.1370AAD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, January 13, 2006 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. This week folks are beginning to get out birding with all the mild weather. The northern part of the area has received some freezing rain recently which has made some roads very slippery so caution is advised.=20 Most interesting find this week was a pair of HARLEQUIN DUCKS in Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County. They were first found by Steve Millard at Hannah Park on January 8, and were seen by him and others as recently as January 12. Best viewing site seems to be directly across from Hannah Park where Broadway dead-ends 1 1/2 blocks south of Lincoln Ave; another place to view the birds is on the south side of the river at Hannah Park located three blocks west of the intersection of Union and Vernon Ave. Be aware that there is lots of open water around Fergus Falls, and the ducks could be anywhere at any given time. Tom Hanson reports from Lake of the Woods County that a female NORTHERN CARDINAL has been visiting his feeders in the town of Baudette. Gretchen Mehmel is regularly seeing a NORTHERN SHRIKE in the yard at Norris Camp in the Beltrami Island State Forest.=20 I did an owl survey in Lake of the Woods and Beltrami Counties on January 7, and found one GREAT GRAY OWL in Beltrami County along MN 72 six miles north of Waskish , and 7 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS in either Beltrami or Lake of the Woods Counties along MN 72, and Lake of the Woods County Roads 77 and 87. These owls were seen from about noon to about 4 P.M. in this area. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was also seen in Beltrami County on the owl survey route south of Waskish. Lisa Newton reported a BALD EAGLE in Beltrami County on January 2. On January 7-8, she saw 20 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES in Lee Township of Beltrami County. In Marshall County, Lisa Newton observed about a hundred BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the town of Grygla in the last two weeks. A PILEATED WOODPECKER, and a COMMON RAVEN were also in the area. Richard Olson saw an adult BALD EAGLE in southern Marshall County on January 7. Paul Tanberg reported a flock of 20-30 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES coming to his feeder this winter, along with the other usual winter visitors such as DARK-EYED JUNCOS, and COMMON REDPOLLS. Shelley Steva found two flocks of SNOW BUNTINGS in Pennington County on January 7- one was in the Pembina WMA along CR 3, the other two miles west of St. Hilaire along CR 3. Cliff Steinhauer reported a WESTERN MEADOWLARK wintering in Red Lake County two miles south and two miles east of Red Lake Falls. Shelley Steva also saw SNOW BUNTINGS in Polk County on January 7 - one flock was three miles east of MN 220 along CR 21, another four miles east of MN 75 along CR 21. Tom Smith in Otter Tail County reported AMERICAN KESTREL along CR 15, and two MOURNING DOVES, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS at his feeder four miles southwest of Fergus Falls. Eddy Edwards, and Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported many species of waterfowl in the Fergus Falls area including SNOW GOOSE, TRUMPETER SWAN, WOOD DUCK, REDHEAD, LESSER SCAUP, and COMMON MERGANSER. BALD EAGLE, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, AMERICAN COOT, and BELTED KINGFISHER have also been seen in the area. Thanks to Steve Millard , Eddy Edwards, and Dan and Sandy Thimgan for their efforts in keeping us updated about the Harlequin Ducks; thanks also to Tom Smith, Shelley Steva, Paul Tanberg, Tom Hanson, Gretchen Mehmel, Lisa Newton, and Richard Olson for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. 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Two TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were found today by Peg Robertson in Cook County at the Tofte Town Park south of Highway 61, where Peg had found one last week. About 100 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were also seen in Tofte today. Chris Elmgren relocated the VARIED THRUSH on the UMD campus today in the crab apple trees along St. Marie Street just west of Oakland Avenue. It was also seen by Kim Eckert and others on the 7th with a flock of AMERICAN ROBINS. Kim Eckert's group found two SPRUCE GROUSE on the 8th along Lake County Road 2, 1.2 miles north of the Sand River. They also found RED CROSSBILLS along CR 2 on the 8th, about a mile south of MN 1, and one BOHEMIAN WAXWING in a flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS at South Avenue and 3rd Street in Two Harbors. On the 7th, Kim's group found two LONG- TAILED DUCKS on Lake Superior out from the Lakewood Road (CR 692), two adult GLAUCOUS GULLS and a second-winter THAYER'S GULL at Canal Park in Duluth, two BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS in the Sax-Zim bog along the McDavitt Road (CR 213) 2.5 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28), and a HORNED LARK along CR 7, 2 miles south of the Stone Lake Road (CR 319). Several groups reported NORTHERN HAWK OWLS in the Sax-Zim bog over the past week; one along the Stone Lake Road (CR 319) and another along the McDavitt Road (CR 213) just north of the railroad tracks. Cindy Risen and Mike Hendrickson reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 9th in Aitkin County 3 miles north of Tamarack along Kestrel Avenue (CR 31), and a SNOWY OWL 0.5 to 1 mile south of Tamarack on Kestrel Avenue (CR 16). Shawn Conrad saw a SNOWY OWL south of Palisade on the 7th along 450th Street 2 miles west of CR 5, and a flock of about 200 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at the county garage along CR 5 just south of Palisade. Shawn also relocated the NORTHERN HAWK OWL north of Chisholm on the 6th at MN Highway 73 and Lake Road. Audrey Evers reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 10th along CR 110, 8 miles south of Hoyt Lakes, or 5.2 miles north of CR 16. Audrey also saw a GREAT GRAY OWL on the 11th at Whitewater Lake in Hoyt Lakes. Jan and John Green have an adult SHARP-SHINNED HAWK overwintering in their neighborhood along Old North Shore Road (CR 290), between the Sucker River and the Berquist Road (CR 258). The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 19th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Jan 13 04:15:06 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:15:06 -0600 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 12 January 2006 Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-1--95283319 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, Janurary 12th. The adult GYRFALCON near mile marker 216 of state highway 55 was seen as recently as January 3rd, just west of Hastings in Dakota County. As many as four SNOWY OWLS are still being seen at the Minneapolis - St. Paul airport atop various buildings and on the ground, especially along Cargo Road. Shawn Conrad found a Snowy Owl south of Palisade in Aitkin County on the 7th. It was along 450th Street, two miles west of county road 5. Another Snowy Owl was in Goodhue County along U.S. Highway 52 near mile marker 85 on the 12th. Randy Frederickson found a Snowy Owl on January 8th in Renville County, just south of the Kandiyohi County line. The bird was along Renville County Road 16 just south of the "S" curve. A Snowy Owl was seen by Cindy Risen in Aitkin County on the 10th, half a mile south of Tamarack on county road 16. Cindy also reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL on the 9th, along Aitkin County 31 about three miles north of Tamarack. A Northern Hawk Owl was seen on the 7th by Kim Eckert along the Stone Lake Road in Sax- Zim bog of St. Louis County. Another seen on the 6th just west of here on McDavitt Road, about two miles north of Sax Road. A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS was also along this road on the 7th, about two and a half miles north of Sax Road. Audrey Evers reports from Hoyt Lakes that on the 11th, a GREAT GRAY OWL was near the new MP&L development on White Water Lake. Steve Millard discovered a pair of HARLEQUIN DUCKS in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County. He found the birds on the 8th at Hannah Park and they were still there on the 12th. Mike Blissenbach found a few BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 7th at the Hastings Country Club in Hastings, Dakota County. A VARIED THRUSH has been seen January 6, in the yard of Gary and Jean Novotony. They are located at 1175 W. 70th Street west of Northfield, Rice County. Another Varied Thrush was seen on the 7th on the north side of the UMD campus in Duluth, along Saint Marie Street just east of Kirby Drive. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, Janurary 19th. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-1--95283319 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for = Thursday, Janurary 12th.=A0


The = adult GYRFALCON near mile marker 216 of state = highway 55 was seen as recently as January 3rd, just west of Hastings in = Dakota County.

As many as = four SNOWY = OWLS are still being seen at the Minneapolis - St. Paul = airport atop various buildings and on the ground, especially along Cargo = Road. Shawn Conrad found a Snowy Owl south of Palisade in Aitkin = County on the 7th. It was along 450th Street, two miles west of county = road 5.=A0 Another Snowy Owl was in Goodhue County along U.S. = Highway 52 near mile marker 85 on the 12th. Randy Frederickson found a = Snowy = Owl on January 8th in Renville County, just south of the = Kandiyohi County line. The bird was along Renville County Road 16 just = south of the "S" curve. A Snowy Owl was seen by Cindy Risen in Aitkin = County on the 10th, half a mile south of Tamarack on county road = 16.=A0

Cindy also reported a = NORTHERN HAWK = OWL on the 9th, along Aitkin County 31 about three miles = north of Tamarack.=A0 A Northern Hawk Owl was seen on the 7th by = Kim Eckert along the Stone Lake Road in Sax-Zim bog of St. Louis County. = Another seen on the 6th just west of here on McDavitt Road, about two = miles north of Sax Road. A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS was also along = this road on the 7th, about two and a half miles north of Sax = Road.=A0

Audrey Evers = reports from Hoyt Lakes that on the 11th, a GREAT GRAY OWL = was near the new MP&L development on White Water Lake.=A0


Steve Millard discovered a pair of HARLEQUIN DUCKS = in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County.=A0 He found the birds on the 8th at = Hannah Park and they were still there on the 12th.


Mike Blissenbach found a few BOHEMIAN = WAXWINGS on the 7th at the Hastings Country Club in Hastings, = Dakota County.


A = VARIED = THRUSH has been seen January 6, in the yard of Gary and Jean = Novotony. They are located at 1175 W. 70th Street west of Northfield, = Rice County. Another Varied Thrush was seen on the 7th on the = north side of the UMD campus in Duluth, along Saint Marie Street just = east of Kirby Drive.


The = next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, Janurary = 19th.


- - = -

Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-1--95283319-- From weigt@myclearwave.net Fri Jan 13 03:29:10 2006 From: weigt@myclearwave.net (Tom Weigt) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:29:10 -0600 Subject: [mou] Snowy Owl In Southern Mn Message-ID: <200601130324.k0D3ONr6011235@cwmail1.myclearwave.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C617BF.40B405D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable January 9th on hwy 99 west of St. Peter about =BC mile west of Oak Leaf = Lake there was a Snowyl Owl perched on a telephone pole.=20 =20 Tom Weigt Mankato, Mn. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C617BF.40B405D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

January 9th on hwy 99 west of St. Peter = about =BC mile west of Oak Leaf Lake there was a Snowyl Owl perched on a telephone pole. =

 

Tom Weigt

Mankato, Mn.

------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C617BF.40B405D0-- From keesiemom@yahoo.com Thu Jan 12 14:20:58 2006 From: keesiemom@yahoo.com (Diana Pesek) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:20:58 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] RFI -- thanks for gyrfalcon information Message-ID: <20060112142058.27308.qmail@web34712.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Thanks to those of you who gave me information about the gyrfalcon and snowy owls near Minneapolis. I will be traveling to the area on Saturday to look for these birds, arriving mid-day and staying until I see the birds (always hopeful!) or until dark. If anyone sees them on Saturday and would like to call me with location information, my cell phone is 319-560-8393. Likewise, if you would like me to call you if I find the snowys or the gyr, please send me a private email with your cell phone number and I'll be happy to get in touch. Diana Pesek Cedar Rapids, Iowa keesiemom@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From smithville4@charter.net Fri Jan 13 15:46:06 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:46:06 -0600 Subject: [mou] Lake County birds Message-ID: <000801c61858$7953edd0$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C61826.2D112500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Last Wednesday was my last day with my group and we birded parts of Lake = Co. Highlights: -Gray Jays feeding out of the hand and on top of my head along Spruce = Rd. -Boreal Chickadees along Spruce Rd & Endless Waters Way (10) -Pine Grosbeaks at Moose Cafe in Isabella ( A lot ) -Redpolls at Moose Cafe in Isabella ( A lot ) -Evening Grosbeaks at Moose Cafe in Isabella ( good numbers ) * If you are looking for a good feeder for photography this is the place = to be! ( Moose Cafe in Isabella ) Also I would go here on a weekday vs. a weekend because on weekends = its filled with snowmobiles and a lot of noise! Also we saw during the last few days were Northern Shrikes. We seen them = in Sax Zim Bog, Aitkin Co, Douglas County, WI and Lake County. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C61826.2D112500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Last Wednesday was my last = day with my=20 group and we birded parts of Lake Co.
 
Highlights:
-Gray Jays feeding out of the = hand and on=20 top of my head along Spruce Rd.
-Boreal Chickadees along = Spruce Rd &=20 Endless Waters Way (10)
-Pine Grosbeaks at Moose Cafe = in Isabella=20 ( A lot )
-Redpolls at Moose Cafe in = Isabella ( A=20 lot )
-Evening Grosbeaks at Moose = Cafe in=20 Isabella ( good numbers )
* If you are looking for a = good feeder=20 for photography this is the place to be! ( Moose Cafe in Isabella = )
   Also I would go = here on a=20 weekday vs. a weekend because on weekends its filled with snowmobiles = and a lot=20 of noise!
 
Also we saw during the last = few days were=20 Northern Shrikes. We seen them in Sax Zim Bog, Aitkin Co, Douglas = County, WI=20  and Lake County.
 
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
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This is posted for Butch Ukura. Hawk = Owl was seen=20 Friday A.M. at Sax Zim bog 1/4 = mile in on=20 the north side of Stone Lake Road.  
 In Crosby, Steve Blanich saw a = large of=20 Bohemian Waxwings on 2rd & 3rd Southwest=20 Streets.           = ;            =        
------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C61830.EE22E940-- From northernflights@charter.net Sat Jan 14 02:17:37 2006 From: northernflights@charter.net (Kelly Larson) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:17:37 -0600 Subject: [mou] Request Warbler Photo Message-ID: <43C85F40.636A439E@charter.net> Looking for Digital Images 2006 Great River Birding & Nature Festival, May 13th & 14th Minnesota & Wisconsin on the Mississippi Flyway featuring Lake Pepin & Trempealeau NWR Planning is well underway for 2006 events and we are starting to address marketing issues. Our 2004 marketing materials featured a Cape May Warbler. We were fortunate to have found this image at a USFWS website in a royalty free graphics library. The festival skipped 2005. This year we would like to feature a Prothonotary or Northern Parula Warbler on the website home page, posters and mailings. If you have images of either of these Warblers that you would be willing to share please contact me to discuss use and compensation. MVP (Mississippi Valley Partners), the non-profit group that helps support the festival does have a small budget to devote to advertising. Kelly Larson Come visit us in Bemidji, Minnesota. (only 92 miles from Canada!) Northern Flights 208 3rd Street NW Bemidji MN 56601 Phone: 218-444-3022 We have a new web page... http://www.northern-flights.com From gunder@usfamily.net Sat Jan 14 16:34:11 2006 From: gunder@usfamily.net (Paul and JoAnn Gunderson) Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:34:11 -0600 Subject: [mou] Black Duck Message-ID: <9773A87C-851B-11DA-ADD0-000393AA5162@usfamily.net> I stopped at Mississippi Drive Park in eastern Monticello yesterday afternoon. In addition to the hundreds of Mallards, Canada Geese, and Trumpeter Swans, I saw an American Black Duck and two American Coots. Also several Common Goldeneyes. Paul Gunderson --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From david@cahlander.com Sat Jan 14 16:54:42 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:54:42 -0600 Subject: [mou] Varied Thrush on Recently Seen Message-ID: <000c01c6192b$3a865c90$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C618F8.EC80D520 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Scott Meyer shares a picture. http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C618F8.EC80D520 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C618F8.EC80D520-- From rkgil@comcast.net Sat Jan 14 20:30:04 2006 From: rkgil@comcast.net (rkgil@comcast.net) Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:30:04 +0000 Subject: [mou] unsubscribe--azezto Message-ID: <011420062030.25768.43C95F4C00026778000064A82200745672040709059D@comcast.net> From tiger150@comcast.net Sat Jan 14 20:55:02 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:55:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] Binocular's magnification question... Message-ID: <000d01c6194c$ca590b80$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C6191A.7F6D9550 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I found a pair of binoculars that has 16x. What kind does everyone else = have? They're $100, is that a good price? The man there said that they = were worth $200. Thank you... Alyssa DeRubeis Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C6191A.7F6D9550 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I found a pair of binoculars that has = 16x. What=20 kind does everyone else have? They're $100, is that a good price? The = man there=20 said that they were worth $200. Thank you...
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Hennipin = County
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Free Program sponsored by Hiawatha Valley Audubon Society All Welcome An eye-witness account of the search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Arkansas. Jim Fitzpatrick is one of the few people alive today who has seen this rare bird. Jim will give a presentation about the search, including the details of his own sighting. He will show the short video that is the only one available and also play recordings of the of the Ivory-billed distinctive rap. mou-net@cbs.umn.edu From howardcutter@yahoo.com Sun Jan 15 03:27:44 2006 From: howardcutter@yahoo.com (Howard Cutter) Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:27:44 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Pine Grosbeak and Snow Buntings Message-ID: <20060115032744.37844.qmail@web53207.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1954677280-1137295664=:37319 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Went loonking for Snowy Owl and Northern Hawk owl around Tamarack. No Luck Did see Pine Grosbeaks Krestrel Ave CR 16 South Tamarack above 420th st.Also saw Snow Buntings South CR16 below 420 st.Spotted a larger flock of Snow Buntings on Goshawk Rd above Krestrel Ave CR31 North. Adventure is not outside,its within __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --0-1954677280-1137295664=:37319 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Went loonking for Snowy Owl and Northern Hawk owl around Tamarack. No Luck Did see
Pine Grosbeaks  Krestrel Ave CR 16  South Tamarack above 420th st.Also saw Snow Buntings South CR16 below 420 st.Spotted a larger flock of Snow Buntings on Goshawk Rd above Krestrel Ave CR31 North.


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http://mail.yahoo.com --0-1954677280-1137295664=:37319-- From EgretCMan@msn.com Sun Jan 15 05:48:51 2006 From: EgretCMan@msn.com (CRAIG MANDEL) Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 23:48:51 -0600 Subject: [mou] Black Dog Lake - 1/14/2006 Message-ID: 1/14/2006 Led a trip to Black Dog Preserve this afternoon. Things were pretty quite overall, but we did get nice looks at the Peregrine Falcon, lots of Bald Eagles and for anyone still interested in searching through the Gulls at the lake. There appeared to be a flock on the ice on the far East end of the lake around 4:30pm. @ Peregrine Falcon - in nesting box on the main smoke stack. @ Snowy Owl - Hennepin County, MSP Airport, Cargo Road, right next to the road just past the first tunnel. @ Red-bellied Woodpecker @ American Tree Sparrow - along the Marsh trail. Craig Mandel EgretCMan@msn.com From tiger150@comcast.net Sun Jan 15 19:56:31 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:56:31 -0600 Subject: [mou] RE: Binocular's magnification question... Message-ID: <004201c61a0d$c7db1a80$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C619DB.7CFB8B30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to all those e-mailed me (which was a lot.) I feel stupid now, = everyone said the same thing: impossible to hold steady, buy from Golden = Valley's National Camera Store or Eagle Optics. However, only being 15, = I was not aware of these things! Sorry, but again, thanks for all the = e-mails! I will not buy the 16x bino's. Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C619DB.7CFB8B30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks to all those e-mailed me (which = was a lot.)=20 I feel stupid now, everyone said the same thing: impossible to hold = steady, buy=20 from Golden Valley's National Camera Store or Eagle Optics. However, = only being=20 15, I was not aware of these things! Sorry, but again, thanks for all = the=20 e-mails! I will not buy the 16x bino's.
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennipin=20 County
------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C619DB.7CFB8B30-- From eyeofnature@charter.net Sun Jan 15 20:48:46 2006 From: eyeofnature@charter.net (Eye of Nature) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:48:46 -0600 Subject: [mou] Questions are Great, not Bad References: <004201c61a0d$c7db1a80$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> Message-ID: <005001c61a15$150eba80$6501a8c0@ron> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C619E2.C9D21710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is nothing wrong with what you asked, or the fact that you did. = Also, just because a majority was in concensus does not reflect = negatively on you in any regard! It just means that you were able to = capitalize on the considerable amount of collective experience present = on the MOU listserver. As an adult, I have learned tons on it, and many = of my questions were very rudimentary. It is a great place to ask = questions and you should feel the freedom to ask as many as you want, = even if they appear redundant or "dumb" to you. Anyway, over 36 years = ago, I asked my karate instructor "can I ask a dumb question?", and he = responded by saying "it is better to ask and look stupid of a moment, = and not to ask and be ignorant for a lifetime!". So keep asking your = questions whenever you want. Ron Green http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery ----- Original Message -----=20 From: alyssa=20 To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu=20 Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 1:56 PM Subject: [mou] RE: Binocular's magnification question... Thanks to all those e-mailed me (which was a lot.) I feel stupid now, = everyone said the same thing: impossible to hold steady, buy from Golden = Valley's National Camera Store or Eagle Optics. However, only being 15, = I was not aware of these things! Sorry, but again, thanks for all the = e-mails! I will not buy the 16x bino's. Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C619E2.C9D21710 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There is nothing wrong with what you = asked, or the=20 fact that you did. Also, just because a majority was in concensus does = not=20 reflect negatively on you in any regard! It just means that you = were able=20 to capitalize on the considerable amount of collective experience = present on the=20 MOU listserver. As an adult, I have learned tons on it, and many of my = questions=20 were very rudimentary. It is a great place to ask questions and you = should feel the freedom to ask as many as you want, even = if they=20 appear redundant or "dumb" to you. Anyway, over 36 years ago, = I asked=20 my karate instructor "can I ask a dumb question?", = and he=20 responded by saying "it is better to ask and look stupid of a = moment, and=20 not to ask and be ignorant for a lifetime!". So keep asking your = questions=20 whenever you want.
 
Ron Green
http://www.greensphotoi= mages.com/gallery
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 alyssa=20
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 = 1:56=20 PM
Subject: [mou] RE: Binocular's=20 magnification question...

Thanks to all those e-mailed me = (which was a=20 lot.) I feel stupid now, everyone said the same thing: impossible to = hold=20 steady, buy from Golden Valley's National Camera Store or Eagle = Optics.=20 However, only being 15, I was not aware of these things! Sorry, but = again,=20 thanks for all the e-mails! I will not buy the 16x = bino's.
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Golden Valley, Hennipin=20 County
------=_NextPart_000_004D_01C619E2.C9D21710-- From sgosmire@earthlink.net Mon Jan 16 00:01:04 2006 From: sgosmire@earthlink.net (Susan Gosmire) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:01:04 -0600 Subject: [mou] snowy owl Message-ID: <410-220061116014203@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII We saw a snowy owl 3 miles east (580th St) and 1 mile North of Wood Lake at noon today. Susan Gosmire Wood Lake ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
We saw a snowy owl 3 miles east (580th St) and 1 mile North of Wood Lake at noon today.
 
Susan Gosmire
Wood Lake

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Mon Jan 16 01:36:16 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:36:16 -0600 Subject: [mou] Northern Hawk Owl in Aitkin County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C61A3D.3E212085 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This afternoon there was a Northern Hawk Owl south of Tamarack on the = east side of Co. Rd. 16 about 2.7 miles north of the town of Lawler in = Aitkin County.=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C61A3D.3E212085 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This afternoon there was a Northern Hawk Owl = south of Tamarack =0A= on the east side of Co. Rd. 16 about 2.7 miles north of the town of = Lawler in =0A= Aitkin County. 
------_=_NextPart_001_01C61A3D.3E212085-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Mon Jan 16 01:41:09 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:41:09 -0600 Subject: [mou] RE: [mnbird] Northern Hawk Owl in Aitkin County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C61A3E.1228320D Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry for not signing this report. Bob Williams, Bloomington ________________________________ From: mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net on behalf of Williams, Bob Sent: Sun 1/15/2006 7:36 PM To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Cc: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net Subject: [mnbird] Northern Hawk Owl in Aitkin County This afternoon there was a Northern Hawk Owl south of Tamarack on the = east side of Co. Rd. 16 about 2.7 miles north of the town of Lawler in = Aitkin County.=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C61A3E.1228320D Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0A= =0A=
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This afternoon there = was a Northern =0A= Hawk Owl south of Tamarack on the east side of Co. Rd. 16 about 2.7 = miles north =0A= of the town of Lawler in Aitkin = County. 
------_=_NextPart_001_01C61A3E.1228320D-- From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Mon Jan 16 01:49:44 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:49:44 -0600 Subject: [mou] Northern Hawk Owl & Boreal Chickadee Itasca County In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Today I relocated 1 Boreal Chickadee on Alder Road near Marcell. It was about 100 yards back on the trail running west of Alder Road about .1 mile north of Middle Creek. There was a Northern Hawk Owl perched on a limb in front of the house on CR 48 just south of the intersection of CR 48 and Alder Road. The only other unusual bird was a lone robin in Deer River. Shawn Conrad Bovey From dbmartin@skypoint.com Mon Jan 16 02:35:00 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:35:00 -0600 Subject: [mou] Nicollet and Blue Earth Counties Message-ID: <006f01c61a45$75ed7640$7d2e56c7@oemcomputer> Came across two different groups of Gray Partridge in Nicollet County while looking for the Snowy Owls that had been posted in the past. One group was on 452nd Street just south of Oak Leaf Lake in the eastern part of the county. The second group was one mile east of the intersection of Cty Rds 5 and 27 on 350th Street in the northwest corner of the county. This group is an area where manure was spread on the field and is somewhat regular in this general area as we saw birds in almost this exact same spot four years ago. Had no success with any snowys. Our typical result when we look for them in the southern half of the state. Did spend some time in Mankato photographing a Carolina Wren coming in to a feeder. This would be a first Blue Earth County record. As this feeder is only visible from inside the house we will leave it to the owner to post it on MOU net as we did not obtain permission to post the location. Documentation will be done. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From smithville4@charter.net Mon Jan 16 16:02:09 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:02:09 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sax Zim Bog Sunday Message-ID: <003301c61ab6$354bfbe0$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C61A83.EA37EF10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Was out guiding a couple from Illinois. Birds seen: -Northern Hawk Owl along Stone Lake Rd and McDavitt Rd. -Boreal Chickadees along Co. Rd 52 -Gray Jays (every where) -Northern Shrike -Snow Buntings along Co. 7. A small flock of 30 1/4 mi. north of Byrne's = Greenhouse & a flock of 150 at the Malmberg Sod Farms south of Byrne's = Greenhouse. These were seen from 3-4pm -Pine Grosbeaks & Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls at a few feeders -Common Redpoll along Blue Spruce Rd. A large flock of 200+ birds = feeding on the Tamaracks. * The Black-backed Woodpeckers that were reported several times along = McDavitt. Rd (2.5 miles north of Co. Rd 28-Sax Rd) were not found by my = group nor all the other birders that tried to locate these birds. BUT----------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This unique bog along McDavitt Rd. is in DANGER! Many of those that = hiked around this area last year remember that on the east side opposite = of all those snowshoe trails was a open corridor into the bog. This = corridor is the same corridor that I warned others in this listserve = that this road looks like a sign for future logging. WELL yesterday a = bulldozer worked all day in Sunday widening the corridor, and cleared = out all the small bushes and stumps. I walked this widen area and = witnessed that there are several corridors/roads coming off this main = corridor going into the bog. There is a lot of woodpecker signs all over = this area. I can safely bet that in the next few days the loggers will = be in there clearing this bog out. To get an idea what this area will = look like when the logging is done is to visit places like all the bend = on Owl Avenue, along Co. Rd 133, along Co. 319 ( Stone Lake Rd.) and = several other places. ALSO there is blue paint on many trees along Owl = Avenue. This MIGHT be a sign the state is just going to widen the ditch = or possibly next winter log this area out as well. There is a entry road = into the east side of Owl Avenue bog on the north end near Co. Rd 52. = So this area looks like it might be logged out as well. This is same = area Conn. Warblers were nesting. I know some birders are working to nominate the Sax Zim bog as an = Important Bird Area but by the time this nomination is announced this = unique area there will NOT be a important bird area but instead a good = area for growing hay and making meth! I am upset with losing more = habitat to loggers but there is nothing to do but accept this loss and = move on. I just wish groups who are involve with this area or people = who been here who know what to do would help me contact the right people = ( I need email addresses ) and I wish this group stop concentrating on = the economics/tourist aspect in their meetings and instead concentrate = on protecting the bog and its habitat and put all their energy into = contacting state officials to stop this logging. If anyone knows the = right people to contact please email me as I will do what I can to stop = or at least slow down the logging. Birders we are going to lose the = bog, we are going to lose Conn. Warblers, Boreal Chickadees, Gray Jays, = Great Gray Owls, and other boreal species. Some of the bog has orchids = in them as well. We are going to lose everything that makes this place = so wonderful to us birders. If you would like to help me please reply and if you know emails of the = right people to contact please contact me as well. Someone has to make a = stand against this logging and dammit I am going to fight this! Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C61A83.EA37EF10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Was out guiding a couple from = Illinois.
 
Birds seen:
-Northern Hawk Owl along = Stone Lake Rd=20 and McDavitt Rd.
-Boreal Chickadees along Co. = Rd=20 52
-Gray Jays (every = where)
-Northern Shrike
-Snow Buntings along Co. 7. A = small flock=20 of 30 1/4 mi. north of Byrne's Greenhouse & a flock of 150 at the = Malmberg=20 Sod Farms south of Byrne's Greenhouse. These were seen from = 3-4pm
-Pine Grosbeaks & Evening = Grosbeaks,=20 Common Redpolls at a few feeders
-Common Redpoll along Blue = Spruce=20 Rd.  A large flock of 200+ birds feeding on the = Tamaracks.
 
* The Black-backed = Woodpeckers that were=20 reported several times along McDavitt. Rd (2.5 miles north of Co. Rd = 28-Sax Rd)=20 were not found by my group nor all the other birders that tried to = locate these=20 birds.
 
BUT-------------------------------------------------------------= -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --------
 
This unique bog along = McDavitt=20 Rd. is in DANGER! Many of those that hiked around this area last = year=20 remember that on the east side opposite of all those snowshoe trails was = a open=20 corridor into the bog. This corridor is the same corridor that I warned = others=20 in this listserve that this road looks like a sign = for future=20 logging. WELL yesterday a bulldozer worked all day in Sunday = widening the=20 corridor, and cleared out all the small bushes and stumps. I walked this = widen=20 area and witnessed that there are several corridors/roads coming = off this=20 main corridor going into the bog. There is a lot of woodpecker signs all = over=20 this area.  I can safely bet that in the next few days the loggers = will be=20 in there clearing this bog out.  To get an idea what this area = will=20 look like when the logging is done is to visit places like all the = bend on=20 Owl Avenue, along Co. Rd 133, along Co. 319 ( Stone Lake Rd.) and = several other=20 places.  ALSO there is blue paint on many trees along Owl Avenue.=20 This MIGHT be a sign the state is just going to widen the ditch or = possibly=20 next winter log this area out as well. There is a entry road into the = east side=20 of Owl Avenue bog on the north end near Co. Rd 52.  So this area = looks like=20 it might be logged out as well. This is same area Conn. Warblers were=20 nesting.
 
I know some birders are = working to=20 nominate the Sax Zim bog as an Important Bird Area but by the time=20 this nomination is announced this unique area there = will NOT be a=20 important bird area but instead a good area for growing hay and = making=20 meth! I am upset with losing more habitat to loggers but there is = nothing to do=20 but accept this loss and move on.  I just wish groups who are = involve with=20 this area or people who been here who know what to do would help me = contact the=20 right people ( I need email addresses ) and I wish this group stop = concentrating=20 on the economics/tourist aspect in their meetings and instead = concentrate on=20 protecting the bog and its habitat and put all their energy into = contacting=20 state officials to stop this logging.  If anyone knows the right = people to=20 contact please email me as I will do what I can to stop or at least slow = down=20 the logging.  Birders we are going to lose the bog, we are going to = lose=20 Conn. Warblers, Boreal Chickadees, Gray Jays, Great Gray Owls, and other = boreal=20 species.  Some of the bog has orchids in them as well. We are going = to lose=20 everything that makes this place so wonderful to us = birders.
 
If you would like to help me = please reply=20 and if you know emails of the right people to contact please contact me = as well.=20 Someone has to make a stand against this logging and dammit I am going = to fight=20 this!
 
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C61A83.EA37EF10-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Jan 16 17:08:29 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:08:29 -0600 Subject: [mou] Ann Lake Message-ID: <009801c61abf$79031a40$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Single Townsend's Solitaire at Ann Lake (snowmobile trail) this morning, otherwise quiet - no sign of the Bohemians, Goshawk or C. Ravens that have visited the area over the last couple of weeks. Good birding to all. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From bstahly@boreal.org Mon Jan 16 17:49:59 2006 From: bstahly@boreal.org (Bruce W. Stahly) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:49:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] Red Poll Question Message-ID: <43CBDCC7.3090703@boreal.org> Anyone have any ideas about what is going on with this Common Redpoll, which I photographed last week at my feeder: http://www.boreal.org/~bstahly/Birds/RedPoll10x.jpg It appears to have a black object protruding from its beak. Thoughts? Bruce Stahly Grand Marais From jslind@frontiernet.net Mon Jan 16 20:44:58 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:44:58 -0600 Subject: [mou] North Shore T. Solitaire, Red-bellied Woodpecker, etc. Message-ID: <43CBB16A.9261.B599383@localhost> Yesterday Sharon and I birded the North Shore from Two Harbors to Grand Marais with Dave and Sarah Grosshuesch. We found a Red-bellied Woodpecker on the west side of Beaver Bay, in the small neighborhood south of Highway 61. It was near the junction of Slater Drive and Ruth Street. There was also a pair of Northern Cardinals and four American Robins here. We found a Townsend's Solitaire in Schoeder along Highway 61, at the road to the Father Baragas Cross. We could not find either of the two solitaires at the Tofte Town Park, but we did have a flock of about 30 Bohemian Waxwings fly over. In Grand Marais there was a flock of at least 125 Bohemain Waxwings and about 25 Cedar Waxwings along 8th Avenue, a block up from Highway 61. We found a pair of Northern Cardinals near 10th Avenue and 2nd Street. We didn't see any Harlequins in the harbor, and only saw a couple dozen Herring Gulls. The lake was extremely rough with 20+ mph southeast winds. The mountain ash crop is pretty amazing up there. We saw small groups of Pine Grosbeaks all along Highway 61 between Beaver Bay and Grand Marais. Jim Lind Two Harbors From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Mon Jan 16 21:23:40 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:23:40 -0600 Subject: [mou] MSP airport Snowy Owls Message-ID: The Snowies continue to show activity at dawn. On Sunday, 1/15, Peter Neubeck and I were at the airport from 7:15 AM till 9:00 AM. We saw three Snowy Owls, 2 at 7:20 AM and one at 7:30 AM, all three lifted off from the area to the west of the Glycol plant on Cargo Rd and flew out of sight towards the main terminal. It was windy, and some of these birds exhibited extended soaring flight while heading into the wind. Their broad thick wings are able to make good headway into the winds, which I estimate at 15 - 20 mph. Stalled flight was observed twice, one ending in the bird dropping a wingtip, veering to the right and dropping form 100 ft to 40 feet, then resuming a steady flapping flight. The other stalled for about 5 seconds, wings motionless, then looped like a Red-tail and stalled again, flapped ahead in a steady decline, gradually losing altitude until out of view. These are big birds, wings as big as a red-tail with a body twice the bulk, and I imagine these winds wreak havoc with them. Early morning is the only time I have witnessed this greater than 20 feet high flight pattern, and I have now seen it on 4 different days. When the birds are moving about on the runways during the day, they fly directly and very low. Peter and I spent the next few hours trying to reacquire the owls from other access points in the airport, to no avail. If we had shown up after 7:30 AM, we would have seen no owls. Early to bed, early to rise, the only way to see Snowy flybys! Good Birding! Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN Hennepin County From deut0039@umn.edu Mon Jan 16 21:49:36 2006 From: deut0039@umn.edu (Dan Deutsch) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:49:36 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gyrfalcon, Dakota Cnty Message-ID: <43CC14F0.10104@umn.edu> Just got a call from Jen Vieth who has gone past the Gyrfalcon a couple of times on Highway 55, just east of Goodwind Ave, near mile marker 216. Dan Deutsch From tnejbell@comcast.net Sun Jan 15 18:52:58 2006 From: tnejbell@comcast.net (Tom Bell) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:52:58 -0600 Subject: [mou] Citizen's Day at the Capitol Message-ID: <002d01c61a04$e8143e70$6501a8c0@laptop8200> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C619D2.9C947780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear MOU Members: As your representative to the Minnesota Environmental Partnership I = strongly urge you to attend this function if at all possible. It is a = heart warming experince to be with so many environmental advocates in = the capitol speaking with their representatives. Please register if you = possibly invest the day. Busses will be organized to come into St. Paul = from out-state areas.=20 5th Annual Protect Our Water Citizens' Day at the Capitol! =20 DATE: March 14th, 2006 LOCATION: Lakes and Plains Regional Council of Carpenters and Joiners = Union Hall 700 Olive St, St. Paul (Directions to the Carpenter's Hall: = 651-646-7207) TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. =20 REGISTER TODAY! Register online at www.ProtectOurWater.info=20 Free Protect Our Water t-shirts to registered participants. =20 =20 Clean water is a core Minnesota value that we should pass on to future = generations. But Minnesota's waters are not as healthy as they should = be, so we all need to do our part to get the facts and find solutions to = protect our water. That's why hundreds of citizens from across = Minnesota are coming to Saint Paul. They will rally in the Capitol = rotunda and meet with their Legislators to ask them to live up to their = responsibility and pass "Protect Our Water." This is a set of practical = solutions and smart investments to protect the clean water that is = critical to our health, our economy and our way of life. =20 A continental breakfast will be provided. Bring your own lunch or buy = it in the Capitol cafeteria. =20 **Register by March 8th at www.ProtectOurWater.info ** Register early so = we can reserve time with your Legislators! Contact Patience Caso at = 612-623-3666 for more information. =20 Tom Bell on Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Road South Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143 651 459-4150 ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C619D2.9C947780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear MOU Members:

   As your representative to the = Minnesota=20 Environmental Partnership I strongly urge you to attend this function if = at all=20 possible. It is a heart warming experince to be with so many = environmental=20 advocates in the capitol speaking with their representatives. Please = register if=20 you possibly invest the day. Busses will be organized to come into St. = Paul from=20 out-state areas.

 

5th Annual Protect Our Water = Citizens' Day at=20 the Capitol!

 

DATE:  March 14th, = 2006

LOCATION:  Lakes and = Plains=20 Regional Council of Carpenters and Joiners Union Hall

700=20 Olive St,=20 St.=20 Paul  (Directions to the = Carpenter=92s=20 Hall: =20 651-646-7207)

TIME:  8:00=20 a.m.  =96 4:00=20 p.m.

 

REGISTER=20 TODAY!  Register online at www.ProtectOurWater.info=20

Free Protect = Our Water=20 t-shirts to registered participants. =20

 

Clean=20 water is a core Minnesota value=20 that we should pass on to future generations.  But=20 Minnesota's=20 waters are not as healthy as they should be, so we all need to = do our=20 part to get the facts and find solutions to protect our water.  That=92s why = hundreds of = citizens=20 from across Minnesota are coming to = Saint=20 Paul.  They will rally in the Capitol = rotunda=20 and meet with their Legislators to=20 ask=20 them to live up to their responsibility and pass "Protect Our = Water.=94  This is a set of practical = solutions and=20 smart investments to protect the clean water that is critical to our = health, our=20 economy and our way of life.

 

A continental = breakfast=20 will be provided.  Bring = your own=20 lunch or buy it in the Capitol cafeteria.

 

**Register by = March 8th=20 at www.ProtectOurWater.info ** Register early = so we can=20 reserve time with your Legislators! =20 Contact Patience=20 Caso at = 612-623-3666 for=20 more information.

 

Tom Bell
on Grey Cloud Island
5868 Pioneer = Road=20 South
Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143
651=20 459-4150
------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C619D2.9C947780-- From ryanx050@umn.edu Sun Jan 15 19:18:11 2006 From: ryanx050@umn.edu (Dr. Charlotte Ryan) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:18:11 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gryfalcon around? Message-ID: <001401c61a08$6d58e240$6401a8c0@1v1c701> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C619D6.22289AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Has anyone seen the Gryfalcon in Dakota County recently and where? Thanks ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C619D6.22289AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Has anyone seen the Gryfalcon in Dakota = County=20 recently and where?
 
Thanks
------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C619D6.22289AE0-- From reforest@wiktel.com Mon Jan 16 20:11:47 2006 From: reforest@wiktel.com (Tom Crumpton) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:11:47 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sax Zim Bog Sunday In-Reply-To: <003301c61ab6$354bfbe0$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> References: <003301c61ab6$354bfbe0$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> Message-ID: <43CBFE03.8020006@wiktel.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------010604070609050201070306 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike The loggers have to freeze the road down before they can move in. One rule of thumb (a fairly accurate one) is that you have to have the road plowed before January 15th in order to get sufficient frost in the ground. That is enough frost to move trucks that weigh 80,000 plus pounds when loaded across the bog. So "Your loggers" will not be moving in for a little while yet. They might not even move in this year. This is the hardest winter loggers have seen in Northern MN in the 25+ years I have been working the bogs here. The DNR has a natural heritage database that lists significant orchids and other natural heritage info. they deem significant. Contact Sharron Nelson and know the legal description for where you want data for. If anyone discovers things they think maybe should be listed they can let the DNR know I would suggest the wildlife manager for the local area. I am a private consultant with some knowledge of the state. By the way what orchids are you referring to???? Why is this bog you describe unique? I would suggest that your chances of stopping the current logging are one in a million. There is a state forestry office in Cotton FYI a Mr. Danzl works there I believe. Your best to call ahead if you want someone to be there when you arrive. That office is supervised out of Duluth or Cloquet. Your legislative representatives would be your best bet (but don't tell anyone I said so). The reality of the picture you present is that logging created almost all of the wildlife habitat, roads and trails that you use to earn money guiding birders. Logging and the associated industries (paper, OSB board and lumber) are still a large part of northern Minnesotas economy. Granted guiding and servicing bird watchers is a growing segment. When you attack other independent people and employers its a bad reflection on you. Loggers are pretty independent, most of the ones that have survived are pretty good and conscientious about their jobs. I have watched the decline of the small farmer (the extinction of the dairy farmer in this area) and I am glad that there are still independent people that survive through hard work as well as brains (loggers). The number of logging operations has declined over 50% in the last 28 years as well. Loggers capacity to harvest wood has increased substantially in that same time frame. Less employees and more debt for equipment (at least the banks get richer). Logging and the associated industrial value added jobs are a large segment of the better paying jobs in certain parts of Northern Minnesota. The forests of Northern Mn are a renewable resource. How many acres of forest are lost to the sprawl of cities and small site development (this includes the conversion of farm land (that was once forest)). I think you will find that this causes a much greater loss of forests and habitat in MN than logging. Maybe I should complain and say the city should grow up instead of out????? yeah right. There is no question logging changes wildlife habitat. What hurts one species favors another. Most Northern Hawk owls I have seen have been pointed out to me by loggers on fresh cutovers. Boreal Chickadees seem more prevalent in black spruce that is 15-30 years old than in older stands. Is the increase in rose breasted grosbeaks where I live attributable to the increase in aspen 12-25 years old??? Is the increase in indigo buntings attributable to the increase in 6-15 year old aspen?? I can imagine the impression you left with the people from Ill. It is to bad it was such a one sided one. There is a million acre conference in Duluth the second w/e of February. The focus of the conference will be forestry and wildlife. It would be an opportunity for you to learn a broader perspective and it is in your home town I believe. If your so anti logging maybe you should buy land and protect it. There is a sustainable forest incentive act (SFIA) program that will pay roughly $4.32 per acre per year to help you afford to keep it. But if you want to manage it (which may include logging) let me know I will help you get the best price for your wood and we can manage it for whatever species (be it trees or wildlife) you would like that is suitable for the area. I work on a percentage basis (of timber sale receipts) usually. Therefore it will not cost you a penny out of your pocket and it will probably be very lucrative. Let me know soon though because I am booked into summer with writing forest and wildlife management plans (as well as timber sales) for landowners who desire to manage their lands. Timber sale receipts are subject to capital gain tax rates and the basis can be subtracted from income also. The bird report from the borderland (beautiful Rainy River) STILL HOSTING 60+ evening grosbeaks (here AM and well into PM) good numbers of pine grosbeaks, downy and hairy wood peckers, pine siskins chickadees, nuthatches (both kinds), eagles (river is wide open a very rare occurrence in January) occasional gray jay Mike, Last year you ranted about local people ragging on you and others for setting people up on county roads with spotting scopes, cameras and binoculars to look at local peoples bird feeders. I kind of get the feeling you probably did not ask permission as a courtesy first (because you figured you could be on a public road and do what ever you wanted). If people set up cameras with huge lenses and spotting scopes outside my house without asking I might be a little pissed. If I was elderly I would probably be paranoid or scared. Most people live rurally for a variety of reasons. One of which is privacy. Another is to enjoy wildlife (Bird feeder). I would not fault those people for one second for calling the police about peeping Mike's or harassment. I am pretty sure they would be successful in pursuing a court order in keeping you and your customers away from their homes (but I am not a lawyer). I believe the road safety issue was addressed last year. Road safety on many roads is an issue in MN especially in the winter time. Roads where logging trucks haul and local people travel should be left passable, clear and safe when stopping for viewing birds. I realize full well that the majority of people on this list serve might see things Mike's way. It is good to have people who are a little radical (or loud) to keep our perspectives open and to educate us as to different viewpoints. I guess that is part of my reason for answering his email. The forestry profession has not educated people to the degree they should have. It is accepted that foresters were the first environmentalists (aldo leopold, I might argue that natives or aboriginals in other areas were). Many environmental organizations mislead and misinform to scare people into supporting their causes. Scare tactics, sensationalism and polarized viewpoints seem to be the way things are done more commonly now. Fortunately I lead a protected (insulated) life. I do host bird watchers (best place in state for evening grosbeaks)(also fisher people) and profesional photographers occasionally so contact me if your in the neighborhood (350 miles no. of cities). You will not find my feeders adjacent to any public roadway. I own my own business and am a private forestry and wildlife (this includes birds and other species) consultant. I assist people with managing their lands and have worked in Northern MN for over 25 years. I also do some limited teaching and guiding in natural resources. I have walked in bogs for 25 plus years (maybe I am nuts when I reflect on that fact). Woods & Wildlife Forestry & Real Estate Services Have a great week Tom Crumpton Please excuse my long defense and attempt at educating people who have not had the opportunity to live, work, learn and coexist with the surroundings that I have had. Mike Hendrickson wrote: > Was out guiding a couple from Illinois. > > Birds seen: > -Northern Hawk Owl along Stone Lake Rd and McDavitt Rd. > -Boreal Chickadees along Co. Rd 52 > -Gray Jays (every where) > -Northern Shrike > -Snow Buntings along Co. 7. A small flock of 30 1/4 mi. north of > Byrne's Greenhouse & a flock of 150 at the Malmberg Sod Farms south of > Byrne's Greenhouse. These were seen from 3-4pm > -Pine Grosbeaks & Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls at a few feeders > -Common Redpoll along Blue Spruce Rd. A large flock of 200+ birds > feeding on the Tamaracks. > > * The Black-backed Woodpeckers that were reported several times along > McDavitt. Rd (2.5 miles north of Co. Rd 28-Sax Rd) were not found by > my group nor all the other birders that tried to locate these birds. > > BUT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This unique (????) bog along McDavitt Rd. is in DANGER! Many of those > that hiked around this area last year remember that on the east side > opposite of all those snowshoe trails was a open corridor into the > bog. This corridor is the same corridor that I warned others in this > listserve that this road looks like a sign for future logging. > WELL yesterday a bulldozer worked all day in Sunday widening the > corridor, and cleared out all the small bushes and stumps. I walked > this widen area and witnessed that there are several corridors/roads > coming off this main corridor going into the bog. There is a lot of > woodpecker signs all over this area. (HEAVY WOODPECKER SIGN MIGHT BE > AN INDICATOR OF HEALTH ISSUES WITH TREES, ADDED BY TOM) I can safely > bet that in the next few days the loggers will be in there clearing > this bog out. To get an idea what this area will look like when the > logging is done is to visit places like all the bend on Owl Avenue, > along Co. Rd 133, along Co. 319 ( Stone Lake Rd.) and several other > places. ALSO there is blue paint on many trees along Owl Avenue. > This MIGHT be a sign the state is just going to widen the ditch (or > improve the road?) or possibly next winter log this area out as well. > There is a entry road into the east side of Owl Avenue bog on the > north end near Co. Rd 52. So this area looks like it might be logged > out as well. This is same area Conn. Warblers were nesting. If you > know nest site you maybe able to get that saved, Tom > > I know some birders are working to nominate the Sax Zim bog as an > Important Bird Area but by the time this nomination is announced this > unique area there will NOT be a important bird area but instead a good > area for growing hay and making meth! (That is sesationalism, false > and ranting, Tom) I am upset with losing more habitat to loggers but > there is nothing to do but accept this loss and move on. (You > contradict your later statement) I just wish groups who are involve > with this area or people who been here who know what to do would help > me contact the right people ( I need email addresses ) and I wish this > group stop concentrating on the economics/tourist aspect in their > meetings and instead concentrate on protecting the bog and its habitat > and put all their energy into contacting state officials to stop this > logging. (I believe the state goes through a management planning > process, that would have been the time to voice your objections, every > 5-10 years). If anyone knows the right people to contact please email > me as I will do what I can to stop or at least slow down the logging. > Birders we are going to lose the bog (the bog will still be there it > will be better hunting habitat for owls), we are going to lose Conn. > Warblers, Boreal Chickadees (maybe better habitat in 15-30 years) , > Gray Jays, Great Gray Owls, and other boreal species. Some of the bog > has orchids in them as well. We are going to lose everything that > makes this place so wonderful to us birders. (Maybe you could > influence the number of snags live and dead that are left for > perching) There arguments against this may include Insect and disease > considerations (mistletoe) they can pick mistletoe free areas to > reserve patches. If the trees are to big in these patches they will > blow down eventually anyways. If they reserve tamarack this will make > better great grey owl habitat (nesting) in the future and it is > mistletoe resistent. There other argument is that snags maybe > hazardous to aerial seeding operations. That would be poppycock or > something like that. You could argue that aerial seeding is not > necessary that in all probability the site will regenerate with the > seed and cones present on the site. Aerial seeding tends to overstock > the site (this depends on seedbed partially). I am not familiar with > the site but would be happy to meet with you at the site to explain > silviculture (the art and science of growing trees) in the bogs > sometime when I am passing through that way. You do not give me good descriptions of the "bog" Reserve strips (along roads) are another option (they eventually blow down) also, that would appease 99% of people but hide what forestry is all about. If the trees are tall enough to land in the road it is another hazard and management hassle. The site will regenerate except maybe where the landings are and the landings will regenerate more slowly than the bulk of the site. > > If you would like to help me please reply and if you know emails of > the right people to contact please contact me as well. Someone has to > make a stand against this logging and dammit I am going to fight this! The new DNR Forestry Director was the Saint Louis County Land Commissioner up till last year. Go into the DNR web site. He should be familiar with the bog? and its issues (but he will have someone else write the letter probably). I would give you his name but I do not want to get in hassles. The above clue should be adequate. My comments here are not to be taken as support for anything you plan to do concerning timber sales or land management practices. I have given you a couple good suggestions to improve the habitat for raptors and a few other birds. Without the death of one forest a new forest cannot be reborn (unless your planting open areas) Tom > Michael Hendrickson > Duluth, Minnesota > Minnesota Birding Treks > http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ --------------010604070609050201070306 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike
The loggers have to freeze the road down before they can move in.  One rule of thumb (a fairly accurate one) is that you have to have the road plowed before January 15th in order to get sufficient frost in the ground.  That is enough frost to move trucks that weigh 80,000 plus pounds when loaded across the bog. 

So "Your loggers"  will not be moving in for a little while yet.
They might not even move in this year. 

This is the hardest winter loggers have seen in Northern MN  in the 25+ years I have been working the bogs here. 

The DNR has a natural heritage database that lists significant orchids and other natural heritage info. they deem significant.  Contact Sharron Nelson and know the legal description for where you want data for.   If anyone discovers things they think maybe should be listed they can let the DNR know I would suggest the wildlife manager for the local area.  I am a private consultant with some knowledge of the state.  By the way what orchids are you referring to????  Why is this bog you describe unique? 

I would suggest that your chances of stopping the current logging  are one in a million.  There is a state forestry office in Cotton FYI a Mr. Danzl works there I believe.  Your best to call ahead if you want someone to be there when you arrive.  That office is supervised out of Duluth or Cloquet.  Your legislative representatives would be your best bet  (but don't tell anyone I said so).

The reality of the picture you present is that logging created almost all of the wildlife habitat, roads and trails that you use to earn money guiding birders.

Logging and the associated industries (paper, OSB board and lumber) are still a large part of northern Minnesotas economy.
Granted guiding and servicing bird watchers is a growing segment. 

When you attack other independent people and employers its a bad reflection on you.  Loggers are pretty independent, most of the ones that have survived are pretty good and conscientious about their jobs.  I have watched the decline of the small farmer (the extinction of the dairy farmer in this area) and I am glad that there are still independent people that survive through hard work as well as brains (loggers).  The number of logging operations has declined over 50% in the last 28 years as well.  Loggers capacity to harvest wood has increased substantially in that same time frame.  Less employees and more debt for equipment (at least the banks get richer). 

Logging and the associated industrial value added jobs are a large segment of the better paying jobs in certain parts of Northern Minnesota.

The forests of Northern Mn are a renewable resource.  How many acres of forest are lost to the sprawl of cities and small site development (this includes the conversion of farm land (that was once forest)).  I think you will find that this causes a much greater loss of forests and habitat in MN than logging. 

Maybe I should complain and say the city should grow up instead of out?????  yeah right.

There is no question logging changes wildlife habitat.  What hurts one species favors another. 
       Most Northern Hawk owls I have seen have been pointed out to me by loggers on fresh cutovers.
       Boreal Chickadees seem more prevalent in black spruce that is 15-30 years old than in older stands.
        Is the increase in rose breasted grosbeaks where I live attributable to the increase in aspen 12-25 years old??? 
       Is the increase in  indigo buntings attributable to the increase in 6-15 year old aspen??

I can imagine the impression you left with the people from Ill.  It is to bad it was such a one sided one.

There is a million acre conference in Duluth the second w/e of February.  The focus of the conference will be forestry and wildlife.  It would be an opportunity for you to learn a broader perspective and it is in your home town I believe.

If your so anti logging maybe you should buy land and protect it.  There is a sustainable forest incentive act (SFIA) program that will pay roughly $4.32 per acre per year to help you afford to keep it.

But if you want to manage it (which may include logging) let me know I will help you get the best price for your wood and  we can manage it for whatever species (be it trees or wildlife) you would like that  is suitable for the area.  I work on a percentage basis (of timber sale receipts) usually.  Therefore it will not cost you a penny out of your pocket and it will probably be very lucrative.  Let me know soon though because I am booked into summer with writing forest and wildlife management plans (as well as timber sales) for landowners who desire to manage their lands.  Timber sale receipts are subject to capital gain tax rates and the basis can be subtracted  from income also.

The bird report from the borderland (beautiful Rainy River)
STILL HOSTING
60+ evening grosbeaks (here AM and well into PM)
good numbers of pine grosbeaks,
downy and hairy wood peckers,
pine siskins
chickadees,
nuthatches (both kinds),
eagles (river is wide open a very rare occurrence in January)
occasional gray jay

Mike,
Last year you ranted about local people ragging on you and others for setting people up on county roads with spotting scopes, cameras and binoculars to look at local peoples bird feeders.  I kind of get the feeling  you probably did not ask permission as a courtesy first (because you figured you could be on a public road and do what ever you wanted).  If people set up cameras with huge lenses and spotting scopes outside my house without asking I might be a little pissed.  If I was  elderly I would probably be paranoid or scared. 
Most people live rurally for a variety of reasons. 
One of which is privacy.
Another is to enjoy wildlife (Bird feeder).
I would not fault those people for one second for calling the police about peeping Mike's or harassment.  I  am pretty sure they would be successful in pursuing a court order in keeping you and your customers away from their homes (but I am not a lawyer).  I believe the road safety issue was addressed last year.
Road safety on many roads is an issue in MN especially in the winter time.  Roads where logging trucks haul and local people travel should be left passable, clear and safe when stopping for viewing birds. 

I realize full well that the majority of people on this list serve might see things Mike's way.  It is good to have people who are a little radical (or loud) to keep our perspectives open and to educate us as to different viewpoints.  I guess that is part of my reason for answering his email.  The forestry profession has not  educated people to the degree they should have. It is accepted that foresters were the first environmentalists (aldo leopold, I might argue that natives or aboriginals in other areas were).   Many environmental organizations mislead and misinform to scare people into supporting their causes. 
Scare tactics, sensationalism and polarized viewpoints seem to be the way things are done more commonly now. 

Fortunately I lead a protected (insulated) life.  I do host bird watchers (best place in state for evening grosbeaks)(also fisher people) and profesional photographers occasionally so contact me if your in the neighborhood (350 miles  no. of cities).  You will not find my feeders adjacent to any public roadway.
I own my own business and am a private forestry and wildlife (this includes birds and other species) consultant.  I assist people with managing their lands and have worked in Northern MN for over 25 years.  I also do some limited teaching and guiding in natural resources.  I have walked in bogs for 25 plus years (maybe I am nuts when I reflect on that fact).
Woods & Wildlife Forestry & Real Estate Services
Have a great week
Tom Crumpton

Please excuse my long defense and attempt at educating people who have not had the opportunity to live, work, learn and coexist with the surroundings that I have had.

Mike Hendrickson wrote:
Was out guiding a couple from Illinois.
 
Birds seen:
-Northern Hawk Owl along Stone Lake Rd and McDavitt Rd.
-Boreal Chickadees along Co. Rd 52
-Gray Jays (every where)
-Northern Shrike
-Snow Buntings along Co. 7. A small flock of 30 1/4 mi. north of Byrne's Greenhouse & a flock of 150 at the Malmberg Sod Farms south of Byrne's Greenhouse. These were seen from 3-4pm
-Pine Grosbeaks & Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls at a few feeders
-Common Redpoll along Blue Spruce Rd.  A large flock of 200+ birds feeding on the Tamaracks.
 
* The Black-backed Woodpeckers that were reported several times along McDavitt. Rd (2.5 miles north of Co. Rd 28-Sax Rd) were not found by my group nor all the other birders that tried to locate these birds.
 
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This unique (????) bog along McDavitt Rd. is in DANGER! Many of those that hiked around this area last year remember that on the east side opposite of all those snowshoe trails was a open corridor into the bog. This corridor is the same corridor that I warned others in this listserve that this road looks like a sign for future logging. WELL yesterday a bulldozer worked all day in Sunday widening the corridor, and cleared out all the small bushes and stumps. I walked this widen area and witnessed that there are several corridors/roads coming off this main corridor going into the bog. There is a lot of woodpecker signs all over this area.  (HEAVY WOODPECKER SIGN MIGHT BE AN INDICATOR OF HEALTH ISSUES WITH TREES, ADDED BY TOM) I can safely bet that in the next few days the loggers will be in there clearing this bog out.  To get an idea what this area will look like when the logging is done is to visit places like all the bend on Owl Avenue, along Co. Rd 133, along Co. 319 ( Stone Lake Rd.) and several other places.  ALSO there is blue paint on many trees along Owl Avenue. This MIGHT be a sign the state is just going to widen the ditch (or improve the road?) or possibly next winter log this area out as well. There is a entry road into the east side of Owl Avenue bog on the north end near Co. Rd 52.  So this area looks like it might be logged out as well. This is same area Conn. Warblers were nesting.  If you know nest site you maybe able to get that saved, Tom
 
I know some birders are working to nominate the Sax Zim bog as an Important Bird Area but by the time this nomination is announced this unique area there will NOT be a important bird area but instead a good area for growing hay and making meth! (That is sesationalism, false and ranting, Tom) I am upset with losing more habitat to loggers but there is nothing to do but accept this loss and move on. (You contradict your later statement)  I just wish groups who are involve with this area or people who been here who know what to do would help me contact the right people ( I need email addresses ) and I wish this group stop concentrating on the economics/tourist aspect in their meetings and instead concentrate on protecting the bog and its habitat and put all their energy into contacting state officials to stop this logging.  (I believe the state goes through a management planning process, that would have been the time to voice your objections, every 5-10 years).  If anyone knows the right people to contact please email me as I will do what I can to stop or at least slow down the logging.  Birders we are going to lose the bog (the bog will still be there it will be better hunting habitat for owls), we are going to lose Conn. Warblers, Boreal Chickadees (maybe better habitat in 15-30 years) , Gray Jays, Great Gray Owls, and other boreal species.  Some of the bog has orchids in them as well. We are going to lose everything that makes this place so wonderful to us birders.  (Maybe you could influence the number of snags live and dead that are left for perching) There arguments against this may include Insect and disease considerations (mistletoe) they can pick mistletoe free areas to reserve patches.  If the trees are to big in these patches they will blow down eventually anyways.  If they reserve tamarack this will make better great grey owl habitat  (nesting) in the future and it is mistletoe resistent.  There other argument is that snags maybe hazardous to aerial seeding operations.  That would be poppycock or something like that.  You could argue that aerial seeding is not necessary that in all probability the site will regenerate with the seed and cones present on the site.  Aerial seeding tends to overstock the site (this depends on seedbed partially).  I am not familiar with the site but would be happy to meet with you at the site to explain silviculture (the art and science of growing trees) in the bogs sometime when I am passing through that way.
You do not give me good descriptions of the "bog"   Reserve strips (along roads) are another option (they eventually blow down) also, that would appease 99% of people but hide what forestry is all about.  If the trees are tall enough to land in the road it is another hazard and management hassle.  The site will regenerate except maybe where the landings are and the landings will regenerate more slowly than the bulk of the site.
 
If you would like to help me please reply and if you know emails of the right people to contact please contact me as well. Someone has to make a stand against this logging and dammit I am going to fight this!
The new DNR Forestry Director was the Saint Louis County Land Commissioner up till last year.  Go into the DNR web site.  He  should be familiar with the bog? and its issues (but he will have someone else write the letter probably). I would give you his name but I do not want to get in hassles. The above clue should be adequate.  My comments here are not to be taken as support for anything you plan to do concerning timber sales or land management practices.  I have given you a couple good suggestions to improve the habitat for raptors and a few other birds. 
Without the death of one forest a new forest cannot be reborn (unless your planting open areas)
Tom
 
Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
--------------010604070609050201070306-- From smithville4@charter.net Mon Jan 16 21:51:39 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:51:39 -0600 Subject: [mou] My response! References: <003301c61ab6$354bfbe0$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> <43CBFE03.8020006@wiktel.com> Message-ID: <002e01c61ae7$082d4570$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C61AB4.BD279080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tom Crumpton=20 To: Mike Hendrickson ; MOU-Net=20 Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [mou] Sax Zim Bog Sunday Mike=20 The loggers have to freeze the road down before they can move in. One = rule of thumb (a fairly accurate one) is that you have to have the road = plowed before January 15th in order to get sufficient frost in the = ground. That is enough frost to move trucks that weigh 80,000 plus = pounds when loaded across the bog. =20 So "Your loggers" will not be moving in for a little while yet. They might not even move in this year. =20 This is the hardest winter loggers have seen in Northern MN in the = 25+ years I have been working the bogs here. =20 The DNR has a natural heritage database that lists significant orchids = and other natural heritage info. they deem significant. Contact Sharron = Nelson and know the legal description for where you want data for. If = anyone discovers things they think maybe should be listed they can let = the DNR know I would suggest the wildlife manager for the local area. I = am a private consultant with some knowledge of the state. By the way = what orchids are you referring to???? Why is this bog you describe = unique? =20 THIS BOG LOCATED ALONG MCDAVITT ROAD IS NOT JUST UNIQUED TO ME BUT TO = MANY BIRDERS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S. WHO VISITED THIS BOG TO LOOK FOR THE = THREE-TOED WOODPECKER AND BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS. MANY ALSO SEARCHED = THIS AREA FOR BOREAL CHICKADEES AND ALSO FOR ALL THE OTHER BOREAL = SPECIES THAT NEST HERE. SO ITS UNIQUED FOR MANY REASONS OTHER THAN MY = REASONS. I would suggest that your chances of stopping the current logging are = one in a million. There is a state forestry office in Cotton FYI a Mr. = Danzl works there I believe. Your best to call ahead if you want = someone to be there when you arrive. That office is supervised out of = Duluth or Cloquet. Your legislative representatives would be your best = bet (but don't tell anyone I said so). THANKS I WILL CALL THESE PEOPLE AND ALSO LAURA ERICKSON EMAILED ME AND = SHE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS LOGGING EFFORTS IN HER NEXT RADIO = PROGRAM. LAURA'S RADIO SHOW "FOR THE BIRDS" ATTRACTS HUNDREDS IF NOT = THOUSANDS OF BIRDERS FROM ALL OVER. I WILL ALSO CONTACT SAM COOK AND = SEE IF HE IS INTERESTED IN DOING A STORY ON THIS LOGGING. =20 The reality of the picture you present is that logging created almost = all of the wildlife habitat, roads and trails that you use to earn money = guiding birders.=20 EXPLAIN HOW LOGGING HAS CREATED A BOG TO ME ESPECIALLY A FLOATING BOG? = I MIGHT HAVE OT QUESTION YOU ABOUT THE ROADS SINCE MOST IF NOT ALL OF = THEM ARE CROSS SECTION ROADS THAT RUN EAST WEST AND NORTH SOUTH IN MILE = SECTIONS. THERE IS NO TRAILS UP THERE EXCEPT THE SNOW MOBILE TRAIL OVER = BY TOIVOLA. Logging and the associated industries (paper, OSB board and lumber) = are still a large part of northern Minnesotas economy. Granted guiding and servicing bird watchers is a growing segment. =20 When you attack other independent people and employers its a bad = reflection on you. Loggers are pretty independent, most of the ones = that have survived are pretty good and conscientious about their jobs. = I have watched the decline of the small farmer (the extinction of the = dairy farmer in this area) and I am glad that there are still = independent people that survive through hard work as well as brains = (loggers). The number of logging operations has declined over 50% in = the last 28 years as well. Loggers capacity to harvest wood has = increased substantially in that same time frame. Less employees and = more debt for equipment (at least the banks get richer). =20 I NEVER SAID I WAS ANTI LOGGING DID I? I AM THOUGH CONCERN ABOUT = LOSING HABITAT THAT I KNOW IS VERY FRAGILE. I ALSO READ THAT BOGS IN THE = NORTHERN MINNESOTA ARE DECLINING. I WORKED WITH PEOPLE WHO LOGGED IN = THE WINTER WHEN THEY GOT LAYED OFF DURING THE WINTER AS A ROOFER. I = KNOW LOGGERS AND YES THEY ARE GOOD HARD WORKING PEOPLE BUT AGAIN I AM = CONCERN THAT TO MUCH OF THE BOG IS GETTING LOGGED OUT IN SAX ZIM. IS = THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT? Logging and the associated industrial value added jobs are a large = segment of the better paying jobs in certain parts of Northern = Minnesota. The forests of Northern Mn are a renewable resource. How many acres = of forest are lost to the sprawl of cities and small site development = (this includes the conversion of farm land (that was once forest)). I = think you will find that this causes a much greater loss of forests and = habitat in MN than logging. =20 Maybe I should complain and say the city should grow up instead of = out????? yeah right. There is no question logging changes wildlife habitat. What hurts one = species favors another. =20 Most Northern Hawk owls I have seen have been pointed out to me = by loggers on fresh cutovers. Boreal Chickadees seem more prevalent in black spruce that is = 15-30 years old than in older stands. Is the increase in rose breasted grosbeaks where I live = attributable to the increase in aspen 12-25 years old??? =20 Is the increase in indigo buntings attributable to the = increase in 6-15 year old aspen?? AHHH BOREAL CHICKADEES IN THE SAX ZIM BOG ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOGS = THAT HAVE CEDARS, BLACK SPRUCE AND TAMARACKS. THERE IS NO 15-30 YEAR OLD = STAND OF BLACK SPRUCE IN THE BOG ITS A MIX BOG. NORTHERN HAWK OWLS ARE = NOT LIVING OR NESTING IN A CUT OR LOGGED OUT AREA IN MINNESOTA. THERE = ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF NESTING RECORDS IN MINNESOTA. IF LOGGERS SAW THESE = OWLS IN THE CUT OUT AREAS THEY MAY OF BEEN USING THESE OPEN AREAS FOR = HUNTING PURPOSES. =20 =20 I can imagine the impression you left with the people from Ill. It is = to bad it was such a one sided one. THE PEOPLE I GUIDED NOR THE PEOPLE I SAW THERE (10-15 OTHER BIRDERS) = NEVER MAY ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE LOGGING OR POTENTIAL LOGGING IN THIS = AREA. SO THERE WAS NO ONE SIDED ARGUEMENTS BEING MADE. There is a million acre conference in Duluth the second w/e of = February. The focus of the conference will be forestry and wildlife. = It would be an opportunity for you to learn a broader perspective and it = is in your home town I believe. If your so anti logging maybe you should buy land and protect it. = There is a sustainable forest incentive act (SFIA) program that will pay = roughly $4.32 per acre per year to help you afford to keep it. WHERE IN THE HELL DID I EVER MENTIONED IN MY EMAIL I WAS ANTI LOGGING? = OH BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT A CERTAIN BOG THAT ISABOUT TO BE LOGGED OUT YOU = ARE ASSUMING I AM A TREE HUGGER OR RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALIST. YOU ARE = REACHING ON THIS STATEMENT OR COMMENTS ABOUT ME AS A PERSON AND MY = BELIEFS! But if you want to manage it (which may include logging) let me know I = will help you get the best price for your wood and we can manage it for = whatever species (be it trees or wildlife) you would like that is = suitable for the area. I work on a percentage basis (of timber sale = receipts) usually. Therefore it will not cost you a penny out of your = pocket and it will probably be very lucrative. Let me know soon though = because I am booked into summer with writing forest and wildlife = management plans (as well as timber sales) for landowners who desire to = manage their lands. Timber sale receipts are subject to capital gain = tax rates and the basis can be subtracted from income also. The bird report from the borderland (beautiful Rainy River) STILL HOSTING 60+ evening grosbeaks (here AM and well into PM) good numbers of pine grosbeaks,=20 downy and hairy wood peckers,=20 pine siskins chickadees,=20 nuthatches (both kinds),=20 eagles (river is wide open a very rare occurrence in January) occasional gray jay KEEP ENJOYING THOSE EVENING GROSBEAKS BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT HABITAT = LOSS TO THESE BIRDS YOUR 60+ THIS YEAR WILL NO DOUBT SLIDE TO 20+ A FEW = YEARS FROM NOW! Mike, Last year you ranted about local people ragging on you and others for = setting people up on county roads with spotting scopes, cameras and = binoculars to look at local peoples bird feeders. I kind of get the = feeling you probably did not ask permission as a courtesy first = (because you figured you could be on a public road and do what ever you = wanted). If people set up cameras with huge lenses and spotting scopes = outside my house without asking I might be a little pissed. If I was = elderly I would probably be paranoid or scared. =20 Most people live rurally for a variety of reasons. =20 One of which is privacy. Another is to enjoy wildlife (Bird feeder). I would not fault those people for one second for calling the police = about peeping Mike's or harassment. I am pretty sure they would be = successful in pursuing a court order in keeping you and your customers = away from their homes (but I am not a lawyer). I believe the road = safety issue was addressed last year. Road safety on many roads is an issue in MN especially in the winter = time. Roads where logging trucks haul and local people travel should be = left passable, clear and safe when stopping for viewing birds. =20 WHAT IN THE HELL DOES THIS HAS TO DO WITH MY TOPIC ABOUT INFORMING = PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOGGING IN THE SAX ZIM BOG? FIRST I WAS TALKING ABOUT = ST. LOUIS COUNTY ROAD 7 WHICH IS A TWO LANE ROAD THAT LINKS MANY OF THE = COMMUNITIES WITH EVELETH AND THE EVELETH MINE. VERY RARELY IF EVER = LOGGING TRUCKS USE THIS ROAD AS THEY USE HIGHWAY 53 FOR THEIR TRAVEL = WHICH THEN THE LOGGERS USE HIGHWAY 33 TO CLOQUET TO THE PAPER MILL WHERE = MY BROTHER-IN LAW WORKS AND WHERE I BUILT A LOT OF THEIR FLAT ROOFS WHEN = THEY EXPANDED ( ANTI LOGGING ! RIGHT). I ALSO CALLED THE COUNTY SHERIFF = TO LOOK INTO MY RIGHTS TO USE A PUBLIC ROAD TO VIEW WILDLIFE AND I FOUND = OUT IT WAS WITHIN MY RIGHT. I ALSO USED THE 8 FOOT SHOULDERS TO PARK MY = CAR WHEN I STOPPED TO LOOK AT THEIR FEEDERS. THERE WAS NEVER A ISSUE OF = PUBLIC SAFETY OR KEEPING THE ROAD OPEN. OVIOUSLY TOM COMPTON NEVER = VISITED THIS AREA LAST YEAR OR ELSE HE WOULD OF GOTTEN HIS FACTS RIGHT! = I GOT RESPONSES ABOUT THAT EMAIL AND BY THE WAY TOMMY I GOT 2 PEOPLE WHO = WERE UPSET WITH MY EMAIL AND THE REST THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD EMAIL AND I = SPOKE THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS PARTICUALR RESIDENT. THIS WOMAN THOUGHT = VISITING BIRDERS WERE STEALING HER MAIL! ALSO BIRDERS BY FAR = CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH MONEY TO THIS AREA THAT CAFES THAT NORMALLY LAYED = OFF EMPOYEES WERE WORKING ALL WINTER LONG. SOME PLACES LIKE MEADOWLANDS = WERE HAPPY WITH ALL THE BIRDERS. I JUST WAS ANNOYED BY THE FEW EGG HEADS = THAT TOSSED BEER BOTTLES AT BIRDERS, SWERVED AT THEM AND HONKED THEIR = HORNS, STOPPED BY THEM AND GLARED AT THEM WHOLE SHAKING A FIST AT THEM. = SOME SHOT SHOT GUNS OUTSIDE TO SCARE THEM OFF THE PUBLIC ROADS. OVERALL = HUNDREDS OF BIRDERS ENJOYED THEMSELVES UP IN THE SAX ZIM BOG.=20 I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN YOU JUST BROUGHT THIS UP TO JUST PISS ME OFF AND = TURN THE ATTENTION AWAY FROM LOGGING BUT TO ME INSTEAD. WHY IS THAT? I realize full well that the majority of people on this list serve = might see things Mike's way. It is good to have people who are a little = radical (or loud) to keep our perspectives open and to educate us as to = different viewpoints. I guess that is part of my reason for answering = his email. The forestry profession has not educated people to the = degree they should have. It is accepted that foresters were the first = environmentalists (aldo leopold, I might argue that natives or = aboriginals in other areas were). Many environmental organizations = mislead and misinform to scare people into supporting their causes. =20 Scare tactics, sensationalism and polarized viewpoints seem to be the = way things are done more commonly now. =20 WAS MY EMAIL A SCARE TACTIC OR WAS I JUST REPORTING A EVENT THAT MAY = EFFECT ALL OF US? I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN I WAS JUST REPORTING A EVENT IN = THE SAX ZIM BOG AND I WAS LOOKING FOR SOME HELP FROM THOSE THAT MIGHT BE = JUST AS CONCERN AS I. THIS AREA IS LIKE MY BACKYARD. I SPEND SO MUCH = TIME UP HERE AND I LOVE IT. I REMEMBER THE TUNNEL EFFECT OF THE TREES = AT THE BEND OF OWL AVENUE, I REMEMBER THE CEDAR STANDS AND SPRUCE STANDS = ALONG 133. I REMEMBER THE SPRUCE AND TAMARACKS ALONG STONE LAKE ROAD = THAT WAS HOME TO CONN WARBLERS AND BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS. I AM TIRED = OF STANDING AROUND AND SEEING PLACES I WAS ONCE KNEW TO BE FLATTEN OUT = FOR TOILET PAPER! HELL THE WOOD CANNOT BE THAT GREAT SINCE MOST OF IT = WAS INFECTED WITH SPRUCE BUD WORM. I KNOW TOM IS GOING TO CREDIT THAT = ALL THE TOILET PAPER COMES FROM THE WOOD FROM SAX ZIM. I JUST WANT MY = LITTLE PIECE OF THE BOG TO BE LEFT ALONG! WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG = WITH THAT! TOM YOU TOOK A LITTLE EMAIL AND MADE IT INTO SOME HUGE ISSUE AND ITS = NOT. ALL I WAS DOING WAS SHARING THE EVENTS OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE = BOG! A PLACE THAT OVIOUSLY YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT. I DO AND I KNOW OTHERS = DO AS WELL. Fortunately I lead a protected (insulated) life. I do host bird = watchers (best place in state for evening grosbeaks)(also fisher people) = and profesional photographers occasionally so contact me if your in the = neighborhood (350 miles no. of cities). You will not find my feeders = adjacent to any public roadway. THERE ARE A LOT OF FEEDERS IN SAX ZIM AND IN DULUTH THAT HOST EVENING = GROSBEAKS. PLACES LIKE ISABELLA HAS EVENING GROSBEAKS AND ALSO KIM RISEN = AND CINDY RISEN HAVE A GREAT FEEDER THAT HOST EVENING GROSBEAKS. YOU DO = NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL 300-400 MILES TO SEE THESE BIRDS!! I own my own business and am a private forestry and wildlife (this = includes birds and other species) consultant. I assist people with = managing their lands and have worked in Northern MN for over 25 years. = I also do some limited teaching and guiding in natural resources. I = have walked in bogs for 25 plus years (maybe I am nuts when I reflect on = that fact). Woods & Wildlife Forestry & Real Estate Services Have a great week Tom Crumpton Please excuse my long defense and attempt at educating people who have = not had the opportunity to live, work, learn and coexist with the = surroundings that I have had.=20 Mike Hendrickson wrote: Was out guiding a couple from Illinois. Birds seen: -Northern Hawk Owl along Stone Lake Rd and McDavitt Rd. -Boreal Chickadees along Co. Rd 52 -Gray Jays (every where) -Northern Shrike -Snow Buntings along Co. 7. A small flock of 30 1/4 mi. north of = Byrne's Greenhouse & a flock of 150 at the Malmberg Sod Farms south of = Byrne's Greenhouse. These were seen from 3-4pm -Pine Grosbeaks & Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls at a few = feeders -Common Redpoll along Blue Spruce Rd. A large flock of 200+ birds = feeding on the Tamaracks. * The Black-backed Woodpeckers that were reported several times = along McDavitt. Rd (2.5 miles north of Co. Rd 28-Sax Rd) were not found = by my group nor all the other birders that tried to locate these birds. = BUT----------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This unique (????) bog along McDavitt Rd. is in DANGER! Many of = those that hiked around this area last year remember that on the east = side opposite of all those snowshoe trails was a open corridor into the = bog. This corridor is the same corridor that I warned others in this = listserve that this road looks like a sign for future logging. WELL = yesterday a bulldozer worked all day in Sunday widening the corridor, = and cleared out all the small bushes and stumps. I walked this widen = area and witnessed that there are several corridors/roads coming off = this main corridor going into the bog. There is a lot of woodpecker = signs all over this area. (HEAVY WOODPECKER SIGN MIGHT BE AN INDICATOR = OF HEALTH ISSUES WITH TREES, ADDED BY TOM) I can safely bet that in the = next few days the loggers will be in there clearing this bog out. To = get an idea what this area will look like when the logging is done is to = visit places like all the bend on Owl Avenue, along Co. Rd 133, along = Co. 319 ( Stone Lake Rd.) and several other places. ALSO there is blue = paint on many trees along Owl Avenue. This MIGHT be a sign the state is = just going to widen the ditch (or improve the road?) or possibly next = winter log this area out as well. There is a entry road into the east = side of Owl Avenue bog on the north end near Co. Rd 52. So this area = looks like it might be logged out as well. This is same area Conn. = Warblers were nesting. If you know nest site you maybe able to get that = saved, Tom I know some birders are working to nominate the Sax Zim bog as an = Important Bird Area but by the time this nomination is announced this = unique area there will NOT be a important bird area but instead a good = area for growing hay and making meth! (That is sesationalism, false and = ranting, Tom) I am upset with losing more habitat to loggers but there = is nothing to do but accept this loss and move on. (You contradict your = later statement) I just wish groups who are involve with this area or = people who been here who know what to do would help me contact the right = people ( I need email addresses ) and I wish this group stop = concentrating on the economics/tourist aspect in their meetings and = instead concentrate on protecting the bog and its habitat and put all = their energy into contacting state officials to stop this logging. (I = believe the state goes through a management planning process, that would = have been the time to voice your objections, every 5-10 years). If = anyone knows the right people to contact please email me as I will do = what I can to stop or at least slow down the logging. Birders we are = going to lose the bog (the bog will still be there it will be better = hunting habitat for owls), we are going to lose Conn. Warblers, Boreal = Chickadees (maybe better habitat in 15-30 years) , Gray Jays, Great Gray = Owls, and other boreal species. Some of the bog has orchids in them as = well. We are going to lose everything that makes this place so wonderful = to us birders. (Maybe you could influence the number of snags live and = dead that are left for perching) There arguments against this may = include Insect and disease considerations (mistletoe) they can pick = mistletoe free areas to reserve patches. If the trees are to big in = these patches they will blow down eventually anyways. If they reserve = tamarack this will make better great grey owl habitat (nesting) in the = future and it is mistletoe resistent. There other argument is that = snags maybe hazardous to aerial seeding operations. That would be = poppycock or something like that. You could argue that aerial seeding = is not necessary that in all probability the site will regenerate with = the seed and cones present on the site. Aerial seeding tends to = overstock the site (this depends on seedbed partially). I am not = familiar with the site but would be happy to meet with you at the site = to explain silviculture (the art and science of growing trees) in the = bogs sometime when I am passing through that way. You do not give me good descriptions of the "bog" Reserve strips = (along roads) are another option (they eventually blow down) also, that = would appease 99% of people but hide what forestry is all about. If the = trees are tall enough to land in the road it is another hazard and = management hassle. The site will regenerate except maybe where the = landings are and the landings will regenerate more slowly than the bulk = of the site. =20 If you would like to help me please reply and if you know emails of = the right people to contact please contact me as well. Someone has to = make a stand against this logging and dammit I am going to fight this! The new DNR Forestry Director was the Saint Louis County Land = Commissioner up till last year. Go into the DNR web site. He should = be familiar with the bog? and its issues (but he will have someone else = write the letter probably). I would give you his name but I do not want = to get in hassles. The above clue should be adequate. My comments here = are not to be taken as support for anything you plan to do concerning = timber sales or land management practices. I have given you a couple = good suggestions to improve the habitat for raptors and a few other = birds. =20 Without the death of one forest a new forest cannot be reborn (unless = your planting open areas) Tom =20 Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C61AB4.BD279080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tom = Crumpton
To: Mike Hendrickson ; MOU-Net
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 = 2:11=20 PM
Subject: Re: [mou] Sax Zim Bog=20 Sunday

Mike
The loggers have to freeze the road down before they can = move=20 in.  One rule of thumb (a fairly accurate one) is that you have = to have=20 the road plowed before January 15th in order to get sufficient frost = in the=20 ground.  That is enough frost to move trucks that weigh 80,000 = plus=20 pounds when loaded across the bog. 

So "Your = loggers"  will=20 not be moving in for a little while yet.
They might not even move = in this=20 year. 

This is the hardest winter loggers have seen = in=20 Northern MN  in the 25+ years I have been working the bogs = here. =20

The DNR has a natural heritage database that lists = significant=20 orchids and other natural heritage info. they deem significant.  = Contact=20 Sharron Nelson and know the legal description for where you want data=20 for.   If anyone discovers things they think maybe should be = listed=20 they can let the DNR know I would suggest the wildlife manager for the = local=20 area.  I am a private consultant with some knowledge of = the=20 state.  By the way what orchids are you referring to????  = Why is=20 this bog you describe unique? 
 
THIS BOG LOCATED ALONG MCDAVITT ROAD = IS NOT JUST=20 UNIQUED TO ME BUT TO MANY BIRDERS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S. WHO VISITED = THIS BOG=20 TO LOOK FOR THE THREE-TOED WOODPECKER AND BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS. = MANY ALSO=20 SEARCHED THIS AREA FOR BOREAL CHICKADEES AND ALSO FOR ALL THE OTHER = BOREAL=20 SPECIES THAT NEST HERE.  SO ITS UNIQUED FOR MANY REASONS OTHER = THAN MY=20 REASONS.


I would suggest that your chances of stopping the current = logging  are one in a million.  There is a state forestry = office in=20 Cotton FYI a Mr. Danzl works there I believe.  Your best to call = ahead if=20 you want someone to be there when you arrive.  That office is = supervised=20 out of Duluth or Cloquet.  Your legislative representatives would = be your=20 best bet  (but don't tell anyone I said so).
 
THANKS I WILL CALL THESE = PEOPLE AND=20 ALSO LAURA ERICKSON EMAILED ME AND SHE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS = LOGGING=20 EFFORTS IN HER NEXT RADIO PROGRAM. LAURA'S RADIO SHOW "FOR THE BIRDS" = ATTRACTS=20 HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF BIRDERS FROM ALL OVER.  I WILL ALSO = CONTACT=20 SAM COOK AND SEE IF HE IS INTERESTED IN DOING A STORY ON THIS = LOGGING. =20

The reality of the picture you present is = that=20 logging created almost all of the wildlife habitat, roads and trails = that you=20 use to earn money guiding birders.=20 =
EXPLAIN HOW LOGGING HAS = CREATED A BOG=20 TO ME ESPECIALLY A FLOATING BOG?  I MIGHT HAVE OT QUESTION YOU = ABOUT THE=20 ROADS SINCE MOST IF NOT ALL OF THEM ARE CROSS SECTION ROADS THAT RUN = EAST WEST=20 AND NORTH SOUTH IN MILE SECTIONS.  THERE IS NO TRAILS UP THERE = EXCEPT THE=20 SNOW MOBILE TRAIL OVER BY TOIVOLA.

Logging and the = associated=20 industries (paper, OSB board and lumber) are still a large part of = northern=20 Minnesotas economy.
Granted guiding and servicing bird watchers is = a=20 growing segment. 

When you attack other independent = people and=20 employers its a bad reflection on you.  Loggers are pretty = independent,=20 most of the ones that have survived are pretty good and conscientious = about=20 their jobs.  I have watched the decline of the small farmer (the=20 extinction of the dairy farmer in this area) and I am glad that there = are=20 still independent people that survive through hard work as well as = brains=20 (loggers).  The number of logging operations has declined over = 50% in the=20 last 28 years as well.  Loggers capacity to harvest wood has = increased=20 substantially in that same time frame.  Less employees and more = debt for=20 equipment (at least the banks get richer). 
 
I NEVER SAID I WAS ANTI = LOGGING DID=20 I?  I AM THOUGH CONCERN ABOUT LOSING HABITAT THAT I KNOW IS VERY = FRAGILE.=20 I ALSO READ THAT BOGS IN THE NORTHERN MINNESOTA ARE DECLINING.  I = WORKED=20 WITH PEOPLE WHO LOGGED IN THE WINTER WHEN THEY GOT LAYED OFF DURING = THE WINTER=20 AS A ROOFER.  I KNOW LOGGERS AND YES THEY ARE GOOD HARD WORKING = PEOPLE=20 BUT AGAIN I AM CONCERN THAT TO MUCH OF THE BOG IS GETTING LOGGED OUT = IN SAX=20 ZIM. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT?

Logging and the = associated industrial value added jobs are a large segment of the = better=20 paying jobs in certain parts of Northern Minnesota.

The forests = of=20 Northern Mn are a renewable resource.  How many acres of forest = are lost=20 to the sprawl of cities and small site development (this includes the=20 conversion of farm land (that was once forest)).  I think you = will find=20 that this causes a much greater loss of forests and = habitat=20 in MN than logging. 

Maybe I should complain and = say the=20 city should grow up instead of out?????  yeah right.

There = is no=20 question logging changes wildlife habitat.  What hurts one = species favors=20 another. 
       Most Northern Hawk = owls I=20 have seen have been pointed out to me by loggers on fresh=20 cutovers.
       Boreal Chickadees seem = more=20 prevalent in black spruce that is 15-30 years old than in older=20 stands.
        Is the increase in = rose=20 breasted grosbeaks where I live attributable to the increase in aspen = 12-25=20 years old??? 
       Is the increase = in  indigo buntings attributable to the increase in 6-15 year old = aspen??
 
AHHH BOREAL CHICKADEES IN = THE SAX ZIM=20 BOG ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOGS THAT HAVE CEDARS, BLACK SPRUCE AND = TAMARACKS.=20 THERE IS NO 15-30 YEAR OLD STAND OF BLACK SPRUCE IN THE BOG ITS A MIX=20 BOG.  NORTHERN HAWK OWLS ARE NOT LIVING OR NESTING IN A CUT OR = LOGGED OUT=20 AREA IN MINNESOTA. THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF NESTING RECORDS IN = MINNESOTA.=20 IF LOGGERS SAW THESE OWLS IN THE CUT OUT AREAS THEY MAY OF BEEN = USING=20 THESE OPEN AREAS FOR HUNTING PURPOSES.  
 
 

I can imagine the impression you left with the = people from=20 Ill.  It is to bad it was such a one sided one.
 
THE PEOPLE I GUIDED NOR THE = PEOPLE I=20 SAW THERE (10-15 OTHER BIRDERS) NEVER MAY ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE = LOGGING OR=20 POTENTIAL LOGGING IN THIS AREA. SO THERE WAS NO ONE SIDED ARGUEMENTS = BEING=20 MADE.

There is a million acre conference in Duluth the = second=20 w/e of February.  The focus of the conference will be forestry = and=20 wildlife.  It would be an opportunity for you to learn a broader=20 perspective and it is in your home town I believe.

If your so = anti=20 logging maybe you should buy land and protect it.  There is a = sustainable=20 forest incentive act (SFIA) program that will pay roughly $4.32 per = acre per=20 year to help you afford to keep it.
 
WHERE IN THE HELL DID I = EVER MENTIONED=20 IN MY EMAIL I WAS ANTI LOGGING?  OH BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT A = CERTAIN BOG=20 THAT ISABOUT TO BE LOGGED OUT YOU ARE ASSUMING I AM A TREE HUGGER OR = RADICAL=20 ENVIRONMENTALIST.  YOU ARE REACHING ON THIS STATEMENT OR COMMENTS = ABOUT=20 ME AS A PERSON AND MY BELIEFS!

But if you want to manage = it=20 (which may include logging) let me know I will help you get the best = price for=20 your wood and  we can manage it for whatever species (be it trees = or=20 wildlife) you would like that  is suitable for the area.  I = work on=20 a percentage basis (of timber sale receipts) usually.  Therefore = it will=20 not cost you a penny out of your pocket and it will probably be very=20 lucrative.  Let me know soon though because I am booked into = summer with=20 writing forest and wildlife management plans (as well as timber sales) = for=20 landowners who desire to manage their lands.  Timber sale = receipts are=20 subject to capital gain tax rates and the basis can be = subtracted  from=20 income also.

The bird report from the borderland = (beautiful Rainy=20 River)
STILL HOSTING
60+ = evening=20 grosbeaks (here AM and well into PM)
good numbers of pine = grosbeaks,=20
downy and hairy wood peckers,
pine siskins
chickadees,=20
nuthatches (both kinds),
eagles (river is wide open a very = rare=20 occurrence in January)
occasional gray jay
 
KEEP ENJOYING THOSE EVENING = GROSBEAKS=20 BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT HABITAT LOSS TO THESE BIRDS YOUR 60+ THIS YEAR = WILL NO=20 DOUBT SLIDE TO 20+ A FEW YEARS FROM = NOW!

Mike,
Last=20 year you ranted about local people ragging on = you and=20 others for setting people up on county roads with spotting scopes, = cameras and=20 binoculars to look at local peoples bird feeders.  I kind = of get=20 the feeling  you probably did not ask permission as a = courtesy=20 first (because you figured you could be on a public road and do what = ever you=20 wanted).  If people set up cameras with huge lenses and spotting = scopes=20 outside my house without asking I might be a little pissed.  If I = was  elderly I would probably be paranoid or scared.  =
Most=20 people live rurally for a variety of reasons. 
One of which = is=20 privacy.
Another is to enjoy wildlife (Bird feeder).
I would not = fault=20 those people for one second for calling the police about peeping = Mike's or=20 harassment.  I  am pretty sure they would be successful in = pursuing=20 a court order in keeping you and your customers away from their homes = (but I=20 am not a lawyer).  I believe the road safety issue was addressed = last=20 year.
Road safety on many roads is an issue in MN especially in the = winter=20 time.  Roads where logging trucks haul and local people travel = should be=20 left passable, clear and safe when stopping for viewing birds.  =
 
WHAT IN THE HELL DOES THIS = HAS TO DO=20 WITH MY TOPIC ABOUT INFORMING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOGGING IN THE SAX ZIM=20 BOG?  FIRST I WAS TALKING ABOUT ST. LOUIS COUNTY ROAD 7 WHICH IS = A TWO=20 LANE ROAD THAT LINKS MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES WITH EVELETH AND THE = EVELETH=20 MINE. VERY RARELY IF EVER LOGGING TRUCKS USE THIS ROAD AS THEY USE = HIGHWAY 53=20 FOR THEIR TRAVEL WHICH THEN THE LOGGERS USE HIGHWAY 33 TO CLOQUET TO = THE PAPER=20 MILL WHERE MY BROTHER-IN LAW WORKS AND WHERE I BUILT A LOT OF THEIR = FLAT ROOFS=20 WHEN THEY EXPANDED ( ANTI LOGGING ! RIGHT).  I ALSO CALLED THE = COUNTY=20 SHERIFF TO LOOK INTO MY RIGHTS TO USE A PUBLIC ROAD TO VIEW WILDLIFE = AND I=20 FOUND OUT IT WAS WITHIN MY RIGHT.  I ALSO USED THE 8 FOOT = SHOULDERS TO=20 PARK MY CAR WHEN I STOPPED TO LOOK AT THEIR FEEDERS.  THERE WAS = NEVER A=20 ISSUE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR KEEPING THE ROAD OPEN. OVIOUSLY TOM COMPTON = NEVER=20 VISITED THIS AREA LAST YEAR OR ELSE HE WOULD OF GOTTEN HIS FACTS = RIGHT! =20 I GOT RESPONSES ABOUT THAT EMAIL AND BY THE WAY TOMMY I GOT 2 PEOPLE = WHO WERE=20 UPSET WITH MY EMAIL AND THE REST THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD EMAIL AND I = SPOKE THE=20 TRUTH ABOUT THIS PARTICUALR RESIDENT. THIS WOMAN THOUGHT VISITING = BIRDERS WERE=20 STEALING HER MAIL!  ALSO BIRDERS BY FAR CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH MONEY = TO THIS=20 AREA THAT CAFES THAT NORMALLY LAYED OFF EMPOYEES WERE WORKING ALL = WINTER LONG.=20 SOME PLACES LIKE MEADOWLANDS WERE HAPPY WITH ALL THE BIRDERS. I JUST = WAS=20 ANNOYED BY THE FEW EGG HEADS THAT TOSSED BEER BOTTLES AT BIRDERS, = SWERVED AT=20 THEM AND HONKED THEIR HORNS, STOPPED BY THEM AND GLARED AT THEM WHOLE = SHAKING=20 A FIST AT THEM.  SOME SHOT SHOT GUNS OUTSIDE TO SCARE THEM OFF = THE PUBLIC=20 ROADS.  OVERALL HUNDREDS OF BIRDERS ENJOYED THEMSELVES UP IN THE = SAX ZIM=20 BOG.
 
I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN = YOU  JUST=20 BROUGHT THIS UP TO JUST PISS ME OFF AND TURN THE ATTENTION AWAY FROM = LOGGING=20 BUT TO ME INSTEAD.  WHY IS THAT?


I realize full well that the majority of people on this = list=20 serve might see things Mike's way.  It is good to have people who = are a=20 little radical (or loud) to keep our perspectives open and to educate = us as to=20 different viewpoints.  I guess that is part of my reason for = answering=20 his email.  The forestry profession has not  educated people = to the=20 degree they should have. It is accepted that foresters were the first=20 environmentalists (aldo leopold, I might argue that natives or = aboriginals in=20 other areas were).   Many environmental organizations mislead and = misinform to scare people into supporting their causes.  =
Scare=20 tactics, sensationalism and polarized viewpoints seem to be the way = things are=20 done more commonly now. 
 
WAS MY EMAIL A SCARE TACTIC = OR WAS I=20 JUST REPORTING A EVENT THAT MAY EFFECT ALL OF US?  I AM FAIRLY = CERTAIN I=20 WAS JUST REPORTING A EVENT IN THE SAX ZIM BOG AND I WAS LOOKING FOR = SOME HELP=20 FROM THOSE THAT MIGHT BE JUST AS CONCERN AS I.  THIS AREA IS LIKE = MY=20 BACKYARD. I SPEND SO MUCH TIME UP HERE AND I LOVE IT.  I REMEMBER = THE=20 TUNNEL EFFECT OF THE TREES AT THE BEND OF OWL AVENUE, I REMEMBER THE = CEDAR=20 STANDS AND SPRUCE STANDS ALONG 133.  I REMEMBER THE SPRUCE AND = TAMARACKS=20 ALONG STONE LAKE ROAD THAT WAS HOME TO CONN WARBLERS AND BLACK-BACKED=20 WOODPECKERS.  I AM TIRED OF STANDING AROUND AND SEEING PLACES I = WAS ONCE=20 KNEW TO BE FLATTEN OUT FOR TOILET PAPER!  HELL THE WOOD CANNOT BE = THAT=20 GREAT SINCE MOST OF IT WAS INFECTED WITH SPRUCE BUD WORM.  I KNOW = TOM IS=20 GOING TO CREDIT THAT ALL THE TOILET PAPER COMES FROM THE WOOD FROM SAX = ZIM.  I JUST WANT MY LITTLE PIECE OF THE BOG TO BE LEFT = ALONG!  WHAT=20 IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THAT!
TOM YOU TOOK A LITTLE EMAIL AND MADE = IT INTO SOME=20 HUGE ISSUE AND ITS NOT.  ALL I WAS DOING WAS SHARING THE EVENTS = OF WHAT=20 IS GOING ON IN THE BOG! A PLACE THAT OVIOUSLY YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT. I = DO AND=20 I KNOW OTHERS DO AS WELL.


Fortunately I lead a protected (insulated) life.  I = do host=20 bird watchers (best place in state for evening grosbeaks)(also fisher = people)=20 and profesional photographers occasionally so contact me if your in = the=20 neighborhood (350 miles  no. of cities).  You will not find = my=20 feeders adjacent to any public roadway.
 
THERE ARE A LOT OF FEEDERS = IN SAX ZIM=20 AND IN DULUTH THAT HOST EVENING GROSBEAKS. PLACES LIKE ISABELLA HAS = EVENING=20 GROSBEAKS AND ALSO KIM RISEN AND CINDY RISEN HAVE A GREAT FEEDER THAT = HOST=20 EVENING GROSBEAKS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL 300-400 MILES TO SEE = THESE=20 BIRDS!!

I own my own business and am a private forestry and wildlife = (this=20 includes birds and other species) consultant.  I assist people = with=20 managing their lands and have worked in Northern MN for over 25 = years.  I=20 also do some limited teaching and guiding in natural resources.  = I have=20 walked in bogs for 25 plus years (maybe I am nuts when I reflect on = that=20 fact).
Woods & Wildlife Forestry & Real Estate = Services
Have a=20 great week
Tom Crumpton

Please excuse my long defense and = attempt at=20 educating people who have not had the opportunity to live, work, learn = and=20 coexist with the surroundings that I have had.

Mike = Hendrickson=20 wrote:
Was out guiding a couple = from=20 Illinois.
 
Birds seen:
-Northern Hawk Owl along = Stone Lake=20 Rd and McDavitt Rd.
-Boreal Chickadees along = Co. Rd=20 52
-Gray Jays (every = where)
-Northern = Shrike
-Snow Buntings along Co. = 7. A small=20 flock of 30 1/4 mi. north of Byrne's Greenhouse & a flock of 150 = at the=20 Malmberg Sod Farms south of Byrne's Greenhouse. These were seen from = 3-4pm
-Pine Grosbeaks & = Evening=20 Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls at a few feeders
-Common Redpoll along = Blue Spruce=20 Rd.  A large flock of 200+ birds feeding on the = Tamaracks.
 
* The Black-backed = Woodpeckers that=20 were reported several times along McDavitt. Rd (2.5 miles north of = Co. Rd=20 28-Sax Rd) were not found by my group nor all the other birders that = tried=20 to locate these birds.
 
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This unique = (????) bog=20 along McDavitt Rd. is in DANGER! Many of those that hiked = around this=20 area last year remember that on the east side opposite of all those = snowshoe=20 trails was a open corridor into the bog. This corridor is the same = corridor=20 that I warned others in this listserve that = this road looks like a=20 sign for future logging. WELL yesterday a bulldozer worked = all day=20 in Sunday widening the corridor, and cleared out all the small = bushes and=20 stumps. I walked this widen area and witnessed that there are = several=20 corridors/roads coming off this main corridor going into the bog. = There is a=20 lot of woodpecker signs all over this area.  (HEAVY = WOODPECKER=20 SIGN MIGHT BE AN INDICATOR OF HEALTH ISSUES WITH TREES, ADDED BY=20 TOM) I can safely bet that in the next few days the loggers = will be=20 in there clearing this bog out.  To get an idea what this = area=20 will look like when the logging is done is to visit places like = all the=20 bend on Owl Avenue, along Co. Rd 133, along Co. 319 ( Stone Lake = Rd.) and=20 several other places.  ALSO there is blue paint on many trees = along Owl=20 Avenue. This MIGHT be a sign the state is just going to widen = the ditch=20 (or improve the road?) or possibly next winter log = this area=20 out as well. There is a entry road into the east side of Owl Avenue = bog on=20 the north end near Co. Rd 52.  So this area looks like it might = be=20 logged out as well. This is same area Conn. Warblers were = nesting. =20 If you know nest site you maybe able to get that saved,=20 Tom
 
I know some birders = are working=20 to nominate the Sax Zim bog as an Important Bird Area but by = the time=20 this nomination is announced this unique area there = will NOT=20 be a important bird area but instead a good area for growing = hay and=20 making meth! (That is sesationalism, false and ranting, = Tom) I=20 am upset with losing more habitat to loggers but there is nothing to = do but=20 accept this loss and move on. (You contradict your later=20 statement)  I just wish groups who are involve with = this area=20 or people who been here who know what to do would help me contact = the right=20 people ( I need email addresses ) and I wish this group stop = concentrating=20 on the economics/tourist aspect in their meetings and instead = concentrate on=20 protecting the bog and its habitat and put all their energy into = contacting=20 state officials to stop this logging.  (I believe the = state goes=20 through a management planning process, that would have been the time = to=20 voice your objections, every 5-10 years).  If anyone = knows the=20 right people to contact please email me as I will do what I can to = stop or=20 at least slow down the logging.  Birders we are going to lose = the bog=20 (the bog will still be there it will be better hunting habitat = for=20 owls), we are going to lose Conn. Warblers, Boreal = Chickadees=20 (maybe better habitat in 15-30 years) , Gray Jays, = Great Gray=20 Owls, and other boreal species.  Some of the bog has orchids in = them as=20 well. We are going to lose everything that makes this place so = wonderful to=20 us birders.  (Maybe you could influence the number of = snags live=20 and dead that are left for perching) There arguments against this = may=20 include Insect and disease considerations (mistletoe) they can pick=20 mistletoe free areas to reserve patches.  If the trees are to = big in=20 these patches they will blow down eventually anyways.  If they = reserve=20 tamarack this will make better great grey owl habitat  = (nesting) in the=20 future and it is mistletoe resistent.  There other argument is = that=20 snags maybe hazardous to aerial seeding operations.  That would = be=20 poppycock or something like that.  You could argue that aerial = seeding=20 is not necessary that in all probability the site will regenerate = with the=20 seed and cones present on the site.  Aerial seeding tends to = overstock=20 the site (this depends on seedbed partially).  I am not = familiar with=20 the site but would be happy to meet with you at the site to explain=20 silviculture (the art and science of growing trees) in the bogs = sometime=20 when I am passing through that=20 way.
You do not give me = good=20 descriptions of the "bog"   Reserve strips (along roads) are = another=20 option (they eventually blow down) also, that would appease 99% of = people but=20 hide what forestry is all about.  If the trees are tall enough to = land in=20 the road it is another hazard and management hassle.  The site = will=20 regenerate except maybe where the landings are and the landings will=20 regenerate more slowly than the bulk of the site.

If you would like to help = me please=20 reply and if you know emails of the right people to contact please = contact=20 me as well. Someone has to make a stand against this logging and = dammit I am=20 going to fight this!
The new DNR = Forestry=20 Director was the Saint Louis County Land Commissioner up till last = year. =20 Go into the DNR web site.  He  should be familiar with the = bog? and=20 its issues (but he will have someone else write the letter probably). = I would=20 give you his name but I do not want to get in hassles. The above clue = should=20 be adequate.  My comments here are not to be taken as support for = anything you plan to do concerning timber sales or land management=20 practices.  I have given you a couple good suggestions to improve = the=20 habitat for raptors and a few other birds. 
Without the death = of one=20 forest a new forest cannot be reborn (unless your planting open=20 areas)
Tom
 
Michael=20 Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C61AB4.BD279080-- From joshua.p.uffman@monsanto.com Tue Jan 17 13:54:10 2006 From: joshua.p.uffman@monsanto.com (UFFMAN, JOSHUA P [AG/1000]) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:54:10 -0600 Subject: [mou] Weekend birding in Minnesota Message-ID: <1C9DB31C07A1344E8B1A5BCB199634E40113C00D@ems1000-09.na.ds.monsanto.com> Hey MN birders, A couple months ago my son, 11 years old, said he wanted to go see all the owls I saw last year. I obviously could not turn that down. We left our home in St. Louis, Missouri last Thursday for our weekend trip, January 13-15th.. We ended the trip with 38 species seen in Minnesota, here are the highlights. Many of the below were originally found by others--So, thanks much for all the great posts! Friday, January 13: No luck at all with the Dakota County Gyrfalcon in the early AM 3-SNOWY OWLS -1 at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport, sitting next to the sign reading "1" along the runway -1 perched on telephone pole just south of Tamarack along Kestrel (CR16)-Aitkin County -1 perched on telephone pole along "Great River Road" just west of 650th Lane-Aitkin County -2 Northern Shrikes, 5 Rough-legged Hawks (including one dark adult) and about 30 Snow Buntings also observed in Aitkin County Saturday, January 14: Sax-Zim Bog -1 NORTHERN HAWK OWL perched along Stone Lake Road -1 GREAT GRAY OWL perched about 2.0 miles north of Sax Road on McDavitt -1 BLACK BACKED WOODPECKER, along McDavitt right next to the blue surveying tape.. Same spot as last year -1 Northern Shrike, 2 Snow Buntings, Common Redpolls and more Red-breasted Nuthatches than I have ever observed also were seen Saturday, January 14: UMD Campus -VARIED THRUSH hanging out with 2 American Robins, north side of the campus, along Saint Marie Street just east of Kirby Drive. Sunday, January 15: Hwy 1, 1.0 miles east of Spruce Road -1 male SPRUCE GROUSE. This was after driving around in this area for almost 4 hours, FINALLY 1 was observed sitting right on side of road. Sunday, January 15: "Moose Cafe" feeders in Isabella -6-8 EVENING GROSBEAKS -many Pine Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, a couple Pine Siskins Headed home and searched again for the Dakota County Gyrfalcon, but unsuccessfully. Lastly, I got a few pictures of some of the birds, none are great... However, they can be viewed here for anyone interested. http://www.surfbirds.com/albums/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=10005&pos= 0 Just click on the arrow pointing to the right to scan through them. Joshua Uffman St. Louis County, Missouri --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message may contain privileged and/or confidential information, and is intended to be received only by persons entitled to receive such information. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately. Please delete it and all attachments from any servers, hard drives or any other media. Other use of this e-mail by you is strictly prohibited. All e-mails and attachments sent and received are subject to monitoring, reading and archival by Monsanto. The recipient of this e-mail is solely responsible for checking for the presence of "Viruses" or other "Malware". Monsanto accepts no liability for any damage caused by any such code transmitted by or accompanying this e-mail or any attachment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From EgretCMan@msn.com Tue Jan 17 17:23:44 2006 From: EgretCMan@msn.com (CRAIG MANDEL) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:23:44 -0600 Subject: [mou] MRVAC - SE Minnesota Birding Trip Report - 1/16/2006 Message-ID: January 16, 2006 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter SE Minnesota Birding Trip Report 17 - Participants 37 - Species of Birds observed Enjoyed a spring like day in Southern Minnesota, with a winter like drive home. Our group started the day at Silver Lake in Rochester scanning through the 1000s of Canada Geese in search of any other over wintering waterfowl. We observed several hybrid Snow Geese and one Blue phase Snow Goose. There were also many Mallards, but that was it for the waterfowl we were able to find. Next we headed to Fillmore county, with a stop at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center. There were lots of Finch's at the feeders there, including many Purple Finches. Nancy Overcott joined our group and led us to Spring Grove in search of an Albino Red-tailed Hawk that was reported nearby. We were unsuccessful in our search for the Red-tailed Hawk, but some of our group did see Snow Buntings in route (CR 18?). From Spring Grove we did a loop on Houston County road 5, 23, Eitzen Creek Drive, Quarry Road and back to Caledonia on CR 5. Our highlight on this loop was a Golden Eagle. We observed a 1st Winter Golden Eagle along CR 5, 3.4 miles Southeast of the intersection of CR 5 and CR 14. The bird was observed in flight coming from the North side of CR 5 and circled over CR 5 for about a minute before disappearing to the SE. From there we headed home with a stop for Owls in Olmsted county. @ Snow goose @ Wild Turkey @ Rough-legged Hawk - Fillmore County - on an unmarked East West county road that runs one mile North of CR 11. The bird was observed about 4 miles East of Hwy. 52. @ Golden Eagle - Houston County - CR 5, 3.4 miles Southeast of the intersection of CR 5 and CR 14. @ American Kestrel - 5 birds were observed with several in Fillmore & Houston counties and one in Winona County. @ Mourning Dove Olmsted County - Hwy. 30 - 2 miles West of Chatfield @ Eastern Screech Owl - Heard only @ Red-bellied Woodpeckers - Many heard and seen throughout the areas covered. @ Northern Flicker - one on an unmarked Fillmore county road @ American Robin @ Lapland Longspur - Large flock observed on same road that the Rough-legged Hawk was observed on. @ Snow Bunting @ Purple Finch Craig Mandel - Minnetonka EgretCMan@msn.com From lkrueger@umn.edu Tue Jan 17 19:30:30 2006 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:30:30 -0600 Subject: [mou] Photo website update Message-ID: <000001c61b9c$7dcad210$4af86580@LindaII> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C61B6A.33306210 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have updated my website with some new photos of: adult Bald Eagle (one with the tongue showing!), immature Bald Eagle in-flight, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, and Canada Geese at sunset. You can find these photos under the "New Photos" tab of my website. Enjoy! The photo of the Red-tailed Hawk is really special for me because this bird did not mind my and my Husband's presence at all. Normally Red-tailed Hawks take off the minute they see me reaching for my camera. This bird, however, didn't even mind us setting up a tripod! We also got to watch this bird come down on a mouse (we were in the car at this time). He flew from his perching spot down to the ground and landed with a HUGE thud. It sounded awful. His wings were opened all the way as he trapped his prey underneath the wings. His head was up so he was probably using his talons underneath to kill the prey. Then, as if he wanted us to photograph his victory, he turned towards the camera with the dead mouse in his beak and proceeded to open wide and swallow! It was an incredible experience as we were not that far away from him. Then, much to our surprise, he flew to a nearby tree and, again, did not care in the least that we were there! I will never forget this bird :-) Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C61B6A.33306210 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have updated my website with some new photos = of:  adult Bald Eagle (one with the tongue showing!), immature Bald Eagle = in-flight, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, and Canada Geese at sunset.  You = can find these photos under the “New Photos” tab of my = website.  Enjoy!

 

The photo of the Red-tailed Hawk is really special = for me because this bird did not mind my and my Husband’s presence at = all.  Normally Red-tailed Hawks take off the minute they see me reaching for = my camera.  This bird, however, didn’t even mind us setting up a tripod!  We also got to watch this bird come down on a mouse (we = were in the car at this time).  He flew from his perching spot down to the = ground and landed with a HUGE thud.  It sounded awful.  His wings = were opened all the way as he trapped his prey underneath the wings.  = His head was up so he was probably using his talons underneath to kill the = prey.  Then, as if he wanted us to photograph his victory, he turned towards = the camera with the dead mouse in his beak and proceeded to open wide and swallow!  It was an incredible experience as we were not that far = away from him.  Then, much to our surprise, he flew to a nearby tree = and, again, did not care in the least that we were there!  I will never = forget this bird J

 

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

 

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C61B6A.33306210-- From Sara_Vacek@fws.gov Tue Jan 17 20:05:12 2006 From: Sara_Vacek@fws.gov (Sara_Vacek@fws.gov) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:05:12 -0600 Subject: [mou] Snowy Owls and Gray Partridge in Stevens and Big Stone Counties Message-ID: I apologize for the belated posting, but I didn't hear about these sightings until the end of the day Friday and we had a long weekend.... On Thursday and Friday last week (1/12 and 1/13) a member of our staff and a volunteer had several sightings of gray partridge on or near Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs). In Stevens County, one covey (3 birds) was seen on Miller WPA between Morris and Donnelly and one covey (7 birds) on Fish Lake WPA west of Donnelly. In Big Stone County, there were two coveys on Seidl WPA (12 and 7 birds) southwest of Graceville, and one on Centennial WPA (6 birds) east of Clinton. Most coveys were using food plots on the WPAs, though some were on roadsides adjacent to the unit. Although I haven't been there recently, I have also seen partridge on Rothi WPA in Big Stone County a few times. For county maps showing these sites, as well as aerial photographs of each WPA, please visit our website click on maps, then the county name. From there you can choose a map showing all WPAs in the county (hold your pointer over a WPA to see its name) or you can choose an aerial photo with the WPA boundary. Also on Friday, the same staff member saw two snowy owls in Stevens County. One was near the intersection of Co Rds 8 and 7 (two miles west of Hwy 59, south of Morris). The other was on Co Rd 8 just east of the Big Stone County line. Feel free to contact me with questions. Sara Vacek Wildlife Biologist USFWS -- Morris Wetland Management District 43875 230th St. Morris, MN 56267 320-589-4973 From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Jan 17 20:42:03 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:42:03 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gray Partridge Message-ID: <00de01c61ba6$79311a20$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Where are (reasonably) reliable areas in the state for Gray Partridge? Thanks! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties (Yes, I do have Eckert's book - looking to augment that information.) From smithville4@charter.net Tue Jan 17 21:35:59 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:35:59 -0600 Subject: [mou] Varied Thrush @ UMD Message-ID: <000801c61bae$022841d0$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C61B7B.B71DD1F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Varied Thrush was relocated yesterday at the corner of Kirby Drive = and St. Marie Street on the east end side of the University of Minnesota = - Duluth campus. The Varied thrush (female) was first seen in one of the = 3 large cedar trees on this corner. When I set up my scope the bird was = gone and I waited for the bird to come out so I can get a photo of it. = After a brief time of waiting and chatting with Sarah G. and Molly Evans = I decided to check the Bagley Nature parking lot which is about a half = block north of the Kirby Drive/Oakland St & St. Marie St. corner. When = you pull into the parking lot there is a sign on the far side that reads = "Bagley Nature ??" and also there is a brown portable restroom = (satellite) next to the sign. Park here and look at the tall Mt. Ash = Tree mixed with a Jack Pine and some Spruce Trees. The bird was eating = Mt. Ash berries under the heavy cover of one of the spruce trees. To get to the UMD campus from I-35: Take I-35 thru Duluth to 21st Ave. = East exit. Take the exit and head up the hill on 21st Ave East. You'll = be going thru a series of stop lights, eventually 21st Ave. East ends at = Woodland Ave and veer to the right onto Woodland Ave. Follow Woodland = Ave to St. Marie Street (stop lights) take a left on St. Marie Street. = Follow St. Marie St. and watch on your left for Kirby Dr/Oakland St. = You can park on the shoulder in front of crab apple trees and scan from = here or pull into the parking lot on your left and scan from here as I = did. IF the bird is not here at this location, you can walk or drive = the short distance to the Bagley Nature Parking lot and walk towards the = dorm room buildings and check the tall Mt. Ash tree and look for the = bird here. I heard some robins in this area while looking for the = Varied Thrush. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C61B7B.B71DD1F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The Varied Thrush was = relocated yesterday=20 at the corner of Kirby Drive and St. Marie Street on the east end side = of the=20 University of Minnesota - Duluth campus. The Varied thrush (female) was = first=20 seen in one of the 3 large cedar trees on this corner.  When I set = up my=20 scope the bird was gone and I waited for the bird to come out so I can = get a=20 photo of it.  After a brief time of waiting and chatting with Sarah = G. and=20 Molly Evans I decided to check the Bagley Nature parking lot which is = about a=20 half block north of the Kirby Drive/Oakland St & St. Marie St. = corner. =20 When you pull into the parking lot there is a sign on the far side that = reads=20 "Bagley Nature ??" and also there is a brown portable restroom = (satellite) next=20 to the sign. Park here and look at the tall Mt. Ash Tree mixed with = a Jack=20 Pine and some Spruce Trees. The bird was eating Mt. Ash berries under = the heavy=20 cover of one of the spruce trees.
 
To get to the UMD campus from = I-35: =20 Take I-35 thru Duluth to 21st Ave. East exit.  Take the exit and = head up=20 the hill on 21st Ave East. You'll be going thru a series of stop lights, = eventually 21st Ave. East ends at Woodland Ave and veer to the right = onto=20 Woodland Ave.  Follow Woodland Ave to St. Marie Street (stop = lights) take a=20 left on St. Marie Street. Follow St. Marie St. and watch on your left = for Kirby=20 Dr/Oakland St.  You can park on the shoulder in front of crab apple = trees=20 and scan from here or pull into the parking lot on your left and scan = from here=20 as I did.  IF the bird is not here at this location,  you can = walk or=20 drive the short distance to the Bagley Nature Parking lot and walk = towards the=20 dorm room buildings and check the tall Mt. Ash tree and look for the = bird=20 here.  I heard some robins in this area while looking for the = Varied=20 Thrush.
 
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C61B7B.B71DD1F0-- From wielandba@yahoo.com Wed Jan 18 16:42:49 2006 From: wielandba@yahoo.com (B W) Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:42:49 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Aitkin County Snowy Owl Message-ID: <20060118164249.82630.qmail@web33115.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Dale Yerger and I located a Snowy Owl 1.8 miles west of CR 5 along 450th Street, south of Palisade, on January 18th. The owl (previously posted at this location by Shawn Conrad) was perched on a hay bale approximatley .5 miles north of the road. A group of 10 Sharp-tailed Grouse flushed from the field of tall grass immediately north of the road as we exited the car. Ben Wieland Ben Wieland Deep Portage Learning Center 2197 Nature Center Dr. NW Hackensack, MN 56452 (218)682-2325 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com Wed Jan 18 17:53:25 2006 From: Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com (Paul Budde) Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:53:25 -0600 Subject: [mou] International Shorebird Surveys through the web Message-ID: If you have interest and believe you are qualified to take on the role = described below, please respond directly to the ISS coordinator at = Manomet. Paul Budde ________________________________________ From: mou-net-owner@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-owner@cbs.umn.edu] On = Behalf Of Archer Larned Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 10:37 AM To: mou-net-owner@cbs.umn.edu Subject: International Shorebird Surveys through the web HELPING SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION - International Shorebird Surveys through = the Web. To Whom It May Concern: Populations of many kinds of shorebirds worldwide are declining, some at = alarming rates predicted to end with endangerment within 15 years.=A0 = Unfortunately, our ability to detect these population changes is poor = because we do not have adequate count information to work with, this in = spite of long-term projects such as our International Shorebird Surveys = that have been collecting counts since 1974. Although other efforts are being made to estimate population sizes (and = change) based on Arctic surveys, these have been very expensive, are = unlikely to be economically sustainable, and evidently are less precise = and less useful for tracking population change than originally = envisioned.=A0 Quite simply, we need to find a better way that has = potential for providing urgently needed data.=A0 The conundrum is that = most kinds of North American shorebirds breed at remote, Arctic = locations where it is difficult and expensive to collect population = monitoring information.=A0 Also, most species spend winter non-breeding = seasons at widely dispersed, remote, and poorly known (ornithologically = speaking) regions in South America.=20 Conceptually, collection of count information during migration seasons = is the most practical strategy for monitoring populations from an = economic standpoint.=A0 On the other hand, because shorebirds are also = widely dispersed during migration, and may not use 'predictable' = localities year to year, a geographically broad and extensive 'counting = network' is needed to monitor for population change. This scale of work = does not seem sustainable through professional networks due to high = costs, but perhaps could be sustained through a volunteer network. With changing communications (i.e. the internet), Manomet and the = International Shorebird Survey believe there is an opportunity to = improve on the ISS project by collecting information that is posted = through bird chat lines.=A0 We would like to manage a 3-year test of = this idea, while meanwhile maintaining the traditional ISS for = comparison. What will be needed? * Volunteer Coordinators, * Broad geographic coverage during appropriate spans of dates,=20 * Monitoring of sites used by large numbers of shorebirds as well as = other sites used by lesser numbers of birds, and * Good descriptions of locations where counts are made. With this letter we are looking for volunteers to act as primary = 'Coordinators' between the ISS project and their local birder = chatline(s). We will ask volunteer Coordinators to:=20 o (a)promote posting of complete shorebird counts on the chatline that = they monitor,=20 o (b) to coordinate collection of=A0 posted counts, and o (c) to review counts and deliver acceptable ones to the ISS. Would you be willing to help?=A0 Please contact the ISS Coordinator at = Manomet=20 ISS@MANOMET.ORG Thanks for considering our request for help. Brian Harrington Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences=20 PO Box 1770, 81 Stage Pt Rd Manomet, MA 02345 =A0 bharr@manomet.org=A0=A0=20 tel 508/224-6521, fax 224-9220 web site www.manomet.org research updates www.shorebirdworld.org From rerpeldi@tds.net Thu Jan 19 02:56:33 2006 From: rerpeldi@tds.net (Ronald Erpelding) Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:56:33 -0600 Subject: [mou] Golden Eagle in Southeastern Morrison County Message-ID: <20060119025638.WYHC23063.outaamta02.mail.tds.net@Family> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C61C71.AC5399C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I spent 5 hours birding Eastern Morrison County today (1/18/2006) and saw an immature Golden Eagle at 12:30 p.m. The bird was seen circling on the west side of Sage Road approximately a quarter mile south of 98th Street in the SE portion of Morrison County. An adult Bald Eagle was also observed in the same area. Surprising to me a single Sandhill Crane was also seen feeding on the ground in the same area as the two eagles. Several chicken barns in the area east of Lastrup, MN in NE Morrison County have recently been cleaned with the manure spread on the fields. I believe the manure which may contain some chicken carcasses is what has attracted the Eagles to the area. A dozen or more Bald Eagles were seen in that area either on the ground or perched in trees surrounding the fields where the manure had been spread. In NE Morrison County a half mile west of where MN Highway 27 enters the county from the east a pair of Common Ravens was observed at 9:30 a.m. Ron Erpelding Willmar, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C61C71.AC5399C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I spent 5 hours birding Eastern Morrison County today = (1/18/2006) and saw an immature Golden = Eagle at 12:30 p.m.  The bird was seen circling on the west side of = Sage = Road approximately a quarter mile south of 98th Street in the SE portion of Morrison County.  An adult Bald Eagle was also observed in the same = area.

 

Surprising to me a single Sandhill Crane was also seen feeding on the ground in the same area as = the two eagles.

  

Several chicken barns in the area east of Lastrup, MN in NE Morrison County have recently been cleaned with the manure spread on = the fields.  I believe the manure which may contain some chicken carcasses is = what has attracted the Eagles to the area.  A dozen or more Bald Eagles were = seen in that area either on the ground or perched in trees surrounding the = fields where the manure had been spread.  

 

In NE Morrison County a half mile west of where MN = Highway 27 enters the county from the east a pair of Common Ravens was observed at 9:30 a.m.

 

Ron Erpelding

Willmar, MN =

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C61C71.AC5399C0-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Thu Jan 19 15:28:06 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:28:06 -0600 Subject: [mou] Call ID assistance Message-ID: <000901c61d0c$f27eff20$0b01a8c0@pastoral> This morning, while doing some early morning "owling", had an unusual response. I had just finished imitating a Saw-whet's rather monotonous whistle, and heard a single, rather emphatic "to-whit" in response. Of course, there were no further verbalizations. Sibley lists "to-it" as one of the Saw-whet's calls, but in a series. I have not heard this single call before. Any thoughts? Thanks! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From tiger150@comcast.net Thu Jan 19 21:40:26 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:40:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Purple/House finch question Message-ID: <004d01c61d40$f63fb300$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C61D0E.AB39FE10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When I arrived home from school today, I saw a bird feeding singly at my = feeder. Then he flew to the edge of my roof, where he began to eat some = snow. He had a brilliant-ish colored heat, but it only extended down to = the breast. I know some purple finches are like this, but I did see = stipes, unlike purple finches. His head had darker spots, like a purple = finch. He also didn't "flock with a feather" when a flock of house = finches came by. He flew away, and then, when they left, he returned to = his sun-flower eating. And also, unlike House finches, it more so = "hovered" to my bird feeder, rather than just flying. Help me indentify = him!! Thanks~ Alyssa DeRubeis Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C61D0E.AB39FE10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
When I arrived home from school today, = I saw a bird=20 feeding singly at my feeder. Then he flew to the edge of my roof, where = he began=20 to eat some snow. He had a brilliant-ish colored heat, but it only = extended down=20 to the breast. I know some purple finches are like this, but I did see = stipes,=20 unlike purple finches. His head had darker spots, like a purple finch. = He also=20 didn't "flock with a feather" when a flock of house finches came by. He = flew=20 away, and then, when they left, he returned to his sun-flower eating. = And also,=20 unlike House finches, it more so "hovered" to my bird feeder, rather = than just=20 flying. Help me indentify him!! Thanks~
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Hennipin = County
------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C61D0E.AB39FE10-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Jan 20 01:32:02 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:32:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 1/19/06 Message-ID: <43CFE932.15432.1BD3681A@localhost> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, January 19th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The male HARLEQUIN DUCK in Grand Marais was relocated today by Ken and Molly Hoffman outside of the harbor near Artists' Point. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was found on the 15th in Cook County along Highway 61 on the east side of Schroeder, at Father Baragas Cross Road. A flock of about 125 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and 25 CEDAR WAXWINGS was seen in Grand Marais on the 15th a block north of Highway 61 on 8th Avenue. A pair of NORTHERN CARDINALS was seen at 10th Avenue and 2nd Street. A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen in Beaver Bay, Lake County on the 15th, in the small neighborhood south of Highway 61 at Slater Drive and Ruth Street. A pair of NORTHERN CARDINALS and four AMERICAN ROBINS were also seen here. The VARIED THRUSH on the UMD campus was relocated by several observers over the weekend in the crab apple trees along St. Marie Street just west of Oakland Avenue. Mike Hendrickson also saw the bird on the 16th west of here, next to the Bagley Nature Area parking lot. With UMD classes back in session this area will be very congested during weekdays. EVENING GROSBEAKS, PINE GROSBEAKS, and COMMON REDPOLLS are being seen along Minnesota Highway 1 at the Moose Caf=E9 in Isabella. EVENING GROSBEAKS were also seen over the weekend along the Stone Lake Road (CR 319) in the Sax-Zim bog and in the town of Ely. BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, COMMON REDPOLLS, PINE SISKINS, and PURPLE FINCHES are also being seen in good numbers in Ely. NORTHERN HAWK OWLS in the Sax-Zim bog were relocated over the weekend by several groups along the Stone Lake Road (CR 319) and along the McDavitt Road (CR 213) north of the Sax Road (CR 28). There have also been recent St. Louis County sightings north of Chisholm near the Lake Road, on the Lind Road (CR 85) two miles west of Highway 5, and along US Highway 53 south of International Falls. Shawn Conrad found one in Itasca County on the 15th on CR 48, just south of the Alder Road. Bob Williams reported one in Aitkin County along Kestrel Avenue (CR 16), 2.7 miles north of the town of Lawler. The GREAT GRAY OWL along the McDavitt Road was relocated on the 14th by Joshua Uffman, two miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). He also found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the McDavitt Road, about 2.5 miles north of the Sax Road. In Lake County, Joshua found a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 15th along Minnesota Highway 1, a mile east of the Spruce Road. In Aitkin County, he reported a SNOWY OWL on the 13th along the Great River Road (CR 10), just west of 650th Lane, and another along Kestrel Avenue (CR 16) just south of Tamarack. Two SNOWY OWLS have been seen by Warren Nelson south of Palisade along 450th Street west of CR 5. One was seen over the weekend by several commuters at the Duluth Airport out from the main terminal and along the western runway near Airport Approach Road. It was seen again today along Airport Approach Road near the Fed Ex building. Another Snowy was seen by Kim Eckert and others over the weekend in Superior, along Tower Avenue across from the airport. A MERLIN was also seen in the area. Kim Eckert's group found a GREAT GRAY OWL along Lake County Road 2, 1.8 miles north of the White Pines wayside rest. In Duluth, they relocated two adult GLAUCOUS GULLS at Canal Park on the 18th, and an adult ICELAND GULL flying overhead at the Superior landfill. They also saw the male GADWALL in the Duluth harbor near the Cargill elevators. In the Sax-Zim bog they found WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS on the 15th along the Nichols Lake Road, a mile west of US Highway 53. This species has been extremely difficult to find this winter. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, January 26th. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. From teambecker1@comcast.net Thu Jan 19 22:42:32 2006 From: teambecker1@comcast.net (teambecker1@comcast.net) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:42:32 +0000 Subject: [mou] Snowy sighting Message-ID: <011920062242.18799.43D015D8000A34D80000496F2200761438CE9D0A050C0A0D030E0A9B@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_18799_1137710552_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi, Just wanted to let everyone know there was a very tolerant female snowy owl hanging out on the east side of Hwy 77 on 66th St. She was on top of the MSP airport/Longfellow Ave. sign from at least 5pm - 5:20pm 1/17. I was parked less than 15 yards from her and there was quite a bit of traffic passing by and she just sat there preening. At 5:20 she flew from her sign and landed 25 feet in front of my car, hopped around in the snow, and appeared to be cleaning her beak. She then flew to the top of the Dept. of Transportation Bldg. (1912 E. 66th St.) She stayed there about 5 minutes then flew to a light pole on the 66th St. bridge. I was parked in the DOT lot and all this happened within 30 yards of my vehicle. What a joy to watch! Good luck and happy birding! Staci --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_18799_1137710552_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Hi,
Just wanted to let everyone know there was a very tolerant female snowy owl hanging out on the east side of Hwy 77 on 66th St.  She was on top of the MSP airport/Longfellow Ave. sign from at least 5pm - 5:20pm 1/17.  I was parked less than 15 yards from her and there was quite a bit of traffic passing by and she just sat there preening.  At 5:20 she flew from her sign and landed 25 feet in front of my car, hopped around in the snow, and appeared to be cleaning her beak.  She then flew to the top of the Dept. of Transportation Bldg. (1912 E. 66th St.)  She stayed there about 5 minutes then flew to a light pole on the 66th St. bridge.  I was parked in the DOT lot and all this happened within 30 yards of my vehicle.  What a joy to watch! Good luck and happy birding!
Staci
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_18799_1137710552_0-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Jan 20 01:57:08 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:57:08 -0600 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 19 January 2006 Message-ID: <26CE2550-F4FE-4599-94E4-0926B0BF262A@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-1-501238210 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, Janurary 19th. The adult GYRFALCON near mile marker 216 of state highway 55 was seen as recently as January 16th, just west of Hastings in Dakota County. Another Gyr was seen by Paul Budde on the 14th near Schar's Bluff in Dakota County, along 132nd Street East between Jacob and Idell Avenues. Eddy Edwards reports that the previously reported HARLEQUIN DUCKS are still being seen at Hannah Park in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County. The birds are apparently present only in the early morning and late afternoon. NORTHERN HAWK OWLS were still present along both the Stone Lake Road and the McDavitt Road in Sax-Zim bog of St. Louis County on the 17th. Another was seen on the 15th south of Tamarack on the east side of Aitkin County Road 16 about two and a half miles north of the town of Lawler. Also on the 15th, there was a Northern Hawk Owl on Itasca County Road 48 just south of the intersection with Alder Road. A SNOWY OWL was found January 9th by Tom Weigt on state highway 99 west of Oak Leaf Lake in Nicollet Couty. On the 13th two Snowy Owls were in Stevens County. One was near the intersection of county roads 8 and 7 and the other was on county road 8 just east of the Big Stone County line. And Ben Wieland and Dale Yerger relocated the Snowy Owl along 450th Street, 1.8 miles west of Aitkin County Road 5 on January 18th. A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was reported from the Ann Lake campground in Sherburne County on January 16th. On the same day, Jim Lind found a Townsend's Solitaire in Schoeder, Cook County, along highway 61, at the road to the Father Baragas Cross. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, Janurary 26th. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-1-501238210 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, Janurary = 19th.=A0


The adult GYRFALCON near mile marker 216 of = state highway 55 was seen as recently as January 16th, just west of = Hastings in Dakota County. Another Gyr was seen by Paul Budde on the 14th near = Schar's Bluff in Dakota County, along 132nd Street East between Jacob = and Idell Avenues.


Eddy Edwards reports that = the previously reported HARLEQUIN DUCKS are still being seen at = Hannah Park in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County. The birds are apparently = present only in the early morning and late afternoon.


NORTHERN HAWK OWLS=A0were still present = along both the Stone Lake Road and the McDavitt Road in Sax-Zim bog of = St. Louis County on the 17th. Another was seen on the 15th south of = Tamarack on the east side of Aitkin County Road 16 about two and a half = miles north of the town of Lawler. Also on the 15th, there was a = Northern Hawk = Owl = on Itasca County Road 48 just south of the intersection with Alder = Road.=A0


A SNOWY OWL was found January 9th by = Tom Weigt on state highway 99 west of Oak Leaf Lake in Nicollet Couty. = On the 13th two Snowy Owls were in Stevens County. = One was near the intersection of county roads 8 and 7 and the other was = on county road 8 just east of the Big Stone County line. And Ben Wieland = and Dale Yerger relocated the Snowy Owl along 450th Street, 1.8 = miles west of Aitkin County Road 5 on January 18th.


A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was reported from the Ann = Lake campground in Sherburne County on January 16th. On the same day, = Jim Lind found a Townsend's Solitaire in Schoeder, Cook County, = along highway 61, at the road to the Father Baragas Cross.


The next scheduled update of this tape is = Thursday, = Janurary 26th.


- - -

Anthony = Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-1-501238210-- From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jan 20 02:45:57 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:45:57 -0600 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, January 20, 2006 Message-ID: <001201c61d6b$b3d143a0$70d5aec6@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C61D39.6936D3A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, January 20, 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. January is winding down and we are still awaiting that severe cold spell and blizzard that usually shows up early in a normal winter. Weather continues to be rather mild, although a little cooler this week, and snow continues to come a little at a time, covering up the glare ice that lurks beneath on all the parking lots and country roads. In Otter Tail County, Eddy Edwards reported that as of January 18, the HARLEQUIN DUCKS were still hanging out near Hannah Park in Fergus Falls, best viewed from a spot where Broadway dead ends on the south. They are usually seen in the early morning and very late afternoon but are not reliable at any other time of day. Mel and Elaine Bennefeld reported a NORTHERN SHRIKE at the Ponderosa Golf Club on January 15, and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and an immature GOLDEN EAGLE at Buffalo River State Park, both in Clay County. Rick Julian reporting from the northwest corner of Lake Ida in Becker County has three MOURNING DOVES coming to his feeder; he also reported a COMMON RAVEN seen near the Cormorant Lutheran Church. An AMERICAN ROBIN was reported by Michelle McDowell in Climax, Polk County, on January 13. Other Polk County species seen then were PILEATED WOODPECKER, HARRIS'S SPARROW, DARK-EYED JUNCO, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. Shelley Steva also saw an AMERICAN ROBIN this week, this one in Oklee in Red Lake County on January 13. Steven Dahl saw a BALD EAGLE feeding on roadkill along US 59 in far southern Pennington County on January 15. On January 15, I saw a NORTHERN HAWK OWL in Marshall County along MN 89 south of CR 6. SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen in several places in Marshall County and Kittson County as well. Lisa Newton continues to see BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in Grygla, and a COMMON RAVEN was also there on January 12. SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were observed along CR 54 near Grygla on January 14. Larry Wilebski in northern Kittson County reported a NORTHERN GOSHAWK near Lancaster on January 13. A PILEATED WOODPECKER was also seen this week. Owls were the story in Roseau County this week. On January 15, a SNOWY OWL was seen about three miles south of Roseau on MN 89, and several NORTHERN HAWK OWLS were seen along MN 310, and on the Roseau Lakebed along CR 123. Other species seen in Roseau County this week were SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, COMMON RAVEN, and SNOW BUNTINGS. Pat Rice saw a BALD EAGLE in Beltrami County on January 13. At her home near Bemidji, she is hosting DOWNY WOODPECKER, BROWN CREEPER, PURPLE FINCHES, up to 6 COMMON REDPOLLS, and 75-100 PINE SISKINS. Lisa Newton reported COMMON RAVENS, and about 100 SNOW BUNTINGS in Beltrami County on January 15. Thanks to Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Shelley Steva, Pat Rice, Larry Wilebski, Steven Dahl, Michelle McDowell, and Eddy Edwards for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. 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There was a great mass of Ravens, about 20 to 30, on it and one Bald Eagle. With the below zero temperatures we just experienced, an influx of Pine Grosbeaks have come into the area. I saw a small flock of RED CROSSBILLS on the road, they love that road salt. Unfortunately, there were no white-winged crossbills mixed in. Curious to me is the fact that I have seen no Redpolls yet this year, though I was told that up here in this part of the state, the Redpolls are a sign of spring! Dee Kuder Bear Island Crane Lake, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C61D95.6A1791E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Today in far northern St Louis County, there was a wolf-killed deer carcass on the ice. There was a great mass = of Ravens, about 20 to 30, on it and one Bald Eagle. With the below zero = temperatures we just experienced, an influx of Pine Grosbeaks have come into the = area. I saw a small flock of RED CROSSBILLS on the road, they love that road salt. = Unfortunately, there were no white-winged crossbills mixed in. Curious to me is the = fact that I have seen no Redpolls yet this year, though I was told that up here in = this part of the state, the Redpolls are a sign of = spring!

 

Dee Kuder

Bear Island

Crane = Lake, MN

 

 

------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C61D95.6A1791E0-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Fri Jan 20 17:03:55 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:03:55 -0600 Subject: [mou] Reports & details Message-ID: <010901c61de3$7fb86350$0b01a8c0@pastoral> For those interested, yesterday's Sherburne Refuge Northern Saw-whet Owl was on the cemetery road (across from the school house), turning north off Sherburne CR 9, on the west side of the road opposite the cemetery proper. Did not hear or see it in a follow up visit this morning. Had the Townsend's at Ann Lake this morning, also a late RW Blackbird on Sherburne CR 3 & 64 (where the bridge is out). The Ann Lake area, as last year, is growing progressively quieter. Friend reported an AW Pelican walking across a highway near Pigeon Lake on Wednesday - unfortunately I don't have further details or know the area at all. He was traveling from the cities to St. Cloud. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From smithville4@charter.net Fri Jan 20 21:17:41 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:17:41 -0600 Subject: [mou] Last call -- Message-ID: <000e01c61e06$f3189770$d099bf44@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C61DD4.A8211350 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello This is the last announcement for the MOU winter field trip in and = around Duluth to look for northern owls, winter finches and some boreal = birds. =20 So far the trip has 10 particapants. If you want to sign up for this = trip please do so by Sunday as I am going to be emailing those already = signed up the information packet they need to meet me and ect. Thanks Mike Hendrickson MOU Field Trip Chairman Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C61DD4.A8211350 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello
 
This is the last announcement = for the MOU=20 winter field trip in and around Duluth to look for northern owls, winter = finches=20 and some boreal birds. 
 
So far the trip has 10 = particapants. If=20 you want to sign up for this trip please do so by Sunday as I am going = to be=20 emailing those already signed up the information packet they need to = meet me and=20 ect.
 
Thanks
Mike Hendrickson
MOU Field Trip = Chairman
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C61DD4.A8211350-- From MJBFLWRMT@MSN.COM Fri Jan 20 23:23:13 2006 From: MJBFLWRMT@MSN.COM (Milton Blomberg) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:23:13 -0600 Subject: [mou] Re Gray Partridge Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0081_01C61DE6.31695CB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A covey of nine Gray Partridge flew across the road 1/4 mi S of = Holdingford, MN (Stearns County) on CR9 (it runs 9mi N from Avon off of = I94). They landed in a corn stubble field, I wheeled around to watch = them for awhile-mannerisms like quail-(firsts on my MN and Stearns = list). They came from the river bottom of Two-River which is westside = of CR9. Reliability??, pretty much it simply happens, but will let you = know if I can find a few locals to give me reliable leads. One of my = colleagues told me that they used to flush them in near every woodlot = around here, but now seem to be few and far between. ...will try to = verify this. Since then (this week) I have observed a Red-tailed Hawk hanging out in = this area, and further down the road a beautiful male Kestrel is posting = up on the wires. mjb ------=_NextPart_000_0081_01C61DE6.31695CB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
A covey of nine Gray Partridge flew across the road 1/4 mi S of=20 Holdingford, MN (Stearns County) on CR9 (it runs 9mi N from Avon = off of=20 I94).  They landed in a corn stubble field, I wheeled around to = watch them=20 for awhile-mannerisms like quail-(firsts on my MN and Stearns = list).  They=20 came from the river bottom of Two-River which is westside of CR9. =20 Reliability??, pretty much it simply happens, but will let you know if I = can=20 find a few locals to give me reliable leads. One of my = colleagues told=20 me that they used to flush them in near every woodlot around here, = but now=20 seem to be few and far between. ...will try to verify this.
Since then (this week) I have observed a Red-tailed Hawk hanging = out in=20 this area, and further down the road a beautiful male Kestrel is posting = up on=20 the wires. mjb
------=_NextPart_000_0081_01C61DE6.31695CB0-- From tnejbell@comcast.net Sat Jan 21 01:49:26 2006 From: tnejbell@comcast.net (Tom Bell) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:49:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Snow Buntings Message-ID: <002901c61e2c$ea81d790$6501a8c0@laptop8200> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C61DFA.9ECCA8C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Observed 60 Snow Buntings in Cottage Grove on 100th street north of = Manning Avenue. Could not see any other species in the flock.=20 Tom Bell on Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Road South Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143 651 459-4150 ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C61DFA.9ECCA8C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Observed 60 Snow Buntings in Cottage Grove on 100th = street=20 north of Manning Avenue. Could not see any other species in the flock.=20
 
Tom Bell
on Grey Cloud Island
5868 Pioneer = Road=20 South
Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143
651=20 459-4150
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Photo Books. You design it and we’ll bind it! --0-641508433-1137808356=:12020-- From darkwolfsaga@yahoo.com Sat Jan 21 03:36:24 2006 From: darkwolfsaga@yahoo.com (Scott Meyer) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:36:24 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] 1st Year Iceland Gull at Black Dog Lake, Dakota County Message-ID: <20060121033624.83890.qmail@web60711.mail.yahoo.com> A 1st Year Iceland Gull was seen tonight from the observatory platform on the south side of Black Dog Road from 4 to 5 pm. The Iceland gull was with a group of approximately 20 Herring Gulls on a ice sheet southeast of the observatory platform. The ice sheet was approximately 160 meters away, with open water behind. The birds were still there when I left with a few more gulls arriving at dusk. Scott B. Meyer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From george.skinner@gte.net Sat Jan 21 17:39:29 2006 From: george.skinner@gte.net (George B Skinner) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:39:29 -0600 Subject: [mou] visible now, Eastern Screech Owl, red, Henn Co, Minnetonka Message-ID: <002801c61eb1$a2cb1260$74541a3f@computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C61E7F.56E0F0E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The owl is sitting in the wood duck box entrance now, 11:30 am, Sat., = Jan. 21, 2006. You can see the front of the box in the backyard from the = street by looking through the pines at the west side of our house. George Skinner and Anne Hanley 15330 Lynn Terrace Minnetonka, MN use yahoo map, etc for directions to our house. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C61E7F.56E0F0E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The owl is sitting in the wood duck box entrance=20 now, 11:30 am, Sat., Jan. 21, 2006. You can see the front of the = box in the=20 backyard from the street by looking through the pines at the west = side of=20 our house.
 
George Skinner and Anne Hanley
15330 Lynn Terrace
Minnetonka, MN
 
use yahoo map, etc for directions to our=20 house.
------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C61E7F.56E0F0E0-- From saslocum@usfamily.net Sat Jan 21 19:16:26 2006 From: saslocum@usfamily.net (Cynthia Slocum) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:16:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gyrfalcon sighting/Eden Prairie Message-ID: <6B4D3573-8AB2-11DA-AA19-003065F11DC8@usfamily.net> On Jan 21 at 8:00 AM my backyard was visited by a white gyrfalcon. He perched about thirty feet up in a cottonwood and surveyed the area briefly before flying north across some detention ponds toward Anderson Lakes. My wife and I climbed the berm behind our house and were able to see the bird on another deciduous perch 200 yards out. I've never seen a gyrfalcon before, but since there are no other huge all white hawks to choose from, I think I'm right. It certainly wasn't a snowy owl. Has anyone from the Anderson Lakes area of Eden Prairie had a similar sighting? I attempted to relocate the bird along Anderson Lakes Parkway, from Preserve Blvd to Hwy 169 with no success. I also drove down Prairie Lakes Parkway, south of the EP Mall where there is a good vantage point of the lake, but no gyrfalcon. Steve Slocum --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From blanich@emily.net Sat Jan 21 22:22:54 2006 From: blanich@emily.net (Steve & Jo Blanich) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:22:54 -0600 Subject: [mou] Bohemian Waxwings Message-ID: <006001c61ed9$54517980$1964a8c0@hppav> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01C61EA6.EEE7A240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 600 +- Bohemian Waxwings in northeast Crosby, Crow Wing County, this = A.M.. Redpolls & pine siskins are showing up at feeders. ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01C61EA6.EEE7A240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
600 +- Bohemian Waxwings in northeast = Crosby, Crow=20 Wing County, this A.M..  Redpolls & pine siskins are showing up = at=20 feeders.
------=_NextPart_000_005D_01C61EA6.EEE7A240-- From jslind@frontiernet.net Sat Jan 21 22:45:44 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:45:44 -0600 Subject: [mou] Gyfalcon in Duluth Message-ID: <43D26538.6518.2587DE80@localhost> Peder Svingen called to report a juvenile Gyfalcon at Park Point in Duluth. It was seen on the harbor ice out from from Park Point near the bus turnaround, just before the recreational area. Peder watched the bird from 3:15 to 4:10 pm. This is the same location that Peder found an adult Gyrfalcon on December 29th. Apparently Kim Eckert and others were watching the same bird at the same time from Barker's Island in Superior, WI. It eventually flew to Park Point, perched briefly in the top of a spruce tree, and then flew off. Peder also reports a Long-tailed Duck with some goldeneyes in the shipping lane at Canal Park, a Snowy Owl this morning at the same location as the Gyfalcon, and a Peregrine Falcon at the Cargill elevators in the Duluth Port Terminal. Jim Lind From b.pomeroy@mchsi.com Sun Jan 22 02:08:57 2006 From: b.pomeroy@mchsi.com (b.pomeroy) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:08:57 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sax-Zim, Saturday Message-ID: <007701c61ef8$ce3db0f0$2142d60c@wildthing> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0074_01C61EC6.82FC79A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I went out today in the Bog with a group of birders, mostly from a = birding club in Wausau, WI. The morning started out slowly, but we = found the Hawk Owl about 1/2 east on Stone Lake road, and about 1/4 = into the woods on the north side. We later found it again in the = afternoon, only about 1/4 mile in the woods on the south side, and we = saw feathers in it's mouth as it feasted on an afternoon snack. In all = we saw 20 species, most notably 3 Boreal Chickadees on Blue Spruce Road, = about 1/2 mile north of 133, all 3 being together in a group, singing = and flitting about. We did not locate any Snowies, nor Great Grays. Bruce www.arrowheadadventuresmn.com "I care to live, only to entice people to look at Nature's loveliness." -- John Muir ------=_NextPart_000_0074_01C61EC6.82FC79A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I went out today in the Bog with a group of birders, = mostly=20 from a birding club in Wausau, WI.  The morning started out slowly, = but we=20 found the Hawk Owl about  1/2 east on Stone Lake road, and about = 1/4 into=20 the woods on the north side.  We later found it again in the = afternoon,=20 only about 1/4 mile in the woods on the south side, and we saw feathers = in it's=20 mouth as it feasted on an afternoon snack.  In all we saw 20 = species, most=20 notably 3 Boreal Chickadees on Blue Spruce Road, about 1/2 mile north of = 133,=20 all 3 being together in a group, singing and flitting about.  We = did not=20 locate any Snowies, nor Great Grays.
Bruce
www.arrowheadadventuresmn.c= om
 
"I care to live, only to entice people = to
 look at=20 Nature's loveliness."
-- John Muir
------=_NextPart_000_0074_01C61EC6.82FC79A0-- From screechowl@charter.net Sun Jan 22 02:19:24 2006 From: screechowl@charter.net (Dave Bartkey) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:19:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] Rice County club trip results Message-ID: <007501c61efa$432cbae0$719fbe44@roc.mn.charter.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C61EC7.F88AA9C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone! I led the Birding Club of Rice County on a field trip today to Lake = Byllesby and points north. Had some success and two key misses. Here's = the breakdown per stop: At Lake Byllesby campground, we had 1 Cooper's Hawk while driving in. My = heart sank because we were trying for the overwintering Yellow-rumped = Warblers which had been reported as recently as the 7th. My worries were = for naught, however because we found at least 15 of them! Talk about = spring fever now! Also in the same area were 5 Purple Finches. 3 females = and 2 males. Next stop was Farmington for the Eurasian Collared Doves at their usual = spot. Saw at least 5 at one time. Really up close, beautiful looks at = them. Then on to Rosemount for the Gyrfalcon, which we could not locate. While = at Schaar's Bluff though, I heard a single Eastern Bluebird call several = times near the entrance. Unfortunately, at the same time, the rest of = the club was down overlooking the river at the goldeneye and mergansers. = We scoured the entrance area soon after but could not hear or see the = bird again. Absolutely struck out on the Snowy Owls at the airport. Spent a lot of = time looking but to no avail. Stopped at Black Dog Park on the way back and walked the tracks to the = plant. While there we saw 4 Trumpeter Swans on the water. Two Peregrine = Falcons around the vicinity of the smokestack, and a Thayers Gull fly = over. Tip of the cap to Blaine Seelinger and Steve Weston for there wonderful = tips and directions! Thanks guys! Good birding! Dave Bartkey screechowl@charter.net=20 Faribault, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C61EC7.F88AA9C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi everyone!
 
  I led the Birding Club of Rice = County on a=20 field trip today to Lake Byllesby and points north. Had some success and = two key=20 misses. Here's the breakdown per stop:
 
At Lake Byllesby campground, we had = 1 Cooper's Hawk while driving in. My heart sank = because we=20 were trying for the overwintering Yellow-rumped Warblers which had been=20 reported as recently as the 7th. My worries were for naught, = however=20 because we found at least 15 of them! Talk about spring fever now! Also = in the=20 same area were 5 Purple Finches. 3 females and 2 males.
 
Next stop was Farmington for the = Eurasian Collared=20 Doves at their usual spot. Saw at least 5 at one time. Really up close,=20 beautiful looks at them.
 
Then on to Rosemount for the Gyrfalcon, = which we=20 could not locate. While at Schaar's Bluff though, I heard a single = Eastern=20 Bluebird call several times near the entrance. Unfortunately, at the = same time,=20 the rest of the club was down overlooking the river at the goldeneye and = mergansers.  We scoured the entrance area soon after but could not = hear or=20 see the bird again.
 
Absolutely struck out on the Snowy Owls = at the=20 airport. Spent a lot of time looking but to no avail.
 
Stopped at Black Dog Park on the way = back and=20 walked the tracks to the plant. While there we saw 4 Trumpeter Swans on = the=20 water. Two Peregrine Falcons around the vicinity of the smokestack, and = a=20 Thayers Gull fly over.
 
Tip of the cap to Blaine Seelinger = and Steve=20 Weston for there wonderful tips and directions! Thanks = guys!
 
Good birding!
 
Dave Bartkey
screechowl@charter.net =
Faribault, = MN
------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C61EC7.F88AA9C0-- From wenelson@mlecmn.net Sun Jan 22 04:56:53 2006 From: wenelson@mlecmn.net (Warren Nelson) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:56:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] 5 Snowy Owls in Aitkin County Message-ID: <43D31095.7000203@mlecmn.net> Today Bill Stauffer and I birded around Aitkin County and found several interesting things including 5 SNOWY OWLS: 1) on Aitkin C.R. 1, about one and one half miles north of the diversion channel, the snowy owl was sitting on the t.v. antenna at the Mel Kuehn farm. 2) on Aitkin C.R. 16, about one half mile south of highway 210, bird was sitting on the ground on the east side of the road There were also three near Gun Lake near Palisade. In the morning , we found only one but when we returned in the late afternoon, there were three birds there. 3) along twsp 380 (450th St.), 8/10 th of a mile west of C.R.5, on a telephone pole. 4) one mile west on 450th St., then about one mile north on 310th ave, bird was sitting on a fence post on the west side of the road 5) approximately 2 miles west of C.R.5 on 450th St., the bird was sitting in a tree about three hundred yards to the north Other birds of interest: several BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, both along C.R.1 and 450th St.. In the late afternoon, we had 7 magpies all together in one lone tree within 40 feet of an old magpie nest that a pair has been repairing in the last couple of weeks (I watched them work on it last Sunday) along 450th St; a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK surrounded by a flock of PINE GROSBEAKS, several EVENING GROSBEAKS, COMMON REDPOLLS, SNOW BUNTINGS, 4 NORTHERN SHRIKES, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, RUFFED GROUSE, BALD EAGLE Warren Nelson From blitkey@usfamily.net Sun Jan 22 05:45:43 2006 From: blitkey@usfamily.net (Bill Litkey) Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:45:43 -0600 Subject: [mou] Iceland Gull - Washington Co. Message-ID: <000701c61f17$1788fbc0$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> This is the second consecutive Saturday that a 1st-winter Iceland Gull has been observed in midafternoon in southern Washington Co. Today, though, it was at a more accessible location, Pt. Douglas, which is across from Prescott, WI. This location affords some potentially good photos with the sun being to one's back. Last Saturday there was a 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull there, but it wasn't present during today's observation. Bill Litkey (Oakdale) --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Jan 22 13:45:41 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:45:41 -0600 Subject: [mou] Aitkin County Message-ID: <002601c61f5a$235fdac0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Spent a portion of the afternoon in Aitkin County. Highlights included a Northern Hawk Owl along CR 5 (about a mile south of Palisade) and a Snowy Owl on 450th. Other birds included Snow Buntings, Gray Jays, Pine Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins, Common Ravens, single Bald Eagle and more common species. Have not seen a Great Gray in Aitkin all winter (and somehow missed Warren Nelson's magpies yesterday). Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From corax6330@yahoo.com Sun Jan 22 14:46:51 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:46:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Wintering Golden Eagle Survey,Coulee Region,Upper Miss. R. Message-ID: <20060122144651.50437.qmail@web30908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Scott Mehus of Fountain City, Wis. organized the second GOEA survey of this area conducted Jan. 21. My portion of the survey was in southeastern Houston C., Minn. from LaCrescent south along the River (Hwy. 26 along Pool 8), to New Albin, Ia, west to Caledonia & Eitzen, north to the Root R. & LaCrescent. Weather was clear & sunny, 30-35 degrees F., mostly calm. I drove 100 miles. Five hours. I saw no Golden Eagles. Other species included: Tundra Swan------------1 Pool 8 Canada Goose----------11 " Mallard Common Merganser-------2 Bald Eagle------------89 (56A, 30I, 3Unaged) Mostly on Pool 8 Red-t. Hawk-----------15 (Six "paired up") Rough-l. Hawk----------2 (dark phase) Am. Kestrel------------1 Eastern Bluebird-------7 Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From george.skinner@gte.net Sun Jan 22 17:47:00 2006 From: george.skinner@gte.net (George B Skinner) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:47:00 -0600 Subject: [mou] visible now, Eastern Screech Owl, red, Henn Co, Minnetonka Message-ID: <001401c61f7b$da260100$27d41a3f@computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C61F49.8E450740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The owl is sitting in the wood duck box entrance now, 11:30 am, Sun., = Jan. 22, 2006. You can see the front of the box in the backyard from the = street by looking through the pines at the west side of our house. Wouldn't you know that as soon as I got off the phone telling Jim Otto = that I had not seen the owl yet today the owl then popped up! Thanks, George Skinner and Anne Hanley 15330 Lynn Terrace Minnetonka, MN use yahoo map, etc for directions to our house. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C61F49.8E450740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The owl is sitting in the wood duck box entrance=20 now, 11:30 am, Sun., Jan. 22, 2006. You can see the front of the = box in the=20 backyard from the street by looking through the pines at the west = side of=20 our house.
 
Wouldn't you know that as soon as I got off the phone telling Jim = Otto that=20 I had not seen the owl yet today the owl then popped up!
 
 
Thanks,
 
George Skinner and Anne Hanley
15330 Lynn Terrace
Minnetonka, MN
 
use yahoo map, etc for directions to our=20 house.
------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C61F49.8E450740-- From psvingen@d.umn.edu Sun Jan 22 20:16:07 2006 From: psvingen@d.umn.edu (Peder Svingen) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:16:07 -0600 Subject: [mou] Iceland Gull/Duluth update Message-ID: Between 10:00 AM and noon today (22 January) an adult "Kumlien's" Iceland Gull was at Canal Park in Duluth. This is probably the same bird reported by Kim Eckert at the Superior landfill on the 18th. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time it has been seen in Duluth this winter. Four Glaucous Gulls (2 first-cycle and 2 second-cycle birds) were also present. There was a second-hand report of a Gyrfalcon flying over the Blatnik Bridge sometime this morning, but I have no further information. Other noteworthy sightings in St. Louis County today: Ring-necked Duck--female at Canal Park with 300+ goldeneyes, same bird as Duluth CBC; Greater Scaup--3 males and 2 females still present in Duluth harbor, same birds as Duluth CBC; Long-tailed Duck--one with goldeneyes at Canal Park for the second consecutive day; Hooded Merganser--male in Duluth harbor, probably same as Duluth CBC; Northern Hawk Owl--seen by a group from California/Texas along CR 319 (Stone Lake Rd) and CR 213 (McDavitt Rd) in Sax-Zim; Varied Thrush--still present along St. Marie Street at UMD. -- Peder Svingen Duluth, MN From Hagsela@aol.com Sun Jan 22 23:32:17 2006 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:32:17 EST Subject: [mou] Snow Buntings, Washington Co. Message-ID: <1dd.4db7ef9d.31057001@aol.com> --part1_1dd.4db7ef9d.31057001_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit After stopping for nice looks at the Iceland Gull at Pt. Douglas Park (3:30ish), I found a flock of about 50 Snow Buntings on 100 St., between Neal and Manning Aves. - also in south Washington County. Linda Sparling Hennepin Cty. --part1_1dd.4db7ef9d.31057001_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After stopping for nice looks at the Ic= eland Gull at Pt. Douglas Park (3:30ish), I found a flock of about 50 Snow B= untings on 100 St., between Neal and Manning Aves. - also in south Washingto= n County.

Linda Sparling
Hennepin Cty. --part1_1dd.4db7ef9d.31057001_boundary-- From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Mon Jan 23 01:20:06 2006 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:20:06 +0000 Subject: [mou] Snowy Owl, Mower County Message-ID: After Aaron Lang and I discovered this weekend that birding in Iowa is not entirely painful (Thayer's and Glaucous Gulls, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Long-Eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck), we had a little time to kill before sunset, and decided to get lost in Fillmore and Mower counties. The Snowy Owl was found 5 miles west and 1 mile south of Ostrander, along 170th St, just east of 750th ave. It was on the south side of the road, then flushed about a mile west to the north side of the road. Dedrick Benz Winona, MN From sandyrog@brainerd.net Mon Jan 23 01:33:54 2006 From: sandyrog@brainerd.net (Sandy Roggenkamp) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:33:54 -0600 Subject: [mou] N. Hawk Owl at Sax Zim & Snowy Owl in Aitkin Co. Message-ID: <000001c61fbd$16d89310$31c3a8c0@MARCH2002> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C61F8A.CC3E2310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Not to be outdone by Bruce P. :-) we birded in Sax-Zim mid-day on Sat. = also, and found the N. Hawk Owl on Stone Lake Rd. about =BD mile east of CR 7. = We also found 5 Rough-legged Hawks =96 one dark morph. We also found an accipiter which I think was a Northern Goshawk even though we only had a glimpse, along the Lindstrom Road just east of the St. Louis River. We = also spotted 2 Gray Jays along CR 7 south of the Stone Lake Road and we = finished off our drive by spotting 2 Magpies along the Arkola Road just west of Cotton. =20 Then on my drive back to Pillager this afternoon I found the bird I=92ve = had my eyes peeled for all winter=85a Snowy Owl sitting on a power pole on = the north side of TH 210 1.5 miles east of Tamarack in Aitkin Co. =20 Sandy Roggenkamp Pillager Peter K. Jongewaard Canyon =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C61F8A.CC3E2310 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Not to be outdone by Bruce P. :-) we birded in = Sax-Zim mid-day on Sat. also, and found the N. Hawk Owl on Stone = Lake Rd. about =BD mile east of CR 7.=A0 We also found 5 Rough-legged Hawks – one dark = morph.=A0 We also found an accipiter which I think was a Northern Goshawk even though = we only had a glimpse, along the Lindstrom = Road just east of the St. Louis River.=A0 We also spotted 2 Gray = Jays along CR 7 south of the Stone Lake Road and we = finished off our drive by spotting 2 Magpies along the Arkola = Road just west of Cotton.

 

Then on my drive back to Pillager this afternoon I = found the bird I’ve had my eyes peeled for all winter…a Snowy Owl = sitting on a power pole on the north side of TH 210 1.5 miles east of Tamarack in = Aitkin Co.

 

Sandy Roggenkamp

Pillager

Peter K. Jongewaard

Canyon =A0

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C61F8A.CC3E2310-- From blanich@emily.net Mon Jan 23 01:46:32 2006 From: blanich@emily.net (Steve & Jo Blanich) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:46:32 -0600 Subject: [mou] snowy owls Message-ID: <005c01c61fbf$01136260$5264a8c0@hppav> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01C61F8C.8B8E9E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: Warren Nelson post of 1/21 =20 Today, Sunday, 1/22, 2 Snowy Owls were on Aitkin CR 1, 1 and = one-half miles north of the diversion channel at the Mel Kuehn farm, = also 100+snow buntings in the cow pasture. ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01C61F8C.8B8E9E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Re: Warren Nelson post of = 1/21   =20
       = Today, Sunday,=20 1/22, 2 Snowy Owls were on Aitkin CR 1, 1 and one-half miles north of = the=20 diversion channel at the Mel Kuehn farm, also 100+snow buntings in the = cow=20 pasture.
------=_NextPart_000_0059_01C61F8C.8B8E9E60-- From b.pomeroy@mchsi.com Mon Jan 23 01:58:22 2006 From: b.pomeroy@mchsi.com (b.pomeroy) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:58:22 -0600 Subject: [mou] Owl Symposium- Duluth, MN Message-ID: <02ba01c61fc0$7de99600$2142d60c@wildthing> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02B7_01C61F8E.32AAA8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings from Minnesota! As a result of the large numbers of northern owls that moved into = Minnesota last winter, a three day owl symposium is being held in = Duluth, MN on March 17, 18, 19, 2006. We will review the research = efforts that took place to document that irruption. Speakers on = Northern Hawk, Boreal, Great Gray and Snowy Owls will be presenting = their research and findings, as well as speakers on habitat, breeding, = monitoring, past irruptions, and capturing relevant data. =20 We will also have a family oriented Northern Owl Fair on Friday and a = workshop/discussion forum on Sunday. The symposium is geared to bring = the science to the public. Proceeds will be used to fund owl monitoring = efforts in the future. Details and registration are available online at www.hawkridge.org, or = by contacting Julie OConnor (see below). Thanks! Julie OConnor Symposium Coordinator OwlsOnTheMove@aol.com www.hawkridge.org Owls on the Move: When, Where, Why? A Symposium on Northern Owls =20 Held on the campus of the=20 University of Minnesota Duluth=20 March 17-19, 2006 =20 Exploring the natural history, and what we have learned about the = thousands of Great Gray, Hawk, Boreal and Snowy owls that move south in = the winter. =20 This symposium is an opportunity for researchers, educators, birders and = owl enthusiasts to exchange information and learn more about these = mysterious creatures. =20 Weekend Schedule: Friday 6pm-9pm: Northern Owl Fair (public event, no pre-registration = necessary)=20 Live owls, speakers, stories, art, music, photography and owl fun for = the family! =20 Saturday 8am-4pm: The Science Behind the Phenomenon=20 Researchers, historians and naturalists explore the 'Where, When and = Why' of northern owl irruptions. Banquet and slide show Saturday evening ($20) =20 Sunday 9am-12pm: Workshops and Discussion Panels=20 Topics include: ecotourism, owls in education, the future research of = owls, wildlife rehabilitation and rescue, wildlife photography and owl = banding =20 Symposium Cost: Entire Weekend: $45 before February 20, 2006 $60 after February 20, 2006 Friday Only: $2 per person, $6 maximum per family=20 (Friday admission included in weekend registration) Saturday Evening: $20 per person (Banquet ticket not included in registration fee) =20 Details and registration forms available at: www.hawkridge.org or from Julie O'Connor OwlsOnTheMove@aol.com 218-348-2291 Bruce www.arrowheadadventuresmn.com "I care to live, only to entice people to look at Nature's loveliness." -- John Muir ------=_NextPart_000_02B7_01C61F8E.32AAA8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Greetings from Minnesota!
 
As a result of the large numbers of northern owls that moved into = Minnesota=20 last winter, a three day owl symposium is being held in Duluth, MN = on March=20 17, 18, 19, 2006.  We will review the research efforts that = took place=20 to document that irruption.  Speakers on Northern Hawk, Boreal, = Great Gray=20 and Snowy Owls will be presenting their research and findings, as well = as=20 speakers on habitat, breeding, monitoring, past irruptions, and = capturing=20 relevant data. 
 
We will also have a family oriented Northern Owl Fair on Friday and = a=20 workshop/discussion forum on Sunday.  The symposium is geared to = bring the=20 science to the public.  Proceeds will be used to fund owl = monitoring=20 efforts in the future.
 
Details and registration are available online at www.hawkridge.org, or by = contacting Julie=20 OConnor (see below).
 
 Thanks!
Julie OConnor
Symposium Coordinator

 

Owls=20 on the Move: When, Where, Why?

A=20 Symposium on Northern Owls

 

Held=20 on the campus of the

University=20 of Minnesota Duluth

March=20 17-19, 2006

 

Exploring the = natural=20 history, and what we have learned about the thousands of Great Gray, = Hawk,=20 Boreal and Snowy owls that move south in the winter. 

This=20 symposium is an opportunity for researchers, educators, birders and owl=20 enthusiasts to exchange information and learn more about these = mysterious=20 creatures.

 

Weekend=20 Schedule:

Friday=20 6pm-9pm: Northern Owl Fair (public event, no = pre-registration necessary)

Live=20 owls, speakers, stories, art, music, photography and owl fun for the=20 family!

 

Saturday=20 8am-4pm: The Science Behind the Phenomenon

Researchers, historians and naturalists explore the =91Where, = When and Why=92=20 of northern owl irruptions.

Banquet=20 and slide show Saturday evening ($20)

 

Sunday=20 9am-12pm: Workshops and Discussion Panels

Topics=20 include: ecotourism, owls in education, the future research of owls, = wildlife=20 rehabilitation and rescue, wildlife photography and owl=20 banding

 

Symposium Cost:

Entire Weekend:         $45 = before=20 February 20, 2006

           &nbs= p;           =20            =20 $60 after February 20, 2006

Friday Only:    =            =20 $2 per person, $6 maximum per family =

           =20 (Friday admission included in weekend=20 registration)

Saturday Evening:      $20 per=20 person

           =20 (Banquet ticket not included in registration = fee)

 

Details and registration forms available = at:

www.hawkridge.org

or from

 Julie=20 O=92Connor

OwlsOnTheMove@aol.com

218-348-2291
Bruce
www.arrowheadadventuresmn.c= om
 
"I care to live, only to entice people to
 look at Nature's = loveliness."
-- John Muir
------=_NextPart_000_02B7_01C61F8E.32AAA8A0-- From sweston2@comcast.net Mon Jan 23 04:43:45 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:43:45 -0600 Subject: [mou] MRVAC meeting this Thursday Message-ID: <005c01c61fd7$d884cf50$f0afb445@Weston72505> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0050_01C61FA5.4DAC4C00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable January 26, 2006 meeting=20 Interpreting the Impossible: Searching for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker = by Jim Fitzpatrick Jim Fitzpatrick, director of the Carpenter Nature Center, is one of the = few people who have seen this bird, which was previously thought to be = extinct. Bring a friend to this fascinating presentation and behind the = scenes look at the search. Please join us on Thursday, January 26, 2006 = at the Minnesota Valley Nat'l Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center at 3815 = American Blvd E Bloomington. We encourage you to come for the social period with coffee, cookies and = committee exhibits beginning at 7:00 p.m., followed by a brief business = meeting and the featured speaker at 7:30 p.m. The meeting concludes at = 9:00 p.m. DIRECTIONS: The Visitor Center is located at 3815 American Blvd. East in = Bloomington, across from the Airport Hilton Hotel. From I-494, exit on = 34th Ave. and drive south. Turn left on American Blvd. East and drive = 1/4 mile to the entrance on the right.=20 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: The Visitor Center is about a 12-minute walk from = the Bloomington Central light rail stop. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_0050_01C61FA5.4DAC4C00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

January 26, 2006 meeting

Interpreting the Impossible: Searching for the Ivory-billed=20 Woodpecker by Jim Fitzpatrick

Jim Fitzpatrick, director of the Carpenter Nature Center, is one of = the few=20 people who have seen this bird, which was previously thought to be = extinct.=20 Bring a friend to this fascinating presentation and behind the scenes = look at=20 the search. Please join us on Thursday, January 26, 2006 at the = Minnesota Valley=20 Nat=92l Wildlife Refuge Visitor=92s Center at 3815 American Blvd E = Bloomington.

We encourage you to come for the social period with = coffee,=20 cookies and committee exhibits beginning at 7:00 p.m., followed by a = brief=20 business meeting and the featured speaker at 7:30 p.m. The meeting = concludes at=20 9:00 p.m.

DIRECTIONS: The Visitor Center is located at 3815 American Blvd. East = in=20 Bloomington, across from the Airport Hilton Hotel. From I-494, exit on=20 34th Ave. and drive south. Turn left on American Blvd. East = and drive=20 1/4 mile to the entrance on the right.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: The Visitor Center is about a 12-minute walk = from the=20 Bloomington Central light rail stop.

Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
sweston2@comcast.net

 

------=_NextPart_000_0050_01C61FA5.4DAC4C00-- From b.pomeroy@mchsi.com Mon Jan 23 14:49:20 2006 From: b.pomeroy@mchsi.com (b.pomeroy) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:49:20 -0600 Subject: [mou] Omission in Owl Symposium announcement Message-ID: <00a401c6202c$31ae1560$2142d60c@wildthing> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A1_01C61FF9.E6954DA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, I forwarded an announcement about the Owls on the Move Symposium last = night. In the editing process with some cutting and pasting as I was = formatting the announcement, I inadvertently omitted the following = sponsors. This was a simple mistake of editing and nothing more. I = apologize if this omission caused any confusion or controversy. Here are the sponsors of the Symposium, in alphabetical order: Audubon Minnesota, Department of Biology, University of Minnesota = Duluth, Duluth Audubon Society, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, Minnesota = Ornithologists' Union, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, = Nongame Wildlife Program, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth Bruce www.arrowheadadventuresmn.com "I care to live, only to entice people to look at Nature's loveliness." -- John Muir ------=_NextPart_000_00A1_01C61FF9.E6954DA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
All,
I forwarded an announcement about the Owls on the = Move=20 Symposium last night.  In the editing process with some cutting and = pasting=20 as I was formatting the announcement, I inadvertently omitted the = following=20 sponsors.  This was a simple mistake of editing and nothing = more.  I=20 apologize if this omission caused any confusion or = controversy.
Here are the sponsors of the Symposium, in = alphabetical order:
 
Audubon Minnesota, Department of Biology, University = of=20 Minnesota Duluth, Duluth Audubon Society, Hawk Ridge Bird=20 Observatory, Minnesota Ornithologists=92 Union, Minnesota = Department of=20 Natural Resources, Nongame Wildlife Program,
Natural Resources = Research=20 Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth
Bruce
www.arrowheadadventuresmn.c= om
 
"I care to live, only to entice people = to
 look at=20 Nature's loveliness."
-- John Muir
------=_NextPart_000_00A1_01C61FF9.E6954DA0-- From Michelle_McDowell@fws.gov Mon Jan 23 20:07:13 2006 From: Michelle_McDowell@fws.gov (Michelle_McDowell@fws.gov) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:07:13 -0600 Subject: [mou] Ivory-billed celebration, Brinkley Arkansas, Feb 23-25 Message-ID: This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 006E7E29862570FF_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Contact: Sandra Kemmer Brinkley Chamber of Commerce (870) 734-2262 Date: 1/23/06 brinkleyc@futura.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ivory-billed Woodpecker Celebration Three-day event draws bird enthusiasts to Brinkley, Arkansas Brinkey, AR, January 2006-"The Call of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Celebration" is being held at the Brinkley Convention Center February 23, 24, and 25. The public is invited to attend and celebrate the rediscovery of this magnificent bird. Presentations will be offered by those who have actually seen the ivory-bill, including Gene Sparling, Tim Gallagher, and Bobby Harrison. Leaders of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Recovery Team from Audubon Arkansas, The Nature Conservancy, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will be speaking. Visitors may attend talks by representatives of optics firms Leica, Eagle Optics, and Zeiss, as well by Pete Dunne from the Cape May Bird Observatory in New Jersey, wildlife photographer Marie Read, and others. The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will also present programs and be aiding participants throughout the celebration. Visitors may take a guided bird watching tour in the bayou, browse the vendor expo, attend book signings, and enjoy a delicious southern fish-fry with music at the celebration dinner on Friday evening. A complete itinerary with times and fees is listed on the celebration's web site: www.ibwocelebration.org. Interested individuals may register online or call the Brinkley Chamber of Commerce at (870) 734-2262, e-mail brinkleyc@futura.net. Space for the event is limited, so early registration is recommended. Note: Alternate contact is Lisa Boyd at (870) 734-5001, theivorybillnest@sbcglobal.net Sandra Kemmer Brinkley Chamber of Commerce 217 W. Cypress St. Brinkley, AR 72021 PH 870 734 2262, FAX 870 589 2020 --=_alternative 006E7E29862570FF_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII"

Contact: Sandra Kemmer
Brinkley Chamber of Commerce
(870) 734-2262
Date: 1/23/06
brinkleyc@futura.net
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                   Ivory-billed Woodpecker Celebration
      Three-day event draws bird enthusiasts to Brinkley, Arkansas

Brinkey, AR, January 2006-"The Call of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Celebration" is being held at the Brinkley Convention Center February
23,
24, and 25. The public is invited to attend and celebrate the
rediscovery
of this magnificent bird.

Presentations will be offered by those who have actually seen the
ivory-bill, including Gene Sparling, Tim Gallagher, and Bobby Harrison.
Leaders of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Recovery Team from Audubon
Arkansas,
The Nature Conservancy, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will be
speaking. Visitors may attend talks by representatives of optics firms
Leica, Eagle Optics, and Zeiss, as well by Pete Dunne from the Cape May
Bird Observatory in New Jersey, wildlife photographer Marie Read, and
others. The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Arkansas Game & Fish
Commission and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will also present programs
and
be aiding participants throughout the celebration.

Visitors may take a guided bird watching tour in the bayou, browse the
vendor expo, attend book signings, and enjoy a delicious southern
fish-fry
with music at the celebration dinner on Friday evening. A complete
itinerary with times and fees is listed on the celebration's web site:
www.ibwocelebration.org. Interested individuals may register online or
call
the Brinkley Chamber of Commerce at (870) 734-2262, e-mail
brinkleyc@futura.net. Space for the event is limited, so early
registration
is recommended.

Note: Alternate contact is Lisa Boyd at (870) 734-5001,
theivorybillnest@sbcglobal.net









Sandra Kemmer
Brinkley Chamber of Commerce
217 W. Cypress St.
Brinkley, AR 72021
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 --=_alternative 006E7E29862570FF_=-- From MLinck@threeriversparkdistrict.org Mon Jan 23 21:21:14 2006 From: MLinck@threeriversparkdistrict.org (Madeleine Linck) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:21:14 -0600 Subject: [mou] Peregrine Falcon St. Louis Park, Hennepin Co Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C62062.EE3120DE Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Driving east on Hwy 394 today about noon, a Peregrine Falcon flew over my car, heading west, just west of Theodore Wirth Parkway. I wonder if it could be one of the pair from the Colonade Building at Hwy 100... =20 Madeleine Linck Medina, Hennepin County ------_=_NextPart_001_01C62062.EE3120DE Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Driving east on Hwy=20 394 today about noon, a Peregrine Falcon flew over my car, heading west, = just=20 west of Theodore Wirth Parkway. I wonder if it could be one of the = pair=20 from the Colonade Building at Hwy 100...
 
Madeleine=20 Linck
Medina, Hennepin=20 County
------_=_NextPart_001_01C62062.EE3120DE-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Mon Jan 23 21:32:53 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:32:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] Peregrine Falcon St. Louis Park, Hennepin Co Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C62064.91331C57 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bud Tordoff reported that the 13 yr old male from that pair died last fall, colliding with a power line on Lake Street, but hopes are that the nest will be taken over by another. This is good news. Thanks for sharing. =20 ________________________________ From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Madeleine Linck Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 3:21 PM To: MOU Birdnet Subject: [mou] Peregrine Falcon St. Louis Park, Hennepin Co =20 Driving east on Hwy 394 today about noon, a Peregrine Falcon flew over my car, heading west, just west of Theodore Wirth Parkway. I wonder if it could be one of the pair from the Colonade Building at Hwy 100... =20 Madeleine Linck Medina, Hennepin County ------_=_NextPart_001_01C62064.91331C57 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bud Tordoff reported that the 13 yr = old male from that pair died last fall, colliding with a power line on = Lake = Street, but hopes are that the nest will be taken over by another. This is good = news. Thanks for sharing.

 

From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Madeleine = Linck
Sent: Monday, January 23, = 2006 3:21 PM
To: MOU Birdnet
Subject: [mou] Peregrine = Falcon St. Louis Park, Hennepin Co

 

Driving east on Hwy 394 today about noon, a Peregrine = Falcon flew over my car, heading west, just west of Theodore Wirth Parkway. I = wonder if it could be one of the pair from the Colonade Building at Hwy 100...

 

Madeleine Linck

Medina, Hennepin = County

------_=_NextPart_001_01C62064.91331C57-- From b.pomeroy@mchsi.com Mon Jan 23 14:39:33 2006 From: b.pomeroy@mchsi.com (b.pomeroy) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:39:33 -0600 Subject: [mou] Omission in Symposium Announcement Message-ID: <009901c6202a$d416d820$2142d60c@wildthing> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0095_01C61FF8.88FE1060 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0096_01C61FF8.88FE1060" ------=_NextPart_001_0096_01C61FF8.88FE1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I sent out an announcement about the Owl Symposium last night, and due = to a editing error on my part, as I was resizing the format, I = inadvertently omitted all of the sponsors of the Owls on the Move event. = I am sorry if this caused any confusion, but it was a simple error of = my editing. =20 The sponsors are as follows: Bruce -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Owl Symposium Sponsors:=20 =20 Audubon Minnesota Duluth Audubon Society Hawk Ridge Bird = Observatory The Minnesota Ornithologists' Union MN DNR , Nongame Wildlife Program Natural = Resources=20 Research Institute University of Minnesota Duluth=20 ------=_NextPart_001_0096_01C61FF8.88FE1060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I sent out an announcement about the Owl Symposium = last night,=20 and due to a editing error on my part, as I was resizing the format, I=20 inadvertently omitted all of the sponsors of the Owls on the Move=20 event.  I am sorry if this caused any confusion, but it was a = simple error=20 of my editing. 
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We started the day in Sax Zim = and then moved down to Tamarack, Mn and then back to Duluth. -Gyr (grey morph adult) was located at 3:50pm on top of the cement tower = across from the UPS building down in Port Terminal. I got several = photos and will have them posted on my website under "recently seen". = The Gyr then made a stoop and flew under the high bridge where there is = some open water. Also before the sighting a large flock of Mallards = were noticed flying from the High Bridge towards Canal Park. The Gyr = must of spooked the ducks before landing on top of the cement tower. -Hawk Owl Sax Zim Bog along Stone Lake Rd. -Black-backed Woodpecker along McDavitt Rd. 2.5 miles north of Sax Rd = (Co. Rd 28) on the east side along the logging road. The bird was a = female. -Snowy Owl south of Tamarack along Co. Rd 16. ( excellent photos ) -Gray Jays, Pine Grosbeaks, Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls & = Northern Shrikes -Rough-legged Hawks (light and dark morphs) Sax Zim Bog. * tried for Varied Thrush at UMD and failed in finding the bird* My = group wants a rebate because they really wanted to see the Thrush and = all I could find for them was a lousy Gyr. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C62044.46518390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Was out guiding 3 birders = from Tennessee.=20 We started the day in Sax Zim and then moved down to Tamarack, Mn and = then back=20 to Duluth.
 
-Gyr (grey morph adult) was = located at=20 3:50pm on top of the cement tower across from the UPS building down in = Port=20 Terminal.  I got several photos and will have them posted on my = website=20 under "recently seen". The Gyr then made a stoop and flew under the high = bridge=20 where there is some open water.  Also before the sighting a large = flock of=20 Mallards were noticed flying from the High Bridge towards Canal Park. = The Gyr=20 must of spooked the ducks before landing on top of the cement=20 tower.
-Hawk Owl Sax Zim Bog along = Stone Lake=20 Rd.
-Black-backed Woodpecker = along McDavitt=20 Rd. 2.5 miles north of Sax Rd (Co. Rd 28) on the east side along the = logging=20 road. The bird was a female.
-Snowy Owl south of Tamarack = along Co. Rd=20 16.  ( excellent photos )
-Gray Jays, Pine Grosbeaks, = Evening=20 Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls & Northern Shrikes
-Rough-legged Hawks (light = and dark=20 morphs) Sax Zim Bog.
 
* tried for Varied Thrush at = UMD and=20 failed in finding the bird* My group wants a rebate because they really = wanted=20 to see the Thrush and all I could find for them was a lousy = Gyr.
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C62044.46518390-- From sweston2@comcast.net Tue Jan 24 01:37:24 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:37:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] Re: [mnbird] MRVAC meeting this Thursday References: <005c01c61fd7$d884cf50$f0afb445@Weston72505> <4316e957aa3e67b9a5b10eedde652e3b@gustavus.edu> Message-ID: <001f01c62087$6ed71120$f0afb445@Weston72505> The meeting is free and open to the public. There is a request for donations for refreshments, but it is low keyed: a basket is left by the refreshments to catch donations. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Douglas" To: "Steve Weston" Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [mnbird] MRVAC meeting this Thursday > Steve:Is there any charge for this meeting or parking?Bob D > > From clay.christensen@comcast.net Tue Jan 24 02:56:50 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:56:50 +0000 Subject: [mou] Sax Zim Bog Message-ID: <012420060256.19370.43D597720005460100004BAA2209224627020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19370_1138071410_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit My son, Drew, and I birded Sax Zim bog Sunday, 1/22, and Monday, 1/23. Sunday: Two northern hawk owls 0.7 mi. E of CR 7 on Stone Lake Rd, S side. Two rough-legged hawks on Sax Rd. Monday: Three northern shrikes in the same bush on McDavitt Rd. One northern hawk owl 0.5 mi. E of CR 7 on Stone Lake Rd, N side. Flock of snow buntings on CR 7, N of CR 52. Two rough-legged hawks on Sax Rd. again. Pine grosbeaks, evening grosbeaks at feeders on CR 7 and around Stone Lake. Looked for varied thrush at UMD on Sunday afternoon and Monday noon. Didn't find it, but did find an American robin on Monday, near the mountain ash tree. --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19370_1138071410_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
My son, Drew, and I birded Sax Zim bog Sunday, 1/22, and Monday, 1/23.
Sunday: Two northern hawk owls 0.7 mi. E of CR 7 on Stone Lake Rd, S side.
Two rough-legged hawks on Sax Rd.
Monday: Three northern shrikes in the same bush on McDavitt Rd.
One northern hawk owl 0.5 mi. E of CR 7 on Stone Lake Rd, N side.
Flock of snow buntings on CR 7, N of CR 52.
Two rough-legged hawks on Sax Rd. again.
Pine grosbeaks, evening grosbeaks at feeders on CR 7 and around Stone Lake.
 
Looked for varied thrush at UMD on Sunday afternoon and Monday noon. Didn't find it, but did find an American robin on Monday, near the mountain ash tree.
--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19370_1138071410_0-- From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Wed Jan 25 19:45:33 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:45:33 -0600 (CST) Subject: [mou] bird ticks Message-ID: <1232.134.129.73.97.1138218333.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, I tried to post this message yesterday with a PDF attachment, but I did not know that there is a 10 Kb size limit. Anyone interested in these articles can contact me and I will send them to you personally. The message below appeared today on an entomology listserver. Good discussion on bird ticks and "tick paralysis". Some of the images are a bit repulsive, but nature isn't always pretty. Anyhow, I've attached a PDF file that deals with dispersal of Lyme-disease carrying ticks by migratory birds in Canada. Birds are important in carrying ticks and other parasites and the diseases they vector to new geographical locations. A similar study conducted in MN, WI, and MI was published in 1996 in the Journal of Medical Entomology, but I was unable to download the article. I can scan it and send it as a PDF to anyone interested. Good Birding, Pat >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 131.104.96.75 >Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:30:03 -0500 >Reply-To: Entomology Discussion List Sender: Entomology Discussion List From: RESEARCH Hilton Pond >Subject: Bird Ticks & Tick Paralysis >To: ENTOMO-L@LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA >X-NDUS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-NDUS-MailScanner: Found to be clean >X-NDUS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=0.001, > required 5, autolearn=disabled, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY 0.00) >X-NDUS-MailScanner-From: owner-entomo-l@listserv.uoguelph.ca > >There does indeed seem to be an epidemic of Bird Ticks this winter in the Carolina Piedmont, and it's right on schedule. > >For some super-close-up photos and intriguing information about these pesky ectoparasites, please visit the 15-21 January 2006 installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond," keeping in mind that some images from nature can be a little disturbing. The photo essay is at >http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek060115.html > >As always we include a list of birds banded during the period, >including a partially albino American Goldfinch whose mug shot we took. These are also suggestions for how to deal with a tick-infested bird. > >Happy Nature Watching! > >BILL >-- > >RESEARCH PROGRAM >c/o BILL HILTON JR. Executive Director >Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History >1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA >research@hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845 > >Please visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net): >Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History at http://www.hiltonpond.org "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org > >********** > 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 From smithville4@charter.net Wed Jan 25 20:07:17 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:07:17 -0600 Subject: [mou] Lake co. Message-ID: <001001c621ea$f3101860$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C621B8.A68A7A30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Last day with a group from Tennessee. Lake Co: -Spruce Grouse: 1/4 mi. north of the Sand River along Lake Co. Rd. 2 -Boreal Chickadees: Spruce Rd. -Red Crossbills: Mile Marker 298 on Hwy 1 -Bohemian Waxwings: Beaver Bay Highlights of the last two days: -Hawk Owl: Stone Lake Rd. Sax Zim Bog -Snowy Owl: Aitkin Co. Co. Rd 16 south of Tamarack. -Black-backed Woodpecker: McDavitt Rd. bog in Sax Zim Bog. -Snow Buntings: Same spot as Snowy Owl. -*Gyrfalcon: Found in Port Terminal across from UPS building on top of = the large rounded cement tower. Adult Grey morh with a band on the right = leg. My photo revealed the bird is banded. Other Birds: Brown Creeper, Pine Grosbeak, Evening Grosbeak, Common Redpoll, Gray = Jay, Black-billed Magpies, Northern Shrikes, Purple Finch and all the = regular feeder birds you expect to find up here. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C621B8.A68A7A30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Last day with a group from=20 Tennessee.
 
Lake Co:
-Spruce Grouse: 1/4 mi. north = of the Sand=20 River along Lake Co. Rd. 2
-Boreal Chickadees: Spruce=20 Rd.
-Red Crossbills: Mile Marker = 298 on Hwy=20 1
-Bohemian Waxwings: Beaver=20 Bay
 
Highlights of the last two=20 days:
-Hawk Owl: Stone Lake Rd. Sax = Zim=20 Bog
-Snowy Owl: Aitkin Co. Co. Rd = 16 south of=20 Tamarack.
-Black-backed Woodpecker: = McDavitt Rd.=20 bog in Sax Zim Bog.
-Snow Buntings: Same spot as = Snowy=20 Owl.
-*Gyrfalcon: Found in = Port Terminal=20 across from UPS building on top of the large rounded cement tower. Adult = Grey=20 morh with a band on the right leg. My photo revealed the bird is=20 banded.
 
Other Birds:
Brown Creeper, Pine Grosbeak, = Evening=20 Grosbeak, Common Redpoll, Gray Jay, Black-billed Magpies, Northern = Shrikes,=20 Purple Finch and all the regular feeder birds you expect to find up=20 here.
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C621B8.A68A7A30-- From jhockema@hotmail.com Thu Jan 26 03:32:20 2006 From: jhockema@hotmail.com (John Hockema) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:32:20 -0600 Subject: [mou] Short-eared Owl--Fillmore County Message-ID: 1/25/06-- Beaver Creek WMA, Fillmore County Greetings: This afternoon at 5:20 p.m. I found 4 short-eared owls at Beaver Creek WMA in southwestern Fillmore County. To reach this location, drive south of Spring Valley (approx. 8 miles) to Fillmore CR 26. Head west for 3 miles, then drop a mile south. You're then close. There are a few tracts of grassland to be looked over, but in the field opposite of the parking lot with two rows of spruce is where there were the 4 owls, a redtail, a roughleg, and 1 northern harrier (male). The owls were originally found by Steve Houdek and myself on Sunday, January 15. On the 15th, there were only 2 owls present, along with 4 rough-legged hawks and 3 northern harriers (2 males, 1 female). Today the birds were vocalizing--yelping or barking, however one might characterize the sound. It was really fun watching the birds flying around interacting often with one another. When leaving the area around 6 p.m., I could still hear the birds vocalizing. Old Business: My brother, Chris Hockema, and I found a GRAY CATBIRD at Oakwood Cemetery on Monday, January 23. The bird was in the larger white cedar arbivitae located at the east end of the cemetery. This was the first catbird either one of us have seen in January! And finally, there has been a female wood duck consistently being seen below the dam, near Silver Lake, in Rochester. It was found by Chris and I while scouting for the Rochester CBC in early December. It was last seen on Monday, January 23. John Hockema Rochester, MN From smithville4@charter.net Thu Jan 26 03:29:42 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:29:42 -0600 Subject: [mou] Northern Hawk Owl Message-ID: <000b01c62228$c00447a0$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C621F6.74470280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I got a call from a outstate birder that saw a Northern Hawk Owl along = Arkola Rd in between Owl Ave and Stickney Rd. I know this is a long = stretch of road ( 2-3 miles ) but that is all I was told. By talking to = them it sounded closer to Owl Avenue then Stickney Rd. This sighting was = today. I am not aware if a Northern Hawk Owl has been sighted in this = area and it might be a new bird that moved into this area. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C621F6.74470280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I got a call from a outstate = birder that=20 saw a Northern Hawk Owl along Arkola Rd in between Owl Ave and Stickney=20 Rd.  I know this is a long stretch of road ( 2-3 miles ) but that = is all I=20 was told. By talking to them it sounded closer to Owl Avenue then = Stickney Rd.=20 This sighting was today.  I am not aware if a Northern Hawk Owl has = been=20 sighted in this area and it might be a new bird that moved into = this=20 area.
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
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------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C621F6.74470280-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Wed Jan 25 23:04:24 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:04:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] IBWO fest References: <9582B71E-871B-4539-8265-9A5549CFCB7F@birdchick.com> Message-ID: <14991C56-6BA3-436A-92B1-EB97DE79B52D@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-22-1009274435 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Date: 1/23/06 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ivory-billed Woodpecker Celebration Three-day event draws bird enthusiasts to Brinkley, Arkansas Brinkey, AR, January 2006=97=93The Call of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker =20= Celebration=94 is being held at the Brinkley Convention Center February =20= 23, 24, and 25. The public is invited to attend and celebrate the =20 rediscovery of this magnificent bird. Presentations will be offered by those who have actually seen the =20 ivory-bill, including Gene Sparling, Tim Gallagher, and Bobby =20 Harrison. Leaders of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Recovery Team from =20 Audubon Arkansas, The Nature Conservancy, and the Cornell Lab of =20 Ornithology will be speaking. Visitors may attend talks by =20 representatives of optics firms Leica, Eagle Optics, and Zeiss, as =20 well by Pete Dunne from the Cape May Bird Observatory in New Jersey, =20 wildlife photographer Marie Read, and others. The Arkansas Natural =20 Heritage Commission, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission and U.S. Fish & =20 Wildlife Service will also present programs and be aiding =20 participants throughout the celebration. Visitors may take a guided bird watching tour in the bayou, browse =20 the vendor expo, attend book signings, and enjoy a delicious southern =20= fish-fry with music at the celebration dinner on Friday evening. A =20 complete itinerary with times and fees is listed on the celebration=92s =20= web site: www.ibwocelebration.org. Interested individuals may =20 register online or call the Brinkley Chamber of Commerce at (870) =20 734-2262, e-mail brinkleyc@futura.net. Space for the event is =20 limited, so early registration is recommended. Note: Alternate contact is Lisa Boyd at (870) 734-5001, =20 theivorybillnest@sbcglobal.net Sandra Kemmer Brinkley Chamber of Commerce 217 W. Cypress St. Brinkley, AR 72021 PH 870 734 2262, FAX 870 589 2020 brinkleyc@futura.net - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-22-1009274435 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252
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Ivory-billed Woodpecker CelebrationThree-day event = draws bird enthusiasts to , Arkansas
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, , January 2006The Call of = the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Celebration=94 = is being held at the Brinkley Convention Center February 23, 24, and 25. = The public is invited to attend and celebrate the rediscovery of this = magnificent bird.
, The Nature Conservancy, and = the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will be speaking. Visitors may attend = talks by representatives of optics firms Leica, Eagle Optics, and Zeiss, = as well by Pete Dunne from the Cape May Bird Observatory in = New = Jersey, wildlife photographer Marie = Read, and others. The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Arkansas = Game & Fish Commission and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will = also present programs and be aiding participants throughout the = celebration.
. Interested individuals may register online or call = the Brinkley Chamber of Commerce at (870) 734-2262, e-mail = . Space for the event is limited, so early registration is = recommended.
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= --Apple-Mail-22-1009274435-- From Jason Bolish" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C621BF.4FDF9240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable First I'd like to say how much I appreciate your website, I've always = been a bird lover but sites like yours & others have turned me into a = big time raptor chaser, especially after seeing an immature Cooper's = Hawk attacking a squirrel in my backyard (then swooping at me!) I also = had great sightings at Hawk Ridge & within the Sax-Zim Bog (both Great = Grey & Northern Hawk Owls in the same trip.) I have gone to Hastings = looking for the Gyrfalcon & MSP Airport looking for a Snowy Owl, both = with no luck (however did see my first Common Raven soaring opposite hwy = 5 from the airport.) =20 Yesterday, Tuesday January 24th, I saw a bird that qualifies for your = Rare Bird Alert. At 7:30 am, I observed a Northern Goshawk (my first) = cruising through my neighborhood. The area is Brooklyn Center, 6900 = block of Morgan Ave N, & the bird would have gone over Palmer Lake if it = continued in the same direction. Keep up the good work, I will continue making weekly trips to the = Hastings area as long as a Gyrfalcon is reported in the area. Thanks! Jason Bolish Accountant Anoka Hennepin Credit Union (763) 422-0290 ext. 242 (763) 253-2742 Direct (763) 422-0458 Fax jason.bolish@ahcu.coop www.ahcu.coop "This message contains confidential information intended only for the = above addressee(s) and may contain information that is proprietary or = legally privileged. If you received this message in error, please = notify us and delete the original message." ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C621BF.4FDF9240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
First I'd like to say how much I = appreciate your=20 website, I've always been a bird lover but sites like yours & others = have=20 turned me into a big time raptor chaser, especially after seeing an = immature=20 Cooper's Hawk attacking a squirrel in my backyard (then swooping at = me!)  I=20 also had great sightings at Hawk Ridge & within the Sax-Zim Bog = (both=20 Great Grey & Northern Hawk Owls in the same trip.) I have gone to = Hastings=20 looking for the Gyrfalcon & MSP Airport looking for a Snowy Owl, = both with=20 no luck (however did see my first Common Raven soaring opposite hwy 5 = from the=20 airport.) 
 
Yesterday, Tuesday January 24th, I saw = a bird that=20 qualifies for your Rare Bird Alert.  At 7:30 am, I observed a = Northern=20 Goshawk (my first) cruising through my neighborhood.  The area is = Brooklyn=20 Center, 6900 block of Morgan Ave N, & the bird would have gone over = Palmer=20 Lake if it continued in the same direction.
 
Keep up the good work, I will continue = making=20 weekly trips to the Hastings area as long as a Gyrfalcon is reported in = the=20 area.
 
Thanks!
 
Jason Bolish
Accountant
Anoka = Hennepin Credit=20 Union
(763) 422-0290 ext. 242
(763) 253-2742 Direct
(763) = 422-0458=20 Fax
jason.bolish@ahcu.coop
www.ahcu.coop
 
"This message contains confidential = information=20 intended only for the above addressee(s) and may contain information = that is=20 proprietary or legally privileged.  If you received this message in = error,=20 please notify us and delete the original=20 message."
------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C621BF.4FDF9240-- From kimlphotograham@sbcglobal.net Thu Jan 26 15:38:53 2006 From: kimlphotograham@sbcglobal.net (Kim Graham) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:38:53 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] MSP Snowy Owls--?? Message-ID: <20060126153853.34609.qmail@web81210.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-159941817-1138289933=:31916 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi everyone, I have not seen any postings for awhile regarding the 3 or more Snowy Owls that were being seen on an almost daily basis at the MSP airport. Does anyone know if they are still there? Kim Graham Galloway, Ohio kimlphotograham@sbcglobal.net --0-159941817-1138289933=:31916 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Hi everyone,
     I have not seen any postings for awhile regarding the 3 or more Snowy Owls that were being seen on an almost daily basis at the MSP airport.  Does anyone know if they are still there?
 
                                  Kim Graham
                                  Galloway, Ohio
                                  kimlphotograham@sbcglobal.net
 
--0-159941817-1138289933=:31916-- From john.schladweiler@dnr.state.mn.us Thu Jan 26 16:02:25 2006 From: john.schladweiler@dnr.state.mn.us (John Schladweiler) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:02:25 -0600 Subject: [mou] Big Stone-Lac qui Parle sharptails Message-ID: Our field staff at Lac qui Parle WMA have had a number of sightings of = sharptailed grouse this winter. The latest is a flock of 20 that has been = observed the last few days on the Big Stone NWR. There have also been = 10-12 on the Lac qui Parle WMA just east of Highway 75, birds present at = Chippewa Prairie and a flock of 10 birds at the Mounds Spring SNA in = western Yellow Medicine County. It is likely that the early ice storm in = NE South Dakota has pushed sharptails from that area to the east. =20 This is likely not good news from the standpoint of the prairie chicken = reintroduction efforts into this area. As you may know, prairie chickens = and sharptails will often share booming grounds and hybridize. When this = occurs, it reduces the production from either species seperately. If = anyone sees sharptails in this area please let the staff at Lac qui Parle = WMA or myself know. John=20 From mbabich@mail.mnzoo.state.mn.us Thu Jan 26 17:00:16 2006 From: mbabich@mail.mnzoo.state.mn.us (Melissa Babich) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:00:16 -0600 Subject: [mou] MSP Snowy Owls Message-ID: Last night I spent about a half hour watching a female snowy owl on the = fence between the first and second tunnels out at the airport on Cargo = Road, just past the glycol bldg. When she flew off, she only went about a = hundred feet and was still there when I left, it had been about an hour. = In addition, a snowy owl flew in and landed out near the runway. This all = took place from about 4:45 on, very cool, they are still there! A few days = ago there was a snowy sitting on the fence right at the entrance to the = second tunnel, many birders were looking straight up at her and she didn't = move for a long time. Melissa From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Thu Jan 26 17:23:00 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:23:00 -0600 Subject: [mou] Sherburne Field Trip 5/20/06 Message-ID: <00b101c6229d$28268220$0b01a8c0@pastoral> MOU has added a field trip this year to Sherburne National Wildllife Refuge. Details follow: Sherburne NWR Field Trip * When: Saturday May 20th, 7:00-12:00 (with optional afternoon component) * Where: Weather permitting, we will cover the Wildlife Drive, Blue Hill & Mahnomen Trail areas in the morning from 7:00 to 12:00. Bring your walking shoes! If there is interest, we will cover some of the lesser known Sherburne spots in the afternoon, as well as the local settling ponds (we do have city permission to bring a group in). * What is possible? 80-100 species, including migrating/nesting warblers, grassland sparrow species, shorebirds and who knows? Over the last couple of years spring & summer vagrants have included a Chat, Hooded Warbler, Henslow's Sparrows, Least Tern and Little Blue Heron. Regular nesters include Lark & Vesper Sparrows, Golden-winged and Mourning Warblers, Trumpeter Swans, Upland Sandpipers (not an easy find), Bald Eagles and BB Cuckoos. * How register? Email me directly at pastoral@princetonfreechurch.net. Trip is limited to 20 participants. * Directions: Take 169 to Sherburne CR 9, follow CR 9 west to Mahnomen Trail (8-10 minute drive). We will meet in the parking lot and carpool. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From wampy@att.net Thu Jan 26 17:55:53 2006 From: wampy@att.net (Bernard P. Friel) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:55:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] MSP Snowy Owls--?? In-Reply-To: <20060126153853.34609.qmail@web81210.mail.mud.yahoo.com> 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_3221121354_40472539 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Yes. I saw 2 this weekend and photographed one on the Fedx building. -- Bernard P. Friel Web Page - http://www.wampy.com From: Kim Graham Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:38:53 -0800 (PST) To: Subject: [mou] MSP Snowy Owls--?? Hi everyone, I have not seen any postings for awhile regarding the 3 or more Snowy Owls that were being seen on an almost daily basis at the MSP airport. Does anyone know if they are still there? Kim Graham Galloway, Ohio kimlphotograham@sbcglobal.net --B_3221121354_40472539 Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: [mou] MSP Snowy Owls--?? Yes. = I saw 2 this weekend and photographed one on the Fedx building.
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Bernard P. Friel
Web Page - http://www.wampy.com


From: Kim Graham <kimlphoto= graham@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:38:53 -0800 (PST)
To: <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
Subject: [mou] MSP Snowy Owls--??

Hi everyone,
  
     I have not seen any postings for awhile regar= ding the 3 or more Snowy Owls that were being seen on an almost daily basis = at the MSP airport.  Does anyone know if they are still there?
  
 
  
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            &nb= sp;            &= nbsp;        Galloway, Ohio
  
            &nb= sp;            &= nbsp;        kimlphotograham@sbcglob= al.net
  
 

 --B_3221121354_40472539-- From ksussman@lcp2.net Thu Jan 26 17:59:25 2006 From: ksussman@lcp2.net (Karen Sussman) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:59:25 -0600 Subject: [mou] Hoary Redpoll Message-ID: <7CFF9350-8E95-11DA-B888-000A95D84DEC@lcp2.net> --Apple-Mail-18--1070107600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed I am having daily visits from a flock of redpolls. They come to the feeder in late morning and sometimes in the afternoon. Amongst them at times is a hoary. I can't predict its coming and going, but on the days I am home and can watch, the flock comes regularly. The hoary is there today at 12 noon. Karen Sussman NE SLC Karen Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-18--1070107600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProI am having daily visits from a flock of redpolls. They come to the feeder in late morning and sometimes in the afternoon. Amongst them at times is a hoary. I can't predict its coming and going, but on the days I am home and can watch, the flock comes regularly. The hoary is there today at 12 noon. Karen Sussman NE SLC Times New RomanKaren Sussman ksussman@lcp2.net --Apple-Mail-18--1070107600-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Jan 26 19:43:41 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:43:41 -0600 Subject: [mou] MSP Snowy Owl seen 1-26-06 Message-ID: Karen Shragg, the director of Wood Lake Nature Center, and I went out to = the airport to try for Snowies, I find midday the toughest time to = locate them, most of my interesting sightings have been at dawn or late = in the day. After much scanning with binos to no avail from the glycol = facility blockhouse on Cargo Rd, I scanned with a scope and found a = white blob =BE miles away in front of the main terminal. Without enough = magnification to put eyes in the head, we were able to determine it was = indeed the largest owl on the continent by its wing edge being a dark = shadow on the white blob, its feathers on the nape of the head and = around its feet ruffling in the wind, and two quick movements of its = head. This was a lifer for Karen, I was sorry she didn't get a close and = definitive look at it. This was around 12:30 PM. Horned Larks were heard = in two occasions from this location, their high twittering calls blown = on the wind, so I didn't locate them specifically. but they sounded like = flyovers. Nearly 50 degrees and the snow is melting, if you want to see = the Snowies, now would be a good time, they may be moving on soon. Good = Birding. From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Jan 27 01:35:35 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:35:35 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth CBC 1/26/06 Message-ID: <43D92487.27189.3FE31D8B@localhost> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, January 26th, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Peder Svingen and Kim Eckert found a juvenile GYFALCON on the afternoon of the 21st on the ice in the Duluth harbor. Peder observed the bird from the Park Point bus turnaround near the recreation area at the same time Kim and others were observing the bird from across the harbor at Barker's Island in Superior. Mike Hendrickson then found an adult GRYFALCON on the 23rd in the Duluth Port Terminal perched on the tower next to the Blatnik Bridge. This may be the same individual seen on the harbor ice on December 29th. A PEREGRINE FALCON continues to be seen regularly around the Port Terminal and downtown Duluth. A LONG-TAILED DUCK was found with a flock of more than 300 COMMON GOLDENEYES by Peder Svingen on the 21st in the shipping lane at Canal Park in Duluth. Peder also found an adult ICELAND GULL at Canal Park on the 22nd, as well as four GLAUCOUS GULLS. What may be the same ICELAND GULL was seen on the 24th at Gull Bluff, just past the Superior dump. The female RING-NECKED DUCK and male HOODED MERGANSER were still present in the Duluth harbor as of the 24th, and the five GREATER SCAUP were seen on the 22nd. The VARIED THRUSH on the UMD campus was relocated on the 22nd along St. Marie Street just west of Oakland Avenue. Peg Robertson relocated a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 20th, 0.25 mile west of the Tofte Town Park along the Godin Sugar Beach Road. Larry Ronning heard a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL calling on the 19th near Lake County Road 2, about three miles north of Two Harbors. A flock of more than 600 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen on the 21st by Steve and Jo Blanich in northeast Crosby, Crow Wing County. Mike Hendrickson found a flock of 200-300 Bohemians in Beaver Bay, Lake County on the 24th, which may signal a movement down the North Shore. Most sightings of Bohemians this winter have been far away from Duluth. Mike Hendrickson and others found a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 24th along Lake County Road 2, 0.25 mile north of the Sand River. They also found RED CROSSBILLS on Minnesota Highway 1, near mile marker 298, and BOREAL CHICKADEES along the Spruce Road. Kim Eckert reported two GREAT GRAY OWLS hunting together on the 22nd along the Arkola Road (CR 52), 0.5 mile to a mile east of Owl Avenue (CR 203). A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was reported by several people along the logging trail on the east side of the McDavitt Road (CR 213), about 2.5 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). Bruce Pomeroy found three BOREAL CHICKADEES along the Blue Spruce Road (CR 211), 0.5 mile north of CR 133. Several ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS are being seen in the bog, including two dark morph birds seen by Dan Badger on the 25th along CR 7. NORTHERN HAWK OWLS were again seen over the weekend in the Sax-Zim bog along the Stone Lake Road (CR 319) and along the McDavitt Road north of the Sax Road. There was also a recent sighting along Arkola Road (CR 52), between Owl Avenue (CR 203) and the Stickney Road (CR 207). Al Schirmacher found a Hawk Owl on the 22nd along Aitkin CR 5 about a mile south of Palisade. SNOWY OWLS have been seen at several locations in Aitkin County recently. Warren Nelson and Bill Stauffer found five on the 21st, including one along 450th Street (TR 380) 0.8 mile west of CR 5 and another 2 miles west of CR 5, one on 310th Avenue 1.0 mile north of 450th Street, one 0.5 mile south of Tamarack along Kestrel Avenue (CR 16), and another on CR 1 about 1.5 miles north of the diversion channel. Two were seen at the CR 1 location on the 22nd by Steve and Jo Blanich. The Snowy Owl at the Duluth airport was seen yesterday along Airport Approach Road near the Fed Ex building. The one along Tower Avenue across from the Superior airport was seen again over the weekend, and one was seen on the ice in the Duluth Harbor on the 22nd, out from the Park Point recreation area. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, February 2nd. The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded message. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum to mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. From jslind@frontiernet.net Fri Jan 27 01:41:56 2006 From: jslind@frontiernet.net (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:41:56 -0600 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA, not CBC Message-ID: <43D92604.29177.3FE8EC8B@localhost> Oops, I got my acronyms mixed up. That last message was obviously the Duluth RBA, not the CBC, FYI. Jim Lind From ajjoppru@wiktel.com Fri Jan 27 02:41:00 2006 From: ajjoppru@wiktel.com (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:41:00 -0600 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, January 27, 2006 Message-ID: <001401c622eb$22e91f40$70b391ce@main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C622B8.D84EAF40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, January 27, 2006 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. This week we have had a rather quiet mild weather pattern , broken only briefly by a quick system that did produce a little snow in some areas, but not enough to hinder most normal activities. The birds seem to have been quiet this week also, as relatively few reports have come in - or is it the people who have been quiet?=20 Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported GRAY PARTRIDGE, COOPER'S HAWK, and SNOWY OWL in that county this week. In Beltrami County on Sunday, January 22, I found two beautiful ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS along CR 710 south of Fourtown. A few COMMON RAVENS, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES, and SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen. An adult SNOWY OWL was discovered along Pennington CR 20 about three miles north of MN 1 on Sunday, January 22. Gary Huschle reported some GRAY PARTRIDGE near his place in western Pennington County. In Marshall County, Gary Huschle saw some GRAY PARTRIDGE along CR 12 , and two COMMON REDPOLLS visited the bird feeder at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge this week. SHARP-TAILED GROUSE were seen recently in Polk County along CR 23. Mel and Elaine Bennefeld were birding in Norman County on Sunday where they found eight GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS 2 1/2 miles south of Twin Valley and four along CR 27 seven miles west of Twin Valley. A GOLDEN EAGLE was spotted three miles east of Ada along MN 200. SNOW BUNTINGS were also seen in the area. Mel and Elaine reported 300-400 SNOW BUNTINGS three miles south of Hitterdahl along MN 32 in Clay County on January 22. A VARIED THRUSH has been visiting a yard in Lake Park since early December, but the homeowners do not wish to have birders visiting their yard.=20 Thanks to Mel and Elaine Bennefeld, Mandy Erickson and Gary Huschle for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. 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There were 12 people signed up and on the last = 3 days people began to cancel out of the trip. Mostly because of = ailments and only one birder had issues getting a reservation in Duluth. = The Duluth Beargrease Dog Sled is this weekend and that may of been the = culprit on why there are no rooms avail in Duluth. Also since I posted back in late December the 2006 MOU Birding Field = Trips only one birder from Minnesota shown some interest in a few of the = offerings this spring and fall.. This to me is a sign that MOU members = may not be interested in these MOU field trip offerings. I have = expressed a lot of concern to the MOU board and so far no one on the = board has reacted to my concerns. So I am going to ask the MOU members = of this listserve if they are think the MOU should continue to offer = field trips in Minnesota relating to birds? What can be done to improve = these trips? Are there to many trip offerings? Should most of the trip = offerings be in and around the Twin Cities where the bulk of the MOU = members live? I would love to hear from the MOU members on any helpful = suggestions to get these MOU field trips up and running because so far = they are collecting dust. Back in 2003 thru 2004 the average participation for these MOU field = trips was 15-20 birders/field trip and last year it sank to 6-8 birders/ = field trip and also 1-2 trips were canceled because there was no = interest. So far in 2006 the first field of the year is canceled and I = am sadden by this and also curious on why MOU Field Trips are not = attractive to MOUers? The only good thing about this I can now coach Becca's and Ben's = basketball games this Saturday. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C622C0.A0FEB4B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Because of sudden illnesses = and=20 availability of hotels in Duluth the MOU winter trip is canceled.  = There=20 were 12 people signed up and on the last 3 days people began to cancel = out of=20 the trip. Mostly because of ailments and only one birder had issues = getting a=20 reservation in Duluth. The Duluth Beargrease Dog Sled is this weekend = and that=20 may of been the culprit on why there are no rooms avail in = Duluth.
 
Also since I posted back in = late December=20 the 2006 MOU Birding Field Trips only one birder from Minnesota shown = some=20 interest in a few of the offerings this spring and fall..  This to = me is a=20 sign that MOU members may not be interested in these MOU field trip=20 offerings.  I have expressed a lot of concern to the MOU board and = so far=20 no one on the board has reacted to my concerns.  So I am going to = ask the=20 MOU members of this listserve if they are think the MOU should continue = to offer=20 field trips in Minnesota relating to birds?  What can be done to = improve=20 these trips?  Are there to many trip offerings?  Should most = of the=20 trip offerings be in and around the Twin Cities where the bulk of the = MOU=20 members live?  I would love to hear from the MOU members on any = helpful=20 suggestions to get these MOU field trips up and running because so far = they are=20 collecting dust.
 
Back in 2003 thru 2004 the = average=20 participation for these MOU field trips was 15-20 birders/field trip and = last=20 year it sank to 6-8 birders/ field trip and also 1-2 trips were canceled = because=20 there was no interest.  So far in 2006 the first field of the year = is=20 canceled and I am sadden by this and also curious on why MOU Field Trips = are not=20 attractive to MOUers?
 
The only good thing about = this I can now=20 coach Becca's and Ben's basketball games this Saturday.
 
Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/
------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C622C0.A0FEB4B0-- From axhertzel@sihope.com Fri Jan 27 04:04:29 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:04:29 -0600 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 26 January 2006 Message-ID: <95ECEB58-8EC6-4613-8DE4-6FB4D732EA9F@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-4--1033804101 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, Janurary 26th. Peder Svingen and Kim Eckert found a juvenile GYRFALCON on the =20 afternoon of January 21st on the ice in the Duluth harbor. Peder saw =20= the bird from the Park Point bus turn-around near the recreation area =20= at the same time Kim saw the bird from across the harbor at Barker=92s =20= Island in Superior. Mike Hendrickson also found an adult Gyrfalcon =20 on the 23rd in the Duluth Port Terminal perched on the tower next to =20 the Blatnik Bridge. In the Sax-Zim bog of St. Louis County, Kim Eckert reported two GREAT =20= GRAY OWLS on the 22nd along the Arkola Road, half a mile to a mile =20 east of Owl Avenue. Also in the bog on the 24th, Mike Hendrickson refound the NORTHERN =20 HAWK OWL along the Stone Lake Road, and the BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER =20 along McDavitt Road about two and a half miles north of St. Louis =20 County Road 28. Another Hawk Owl was also seen along the McDavitt =20 Road, and there was also a recent sighting along Arkola Road between =20 Owl Avenue and the Stickney Road. Al Schirmacher found a Hawk Owl on =20= the 22nd along Aitkin County Road 5 about a mile south of Palisade. I =20= have a second hand report of a Hawk Owl seen on the 25th. The bird =20 was apparently north of the intersection of Crow Wing County Road 48 =20 and state highway 371. The SNOWY OWL is still being seen along Aitkin County Road 16 just =20 south of Tamarack. On the 25th, John Hockema reported four SHORT-EARED OWLS at the =20 Beaver Creek WMA in southwestern Fillmore County. To reach this =20 location, drive south from Spring Valley to county road 26. Drive =20 west for three miles, then south for one mile. Check the field =20 opposite of the parking lot with two rows of spruce trees. John and =20 Chris Hockema found a GRAY CATBIRD at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester, =20 Olmsted County on January 23rd. The bird was in the larger arborvitae =20= located at the east end of the cemetery. Chris Benson found a GOLDEN EAGLE on January 24th, on state highway =20 76 about a mile north of Houston County Road 17. In Cook County, Peg Robertson relocated a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the =20= 20th, a quarter of a mile west of the Tofte Town Park along the Godin =20= Sugar Beach Road. Finally, there have been several reports of a white Gyrfalcon in the =20 Anderson Lakes area of Bloomington, Hennepin County. =46rom the =20 descriptions of the bird and its behavior, it seems more likely that =20 this is an albinistic Red-tailed Hawk. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, February 2nd. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-4--1033804101 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, Janurary = 26th.=A0


Peder Svingen and Kim = Eckert found a juvenile GYRFALCON on the afternoon of = January 21st on the ice in the Duluth harbor.=A0 Peder saw the bird from = the Park Point bus turn-around near the recreation area at the same time = Kim saw the bird from across the harbor at Barker=92s Island in = Superior.=A0 = Mike = Hendrickson also found an adult Gyrfalcon on the 23rd in the Duluth = Port Terminal perched on the tower next to the Blatnik = Bridge.=A0 = =A0


In the Sax-Zim bog of St. Louis County, Kim Eckert = reported two GREAT GRAY OWLS on the 22nd along the = Arkola Road, half a mile to a mile east of Owl Avenue.=A0

Also in the bog on the 24th, Mike Hendrickson refound = the NORTHERN HAWK = OWL = along the Stone Lake Road, and the BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along McDavitt Road about = two and a half miles north of St. Louis County Road 28. Another = Hawk = Owl = was also seen along the McDavitt Road, and there was also a recent = sighting along Arkola Road between Owl Avenue and the Stickney = Road.=A0 = Al = Schirmacher found a Hawk Owl on the 22nd along Aitkin = County Road 5 about a mile south of Palisade. I have a second hand = report of a Hawk Owl seen on the 25th. The = bird was apparently north of the intersection of Crow Wing County Road = 48 and state highway 371.

The SNOWY OWL is still being seen along = Aitkin County Road 16 just south of Tamarack.

On the 25th, John Hockema reported four SHORT-EARED = OWLS= at the Beaver Creek WMA in southwestern Fillmore County.=A0 To reach this location, = drive south from Spring Valley to county road 26. Drive west for three = miles, then south for one mile. Check the field opposite of the parking = lot with two rows of spruce trees. John and Chris Hockema found a = GRAY = CATBIRD at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester, Olmsted County on = January 23rd.=A0The bird was in the larger=A0arborvitae located at = the east end of the cemetery.


Chris Benson found a = GOLDEN = EAGLE on January 24th, on state highway 76 about a mile = north of Houston County Road 17.


In Cook County, Peg = Robertson relocated a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 20th, a quarter of = a mile west of the Tofte Town Park along the Godin Sugar Beach = Road.=A0


Finally, there have been = several reports of a white Gyrfalcon in the Anderson Lakes area of = Bloomington, Hennepin County. =46rom the descriptions of the bird and = its behavior, it seems more likely that this is an albinistic Red-tailed = Hawk.


The next scheduled update of this tape is = Thursday, = February 2nd.


- - -

Anthony = Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-4--1033804101-- From TeamVagrant@aol.com Fri Jan 27 12:28:23 2006 From: TeamVagrant@aol.com (TeamVagrant@aol.com) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:28:23 EST Subject: [mou] hawk owl lavaque road, duluth Message-ID: <28b.4bc2680.310b6be7@aol.com> -------------------------------1138364903 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My second bird of the year was a Hawk Owl on the Lavaque Road after an early morning hockey game on the first. My Mother saw it just prior in the same spot. Last evening about 4PM my brother saw it in the same spot. Same one or not, who knows, but it must be a good spot for a meal. 2-3 miles north of the Martin Road on the right side. Very near the road. Easily seen without binoculars. There is some shoulder there so pull-off isn't too bad. Chris Elmgren Duluth -------------------------------1138364903 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My second bird of the year was a Hawk Owl on the Lavaque Road after an=20 early morning hockey game on the first.  My Mother saw it just prior in= the=20 same spot. 
Last evening about 4PM my brother saw it in the same spot. Same one or=20= not,=20 who knows, but it must be a good spot for a meal. 
2-3 miles north of the Martin Road on the right side.  Very near t= he=20 road.  Easily seen without binoculars.  There is some shoulder the= re=20 so pull-off isn't too bad.=20
 
Chris=20 Elmgren
Duluth
 -------------------------------1138364903-- From hjw_forest@yahoo.com Fri Jan 27 16:08:24 2006 From: hjw_forest@yahoo.com (Howard Weinberg) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:08:24 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Where are they going? Message-ID: <20060127160824.1399.qmail@web52410.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1930419638-1138378104=:96327 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Question: I live in Duluth up over the ridge and not too far from Hawk Ridge. For a while now this winter there have been small flocks of Common Goldeneye winging over the house at dusk and dawn (maybe headed to Lake Superior?). I usually notice this before sunrise (usually within an hour of sunup when i'm letting the dogs out), and then later between 5 and 6 pm. Why are they flying around the ridge at these times? I think all of the lakes up near here are iced over now. Could they be roosting? If not, then what are they doing? Why are they seemingly going back and forth to something? Why not just stay at Lake Superior all the time? Simply out for a bit of exercise to start and end the day? Any idea's? If you'd like to respond, please do so to me directly. Thank you, Howard Weinberg (hjw_forest@yahoo.com) --------------------------------- What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos --0-1930419638-1138378104=:96327 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Question: I live in Duluth up over the ridge and not too far from Hawk Ridge.  For a while now this winter there have been small flocks of Common Goldeneye winging over the house at dusk and dawn (maybe headed to Lake Superior?).  I usually notice this before sunrise (usually within an hour of sunup when i'm letting the dogs out), and then later between 5 and 6 pm. Why are they flying around the ridge at these times?  I think all of the lakes up near here are iced over now. Could they be roosting?  If not, then what are they doing?   Why are they seemingly going back and forth to something?  Why not just stay at Lake Superior all the time?   Simply out for a bit of exercise to start and end the day?   Any idea's? 
If you'd like to respond, plea se do so to me directly.
Thank you,
Howard Weinberg (hjw_forest@yahoo.com)


What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos --0-1930419638-1138378104=:96327-- From jotcat@boreal.org Fri Jan 27 19:31:26 2006 From: jotcat@boreal.org (Jim & Carol Tveekrem) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:31:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Re: Townsend's solitaire Cook Co. References: <43D92487.27189.3FE31D8B@localhost> Message-ID: <009c01c62378$45fe9e00$2d0f46d8@jotcat> Forgot to send this on Tuesday: one Townsend's Solitaire visited us in Schroeder the very windy afternoon of Jan. 24. We got excellent looks at this bird, all field marks. New Yardbird for here! Earlier that day I had glimpses of a darker gray, slim, long-tailed bird on the ground and on a low branch, also flying past less than 15 feet away. Never got binocs on the rascal, but it appeared to be size and shape and posture of a Catbird, without any white or tan markings that I could see, definitely not a solitaire. Very few birds at feeders hereabouts - B-c Chickadees, both Red and White-breasted Nuthatches, occasionally 3 Pine Siskins, a lone male Purple Finch, a few Pine Grosbeaks, male Pileated Woodpecker working on a dead spruce, Downy W, rarely a Hairy W., also a few Am. Crows, usual Ravens and Bald Eagle flyovers and cleaning up numerous deer kills on Hwy. 61. I had a report of a Catbird at a yard in Tofte, also a Varied Thrush, but neither bird seen for at least two weeks. The Varied Thrush was well described; viewer didn't believe her eyes after looking up the usual range of the bird. The heavy mountain ash crop and our persistent warm weather must be keeping some of these alive. Carol Tveekrem, Schroeder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Lind" To: Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:35 PM Subject: [mou] Duluth CBC 1/26/06 | This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, January 26th, 2006 | sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. | | Peder Svingen and Kim Eckert found a juvenile GYFALCON on the | afternoon of the 21st on the ice in the Duluth harbor. Peder | observed the bird from the Park Point bus turnaround near the | recreation area at the same time Kim and others were observing the | bird from across the harbor at Barker's Island in Superior. Mike | Hendrickson then found an adult GRYFALCON on the 23rd in the Duluth | Port Terminal perched on the tower next to the Blatnik Bridge. This | may be the same individual seen on the harbor ice on December 29th. | A PEREGRINE FALCON continues to be seen regularly around the Port | Terminal and downtown Duluth. | | A LONG-TAILED DUCK was found with a flock of more than 300 COMMON | GOLDENEYES by Peder Svingen on the 21st in the shipping lane at Canal | Park in Duluth. Peder also found an adult ICELAND GULL at Canal Park | on the 22nd, as well as four GLAUCOUS GULLS. What may be the same | ICELAND GULL was seen on the 24th at Gull Bluff, just past the | Superior dump. The female RING-NECKED DUCK and male HOODED MERGANSER | were still present in the Duluth harbor as of the 24th, and the five | GREATER SCAUP were seen on the 22nd. The VARIED THRUSH on the UMD | campus was relocated on the 22nd along St. Marie Street just west of | Oakland Avenue. | | Peg Robertson relocated a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE on the 20th, 0.25 mile | west of the Tofte Town Park along the Godin Sugar Beach Road. Larry | Ronning heard a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL calling on the 19th near Lake | County Road 2, about three miles north of Two Harbors. A flock of | more than 600 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen on the 21st by Steve and Jo | Blanich in northeast Crosby, Crow Wing County. Mike Hendrickson | found a flock of 200-300 Bohemians in Beaver Bay, Lake County on the | 24th, which may signal a movement down the North Shore. Most | sightings of Bohemians this winter have been far away from Duluth. | | Mike Hendrickson and others found a SPRUCE GROUSE on the 24th along | Lake County Road 2, 0.25 mile north of the Sand River. They also | found RED CROSSBILLS on Minnesota Highway 1, near mile marker 298, | and BOREAL CHICKADEES along the Spruce Road. | | Kim Eckert reported two GREAT GRAY OWLS hunting together on the 22nd | along the Arkola Road (CR 52), 0.5 mile to a mile east of Owl Avenue | (CR 203). A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was reported by several | people along the logging trail on the east side of the McDavitt Road | (CR 213), about 2.5 miles north of the Sax Road (CR 28). Bruce | Pomeroy found three BOREAL CHICKADEES along the Blue Spruce Road (CR | 211), 0.5 mile north of CR 133. Several ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS are being | seen in the bog, including two dark morph birds seen by Dan Badger on | the 25th along CR 7. | | NORTHERN HAWK OWLS were again seen over the weekend in the Sax-Zim | bog along the Stone Lake Road (CR 319) and along the McDavitt Road | north of the Sax Road. There was also a recent sighting along Arkola | Road (CR 52), between Owl Avenue (CR 203) and the Stickney Road (CR | 207). Al Schirmacher found a Hawk Owl on the 22nd along Aitkin CR 5 | about a mile south of Palisade. | | SNOWY OWLS have been seen at several locations in Aitkin County | recently. Warren Nelson and Bill Stauffer found five on the 21st, | including one along 450th Street (TR 380) 0.8 mile west of CR 5 and | another 2 miles west of CR 5, one on 310th Avenue 1.0 mile north of | 450th Street, one 0.5 mile south of Tamarack along Kestrel Avenue (CR | 16), and another on CR 1 about 1.5 miles north of the diversion | channel. Two were seen at the CR 1 location on the 22nd by Steve and | Jo Blanich. The Snowy Owl at the Duluth airport was seen yesterday | along Airport Approach Road near the Fed Ex building. The one along | Tower Avenue across from the Superior airport was seen again over the | weekend, and one was seen on the ice in the Duluth Harbor on the | 22nd, out from the Park Point recreation area. | | The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, | February 2nd. | | The telephone number of the Duluth Rare Bird Alert is 218-834-2858. | Information about bird sightings may be left following the recorded | message. | | The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota | Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more | information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum to | mou@cbs.umn.edu, or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. | | _______________________________________________ | mou-net mailing list | mou-net@cbs.umn.edu | http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net | From rjspecht@juno.com Fri Jan 27 23:29:57 2006 From: rjspecht@juno.com (Richard J Specht) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:29:57 -0600 Subject: [mou] Bluebirds at Spring Lake Park - Dakota County Message-ID: <20060127.172957.2044.6.rjspecht@juno.com> Jeanne and I birded at Spring Lake Park for a couple hours this afternoon and saw four bluebirds near the Schaar's Bluff sign at the entrance to the park. Rick Specht From lasinda@mlecmn.net Fri Jan 27 04:14:52 2006 From: lasinda@mlecmn.net (Linda) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:14:52 -0600 Subject: [mou] Recent bird sightings Message-ID: <003201c622f8$3b7b2dc0$02000003@pavilion> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C622C5.EDFFBDE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Aitkin Co. 1/26/06: One Snowy owl on C.R. 1 North of the diversion channel. He posed for us = for some good pictures 10 minutes or more. =20 One Northern Hawk owl on CR 56 about 1 1/2 miles east of Hwy. 169 North = of Aitkin. He also was very photogenic. =20 Aitkin County 1/25/06 Two Snowy Owls on CR 1 on that TV antenna North of diversion channel. One Ruffed Grouse One Pileated, CR 4 Counties to the north of Aitkin Co. on the 25th. Birds of interest: Red poles, Pine Grosbeak, two Northern Shrike,one = Blackbilled Magpie ( around Meadowlands area, we also had an audible of = this bird), five Rough Legged hawks, four Grayjays, two Eagles. Great birding!! Linda and Doug Kincaid ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C622C5.EDFFBDE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Aitkin Co.  1/26/06:
One Snowy owl on C.R. 1 North of the = diversion=20 channel.  He posed for us for some good pictures 10 minutes or=20 more.  
One Northern Hawk owl on CR 56 about 1 = 1/2 miles=20 east of Hwy. 169 North of Aitkin.  He also was very = photogenic. =20
Aitkin County 1/25/06
Two Snowy Owls on CR 1 on that TV antenna = North of=20 diversion channel.
One Ruffed Grouse
One Pileated, CR 4
Counties to the north of Aitkin Co. on = the=20 25th.
Birds of interest: Red poles, Pine = Grosbeak, two=20 Northern Shrike,one Blackbilled Magpie ( around Meadowlands area, we = also had an=20 audible of this bird), five Rough Legged hawks, four Grayjays, two=20 Eagles.
Great birding!!  Linda and Doug=20 Kincaid
------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C622C5.EDFFBDE0-- From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Sat Jan 28 22:26:24 2006 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:26:24 -0600 Subject: [mou] E. Collared-Dove/Brown County Message-ID: <012901c62459$e058e7d0$c88b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0126_01C62427.95151870 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, My son, Wyatt, and I birded around western Brown county this afternoon = and in the town of Comfrey we found a flock of ten Eurasian = Collared-Doves. They were found on some power lines along E. Brown St., = next to the North Park Ballfield (the ballfield is one block west of = Hwy. 258 on E. Brown). The doves were also flying to the ground along = the west side of the park where there is spilled grain (there's a big = grain elevator on the south side of E. Brown St.). I believe that this = is the second record for Brown county and they're the first E. = Collared-Doves that I've found in the county. It will be interesting to = see if the doves will stay in Comfrey or move on. =20 Brian Smith Sleepy Eye, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0126_01C62427.95151870 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,
 
My son, Wyatt, and I birded around western Brown = county this=20 afternoon and in the town of Comfrey we found a flock of ten Eurasian=20 Collared-Doves.  They were found on some power lines along = E. Brown=20 St., next to the North Park Ballfield (the ballfield is one block west = of Hwy.=20 258 on E. Brown).  The doves were also flying to the ground = along the=20 west side of the park where there is spilled grain (there's a big grain = elevator=20 on the south side of  E. Brown St.).  I believe that = this is  the second record for Brown county and they're=20 the first E. Collared-Doves that I've found in the county.  It = will be=20 interesting to see if the doves will stay in Comfrey or move = on. =20
 
Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye, MN
------=_NextPart_000_0126_01C62427.95151870-- From birdnird@yahoo.com Sat Jan 28 22:59:35 2006 From: birdnird@yahoo.com (Terence Brashear) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:59:35 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Snowy Owl - on Highway 100 between 50th and Highway 62 - Minneapolis In-Reply-To: <012901c62459$e058e7d0$c88b2c42@S0026080567> Message-ID: <20060128225935.35437.qmail@web53206.mail.yahoo.com> My Wife, Julie, saw a Snowy Owl being chased by a flock of crows while she was heading south on Hwy 100. The bird was seen between 50th and Highway 62 flying east. This was at 3PM Saturday, January 28. Regards, Terry Brashear Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From EgretCMan@msn.com Sun Jan 29 05:53:02 2006 From: EgretCMan@msn.com (CRAIG MANDEL) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:53:02 -0600 Subject: [mou] MVNWR - Louisville Swamp Unit - Scott County - 1/28/2006 Message-ID: 1/28/2006 Led a trip to the Louisville Swamp Unit for the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge today. The birding was exceptionally quite with only two species observed during our walk. But one was a Northern Flicker. The bird was observed just South West of the main Trailhead parking lot at 3:30pm. The only other species observed was a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers. @ Northern Flicker Craig Mandel EgretCMan@msn.com From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Jan 29 15:12:08 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:12:08 -0600 Subject: [mou] Mille Lacs Message-ID: <000b01c624e6$5fb05ef0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Swung through northern Mille Lacs County yesterday (lakefront/CR 35, Kathio State Park, highways 23, 25 & 27) - Common Redpoll flock along 35, few Snow Buntings, five Trumpeter Swans (open water near 169 bridge), otherwise normal winter fare - had hoped to find Pine Grosbeaks (since they've irrupted so heavily into Aitkin County), but was unsuccessful. Also could not relocate the RH Woodpecker(s) that were present in December along 35 & 23. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From jotcat@boreal.org Sun Jan 29 19:42:38 2006 From: jotcat@boreal.org (Jim & Carol Tveekrem) Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:42:38 -0600 Subject: [mou] pine siskins, shrike in Cook Co. Message-ID: <00bb01c62510$75bc0a80$620f46d8@jotcat> At least 50 Pine Siskins were swirling about our feeders this morning - most we have seen all fall/winter. Also, on one of our trips looking for the Townsend's Solitaire, we found a Northern Shrike in the Tofte Town Park on January 8, 2006. Other birds were scarce... Carol & Jim Tveekrem, Schroeder From nature@acegroup.cc Sat Jan 28 19:05:26 2006 From: nature@acegroup.cc (Houston Nature Center) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:05:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Festival of Owls Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-6--796941778 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Owl Raffle May Tempt More Than Owl Lovers The Festival of Owls will again be hosting a raffle to benefit the =20 Global Owl Project, a worldwide endeavor to resolve issues of owl =20 conservation and taxonomy of the world=92s 200+ owl species. Hunters and outdoorsmen (as well as die-hard owl enthusiasts) may =20 especially be interested in the Zhumell 2.5x Generation 2 night =20 vision monocular donated by binoculars.com. It=92s not often you=92ll =20= find such a prize in a raffle! Art aficionados will find a parliament of desirable items: framed and =20= matted owl artwork by various artists, owl sculptures big and little, =20= a hand-made canoe paddle painted with an owl in the Pacific Northwest =20= Coast tribal art style, and more. Other raffle items include The Great Gray Owl, autographed by Robert =20 R. Taylor, a subscription to Big River Magazine, and a collection of =20 owls for the kitchen. Don=92t be surprised to find more items added to =20= the prize list before the drawing on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at 5:00 =20 PM at Houston High School in Houston, MN during the Festival of Owls, =20= right before the big Media Celebrity Hooting Contest. For more information contact the Houston Nature Center at =20 507-896-4668 or nature@acegroup.cc. A full list of prizes, photos, =20 and instructions for purchasing tickets by mail may be found on the =20 Festival website at www.houstonmn.com/owlfestival.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-6--796941778 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252
Owl = Raffle May Tempt More Than Owl Lovers
The Festival of Owls will again = be hosting a raffle to benefit the Global Owl Project, a worldwide = endeavor to resolve issues of owl conservation and taxonomy of the = world=92s 200+ owl species.
=A0
=A0 It=92s = not often you=92ll find such a prize in a = raffle!
=A0
Art aficionados will find a = parliament of desirable items: framed and matted owl artwork by various = artists, owl sculptures big and little, a hand-made canoe paddle painted = with an owl in the Pacific Northwest = tribal art style, and = more.
=A0
Other raffle items include = The Great = Gray Owl, autographed by Robert R. Taylor, a subscription to = Big River Magazine, and a collection of owls for the = kitchen.=A0 Don=92t be surprised to find more = items added to the prize list before the drawing on Saturday, March 4, = 2006 at 5:00 PM at High School in = , MN = during the Festival of Owls, right before the big Media Celebrity = Hooting Contest.
=A0
For more information contact the = Nature Center at = 507-896-4668 or .=A0 A full list of prizes, photos, = and instructions for purchasing tickets by mail may be found on the = Festival website at =A0
Karla = Kinstler
Director/Naturalist
Houston Nature = Center
215 W Plum St
PO Box 667
Houston, MN 55943
507-896-4668
nature@acegroup.cc
= --Apple-Mail-6--796941778-- From Chris Benson" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0155_01C6257B.523F40C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry for the late post but I'm not online at home. Friday, January 27th I observed a Short-eared Owl in Olmsted county after following up on a tip from one of the better birders out there. The bird was in the "usual" spot, 20th St SW and 70th Av SW. About a mile northeast of Salem Corners. Chris Benson Rochester, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0155_01C6257B.523F40C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sorry for the late post but I'm not = online at=20 home.
 
Friday, January 27th I observed a = Short-eared Owl=20 in
Olmsted county after following up on a = tip from=20 one
of the better birders out = there.
 
The bird was in the "usual" spot, 20th = St SW and=20 70th Av SW.
About a mile northeast of Salem=20 Corners.
 
 
Chris Benson
Rochester, = MN
------=_NextPart_000_0155_01C6257B.523F40C0-- From wielandba@yahoo.com Mon Jan 30 15:54:46 2006 From: wielandba@yahoo.com (B W) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:54:46 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Duluth/Sax Zim weekend Message-ID: <20060130155446.70017.qmail@web33101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> On Saturday Dale Yerger and I visited Canal Park for Gulls, Falcons etc. We saw.... 1 Glaucous Gull, 2nd winter 1 Iceland Gull, adult 1 Thayer's Gull, 2nd winter Many Herring Gulls 1 Peregrine Falcon, adult 1 Gyrfalcon, juvenile All birds were seen right at Canal Park. The Glaucous and both falcons at approx. 1:30 pm, and the other gulls at approx. 4 pm. The Peregrine and the Gyr flew right in above the channel and appeared to be having an altercation. The Peregrine vocalized and dove at the Gyrfalcon as the two birds sped eastward over Park Point. On Sunday Molly Malecek and I visited the Sax Zim area. We saw... 2 Black-backed Woodpeckers-McDavitt road 1 Brown Creeper along McDavitt road 1 Northern Hawk Owl along McDavitt road 1 Boreal Chickadee about .5 miles east of Owl ave on Arkola. 15 Snow Buntings along CR 7 1 Ruffed Grouse along Blue Spruce ave. 7 (at least)Rough-legged Hawks throughout area 5 Gray Jays along McDavitt and Correction Line. Ben Wieland Ben Wieland Deep Portage Learning Center 2197 Nature Center Dr. NW Hackensack, MN 56452 (218)682-2325 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us Mon Jan 30 18:44:12 2006 From: lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us (Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:44:12 -0600 Subject: [mou] Shorebird Research (Univ. ND)-Summer Employment Message-ID: FYI- Forwarding this on behalf of Daniel S. Ackerman University of North = Dakota, Biology Dept. All queries/communcations should go to him SUMMER EMPLOYMENT - Shorebird = Research Employer: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Position Description: We plan to hire one wildlife technician to assist = with a graduate research project related to the distribution, abundance, = and habitat needs of North America's largest shorebird, the Long-billed = Curlew. The project will provide a variety of quality field experience, = as well as some data entry and related computer experience. =20 Duties: A major portion of the work will be conducted outdoors in = southwestern North Dakota. This work can be physically taxing and include = varied work hours, but also offers an opportunity to explore the wilds of = the semi-arid and badlands regions of North Dakota. Duties will include: = survey route observations, vegetative sampling, nest searches, and data = entry. During the months of July and August, the incumbent will be = stationed at Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Duties will then include = assisting a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist with various avian = and floral monitoring, inventory, and research in south-central North = Dakota. Qualifications: Qualified applicants should have a strong interest in = wildlife (primarily birds), be responsible, have good interpersonal = skills, and be willing to work as part of a team. Previous coursework = and/or experience in ornithology, botany, or ecology are preferred but not = required. Duration and Salary: This is a full-time, seasonal position running from = early April through late August 2006. Salary will be approximately = $1,280/month. Housing will be provided, as well as per diem when = traveling for field work. =20 Application Deadline: A resume (including names of three references), = cover letter, and copies of college transcripts must be received no later = than Tuesday, February 28th, 2006. Send Application to:=09 Daniel S. Ackerman University of North Dakota, Biology Dept. Box 9019 Grand Forks, ND 58202 Home: 701-777-9437 Cell: 701-330-5781 From kreckert@cpinternet.com Mon Jan 30 20:06:00 2006 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R Eckert) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:06:00 -0600 Subject: [mou] Yellow-rumped Warbler in Duluth Message-ID: <077882afe3a95dc7448f14cf16e136f6@cpinternet.com> Today there was a Yellow-rumped Warbler along Skyline Parkway in Duluth. The bird was along Skyline about 100 yards E of the entrance to Chester Bowl associating with a small flock of siskins and chickadees. I had actually first heard its call note here last Friday, Jan 27, as I was running by, but I assumed it was just an odd call coming from one of the siskins in the flock and kept going. So when I heard it again today at the same place, I stopped and pished until it came into view to reveal it was indeed a Yellow-rumped. This probably represents an overwintering bird which just had not been noticed by anyone earlier this season, rather than an unusually early "spring" migrant. Despite the record-high temperatures lately, I am not aware of anyone reporting any other birds showing up in Minnesota earlier than normal, and, if it were a migrant, this would be over 2 months early and very unlikely. Kim Eckert From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Jan 30 20:24:26 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:24:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] Unusual Message-ID: <02c301c625db$2aeeb3b0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> In the "unusual bird" (overwintering or early migrant?) category, had a calling female Wood Duck in the open water at the intersection of Sherburne CR 1 & 87 today. Have not noted the Townsend's Solitaire(s) at Ann Lake in my last two visits. Last year it/they "disappeared" in January for a few weeks as well, but then was seen again off & on until late March. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From realaquila@yahoo.com Mon Jan 30 20:29:43 2006 From: realaquila@yahoo.com (Nyc) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:29:43 -0800 (PST) Subject: [mou] Mute Swan @ Monticello Message-ID: <20060130202943.42257.qmail@web32406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-2096221984-1138652983=:42240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Yesterday i saw in Monticello what I think is a Mute swan among the Trupeter swans... See link: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/baznoded/NYC/WileLife/Monticellos_MN_Swans/800x600-MonticelloJan29th20066.jpg Nyc --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? With a free 1 GB, there's more in store with Yahoo! Mail. --0-2096221984-1138652983=:42240 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Yesterday i saw in Monticello what I think is a Mute swan among the Trupeter swans...
See link:
 
Nyc

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With a free 1 GB, there's more in store with Yahoo! Mail. --0-2096221984-1138652983=:42240-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Mon Jan 30 21:02:53 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:02:53 -0600 Subject: [mou] Chorus Frogs in January. Message-ID: While birding with Tony Hertzel in meadows and fields in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities on Saturday, January 28th, we came across a small frog hopping in the tall grass. I would estimate snow coverage to be about 15% in this area. Later, around 12:30 PM, we heard two brief but unmistakable trills from Western Chorus Frogs. How common is this, Frogs in January?=20 From John.Moriarty@CO.RAMSEY.MN.US Mon Jan 30 21:34:50 2006 From: John.Moriarty@CO.RAMSEY.MN.US (Moriarty, John) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:34:50 -0600 Subject: [mou] Re:Chorus Frogs is January Message-ID: <2D49073DD456A2429592897D72B9194D026F5014@ismail3.co.ramsey.mn.us> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C625E5.00027976 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chorus frogs in January is very unusual, but it is a strange month. = There have been scattered reports of chorus frogs, wood frogs, and gray = treefrogs (all leaflitter hibernators) being active during warm snowfree = Januaries. Calling normally starts in mid-March, but is dependent on = snow cover and temps. John Moriarty Ramsey County Parks 2015 N. Van Dyke St. Maplewood, MN 55109 (651) 748-2500 (651) 748-2508 fax john.moriarty@co.ramsey.mn.us ------_=_NextPart_001_01C625E5.00027976 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re:Chorus Frogs is January

Chorus frogs in January is very = unusual, but it is a strange month.  There have been scattered = reports of chorus frogs, wood frogs, and gray treefrogs (all leaflitter = hibernators) being active during warm snowfree Januaries.  Calling = normally starts in mid-March, but is dependent on snow cover and = temps.

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

------_=_NextPart_001_01C625E5.00027976-- From northernflights@charter.net Tue Jan 31 17:42:00 2006 From: northernflights@charter.net (Kelly Larson) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:42:00 -0600 Subject: [mou] Recently Seen Betrami & Others Message-ID: <43DFA167.4147E244@charter.net> On Friday 01/27 in Beltrami County 43 Snow Bunting, Cty road 26 near Puposky 5 Common Raven, State hwy 89 3 American Crow, State hwy 89 1 Blue Jay, State hwy 89 23 Bohemian Waxwing, Downtown Bemidji On Sunday 01/29 in Beltrami County, Mississippi inlet to Lake Bemidji 9 Canada Geese 6 pairs Mallard, 1 pair Common Goldeneye 1 Common Merganser, male 1 Bald Eagle, adult 1 Muskrat, very large! On Sunday 01/29 in Hubbard County 1 Black-billed Magpie, flyover- State hwy 200 near Lake George The January heat wave has taken it's toll on the snow cover up here. In Cleawater, Polk, Mahnomen, Hubbard, and Beltrami counties, bare patches are showing in open fields. Small streams were free of ice in some places. Red-osier Dogwood is looking...red. I read on the WSO (Wisconsin birding) list serve that someone found Pussy Willow blooming at Bong Rec Area in the South-eastern corner of the state. I was just there a week ago and I half expected to see Red-winged Blackbirds in the marsh. I did get to see a very nice Short-eared owl. Kelly Larson Come visit us in Bemidji, Minnesota. (only 92 miles from Canada!) Northern Flights 208 3rd Street NW Bemidji MN 56601 Phone: 218-444-3022 We have a new web page... http://www.northern-flights.com From david@cahlander.com Tue Jan 31 21:22:26 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:22:26 -0600 Subject: [mou] WCCO at 6pm Message-ID: <003c01c626ac$72534cd0$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C6267A.247B3E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bob Janssen indicates that he was interviewed by WCCO-TV today. He = expects the piece will be on at 6pm tonight (1/31) --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C6267A.247B3E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bob Janssen indicates that he = was=20 interviewed by WCCO-TV today.  He expects the piece will be on at = 6pm=20 tonight (1/31)
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David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, = MN=20 952-894-5910
------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C6267A.247B3E00-- From tiger150@comcast.net Tue Jan 31 21:56:17 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:56:17 -0600 Subject: [mou] singing birds Message-ID: <001001c626c3$20607b70$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0097_01C6267E.DF11FA70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'd like to know what bird songs people have heard lately. I've heard: @ Blue Jay @ Am. Crow @ H. Finch Nothing exciting, but perhaps an indication that spring's on its way...? Alyssa DeRubeis=20 Hennipin County ------=_NextPart_000_0097_01C6267E.DF11FA70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'd like to know what bird songs people = have heard=20 lately. I've heard:
 
@ Blue Jay
@ Am. Crow
@ H. Finch
 
Nothing exciting, but perhaps an = indication that=20 spring's on its way...?
 
Alyssa DeRubeis
Hennipin = County
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