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= --Apple-Mail-4--982735747-- From tnejbell@comcast.net Thu Jun 1 03:52:31 2006 From: tnejbell@comcast.net (Tom Bell) Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 21:52:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Common Mergansers Message-ID: <003401c68526$6ddb2e10$6501a8c0@laptop8200> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C684FC.842F3870 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable During this spring there has been a pair of male Common Mergansers = on Grey Cloud Channel, Grey Cloud Island, Washington County. The two = seem to enjoy eachother, so Elizabeth and I feel they may be Gay. On a = more serious note, I am wondering if other adult Common Mergansers have = been observed in our area. In 40 years of observations on Grey Cloud = Channel, I have not previously seen Common Mergansers during the month = of May. I have not observed these birds flying, so that may be the = reason they did not go north.=20 Tom Bell on Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Road South Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143 651 459-4150 ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C684FC.842F3870 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

During this spring there has been = a pair of=20 male Common Mergansers on Grey Cloud Channel, Grey Cloud Island, = Washington=20 County. The two seem to enjoy eachother, so Elizabeth and I feel = they may=20 be Gay. On a more serious note, I am wondering if other adult Common = Mergansers=20 have been observed in our area. In 40 years of observations on Grey = Cloud=20 Channel, I have not previously seen Common Mergansers during the month = of May.=20 I have not observed these birds flying, so that may be the reason = they did=20 not go north.

Tom Bell
on Grey Cloud Island
5868 Pioneer = Road=20 South
Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143
651=20 459-4150

------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C684FC.842F3870-- From Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com Thu Jun 1 14:15:38 2006 From: Paul.Budde@us.benfieldgroup.com (Paul Budde) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 08:15:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Spring 2006 Season Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6857D.797C8FB8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The spring season (3/1 - 5/31) has ended. If you will be sending in a seasonal report for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. We strongly encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/). Look under "Reporting Birds," then "On-line Seasonal Reporting." Electronic files should be e-mailed to me at this address. Please provide either web or electronic data by June 15th. (Contact me if you cannot submit data by this deadline and we'll see if we can work something out.) Finally, if you would rather submit by paper, please mail your forms directly to Peder Svingen. Thanks for your observations and the details you provide!=20 Paul=20 =20 Paul Budde Minneapolis, MN=20 paul.budde@us.benfieldgroup.com ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6857D.797C8FB8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Spring 2006 Season

The spring season (3/1 – 5/31) has ended. If you will be sending in a seasonal report = for inclusion in the spring summary to be published in The Loon, please do so = now. We = strongly encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/). Look under “Reporting Birds,” then = “On-line Seasonal Reporting.” Electronic files should = be e-mailed to me at this address. Please provide either web or = electronic data by June 15th. (Contact me if you cannot submit data by = this deadline and we’ll see if we can work something out.) = Finally, if you would rather submit by paper, please mail your forms = directly to Peder Svingen.

Thanks for = your observations and the details you provide!

Paul =

Paul = Budde

Minneapolis, MN

paul.budde@us.benfieldgroup.com

------_=_NextPart_001_01C6857D.797C8FB8-- From rba@moumn.org Thu Jun 1 15:30:08 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 07:30:08 -0700 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 1 June 2006 Message-ID: <20060601143754.6884F117B4@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1149172208==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *June 1, 2006 *MNST0606.01 -Birds mentioned Cinnamon Teal Little Blue Heron American Avocet Whimbrel Snowy Owl White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 1, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 1st. On May 26th, Brian Smith found an adult male CINNAMON TEAL at the waste water treatment plant on state highway 60, one mile northeast of Worthington, Nobles County. Check the second of the three ponds. A WHITE-EYED VIREO was found by Robin LaFortune on the 29th at Blue Mounds State Park in Rock County. She found it singing on the south side of Lower Mound Lake, along the path to the Lower Cliffline Trail. On May 26th, Dory Spence found an adult LITTLE BLUE HERON near her home in Schroeder, Cook County. Andrew Beerman reported fourteen AMERICAN AVOCETS at the Lewiston sewage ponds in Winona County on the 26th. A WHIMBREL was seen on May 31st by Bill Litkey at the north end of Pool #4 at Carlos Avery WMA, Anoka County. On May 28th, Bob Meyer and Carrol Henderson found a pair of EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES in the city park at Russell, Lyon County, near the railroad tracks. At the Felton Prairie in Clay County, Rick Hoyme reports that the SNOWY OWL was still present on the 26th, sitting on a power pole next to the building by the wind generators. This is along the Longspur Road. Julian Sellers found a BELL'S VIREO on the 31st at Elm Creek Park Reserve in northern Hennepin County. It was singing on the north side of the bike trail, about a tenth of a mile west of Goose Lake Road. Ben Wieland found at least five NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS on May 30th at the marsh where Cass County Road 8 crosses the Boy River. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 8th. --====1149172208==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*June 1, 2006
*MNST0606.01

-Birds mentioned

Cinnamon Teal
Little Blue Heron
American Avocet
Whimbrel
Snowy Owl
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 1, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 1st.

On May 26th, Brian Smith found an adult male CINNAMON TEAL at the waste water treatment plant on state highway 60, one mile northeast of Worthington, Nobles County. Check the second of the three ponds.

A WHITE-EYED VIREO was found by Robin LaFortune on the 29th at Blue Mounds State Park in Rock County. She found it singing on the south side of Lower Mound Lake, along the path to the Lower Cliffline Trail.

On May 26th, Dory Spence found an adult LITTLE BLUE HERON near her home in Schroeder, Cook County.

Andrew Beerman reported fourteen AMERICAN AVOCETS at the Lewiston sewage ponds in Winona County on the 26th.

A WHIMBREL was seen on May 31st by Bill Litkey at the north end of Pool #4 at Carlos Avery WMA, Anoka County.

On May 28th, Bob Meyer and Carrol Henderson found a pair of EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES in the city park at Russell, Lyon County, near the railroad tracks.

At the Felton Prairie in Clay County, Rick Hoyme reports that the SNOWY OWL was still present on the 26th, sitting on a power pole next to the building by the wind generators. This is along the Longspur Road.

Julian Sellers found a BELL'S VIREO on the 31st at Elm Creek Park Reserve in northern Hennepin County. It was singing on the north side of the bike trail, about a tenth of a mile west of Goose Lake Road.

Ben Wieland found at least five NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS on May 30th at the marsh where Cass County Road 8 crosses the Boy River.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 8th. --====1149172208====-- From deanne.endrizzi@juno.com Thu Jun 1 16:20:57 2006 From: deanne.endrizzi@juno.com (deanne.endrizzi@juno.com) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:20:57 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bell's vireo, Dakota Cty. Message-ID: <20060601.102057.2904.3.deanne.endrizzi@juno.com> This morning I found a singing Bell's vireo on the Black Dog trail in their usual spot, but a little further down on the trail in Burnsville. The spot was near the second power structure. Deanne Endrizzi Burnsville, Dakota Cty. From stauf007@tc.umn.edu Thu Jun 1 17:07:33 2006 From: stauf007@tc.umn.edu (William M Stauffer) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 11:07:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] Singing Hooded Warbler in Edina Message-ID: <000601c68595$7fa5ee40$0300a8c0@STAUFFERGATE> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6856B.96CFE640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a singing Hooded Warbler in my backyard today. This is the third year in a row that one has spent a day with me late in the migration. I live at 4600 Meadow Rd. The bird can be heard from the street. Bill Stauffer ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6856B.96CFE640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have a singing Hooded Warbler in my backyard today. = This is the third year in a row that one has spent a day with me late in the migration. I live at 4600 Meadow Rd. The bird can be heard from the = street.

Bill Stauffer

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6856B.96CFE640-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Thu Jun 1 20:19:22 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 14:19:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] Gilman; Warbler Report Message-ID: <010101c685b0$4a485330$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Stopped at Gilman Ponds again this morning: Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling across the street, good number of late shorebirds (although the Willet has moved on). Have been monitoring warbler migration discussions on various listservs, decided to look over my own numbers/trends for this spring. These would cover Sherburne, Mille Lacs and (to a lesser degree) Aitkin Counties - birded 5-6 days per week throughout the month, primarily morning walks. * Relatively frequent sightings during migration (10-100+ sighting/hearings) - Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Yellow-rumped, Palm, Black-and-White, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat * Less frequent (4-9 sightings/hearings) - Tennessee, Nashville (both surprising), Cape May, Black-throated Green, Pine, Wilson's * Barely there (1-3 sightings/hearings) - Orange-crowned, Northern Parula, Magnolia (unusual), Blackburnian (same), Blackpoll, Connecticut, Mourning (they nest here) - many of these only one * Non-existent - Bay-breasted, Canada (usually have multiples of both), Black-throated Blue (not surprising), southern warblers Virtually no waves (two, both primarily Yellow-rumped early). High day was 17 (historically break 20 one to three times per season, both in southern WI & here). From this birder's somewhat subjective viewpoint, it was a slow spring. Am also eighteen overall species behind last year's totals through 5/31. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From two-jays@att.net Thu Jun 1 20:32:53 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 14:32:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] eurasian collared-doves Message-ID: <6B3331CB-F1A5-11DA-9E9D-000D934C33C2@att.net> I have received report of Eurasian Collared-Doves (two) being seen at a farm 16 miles east of Baudette, Minnesota, property adjacent to the Rainy River. This follows my Minneapolis Tribune article on the species and its presence in Minnesota. Jim Williams Wayzata From thomas@angelem.com Thu Jun 1 22:12:05 2006 From: thomas@angelem.com (Thomas Maiello) Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:12:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] Orioles back at the jelly Message-ID: <447F5825.7000701@angelem.com> The B Orioles are back in the jelly again. Back where the grape is their friend. Where the sugar is sweet and they just can't miss a beat. Yes they're back in the jelly again. My first RT Hummer arrived today so I had to take my red ribbons off the feeders because the wind caused the feeders to turn quite a bit. Those little bills have a harder time poking into a moving target. Received an interesting email from Kelly suggesting that my Downy Woodpeckers following my frenzied Hairy Woodpecker at Rice Creek Trail Park in Fridley a while back could have been young Hairys. That got me to thinking of how quickly I go to an answer or conclusion instead of staying with a question and accepting additional information. My first few words in response to the emailed opinion was to defend my point of view. Then I stopped and deleted it and took a second to dwell a bit on the possibilities. What did I really observe? Was it just the smaller birds size that had me say they were Downys? A bit like the Starling young aggressively pursuing the adult. Judgment, reaction, defend, and be right. My how the birds teach those lessons if I am just open to seeing the whole picture and not just settle on my first reaction. I wonder how many birds I have missed because I assumed they were one bird and didn't stop to confirm an eye ring or leg color or other identifying characteristic or the lack of them. I looked through my bird books a bit and noticed how close some of the birds I am saying I haven't seen have similar characteristics to the ones I consider familiar. I am catching myself sticking to only one or maybe two identifying characteristics without looking at the whole picture and who knows what I miss when I snap to an answer. My appreciation to Jim Ryan and Steve Weston for that lesson to look long enough to figure out what a bird isn't as well as to what it is. Oops, gotta go, my pair of Brown Thrashers are trying to look for bugs under some plants I am transplanting into my garden. There goes another plant face down. Bye now. Thomas Maiello Spring Lake Park From dbmartin@skypoint.com Fri Jun 2 02:20:22 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 20:20:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] WHIMBREL - Carlos Avery WMA, Anoka Co. References: <000701c684db$235f7300$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> Message-ID: <003001c685e2$bbf470e0$342f56c7@oemcomputer> Looked for this bird this afternoon. Had no success today even though we know that it was seen yesterday afternoon on a mud flat right by the road until 6:30 PM. We know it was 6:30 PM because we arrived at 6:31 and missed it by one minute. One too many stoplights I guess. Today there was a breeding plumaged male Hudsonian Godwit on the mud flats. Other more expected species include all the peeps (mostly white-rumps and semipalmated sandpipers) along with pectorals, a few semi plovers and one Short-billed Dowitcher. We shouldn't have to say this but we understand that somebody needs reminding that the area to the west of this road (all pool 4) is a sanctury and that means that you cannot enter it for any reason. There are clear signs saying this. You must bird from the road and thus a scope is rather necessary for most of the birds. Enough said. Stay on the road. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Litkey" To: "MOU" Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:53 PM Subject: [mou] WHIMBREL - Carlos Avery WMA, Anoka Co. > A lone Whimbrel was observed from 9:30 - 10:30 this morning at Carlos Avery > WMA by Dick Rengstorf, Dave Thurston, and myself, and was still there when > we left the area. It was at the north end of Pool #4, 250-300 yards west of > the Pool #10 / Pool #4 road. At times it was difficult to see in the grass, > and at times it blended in with the mature goslings grazing near it, so be > patient. > > Bill Litkey (Oakdale) > > > > > --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From leodwm@comcast.net Fri Jun 2 04:28:29 2006 From: leodwm@comcast.net (Leo) Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:28:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth and Sax-Zim Bog Message-ID: <447FB05D.1010908@comcast.net> Hello all! We spent the last two days birding Duluth the first day, then drove to the Sax-Zim Bog in Saint Louis county. It was quite slow. We had been hoping to find some rare gulls and ducks out at Minnesota Point in Duluth, but found VERY little. There were some loons, some scaups, and one 2nd year *Glaucous Gull* on the rocks on the harbor side of the strip, nearly at the tip. Also, a single *Common Tern* sat on the buoy off the field between the two woods on the strip. After walking the whole strip, we went to the 40th St. Marsh in Duluth, hearing tips about it. We parked outside the yellow gate, then walked down the road till we found the marsh above the hill. There were tons of shorebirds in the mud there, but sadly, right as we got there, a guy pulled up in a truck and said we weren't supposed to be here, and we would be kicked out if someone saw us. I guess the place is off limits now, because of construction, but we decided to take our chances for a bit. It paid off. At the far right side of the lake, we spotted a adult male *Snowy Egret*, slowly walking around in the marsh. Through the marsh, there were a variety of shorebirds including: *Sanderling *(1 that left shortly) *Dunlin *(Many, many.) *Baird's Sandpiper *(Many) *Semipalmated Sandpiper *(Many) *Semipalmated Plover *(A few scattered) *Lesser Yellowlegs *(A few) *Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper *(1) * * After having a good time there, we decided to go all the way up to Two Harbors to look in the harbor. We drove there, walked the main harbor, spotted some *Herring Gulls* mixed in with the Ring-billed, one more 2nd year *Glaucous Gull*, and strangely enough, with 3 Mallards, a single female *Redhead* diving. We stopped back at the 40th St. Marsh on the way back to our motel at Duluth and found the *Snowy Egret* still there, walking on the left edge of the marsh, showing his golden slippers. Some deer scared him away however, and we didn't see him again. The next day, we drove to Sax-Zim Bog, went to our favorite loop off of 133, (211) and drove down the first road of it, all the way up to where it turns west. On 133 heading there, we saw an adult male *Bald Eagle* soaring, perch RIGHT on the tip of a huge tree, and proceeded to sit there and screech. We spotted at least 4 *Mourning Warblers*, (1 on 133, 3 on 211) but there was little else. We do ask for some help though, because we HEARD a very strange call. It was about 9 seconds in length, and was a sweet, soft little rambling song. (Not a Grosbeak ramble, more of a tinkling ramble) If anyone has any idea what this could have been, we'll gladly look up the call of the bird and try to match it. We went up towards Owl Ave., spotted a single *Clay-colored Sparrow* singing, then up the road for a ways, then turned back to Meadowlands and took a turny route. We went up 229, turned right, then followed a road that took many turns. Along that road, we started spotting *Bobolink *after Bobolink, and continued seeing them for the rest of the day. We went through a large field, and heard what we've now matched to be a *Grasshopper Sparrow*, looked around for a long time, but never spotted it before it departed. We scared up a edgy* American Bittern* on that road as well, then left and drove up to CR 52, turning west. Then, at the left side of the road, we spotted a huge *Great Gray Owl* perched right before a large field in the edge of the woods, just on the edge of the road. It was 5/10ths of a mile west of Stickney Rd. on 52. After that, it was getting late, so we drove west a little more, then headed for home. A *Northern Harrier *said goodbye to us as we left, soaring through the fields to our right on 52. A pretty good trip. 84 birds total, counting the few we heard. We were hoping for more warblers, but the Mourning and the Owl were great, along with nearly spotting the Grasshopper Sparrow. 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------------=_4480446F.93F52486-- From Michelle_McDowell@fws.gov Fri Jun 2 15:43:47 2006 From: Michelle_McDowell@fws.gov (Michelle_McDowell@fws.gov) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:43:47 -0600 Subject: [mou] Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Hosts Open House in conjunction with Wild Encounters, the McGregor Area Birding and Nature Festival Message-ID: This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 0050E40786257181_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michelle McDowell, 218-768-2402 Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Hosts Open House in conjunction with Wild Encounters, the McGregor Area Birding and Nature Festival Bird and nature lovers are invited to visit the Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, June 10, 2006 to celebrate Wild Encounters, the McGregor Area Birding and Nature Festival. For the events schedule and to register for Wild Encounters field trips and programs (June 8-11) visit http://www.mcgregormn.com/wildencounters.htm or call the McGregor Chamber of Commerce at 877-768-3692. The Refuge Headquarters and Visitor Center, located five miles south of McGregor on Highway 65, will be open from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m, June 10. Rice Lake NWR Open House Schedule, Saturday, June 10: 6:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Birdwatching field trip, led by Michelle McDowell, Refuge Biologist. 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Get the Lead Out Tackle Exchange, sponsored by the Friends of Rice Lake Refuge 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Make a bird house, for kids 16 and younger, while supplies last, a great Father's day present 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friends of Rice Lake Bookstore open at the Visitor Center People of all levels of expertise are welcome on the birdwatching field trip. Participants can borrow binoculars and bird/wildflower field guides from the Refuge Headquarters. The field trip will begin at the Refuge Headquarters and will combine hiking and driving, participants should dress appropriately for the weather and insects. The Wildlife Drive is open sunrise to sunset. Help us celebrate the first annual Wild Encounters Festival at YOUR National Wildlife Refuge. --=_alternative 0050E40786257181_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michelle McDowell, 218-768-2402

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Hosts Open House in conjunction with Wild Encounters, the McGregor Area Birding and Nature Festival

Bird and nature lovers are invited to visit the Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, June 10, 2006 to celebrate Wild Encounters, the McGregor Area Birding and Nature Festival. For the events schedule and to register for Wild Encounters field trips and programs (June 8-11) visit http://www.mcgregormn.com/wildencounters.htm or call the McGregor Chamber of Commerce at 877-768-3692. The Refuge Headquarters and Visitor Center, located five miles south of McGregor on Highway 65, will be open from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m, June 10.

Rice Lake NWR Open House Schedule, Saturday, June 10:

6:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Birdwatching field trip, led by Michelle McDowell, Refuge Biologist.

7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Get the Lead Out Tackle Exchange, sponsored by the Friends of Rice Lake Refuge

7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Make a bird house, for kids 16 and younger, while supplies last, a great Father's day present

7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friends of Rice Lake Bookstore open at the Visitor Center

People of all levels of expertise are welcome on the birdwatching field trip. Participants can borrow binoculars and bird/wildflower field guides from the Refuge Headquarters. The field trip will begin at the Refuge Headquarters and will combine hiking and driving, participants should dress appropriately for the weather and insects. The Wildlife Drive is open sunrise to sunset. Help us celebrate the first annual Wild Encounters Festival at YOUR National Wildlife Refuge. --=_alternative 0050E40786257181_=-- From thimgan@digitaljam.com Fri Jun 2 16:05:53 2006 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:05:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dickcissels/Otter Tail Co. Message-ID: Several Dickcissels are being seen and heard near the entrance to Glendalough State Park, which is located just north and east of the town of Battle Lake in central Otter Tail County. The birds were actively singing just west of the entrance sign along CR 16 and in the restored prairie across the road from the entrance. Other notables seen in the last couple of days in the park are both Black and Yellow-billed Cuckoos. note: we have been UNsuccessful in multiple tries in re-locating the Henslow's Sparrow originally spotted a couple of days ago by Carole and Clemens Brysky. Carole is leading a birdwalk at the park on Saturday morning beginning at 7:00 am.; hopefully, the sparrow will put in an appearance for that! Dan & Sandy Thimgan Otter Tail County Battle Lake, MN From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Fri Jun 2 16:45:19 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 10:45:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne NWR this morning Message-ID: <00ab01c6865b$8e018cd0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Sherburne Refuge: * Least Bittern (calling only), Nelson Pool on the Auto Tour, 50+ feet before the pool sign * Dickcissels reported yesterday on the Auto Tour (I could not relocate this morning) * Canada & Magnolia Warblers (one of each) singing on Blue Hill Trail. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From johns860@mac.com Fri Jun 2 18:05:10 2006 From: johns860@mac.com (Timothy Johnson) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:05:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Swan in cloverleaf pond Message-ID: <8D51BA45-B3B0-4D00-950D-EAC8F31157C7@mac.com> There's been a lone swan (trumpeter) hanging out for at least 2 weeks in the SE cloverleaf pond at the intersection of I-94 and I-694. It seems healthy, feeding often as I drive by. There is no place to stop to view the bird, just slowing down a bit is the best you can do. Since the pond is no more than 50 meters from the Mississippi I worry that it is a she with intentions of nesting there. I worry because I fear she will lose her brood when she tries to walk them across the freeway ramp someday. Would there necessarily be a pair in the pond if there is a nest there, or does the female try to keep her nest secret from even her mate (who could be on the river for all I know? Tim (new today to MOU listserv) From donnelleburlingame@hotmail.com Fri Jun 2 18:52:30 2006 From: donnelleburlingame@hotmail.com (Donnelle Burlingame) Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:52:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Swan in cloverleaf pond Message-ID: I drive by there to and from work everyday. I reported that bird to The Raptor Center, Non-game DNR and Madaline Link. Apparently its been there for about a month now?I had great discussions with all it was agreed upon at this point nothing should be done due to safety issues and lack of evidence of injury. It does come and go I now realize. I do not see it consistently. I am not convinced she is incubating eggs. I hope not. I have not seen a second swan anywhere in the area. I live in North Mpls so Im close by. I look for it everyday when I come and go from work. I am familiar with physical and behavioral symptoms of injury and or illness ( lead poisoning?) and so far nothing has flagged any concern with me. But If things should change I would like to have further conversations to the possibility of rescue. Very dangerous for all in that area. The bird would have to be totally down and out, unable to move fast at all otherwise into traffic it goes even under the cover of night. The state patrol would defiantly need to be present. Im willing if there able Timothy please contact me directly, I would like to chat with you about this bird. Kinda blew your mind a little I bet! I could not believe what I was seeing? I thought I need more sleep or more coffee! Thanks for the shared concern. Donnelle Burlingame From: Timothy Johnson To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mou] Swan in cloverleaf pond Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:05:10 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v750) Received: from biosci.cbs.umn.edu ([134.84.144.2]) by bay0-mc8-f18.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 2 Jun 2006 10:06:08 -0700 Received: from biosci.cbs.umn.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1])by localhost (Postfix) with ESMTPid 1880911959; Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:06:06 -0500 (CDT) Received: from biosci.cbs.umn.edu (atp.cbs.umn.edu [134.84.144.139])by biosci-10025.cbs.umn.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBB60118F2for ; Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:05:35 -0500 (CDT) Received: from biosci.cbs.umn.edu (atp.cbs.umn.edu [134.84.144.139])by biosci-10028.cbs.umn.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0299511959for ; Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:05:32 -0500 (CDT) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.172])by biosci.cbs.umn.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38ADD11947for ; Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:05:31 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mac.com (smtpin04-en2 [10.13.10.149])by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/8.12.11/smtpout02/MantshX 4.0) with ESMTP id k52H5UcA022004for ; Fri, 2 Jun 2006 10:05:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.0.1.2] (c-24-118-218-158.hsd1.mn.comcast.net [24.118.218.158])(authenticated bits=0)by mac.com (Xserve/smtpin04/MantshX 4.0) with ESMTP id k52H5DnC014405for ; Fri, 2 Jun 2006 10:05:29 -0700 (PDT) X-Message-Info: LsUYwwHHNt3uyB+eyJut6z1szyWYdd4/2bVJoAjNdss= X-Original-To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Delivered-To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.750) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3-_2005031101_ (2005-04-27) on atp.cbs.umn.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.3-_2005031101_ X-AV-Checked: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Errors-To: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu X-BeenThere: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Minnesota Ornithologists' Discussion List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Return-Path: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Jun 2006 17:06:08.0646 (UTC) FILETIME=[D7791260:01C68666] There's been a lone swan (trumpeter) hanging out for at least 2 weeks in the SE cloverleaf pond at the intersection of I-94 and I-694. It seems healthy, feeding often as I drive by. There is no place to stop to view the bird, just slowing down a bit is the best you can do. Since the pond is no more than 50 meters from the Mississippi I worry that it is a she with intentions of nesting there. I worry because I fear she will lose her brood when she tries to walk them across the freeway ramp someday. Would there necessarily be a pair in the pond if there is a nest there, or does the female try to keep her nest secret from even her mate (who could be on the river for all I know? Tim (new today to MOU listserv) _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-net@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From rba@moumn.org Fri Jun 2 18:57:45 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Jim Lind) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 10:57:45 -0700 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 6/2/06 Message-ID: <20060602180531.55002117D5@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1149271065==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *June 2, 2006 *MNDU0606.02 -Birds mentioned Red-throated Loon Horned Grebe Little Blue Heron American Golden-Plover Whimbrel Franklin's Gull Black-backed Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Black-throated Blue Warbler Field Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 2, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 1st, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Peder Svingen found a FRANKLIN'S GULL on Interstate Island this morning. It was seen amongst some Ring-billed Gulls. Peder also reported seeing three WHIMBRELS on Interstate Island on May 31st. Janet Riegle reported eight RED-THROATED LOONS on May 26th at Park Point on the lake side at the recreational area bathhouse. She also saw a breeding-plumaged AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER on the lake side near the Aerial Lift Bridge. A late lingering HORNED GREBE was found by Sarah Knutie today at Park Point near the Sky Harbor Airport. Don Kienholz found a singing FIELD SPARROW at Canal Park today in the row of spruce trees between the Comfort Suites and the Maritime Visitors Center. On May 26th, Dory Spence found an adult LITTLE BLUE HERON near her home in Schroeder, Cook County. Mike Steffes found 12 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS on Moose Mountain along the Superior Hiking Trail in Lake County on May 28th. Four individuals were also found on May 29th on Trappers Lake Road (FR 369) and four individuals were found on May 30th at the north entrance to Tettegouche State Park off County Road 402. On May 25th, Cindy Risen reported a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in her neighbor's yard. The bird was found about 2 miles south of the Savanna Portage State Park entrance along County Road 14, northeast of McGregor in Aitkin County. Cindy also found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on County Road 64 (Kestrel Avenue), 2 miles east of County Road 14. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 8th. 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. --====1149271065==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*June 2, 2006
*MNDU0606.02

-Birds mentioned

Red-throated Loon
Horned Grebe
Little Blue Heron
American Golden-Plover
Whimbrel
Franklin's Gull
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Mockingbird
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Field Sparrow

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 2, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 1st, 2006 sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Peder Svingen found a FRANKLIN'S GULL on Interstate Island this morning. It was seen amongst some Ring-billed Gulls. Peder also reported seeing three WHIMBRELS on Interstate Island on May 31st.

Janet Riegle reported eight RED-THROATED LOONS on May 26th at Park Point on the lake side at the recreational area bathhouse. She also saw a breeding-plumaged AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER on the lake side near the Aerial Lift Bridge.

A late lingering HORNED GREBE was found by Sarah Knutie today at Park Point near the Sky Harbor Airport.

Don Kienholz found a singing FIELD SPARROW at Canal Park today in the row of spruce trees between the Comfort Suites and the Maritime Visitors Center.

On May 26th, Dory Spence found an adult LITTLE BLUE HERON near her home in Schroeder, Cook County.

Mike Steffes found 12 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS on Moose Mountain along the Superior Hiking Trail in Lake County on May 28th. Four individuals were also found on May 29th on Trappers Lake Road (FR 369) and four individuals were found on May 30th at the north entrance to Tettegouche State Park off County Road 402.

On May 25th, Cindy Risen reported a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in her neighbor's yard. The bird was found about 2 miles south of the Savanna Portage State Park entrance along County Road 14, northeast of McGregor in Aitkin County. Cindy also found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on County Road 64 (Kestrel Avenue), 2 miles east of County Road 14.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 8th.

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

Saw the UPLAND SANDPIPER this morning on Cty Rd 17 3 miles SOUTH of ARLINGTON - sitting on a power pole as well - when I saw it at about 6:15 am - was not the usual size and shape of regular birds on the poles - thot I was dreamin that an UPLAND would be here - obviously its moving about and not moving Northward -

was 30feet away from it - and 2 others have seen it before this.

got closer it flew East out into the field - bad spot to stop on 17 with no shoulder.

Mike Butterfield NYA MN

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------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C68653.0592EB80-- From avocet13@charter.net Fri Jun 2 14:54:13 2006 From: avocet13@charter.net (Blaine Seeliger) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:54:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] Re: [SPAM] [mnbird] Gilman; Warbler Report References: <010101c685b0$4a485330$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Message-ID: <001c01c6864c$08166640$6401a8c0@VALUEDB8142DE8> Howdy Al and All, I agree that migration was slow to short. I am 16 species behind last year through May in my yard. My most accurate comparison. I work many hours from home and don't think I miss a whole lot. Both years I took a full week of vacation the third week of may for landscaping projects. And held a big yard day both years. I have only seen 80 species this year compared to 96 by this date last year. I'm sure this was do to weather patterns and not leaving a lot of good days for stop over time. Only two days with more than 3-4 warbler species, and those days only brought 7 and 9. Good birding, Blaine Seeliger Dakota Co ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pastor Al Schirmacher" To: ; Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 2:19 PM Subject: [SPAM] [mnbird] Gilman; Warbler Report > Stopped at Gilman Ponds again this morning: Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling > across the street, good number of late shorebirds (although the Willet has > moved on). > > Have been monitoring warbler migration discussions on various listservs, > decided to look over my own numbers/trends for this spring. These would > cover Sherburne, Mille Lacs and (to a lesser degree) Aitkin Counties - > birded 5-6 days per week throughout the month, primarily morning walks. > > * Relatively frequent sightings during migration (10-100+ > sighting/hearings) - Blue-winged, Golden-winged, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, > Yellow-rumped, Palm, Black-and-White, American Redstart, Ovenbird, > Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat > > * Less frequent (4-9 sightings/hearings) - Tennessee, Nashville (both > surprising), Cape May, Black-throated Green, Pine, Wilson's > > * Barely there (1-3 sightings/hearings) - Orange-crowned, Northern Parula, > Magnolia (unusual), Blackburnian (same), Blackpoll, Connecticut, Mourning > (they nest here) - many of these only one > > * Non-existent - Bay-breasted, Canada (usually have multiples of both), > Black-throated Blue (not surprising), southern warblers > > Virtually no waves (two, both primarily Yellow-rumped early). High day > was 17 (historically break 20 one to three times per season, both in > southern WI & here). From this birder's somewhat subjective viewpoint, it > was a slow spring. > > Am also eighteen overall species behind last year's totals through 5/31. > > Good birding to all! > > Al Schirmacher > Princeton, MN > Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird@lists.mnbird.net > http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird From blitkey@usfamily.net Fri Jun 2 22:42:13 2006 From: blitkey@usfamily.net (Bill Litkey) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 16:42:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] Carlos Avery WMA, Anoka Co. - booming Message-ID: <000b01c6868d$6a51e320$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> This morning at Pool #4 in Carlos Avery WMA, the H. Godwit and S - b Dowitcher were joined by 12 Ruddy Turnstones and greater numbers of Semi. Sandpipers and Plovers. There was also a Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the vicinity. Furthermore, an Acadian Flycatcher was observed near the road in the woods within 50 yards of the west end of the clearing that is signed, "ASPEN REGEN." This is along the dirt road that runs east of the headquarters. It used to be, and probably still is, that maps of the WMA were available where there are a group of buildings along C.R. 18 at the west end of Carlos Avery. This information would have been nice to have been told by the person initially reporting the now-departed Whimbrel. Bill Litkey (Oakdale) --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Fri Jun 2 22:54:14 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:54:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Snowy Owl - Itasca County In-Reply-To: <001d01c6867c$f1adbe40$0400a8c0@flash> Message-ID: I received a call this morning that there was a possible gyrfalcon in northern Itasca County. When I went there to check it out, the bird turned out to be a snowy owl. It was perched on a bridge guard rail on Lost 40 Loop Rd north of Dora Lake, off of CR 26. The bridge is about 1/2 mile south of CR 31. The area is basically a creek cutting through the woods...not what I think of as snowy owl habitat. The bird has been there for at least 4 days. The person I spoke to about it said he saw it dive under the bridge and come up with a wet head. I'm not sure what it could be eating there. It was interesting to see a snowy owl with a green backdrop--quite a sight in June. Based on this odd behavior, it might be suggested that I saw an albino barred, great gray, or great horned owl, but this bird had all of the marks of a snowy...yellow eyes, slight dark markings on top of head, "moustache" of fluffy feathers around bill, etc. I also saw a black-billed magpie on CR 31, maybe a mile or so east of the Lost 40 Loop. Shawn Conrad Bovey From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Fri Jun 2 23:55:08 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 17:55:08 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Clay Co. Dickcissel, more yellow rails Message-ID: <1135.64.21.235.71.1149288908.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, I apologize for this belated report - two fellow ND birders and I found a singing dickcissel at the south end of the "longspur road" at the junction with CR 26 last Wednesday evening. We also heard two yellow rails clicking away, several soras, two Virginia rails, several sedge wrens, six Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrows, and one screech owl giving its tremolo call. A very beautiful evening out at the Felton prairie area! Good Birding! Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm From leodwm@comcast.net Sat Jun 3 00:44:27 2006 From: leodwm@comcast.net (Leo) Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 18:44:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Mystery song at Sax Zim Message-ID: <4480CD5B.5020802@comcast.net> Hello all. Thanks for all the emails. It was a Winter Wren we heard calling. We matched the call and recognized it immediately. Thank you everyone for the help! - Leo WM From tnejbell@comcast.net Sat Jun 3 04:23:28 2006 From: tnejbell@comcast.net (Tom Bell) Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 22:23:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] Bell's Vireos Message-ID: <004101c686bd$15c46050$6501a8c0@laptop8200> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C68693.2BF52B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Two singing Bell's Vireos at Carpenter Nature Center, 12805 St. Croix = Trail, Washington County. Observed Friday morning, June 2. Location is = in the cemetary in the middle of the section. Take the field road across = from the entrance to Carpenter Nature Center, the road ends in the = cemetary. Both were singing, only 40 yards apart. A Willow Flycatcher = also singing in the area.=20 Tom Bell on Grey Cloud Island 5868 Pioneer Road South Saint Paul Park MN 55071-1143 651 459-4150 ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C68693.2BF52B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Two singing Bell's Vireos at Carpenter Nature = Center,=20 12805 St. Croix Trail, Washington County. Observed Friday morning, = June 2.=20 Location is in the cemetary in the middle of the section. Take the field = road=20 across from the entrance to Carpenter Nature Center, the road ends in = the=20 cemetary. Both were singing, only 40 yards apart. A Willow = Flycatcher also=20 singing in the area.

Tom Bell
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5868 Pioneer = Road=20 South
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------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C68693.2BF52B40-- From sweston2@comcast.net Sat Jun 3 06:26:22 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 00:26:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dickcissels - ramsay co. Message-ID: <000301c686ce$453405a0$6d01f518@Weston72505> Friday 6/2 2 singing Dickcissels were found along Rice Creek Parkway south and east of I-35w and 85th Avenue NE in Shoreview in Ramsay Co. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From jme29@cornell.edu Sat Jun 3 17:32:26 2006 From: jme29@cornell.edu (Jesse Ellis) Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 11:32:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Barred Owl, YB Cuckoo at Crosby Farm Park Message-ID: Hi all- Sorry this is a little late... I'm only in town a short while and had to subscribe. On Tuesday May 31 my sister and I found a Barred Owl at Crosby Farm Park in Saint Paul. The bird was at the west end entrance not too far from the path that leads toward the lake there, and was both calling during daylight (a muted hoo-hoo, very dove-like) and easily visible. It watched us watch it a while before moving away. On the path that goes around the lake, at a point where a short, wide wooden bridge crosses a sort of canal, I heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo go off briefly. We couldn't find the bird to see if, however. Jesse -- Jesse Ellis, Ph. D. candidate Neurobiology and Behavior jme29@cornell.edu 111 Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, 14853 "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." --Theodore Roosevelt "The Inuit language for 10,000 years never had a word for robin, and now there are robins all over their villages." --John McCain, on global warming From wielandba@yahoo.com Sat Jun 3 18:07:00 2006 From: wielandba@yahoo.com (B W) Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 10:07:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Mankato Bell's Vireo etc. Message-ID: <20060603170700.74890.qmail@web35510.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Bell's Vireo at Minneopa State Park on the Prairie Drive, 1.1 miles from gate. Also Kentucky Warbler at Williams Nature Center and Louisiana Waterthrush below the falls at Minneopa. All sightings in A.M. on 6/2. 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 golfbird@comcast.net Sat Jun 3 20:47:34 2006 From: golfbird@comcast.net (FELKER) Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 14:47:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Yellow-billed Cuckoo Scott Co. Message-ID: <001601c68746$900decd0$12aeb445@felker8326talr> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C6871C.A66AF7E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Murphy Hanrehan, Pet Trails parking lot Go about 300 yards down past the lake and you will run into a path to = the right. I heard the cuckoo from that spot, then climbed up the path = where it was even closer, but could not see it.=20 Linda Felker ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C6871C.A66AF7E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Murphy = Hanrehan, Pet Trails=20 parking lot

Go about 300 = yards=20 down past the lake and you will run into a path to the right. = I=20 heard the cuckoo from that spot, then climbed up the path = where it was=20 even closer, but could not see it.

Linda = Felker

------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C6871C.A66AF7E0-- From JulianSellers@msn.com Sat Jun 3 22:38:07 2006 From: JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 16:38:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Elm Creek Bell's Vireo Not Refound Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C6872C.17FAA1D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I and several others have tried without success to hear the Bell's Vireo = that I heard Wednesday morning at Elm Creek Park Reserve in Hennepin = County. The bird is probably no longer there. Julian St. Paul ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C6872C.17FAA1D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I and several others have tried without success to hear = the=20 Bell's Vireo that I heard Wednesday morning at Elm Creek Park Reserve in = Hennepin County. The bird is probably no longer there.

Julian

St. Paul

------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C6872C.17FAA1D0-- From Hagsela@aol.com Sun Jun 4 00:18:23 2006 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 19:18:23 EDT Subject: [mou] Acadian Flycatcher at Carlos Avery Message-ID: <4c6.1f5fe1.31b372bf@aol.com> --part1_4c6.1f5fe1.31b372bf_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I heard an Acadian Flycatcher 1.7 miles east of Zodiac Rd on Headquarters Road. I thought I heard a second one closer to Zodiac on Headquarters, but it sang only once. The Hudsonian Godwit and Short-billed Dowitcher were no longer at the spot they had been for the past 2-3 days. There were still many Semipalmated Sandpipers and Plovers, White-rumped Sandpipers and at least two Dunlin. Others reported hearing a Yellow-billed Cuckoo this morning. I saw a pair of Black-billed Cuckoos mating. Linda Sparling Hennepin Cty. --part1_4c6.1f5fe1.31b372bf_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I heard an Acadian Flycatcher 1.7 miles= east of Zodiac Rd on Headquarters Road. I thought I heard a second o= ne closer to Zodiac on Headquarters, but it sang only once. The Hudso= nian Godwit and Short-billed Dowitcher were no longer at the spot they had b= een for the past 2-3 days. There were still many Semipalmated Sandpip= ers and Plovers, White-rumped Sandpipers and at least two Dunlin. Oth= ers reported hearing a Yellow-billed Cuckoo this morning. I saw a pai= r of Black-billed Cuckoos mating.
Linda Sparling
Hennepin Cty. --part1_4c6.1f5fe1.31b372bf_boundary-- From jme29@cornell.edu Sun Jun 4 04:05:32 2006 From: jme29@cornell.edu (Jesse Ellis) Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 22:05:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Prothonotary, Hooded Warbs on Wednesday Message-ID: Hi all- My dad and I birded Wednesday morning. At 7 am, the Prothonotary at the visitor center in Fort Snelling State park was singing full blast and offered good looks. Then we went to Murphy-Hanrehan to look for more local birds. We managed to find Cerulean Warbler at three different sites, including hearing a singing bird at the road over the Credit River. The Hooded Warblers were on territory near trail intersection 2. We missed Acadian Flycatchers here. There are loons on the lake. Between the Prothonotary and the Hoodeds we managed 8 breeding warblers for the day, not bad for southern MN. At the Pet Trails the highlights were a singing Blue-winged Warbler, a nesting (?) Green Heron and both singing Willow and Alder Flycatchers. I presume the Alder was a migrant. Also had a BIG female Cooper's Hawk flying over. Jesse -- Jesse Ellis, Ph. D. candidate Neurobiology and Behavior jme29@cornell.edu 111 Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, 14853 "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." --Theodore Roosevelt "The Inuit language for 10,000 years never had a word for robin, and now there are robins all over their villages." --John McCain, on global warming From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Sun Jun 4 16:13:08 2006 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 10:13:08 -0500 Subject: [mou] Least Tern, Nobles County Message-ID: <016d01c687e9$641b5380$c88b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_016A_01C687BF.7A62B3B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dedrick Benz and Chris O'Byrne are birding in Nobles county this = morning. Dedrick contacted me at home and asked if I would post to the = listservice that at 9:30 a.m. they found a Least Tern flying with some = Black Terns on Lake Ocheda, just a few miles south of Worthington on = County Rd. 5. He said that they were able to view it for about 20 = minutes, primarily on the west side of the highway and then it flew over = the bridge on Cty. 5 and when last spotted was headed to the east (this = is still Lake Ocheda). Brian Smith ------=_NextPart_000_016A_01C687BF.7A62B3B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dedrick Benz and Chris O'Byrne are birding in Nobles = county=20 this morning. Dedrick contacted me at home and asked if I would = post to=20 the listservice that at 9:30 a.m. they found a Least = Tern=20 flying with some Black Terns on Lake Ocheda, just a few miles south = of=20 Worthington on County Rd. 5. He said that they were able to view = it for=20 about 20 minutes, primarily on the west side of the highway = and then=20 it flew over the bridge on Cty. 5 and when last spotted was headed = to the=20 east (this is still Lake Ocheda).

Brian Smith

------=_NextPart_000_016A_01C687BF.7A62B3B0-- From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Sun Jun 4 17:25:38 2006 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 11:25:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Prairie Warbler, Nobles Cty. (Dedrick and Chris Part 2) Message-ID: <018b01c687f3$846322d0$c88b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0188_01C687C9.9B110D00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dedrick Benz just contacted me to say that he and Chris O'Byrne found = ANOTHER Casual species in Nobles county this morning. They found a = Prairie Warbler around 11:00 a.m. in a farm grove nine-tenths of a mile = north of the junction of state Hwy. 91 on Cty. Rd. 19. This is north of = the town of Ellsworth in the southwestern part of the county. He said = that they were driving slowly listening for Blue Grosbeaks when they = heard the PRWA singing. They did some pishing and it came in nearby and = gave them great looks. Way to go, guys! Brian Smith ------=_NextPart_000_0188_01C687C9.9B110D00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dedrick Benz just contacted me to say that he and = Chris=20 O'Byrne found ANOTHER Casual species in Nobles county this = morning. =20 They found a Prairie Warbler around 11:00 a.m. in a = farm grove=20 nine-tenths of a mile north of the junction of state Hwy. 91 on = Cty. Rd.=20 19. This is north of the town of Ellsworth in the southwestern = part of the=20 county. He said that they were driving slowly listening for Blue = Grosbeaks=20 when they heard the PRWA singing. They did some pishing and it = came in=20 nearby and gave them great looks. Way to go, guys!

Brian Smith

------=_NextPart_000_0188_01C687C9.9B110D00-- From jme29@cornell.edu Sun Jun 4 18:33:25 2006 From: jme29@cornell.edu (Jesse Ellis) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 12:33:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] CAROLINA WREN at Grey Cloud Island Thursday, Grey Cloud Dunes SNA birds Message-ID: Hey all- Another LATE report, I apologize. At around 6:45 on June 1, my dad John Ellis and I found a singing Carolina Wren at 1300 Grey Cloud Trail near Hastings, Minnesota. We were driving slowly when I heard a descending "jeeer" call, which I recognized immediately as a CAROLINA WREN. We backed up and waited for a few minutes and heard him "teakettling" twice. This was clearly someone's yard so we didn't sit there too long, since he seemed to have moved off after his first song. After that we made our way to Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area, where we had some great birds: Grasshopper Sparrow - numerous Lark Sparrow - 2 Brown Thrasher - 2 Orchard oriole - 1 - a green (1st year) male singing Dickcissel - numerous Eastern Towhee - 1 Sorry again aboutt he late post Jesse -- Jesse Ellis, Ph. D. candidate Neurobiology and Behavior jme29@cornell.edu 111 Mudd Hall Cornell University Ithaca, 14853 "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." --Theodore Roosevelt "The Inuit language for 10,000 years never had a word for robin, and now there are robins all over their villages." --John McCain, on global warming From andypaulios@yahoo.com Sun Jun 4 19:04:41 2006 From: andypaulios@yahoo.com (Andy P) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 11:04:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Least Tern, Nobles County In-Reply-To: <016d01c687e9$641b5380$c88b2c42@S0026080567> Message-ID: <20060604180441.95585.qmail@web54506.mail.yahoo.com> Birded the Weaver/Kellogg Dunes area this morning from 9:45 - 11:00. Probably over 100 Dickcissels in the area. Grasshopper Sparrows, Field, Vesper, Clay-colored, and Lark Sparrows as well. Andy Paulios Rochester, MN __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From lkrueger@umn.edu Sun Jun 4 20:06:22 2006 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 14:06:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] Loggerhead Shrike Message-ID: <000c01c68809$fb9a1460$7af96580@LindaII> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C687E0.12C40C60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Our Son has been in the hospital for close to three weeks now so my Husband, Kevin, and I haven't had many opportunities to go birding. Today, however, I treated myself to that and took along my camera. I got a Life Bird!!!! I found two Loggerhead Shrikes on 180th Street (Dakota County) one-half mile east of Fisher. They were on power lines in front of a house (5990 180th Street). I am not an experienced birder but I am wondering if there was a nest in one of their deciduous trees because I heard what sounded like baby birds and one of the Shrikes kept flying into that tree but didn't stay for very long. I did get A LOT of photos but it may be a while before I'll be able to find time to post them on to my website. I'll let everyone know when I do. I also saw a number of Dickcissels along the road leading to Spring Lake Park (Dakota County). Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C687E0.12C40C60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Our Son has been in the hospital for close to three = weeks now so my Husband, Kevin, = and I haven’t had many opportunities to go birding. Today, = however, I treated myself to that and took along my camera. I got a Life = Bird!!!! I found two Loggerhead Shrikes on 180^th Street (Dakota County) one-half = mile east of Fisher. They were on power lines in front of a house = (5990 180^th = Street). I am not an experienced birder but I am wondering if there was a nest in = one of their deciduous trees because I heard what sounded like baby birds and = one of the Shrikes kept flying into that tree but didn’t stay for very = long. I did get A LOT of photos but it may be a while before I’ll be able = to find time to post them on to my website. I’ll let everyone know = when I do.

I also saw a number of Dickcissels along the road = leading to Spring Lake Park (Dakota County).=

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C687E0.12C40C60-- From dmandersn@frontiernet.net Sun Jun 4 23:42:06 2006 From: dmandersn@frontiernet.net (Diane Anderson) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 17:42:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] Nobles County Least Tern Message-ID: <20060604224218.BBD7036410A@relay01.roc.ny.frontiernet.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C687FE.32CFA5F0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0001_01C687FE.32D2B330" ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C687FE.32D2B330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Least Tern and Prairie Warbler were relocated this afternoon at the previously reported sites by Bob Ekblad, Jeff Stephanson and Chuck Krulas. Diane Anderson Olmsted County Byron MN ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C687FE.32D2B330 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Least Tern and Prairie = Warbler were relocated this afternoon at the previously reported sites by Bob Ekblad, = Jeff Stephanson and Chuck Krulas.

Diane Anderson

Olmsted County

Byron MN

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BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 20:50:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Scarlet Tanager, Orange Variant, Murphy-Hanrehan, Scott County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C68842.78CBBBE8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Spent the day in Faribault, Blue Earth and LeSueur Counties, but ended = up back at my home turf in Scott County. After finding an Acadian = Flycatcher several hundred feet east of #17(the trail in the woods that = starts across the road from the Pet Trails parking lot), I heard a = tanager calling near the road and decided to check it out. What I saw = was a brilliant orange bird that in every other respect looked and = sounded like a Scarlet Tanager. It was actively foraging around the = south end of the pond that is on the east side of the road across from = the parking lot. It was quite vocal and appeared to interact with at = least one other male tanager.=20 Not a lot to report from the other counties: Dickcissels in all 4, at = least 83 White Pelicans at Rice Lake WMA in Faribault County(just east = of Winnebago), Kentucky Warbler at Williams Nature Center and Bell's = Vireo(heard only) at Minneopa State Park both in Blue Earth County. Bob Williams, Bloomington ------_=_NextPart_001_01C68842.78CBBBE8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Spent the day in Faribault, Blue Earth and = LeSueur =0A= Counties, but ended up back at my home turf in Scott County. After = finding =0A= an Acadian Flycatcher several hundred feet east of #17(the trail in the = woods =0A= that starts across the road from the Pet Trails parking lot), I heard a = tanager =0A= calling near the road and decided to check it out. What I saw was = a =0A= brilliant orange bird that in every other respect looked and sounded = like a =0A= Scarlet Tanager. It was actively foraging around the south end of = the pond =0A= that is on the east side of the road across from the parking lot. = It was =0A= quite vocal and appeared to interact with at least one other male = tanager.

=0A=

Not a lot to report from the other = counties: =0A= Dickcissels in all 4, at least 83 White Pelicans at Rice Lake WMA in = Faribault =0A= County(just east of Winnebago), Kentucky Warbler at Williams Nature = Center and =0A= Bell's Vireo(heard only) at Minneopa State Park both in Blue Earth =0A= County.

=0A=

Bob Williams, =0A= Bloomington

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A ECD was seen near the = intersection of Hwy 60 and 60^th Ave in Goodhue County. = This is about west of Bombay and Wanamingo, but east of Kenyon about 3 miles. It was seen on = the power lines and was ranging .2 to .5 miles west of the intersection of = 60^th and 60. It was also calling constantly. This was reported by = Chris Benson about 8 PM this evening.

Diane Anderson

Olmsted County

Byron MN

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JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 21:45:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Waseca County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C68820.297321E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've birded twice this week in Waseca County--Thursday, 6/1, and today, = a St. Paul Audubon field trip with four other participants. Some = highlights: a.. Bell's Vireo in the regular place in the extreme SE corner of = Senn-Rich WMA, heard both days (and glimpsed in short flights today). = Had to wait a long time both days to hear it, but today it was vocal for = at least 15 minutes once it got started. b.. Loggerhead Shrike on 53 Street in NW part of county, a north-south = road east of a pond called Hoffman Marsh. Brian Smith spotted this bird = on a May 19th Big Day with Dave Bartkey and me. On 6/1, I watched as = the shrike took food into a small juniper six times in about 10 minutes. = One utility pole on this road has two small junipers and a taller = deciduous tree growing beside it. The presumed nest is in the larger = juniper. Today, our group found the bird in the same place, preferring = to perch on the wire right above the junipers. This time, we did not = see with certainty that it entered the juniper in about 20 minutes of = watching. On all three occasions, none of us has seen more than one = shrike, but it's possible that the mate is on the nest or that the two = switched off inside the juniper. c.. At least seven Red-necked Grebe nests on Mott Lake. One at = Hoffman Marsh. d.. On 6/1, a Least Bittern flew across the marsh that's across the = road from the NW corner of Mott Lake. e.. Lots of Dickcissels. Some lowlights: a.. Missed Swainson's Hawk both days at a location where they nested = last year (and probably the year before) and where one was seen on 5/18 = and 5/19 this year. This is along 70 Street, north of CR 9, in the = center of the county. b.. No Henslow's Sparrow at Findley WMA, where at least two were = present last summer (but not discovered until July). c.. Only two (6/1) and one (today) Wood Thrushes singing in Courthouse = Park. Many were singing on 5/19, and five or six is a more typical = number. d.. Two Scarlet Tanagers in Courthouse Park on 6/1, but none today. 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I've birded twice this week in Waseca County--Thursday, = 6/1, and=20 today, a St. Paul Audubon field trip with four other = participants. =20 Some highlights:

Bell's Vireo in the regular place in the extreme SE corner of = Senn-Rich WMA, heard both days (and glimpsed in short flights = today). =20 Had to wait a long time both days to hear it, but today it was vocal = for at=20 least 15 minutes once it got started.
Loggerhead Shrike on 53 Street in NW part of county, a north-south = road=20 east of a pond called Hoffman Marsh. Brian Smith spotted this = bird on a=20 May 19th Big Day with Dave Bartkey and me. On 6/1, I watched = as the=20 shrike took food into a small juniper six times in about 10=20 minutes. One utility pole on this road has two small junipers = and a=20 taller deciduous tree growing beside it. The presumed nest is in = the=20 larger juniper. Today, our group found the bird in the same = place,=20 preferring to perch on the wire right above the junipers. This = time, we=20 did not see with certainty that it entered the juniper in about 20 = minutes of=20 watching. On all three occasions, none of us has seen more than = one=20 shrike, but it's possible that the mate is on the nest or that the two = switched off inside the juniper.
At least seven Red-necked Grebe nests on Mott Lake. One = at=20 Hoffman Marsh.
On 6/1, a Least Bittern flew across the marsh that's across the = road from=20 the NW corner of Mott Lake.
Lots of Dickcissels.

Some lowlights:

Missed Swainson's Hawk both days at a location where they nested = last year=20 (and probably the year before) and where one was seen on 5/18 and = 5/19=20 this year. This is along 70 Street, north of CR 9, in the center = of the=20 county.
No Henslow's Sparrow at Findley WMA, where at least two were = present last=20 summer (but not discovered until July).
Only two (6/1) and one (today) Wood Thrushes singing in Courthouse = Park. Many were singing on 5/19, and five or six is a more = typical=20 number.
Two Scarlet Tanagers in Courthouse Park on 6/1, but none = today.

Julian

St. Paul

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------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C68822.53F29430-- From dkuder@citlink.net Mon Jun 5 12:56:33 2006 From: dkuder@citlink.net (Dee Kuder) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 06:56:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] White-wing Dove at Crane Lake Message-ID: <20060605115641.8C866358599@relay03.roc.ny.frontiernet.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C6886D.2EE59B10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jerry and Brenda Pohlman of Nelson's Resort have had a White-wing Dove visiting the garden and thistle feeders at the Resort. Nelson's Resort http://www.nelsonsresort.com/ is located at Crane Lake in far northern St Louis County. We have a photo that I will provide a link to as soon as we get it downloaded to the computer. The Dove was seen several times on Friday and Saturday, unfortunately it was not seen on Sunday. Call the resort at 218-993-2295 for up to the minute details. Dee Kuder Bear Island Crane Lake, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C6886D.2EE59B10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Jerry and Brenda Pohlman of Nelson’s Resort = have had a White-wing Dove visiting the garden and thistle feeders at the Resort. = Nelson’s Resort http://www.nelsonsresort.com/ is located at Crane Lake in far northern St Louis County. We have a = photo that I will provide a link to as soon as we get it downloaded to the computer. = The Dove was seen several times on Friday and Saturday, unfortunately it was = not seen on Sunday. Call the resort at 218-993-2295 for up to the minute = details.

Dee Kuder

Bear Island

Crane = Lake, MN

------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C6886D.2EE59B10-- From Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com Mon Jun 5 14:35:35 2006 From: Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com (Andrew.Longtin@sungard.com) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 08:35:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] Birding excursion Message-ID: <6AE02B6941CF4545A97A74F319E7CEF301BB5991@e2khopkins1.internal.sungard.corp> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C688A4.EC95C95C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Went on a little birding trip this weekend to work on a few counties = and the highlight was the two American Bitterns that I found in Big = Stone County, I even managed to get a few crappy manual Digiscope shots = of one of the birds, it was very very cooperative and I watched this = bird for about 40 minutes. =20 I watched this bird so long that the coolest thing happened while I was = watching.. I was parking on the gravel road in my truck, I have my = windows half way down on the cab, I have my spotting scope on my window = with my big fat head up to it looking through, all of a sudden these = group of 2 or 3 Barn Swallows decide to start making runs THROUGH my = truck. how distracting is it to be watching a bird in your spotting = scope with birds making strafing runs through the cab of your truck, = they did this nonstop until I started the truck and left, every time I = looked up from the scope I had a bird flying around in the cab with me.. =20 Hope this works, here is a map link... =20 Windows Live Local = = http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=3D2&cp=3D45.399388~-96.156981&style=3D= r&lvl=3D12&scene=3D3974881&rtp=3Dnull~null&sp=3DaN.rjxjv86zmt5b_Artichoke= %252c%2520Big%2520Stone%252c%2520Minnesota%252c%2520United%2520States___~= aN.rjzt386zkg08_Bitterns___ I'm working on my new web pages so the pictures I shot are not out = anywhere yet.. Basically birded 12 from the cities out to Big Stone Co., down to = Marshall Co. for the night, back to Lincoln Co. in the morning, and = along Co. Rd. 14 to Watonwan Co., then back home.. =20 =20 =20 Andrew -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://moumn.org/ = =20 Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ BirderGuy@comcast.net See My WEB pages at: = http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!! ------_=_NextPart_001_01C688A4.EC95C95C Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

All,

Went on a little birding = trip this=20 weekend to work on a few counties and the highlight was the two = American=20 Bitterns that I found in Big Stone County, I even managed to get a few = crappy=20 manual Digiscope shots of one of the birds, it was very very cooperative = and I=20 watched this bird for about 40 minutes.

I=20 watched this bird so long that the coolest thing happened while I was=20 watching.. I was parking on the gravel road in my truck, I have my = windows=20 half way down on the cab, I have my spotting scope on my window with my = big fat=20 head up to it looking through, all of a sudden these group of 2 or 3 = Barn=20 Swallows decide to start making runs THROUGH my truck. how distracting = is it to=20 be watching a bird in your spotting scope with birds making strafing = runs=20 through the cab of your truck, they did this nonstop until I started the = truck=20 and left, every time I looked up from the scope I had a bird flying = around in=20 the cab with me..

Hope=20 this works, here is a map link...

Windows Live = Local

http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=3D2&cp=3D45.399388~-96.= 156981&style=3Dr&lvl=3D12&scene=3D3974881&rtp=3Dnull~null= &sp=3DaN.rjxjv86zmt5b_Artichoke%252c%2520Big%2520Stone%252c%2520Minne= sota%252c%2520United%2520States___~aN.rjzt386zkg08_Bitterns___

I'm=20 working on my new web pages so the pictures I shot are not out anywhere=20 yet..

Basically birded 12 from the = cities out to=20 Big Stone Co., down to Marshall Co. for the night, back to Lincoln Co. = in the=20 morning, and along Co. Rd. 14 to Watonwan Co., then back=20 home..

Andrew

Andrew Longtin
Corcoran = (Hennepin Co.)=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member
= http://moumn.org/

Hawk Ridge Bird = Observatory=20 Supporter

http://www.hawkridge.org/

Cornell Lab Member = (PFW)
http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/

BirderGuy@comcast.net

See My WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm

NO SPAM NEEDED HERE=20 PLEASE!!!!!

------_=_NextPart_001_01C688A4.EC95C95C-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Jun 5 16:21:06 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:21:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne, Carlos Avery, yard Message-ID: <001701c688b3$aae44d10$0b01a8c0@pastoral> * Sherburne NWR, Blue Hill Trail this morning: Henslow's Sparrow (almost becoming a regular - fourth hearing this spring/summer in area), Mourning Warbler (among eight total warblers, no migrants), Wood Thrush (don't often find in the refuge), Golden-crowned Kinglets (conifers, summering again?) * Carlos Avery on Saturday: Acadian Flycatcher (with slightly strange song, not as clear a "Peetz-Up" as I've heard in the past), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (seen & heard); unfortunately, both the Hudsonian Godwit (seen Friday night, rapidly becoming Nathan's jinx bird) and Whimbrel (not seen since Wednesday) were gone * Also had four Dickcissels in Mille Lacs backyard on Saturday, one (as the previous two years) has stayed since. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From thimgan@digitaljam.com Mon Jun 5 16:49:21 2006 From: thimgan@digitaljam.com (Dan & Sandy Thimgan) Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:49:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow Sparrow Otter Tail Cty Message-ID: This morning, alerted by Carole Brysky Glendalough Campground host, we stood at the entrance to Glendalough State Park and listened to a Henslow's Sparrow calling on the west side of the entrance road, in the area of the two circular wetlands. Carole has been hearing the bird on this road with some regularity for a week or so. We did not get a look at the bird this morning, but it was calling sporatically for the 45 minutes we were there. Sandy and Dan Thimgan Battle Lake Otter Tail County -- Thimgans "I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." -JD Salinger From dbmartin@skypoint.com Mon Jun 5 18:03:55 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:03:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Pipestone County Message-ID: <004801c688c2$0d407980$6b2e56c7@oemcomputer> Had a couple of interesting birds at the Pipestone National Monument on Saturday, June 6th. A Blue Grosbeak was singing just upstream from the waterfall. Also a late Olive-sided Flycatcher was rather obvious feeding from the tree tops along the stream just west of the main woods. Also interesting was a single LeContes Sparrow singing in southern Lincoln County, south of Lake Benton in the Hole-in-the-Mountain area on Nature Conservancy land. This is the second year in a row that we have found a Lecontes singing in this general area in early June. Historically this is considered south of their normal breeding range. Is this a very late migrant or attempted breeding? Who knows? Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From Falcon Mon Jun 5 20:17:03 2006 From: Falcon (Falcon) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 14:17:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] Birding Software Message-ID: <931999714.20060605141703@taloncom.net> Hello All - Suzanne and I are searching for an all-purpose birding application which we will run on laptop and desktop computers, and will likely load onto an IPod as well. Knowing many of you have investigated and bought software for yourselves, maybe you can offer recommendations. Just speculating, I'd think the perfect software would include everything (illustrations, fields marks, data, distribution, etc.) in the National Geographic Guide and the Sibley Guide. It would also be great if the application included bird calls and variations such as we get from Stokes' Bird Sounds and the National Geo's Guide to Bird Sounds. Next I would want the record-keeping and bird-listing capabilities of an AVI-like program. And to make it all user-friendly I'd like to see a built-in, intuitive search engine that would keep species illustrations, songs, lists, etc cross-indexed so that we could bring them to the screen in a customized display. So much for daydreaming .. ~smile~ Can any of you recommend what is actually available? Maybe include some advice on what to look for and how to evaluate the program? Thank you in advance for all responses. Would you please send replies direct to me, falcon@taloncom.net. - Edward L. ____________________________________________ mailto:falcon@taloncom.net From sharon@birdchick.com Mon Jun 5 20:33:39 2006 From: sharon@birdchick.com (Sharon Stiteler) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 14:33:39 -0500 Subject: [mou] Birding Software In-Reply-To: <931999714.20060605141703@taloncom.net> References: <931999714.20060605141703@taloncom.net> Message-ID: <54903F50-FE3D-4310-8B90-F7AE4AA7DFC7@mn.rr.com> You might want to check out the National Geographic Handheld Guide to Birds. It's a National Geo Guide on a Palm Pilot. The best part is that almost every single bird has calls and songs. It's the most complete audio collection I've ever found. I beta tested one last winter and just loved it. There are maps, natural history notes, you name it. You can even take field notes with it and it fits easily in a pocket. The software is made by PullUin Software. Sharon Stiteler Minneapolis, MN www.birdchick.com Bird/Wildlife Observation Specialist for www.eagleoptics.com On Jun 5, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Falcon wrote: > Hello All - > Suzanne and I are searching for an all-purpose birding > application which we will run on laptop and desktop computers, and > will likely load onto an IPod as well. Knowing many of you have > investigated and bought software for yourselves, maybe you can offer > recommendations. > > Just speculating, I'd think the perfect software would include > everything (illustrations, fields marks, data, distribution, etc.) in > the National Geographic Guide and the Sibley Guide. It would also > be great if the application included bird calls and variations > such as we get from Stokes' Bird Sounds and the National Geo's Guide > to Bird Sounds. Next I would want the record-keeping and > bird-listing capabilities of an AVI-like program. And to make it all > user-friendly I'd like to see a built-in, intuitive search engine that > would keep species illustrations, songs, lists, etc cross-indexed > so that we could bring them to the screen in a customized display. > > So much for daydreaming .. ~smile~ > > Can any of you recommend what is actually available? Maybe include > some advice on what to look for and how to evaluate the program? > > Thank you in advance for all responses. > Would you please send replies direct to me, falcon@taloncom.net. > > - Edward L. > ____________________________________________ > mailto:falcon@taloncom.net > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From corax6330@yahoo.com Tue Jun 6 01:25:55 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 17:25:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Houston Co., June 5, best birds: Hwy 26 & Hillside Rd. Message-ID: <20060606002555.68222.qmail@web30911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Cooper's Hawk-----1----raiding (?) Purple Martin "colony" of several martin houses, Hwy. 26, Brownsville. Sandhill Crane----2----Hwy 16: Root R./Hokah Mourning Warbler--1----Hillside Rd. Dickcissel--------3---- " Bobolink----------1---- " Orchard Oriole----1---- " Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From fholbrook@cableone.net Tue Jun 6 04:01:07 2006 From: fholbrook@cableone.net (Rick) Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 22:01:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Birding Software In-Reply-To: <54903F50-FE3D-4310-8B90-F7AE4AA7DFC7@mn.rr.com> References: <931999714.20060605141703@taloncom.net> <54903F50-FE3D-4310-8B90-F7AE4AA7DFC7@mn.rr.com> Message-ID: <4484EFF3.9020908@cableone.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------010103090201050901050305 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sharon Stiteler wrote: > You might want to check out the National Geographic Handheld Guide to > Birds. It's a National Geo Guide on a Palm Pilot. The best part is > that almost every single bird has calls and songs. It's the most > complete audio collection I've ever found. I beta tested one last > winter and just loved it. There are maps, natural history notes, you > name it. You can even take field notes with it and it fits easily in > a pocket. The software is made by PullUin Software. > > > > > Sharon Stiteler > Minneapolis, MN > www.birdchick.com > Bird/Wildlife Observation Specialist for www.eagleoptics.com > > > > On Jun 5, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Falcon wrote: > >> Hello All - >> Suzanne and I are searching for an all-purpose birding >> application which we will run on laptop and desktop computers, and >> will likely load onto an IPod as well. Knowing many of you have >> investigated and bought software for yourselves, maybe you can offer >> recommendations. >> >> Just speculating, I'd think the perfect software would include >> everything (illustrations, fields marks, data, distribution, etc.) in >> the National Geographic Guide and the Sibley Guide. It would also >> be great if the application included bird calls and variations >> such as we get from Stokes' Bird Sounds and the National Geo's Guide >> to Bird Sounds. Next I would want the record-keeping and >> bird-listing capabilities of an AVI-like program. And to make it all >> user-friendly I'd like to see a built-in, intuitive search engine that >> would keep species illustrations, songs, lists, etc cross-indexed >> so that we could bring them to the screen in a customized display. >> >> So much for daydreaming .. ~smile~ >> >> Can any of you recommend what is actually available? Maybe include >> some advice on what to look for and how to evaluate the program? >> >> Thank you in advance for all responses. >> Would you please send replies direct to me, falcon@taloncom.net. >> >> - Edward L. >> ____________________________________________ >> mailto:falcon@taloncom.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > It seems to me to be quite expensive software and it is not even released yet. I am pretty sure that it would require a relatively new PDA to run. I know it would not show pictures on my 130 -- Rick Fargo, ND N 46 53.251 W 096 48.279 ---------------------- Chaos reigns within. Reflect, Repeat and re-boot. Order shall return. --------------010103090201050901050305 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=utf-8; name="fholbrook.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="fholbrook.vcf" begin:vcard fn:Rick Holbrook n:Holbrook;Rick email;internet:fsholbrook@cableone.net tel;home:701-323-1667 x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 end:vcard --------------010103090201050901050305-- From fieldfare21@hotmail.com Tue Jun 6 06:11:33 2006 From: fieldfare21@hotmail.com (Benjamin Fritchman) Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:11:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] Nobles County update Message-ID: I spent the day in Nobles County today. John Hockema and I located a white tern at 7:30 this morning at the eastern end of Lake Ocheda. It looked promising, but after ten minutes of watching it from across the lake, it dissapeared, and we never were satisfied with the looks we had to eliminate Forster's. It wasn't until around 3 this afternoon that any more terns were refound. Going one mile north from the CR 5 bridge, then turning west for a little over a mile, you can look south to see a sand bar. Here we found two white terns roosting. Again, even with several people looking at them for an extended period of time, they were not identified to a species. The distance was too far, and private property separated us from the birds. They may well have been Forster's. It was definitely interesting though. It'd be interesting to see if the Least Tern is refound and whether or not a second bird is present. Otherwise, there were no positive sightings of the Least Tern that I'm aware of today. As for the Prairie Warbler. It was refound this evening by Dave Cahlander. I believe he got pictures. So if you go for the Prairie Warbler, don't give up on the Least Tern yet! Lake Ocheda is a big lake with a lot of it hard to see. The Tern could be there still. Ben Fritchman Long Prairie, MN From rba@moumn.org Tue Jun 6 15:14:48 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 07:14:48 -0700 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 6 June 2006 Message-ID: <20060606142244.87E8811997@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1149603288==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *June 6, 2006 *MNST0606.06 -Birds mentioned Least Tern Prairie Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
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This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Monday, June 5th. On June 4th, Dedrick Benz and Chris O'Byrne found a LEAST TERN on Lake Ocheda, just a few miles south of Worthington on Nobles County Road 5. Check especially on the west side of the highway and from the bridge. They also found a PRAIRIE WARBLER in a farm grove along Nobles County Road 19, nine-tenths of a mile north of state highway 91. This is north of the town of Ellsworth in the southwestern part of the county. Thanks also to Brian Smith. The next scheduled update of this tape is Friday, June 9th. --====1149603288==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

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*Minnesota
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Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 6, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Monday, June 5th.

They also found a PRAIRIE WARBLER in a farm grove along Nobles County Road 19, nine-tenths of a mile north of state highway 91. This is north of the town of Ellsworth in the southwestern part of the county.

Thanks also to Brian Smith.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Friday, June 9th. --====1149603288====-- From thomas@angelem.com Tue Jun 6 17:02:58 2006 From: thomas@angelem.com (Thomas Maiello) Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 11:02:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] M-N Success In-Reply-To: <001701c688b3$aae44d10$0b01a8c0@pastoral> References: <001701c688b3$aae44d10$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Message-ID: <4485A732.6040407@angelem.com> Murphy Hanrehan, the final frontier. This is the voyage of me. My "been in Minnesota so long" mission: to explore M-H and not get lost; to seek out new birds and new bird habitats; to boldly go where no me has successfully gone before. OooooOooooOoOoOo (pan model of Blue Prelude rocketing in front of the M-H park sign) - music crescendo and end. Yes its true. I finally had a successful day at M-H without getting lost but being goose-bumped with the thrill of seeing a life bird. YeeHaw! After getting tons of support from this delightful birding community, reviewing the map, shifting my consciousness to travel on unnamed paths and be guided by numbered intersection, and noticing that they actually have a pretty good set of posted maps with little "you are here" arrows at almost every intersection, I made it to and through and left well before dark from the park that once drew frustration and consternation into the hearts of this man. But let's get back to the bird. I set out on the quest to see - not just hear - the reportedly secretive Hooded Warbler - and whatever else I might see - perhaps a Cerulean or Northern Parula - still both elusive life birds. I read up on the H-W's habits. I printed out the advice and directions from a few supporting emailing birders familiar with a Hooded Warbler at the park. I brought along my Ipod with all the bird calls on it and put an ear bud in one ear, listening to the call of the H-W and arrived at the gated trail some 150 yards on the left on Sunset Lake Blvd after turning off of Murphy Lake Road. The instructions led me along this trailhead to a circuit of trails that were connected by intersections 13, 14, and 15 on the map (almost a warped "D" shaped trail circuit). Sure enough, at the first fork was a post with a number "14" on it (just like on the map!). The email instructions said that there was an easy to find, un-mated male H-W singing almost constantly (thanks BAFall) just south of intersection marker 13 on this circuit. I took the left fork that was supposed to head for #13 and put my ear bud in and started trying to find a matching sound in the trees. There was a pretty steep climbing portion of the trail and after reaching the flats above it, presumedly just before marker 13, I heard a stereo match to the recording in my Ipod. It was identical. Now to see it! The bird books said that the H-W likes to secret itself in low thick vegetation near water. Uh-oh, I didn't see any water. But I could hear the bird anyway (fleeting moment of doubt). It just had to be the bird. The calls were identical. It seemed to be coming from pretty high in the trees just off the trail though - not in the lower thickets behind them. Maybe my ears just couldn't locate it very well or it was a ventriloquist bird (as they all seem to be). After staring at the supposed direction of the sound, changing my position and not seeing anything at all moving for about 15 minutes, I began the process of pin-pointing the birds location by finding where I thought I heard it, taking a few steps to the left and locating the sound again (fortunately the bird did keep singing and singing and singing) and again and again. I could tell the little varmint was moving but I couldn't see it. Finally I realized I had done the best I could do to generalize it location, roughly how deep into the woods and how high - I surrendered and decided to let the bird come to me. I just stood staring at the area, waiting for any motion, change of light, shaking leaf - anything. And then it happened. Now I have an inkling how those who searched for the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker must have felt when they saw it, if only in the smallest of degrees. This beautiful little yellow bird moved out from behind the trunk of the tree I was staring at and then darted back into the first fork in the truck. No wonder I couldn't see it - it was hanging out on the tree truck. Over the next few minutes I only saw fleeting glimpses, just enough to tease but no positive visual ID - until finally it gave me a full, profiled and blatant view - a perfect Hooded Warbler. I enjoyed the little tyke for a good half hour - growing familiar with its behavior, movements, song, etc. The rest of the day paled in comparison. I bathed in the glee and satisfaction of seeing another miraculous creation - and the satisfaction of apparently conquering my fear, confusion and frustration that had been M-H. I took on a few more trails - hoping to see a Dicksissel or Bobolink (how does a Bobolink make "computer gone mad" sounds?) but with the wind buffeting my ears, only managed to successfully navigate where so many had talked about before. They are apparently destined to be on another trip probably in another place and time. (start up Star Trek trailer and fade). Thank you all for supporting this momentous event for me. Everyone who responded to my emails, everyone who reports what they see and gives directions, and everyone who stays connected through this server, you do make a difference in other's peoples lives. I thank you abundantly. And now - What's next! Thomas Maiello Spring Lake Park > From wickl002@tc.umn.edu Tue Jun 6 17:59:14 2006 From: wickl002@tc.umn.edu (Paul E. Wicklund) Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 11:59:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] mockingbird in Grand Marais Message-ID: <4485B462.A4C538A6@tc.umn.edu> This is a late post since I thought it might show up on the Boreal Birding Festival list. On Thursday, June 1, I saw a mockingbird fly from the mugho pines on the east side of the driveway into the Coast Guard station and land on the large retaining boulders. It then flew toward Artist Point and landed in the trees near the water. I saw it a second time late in the day, also near the mughos; then it flew along the shore of the east bay toward town. Jan Wicklund From two-jays@att.net Tue Jun 6 18:25:21 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 12:25:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Great Lakes Odonata Meeting June 22-25, 2006 Message-ID: <6E8AD1D7-F581-11DA-9E9D-000D934C33C2@att.net> For those of you who also look at dragonflies. If you plan to attend the meeting, the best overnight facilities in the area are at The Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren, about 20 miles east of Crex Meadows (which is at Grantsburg, Wis., a 90-minute drive from the TC). Jim Williams Begin forwarded message: From: Andy P Date: June 6, 2006 12:16:54 PM CDT To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" Subject: [wisb] Great Lakes Odonata Meeting June 22-25, 2006 - NW WI - no bird sightings Just a quick reminder about the Great Lakes Odonata Meeting at Crex Meadows this year from June 22-25, 2006. This is a great chance for all you budding dragonflyers to learn the craft from the experts! http://web.gk12.net/homes/mberg/GLOM2006.htm Andy Paulios Madison, WI From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Jun 6 20:09:11 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 14:09:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] Murphy-Hanrehan Message-ID: <00fb01c6899c$b2b13820$0b01a8c0@pastoral> My birding buddy and youngest son, Nathan, somehow has missed Cerulean Warbler on his life list (in retrospect a bit frustrating, since we used to live 35-40 minutes from two different breeding locations in southern Wisconsin). If my reading & observations are correct, the closest dependable location is Murphy-Hanrehan, which I've not yet birded. Have gone on the website and downloaded information, but still have a couple of questions. 1) Lots of trails! Where are the best locations for Ceruleans? And, as an added year bird bonus, the Hoodeds (since last year's vagrant hasn't returned to Sherburne Refuge/Blue Hill Trail)? 2) Have Yahoo's directions to Savage, and the directions on the Three Rivers Park Page. Is it better to take 169/101 south to Savage, or pick up 35W S to 42, or...? 3) Bonus question - any relatively dependable Kentucky Warblers within an hour of this spot? Thanks! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Tue Jun 6 23:17:59 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:17:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] Grand Marais Whimbrels In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Having never seen the species before, I don't know if this is an unusual sighting, but I saw 2 Whimbrels at the very end of Artist's Point in Grand Marais yesterday. Shawn Conrad Bovey From two-jays@att.net Tue Jun 6 23:51:58 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 17:51:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] hennepin county collared-dove Message-ID: <0F6D6086-F5AF-11DA-9E9D-000D934C33C2@att.net> I have received a telephone call from a woman named Joanne Stith who is seeing a Eurasian Collared-Dove in her yard at 1516 California St. NE in Minneapolis. She describes the bird as a frequent but not regular visitor to her feeder. She has no objection to people coming to see the bird. Jim Williams Wayzata From david@cahlander.com Tue Jun 6 23:56:26 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 17:56:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Least Tern, Nobles County Message-ID: <000c01c689bc$73f6f820$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C68992.87D9B460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Seen today from 280th st, .8 mi W of CR-5 with 20 Black Terns on Lake = Ocheda from a distance of 500m. 6/5 The Least Tern was not seen. Marj and I stayed over in western = Minnesota to get another chance of seeing the Least Tern. =20 6/6 at about 9:30 am, I was counting the Black Terns when the Least Tern = showed up on the North side of the lake, West of the location where it = was seen on 6/4. We went to get permission to cross farm land to get a = picture and did not see the bird again. The wind picked up and I think = the terns either went to a different location or just hunkered down. --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C68992.87D9B460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Seen today from 280th st, .8 = mi W of CR-5=20 with 20 Black Terns on Lake Ocheda from a distance of 500m.

6/5 The Least Tern was not = seen. =20 Marj and I stayed over in western Minnesota to get another = chance of seeing=20 the Least Tern.

6/6 at about 9:30 am, I was = counting=20 the Black Terns when the Least Tern showed up on the North side of = the=20 lake, West of the location where it was seen on 6/4. We went to = get=20 permission to cross farm land to get a picture and did not see the bird=20 again. The wind picked up and I think the terns either went to a = different=20 location or just hunkered down.

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David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, = MN=20 952-894-5910

------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C68992.87D9B460-- From david@cahlander.com Wed Jun 7 02:05:20 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 20:05:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Prairie Warbler (Nobles) on Recently Seen Message-ID: <002601c689ce$757afae0$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C689A4.896E8000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C689A4.896E8000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C689A4.896E8000-- From Di4Him5555@aol.com Tue Jun 6 03:39:57 2006 From: Di4Him5555@aol.com (Di4Him5555@aol.com) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:39:57 EDT Subject: [mou] Eastern Phoebe Message-ID: <3cb.3abff9e.31b644fd@aol.com> -------------------------------1149561597 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have two Eastern Phoebe's nesting under the eaves of my house. The eggs just hatched in the last two days. Was wondering if you could send me more info on this bird and how common they are in this area? Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you. Diane Espeseth Circle Pines, MN -------------------------------1149561597 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have two Eastern Phoebe's nesting under the eaves of my house. =20= The=20 eggs just hatched in the last two days. Was wondering if you could sen= d me=20 more info on this bird and how common they are in this area?

Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you.

Diane Espeseth

Circle Pines, MN

-------------------------------1149561597-- From dkuder@citlink.net Wed Jun 7 13:24:34 2006 From: dkuder@citlink.net (Dee Kuder) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 07:24:34 -0500 Subject: [mou] Photo of White-wing Dove Message-ID: <20060607122441.E89F33581DB@relay04.roc.ny.frontiernet.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C68A03.6DF4C2D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This link should take you to a fuzzy photo of the White-wing Dove that was recently seen in Crane Lake, near the Canadian border in St Louis County. The dove has not been spotted since Saturday. Click on the link below ww dove or use this address: http://midwest1.iserver.net/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=wildlife&id =ww_dove_cropped Dee Kuder Bear Island Crane Lake, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C68A03.6DF4C2D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This link should take you to a fuzzy photo of the = White-wing Dove that was recently seen in Crane Lake, near the Canadian border in St Louis County.<= /p>

The dove has not been spotted since Saturday. =

Click on the link below

ww dove

or use this address: http://midwest1.iserver.net/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=3Dwildli= fe&id=3Dww_dove_cropped

Dee Kuder

Bear Island

Crane = Lake, MN

------=_NextPart_000_0054_01C68A03.6DF4C2D0-- From david@cahlander.com Wed Jun 7 14:44:51 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 08:44:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Recently Seen - American Bittern (Big Stone) Message-ID: <002001c68a38$901bcae0$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C68A0E.A3FE8720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl Digiscoped by Andrew Longtin ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C68A0E.A3FE8720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C68A0E.A3FE8720-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Wed Jun 7 16:33:38 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 10:33:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dickcissels, Thanks Message-ID: <00d401c68a47$c13588a0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> A number of the listservs have been discussing the tremendous influx of Dickcissels, let me add my voice to it - we have at least ten Dickcissels in our Mille Lacs neighborhood (relatively new development, still a lot of tall grasses) - and they are calling all over the Sherburne Refuge Auto Tour. Contrast this with a single Dickcissel present in 2004 & 2005 in our five acre yard, and none (personally) heard along the tour during that same time frame. Thanks for the excellent response to our Cerulean inquiry yesterday - we not only have detailed Murphy-Hanrehan information (Cerulean & Hooded), but also Lake Maria (Cerulean) and areas around Mankato (Kentucky, Cerulean, Bell's Vireo). Now it's decision time! Good birding to all. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From jlotto1@msn.com Wed Jun 7 17:55:33 2006 From: jlotto1@msn.com (james otto) Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:55:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] Least Bittern- Hennepin County Message-ID:

While birding at Old Cedar Avenue bridge this AM encountered 2 Least Bitterns at the observation deck to the west of the parking lot.

Jim Otto

Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail From fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us Wed Jun 7 23:19:21 2006 From: fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us (Randy Frederickson) Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 17:19:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Probable Mississippi kite- Kandiyohi co. Message-ID: Friends...do note the word probable in the heading, but all indications point towards a "tentative" ID of adult male MIKI. Yesterday early evening (6:30 ish), while working in the flower bed, I heard the martins making their alarm call. I looked up expecting to see the coopers hawk that harasses and dines on "my" martins, but all I saw was a nighthawk..."wait, that's not a nighthawk." Mind goes into fast forward mode and I'm trying to make this bird "fit" a normal ID, but I can't. The bird was fairly dark (I'm looking almost right up at it so it would have been casting a shadow on its underside). The wings were angled very much like a falcon, but it wasn't a falcon. It had a completely black, unbanded tail that was quite squared off. Underside of wings were dark but not black, like tail. Underside (belly) was a darker shade of uniform color- no barring or banding. I did not get a look at the head or top of wings. I ONLY SAW THE BIRD BRIEFLY- about 4 seconds. The whole time looking at parts of the bird, trying to make sense of it. As it disappeared over the trees (it was gliding NE, about 90 degrees off a stiff NW wind over the edge of the lake), I exclaimed...ok I loudly exclaimed to my wife, "that's a kite." I ran down to the dock (other side of trees) to try and see it again. But as luck, or lack thereof, would have it, the bird had turned and was working its way back over the yard. I saw it a second time, for about 2 seconds, before it flew west along the lake, just over the treetops. My wife, who was still in the yard, had a much better look at it the second time. She said, "that wasn't a coopers hawk." Of course I immediately asked her about a bazillion questions (maybe 2 bazillion, I can't keep track after I run out of fingers). The main thing she saw that I didn't was that as the bird headed NW (more towards the sun), it looked much lighter, almost white, on the underside. I called my friend Ron Erpelding, told him what I had seen and asked a question. If kites are insect eaters, why would the martins be alarmed by it? One of his books indicated MIKI will eat swifts and smaller swallows. There was also a major dragonfly hatch yesterday and those buggers were everywhere at the time of the sighting. Every indication to me suggests kite, unless someone can suggest another plausible ID. I worked this morning from about 6-10:00 but hung around the yard the rest of the day...hoping. At one time I heard the blue jays "we don't like you here" chatter about half a block away. When I investigated, I found a male coopers hawk (waiting for tasty martins, no doubt) perched high in a cottonwood. I should also note Ron and I searched for the probable kite for about 45 minutes after the sighting, along the lake and down into the nearby cemetery, about half a mile away. The bird was NOT relocated. I MIGHT go chasing the least tern tomorrow (Thurs), but welcome questions (via phone if you need answers soon). Randy Frederickson Willmar, Kandiyohi county 320 231-1291 From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Thu Jun 8 02:05:20 2006 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 21:05:20 EDT Subject: [mou] Douglas Osprey/ Felton birds/ Grey Cloud Carolina Wren (correction) Message-ID: <2c3.87d9261.31b8d1d0@aol.com> Went birding with my two sons Alex and Jesse Sunday and Monday (6/4 &6/5). Saw a pair of OSPREY near the farmstead grove on the East side of Lake Irene North of Miltona, MN on Sunday. Monday started with a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE on the wire along Clay 26 between MN 9 and the longspur road. We saw a pair of ORCHARD ORIOLES copulate in the cottonwoods along the south end of the longspur road. We had fantastic looks at a CHESNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR on the fence and another larking further off. We saw many MARBLED GODWITS buzzing the car and one with two young crossing the longspur road. THREE other male ORCHARD ORIOLES were in the environs of the farm house and N of there. LARK SPARROWS were across the road from the gravel pit lake north of Clay 108 on the way to CLAY 34. Heard and saw many CLAY-COLORED and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, heard only one LECONTES SPARROW. We failed to find the Snowy Owl, Henslows or Bairds Sparrows. We also heard and saw several UPLAND SANDPIPERS, including some new calls (to us.) Grant County had two pairs of COMMON LOONS with young but we couldn't scare up any interesting herons in the early afternoon on Monday. The CAROLINA WREN reported earlier by my son Jesse was at 10300 Grey Cloud Island Trail NOT at 1300 Grey Cloud Island Trail. John Ellis- St. Paul 5/7/06 From tiger150@comcast.net Thu Jun 8 02:44:31 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:44:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] General Mills Nature Preserve Shorebirds (Hennepin) Message-ID: <002901c68a9d$16ab9540$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C68A73.2D9A0AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I birded along the mudflat/pond in the General Mills Nature Preserve in = Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. from 7:30-8:15. Of course, the most abundant = shorebird was the KILLDEER (including a baby, very cute!) However, there = were also 4-5 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS throughout the mudflat. I also found a = single SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, I don't know why it was all alone. On the = west side of the mudflat, there was a pair of (lesbian?) female HOODED = MERGANSERS. There were also two families of Mallards. There was a pair = of GREAT EGRETS (perhaps nesting.) Watching over all the commotion was a = RED-TAILED HAWK, which I never saw leave his perch. I saw a pair of = CEDAR WAXWINGS, and heard a WARBLING VIREO (and maybe a Red-eyed Vireo, = too.) If anyone wants directions, please e-mail me. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C68A73.2D9A0AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I birded along the mudflat/pond in the = General=20 Mills Nature Preserve in Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. from = 7:30-8:15. Of=20 course, the most abundant shorebird was the KILLDEER (including a baby, = very=20 cute!) However, there were also 4-5 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS throughout the = mudflat. I=20 also found a single SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, I don't know why it was = all=20 alone. On the west side of the mudflat, there was a pair of (lesbian?)=20 female HOODED MERGANSERS. There were also two families of Mallards. = There=20 was a pair of GREAT EGRETS (perhaps nesting.) Watching over all the = commotion=20 was a RED-TAILED HAWK, which I never saw leave his perch. I saw a pair = of CEDAR=20 WAXWINGS, and heard a WARBLING VIREO (and maybe a Red-eyed Vireo, too.) = If=20 anyone wants directions, please e-mail me. Good birding!

Alyssa DeRubeis

Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co.

------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C68A73.2D9A0AE0-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Thu Jun 8 03:40:04 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 21:40:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] WEKI, BOGY, Dakota Co. Message-ID: <410-220066482404671@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Ok, I know everyone hates alpha codes...but I couldn't resist. While golfing with Laura tonight at Southern Hills Golf Course (one mile north of Farmington on Hi 3), I hit a stellar 7 iron to the green on hole #11, a par 3. A Westen Kingbird (WEKI) immediately descended on the ball but, realizing it was not edible, flew up to a small spruce tree. As we approached the green, the WEKI flew out into adjacent fence row and continued to aerial feed. I then proceeded to 3-putt for a BOGY. Green fees are quite reasonable if you want to look for this bird. Twilight rates (cheapest) begin at 3:00pm. It is dead center in the middle of the otherwise inaccessible section. Of minor interest...at this same hole in previous years, I have recorded Swainson's Hawk, Orchard Oriole, Brewer's Blackbird, Baird's Sandpiper, Upland Sandpiper (vocal only), and yes, my one and only hole in one!! This is the ONLY reason I continue to prusue this draconian game. Jim Eagan, Dakota County ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

Ok, I know everyone hates alpha codes...but I couldn't resist. While golfing with Laura tonight at Southern Hills Golf Course (one mile north of Farmington on Hi 3), I hit a stellar 7 iron to the green on hole #11, a par 3. A Westen Kingbird (WEKI) immediately descended on the ball but, realizing it was not edible, flew up to a small spruce tree. As we approached the green, the WEKI flew out into adjacent fence row and continued to aerial feed. I then proceeded to 3-putt for a BOGY.

Green fees are quite reasonable if you want to look for this bird. Twilight rates (cheapest) begin at 3:00pm. It is dead center in the middle of the otherwise inaccessible section.

Of minor interest...at this same hole in previous years, I have recorded Swainson's Hawk, Orchard Oriole, Brewer's Blackbird, Baird's Sandpiper, Upland Sandpiper (vocal only), and yes, my one and only hole in one!! This is the ONLY reason I continue to prusue this draconian game.

Jim

Eagan, Dakota County

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From jquinn@technicaltoolproducts.com Thu Jun 8 04:04:10 2006 From: jquinn@technicaltoolproducts.com (John Quinn) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 22:04:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Freeborn County, Albert Lea, Myre-Big Island State Park Message-ID: <004501c68aa8$38cd1120$0400a8c0@JOHNF95424BB04> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C68A7E.4FF70920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stopped on my way back from DesMoines at about 6:30 Pm. Just past the entrance to the Park is a left hand turn into the campground. I stopped next to the open field at the sound of Dickcissel's singing. Observed the following over about 45 minutes: Bobolink - 25+ Dickcissel - 5-10 White Pelicans - 2 flying Marsh Wren - 1 Sedge Wren - 5 or 6. Other species: Common Yellowthroat Catbird Yellow Warbler Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Pheasant It is a great park with varied habitat. John Quinn ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C68A7E.4FF70920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Stopped on my way back from = DesMoines at about 6:30 Pm. Just past the entrance to the Park is a left hand turn = into the campground. I stopped next to the open field at the sound of = Dickcissel’s singing.

Observed the following over about 45 minutes:

Bobolink – = 25+

Dickcissel – = 5-10

White Pelicans – 2 = flying

Marsh Wren - = 1

Sedge Wren – 5 or = 6.

Other = species:

Common = Yellowthroat

Catbird

Yellow = Warbler

Blue-winged = Teal

Ring-necked = Pheasant

It is a great park with varied = habitat.

John = Quinn

------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C68A7E.4FF70920-- From darnell48@earthlink.net Thu Jun 8 16:01:31 2006 From: darnell48@earthlink.net (Don Darnell) Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 10:01:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Re: WEKI, BOGY-No sighting Message-ID: <380-22006648151310@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_2382311816762151310 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Too bad Jim couldn't have reported a "birdie" on the 11th hole! Don Darnell Eden Prairie/Hennepin ------=_NextPart_2382311816762151310 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

Too bad Jim couldn't have reported a "birdie" on the 11th hole!

Don Darnell

Eden Prairie/Hennepin

------=_NextPart_2382311816762151310-- From wielandba@yahoo.com Thu Jun 8 17:32:19 2006 From: wielandba@yahoo.com (B W) Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 09:32:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Cass County birds Message-ID: <20060608163219.37769.qmail@web35502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Birded the tamarack bog along Cass 135 (3 miles or so east of junction with Cass 63, north of Boy River) this morning. Of note: Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (2) Gray Jay (6) Black-billed Cuckoo Blue-headed Vireo Connecticut Warbler (10) - 2 or 3 at every stop in bog 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 Curt.Vacek@dnr.state.mn.us Thu Jun 8 18:51:31 2006 From: Curt.Vacek@dnr.state.mn.us (Curt Vacek) Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:51:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Rusty vs. Brewer Message-ID: My wife and I have either a pair of Rusty or Brewer's Blackbirds ground = nesting in a wet meadow near our home. The nest has four blackbird eggs, = and has also been parasitized by a cowbird. Neither of us are experts = with blackbirds, yet given the song and lack of iridescence, we are = leaning toward Rusty. There also seem to be other pairs in the area. = Regardless, either species would be a breeding record for Big Stone County = (?). We are not comfortable calling this one and are hopeful someone can = verify for us. I will not post directions to this site - please call = (320.297.0386) or email to arrange a visit. =20 Curt Vacek ____________________________ Assistant Area Wildlife Manager Minnesota DNR - Section of Wildlife 850 N Hering St Appleton, MN 56208 phone: (320) 289-2493 fax: (320) 289-2551 email: curt.vacek@dnr.state.mn.us From tiger150@comcast.net Thu Jun 8 21:48:51 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:48:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Taylor Falls (St. Croix River) Message-ID: <002601c68b3c$f366b150$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C68B13.0A491900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I went canoeing on the St. Croix River in Taylors Falls. Birds seen: @ Cliff Swallow (also saw 3 mud nests) @ N. R-W Swallow @ B. Kingfisher (flying upstream) @ Turkey Vultures @ Bald Eagle @ Many G-B Herons Birds heard: @ Yellow Warbler @ E. Wood-Pewee @ C. Waxwings @ Red-bellied Woodpecker ("burrr"ing) @ G-C Flycatcher @ E. Pheobe It was such a beautiful day, and it was fun to have a picnic on a small = island! Good birding to all! Alyssa DeRubeis GV, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C68B13.0A491900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I went canoeing on the St. Croix River = in Taylors=20 Falls. Birds seen:

@ Cliff Swallow (also saw 3 mud=20 nests)

@ N. R-W Swallow

@ B. Kingfisher (flying = upstream)

@ Turkey Vultures

@ Bald Eagle

@ Many G-B Herons

Birds heard:

@ Yellow Warbler

@ E. Wood-Pewee

@ C. Waxwings

@ Red-bellied Woodpecker = ("burrr"ing)

@ G-C Flycatcher

@ E. Pheobe

It was such a beautiful day, and it was = fun to have=20 a picnic on a small island! Good birding to all!

Alyssa DeRubeis

GV, Hennepin = Co.

------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C68B13.0A491900-- From rba@moumn.org Fri Jun 9 03:48:37 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:48:37 -0700 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, June 8, 2006 Message-ID: <20060609025642.6ED31115FB@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1149821317==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *June 8, 2006 *MNDL0606.08 -Birds mentioned American Wigeon Bufflehead Spruce Grouse Least Bittern Turkey Vulture Osprey Osprey Red-tailed Hawk Yellow Rail Virginia Rail Willet Upland Sandpiper Marbled Godwit Semipalmated Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Eastern Screech-Owl Northern Hawk Owl Short-eared Owl Common Nighthawk Whip-poor-will Red-headed Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Western Kingbird Loggerhead Shrike Sedge Wren Eastern Bluebird Swainson's Thrush Golden-winged Warbler Mourning Warbler Scarlet Tanager Lark Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Northern Cardinal Dickcissel Orchard Oriole Purple Finch Red Crossbill Evening Grosbeak -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 8, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 9, 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. Beautiful summer weather has come to the northwest this week. Warm temperatures have brought out the bugs, and with them the flycatching birds are much in evidence. Young birds are starting to appear, and flowers are showing up everywhere. The orchids are blooming in the bogs; large yellow Lady's Slippers are in bloom now, and in a week or two we will see the Showy Lady's Slippers along the roadways. Susan Wiste reported 15 TURKEY VULTURES behind her house in Douglas County west of Alexandria on June 3. John Ellis found an OSPREY near Miltona on June 4. >From Otter Tail County, Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported that the HENSLOW'S SPARROW is still at Glendalough State Park near the park entrance as of June 5. On June 2, they found BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, and DICKCISSELS at the park. Patrick Beauzay reported DICKCISSELS at Felton Prairie in Clay County on May 31. Other species seen there included YELLOW RAIL, VIRGINIA RAIL, one EASTERN SCREECH OWL, SEDGE WREN, and 6 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. Also on that day, Connie Norheim reported BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, and COMMON NIGHTHAWK there. Mel and Elaine Bennefeld saw a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the Ponderosa Golf Club on May 30. John Ellis was at Felton Prairie on June 4 where he observed a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE along CR 26, and LARK SPARROWS and ORCHARD ORIOLES near the gravel pits. In Becker County on May 30, Ben Wieland found about 500 shorebirds including WILLET, MARBLED GODWIT, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Judy and Victor Pavlish reported a male SCARLET TANAGER along the east side of White Earth Lake in Mahnomen County on May 24. Ben Wieland reported 5 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS at the Boy River Marsh along Cass County Road 8 on May 30, and one at the marsh along CR 4 one mile east of CR 8. In Pennington County, Sue Braastad reported several NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS along 150th St. NE east of Thief River Falls on June 3. These birds were apparently just passing through as we have been unable to locate them since. On June 8, Linda Felker reported at least 3 pairs of SHORT-EARED OWLS along 190th St. NW in western Pennington County. She also saw BUFFLEHEADS at the Thief River Falls wastewater treatment ponds. Five EASTERN BLUEBIRD babies were found in our nest box on June 5. Shelley Steva had a secondhand report of a female NORTHERN CARDINAL in Stephen in Marshall County this week. Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported a DICKCISSEL on June 4 west of Lancaster. On May 31 he found a LEAST BITTERN, and a RED-TAILED HAWK nest with young; on June 1 he had an albino PURPLE FINCH come to his feeder near Lancaster. On June 2 Russell Reisz found a DARK-EYED JUNCO in Caribou township in far northeastern Kittson County; and at Twin Lakes WMA, he found a WHIP-POOR-WILL nest. All three rails, UPLAND SANDPIPERS, and SHORT-EARED OWLS have all been seen recently in the county. Linda Felker was at Hayes Lake State Park in Roseau County on June 8 where she saw MOURNING WARBLER, and SCARLET TANAGER. Jenny Moorman reported that GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, RED CROSSBILLS, and EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Lake of the Woods County this week. Martin Kehoe found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along MN 72 at milepost 53 in Lake of the Woods County near the Beltrami county line on May 31. On May 30, he saw SPRUCE GROUSE, MARBLED GODWIT, and also a SHORT-EARED OWL southeast of Baudette on Gun Club Road. Linda Felker reported AMERICAN WIGEON, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, WESTERN KINGBIRD, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, PURPLE FINCH, and EVENING GROSBEAK at Beltrami Island State Forest on June 6. Thanks to all the folks who sent in reports this week. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, June 16, 2006. --====1149821317==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*June 8, 2006
*MNDL0606.08

-Birds mentioned

American Wigeon
Bufflehead
Spruce Grouse
Least Bittern
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Yellow Rail
Virginia Rail
Willet
Upland Sandpiper
Marbled Godwit
Semipalmated Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Eastern Screech-Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Short-eared Owl
Common Nighthawk
Whip-poor-will
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Sedge Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Lark Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Dickcissel
Orchard Oriole
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Evening Grosbeak

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 8, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 9, 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.

Beautiful summer weather has come to the northwest this week. Warm temperatures have brought out the bugs, and with them the flycatching birds are much in evidence. Young birds are starting to appear, and flowers are showing up everywhere. The orchids are blooming in the bogs; large yellow Lady's Slippers are in bloom now, and in a week or two we will see the Showy Lady's Slippers along the roadways.

Susan Wiste reported 15 TURKEY VULTURES behind her house in Douglas County west of Alexandria on June 3. John Ellis found an OSPREY near Miltona on June 4.

>From Otter Tail County, Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported that the HENSLOW'S SPARROW is still at Glendalough State Park near the park entrance as of June 5. On June 2, they found BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, and DICKCISSELS at the park.

Patrick Beauzay reported DICKCISSELS at Felton Prairie in Clay County on May 31. Other species seen there included YELLOW RAIL, VIRGINIA RAIL, one EASTERN SCREECH OWL, SEDGE WREN, and 6 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS. Also on that day, Connie Norheim reported BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, and COMMON NIGHTHAWK there. Mel and Elaine Bennefeld saw a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the Ponderosa Golf Club on May 30. John Ellis was at Felton Prairie on June 4 where he observed a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE along CR 26, and LARK SPARROWS and ORCHARD ORIOLES near the gravel pits.

In Becker County on May 30, Ben Wieland found about 500 shorebirds including WILLET, MARBLED GODWIT, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER.

Judy and Victor Pavlish reported a male SCARLET TANAGER along the east side of White Earth Lake in Mahnomen County on May 24.

Ben Wieland reported 5 NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS at the Boy River Marsh along Cass County Road 8 on May 30, and one at the marsh along CR 4 one mile east of CR 8.

In Pennington County, Sue Braastad reported several NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS along 150th St. NE east of Thief River Falls on June 3. These birds were apparently just passing through as we have been unable to locate them since. On June 8, Linda Felker reported at least 3 pairs of SHORT-EARED OWLS along 190th St. NW in western Pennington County. She also saw BUFFLEHEADS at the Thief River Falls wastewater treatment ponds. Five EASTERN BLUEBIRD babies were found in our nest box on June 5.

Shelley Steva had a secondhand report of a female NORTHERN CARDINAL in Stephen in Marshall County this week.

Larry Wilebski in Kittson County reported a DICKCISSEL on June 4 west of Lancaster. On May 31 he found a LEAST BITTERN, and a RED-TAILED HAWK nest with young; on June 1 he had an albino PURPLE FINCH come to his feeder near Lancaster. On June 2 Russell Reisz found a DARK-EYED JUNCO in Caribou township in far northeastern Kittson County; and at Twin Lakes WMA, he found a WHIP-POOR-WILL nest. All three rails, UPLAND SANDPIPERS, and SHORT-EARED OWLS have all been seen recently in the county.

Linda Felker was at Hayes Lake State Park in Roseau County on June 8 where she saw MOURNING WARBLER, and SCARLET TANAGER.

Jenny Moorman reported that GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, RED CROSSBILLS, and EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Lake of the Woods County this week. Martin Kehoe found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL along MN 72 at milepost 53 in Lake of the Woods County near the Beltrami county line on May 31. On May 30, he saw SPRUCE GROUSE, MARBLED GODWIT, and also a SHORT-EARED OWL southeast of Baudette on Gun Club Road. Linda Felker reported AMERICAN WIGEON, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, WESTERN KINGBIRD, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, PURPLE FINCH, and EVENING GROSBEAK at Beltrami Island State Forest on June 6.

Thanks to all the folks who sent in reports this week.

--====1149821317====-- From drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri Jun 9 04:18:30 2006 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 22:18:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 6/8/06 Message-ID: <95756544bd7675886e709d98fa0eec31@cpinternet.com> This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 8, 2006, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Larry Weber reported a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER on June 7th in Carlton County along Gillogly (sp?) Road, 1 mile North of Cty Rd 4. Leo W. M. reported a SNOWY EGRET at 40th Ave West in Duluth on June 1st. Kim Eckert reported CONNECTICUT WARBLERS singing at four different locations in the Sax-Zim area: along Stickney Rd, 0.5 north of Arkola; on Owl Ave 0.2 miles south of Overton; on Owl Ave, 1 mile south of Arkola; and on McDavitt, 2.5 miles north of Sax Rd. Farther to our west, Ben Wieland reported at least ten CONNECTICUT WARBLERS in Cass Cty, at multiple stops along Cty Rd 135 east of Cty Rd 63 and north of Boy River. In Aitkin Cty, Kim found SHARP-TAILED GROUSE at Kestrel Ave, 0.5 mi south of MN Hwy 210 and Kestrel Ave, 2 miles N of 210. He also heard a YELLOW RAIL and NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS in the McGregor Marsh. In Lake Cty, Kim found at least one singing BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER on the road into the back side of Tettegouche State Park, a RED CROSSBILL on the Langley River Rd 0.8 miles west of Cty Rd 2. Also, along St. Louis Cty Rd 16, a BOREAL CHICKADEE, 1.8 miles east of the jct with Cty Rd 110. In Duluth, a PINE WARBLER has been at Chester Park Way and 18th St, near Chester Bowl. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 15th. 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 drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri Jun 9 04:22:11 2006 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 22:22:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] Addendum to Duluth RBA 6/8/06 Message-ID: My apologies for omitting this: The Grand Marais Boreal Birding Festival on June 2-4, turned up 117 species, including RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, CASPIAN TERN and 19 species of warbler. Dave Benson Duluth From wielandba@yahoo.com Fri Jun 9 15:07:58 2006 From: wielandba@yahoo.com (B W) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 07:07:58 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Hubbard County birds Message-ID: <20060609140758.50009.qmail@web35509.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Yesteray evening (6/8) Dale Yerger reported at least 2 Yellow Rails and 1 Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow vocalizing in the sedge meadows near the intersection of MN 64 and MN 87. The birds were on the Hubbard County side (north) of MN 87 just east of MN 64. 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 darnell48@earthlink.net Fri Jun 9 16:34:15 2006 From: darnell48@earthlink.net (Don Darnell) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:34:15 -0500 Subject: [mou] Red Rock Lake Nesters/Hennepin Message-ID: <380-2200665915341562@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_28715119623215341578 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Counted 18 very recently fledged WOOD DUCKS trailing adult female at water's edge on Red Rock Lake in Hennepin County this morning -- the tiny ducklings were a real "feel good" sight for my wife and I over breakfast. Thus far, other "known" nesters on north end of Red Rock Lake are: Eastern Phoebe (5 fledged Memorial Day under our porch) Tree Swallow Baltimore Oriole Catbird Song Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Marsh Wren Red-winged Blackbird Black-capped Chickadee House Finch Robin Grackle Canada Goose (oh, so many goslings) Nothing too exciting but other "Present & Probable" Nesters are: Barn Swallow Rough-winged Swallow Chimney Swift WB Nuthatch Cedar Waxwing Cardinal Red-eyed Vireo Goldfinch House Wren House Sparrow Blue Jay Downy Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Belted-Kingfisher Cowbird Eastern Kingbird Mallard Cooper's Hawk Present & "Possible" Nesters: Green Heron Black-crowned Night Heron (?) Female HOODED MERGANSER afloat off our property this morning -- she's been hanging around since we moved here 1st of May (from Chicago). For the birds, Don Darnell -- Eden Prairie/Hennepin ------=_NextPart_28715119623215341578 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

Counted 18 very recently fledged WOOD DUCKS trailing adult female at water's edge on Red Rock Lake in Hennepin County this morning

-- the tiny ducklings were a real "feel good" sight for my wife and I over breakfast.

Thus far, other "known" nesters on north end of Red Rock Lake are:

Eastern Phoebe (5 fledged Memorial Day under our porch)

Tree Swallow

Baltimore Oriole

Catbird

Song Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Marsh Wren

Red-winged Blackbird

Black-capped Chickadee

House Finch

Robin

Grackle

Canada Goose (oh, so many goslings)

Nothing too exciting but other "Present & Probable" Nesters are:

Barn Swallow

Rough-winged Swallow

Chimney Swift

WB Nuthatch

Cedar Waxwing

Cardinal

Red-eyed Vireo

Goldfinch

House Wren

House Sparrow

Blue Jay

Downy Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Belted-Kingfisher

Cowbird

Eastern Kingbird

Mallard

Cooper's Hawk

Present & "Possible" Nesters:

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron (?)

Female HOODED MERGANSER afloat off our property this morning -- she's been hanging around since we moved here 1st of May (from Chicago).

For the birds,

Don Darnell -- Eden Prairie/Hennepin

------=_NextPart_28715119623215341578-- From drbenson@cpinternet.com Fri Jun 9 16:34:35 2006 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (David Benson) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:34:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] No Scissor-Tail Message-ID: Looked without success for the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher seen by Larry Weber on the 7th on Gillogly Rd a mile north of Cty Rd 4 in Carlton Cty. Also no luck finding Dickcissels in southwestern St. Louis Cty. Dave Benson Duluth From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Fri Jun 9 16:37:50 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:37:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne Refuge - in case you're planning on visiting this weekend Message-ID: <000f01c68bda$aaeabe00$0b01a8c0@pastoral> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C68BB0.C1642AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable General Notes 2.5 hours in the morning - Blue Hill Trail & Prairie Wildlife (auto) = Tour - species numbers perhaps held down a bit by wind & cold - 10-15 = more species likely with better weather (eg Bluebird, BB Cuckoo, RN = Duck, Ovenbird, Harrier, RB/RH Woodpecker, Flicker, Willow/Alder = Flycatchers etc.), longer time to explore and Mahnomen Trail walk as = well=20 Observer - Al Schirmacher =20 Bird Species County Date Count Notes=20 Canada Goose Sherburne 20060609 =20 Trumpeter Swan Sherburne 20060609 =20 Mallard Sherburne 20060609 =20 Blue-winged Teal Sherburne 20060609 =20 Ring-necked Pheasant Sherburne 20060609 =20 Wild Turkey Sherburne 20060609 6 =20 Common Loon Sherburne 20060609 =20 Double-crested Cormorant Sherburne 20060609 =20 Least Bittern Sherburne 20060609 Single bird calling on back = pool (not seen)=20 Great Blue Heron Sherburne 20060609 =20 Green Heron Sherburne 20060609 =20 Bald Eagle Sherburne 20060609 =20 Cooper's Hawk Sherburne 20060609 =20 Red-tailed Hawk Sherburne 20060609 =20 Sandhill Crane Sherburne 20060609 =20 Killdeer Sherburne 20060609 =20 Wilson's Snipe Sherburne 20060609 =20 Black Tern Sherburne 20060609 =20 Mourning Dove Sherburne 20060609 =20 Great Horned Owl Sherburne 20060609 Probable (large fly away = owl, but only short look)=20 Downy Woodpecker Sherburne 20060609 =20 Hairy Woodpecker Sherburne 20060609 =20 Pileated Woodpecker Sherburne 20060609 =20 Eastern Wood-Pewee Sherburne 20060609 =20 Least Flycatcher Sherburne 20060609 =20 Eastern Phoebe Sherburne 20060609 =20 Great Crested Flycatcher Sherburne 20060609 =20 Eastern Kingbird Sherburne 20060609 =20 Warbling Vireo Sherburne 20060609 =20 Red-eyed Vireo Sherburne 20060609 =20 Blue Jay Sherburne 20060609 =20 American Crow Sherburne 20060609 =20 Tree Swallow Sherburne 20060609 =20 House Wren Sherburne 20060609 =20 Sedge Wren Sherburne 20060609 =20 Marsh Wren Sherburne 20060609 =20 Golden-crowned Kinglet Sherburne 20060609 3 Conifers on Blue Hill = Trail, three singing=20 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Sherburne 20060609 =20 Veery Sherburne 20060609 =20 American Robin Sherburne 20060609 =20 Gray Catbird Sherburne 20060609 =20 Brown Thrasher Sherburne 20060609 =20 European Starling Sherburne 20060609 =20 Blue-winged Warbler Sherburne 20060609 =20 Golden-winged Warbler Sherburne 20060609 =20 Yellow Warbler Sherburne 20060609 =20 Chestnut-sided Warbler Sherburne 20060609 =20 American Redstart Sherburne 20060609 =20 Mourning Warbler Sherburne 20060609 Blue Hill Trail, singing=20 Common Yellowthroat Sherburne 20060609 =20 Scarlet Tanager Sherburne 20060609 =20 Eastern Towhee Sherburne 20060609 10 =20 Chipping Sparrow Sherburne 20060609 =20 Clay-colored Sparrow Sherburne 20060609 =20 Field Sparrow Sherburne 20060609 =20 Vesper Sparrow Sherburne 20060609 =20 Lark Sparrow Sherburne 20060609 =20 Savannah Sparrow Sherburne 20060609 =20 Grasshopper Sparrow Sherburne 20060609 =20 Song Sparrow Sherburne 20060609 =20 Swamp Sparrow Sherburne 20060609 =20 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Sherburne 20060609 =20 Indigo Bunting Sherburne 20060609 =20 Dickcissel Sherburne 20060609 10 Auto Tour=20 Red-winged Blackbird Sherburne 20060609 =20 Eastern Meadowlark Sherburne 20060609 =20 Western Meadowlark Sherburne 20060609 =20 Yellow-headed Blackbird Sherburne 20060609 =20 Common Grackle Sherburne 20060609 =20 Brown-headed Cowbird Sherburne 20060609 =20 Baltimore Oriole Sherburne 20060609 =20 American Goldfinch Sherburne 20060609 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C68BB0.C1642AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

General Notes
2.5 = hours in=20 the morning - Blue Hill Trail & Prairie Wildlife (auto) Tour - = species=20 numbers perhaps held down a bit by wind & cold - 10-15 more species = likely=20 with better weather (eg Bluebird, BB Cuckoo, RN Duck, Ovenbird, Harrier, = RB/RH=20 Woodpecker, Flicker, Willow/Alder Flycatchers etc.), longer time to=20 explore and Mahnomen Trail walk as well

Observer - Al Schirmacher

Bird Species County Date Count Notes

Canada Goose Sherburne 20060609
Trumpeter Swan Sherburne 20060609
Mallard Sherburne 20060609
Blue-winged Teal Sherburne 20060609
Ring-necked Pheasant Sherburne 20060609
Wild Turkey Sherburne 20060609 6
Common Loon Sherburne 20060609
Double-crested Cormorant Sherburne 20060609
Least Bittern Sherburne 20060609 Single bird calling on back pool (not seen)
Great Blue Heron Sherburne 20060609
Green Heron Sherburne 20060609
Bald Eagle Sherburne 20060609
Cooper's Hawk Sherburne 20060609
Red-tailed Hawk Sherburne 20060609
Sandhill Crane Sherburne 20060609
Killdeer Sherburne 20060609
Wilson's Snipe Sherburne 20060609
Black Tern Sherburne 20060609
Mourning Dove Sherburne 20060609
Great Horned Owl Sherburne 20060609 Probable (large fly away owl, but only short look)
Downy Woodpecker Sherburne 20060609
Hairy Woodpecker Sherburne 20060609
Pileated Woodpecker Sherburne 20060609
Eastern Wood-Pewee Sherburne 20060609
Least Flycatcher Sherburne 20060609
Eastern Phoebe Sherburne 20060609
Great Crested Flycatcher Sherburne 20060609
Eastern Kingbird Sherburne 20060609
Warbling Vireo Sherburne 20060609
Red-eyed Vireo Sherburne 20060609
Blue Jay Sherburne 20060609
American Crow Sherburne 20060609
Tree Swallow Sherburne 20060609
House Wren Sherburne 20060609
Sedge Wren Sherburne 20060609
Marsh Wren Sherburne 20060609
Golden-crowned Kinglet Sherburne 20060609 3 Conifers on Blue Hill Trail, three singing
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Sherburne 20060609
Veery Sherburne 20060609
American Robin Sherburne 20060609
Gray Catbird Sherburne 20060609
Brown Thrasher Sherburne 20060609
European Starling Sherburne 20060609
Blue-winged Warbler Sherburne 20060609
Golden-winged Warbler Sherburne 20060609
Yellow Warbler Sherburne 20060609
Chestnut-sided Warbler Sherburne 20060609
American Redstart Sherburne 20060609
Mourning Warbler Sherburne 20060609 Blue Hill Trail, singing
Common Yellowthroat Sherburne 20060609
Scarlet Tanager Sherburne 20060609
Eastern Towhee Sherburne 20060609 10
Chipping Sparrow Sherburne 20060609
Clay-colored Sparrow Sherburne 20060609
Field Sparrow Sherburne 20060609
Vesper Sparrow Sherburne 20060609
Lark Sparrow Sherburne 20060609
Savannah Sparrow Sherburne 20060609
Grasshopper Sparrow Sherburne 20060609
Song Sparrow Sherburne 20060609
Swamp Sparrow Sherburne 20060609
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Sherburne 20060609
Indigo Bunting Sherburne 20060609
Dickcissel Sherburne 20060609 10 Auto Tour
Red-winged Blackbird Sherburne 20060609
Eastern Meadowlark Sherburne 20060609
Western Meadowlark Sherburne 20060609
Yellow-headed Blackbird Sherburne 20060609
Common Grackle Sherburne 20060609
Brown-headed Cowbird Sherburne 20060609
Baltimore Oriole Sherburne 20060609
American Goldfinch Sherburne 20060609

------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C68BB0.C1642AB0-- From two-jays@att.net Fri Jun 9 16:39:53 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:39:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Fwd: Big Sit Fun Message-ID: <322FAB06-F7CE-11DA-9E9D-000D934C33C2@att.net> I have done this once, albeit in the spring, at Crex Meadows. My count was 55 species. I did my sitting on the Phantom Lake overlook. It was a good time. Jim Williams Begin forwarded message: From: JCADROYER@AOL.COM Date: June 9, 2006 1:52:51 AM CDT To: BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Big Sit Fun Reply-To: JCADROYER@AOL.COM This year's Big Sit is scheduled for Sunday, October 8, 2006. This gives people plenty of time to find a good spot for a sit and do the small amount of preparation necessary to organize a fun and successful one. For those unfamiliar with the concept, the Big Sit occurs on the second Sunday of October each year, when groups of birders across the globe each sit in a 17' circle they have selected, from which they identify and list all of the bird species they hear or see from that circle. It is a competition, an opportunity to fund-raise for a good local environmental cause, and a fun way to spend the day. It is free. Successful Big Sits occur in a pleasant place to be for a day, preferably where there is a variety of birds and preferably with a friendly bunch of birders who like to eat and drink and be bird merry. Obviously, the biggest lists occur near coastal estuaries, rivers, lakes, and other places where several bird rich habitats come together. It is fun for one day of the year to slow down and stay put in one place to not only ID birds, but to observe their behavior, the effects of time of day and temperature on the birds, etc. It is surprising what you can see in one location. In my local count we start at about 5 am and finish after dark with about 20 birders splitting up the bird identification duties. We bring brownies, fruit, fresh baked breads, drinks and have a champagne toast at sunset. For more information such as rules, how to register your count, species lists and accounts of particular sites see the articles at birdwatchersdigest.com/ . Hopefully, more people will take part in 2006! Jim Royer Los Osos, CA BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html From two-jays@att.net Fri Jun 9 22:27:25 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 16:27:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] ringed turtle dove Message-ID: Bob Janssen took a look at the supposed Eurasian Collared-Dove in NE Minneapolis. He found it to be a Ringed Turtle Dove. Jim Williams Wayzata From golfbird@comcast.net Fri Jun 9 22:46:33 2006 From: golfbird@comcast.net (FELKER) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 16:46:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] Mahnomen Co., Yellow-billed Cuckoo Message-ID: <000e01c68c0e$2dc87320$12aeb445@felker8326talr> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C68BE4.44257E30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Early this morning there was a Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling repeatedly = at Mahnomen park, which is just south of town. Linda Felker ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C68BE4.44257E30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Early this = morning there was=20 a Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling repeatedly at Mahnomen park, = which is=20 just south of town.

Linda=20 Felker

------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C68BE4.44257E30-- From bstahly@boreal.org Fri Jun 9 22:55:23 2006 From: bstahly@boreal.org (Bruce W. Stahly) Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:55:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] American Woodcock fledglings Message-ID: <4489EE4B.6040900@boreal.org> This afternoon I flushed a flock of American Woodcock fledglings in the woods near my house (near Grand Marais). There were four young birds, who all flew off in different directions. They are the probable result of the woodcock call I was hearing this spring for about a month, starting at the end of March. Bruce Stahly Grand Marais From dlpwaters@charter.net Sat Jun 10 00:40:52 2006 From: dlpwaters@charter.net (Debbie Waters) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 18:40:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Peregrine Watch, Duluth Message-ID: Peregrine Watch, Duluth! An interpretive project called "Peregrine Watch" has been started in Duluth as a collaboration between Hawk Ridge and the City of Duluth. The pair of Peregrine Falcons nesting on the Greysolon Building in downtown Duluth and their 4 offspring are the focus of this project, and the response so far has been amazing! Already there are people that are visiting daily, and many who work downtown are "lunching" with the peregrines. Another function of Peregrine Watch is to keep an eye on the young ones as they learn to fly and hunt downtown, rescuing them when needed. More information can be found on our website, www.hawkridge.org. Click on the Peregrine Watch image. Julie O'Connor is on site Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am to 3pm, weather permitting. She expects to continue the project through mid-July. She can be reached at 218.348.2291 or peregrines@hawkridge.org. __________________________________ Debbie Waters, Education Director Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory P.O. Box 3006 Duluth, MN 55803-3006 (218) 428-6209 dwaters@hawkridge.org www.hawkridge.org Peregrine Watch, Duluth! Lakewalk, Summer 2006 www.hawkridge.org "In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught." --Baba Dioum -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/359 - Release Date: 6/8/2006 From sweston2@comcast.net Sat Jun 10 07:18:55 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 01:18:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Miesville Ravine bird hike 6/18 Message-ID: <005101c68c56$72e2cc60$6d01f518@Weston72505> I will be leading a small (previously unannounced) bird hike on Sunday June 18th, meeting at Miesville Ravine at 6:30am. The early hour is planned so we can be in the park when the early birds are calling. Main targets include cuckoos and thrushs, both of which I have found here. directions: From Hwy 52 in Hampton go east on Hwy 50 (towards Red Wing). In Miesville, turn south on CR91 (stay right at fork) until road T's at 280th (4 to 5 miles) turn east (left) and follow road down to parking lots. we will meet in the north parking lot. this is close to an hour south of the cities. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From rba@moumn.org Sat Jun 10 18:19:41 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 10:19:41 -0700 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 10 June 2006 Message-ID: <20060610172750.7323911654@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1149959981==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *June 10, 2006 *MNST0606.10 -Birds mentioned Snowy Egret Yellow Rail Whimbrel Least Tern Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Carolina Wren Northern Mockingbird Prairie Warbler Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 10, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 9th. On June 4th, Dedrick Benz and Chris O'Byrne found a LEAST TERN on Lake Ocheda, just a few miles south of Worthington on Nobles County Road 5. Check especially on the west side of the highway and from the bridge. They also found a PRAIRIE WARBLER in a farm grove along Nobles County Road 19, nine-tenths of a mile north of state highway 91. This is north of the town of Ellsworth in the southwestern part of the county. I have no recent word on either of these two observations, though it appears that the tern, at least, has departed. A WHITE-WING DOVE was recently seen at Nelson's Resort in Crane Lake, St Louis County. Dee Kuder, who reported the bird, says the dove has not been seen since the 3rd. Larry Weber reported a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER on June 7th in Carlton County along Gillogly Road, one mile north of county road 4, about a mile and a half southeast of I-35. The bird has not been seen since. A SNOWY EGRET was at 40th Avenue West in Duluth on June 1st. On the 8th, Dale Yerger reported at least two YELLOW RAILS and one NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW calling in the sedge meadows on the Hubbard County side of state highway 87 just east of state highway 64. Shawn Conrad found two WHIMBRELS at the end of Artist's Point in Grand Marais, Cook County, on the 5th. On the evening of June 1st, Jesse Ellis reported a CAROLINA WREN at 1300 Grey Cloud Trail near Hastings, Dakota County. And on June 1st, Jan Wicklund found a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in the pines on the east side of the driveway into the Grand Marais Coast Guard station. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 15th. --====1149959981==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*June 10, 2006
*MNST0606.10

-Birds mentioned

Snowy Egret
Yellow Rail
Whimbrel
Least Tern
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Carolina Wren
Northern Mockingbird
Prairie Warbler
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 10, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 9th.

On June 4th, Dedrick Benz and Chris O'Byrne found a LEAST TERN on Lake Ocheda, just a few miles south of Worthington on Nobles County Road 5. Check especially on the west side of the highway and from the bridge. They also found a PRAIRIE WARBLER in a farm grove along Nobles County Road 19, nine-tenths of a mile north of state highway 91. This is north of the town of Ellsworth in the southwestern part of the county. I have no recent word on either of these two observations, though it appears that the tern, at least, has departed.

A WHITE-WING DOVE was recently seen at Nelson's Resort in Crane Lake, St Louis County. Dee Kuder, who reported the bird, says the dove has not been seen since the 3rd.

Larry Weber reported a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER on June 7th in Carlton County along Gillogly Road, one mile north of county road 4, about a mile and a half southeast of I-35. The bird has not been seen since.

A SNOWY EGRET was at 40th Avenue West in Duluth on June 1st.

On the 8th, Dale Yerger reported at least two YELLOW RAILS and one NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW calling in the sedge meadows on the Hubbard County side of state highway 87 just east of state highway 64.

Shawn Conrad found two WHIMBRELS at the end of Artist's Point in Grand Marais, Cook County, on the 5th.

On the evening of June 1st, Jesse Ellis reported a CAROLINA WREN at 1300 Grey Cloud Trail near Hastings, Dakota County.

And on June 1st, Jan Wicklund found a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD in the pines on the east side of the driveway into the Grand Marais Coast Guard station.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 15th. --====1149959981====-- From eyeofnature@charter.net Sat Jun 10 23:35:15 2006 From: eyeofnature@charter.net (Ron Green) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:35:15 -0500 Subject: [mou] Images: GHO, Bald Eagle nest, Cormorant, Red-Breasted, Canada Geese & babies, Mallard & Babies, Gulls, Mergansers, Scaup, Redhead, fawns Message-ID: <448B4923.7020909@charter.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070207050309080505050004 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For those interested in seeing them, I have just posted the last images from the GHO family project that I did this spring. My wife and I had a lot of fun following the family each day. It led to a special educational presentation on GHO's by Karla Kinstler to a small group of residents in the community near to where the nest was located. I never considered that the photographic endeavor would have led to that opportunity. Many residents frequently stopped by while I was out at the nest with my long lens trained on it. Many many questions came about on GHO's and so did requests to look thru my camera lens to see the babies and parents. My shallow bird knowledge resulted in a number of the questions being redirected to either Karla, Stan Tekiela, or both. I then took the anwers back to the people. That eventually led to the invite to Karla. As expected, the presentation went very well. Karla and I briefly discussed the prospect of doing a slide show of my images with her & Alice for additional educational opportunities on GHO's in the future. If there are any groups interested in this, please contact me to discuss details. Or, if you are interested in just having Karla do one alone, contact her at the Houston Nature Center. Her email address is kenkarla@acegroup.cc. Additionally, there are other images I posted from a recent trip my wife and I took to Duluth to celebrate our anniversary (31st). The images are in the album called "New Images". There are also images of fawns taken at a deer farm owned by a friend and for those into quilting, my wife has posted some new images (album 3) of some new ones she just finished. * Site URL: http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery* Ron Green http://www.greensphotoimages.com Nature, Scenic, and Macro Photography The highest level of motivation for environmental stewardship stems from the belief that being a caretaker is a privilege. --------------070207050309080505050004 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For those interested in seeing them, I have just posted the last images from the GHO family project that I did this spring. My wife and I had a lot of fun following the family each day. It led to a special educational presentation on GHO's by Karla Kinstler to a small group of residents in the community near to where the nest was located. I never considered that the photographic endeavor would have led to that opportunity. Many residents frequently stopped by while I was out at the nest with my long lens trained on it. Many many questions came about on GHO's and so did requests to look thru my camera lens to see the babies and parents. My shallow bird knowledge resulted in a number of the questions being redirected to either Karla, Stan Tekiela, or both. I then took the anwers back to the people. That eventually led to the invite to Karla. As expected, the presentation went very well. Karla and I briefly discussed the prospect of doing a slide show of my images with her & Alice for additional educational opportunities on GHO's in the future. If there are any groups interested in this, please contact me to discuss details. Or, if you are interested in just having Karla do one alone, contact her at the Houston Nature Center. Her email address is kenkarla@acegroup.cc.

Additionally, there are other images I posted from a recent trip my wife and I took to Duluth to celebrate our anniversary (31st). The images are in the album called "New Images". There are also images of fawns taken at a deer farm owned by a friend and for those into quilting, my wife has posted some new images (album 3) of some new ones she just finished.

Site URL:
http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery

Ron Green
http://www.greensphotoimages.com
Nature, Scenic, and Macro Photography

The highest level of motivation for environmental stewardship stems from the belief that being a caretaker is a privilege.
--------------070207050309080505050004-- From spottedtowhee@gmail.com Sun Jun 11 00:11:51 2006 From: spottedtowhee@gmail.com (Derek Bakken) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:11:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] eBird Message-ID: <6ba4b8ee0606101611y2e792c46yf983e5a2618361d@mail.gmail.com> ------=_Part_2968_21462532.1149981111250 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I was submitting my recent sighting to eBird today and noticed that Minnesota was nowhere on the list of top states for submissions. Wisconsin and Michigan are beating us!! Top States - Checklists Submitted in May 2006 New York - 2594 California - 2093 Texas - 1946 Florida - 1546 Wisconsin 1546 Vermont - 1337 Pennsylvania - 1088 New Jersey - 1009 Ohio - 946 Massachusetts - 914 Derek Bakken - 26 (If everyone was as crazy as me, we would only need 100 people to beat New York!!) This is one of the best birding states in the country. We know it and now we should let others know it. I challenge everyone to log on, start a FREE account and submit their sightings. * It will track your sightings by state, county, country * You can keep a record of the earliest that you have ever seen a bird * You can keep records of what birds you have seen ay your favorite hotspots * You can check out hotspots to see what birds have been reported there recently or in the past * Much more Oh yeah. It also helps the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon track birds and use the information for science and conservation. http://www.ebird.org/content/index.html P.S. - I hope everyone is at least using our own MOU's reporting feature? http://moumn.org/moureports/season.html Thanks for listening to my rant, Derek Bakken St. Paul, MN ------=_Part_2968_21462532.1149981111250 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline

I was submitting my recent sighting to eBird today and noticed that Minnesota was nowhere on the list of top states for submissions. Wisconsin and Michigan are beating us!!

Top States - Checklists Submitted in May 2006

New York - 2594

California - 2093

Texas - 1946

Florida - 1546

Wisconsin 1546

Vermont - 1337

Pennsylvania - 1088

New Jersey - 1009

Ohio - 946

Massachusetts - 914

Derek Bakken - 26 (If everyone was as crazy as me, we would only need 100 people to beat New York!!)

This is one of the best birding states in the country. We know it and now we should let others know it.

I challenge everyone to log on, start a FREE account and submit their sightings.

* It will track your sightings by state, county, country

* You can keep a record of the earliest that you have ever seen a bird

* You can keep records of what birds you have seen ay your favorite hotspots

* You can check out hotspots to see what birds have been reported there recently or in the past

* Much more

Oh yeah. It also helps the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon track birds and use the information for science and conservation.

http://www.ebird.org/content/index.html

P.S. - I hope everyone is at least using our own MOU's reporting feature?

http://moumn.org/moureports/season.html

Thanks for listening to my rant,

Derek Bakken

St. Paul, MN

------=_Part_2968_21462532.1149981111250-- From Emily.Hutchins@dnr.state.mn.us Sat Jun 10 23:36:31 2006 From: Emily.Hutchins@dnr.state.mn.us (Emily Hutchins) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:36:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] Kentucky warbler-Blue Earth Co. Message-ID: This is a MIME message. If you are reading this text, you may want to consider changing to a mail reader or gateway that understands how to properly handle MIME multipart messages. --=__Part91B4537F.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The male Kentucky warbler was still present at Williams Nature Center near = Mankato, Blue Earth Co., yesterday around 3 p.m. It was singing on the = North Loop of the Lloyd Vellmer Trail near the bench and was responding to = an ovenbird. =20 Emily Hutchins Private Lands Specialist DNR Area Wildlife Office 8485 Rose St. Owatonna, MN 55060 (507) 455-5841 --=__Part91B4537F.0__= Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML

The male Kentucky warbler was still present at Williams Nature Center = near Mankato, Blue Earth Co., yesterday around 3 p.m. It was sin= ging on the North Loop of the Lloyd Vellmer Trail near the bench and was = responding to an ovenbird.

Emily Hutchins
Private Lands Specialist
DNR Area Wildlife = Office
8485 Rose St.
Owatonna, MN 55060
(507) 455-5841
--=__Part91B4537F.0__=-- From jlotto1@msn.com Sun Jun 11 03:46:38 2006 From: jlotto1@msn.com (james otto) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 21:46:38 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lazuli Bunting-Blue Earth County Message-ID:

Today Ssturday, I received a call from my sister in St. Clair Mn , saying there was a Lazuli Bunting at her sons' feeders. This is located southeast of Mankato on state highway 83. Myself and Doug Kieser drove down there and were able to confirm that it was a Lazuli Bunting. They live at 204 Park and is across the street from the Post Office. Birders are welcome to see the bird. They house is light green and has an arbor adorned with Pink Roses.

Good Luck!

Jim Otto

Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail From jlotto1@msn.com Sun Jun 11 03:48:00 2006 From: jlotto1@msn.com (james otto) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 21:48:00 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lazuli Bunting-Blue Earth County Message-ID:

Today Saturday, I received a call from my sister in St. Clair Mn , saying there was a Lazuli Bunting at her sons' feeders. This is located southeast of Mankato on state highway 83. Myself and Doug Kieser drove down there and were able to confirm that it was a Lazuli Bunting. They live at 204 Park and is across the street from the Post Office. Birders are welcome to see the bird. They house is light green and has an arbor adorned with Pink Roses.

Good Luck!

Jim Otto

Anna Kournikova, Eva Longoria, Brad Paisley and others share their favorite places From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Sun Jun 11 13:36:42 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 07:36:42 -0500 Subject: [mou] Lake Maria Cerulean, Crow Hassan Message-ID: <004101c68d53$b1afd390$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Yesterday morning: * Lake Maria (Wright County, near Monticello): Cerulean Warbler, Trumpeter Swans with young. * Crow Hassan (Hennepin County, near Rogers): Orchard Oriole, Dickcissels, Bobolinks, 20 Trumpeter Swans at pond on corner of final highway that leads to C-H. Directions for Cerulean - proceed through the park on the main road, always bearing towards the picnic area. The Cerulean was singing near the final crossroads sign leading to the picnic area parking area - specifically in the trees on the left between the two wooden signs that face the opposite direction. In past years (I understand) it's been heard/seen along the trail leading north out of the picnic area (which we walked, nice trail). Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From dkuder@citlink.net Sun Jun 11 15:16:17 2006 From: dkuder@citlink.net (Dee Kuder) Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 09:16:17 -0500 Subject: [mou] White-winged Dove Message-ID: <20060611141625.EA31F3703B0@relay02.roc.ny.frontiernet.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0088_01C68D37.B2FC3A70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just returned from Nelson's Resort where I viewed the White-winged Dove that I reported last weekend. He has been around all week. Oddly, it seems he is attracted to a propane "Mosquito Magnet". The machine makes a sort of cooing sound. If anyone is interested in viewing the bird, Nelson's Resort is located in far northern St Louis County at Crane Lake. Phone number: 218-993-2295 Also, yesterday while driving the Echo Trail to Ely, I observed Red Crossbills in several locations down on the gravel road. Dee Kuder Bear Island Crane Lake, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0088_01C68D37.B2FC3A70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I just returned from Nelson’s Resort where I = viewed the White-winged Dove that I reported last weekend. He has been around = all week. Oddly, it seems he is attracted to a propane “Mosquito = Magnet”. The machine makes a sort of cooing sound. If anyone is interested in = viewing the bird, Nelson’s Resort is located in far northern = St Louis County at Crane Lake. Phone number: = 218-993-2295

Also, yesterday while driving the Echo Trail to Ely, = I observed Red Crossbills in several locations down on the gravel road. =

Dee Kuder

Bear Island

Crane = Lake, MN

------=_NextPart_000_0088_01C68D37.B2FC3A70-- From alynneretired@yahoo.com Mon Jun 12 01:57:31 2006 From: alynneretired@yahoo.com (audrey lynn) Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:57:31 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Iron range birds Message-ID: <20060612005731.47073.qmail@web61215.mail.yahoo.com> --0-334992367-1150073851=:46059 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi All, This past week I tried to cover all my favorite birding places on "The Range", such as Embarrass Rice Paddies, Biwabik Sewage ponds, Forest Hwy 11(Co Rd110) and the Moose line and other areas near Hoyt lakes. I have counted 107 singing(breeding?) species so far. I don't have anything unusual to report, but was pleased to find all 21 species of warblers which one could expect to find including Canada, Cape May, Connecticut and Golden Wing in good numbers. I found a pair of Sandhill Cranes at the Rice Paddies. The big disappointment at the rice paddies were no Yellow-headed blackbirds and no rails. If anyone does find Rails or YH Blackbirds there please let me know. If anyone has questions please email me. Audrey Lynn Evers __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --0-334992367-1150073851=:46059 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Hi All,

This past week I tried to cover all my favorite birding places on "The Range", such as Embarrass Rice Paddies, Biwabik Sewage ponds, Forest Hwy 11(Co Rd110) and the Moose line and other areas near Hoyt lakes. I have counted 107 singing(breeding?) species so far.

I don't have anything unusual to report, but was pleased to find all 21 species of warblers which one could expect to find including Canada, Cape May, Connecticut and Golden Wing in good numbers. I found a pair of Sandhill Cranes at the Rice Paddies. The big disappointment at the rice paddies were no Yellow-headed blackbirds and no rails. If anyone does find Rails or YH Blackbirds there please let me know. If anyone has questions please email me.

Audrey Lynn Evers

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http://mail.yahoo.com --0-334992367-1150073851=:46059-- From rerpeldi@tds.net Mon Jun 12 03:54:04 2006 From: rerpeldi@tds.net (Ronald Erpelding) Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:54:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] Cerulean Warbler still at Yellow Medicine County Location Message-ID: <20060612025400.BYMO6289.outaamta02.mail.tds.net@Family> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C68DA1.9043C790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sunday, June 11, 2006 I stopped in at the Upper Sioux Agency State Park Campground southeast of Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine County to listen for the Cerulean Warbler that Bill Marengo reported 26 days ago on May 16th. (Thanks Bill for posting the sighting) To my surprise the bird was still present and singing almost continuously. The Cerulean Warbler was first heard at 11:00 a.m. singing east of the parking area for the walk-in campsites, near campsite #4, next to the Yellow Medicine River. As I listened the bird moved from one Bur Oak to another and flew across the river to the Cottonwoods on the other side. When it returned to the campsite side of the river I finally saw the bird at 11:22 a.m. I listened to the bird for another 15 minutes as I attempted to locate several Cuckoos that were also singing in the same area. I finally got a great look at a Yellow-billed Cuckoo further down the road from the campground where the Minnesota and Yellow Medicine Rivers come together. Ron Erpelding Willmar, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C68DA1.9043C790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Sunday, June 11, 2006 I stopped in at the Upper = Sioux Agency State Park Campground southeast of Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine County to listen = for the Cerulean Warbler that Bill Marengo reported 26 days ago on May = 16^th. (Thanks Bill for posting the sighting) To my surprise the bird was = still present and singing almost continuously. =

The Cerulean Warbler was first heard at 11:00 a.m. = singing east of the parking area for the walk-in campsites, near campsite = #4, next to the Yellow Medicine River. As I listened the bird moved from one Bur Oak to another and flew across = the river to the Cottonwoods on the other side. When it returned to the = campsite side of the river I finally saw the bird at 11:22 a.m. =

I listened to the bird for another 15 minutes as I = attempted to locate several Cuckoos that were also singing in the same area. = I finally got a great look at a Yellow-billed Cuckoo further down the road = from the campground where the Minnesota = and Yellow = Medicine Rivers come = together.

Ron Erpelding

Willmar, MN

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C68DA1.9043C790-- From Hagsela@aol.com Mon Jun 12 10:42:35 2006 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:42:35 EDT Subject: [mou] Lazuli Bunting Not Refound Message-ID: <498.2db2920.31be910b@aol.com> --part1_498.2db2920.31be910b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I and several other birders throughout the day attempted to relocate Jim Otto's Lazuli Bunting in St. Clare, Blue Earth County. According to the owner, no one had seen the bird all day Sunday. I was at the house from 2:30-4:15 Sunday afternoon. We did, however, swap Uncle Jim stories. Linda Sparling Hennepin County --part1_498.2db2920.31be910b_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I and several other birders throughout=20= the day attempted to relocate Jim Otto's Lazuli Bunting in St. Clare, Blue E= arth County. According to the owner, no one had seen the bird all day= Sunday. I was at the house from 2:30-4:15 Sunday afternoon. W= e did, however, swap Uncle Jim stories.
Linda Sparling
Hennepin County --part1_498.2db2920.31be910b_boundary-- From david@cahlander.com Mon Jun 12 15:01:24 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:01:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] eBird References: <6ba4b8ee0606101611y2e792c46yf983e5a2618361d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <001301c68e28$b4350f10$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C68DFE.C8262330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm checking again with eBird to determine if they can take the input = that we generate for the seasonal reports. We contacted them earlier = and they expressed interest, but I don't think they have done anything. = I have tried to determine if the data on eBird can be used for our = seasonal reporting, but have not been successful in determining how it = can be used. Requesting a small sample of MN data took a long time and = I could not figure out how to map the data to species, county, date. If you have some suggestions, let my know. Thanks. --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C68DFE.C8262330 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'm checking again with = eBird to=20 determine if they can take the input that we generate for the seasonal=20 reports. We contacted them earlier and they expressed interest, = but I=20 don't think they have done anything.

I have tried to determine if = the data on=20 eBird can be used for our seasonal reporting, but have not been = successful in=20 determining how it can be used. Requesting a small sample of MN = data took=20 a long time and I could not figure out how to map the data to species, = county,=20 date.

If you have some suggestions, = let my=20 know.

Thanks.

---
David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, = MN=20 952-894-5910

------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C68DFE.C8262330-- From clay.christensen@comcast.net Mon Jun 12 17:57:51 2006 From: clay.christensen@comcast.net (Clay Christensen) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:57:51 +0000 Subject: [mou] Dickcissel Ramsey Co. Message-ID: <061220061657.23342.448D9D0F0009BECF00005B2E2200735834020A9C020A9B9C079D080CD2970E040C@comcast.net> --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_23342_1150131471_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Val Cunningham and I found a dickcissel at Benson Farm Prairie, Ramsey County. Benson Prairie is SW of junction US 61 and Ramsey Co. Rd. J. Access is from Hugo Rd, which parallels US 61, with a gate two to three blocks so. of J. There is no parking on Hugo Rd, so you may have to go further south to the Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park boat launch area, and hike back north. Clay Christensen --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_23342_1150131471_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Val Cunningham and I found a dickcissel at Benson Farm Prairie, Ramsey County.

Benson Prairie is SW of junction US 61 and Ramsey Co. Rd. J. Access is from Hugo Rd, which parallels US 61, with a gate two to three blocks so. of J. There is no parking on Hugo Rd, so you may have to go further south to the Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park boat launch area, and hike back north.

Clay Christensen

--NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_23342_1150131471_0-- From tiger150@comcast.net Mon Jun 12 19:17:19 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:17:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Westwood Hills (Hennepin Co.) Message-ID: <000801c68e4c$71c7b550$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C68E22.88A56210 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was at Westwood Hills Nature Center from 8:30-12:00 this morning. = Birds seen: @ Red-bellied Woodpecker pair kept coming to the feeder @ R-B Hummingbird visited the feeder area as well a few times @ Cooper's Hawk flying a little outside of the Nature Center (I wonder = if this what all the crows were going bonkers about. I asked one of the = naturalists, and he said it was probably an owl they were chasing.) @ E. Wood-Pewee (heard) @ A Canada Goose chased me!! It was pretty scary! Yesterday, there were three E. Bluebirds seen by the bluebird houses in = the prarie trail. I did not see them, however. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C68E22.88A56210 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I was at Westwood Hills Nature Center = from=20 8:30-12:00 this morning. Birds seen:

@ Red-bellied Woodpecker pair kept = coming to the=20 feeder

@ R-B Hummingbird visited the feeder = area as well a=20 few times

@ Cooper's Hawk flying a little outside = of the=20 Nature Center (I wonder if this what all the crows were going bonkers = about. I=20 asked one of the naturalists, and he said it was probably an owl they = were=20 chasing.)

@ E. Wood-Pewee (heard)

@ A Canada Goose chased me!! It was = pretty=20 scary!

Yesterday, there were three E. = Bluebirds seen by=20 the bluebird houses in the prarie trail. I did not see them, however. = Good=20 birding!

Alyssa DeRubeis

Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co.

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C68E22.88A56210-- From runbic@comcast.net Mon Jun 12 21:48:24 2006 From: runbic@comcast.net (runbic) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:48:24 -0500 Subject: [mou] Felton Prairie Request Message-ID: <002d01c68e61$8cff47b0$a4edbe43@Coyote> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C68E37.A3897D40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I plan to visit Felton Prairie later this week. I would appreciate any = suggestions as to spots I should check out. I assume that some of the = locations are local names (i.e. Longspur Road). I would appreciate some = further ID - road number, letter etc. Thank you for your assistance. Jim Gay Woodbury, MN ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C68E37.A3897D40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I plan to visit Felton Prairie later = this=20 week. I would appreciate any suggestions as to spots I should = check out. I=20 assume that some of the locations are local names (i.e. Longspur = Road). I=20 would appreciate some further ID - road number, letter etc. Thank = you for=20 your assistance.

Jim Gay

Woodbury, MN

------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C68E37.A3897D40-- From david@cahlander.com Mon Jun 12 23:21:06 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:21:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] Fw: St. Paul Hooded & Mourning Warblers Message-ID: <002701c68e6e$83009cc0$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C68E44.96F3FAD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Julian Sellers=20 To: MOU-NET=20 Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 12:25 PM Subject: St. Paul Hooded & Mourning Warblers This morning I heard one Mourning and two Hooded Warblers singing in = Battle Creek Park in southeastern St. Paul. They were in the woods = bounded by Upper Afton Road, Winthrop Street, Lower Afton Road, and = Battle Creek Road. The Mourning was southwest of the center of the = hilltop forest. One Hooded was in the northern part of that forest, and = the other was in the woods on the southern slope, north of where Londin = Lane and Burlington Road meet Lower Afton Road. Easiest access to these = woods is from the recreation center parking lot off of Winthrop street. I have heard and seen Mourning Warblers here on several occasions during = the nesting season in recent years, and I heard a presumed migrant = Hooded Warbler in a different part of the park on 5/28/01. Julian St. Paul ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C68E44.96F3FAD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

From: Julian Sellers

To: MOU-NET

Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 12:25 PM

Subject: St. Paul Hooded & Mourning Warblers

This morning I heard one Mourning and two Hooded Warblers singing = in Battle=20 Creek Park in southeastern St. Paul. They were in the woods = bounded by=20 Upper Afton Road, Winthrop Street, Lower Afton Road, and Battle Creek=20 Road. The Mourning was southwest of the center of the hilltop=20 forest. One Hooded was in the northern part of that forest, and = the other=20 was in the woods on the southern slope, north of where Londin Lane and=20 Burlington Road meet Lower Afton Road. Easiest access = to these=20 woods is from the recreation center parking lot off = of Winthrop=20 street.

I have heard and seen Mourning Warblers here on several = occasions=20 during the nesting season in recent years, and I heard a presumed=20 migrant Hooded Warbler in a different part of the park on = 5/28/01.

Julian

St. Paul

------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C68E44.96F3FAD0-- From patcatgags@comcast.net Tue Jun 13 05:56:27 2006 From: patcatgags@comcast.net (Cathy Gagliardi) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:56:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Training Orioles with a whistle- (pic) Message-ID: <002301c68ea5$bae53790$20cc7618@Gags> Well, I finally got a pic of Mama Oriole, coming to my hand holding a = plate of mealworms. She's an older gal (possibly 4 years of age) so don't let her markings = fool you (like me, when she first arrived) that she is really a male. I've been trying to "train" another female ever since 2001 when my = first Mama O' (perhaps 'her' Mama?) responded to my 3-note whistle call, = every time I came out with a fresh plate of Mealworms. Tonight it paid off with a photo, as hubby held the cam'! She flew off with 6 MW's and I believe her eggs hatched this past Sat., = 6-10-06. It's really been fun when the 'wild' finally trust you...especially = this skittish specie. =20 http://adobe.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=3Db19rzcrf.5e0z4rkr&x=3D0&y=3Duln6r= e Hope you enjoy her as much as I am! Cathy Gagliardi St. Paul, MN From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Tue Jun 13 15:13:51 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:13:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Morning of Song & Color Message-ID: <008c01c68ef3$99875c60$0b01a8c0@pastoral> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0089_01C68EC9.AFF02740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable General Notes Morning of song & color along Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR (along CR = 9, one mile from CR 5) Observer - Al Schirmacher =20 Bird Species County Date Count Notes=20 Canada Goose Sherburne 20060613 =20 Wood Duck Sherburne 20060613 =20 Wild Turkey Sherburne 20060613 =20 Common Loon Sherburne 20060613 2 =20 Great Blue Heron Sherburne 20060613 =20 Sora Sherburne 20060613 =20 Sandhill Crane Sherburne 20060613 =20 Mourning Dove Sherburne 20060613 =20 Great Horned Owl Sherburne 20060613 2 =20 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sherburne 20060613 =20 Red-bellied Woodpecker Sherburne 20060613 =20 Northern Flicker Sherburne 20060613 =20 Pileated Woodpecker Sherburne 20060613 =20 Eastern Wood-Pewee Sherburne 20060613 =20 Great Crested Flycatcher Sherburne 20060613 =20 Yellow-throated Vireo Sherburne 20060613 =20 Red-eyed Vireo Sherburne 20060613 =20 Blue Jay Sherburne 20060613 =20 American Crow Sherburne 20060613 =20 White-breasted Nuthatch Sherburne 20060613 =20 Sedge Wren Sherburne 20060613 =20 Marsh Wren Sherburne 20060613 =20 Golden-crowned Kinglet Sherburne 20060613 Still singing in = conifers=20 Eastern Bluebird Sherburne 20060613 =20 American Robin Sherburne 20060613 =20 Gray Catbird Sherburne 20060613 =20 Brown Thrasher Sherburne 20060613 =20 Cedar Waxwing Sherburne 20060613 =20 Blue-winged Warbler Sherburne 20060613 =20 Golden-winged Warbler Sherburne 20060613 =20 Tennessee Warbler Sherburne 20060613 Heard only - bit of an = unusual ending to call (flat trill after ti-ti-ti, call did not ascend) = - late migrant? Poor ID?=20 Yellow Warbler Sherburne 20060613 =20 Chestnut-sided Warbler Sherburne 20060613 Very numerous=20 American Redstart Sherburne 20060613 =20 Mourning Warbler Sherburne 20060613 3 Three singing along = different parts of path=20 Common Yellowthroat Sherburne 20060613 =20 Scarlet Tanager Sherburne 20060613 =20 Eastern Towhee Sherburne 20060613 Numerous=20 Chipping Sparrow Sherburne 20060613 =20 Clay-colored Sparrow Sherburne 20060613 =20 Field Sparrow Sherburne 20060613 =20 Vesper Sparrow Sherburne 20060613 =20 Grasshopper Sparrow Sherburne 20060613 =20 Song Sparrow Sherburne 20060613 =20 Swamp Sparrow Sherburne 20060613 =20 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Sherburne 20060613 =20 Indigo Bunting Sherburne 20060613 =20 Dickcissel Sherburne 20060613 =20 Red-winged Blackbird Sherburne 20060613 =20 Eastern Meadowlark Sherburne 20060613 =20 American Goldfinch Sherburne 20060613 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0089_01C68EC9.AFF02740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

General = Notes
Morning of=20 song & color along Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne NWR (along CR 9, one = mile from=20 CR 5)

Observer - Al Schirmacher

Bird Species County Date Count Notes

Canada Goose Sherburne 20060613
Wood Duck Sherburne 20060613
Wild Turkey Sherburne 20060613
Common Loon Sherburne 20060613 2
Great Blue Heron Sherburne 20060613
Sora Sherburne 20060613
Sandhill Crane Sherburne 20060613
Mourning Dove Sherburne 20060613
Great Horned Owl Sherburne 20060613 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sherburne 20060613
Red-bellied Woodpecker Sherburne 20060613
Northern Flicker Sherburne 20060613
Pileated Woodpecker Sherburne 20060613
Eastern Wood-Pewee Sherburne 20060613
Great Crested Flycatcher Sherburne 20060613
Yellow-throated Vireo Sherburne 20060613
Red-eyed Vireo Sherburne 20060613
Blue Jay Sherburne 20060613
American Crow Sherburne 20060613
White-breasted Nuthatch Sherburne 20060613
Sedge Wren Sherburne 20060613
Marsh Wren Sherburne 20060613
Golden-crowned Kinglet Sherburne 20060613 Still singing in conifers
Eastern Bluebird Sherburne 20060613
American Robin Sherburne 20060613
Gray Catbird Sherburne 20060613
Brown Thrasher Sherburne 20060613
Cedar Waxwing Sherburne 20060613
Blue-winged Warbler Sherburne 20060613
Golden-winged Warbler Sherburne 20060613
Tennessee Warbler Sherburne 20060613 Heard only - bit of an unusual ending to call (flat trill after=20 ti-ti-ti, call did not ascend) - late migrant? Poor ID?
Yellow Warbler Sherburne 20060613
Chestnut-sided Warbler Sherburne 20060613 Very numerous
American Redstart Sherburne 20060613
Mourning Warbler Sherburne 20060613 3 Three singing along different parts of path
Common Yellowthroat Sherburne 20060613
Scarlet Tanager Sherburne 20060613
Eastern Towhee Sherburne 20060613 Numerous
Chipping Sparrow Sherburne 20060613
Clay-colored Sparrow Sherburne 20060613
Field Sparrow Sherburne 20060613
Vesper Sparrow Sherburne 20060613
Grasshopper Sparrow Sherburne 20060613
Song Sparrow Sherburne 20060613
Swamp Sparrow Sherburne 20060613
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Sherburne 20060613
Indigo Bunting Sherburne 20060613
Dickcissel Sherburne 20060613
Red-winged Blackbird Sherburne 20060613
Eastern Meadowlark Sherburne 20060613
American Goldfinch Sherburne 20060613

------=_NextPart_000_0089_01C68EC9.AFF02740-- From Curt.Vacek@dnr.state.mn.us Tue Jun 13 20:39:05 2006 From: Curt.Vacek@dnr.state.mn.us (Curt Vacek) Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:39:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] rusty vs brewer's update Message-ID: Thanks to all that replied to my previous email. Plenty of good id'ing = tips. The verdict: There is a small group (3 pairs, possibly more) of = brewer's blackbirds nesting within an ~1 acre area of wet meadow/sandbar = willow in Big Stone County - SW of SW of SE 1/4, Sec 13, Akron (lower) = Township - property formally owned by The Nature Conservancy, but now part = of the Lac Qui Parle Wildlife Management Area. =20 A closer look at the dark eye on the females, along with all logic = suggests they are indeed brewer's blackbirds. However, my wife and I are = still fairly certain the male (paired with a female at the time) we = listened to on May 28th in the same exact spot, sounded very much like the = rusty on our audio references (Peterson's CD and NG's software) - "check - = check- check *- chillery-seee" I'm not suggesting hybridization, but = the biologist in me is curious if there is any reference to the two = species hybridizing. The nest of 4 eggs plus 1 cowbird now has 3 brewer's = nestlings in it, along with 1 unhatched brewer's and 1 cowbird egg. = According to MOU web data, this would be the first documented nesting in = Big Stone County (hard to believe)??? Curt Vacek ____________________________ Assistant Area Wildlife Manager Minnesota DNR - Section of Wildlife 850 N Hering St Appleton, MN 56208 phone: (320) 289-2493 fax: (320) 289-2551 email: curt.vacek@dnr.state.mn.us From tiger150@comcast.net Tue Jun 13 21:56:46 2006 From: tiger150@comcast.net (alyssa) Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:56:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] Turkey poults Message-ID: <00a101c68f2b$e23270c0$6401a8c0@A2400T2482> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009E_01C68F01.F920E660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was at Westwood Hills Nature Center (again) in St. Louis Park, = Hennepin County. Highlights include: @ D-C Cormorants (2) @ B-W Hawk (heard) @ Many R-E Vireos singing Here's the interesting part: I was told that there were three turkey = poults (a few days old.) I did find one, but I also found a juvenile = Cooper's Hawk perched on the ground right by the poult. My guess is that = he had caught one. No accompanying adults seen at all. After that, = however, I saw three Wild Turkeys crossing the parking lot (2 males, one = female.) There were no poults among them...I now wonder if that was the = mother of the abandoned poult. Good birding! Alyssa DeRubeis Golden Valley, Hennepin Co. ------=_NextPart_000_009E_01C68F01.F920E660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I was at Westwood Hills Nature Center = (again) in=20 St. Louis Park, Hennepin County. Highlights include:

@ D-C Cormorants (2)

@ B-W Hawk (heard)

@ Many R-E Vireos singing

Here's the interesting part: I was told = that there=20 were three turkey poults (a few days old.) I did find one, but I also = found a=20 juvenile Cooper's Hawk perched on the ground right by the poult. My = guess is=20 that he had caught one. No accompanying adults seen at all. After that, = however,=20 I saw three Wild Turkeys crossing the parking lot (2 males, one female.) = There=20 were no poults among them...I now wonder if that was the mother of the = abandoned=20 poult. Good birding!

Alyssa DeRubeis

Golden Valley, Hennepin=20 Co.

------=_NextPart_000_009E_01C68F01.F920E660-- From thomas@angelem.com Tue Jun 13 21:45:21 2006 From: thomas@angelem.com (Thomas Maiello) Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:45:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Painful parenting Message-ID: <448F23E1.8020502@angelem.com> It was only the relative silence of this morning that I could reel in the cacophony of avian parenting and chick squawking that last week filled the shrubs, trees and any open area in our garden - especially if I was watering with a sprinkler. The young birds are about the same size as the adults for every species but with a much shorter yet crass vocabulary - "Feed Me" in as few yet loud and penetrating sounds as possible. My Brown Thrashers are the proud parents of twins who make relatively little noise when wanting to be fed other than maybe an attention getting "craa". The twins are true thrashers as the parenting grackles try to bully them away and the little tikes attack forcefully and stand their ground. They don't just jester an attack, they jab full on to vital parts of the encroaching grackle's body. The parent thrashers are too busy focusing on finding food to even give the grackles notice. The twins and one parent perform their feeding rituals right outside my office window beneath the grape arbor - the young side by side, mouths agape and an air of appreciation with every tidbit delivered. The parenting is a tedious task as the thrasher will pillage a small beak of suet or peanut piece and offer it to the young, again and again. I'm exhausted just watching. The Common Grackles parent singularly and seemed to think they owned the yard for about a week. Any intruder any where close to a youngster and an entire flock of grackles amassed in the shrubs and overhead trees "cheek"ing out their alarm calls and crowding in intimidation. Several times the noise was so deafening when our 16 year old, arthritic cat lolled in the sun in "their" space - I had to turn the hose on them to talk on the phone - even with the windows closed. Before parenting, they would allow me to shower them in the trees as a part of their feather maintenance but now they flee it as the aggression it is - if only to another tree branch. As of late, they will also patronize my waving arms and shrieks to shut up when they start up on me, by all flying to the dead top of a tree and vocalize as a distant chorus of clacks and cheeks. The House Wren has tried several times and with several females to propagate but to no apparent avail. They are still trying as I see them periodically gathering nesting materials again. Same for the Cat Birds apparently. The Starlings are still the most put upon parents. Their young issue an irritating "craat" at a volume I am sure OSHA would find in painful violation of noise ordinances. And the young don't stop. They appear to heckle the much more slender and harried adult. The other day I watched as a young chick sat on a limb in a lilac bush and bellowed incessantly as the adult searched continuously for food tidbits - including wads of suet (not a very large mouthful of suet per carry unfortunately I am afraid). The adult would carry the tiny food prize up to a limb just across from the child - the only perch available without landing on the same branch as the demanding offspring. But the distance was just a little to far to be able to reach unless they both coordinated leaning unbalanced and forward at the same moment. It was painful to watch the adult struggle again and again in the face of that bellowing to hit the target while almost falling and flapping its wings - bringing only louder bellows from the demanding chick. My, what a unappreciative look that exercise had. I have never had children although I love being and playing and working with them. After watching the effort it takes to parent through the actions of these birds and the human mothers of children who have graced my life, all I can way is - Hi-Diddle-e-dee, a bachelor's life for me. I guess my parenting years might be behind me. I think I did miss out. There are more stories about the Jays, the Robins, the Cardinals, the finches, and the myriad other flyers who grace my space. I am still rewarded with an occasional flycatcher who continues to refuse to sing. But don't get me started on the 32 squirrels and ground squirrels I have transplanted across the river or those that I knew I missed but backed off for a bit. Now their babies are almost adult and do what they do to try to empty my feeders and chase the birds. The rabbits who I have not yet managed to live trap are also proud parents and their babies were so cute until they mowed down an entire open area I had covered with sprouting sunflowers. Now the adult is cropping my most delicate and unique hostas. It actually is only a game after all - isn't it. I hope your backyard birding is a pleasurable as mine. This truly is heaven. Thomas Maiello Spring Lake Park From lmsirvio@comcast.net Tue Jun 13 22:42:22 2006 From: lmsirvio@comcast.net (Larry Sirvio) Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:42:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] Miesville Ravine Message-ID: <007201c68f32$41152780$6601a8c0@LMS> Tally for Mon-Tues combined - Early morning. American redstarts (lots of them) cerulian warbler (new bird for me) mourning warbler (new again - singing in the parking lot Tues AM) house wren - nesting in the gate of the north parking lot rose-breasted grosbeak song sparrow yellow warblers (a male and female perched next to each other on a branch for a few seconds - great to see them together) cat bird eastern phoebe great crested flycatcher red-eyed vireo common yellowthroat yellow rumped warbler n. cardinal - nest with 3 eggs eastern towhees - one had a really different song from the usual ones Also saw one towhee nest. From sweston2@comcast.net Wed Jun 14 07:08:30 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:08:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] purgatory creek Message-ID: <002e01c68f79$aec81200$6d01f518@Weston72505> On Monday evening I stopped at the Purgatory Creek lake behind the Flagship office building in Eden Prairie and found: Caspian Tern (1) Marsh Wren Spotted Sandpiper Ospray Ring-billed Gulls (272) where are they nesting? unk. Gull: larger than RBGU's but not as large as a Herring. Bill is quite long and heavier than the RBGU's. Head is flatter also. Looks like it is molting from immature plumage. Color is quite light with splotches of light brown. Wing tips and tail appear to be brown, but again not very dark. Head shape and size suggested a California Gull, but color is a mystery. I had hoped to be able to get out there today (tuesday) and take a picture, but that did not happen. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Wed Jun 14 16:40:21 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:40:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] FW: [PABIRDS] gypsy moths and birds. Message-ID: I have heard people ask about Gypsy moths in the past, I felt this was interesting. -----Original Message----- From: Bird discussion list for Pennsylvania [mailto:PABIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG] On Behalf Of Scott Weidensaul Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:06 PM To: PABIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] gypsy moths and birds. Some history here...gypsy moths are Eurasian natives, and were=20 brought to this country in the mid-19th century in a misguided=20 attempt to create a domestic silk industry. They escaped into the=20 wild in New England, and began moving out from that epicenter. The moths hit northeastern Pennsylvania in the 1930s, and the first=20 major infestations reached southeastern Pennsylvania, where I live,=20 in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As Deb said, the gypsy moths would=20 go through boom-and-bust cycles, their populations eventually=20 reaching plague proportions in which the entire forest would be=20 defoliated in mid-June. Then disease would sweep through, the=20 population would crash, and it would be a number of years before it=20 built up again. Although they'll eat many species of trees, especially when=20 stressed by hunger, their primary food are oaks. Hardwoods usually=20 recover from defoliation, leafing out again later in the summer,=20 although two or more years in a row will kill a tree, and defoliation=20 in a time of drought can cause massive mortality. The last regionwide defoliation in this part of the state was, I=20 believe, in 1991; I was section-hiking part of the Appalachian Trail=20 that summer, and hiked for days through hot, shadeless forests that=20 reeked of ammonia from the rotting frass (caterpillar droppings) and=20 dying caterpillars. About that time, a virus introduced in the early=20 1900s as a potential biological control finally kicked in (why it=20 took so long, no one knows) and has generally kept the gypsy moths=20 below the plague threshold, except for periodic, fairly localized=20 outbreaks. Interestingly, one of the other attempted biological controls was a=20 parasitic fly, the tachnid, which made little progress against gypsy=20 moths but has decimated our native silkworm moths like lunas,=20 cecropias and prometheas. Likewise, the bacterial BT spray the state=20 uses is caterpillar-specific, but not gypsy moth specific, and kills=20 the larvae of such forest butterflies and moths as red-spotted=20 purples, various swallowtails and underwings -- basically, any=20 lepidoptera. Scott Weidensaul Schuylkill Haven, PA >Gypsy Moths have infested PA forests for many years -- since early=20 >1980's as far as I know and others can probably give a better idea=20 >than I can. > >The populations wax and wane. They basically eat themselves out and=20 >levels become low until vegetation increases again and they increase. > >In Rothrock State Forest in Centre county and northern Huntingdon=20 >counties my husband Greg Grove has shown with BBS routes that=20 >yellow-billed and black billed cuckoos increase with the=20 >caterpillars. his numbers are small but there is a definite trend. > >I have seen scarlet tanagers eat the caterpillars as well. > >It may be similar to what I have seen with the cicadas when they=20 >erupt. In one big year I saw robins knocking them to the ground and=20 >eating them. It is an insect that they may not come in contact very=20 >often in their lifetime but they somehow decide it is a good prey. > >When the caterpillars are at their maximum levels, you can hear=20 >their droppings falling around you in the woods or what is left of=20 >the woods. You can see the caterpillars themselves completely cover=20 >trees, including evergreens. I don't think I have seen them on=20 >laurel. > >anyway I realize some of this is anecdotal but thought it was interesting. > >Deb > > > >>The gypsy moth caterpillars are really doing a number on the=20 >>forests in Pike County, even though they were supposed to have been=20 >>sprayed. In some places there's so much brown that it looks like=20 >>early spring, before the leaves emerge. I sat on our cabin porch=20 >>yesterday watching a veery gathering food, and, alas, he seemed to=20 >>be letting them alone. There were a ton of them - he wouldn't have=20 >>had to work very hard! The lone plus I see to this is a selfish=20 >>one - without so much foliage, it's easier to see the birds. But=20 >>it's not worth the trade-off. >> >>Sue Schmoyer >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Douglas A. Bauman >>To: PABIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG >>Sent: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:26:57 -0400 >>Subject: [PABIRDS] gypsy moths and birds. >> >> >>Do any birds eat gypsy moths, and is there any >>chance this invasion will spread to PA? >>I remember the last time in the early or mid '90s >>here in Western PA. >>Thanks. >>Doug Bauman >>Westmoreland Co. >>--------- >>An invasion of gypsy moths has been destroying thousands of acres of >>New Jersey forests in the span of a month, setting the state up for >>its worst outbreak since the caterpillars defoliated 140,000 acres in >>2001. >>______________________________________________________________________ __ >>Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures,=20 >>email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. > > >-- >Deborah S. Grove, Ph.D. >Director of Research Projects >Nucleic Acid Facility >Huck Institute for Life Science >The Pennsylvania State University >210 Wartik Lab >University Park PA 16802 > >814 865 3332 > >http://www.hils.psu.edu/stf/naf/home.html From lmsirvio@comcast.net Wed Jun 14 19:11:05 2006 From: lmsirvio@comcast.net (Larry Sirvio) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:11:05 -0500 Subject: [mou] Miesville bust Message-ID: <001301c68fdd$e75c0630$6601a8c0@LMS> Went back to Miesville Ravine - this time with camcorder to hopefully get some better audio of the birds I had been hearing - and trying to record with a digital voice recorder (poor quality sound at high frequencies). I couldn't believe the difference from Mon & Tues. Where there had been lots of redstarts and towhees - today it took about 2 hours to find one of each. All of the other birds I had been seeing were missing (exception - red eyed vireo) The only other active birds were the yellow warblers and wrens. I finally heard a wood thrush - east side of the brook- far away in the woods. I also figured out that using an IPOD to record birds is not going to work. Volume was too low and it has the same problem with frequency response (does not go higher than 4000 Hz) as the voice recorder. I had done some testing with a signal generator on the computer to figure that out but needed to confirm it in the field. Sharon Stitler (Birdchick blogger) has used an IPOD with an expensive mic - I'll have to ask her more details. She has had some luck using the "good" mic. From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Wed Jun 14 19:21:56 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:21:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] New Book Message-ID: <00b201c68fdf$6bb0ddb0$0b01a8c0@pastoral> One of our own - Laura Erickson - has written a new book: 101 Ways to Help Birds (http://www.birderblog.com/bird/101.html). You might want to check it out! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties (I have no financial or other connections with this book.) From rccarl@pacbell.net Wed Jun 14 19:38:24 2006 From: rccarl@pacbell.net (Richard Carlson) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:38:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Little Blue Heron In-Reply-To: <20060614170003.3524.87225.Mailman@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> Message-ID: <20060614183825.3409.qmail@web81014.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Monday 6/12 at about 7 p.m. there was an adult Little Blue Heron along I-94 S in the pond in the exit right before 494 splits off. Yes, I was going 65 mph, but the light was perfect, the bird is distinctive, I've seen hundreds of them in other states, and it was a very clear view. Large, all dark heron, no white, grey bill, reddish purple head, neck and chest, dark blue back and belly. I was hoping to get back for a better view, but I've been stuck with doing my Mom's %^&*((^% taxes. Richard Carlson Full time birder and Rotarian Par-time Economist Native Minnesotan Temporarily absent since 1960 Lake Tahe CA & Tucson, AZ rccarl@pacbell.net From david@cahlander.com Wed Jun 14 21:43:44 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:43:44 -0500 Subject: [mou] Louisiana Waterthrush on Recently Seen (Blue Earth) Message-ID: <06e401c68ff3$3d5c6c90$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_06E1_01C68FC9.5148C5C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_06E1_01C68FC9.5148C5C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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------=_NextPart_000_06E1_01C68FC9.5148C5C0-- From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Thu Jun 15 15:00:29 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:00:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Glaucous Gull; Comparisons Message-ID: <001701c69084$0fd6dc60$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Glaucous Gull, Mille Lacs Lake, 5:30 PM last evening (6/14). It was seen at the small beach near the intersection of 35 & 169, just south of the reservation. 18 Dickcissels this morning (12 on Sherburne's Auto Tour, 6 in Mille Lacs yard). On another subject, had a number of significant misses this spring during migration (primarily covering Sherburne, Mille Lacs & Aitkin Counties) - wanted to compare with others' experiences: * Snow Goose * Eared Grebe * Larger shorebirds (except Willet) * Yellow-bellied Flycatcher * Bay-breasted Warbler * White-crowned Sparrow (what's with that?) Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From Greiner.Carl@mayo.edu Thu Jun 15 15:17:57 2006 From: Greiner.Carl@mayo.edu (Greiner, Carl W.) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:17:57 -0500 Subject: [mou] Possible Barn Owl Whitewater State Park Message-ID: <20BFD7B9958AF84D97B820825E815BB00454884C@excsrv02.mayo.edu> 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. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C69085.FDE718CE Content-Type: text/plain Hi All, While on the commute this a.m. I was listening to the radio and the naturalist from Whitewater State Park said that they had seen a Barn Owl the last 2 Saturdays (at 1:30 a.m. both times). He said the observer was experienced and sure. That's all I know. Thanks, Carl Greiner Research and Development Human Cellular Therapy Laboratory Mayo Clinic, Hilton 2-77 200 First Street S.W. Rochester, MN. 55905 (507) 538-1997 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C69085.FDE718CE Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Possible Barn Owl Whitewater State Park

Hi All,
While on the commute this a.m. I was listening to the = radio and the naturalist from Whitewater State Park said that they had = seen a Barn Owl the last 2 Saturdays (at 1:30 a.m. both times). He said = the observer was experienced and sure. That's all I know.

Thanks,

Carl Greiner
Research and = Development
Human Cellular Therapy = Laboratory
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C69085.FDE718CE-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Thu Jun 15 16:03:51 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:03:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Breeding Birds ( Long, but Important!) Message-ID: Breeding birds is where it is at in Minnesota, I am coming to understand this, and so now I want to try and explain my rationale, to see if this view point can be spread throughout the birding community. There are individuals that do get this and have for years, of course: Jan Green and Bob Janssen are two that come immediately to mind. There are others out there reporting breeding birds on a regular basis, yet they are few in number. Breeding Bird Surveys are done, but they are too far apart and too few in number to significantly assess bird abundance throughout the state. The MOU, of which I am proud to serve as a President, does little to actively solicit breeding bird records from its members, educate the membership on its importance, and provide the necessary methodology. Last year, there was a single record submitted for Sedge Wren breeding in the state of Minnesota. This sparseness of coverage for breeding birds is absurd. The Electronics Communications Committee of the MOU has developed the online Seasonal Records reporting to a level of excellence, and is working to improve it still. Breeding bird-records management is one action item we hope to improve immediately. We can change our behaviors and begin reporting all birds seen. We should provide details on possible breeding behavior, probable breeding, or confirmed breeding for every bird we see and hear. It will provide much needed data and acquaint birders with behaviors of birds on their home range. Each observation is an opportunity to learn, think what are the causes of these behaviors I am seeing? Could a nest be near? Could this bird be luring me away? Is this territorial behavior? I recommend birders indicate observed possible breeding behaviors in the online Seasonal Report text box for each sighting. We are well into breeding season now -- we can't wait. Start doing this now! Minnesota Audubon is spearheading the Important Bird Area program in the state, a very worthwhile initiative for the conservation effect it can have in the state, yet without the benefit of a Breeding Bird Atlas, how can they take it all into consideration on what to conserve and why? The IBA program in other states relies heavily on the Breeding Bird Atlas data to help target areas of importance for birds, not single species, but groups of regularly occurring species in specific ecosystems. It is our hope that Minnesota Audubon will find a source for the funds we need for seed money. The DNR is also working to collaborate with the MOU to build a plan for a Breeding Bird Atlas. The product of this atlas project will be a document and database that may be used as a reference for Breeding Bird Distribution and Abundance in the state of Minnesota. Minnesota birding festivals schedule around bird migration. Waves of birds come through and are gone. We should focus on the ones that stay here. I contend that a single report of a nesting Sedge Wren last year was more substantial, important and relevant to the study of Minnesota birds than all the reports of extralimital species in Minnesota. Tourists come here to see our breeding birds, so why do so many of our festivals focus on migratory periods? The Boreal Birding Festival, Voyager National Park, and Pine County Festival are examples of events planned for times when birds are on territory. What an enriching experience for birders!=20 I have participated in three state breeding bird atlases. I have learned that birds seen in "safe dates", (when they would be normally on breeding territory), if they are in the right habitat, constitute a possible breeding record. A pair of the same birds seen in the same conditions is a probable breeding record. The MOU does not record these currently as breeding records; we require "confirmed" breeding records.=20 A few people do the due diligence to report, but we need thousands to do this to gather the data we need!=20 I challenge you to use the MOU online Seasonal Report software to enter specific breeding bird records. Do it at home for robins and cardinals and House Finches, do it on weekends in the bog country or the western prairie. Help us figure out where Common Nighthawks are in the summer, How far south Ring-necked Ducks nest, where we can find local populations of sparrows - LeConte's, Lincoln's, or Nelson's Sharp-taileds? You are already seeing the birds; just take the time to document it, in the comments field of the MOU seasonal software. I wish you all good birding.=20 Here are some suggested behaviors to look for and document for your sightings: * Bird Observed (seen or heard) within safe dates but not in suitable habitat and/or not believed to be breeding=20 * Bird seen or heard in suitable nesting habitat within safe dates=20 * Territorial behavior observed=20 * Pair (male and female) of a species observed together=20 * Courtship behavior (ritualized display) or Copulation between two birds observed.=20 * Used nest of species found (only species with very distinctive nests may be assigned this code).=20 * Agitated behavior or anxiety calls given by adults due to observer or predator presence=20 * Adult bird seen Carrying Nest material=20 * Physical Evidence of breeding condition (e.g., brood patch) observed for birds in hand=20 * Nest Building observed at nest site=20 * Distraction Display or apparent Direct Defense of unobserved nest/young=20 * Fledglings observed (very young, dependent downy or stub-tailed juveniles only).=20 * Adult bird seen Carrying Food or Carrying Fecal sac=20 * Adult bird seen Feeding Young out of the nest=20 * Nest with Eggs of species found=20 * Occupied Nest of species found, but exact contents unknown * Nest with Young of species found Good Birding to you all, Mark Alt MOU President Brooklyn Center, MN From axhertzel@sihope.com Thu Jun 15 18:05:51 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:05:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Possible Barn Owl In-Reply-To: <20BFD7B9958AF84D97B820825E815BB00454884C@excsrv02.mayo.edu> References: <20BFD7B9958AF84D97B820825E815BB00454884C@excsrv02.mayo.edu> Message-ID: <275FF069-9CF2-482E-A546-CDDD3C2A7531@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-3-285259488 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Whitewater personnel have asked that I pass on this information: The possible Barn Owl has not been seen in a month even though park field staff have spent a good amount of time searching for it. If they see it again, someone from the park staff will notify MOU. In the mean time, they ask that birders please do not come looking for the bird themselves. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-3-285259488 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Whitewater personnel have asked = that I pass on this information:=A0

The possible Barn Owl has = not been seen in a month even though park field staff have spent a good = amount of time searching for it. If they see it again, someone from the = park staff will notify MOU. In the mean time, they ask that birders = please do not come looking for the bird = themselves.

- - -

Anthony = Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-3-285259488-- From jlotto1@msn.com Thu Jun 15 18:21:13 2006 From: jlotto1@msn.com (james otto) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:21:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow Sparrow Murphy-Hanrehan Scott County Message-ID:

Today , on my 4th try this week , I finally saw a Henslow Sparrow at Murphy- Hanrehan on the horse/dog trail. Leaving the parking lot proceed west on trail 30 at the 31 post continue west toward post 28. On the other side of the tree grove the field on the north side of the trail is where I observed it. The bird was at least 75 yards off the trail , so I would bring a scope .

Jim Otto

Find just what you're after with the new, more precise MSN Search - try it now! From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Thu Jun 15 23:43:32 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:43:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Probable LeConte's Sparrow in Chisago County and Dickcissels all over Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C690CD.210E952E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I spent yesterday touring around looking for Dickcissels in various = counties and found them in 8. This brings my total for the year to 27 = counties. If anyone wants directions to any of these I'd be happy to = provide them. The counties are all listed on the MOU site under Summer Seasonal = Reports. The probable LeConte's Sparrow was calling from suitable habitat along = the west side of Co. Rd. 53 in the far northern edge of Chisago County. = You can get there from I-35 by taking the Rush City exit and traveling = west on Co. Rd. 1 a short distance to Co. Rd. 53. The bird was about = 3/10ths of a mile south of the county line. It sounded different than a = Grasshopper Sparrow, but I never was able to see the bird to verify it. = I have the recording on a CD in my car and it was just like the = recording. =20 Bob Williams, Bloomington ------_=_NextPart_001_01C690CD.210E952E Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I spent yesterday touring around looking for = Dickcissels in =0A= various counties and found them in 8. This brings my total for the = year to =0A= 27 counties. If anyone wants directions to any of these I'd be = happy to =0A= provide them.

=0A=

The counties are all listed on the = MOU site =0A= under Summer Seasonal Reports.

=0A=

The probable LeConte's Sparrow was = calling from =0A= suitable habitat along the west side of Co. Rd. 53 in the far northern = edge of =0A= Chisago County. You can get there from I-35 by taking the Rush = City exit =0A= and traveling west on Co. Rd. 1 a short distance to Co. Rd. 53. = The bird =0A= was about 3/10ths of a mile south of the county line. It sounded = different =0A= than a Grasshopper Sparrow, but I never was able to see the bird to = verify =0A= it. I have the recording on a CD in my car and it was = just like the =0A= recording.

=0A=

Bob Williams, =0A= Bloomington

------_=_NextPart_001_01C690CD.210E952E-- From rba@moumn.org Fri Jun 16 01:10:18 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:10:18 -0700 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 15 June 2006 Message-ID: <20060616001852.24629116F4@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1150416618==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *June 15, 2006 *MNST0606.15 -Birds mentioned Little Blue Heron Glaucous Gull White-winged Dove Kentucky Warbler Lazuli Bunting -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 15, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 15th. The WHITE-WINGED DOVE was still at Nelson's Resort at Crane Lake, St Louis County on the 11th. You can call the resort at 218-993-2295 for updates. On June 10th, a LAZULI BUNTING was at a feeder in St. Clair, Blue Earth County, on state highway 83. Birders are welcome to see the bird at 204 Park Street. I have a secondhand report of another Lazuli Bunting in northwestern Murray County, seen on the 12th at the vague location of "a feeding station on 181st St." On the 12th, there was a report of a LITTLE BLUE HERON along Interstate 94. The location was described as the pond in the exit right before Interstate 494 splits off to the south, but it was unclear if this was in the northwest or the east Metro. Most unusual was the reported GLAUCOUS GULL on the west side of Mille Lacs Lake, on the 14th. The location was the small beach near the intersection of county road 35 & U.S. 169. A male KENTUCKY WARBLER was still present at Williams Nature Center near Mankato, Blue Earth County, on the 9th. Emily Hutchins found it singing on the North Loop of the Lloyd Vellmer Trail near the bench. Thanks to Jim Otto, Dee Kuder, and Joel Hessen. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 22nd. --====1150416618==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*June 15, 2006
*MNST0606.15

-Birds mentioned

Little Blue Heron
Glaucous Gull
White-winged Dove
Kentucky Warbler
Lazuli Bunting

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 15, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 15th.

The WHITE-WINGED DOVE was still at Nelson's Resort at Crane Lake, St Louis County on the 11th. You can call the resort at 218-993-2295 for updates.

On June 10th, a LAZULI BUNTING was at a feeder in St. Clair, Blue Earth County, on state highway 83. Birders are welcome to see the bird at 204 Park Street. I have a secondhand report of another Lazuli Bunting in northwestern Murray County, seen on the 12th at the vague location of "a feeding station on 181st St."

On the 12th, there was a report of a LITTLE BLUE HERON along Interstate 94. The location was described as the pond in the exit right before Interstate 494 splits off to the south, but it was unclear if this was in the northwest or the east Metro.

Most unusual was the reported GLAUCOUS GULL on the west side of Mille Lacs Lake, on the 14th. The location was the small beach near the intersection of county road 35 & U.S. 169.

A male KENTUCKY WARBLER was still present at Williams Nature Center near Mankato, Blue Earth County, on the 9th. Emily Hutchins found it singing on the North Loop of the Lloyd Vellmer Trail near the bench.

Thanks to Jim Otto, Dee Kuder, and Joel Hessen.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 22nd. --====1150416618====-- From rba@moumn.org Fri Jun 16 02:12:32 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:12:32 -0700 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, June 15, 2006 Message-ID: <20060616012102.498BE1176F@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1150420352==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *June 15, 2006 *MNDL0606.15 -Birds mentioned Least Bittern Broad-winged Hawk Black-bellied Plover Marbled Godwit Wilson's Phalarope Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Northern Hawk Owl Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl Whip-poor-will Red-headed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Golden-winged Warbler Mourning Warbler White-throated Sparrow Pine Siskin -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 15, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 16, 2006 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. We seem to be starting on a dry summer as little rain has fallen in the northwest so far. As I put the report together, there is a forecast of possible storms in the coming hours and days, but no sign of them yet. Young birds are appearing everywhere in almost every species that is known to nest here. Please remember to report any confirmed nesting that you may come across. Jenny Moorman reported that a family of LONG-EARED OWLS was discovered in Lake of the Woods County on June 11. Six MARBLED GODWITS were found about a quarter mile west of CR76 along a minimum maintenance road, five miles west of Baudette south of MN 11. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was found along the Hogsback Trail in the Beltrami Island State Forest, a little east of the Wildwood Cemetery at the opening in the pine plantation on June 10. A breeding bird survey on that day along the Rapid River Road, and the Pitt Grade yielded 20 species of warblers, along with LONG-EARED OWL, WHIP-POOR-WILL, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and HERMIT THRUSH among others. A CEDAR WAXWING nest was also discovered along the Faunce-Butterfield road west of the Faunce Forest Road. Beth Siverhus , reporting from Roseau County found six SHORT-EARED OWLS and two MARBLED GODWITS. Location from MN 11 is to take CR 13 south to 280th St., a minimum maintenance road. She also observed a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO north of Williams. Pat Rice reported on a trip to the Big Bog Recreation Area north of Waskish in northern Beltrami County on June 12 where highlights included BROAD-WINGED HAWK, NORTHERN HAWK OWL, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. In Pennington County, Sue Braastad reported that they have PINE SISKINS at their feeder near Thief River Falls. A pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS is nesting in a snag near the corner of our deck. Linda Felker reported a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO heard calling at a Mahnomen park south of that town in Mahnomen County on June 9. Mike Murphy reported from Hamden Slough NWR on June 9 that a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER remained at Hesby Wetland a half mile northeast of the office. WILSON'S PHALAROPE are nesting at the wetland also. Bisson Lake , three miles west of Callaway, has a LEAST BITTERN at its southern end. Thanks to Jenny Moorman, Gretchen Mehmel, Beth Siverhus, Pat Rice, Sue Braastad, Linda Felker, and Mike Murphy for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, June 23, 2006. --====1150420352==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*June 15, 2006
*MNDL0606.15

-Birds mentioned

Least Bittern
Broad-winged Hawk
Black-bellied Plover
Marbled Godwit
Wilson's Phalarope
Black-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Northern Hawk Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Whip-poor-will
Red-headed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Golden-winged Warbler
Mourning Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Pine Siskin

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 15, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 16, 2006 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

We seem to be starting on a dry summer as little rain has fallen in the northwest so far. As I put the report together, there is a forecast of possible storms in the coming hours and days, but no sign of them yet. Young birds are appearing everywhere in almost every species that is known to nest here. Please remember to report any confirmed nesting that you may come across.

Jenny Moorman reported that a family of LONG-EARED OWLS was discovered in Lake of the Woods County on June 11. Six MARBLED GODWITS were found about a quarter mile west of CR76 along a minimum maintenance road, five miles west of Baudette south of MN 11. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was found along the Hogsback Trail in the Beltrami Island State Forest, a little east of the Wildwood Cemetery at the opening in the pine plantation on June 10. A breeding bird survey on that day along the Rapid River Road, and the Pitt Grade yielded 20 species of warblers, along with LONG-EARED OWL, WHIP-POOR-WILL, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, and HERMIT THRUSH among others. A CEDAR WAXWING nest was also discovered along the Faunce-Butterfield road we st of the Faunce Forest Road.

Beth Siverhus , reporting from Roseau County found six SHORT-EARED OWLS and two MARBLED GODWITS. Location from MN 11 is to take CR 13 south to 280th St., a minimum maintenance road. She also observed a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO north of Williams.

Pat Rice reported on a trip to the Big Bog Recreation Area north of Waskish in northern Beltrami County on June 12 where highlights included BROAD-WINGED HAWK, NORTHERN HAWK OWL, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.

In Pennington County, Sue Braastad reported that they have PINE SISKINS at their feeder near Thief River Falls. A pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS is nesting in a snag near the corner of our deck.

Linda Felker reported a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO heard calling at a Mahnomen park south of that town in Mahnomen County on June 9.

Mike Murphy reported from Hamden Slough NWR on June 9 that a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER remained at Hesby Wetland a half mile northeast of the office. WILSON'S PHALAROPE are nesting at the wetland also. Bisson Lake , three miles west of Callaway, has a LEAST BITTERN at its southern end.

Thanks to Jenny Moorman, Gretchen Mehmel, Beth Siverhus, Pat Rice, Sue Braastad, Linda Felker, and Mike Murphy for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, June 23, 2006. --====1150420352====-- From blitkey@usfamily.net Fri Jun 16 18:15:54 2006 From: blitkey@usfamily.net (Bill Litkey) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:15:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hooded Warbler - Ramsery Co. followup Message-ID: <001201c69168$8764e300$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> On Tuesday morning, Dick Rengstorf and I heard, but did not see, the "southern" Hooded Warbler reported by Julian Sellers in Battle Creek Park. We did not happen to search for the "northern" bird. This morning we did search first for the "northern" bird, which would be more convenient, but to no avail after close to an hour. We then went for the "southern" bird and both heard and saw it. If there is any interest, I will be glad to provide easy directions. Bill Litkey (Oakdale) --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From MJBFLWRMT@MSN.COM Fri Jun 16 18:19:17 2006 From: MJBFLWRMT@MSN.COM (Milton Blomberg) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:19:17 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dickcissels-Stearns Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AB_01C6913F.16806C00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Couple days ago I observed several Dickcissels in SE Stearns County, W = of Luxemburg, S of Rockville, specifically Rausch Lake Rd...a nice bit = of terrane where I picked up many other species including Sandhill = Cranes, Marsh Wrens, Black Terns, strutting Turkeys, Clay-Colored = Sparrows and Warbling Vireos. mjb ------=_NextPart_000_00AB_01C6913F.16806C00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Couple days ago I observed several Dickcissels in SE Stearns = County,=20 W of Luxemburg, S of Rockville, specifically Rausch Lake Rd...a nice bit = of=20 terrane where I picked up many other species including Sandhill Cranes, = Marsh=20 Wrens, Black Terns, strutting Turkeys, Clay-Colored Sparrows and = Warbling=20 Vireos. mjb

------=_NextPart_000_00AB_01C6913F.16806C00-- From mattjim@earthlink.net Fri Jun 16 23:28:50 2006 From: mattjim@earthlink.net (James Mattsson) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:28:50 -0500 Subject: [mou] Upland Sandpiper still present, Dakota Co. Message-ID: <410-220066516222850109@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 6/16/06 Between 4:30 and 5:00pm anUpland Sandpiper was in the exact spot as report on 5/31 in Dakota Co. Location is 0.25 miles south of 190th on Biscayne Ave. The bird perched on a power pole on the east side of the road adjacent to a newly mowed hay field. While I watched form a long distance it made several repeated flights from the pole to the high point in the hayfield. It flew to the exact same spot and acted somewhat agitated, ie. short abrupt calls, short flights, and appeared to be searching...probably for its recently mowed nest. Jim Eagan, Dakota Co. ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

6/16/06

Between 4:30 and 5:00pm anUpland Sandpiper was in the exact spot as report on 5/31 in Dakota Co. Location is 0.25 miles south of 190th on Biscayne Ave. The bird perched on a power pole on the east side of the road adjacent to a newly mowed hay field. While I watched form a long distance it made several repeated flights from the pole to the high point in the hayfield. It flew to the exact same spot and acted somewhat agitated, ie. short abrupt calls, short flights, and appeared to be searching...probably for its recently mowed nest.

Jim

Eagan, Dakota Co.

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8-- From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Fri Jun 16 23:28:19 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:28:19 -0500 Subject: [mou] Raptor silhouettes References: Message-ID: Here is a great tool to learn nuances of raptor identification. It is a = PowerPoint slide show.=20 http://www.hornsbybend.org/presentations.html Good Birding! =20 Mark Alt From blitkey@usfamily.net Fri Jun 16 23:31:40 2006 From: blitkey@usfamily.net (Bill Litkey) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:31:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] directions to Hooded Warbler - Battle Creek Park, Ramsey Co. Message-ID: <001d01c69194$a4635b40$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> As per several requests for directions, they are as follows. Battle Creek Park is located in SE Ramsey Co. From Hwy. 61 running along the eastern side of the Mississippi River valley turn eastward onto Lower Afton Road. Go about � mile to Winthrop St. On either side of Winthrop along the north side of Lower Afton there is clearing back off the shoulder so you might be able to park there. North of Lower Afton only about 100 ft. hike the ski trail that goes west from Winthrop and parallels Lower Afton. Hang left on this trail at any trail junctures. Eventually the trail curves northward away from Lower Afton into a ravine. At the curve there was a Mourning Warbler as a bonus. Listen for the Hooded Warbler throughout this ravine, which isn't very long. It seemed to spend more time towards the north end of the ravine, but it certainly moves around in there. Bill Litkey (Oakdale) --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From lmsirvio@comcast.net Fri Jun 16 23:42:40 2006 From: lmsirvio@comcast.net (Larry Sirvio) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:42:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Diving Mallards Message-ID: <008901c69196$2d012710$6601a8c0@LMS> Saw two young mallards this afternoon in a small drainage pond in the parking lot of Rainbow in Cottage Grove. They were diving for food. I mean they were diving like a real diver. I timed one of the dives - they were completely submerged for 12 seconds! - and then reappeared 20-30 feet from the point of entry. I know they were mallards because when I approached the pond, the hen mallard came out of some vegetation on the other side of the pond and swam to her kids. They went to her right away. Has anyone ever seen this kind of behavior? I actuall got out of my car (unhappy motorists did not appreciate the traffic jam) to watch for a bit. Larry Sirvio From JulianSellers@msn.com Sat Jun 17 02:16:55 2006 From: JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:16:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] directions to Hooded Warbler - Battle Creek Park, Ramsey Co. References: <001d01c69194$a4635b40$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> Message-ID: And here are directions to the other Hooded Warbler that I heard last Saturday and Sunday, but which was not singing when Bill and Dick looked for it this morning. You may want to try for it if you miss the "southern" one: To get to the other Hooded location in Battle Creek Park, go west up the hill from the rec center on Winthrop Street. There's a narrow unofficial path up the hill from near the south end of the rec center. When you get up into the woods, bear right onto the wide trail that goes west, downhill, near the northern edge of the woods. You'll see houses through the trees on your right. The bird was singing on the hillside on the left as you get to the bottom of the hill. There's another trail that curves around the hillside above where the Hooded was singing, but it's hard to describe how to get there. Julian St. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Litkey" To: "MOU" Cc: Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 5:31 PM Subject: [mou] directions to Hooded Warbler - Battle Creek Park, Ramsey Co. > As per several requests for directions, they are as follows. Battle Creek > Park is located in SE Ramsey Co. From Hwy. 61 running along the eastern > side of the Mississippi River valley turn eastward onto Lower Afton Road. > Go about � mile to Winthrop St. On either side of Winthrop along the > north > side of Lower Afton there is clearing back off the shoulder so you might > be > able to park there. North of Lower Afton only about 100 ft. hike the ski > trail that goes west from Winthrop and parallels Lower Afton. Hang left > on > this trail at any trail junctures. Eventually the trail curves northward > away from Lower Afton into a ravine. At the curve there was a Mourning > Warbler as a bonus. Listen for the Hooded Warbler throughout this ravine, > which isn't very long. It seemed to spend more time towards the north end > of the ravine, but it certainly moves around in there. > > Bill Litkey (Oakdale) > > > > > --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- > http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From sweston2@comcast.net Sat Jun 17 05:54:59 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:54:59 -0500 Subject: [mou] around the metro Message-ID: <001501c691ca$346a97a0$fc03f518@Weston72505> this seems to be the year for Dickcissels. They are everywhere in greater numbers than I have ever noticed. Every night the Barred Owls have been quite vocal often roosting in the trees next door. My neighbor across the street counted three owlets sitting on the branch in one of her trees. The Copes Gray Treefrogs have been very loud, buzzing from the trees in our yard. They also like to sit on the window by the door in the evening and collect the bugs attracted by the lights shining out. In the garden we have a bumper crop of wild strawberries, sweet and big. I have never seen so many. Perhaps, that is because Cherie has not gotten out to weed this spring. In the street drifts of little bouncing dots mark the landing of jumping oak galls, unsuccessful in their quest to find dirt for their next life stage. these bouncing dots are perhaps a millemeter in diameter. this week I will garden and stare into the trees. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From lkrueger@umn.edu Sat Jun 17 06:09:32 2006 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:09:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Loggerhead Shrikes Message-ID: <000501c691cc$3a9866a0$13fe6580@LindaII> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C691A2.51C25EA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The two Loggerhead Shrikes I reported on June 4th at 5889 180th Street (Dakota County - one-half mile east of Fisher Ave.) were still there yesterday, June 16th. My Husband and I got some good photographs and will, hopefully, be posting them on our website tomorrow or the next day. We are still spending a lot of time at the Hospital with our Son so we rarely have time to go birding and photographing but took time out last night and we were glad we did as it was fun watching and listening to those two birds. I'll notify everyone when we post our newest photos. Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger Come back often and enjoy! ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C691A2.51C25EA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The two Loggerhead Shrikes I reported on June = 4^th at 5889 = 180^th Street (Dakota County - one-half mile east of = Fisher = Ave.) were still there yesterday, June 16^th. My Husband and I got = some good photographs and will, hopefully, be posting them on our website tomorrow = or the next day. We are still spending a lot of time at the Hospital with = our Son so we rarely have time to go birding and photographing but took time out = last night and we were glad we did as it was fun watching and listening to = those two birds. I’ll notify everyone when we post our newest = photos.

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

Come back often and = enjoy!

------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C691A2.51C25EA0-- From bluejay@lauraerickson.com Sat Jun 17 14:57:55 2006 From: bluejay@lauraerickson.com (Laura Erickson) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:57:55 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Duluth Hotel Peregrines banded Message-ID: <60681.68.112.165.197.1150552675.squirrel@68.112.165.197> Yesterday, people from the Raptor Resource Project arrived in downtown Duluth to band our Peregrines. I've posted 125 photos and will be posting video in a little while showing the whole banding process. It's all on my blog here: http://birderblog.com/bird/Species/Hawks/PeregrineFalcon/Photos/Duluth2006/PEFA0616.html Laura Erickson Duluth, MN Staff Ornithologist Binoculars.com www.birderblog.com There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature--the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. --Rachel Carson From craig.brooks@gmail.com Sat Jun 17 16:15:35 2006 From: craig.brooks@gmail.com (Craig Brooks) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:15:35 -0500 Subject: [mou] Diving Mallards In-Reply-To: <008901c69196$2d012710$6601a8c0@LMS> References: <008901c69196$2d012710$6601a8c0@LMS> Message-ID: ------=_Part_9166_15161851.1150557335491 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline We watch a pair of Mallards raise young in a small farm pond every Spring. This year I have noticed the six survivors diving under the water. First time I've seen that. But then I had never seen Mallards eat fish until las= t winter on the Mississippi. Craig Brooks, Winona On 6/16/06, Larry Sirvio wrote: > > Saw two young mallards this afternoon in a small drainage pond in the > parking lot of Rainbow in Cottage Grove. They were diving for food. I mea= n > they were diving like a real diver. I timed one of the dives - they were > completely submerged for 12 seconds! - and then reappeared 20-30 feet fro= m > the point of entry. I know they were mallards because when I approached > the > pond, the hen mallard came out of some vegetation on the other side of > the > pond and swam to her kids. They went to her right away. > > Has anyone ever seen this kind of behavior? I actuall got out of my car > (unhappy motorists did not appreciate the traffic jam) to watch for a bit= . > Larry Sirvio > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > --=20 <((c)=BF(c))> Craig Brooks "The moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those who are in the shadow of life; the sick, the needy, and the handicapped". Hubert H. Humphrey ------=_Part_9166_15161851.1150557335491 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline We watch a pair of Mallards raise young in a small farm pond every Spring.&= nbsp; This year I have noticed the six survivors diving under the water.&nb= sp; First time I've seen that. But then I had never seen Mallards eat= fish until last winter on the Mississippi.
Craig Brooks, Winona

On 6/16/06= , Larry Sirvio <lmsirvio@comcast.net> wrote:

Saw two young mallards this afternoon in a small drainage pond in the
pa= rking lot of Rainbow in Cottage Grove. They were diving for food. I meanthey were diving like a real diver. I timed one of the dives - they were
completely submerged for 12 seconds! - and then reappeared 20-30 feet f= rom
the point of entry. I know they were mallards because when I approac= hed the
pond, the hen mallard came out of some vegetation on = the other side of the
pond and swam to her kids. They went to her right away.

Has anyo= ne ever seen this kind of behavior? I actuall got out of my car
(unhappy= motorists did not appreciate the traffic jam) to watch for a bit.
Larry= Sirvio

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Craig Brooks

"The moral test of gove= rnment is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; th= ose who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those who are in the sha= dow of life; the sick, the needy, and the handicapped".=20

Hubert H. Humphrey
------=_Part_9166_15161851.1150557335491-- From earlorf@uslink.net Sat Jun 17 18:05:48 2006 From: earlorf@uslink.net (Earl Orf) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 12:05:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Home bird cam Message-ID: <000001c69230$4aebf120$2d26ad42@TOSHIBAEARL> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C69206.6215E920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For several years we have used a video camera (actually more of a = security camera) at our home in northern Minnesota to watch the progress of the Phoebe nests that are built on the side of our house. This year the = camera died so I am asking if anyone has a lead on where to purchase a = replacement. Here are the features that the old one had and that I would like to get = in the replacement camera. =20 - Color and video - Can be viewed on a TV set (we run a cable from the camera to = the TV set) - Doesn't need recording capability, we only use it for = watching the nest - Doesn't need a constant source of electrical power. This is important for us because our home is off the electrical grid. We = produce our own electricity with solar panels and a wind turbine. To conserve energy we need to avoid electrical appliances that draw power when they = are not being used. =20 I have already checked with Radio Shack and Best Buy and they don't have anything that fits the bill. If anyone knows of a source for something = like this I would appreciate hearing about it. =20 Thanks, =20 Earl Orf web site www.earlorfphotos.com =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C69206.6215E920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

For several years we have used a video camera = (actually more of a security camera) at our home in northern Minnesota to watch the progress of the Phoebe nests that are built on the side of our = house. This year the camera died so I am asking if anyone has a lead on where = to purchase a replacement. Here are the features that the old one had = and that I would like to get in the replacement camera.

- Color and video

- Can be viewed on a TV set (we run a cable from = the camera to the TV set)

- Doesn’t need recording capability, we = only use it for watching the nest

- Doesn’t need a constant source of = electrical power. This is important for us because our home is off the = electrical grid. We produce our own electricity with solar panels and a wind = turbine. To conserve energy we need to avoid electrical appliances that draw = power when they are not being used.

I have already checked with Radio Shack and Best Buy = and they don’t have anything that fits the bill. If anyone knows = of a source for something like this I would appreciate hearing about = it.

Thanks,

Earl Orf

web site www.earlorfphotos.com

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C69206.6215E920-- From corax6330@yahoo.com Sat Jun 17 18:31:55 2006 From: corax6330@yahoo.com (fred lesher) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:31:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Peregrine Falcons Banded at LaCrosse, June 14 Message-ID: <20060617173155.49935.qmail@web30903.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Bob Anderson of Raptor Resource Project based in Iowa banded three PEFA chicks Thursday, June 14 from a nestbox on the USBank building in downtown LaCrosse. They were two females and one male. This is the first successful nest on a building in LaCrosse. In the late 80's early 90's a nesting attempt on Joseph The Workman Cathedral a few blocks east of USBank was unsuccessful. A nestbox on the Cathedral has not been used. Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From cbird@nsatel.net Sat Jun 17 21:11:40 2006 From: cbird@nsatel.net (Craig) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:11:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dickcissel Kanabec Co Message-ID: <000a01c6924a$3ec30040$6501a8c0@debcraig> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C69220.55AC93E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My wife and I found a pair of Dickcissels here in Kanabec co. this = morning. If interest take Hwy 47 north out of Ogilvie to Co Rd 26 = east. This is north of Ann Lake. Go east on 26 for about 1.2 miles or = so and there are weedy fields on both sides of the road. Dickcissels = were on the power lines singing away. Craig and Deb Menze=20 Mora ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C69220.55AC93E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My wife and I found a pair of = Dickcissels here in=20 Kanabec co. this morning. If interest take Hwy 47 north out = of=20 Ogilvie to Co Rd 26 east. This is north of Ann Lake. Go east on 26 = for=20 about 1.2 miles or so and there are weedy fields on both sides of the=20 road. Dickcissels were on the power lines singing = away.

Craig and Deb Menze

Mora

------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C69220.55AC93E0-- From JulianSellers@msn.com Sat Jun 17 21:37:23 2006 From: JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:37:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] Grey Cloud Dunes Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C69223.EDEE35C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A St. Paul Audubon field trip to Grey Cloud Dunes SNA in southern = Washington County this morning turned up the following species (among = others): - Yellow-billed Cuckoo (one flew by) - Willow Flycatcher (heard) - Bell's Vireo (heard) - Eastern Towhee - Lark Sparrow (one seen, not heard) - Grasshopper Sparrow (numerous) - Five other sparrow species - Dickcissel (numerous) - Orchard Oriole (a one-year-old male) The Bell's Vireo is in the brush along the path about 200 yards = northeast of the underpass under the railroad tracks. I first heard it = Thursday afternoon, when I heard BEVI songs from there and another = 150-200 yards farther north--possibly just one bird. I made a sound = recording of the one this morning. On Thursday, I saw the one-year-old male OROR and an adult male OROR, = both carrying food, in the area where the BEVI is. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C69223.EDEE35C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A St. Paul Audubon field trip to Grey Cloud Dunes SNA in southern=20 Washington County this morning turned up the following species (among=20 others):

- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (one flew by)

- Willow Flycatcher (heard)

- Bell's Vireo (heard)

- Eastern Towhee

- Lark Sparrow (one seen, not heard)

- Grasshopper Sparrow (numerous)

- Five other sparrow species

- Dickcissel (numerous)

- Orchard Oriole (a one-year-old male)

The Bell's Vireo is in the brush along the path about 200 yards = northeast=20 of the underpass under the railroad tracks. I first heard it = Thursday=20 afternoon, when I heard BEVI songs from there and another 150-200 yards = farther=20 north--possibly just one bird. I made a sound recording of the one = this=20 morning.

On Thursday, I saw the one-year-old male OROR and an adult male = OROR, both=20 carrying food, in the area where the BEVI is.

------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C69223.EDEE35C0-- From dbmartin@skypoint.com Sat Jun 17 21:54:01 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:54:01 -0500 Subject: [mou] directions to Hooded Warbler - Battle Creek Park, Ramsey Co. References: <001d01c69194$a4635b40$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> Message-ID: <003301c69250$2cf17b20$c62e56c7@oemcomputer> Refound both of the Hooded Warblers today in Battle Creek Park. The "southern" one was calling from the east slope from one end of the gully to the other end. We were never able to see it but the call was as clear as could be for about a half hour so we know it never was far from the trail. Bills directions were right on. Did not hear the Mourning at that location. This was about noon today. The "northern" bird was heard from Julians location a long way to the south from the trail. This, by the way was the second down area along that trail. We went back up to the top of the hill behind us and took a short cutoff trail from that intersection that went straight west down to a wider trail and in 50-75 yards had the bird calling on both sides of the trail from us. Again we were never able to see it but listened to it for some 20 minutes until it seemed to head over closer to the trail that Julian had us on originally. This was probably about 1:00 PM or so. Our record remains intact. We hear the birds for lengths of time but seldom do we see them. Four eyes are simply not enough much of the time. See past messages for the directions. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com From connybrunell@earthlink.net Sun Jun 18 01:15:56 2006 From: connybrunell@earthlink.net (Conny Brunell) Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 19:15:56 -0500 Subject: [mou] 10 Cattle Egret in Douglas County Message-ID: <380-22006601801556666@earthlink.net> ------=_NextPart_209811181843401556666 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This afternoon at 1:45 pm Susan Schumacher and I enjoyed seeing 10 breeding plumaged Cattle Egret sharing a pasture with Cattle in Douglas County. They were seen from Interstate 94 while going west at mile marker 84 just before the Elbow Lake Evansville Exit 82 - 1 mile sign. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty. connybrunell@earthlink.net ------=_NextPart_209811181843401556666 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

This afternoon at 1:45 pm Susan Schumacher and I enjoyed seeing 10 breeding

plumaged Cattle Egret sharing a pasture with Cattle in Douglas County. They were

seen from Interstate 94 while going west at mile marker 84 just before the Elbow Lake

Evansville Exit 82 - 1 mile sign.

Conny Brunell

Richfield, Hennepin Cty.

connybrunell@earthlink.net

------=_NextPart_209811181843401556666-- From josep002@umn.edu Sun Jun 18 02:37:25 2006 From: josep002@umn.edu (josep002@umn.edu) Date: 17 Jun 2006 20:37:25 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's sparrow Message-ID: Thanks to Jim Otto for his superb directions to this life bird for my husband and me! We followed his directions and, at the second rise on trail 31 heading west towards trail head 28, there it was on the right(north) side of the trail. We even were able to take some videos of him singing! For those of you not familiar with Murphy-Hanrehan, at the parking lot of the horse trails, the marker to the west of the outhouse (furthest from the little pond), says 29, not 30; however when you walk up it a ways, you see trail marker 30. Follow that until you see trail marker 31 and the rest is history!! Marilyn and Warren Regelmann From kreckert@cpinternet.com Sun Jun 18 12:19:48 2006 From: kreckert@cpinternet.com (Kim R Eckert) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 06:19:48 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-throated Blue in Duluth Message-ID: I found a singing male Black-throated Blue Warbler yesterday, June 17, at Hartley Field in Duluth. To reach this location: from the jct of Arrowhead Rd and Woodland Ave, go W on Arrowhead to the first stoplight at Hartley Rd; turn right on Hartley Rd and follow it as it curves left and dead-ends at the entrance to the Hartley Field ski trails; walk about 400 yards on the main trail (i.e., the old road) and listen along the right side of the trail. This is the first time I have ever seen a Black-throated Blue during the breeding season in Duluth, or in St Louis Co for that matter, although I am aware that Dave Grosshuesch found one a few years ago in the county several miles northeast of Duluth. - Kim Eckert From jdunnette@kmtel.com Thu Jun 15 23:38:04 2006 From: jdunnette@kmtel.com (Joel Dunnette) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:38:04 -0500 Subject: [mou] FW: FW: [mnbird] Possible Barn Owl Whitewater State Park Message-ID: <00af01c690cc$5dae7400$6401a8c0@JDDell5100> I got this information from Dave Palmquist, the naturalist at Whitewater SP. In summary, no sightings for over 3 weeks. They will let us know if they see it again. They would prefer to NOT have folks lurking after midnight. For non-campers the park closes at 10p.m. Joel Dunnette -----Original Message----- From: Dave Palmquist [mailto:Dave.Palmquist@dnr.state.mn.us] Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 3:24 PM To: jdunnette@kmtel.com Cc: Garry Barvels; Jerry Bachman Subject: Re: FW: [mnbird] Possible Barn Owl Whitewater State Park Joel, The probable sightings, I'd say 95% chance, were at 2a.m. on Saturdays May 13 and 20. They were made by our new night security person Ken. He is a taxidermist and quite knowledgeable about wildlife. But, he did not know the significance of these sightings when he told me of them two weeks after the most recent sighting. Both nights he saw the bird perched on the LP tank at the park shop. After talking with him about the sightings, I showed him pictures of native owls to be sure. He is positive that he saw a barn owl both nights. Since then, even though I encouraged him to look there with greater frequency, he has not seen the bird. I checked the buildings in our shop complex for any possible nest, but found none. At this time there is no reason to look for the owl as it hasn't been seen for over three weeks. In addition, we do not want groups of people wandering the park in the middle of the night. (For non-campers the park closes at 10p.m.) Night security staff will check the shop area multiple time each night. I will check after every evening program. If it is seen it again, I will let you know right away. At this time please discourage people from coming to try and see the bird. Thanks! Call if you have questions. Dave P. >>> "Joel Dunnette" 6/15/2006 2:28 PM >>> Dave, The Barn Owl would be a life bird for me and many others. Can you tell me details of where the bird has been seen? Is it in a place that numerous birders could come to see it? Joel Dunnette _____ From: mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net [mailto:mnbird-admin@lists.mnbird.net] On Behalf Of Greiner, Carl W. Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 9:18 AM To: mnbird@lists.mnbird.net; mou-net@cbs.umn.edu Subject: [mnbird] Possible Barn Owl Whitewater State Park Hi All, While on the commute this a.m. I was listening to the radio and the naturalist from Whitewater State Park said that they had seen a Barn Owl the last 2 Saturdays (at 1:30 a.m. both times). He said the observer was experienced and sure. That's all I know. Thanks, Carl Greiner Research and Development Human Cellular Therapy Laboratory Mayo Clinic, Hilton 2-77 200 First Street S.W. Rochester, MN. 55905 (507) 538-1997 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: 6/14/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: 6/14/2006 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: 6/14/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: 6/14/2006 From jb@inet-serv.com Sun Jun 18 15:13:58 2006 From: jb@inet-serv.com (Julie Brophy) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:13:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] MN Landscape Arboretum/Carver Cty: Dickcissels & Red-shouldered hawk Message-ID: 1) Dickcissels: During a visit to Spring Peeper Meadow at the MN Landscape Arboretum on= Saturday 6/17, I saw two Dickcissels and learned from staff that at least= five Dickcissels were seen there on Friday 6/16. Spring Peeper Meadow is a= sedge meadow restoration area located near the intersection of Hwy 5 & 41= in Chanhassen (no admission fee for this area). =46rom Mpls: =46ollow State Hwy. 5 past Chanhassen, to State Hwy. 41. Turn left (south)= onto Hwy 41. Go south approximately 1/2 mile to the first stop light and= turn right (west). Just a short i/2 block on your right, is a gravel= parking lot for SP Meadow. =20 (All birds are visible from the trails, so please respect the vegetation and= stay on trails) ***************************************** 2) Red-shouldered hawk nest and nestlings: Located within the Arboretum grounds, there is a Red-shouldered hawk nest= located within the Wild Flower garden. The entrance to the Wild Flower= garden is located near the Sensory garden (ask for directions at the= entrance gate) The nest has three nestlings that are visible from the= trail. (there is a gate fee see info below) ***************** Grounds: Open 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. or sunset (whichever occurs first). Gate Fees Adults: $7 Children 15 and under: Free year-round Arboretum members: Free year-round =46ree admission for all ages after 4:30 p.m. every Thursday year-round. ***************** Directions From Minneapolis * Take 35W to I-494 west to State Hwy. 5 (exit 11C). OR, take 35W to the Crosstown (62), go west and follow the signs to Hwy.= 212, but do not exit the highway, and continue west on State Hwy. 5. * Follow State Hwy. 5 for about 9.25 miles, past Chanhassen, past the= intersection of State Hwy. 5 and State Hwy. 41. Just past the intersection= of State Hwy. 41, there will be a small brown sign on the right-hand side= of the road just before the Arboretum entrance. On the left you will see= the large, pale-gray entrance sign. =20 * Take a left-hand turn off Hwy. 5 onto the Arboretum Drive =46or more info on the Arb go to:. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/visitor/index.htm From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Sun Jun 18 20:06:26 2006 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:06:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Cerulean Warbler, Brown Co. Message-ID: <00ae01c6930a$4dc6ad60$c88b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AB_01C692E0.63818500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Birders: Late this morning I found a singing male Cerulean Warbler along the = Minnesota river in NW Brown County. The location is along Cty. Rd. 10, = 3.2 miles west of state Hwy. 4. There's a sign on the north side of the = road that says "Public Water Access." This is very close to the = location where Dave Bartkey and I found a male Cerulean Warbler singing = last May. The Cerulean was chasing another bird around, I wasn't able = to make out if it was a female Cerulean or not. Also heard here was = Ovenbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Scarlet Tanager. Most unusual, I thought, was a Sandhill Crane that I found along this = same road (but a couple of miles west of the Cerulean spot). It looked = to be an adult and it was very tame. From what I could tell it appeared = to be in good health. I noticed that it had a narrow, green colored = plastic leg band on its right leg. There were no numbers or letters on = the band that I could see. Could this bird be escaped from someplace? = Are people allowed to raise Sandhill Cranes in captivity? It just didn't = seem to be that wary of humans. Anyone have any thoughts? Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ------=_NextPart_000_00AB_01C692E0.63818500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi, Birders:

Late this morning I found a singing male Cerulean = Warbler=20 along the Minnesota river in NW Brown County. The location is = along Cty.=20 Rd. 10, 3.2 miles west of state Hwy. 4. There's a sign on the = north side=20 of the road that says "Public Water Access." This is very close to = the=20 location where Dave Bartkey and I found a male Cerulean Warbler singing = last=20 May. The Cerulean was chasing another bird around, I wasn't able = to make=20 out if it was a female Cerulean or not. Also heard here was = Ovenbird,=20 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Scarlet Tanager.

Most unusual, I thought, was a Sandhill Crane that I = found=20 along this same road (but a couple of miles west of the Cerulean = spot). =20 It looked to be an adult and it was very tame. From what I = could tell=20 it appeared to be in good health. I noticed that it had a narrow, = green=20 colored plastic leg band on its right leg. There were no numbers = or=20 letters on the band that I could see. Could this bird be escaped = from=20 someplace? Are people allowed to raise Sandhill Cranes in = captivity? It=20 just didn't seem to be that wary of humans. Anyone have any=20 thoughts?

Brian Smith

Sleepy Eye

------=_NextPart_000_00AB_01C692E0.63818500-- From bigwoods@acegroup.cc Sun Jun 18 21:16:21 2006 From: bigwoods@acegroup.cc (Nancy Overcott) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:16:21 -0500 Subject: [mou] Re: [mnbird] Breeding Birds ( Long, but Important!) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20060618141150.4F4A.BIGWOODS@acegroup.cc> Thank you Mark for your words about breeding birds records. I have often been frustrated by the MOU's requirement for "confirmed" breeding records, which I believe results in a skewed picture of the birds that breed in Minnesota. From now on, I will happily indicate possible, probable and confirmed breeding behavior on my electronic Seasonal Report. I have submitted nest cards for many years, but I often feel like they are going down a black hole. The seasonal report in "The Loon" did not show any of my records from last summer. I hope that adding my records to the electronic text box for each sighting, will result in some use being made of them. Nancy Nancy Overcott, from the Big Woods Fillmore County, SE MN From wieber64@comcast.net Sun Jun 18 23:38:29 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:38:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Snail Lake Park Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C692FE.030D2760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We saw two dickcissels at the Grass Lake section of Snail Lake Park in Shoreview, Ramsey County today. The birds were along the road into the parking area off Gramsie between Rice Street and Victoria. Gail Wieberdink wieber64@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C692FE.030D2760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

We saw = two=20 dickcissels at the Grass Lake section of Snail Lake Park in = Shoreview,=20 Ramsey County today. The birds were along the road into the = parking area=20 off Gramsie between Rice Street and Victoria.

Gail Wieberdink

wieber64@comcast.net=

------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C692FE.030D2760-- From lkrueger@umn.edu Mon Jun 19 03:51:53 2006 From: lkrueger@umn.edu (Linda Krueger) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:51:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] Photo website update Message-ID: <001501c6934b$54f1a270$f4fc6580@LindaII> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C69321.6C1B9A70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For those interested, I updated my photo website today with the following birds (found under the "New Photos!" tab): Barn Swallow Great Egret White-throated Sparrow Double-crested Cormorant Northern Rough-winged Swallow Harris's Sparrow Green Egret Song Sparrow Mallard Least Sandpiper Ring-necked Pheasant Great Blue Heron Red-tailed Hawk Canada Goose and goslings Blue-winged Teal Wild Turkey drinking from our bird bath! (we have one to four turkeys at a time visiting our "bird sanctuary" at least three times a day) Loggerhead Shrike Ruddy Duck (at Como Zoo) Crested Screamer (at Como Zoo) Chinese Goose/Swan Goose (at Como Zoo) White-winged Wood Duck (at Como Zoo) Caribbean Flamingo (at Como Zoo) I also changed the "About Me" tab to include my Husband, Kevin (whoops - will have to change that tab to "About US"!!!). Kevin has been really getting into birding and photography as well and I recently surprised him with his own digital SLR camera (the Canon 30D) so, now, we don't have to share "my" camera anymore!!! From now on, if you click on (Camera Info) underneath a photo, you will be able to tell which one of us took the photo as Kevin's will read "Canon EOS 30D" and mine will read "Canon EOS 20D". ENJOY :-) Linda Krueger Visit my photo web site at: www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C69321.6C1B9A70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

For those interested, I updated my photo website = today with the following birds (found under the “New Photos!” = tab):

Barn Swallow

Great Egret

White-throated Sparrow

Double-crested Cormorant

Northern Rough-winged = Swallow

Harris’s Sparrow

Green Egret

Song Sparrow

Mallard

Least Sandpiper

Ring-necked Pheasant

Great Blue Heron

Red-tailed Hawk

Canada Goose and = goslings

Blue-winged Teal

Wild Turkey drinking from our bird bath! (we have one = to four turkeys at a time visiting our “bird sanctuary” at = least three times a day)

Loggerhead Shrike

Ruddy Duck (at Como Zoo)

Crested Screamer (at Como Zoo)

Chinese Goose/Swan Goose (at Como = Zoo)

White-winged Wood Duck (at Como = Zoo)

Caribbean Flamingo (at Como Zoo)

I also changed the “About Me” tab to = include my Husband, Kevin (whoops = – will have to change that tab to “About US”!!!). Kevin has been really getting into birding and photography as well and I = recently surprised him with his own digital SLR camera (the Canon 30D) so, now, = we don’t have to share “my” camera anymore!!! From now on, if = you click on (Camera Info) underneath a photo, you will be able to tell = which one of us took the photo as Kevin’s will read “Canon EOS 30D” and mine will read = “Canon EOS 20D”.

ENJOY J

Linda Krueger

Visit my photo web site = at:

www.tc.umn.edu/~lkrueger

------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C69321.6C1B9A70-- From sweston2@comcast.net Mon Jun 19 06:13:51 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:13:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Diving Mallards References: <008901c69196$2d012710$6601a8c0@LMS> Message-ID: <002f01c6935f$78dbe150$e94cc147@Weston72505> About four or five years ago we had a family of Mallards, where six of the seven ducklings would regularily dive to feed. We watched as they grew, but I don't remember whether all of the six continued diving as they got older. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Sirvio" To: "MOU" ; "Mike Reiter" Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 5:42 PM Subject: [mou] Diving Mallards > Saw two young mallards this afternoon in a small drainage pond in the > parking lot of Rainbow in Cottage Grove. They were diving for food. I mean > they were diving like a real diver. I timed one of the dives - they were > completely submerged for 12 seconds! - and then reappeared 20-30 feet from > the point of entry. I know they were mallards because when I approached > the > pond, the hen mallard came out of some vegetation on the other side of > the > pond and swam to her kids. They went to her right away. > > Has anyone ever seen this kind of behavior? I actuall got out of my car > (unhappy motorists did not appreciate the traffic jam) to watch for a bit. > Larry Sirvio > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From sweston2@comcast.net Mon Jun 19 07:49:49 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:49:49 -0500 Subject: [mou] Miesville Ravine Message-ID: <005f01c6936c$91f6f5f0$e94cc147@Weston72505> Led a small group on a bird hike in Miesville Ravine (Dakota Co. Park in SE corner of county) on Sunday morning. We found 50 species in and around the park, including six warblers. also found 12 species of butterflies. Noteworthy finds: Cerulean Warbler (great looks) Blue-winged Warbler (several) Ovenbird (heard several) Wood Thrush (2 singing) Scarlet Tanager (both seen carrying food) Eastern Towhee (great looks) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard at least 3) Cedar waxwing (bring foof to nest) Hairy Woodpecker (young being fed in hole) Sand Hill Crane (heard calling) Red-headed Woodpecker (by church) Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From kess0010@umn.edu Mon Jun 19 13:09:22 2006 From: kess0010@umn.edu (Ann E Kessen) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 07:09:22 CDT Subject: [mou] Re: [mnbird] Breeding Birds ( Long, but Important!) Message-ID: <200606191209.k5JC9MaA017975@saturn.software.umn.edu> Nancy, I am the compiler and writer of the Summer Season report in The Loon, which includes breeding records. When I saw your message last night I went through the breeding records from 2005, and sure enough, there were your reports. I have no idea how I missed them. I'm sorry for my mistake. It will be corrected. I am occasionally a bit foggy, but I like to think I'm not a "black hole". A couple of additional thoughts on this topic for everyone who is reading this: All records submitted to the MOU are archived, making them available for future use and review. Records that are the most informative are those that include the most information. You do a nice job of this with nesting records, Nancy, indicating whether young are short-tailed, unable to fly well, adult carrying fecal sac, etc. If a researcher wanted to use our data base, such detail would be far more useful than a simple notation of "nested". Thanks for calling this error to my attention, Nancy. Ann On 18 Jun 2006, Nancy Overcott wrote: > Thank you Mark for your words about breeding birds records. I have often > been frustrated by the MOU's requirement for "confirmed" breeding > records, which I believe results in a skewed picture of the birds that > breed in Minnesota. From now on, I will happily indicate possible, > probable and confirmed breeding behavior on my electronic Seasonal > Report. > > I have submitted nest cards for many years, but I often feel like they > are going down a black hole. The seasonal report in "The Loon" did not > show any of my records from last summer. I hope that adding my records > to the electronic text box for each sighting, will result in some use > being made of them. > > Nancy > > Nancy Overcott, from the Big Woods > Fillmore County, SE MN > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Jun 19 15:48:10 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:48:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne NWR Message-ID: <00fb01c693af$62bed030$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Henslow's Sparrow, 200 yards east of Blue Hill Trail, Sherburne Refuge along CR 9. Single Mourning Warbler singing on the trail (three last week); Red-headed Woodpecker on the corner of CR 8 & 42. 47 species overall on this morning walk with Mark Junghans. Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From lmsirvio@comcast.net Mon Jun 19 18:58:26 2006 From: lmsirvio@comcast.net (Larry Sirvio) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:58:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] Digital Voice Recorder Message-ID: <017d01c693c9$f74df9f0$6601a8c0@LMS> I've been trying to use an Olympus VN 240 PC to record bird songs. The only purpose I have is to aid in bird id. Therefore I don't want to carry a large device. The recorder works ok if the bird is close and the frequency is not too high. I have tested it from 3000 Hz to 10000 Hz. It only reproduces well up to about 3500 Hz. Thanks to Julian Sellers I now understand that the "sampling rate" of the device is important as is the frequency sensitivity of the microphone. I found out that the VN 240 PC has a sampling rate of 22000 by looking at the properties of the wav file that it generated. So, in theory, I should have been able to record up to 10000 Hz. I don't know why this didn't work. I also did the frequency test on an IPOD (4th generation) with a Griffin I-Talk attached. This attachment has a microphone and small speakers. Unfortunately, it has a sampling rate of 8000 so it was even worse than the recorder. It can record only to 4000Hz I also read the Yahoo - Birding Peru list. Someone there had suggested that she had thought to buy an Olympus WS-100 voice recorder to use for bird id. I checked their website and found that it has a sampling rate of 44,000/sec. I bought the WS-100 this morning and tested it. It reproduced all frequencies up to 10000 Hz. Sampling rate was indeed 44,000. So it's a keeper for me. The downside for some might be that they created WMA files which can't be modified by audio software. This isn't a problem if you can convert wma to wav (non-compressed). The audio allows you to amplify, deamplify or cut out parts of the recorded file. The other issue I have with the recorder is that the batter cover can open too easily - I'm sure it's going to open some day out in the field. I may have to tape it shut. I still haven't tested it on yellow warblers. That's next. If it can do yellow warblers then it can do anything. Larry S From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Mon Jun 19 19:22:32 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:22:32 -0500 Subject: [mou] Warbling Vireo on the nest Message-ID: There were many highlights of the Pine County Birding Festival, based out of Northwoods Audubon in Sandstone, MN, yet a standout was finding a Warbling Vireo singing in the town of Finlayson right along the Willard Munger bike trail. Mike Link had led us there to get a look at Black Terns working over a small lake, large pond covered with lily pads. We watched as the terns fed repeatedly in the center of the pond. The song of a Warbling Vireo laid down an acoustic backdrop for the whole event. There were 12 or so of us birders, and the strip of trees that promised the vireo was only 10 feet thick before it dropped off to the lake below. There were Ash trees right along the trail - 30 feet tall, then Willows took over down to the lake.=20 We clustered where the song emanated from. It was a blustery day and the thin warble seemed to be thrown a bit on the wind. A few of us crouched down right along the edge of the woods, and Julie Brophy soon called out "There is an Oriole nest in the trees in the backdrop." She called out that "Oooh, there's the bird singing from the nest!" We soon realized it was a Warbling Vireo nest with a male singing from within it, with only his beak and the top of his head visible. The nest was about ten feet high relative to where we were standing, in a willow. The nest was in a forked branch, midway out on the branch, maybe 4 feet from the main trunk. On this windy day, the willow moved quite a bit and the ash tree I n the foreground obscured it thoroughly. Julie did well to pick it out. Kneeling down improved our sightlines. Laura Erickson got her scope on it and soon everyone had world-class views. Laura digiscoped it, you may see the image at this URL: http://www.birderblog.com/bird/Species/Vireos/WarblingVireo/Photos/IMG_9 687.jpg The Warbling vireo nest interested me and I check out some references to fill in some of the details of this bird I have seen so many times but not in this way. The nest at first resembles a short stocky oriole nest, but is more of a basket rather than a purse. The bird sits atop the nest, not inside. BNA clarified how the nest was made; that the female weaves the rim in a fork of a branch and then works downward an outward, leaving it a suspended pouch woven into a tree fork. On average, it takes 7 days to construct this nest. Spider webbing, grass blades and other materials it can find are used to weave it. There are records of females singing, but rarely, so it was the male we heard this day, singing his song while he incubated eggs. According to BNA, the male takes less than 40% of this shift work, so we were lucky to have its location proclaimed for us. Warbling Vireo males are known for singing on or near the nest, so if you are hearing the rhythmic "when I see you I will squeeze you and I'll squeeze you till you squirt" drifting down consistently from your neighborhood willows or cottonwoods, look for the globular basket-like hanging nest, tightly woven into a middle fork of an outer branch, probably on the eastern exposure of the tree, to protect from afternoon heat, and then scan carefully for the rather drab, effusive songster, lurking nearby or perhaps even sitting atop the nest. Enjoy it, it is sublime. Breeding Birds are what it is all about. Good Birding! Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN From gunder@usfamily.net Mon Jun 19 19:55:11 2006 From: gunder@usfamily.net (Paul and JoAnn Gunderson) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:55:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] Sherburne NWR Message-ID: <22BDCAC1-FFC5-11DA-9A2C-000393AA5162@usfamily.net> Birded the Mahnomen Trail and Wildlife Drive at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Sherburne County Sunday morning. Mahnomen Trail: Black-billed Cuckoo(singing) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Golden-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Wildlife Drive: Yellow-billed Cuckoo(also singing) west side of County 5 at Wildlife Drive entrance Dickcissels--numerous, especially between drive entrance and second observation deck Bobolinks--2 south of drive at first observation deck Lone American White Pelican on Bergerson Pool Total Species--75 for the morning Paul and JoAnn Gunderson --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From cmcrust@charter.net Mon Jun 19 20:24:11 2006 From: cmcrust@charter.net (Carol Crust) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:24:11 -0500 Subject: [mou] Mountain Chickadee Message-ID: <000001c693d5$f1e1c4e0$6400a8c0@carolt64m1hz8e> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C693AC.091050C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My wonderful daughter-in-law Bonnie Crust is a great birder. She has several feeders outside her kitchen windows and keeps them clean and = full. =20 This morning she saw a Chickadee at one of the feeders and she noticed something different about it. Watching it for a moment before it disappeared she Noticed a white eye stripe on it=92s forehead. =20 =20 Is it possible that horrible wind blew in a Mountain Chickadee? I=92ve = never heard of one in Minnesota before. =20 The bird flew away and has not reappeared as of lunch time. =20 Carol Crust --=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/368 - Release Date: 6/16/2006 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C693AC.091050C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My wonderful daughter-in-law Bonnie Crust is a great birder. She has several feeders outside her kitchen windows and = keeps them clean and full.

This morning she saw a Chickadee at one of the = feeders and she noticed something different about it. Watching it for a moment = before it disappeared she

Noticed a white eye stripe on it=92s forehead. =

Is it possible that horrible wind blew in a Mountain Chickadee? I=92ve never heard of one in Minnesota before.

The bird flew away and has not reappeared as of lunch = time.

Carol Crust

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------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C693AC.091050C0-- From jpomplun@cpinternet.com Mon Jun 19 21:56:53 2006 From: jpomplun@cpinternet.com (James Pomplun) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:56:53 -0500 Subject: [mou] metro area emps and butterflies Message-ID: <001b01c693e2$e7854280$dbd03d40@mmm.com> I heard my first Alder Flycatchers quite late this year at Old Cedar Bridge on May 24th. It was as if someone turned on a switch and they were singing all over the place. I heard the last ones late, I thought, on June 10th from three places at the Black Dog fen area. Now, early this morning, I heard what must have been Alder songs from the parking lot and 4 places along the bluff trail west from the lot. The first two songs were so loud and surprising it seemed possible they were Acadians, but the sound seemed the typical Alder "ree-BEEP" rather than the Acadian "PEET-suh." There was also a Willow Flycatcher singing from its usual place, and a Least Flycatcher. I didn't see any of them. While cutting the grass this afternoon, I saw (finally?) my first Silver-spotted Skipper butterfly for the year. Last evening the yard produced the first Question Mark butterfly of the year. (Finally!) And finally, I may have seen a lifer butterfly at Old Cedar yesterday--an Appalachian Brown. Even the butterflies are coming in late for me. Jim From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Mon Jun 19 23:20:52 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:20:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] Franklin's Gull; Wacky Migration Message-ID: <000901c693ee$a0668290$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Non-breeding plumaged Franklin's Gull, Sherburne CR2 sewage ponds this evening. Today noted two unusual shorebird reports on Wisconsin's listserv - mixed flock of White-rumpeds, Pectorals and others in Ashland, and a Red Knot/Willet at Coast Guard Impoundment in Milwaukee. So, seeing four White-rumped, a single Pectoral and a Semipalmated Sandpiper next to the Franklin's didn't completely flip me out, but What's with this year's migration, anyway???? Isn't it June 19th? Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From thomas@angelem.com Mon Jun 19 20:48:10 2006 From: thomas@angelem.com (Thomas Maiello) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:48:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] Nesting wins and chick raising Message-ID: <4496FF7A.8000809@angelem.com> My yard has become an amazing nursery as of late - now that the grackles have grown and are on their own and all that grackalian parenting and territorializing have moved on. I have a new variety chicks in the nests and the most charming and amazing parent/young behavior I have ever seen. "My" house wrens have successfully hatched a clutch of crying chicks I can hear as I walk near the post box I have set up. It took a very long time. I think they nested once and failed and after bringing in new nesting material (don't know what happened to the old material) they ritualized themselves into parenthood. I almost got bopped with a fecal sack the other day as I walked by and the highly energized parent shot out of the nest, flapping its wings but dropping before reaching optimum flight speed - dropping just far down enough to almost hit me in the head. Now that would have been a wild story about getting bopped from the side like a water balloon - Yuk! I just recently noticed that my robin population has more than doubled and that most of them are nearly full-sized adults with their colors still not quite up to adult robin standards. They are already independent - experiencing everything new. Watching one fly up to the edge of the birdbath and sit there knowing it was supposed to do something. Finally wading a bit and losing its balance as it slid or resisted the experience and finally unceremoniously waddling into the center of the water and trying to figure out how to get wet and still keep an eye about. After some 10 minutes of chuckles and precious moments, success was much more fun for me I can assure you. I have noticed that the young robins in the bush, shrubs and trees are trying to hang out with the adults but the adults are to busy gathering new nesting material in a bid to raise another brood. There are so many robins right now that ever time I turn on or adjust a sprinkler, I was gifted with an absolute flock of robins of all ages racing into the trees and surrounding shrubs, reveling in getting sprinkled and checking the soil for buoyant earth worms or insects. Even the young like the grape jelly. One of the most amazing behaviors has been of the chickadees. I have a number of feeders in arm's length eyeball range of my deck window and have an abundance and variety of birds that perform for my private audience. The most common and frequent feasters are the House Finches (I think they are really quite handsome, thank you very much). They come in mass usually and take every perch on one triple feeder snacking on sunflower seeds, broken peanuts and sunflower hearts. Their favorites change depending on their perch. Well, their is a flock, yes a flock, of chickadees that fly in now. They consist of at least one adult but mostly the cutest miniature young you can imagine. They are just a bit smaller than the adult and a young look about them for lack of any scientific description attempt. With the finches in full occupancy, this flock swarms the area and the young seem to keep in hoover mode while the adult goes about showing them how to roust the perch-hoggers. And as quick as that, with one maybe two finches moved along, the young mimic the adult and in a second the finches are swarmed and chased off by the overly mechanically aggressive and now cheerfully feeding flock. I watched them do a similar behavior around the birdbath when it came time to get a drink. The young hovered, the adult began setting the behavior standard and in moments all of the young joined in. I saw an example of unbridled trust and leadership between the birds. It was delightful. Young catbirds are also increasing the avian population of my lush, fertile, jungle yard. The only way I can tell which are the young is when they come in for a bath. The young also seem to be extremely independent and I have not seen any obvious adult/young demonstrations. The young come in aggressively to the birdbath and commandeer it as they matter-of-factly wade right in and get down in the birdbath boogie as only catbirds can do. The young are the ones with the smeared or diffusely mottled gray and white breasts - and a look of mid-bath accomplishment if I can impose human traits on the feathered entertainers. I am a bit tangled now with so many grackles on my tray and hotel feeders that I am going to stop stocking them as I tire of going out the day after stocking them only to find their contents scattered about on the ground. Now don't think this is unappreciated - just not my me. The overly abundant new broods of baby rabbits and ground squirrels and gray squirrels are most delighted with the behavior. Over the last week I have live trapped 15 squirrels and released them at this abandoned house I found a bit away from town. I doesn't have a front door, few windows and has evidence of a massive bird feeders attached to the house. I imagine a family reunion every time I drop of one or two of the family and some sort of Pixar party soon to be a movie in our local theaters. They really are cute - no thanks to images of Chip and Dale from my childhood. Anyone have any suggestions for ridding my yard of rabbits who, fortunately, have not yet found my garden past the flimsy 16" walls that separate their eyes from the waiting feast? I would prefer a nonviolent method but I am getting more and more open to possibilities. I must add that the grackle young are also very entertaining. There are quite a number of them and I can tell that many experiences are still new to them - like what to do when I come running and ranting at them trying to get them to shoo. They just sit there looking at me. The baby squirrels too. Thomas Maiello Spring Lake Park From tdunlapsr@chaska.net Tue Jun 20 00:47:43 2006 From: tdunlapsr@chaska.net (tdunlapsr) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:47:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Birder documentary Message-ID: <20060619233915.M5679@chaska.net> For anyone who might be interested in seeing the documentary about birders that my son Tom produced, it will be showing at the Solstice Film Festival in St. Paul on this Friday, June 23 at 5 pm. The film is "Life List" and features birders from Minnesota and Arizona. It will be showing at the McNally Smith College of Music Auditorium, 19 Exchange Street East in St. Paul. Tom told us that he believes it will be the first of several short films shown during the evening, so you don't have to stick around and watch the others if you don't want to. The website for the Film Festival is: http://media.solsticefilmfest.org/films/index.php?strWebAction=film_detail&intFilm!D=18. ----------------------- WebMail from Chaska.net From sweston2@comcast.net Tue Jun 20 05:34:36 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:34:36 -0500 Subject: [mou] Directions to Miesville Ravine References: <062020060247.1704.449761C5000C6F28000006A82202888744020E9D0A0D9D0A9B020E0B@comcast.net> Message-ID: <003301c69422$f0dfb730$e94cc147@Weston72505> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C693F8.ECE8A580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >From Hwy 52 in Hampton, take Hwy 50 east toward Red Wing. In the town = of Miesville turn south (right) on CR91. When the road T's, turn east = (left) on 280th. in two or three miles the road will plunge into the = ravine. The trail is to the north, although there is more park to the = south. Steve Weston ----- Original Message -----=20 From: danterberan@comcast.net=20 To: Steve Weston=20 Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [mou] Miesville Ravine Could you give me directions to Miesvile Ravine? Thanks Dan Beran -------------- Original message --------------=20 From: "Steve Weston" =20 > Led a small group on a bird hike in Miesville Ravine (Dakota Co. = Park in SE=20 > corner of county) on Sunday morning. We found 50 species in and = around the=20 > park, including six warblers. also found 12 species of = butterflies.=20 >=20 > Noteworthy finds:=20 >=20 > Cerulean Warbler (great looks)=20 > Blue-winged Warbler (several)=20 > Ovenbird (heard several)=20 > Wood Thrush (2 singing)=20 > Scarlet Tanager (both seen carrying food)=20 > Eastern Towhee (great looks)=20 > Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard at least 3)=20 > Cedar waxwing (bring foof to nest)=20 > Hairy Woodpecker (young being fed in hole)=20 > Sand Hill Crane (heard calling)=20 > Red-headed Woodpecker (by church)=20 >=20 > Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN=20 > sweston2@comcast.net=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________=20 > mou-net mailing list=20 > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu=20 > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C693F8.ECE8A580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

From Hwy 52 in Hampton, take Hwy 50 = east toward Red=20 Wing. In the town of Miesville turn south (right) on CR91. = When the=20 road T's, turn east (left) on 280th. in two or three miles = the road=20 will plunge into the ravine. The trail is to the north, although = there is=20 more park to the south.

Steve Weston

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 danterberan@comcast.net =

To: Steve Weston

Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 = 9:47 PM

Subject: Re: [mou] Miesville = Ravine

Could you give me directions to Miesvile Ravine? = Thanks

Dan Beran

--------------=20 Original message --------------
From: "Steve Weston" <sweston2@comcast.net> =

>=20 Led a small group on a bird hike in Miesville Ravine (Dakota Co. = Park in SE=20
> corner of county) on Sunday morning. We found 50 species in = and=20 around the
> park, including six warblers. also found 12 = species of=20 butterflies.
>
> Noteworthy finds:
>
> = Cerulean=20 Warbler (great looks)
> Blue-winged Warbler (several) =
>=20 Ovenbird (heard several)
> Wood Thrush (2 singing)
> = Scarlet=20 Tanager (both seen carrying food)
> Eastern Towhee (great = looks)=20
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard at least 3)
> Cedar = waxwing=20 (bring foof to nest)
> Hairy Woodpecker (young being fed in = hole)=20
> Sand Hill Crane (heard calling)
> Red-headed = Woodpecker (by=20 church)
>
> Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN =
> sweston2@comcast.net
>
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>=20 http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net=20 ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C693F8.ECE8A580-- From lmsirvio@comcast.net Tue Jun 20 23:40:33 2006 From: lmsirvio@comcast.net (Larry Sirvio) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:40:33 -0500 Subject: [mou] Unknown bird Message-ID: <000501c694ba$8ac10010$6601a8c0@LMS> I went to Gray Cloud Island Dunes this morning. I've been there twice this week since going with Julian Sellers and his group of 11 on Saturday. Partly to see if I can id birds on my own and partly to test the Olympus WS-100 recorder that I bought yesterday. The recorder seems to be ok. It does record higher frequencies than the old recorder. I did get the grasshopper sparrow but not close enough to get a clean audio (too much background noise). That's to be expected with this kind of inexpensive recorder. The help I need is this: I saw a bird that looked oriole size - completely black head with the black extending down through the throat area (top and bottom of the head). The black head ended cleanly giving a black hood appearance. The entire bottom of the bird was bright yellow. That's all I can describe for sure. I think the wings were black but I can't be sure. I've seen the first year male orchard oriole in the area and it is not him. the unknown bird sort of looked like the adult orchard oriole if instead of the brick red body it was bright yellow. Is it possible that at some stage of development the orchard oriole male could look like this. He was in a cottonwood tree near the rr tracks for those who know the area. I made a recording of some unknown song after he flew up into the tree and out of view if anyone cares to listen. I can't even guarantee that it is the mystery bird but it's all I have. I even went back this afternoon to see if I could see it again but no luck. Larry Sirvio From david@cahlander.com Wed Jun 21 19:54:52 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:54:52 -0500 Subject: [mou] California Gull on recently seen (Lac Qui Parle) Message-ID: <002a01c69564$313409c0$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C6953A.45193700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C6953A.45193700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C6953A.45193700-- From PChu@CSBSJU.EDU Wed Jun 21 20:44:31 2006 From: PChu@CSBSJU.EDU (Chu, Philip) Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:44:31 -0500 Subject: [mou] update on conditions at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge Message-ID: With apologies for the belated nature of this message (and, secondarily, = with the hope that this topic is not too unexceptional for mou-net), = some of you may be interested to know about the progression of the = drawdown at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. Presently, conditions at the refuge's East Pool - the pool bounded by = the highway-75 dam - are excellent, with extensive mud/sand flats. The = East Pool held 174 shorebirds of 10 species last Saturday, 17 June - a = respectable tally given the date, which is too late for most spring = migrants but too early for most fall migrants; most notable among these = was a single Piping Plover. As for the refuge's West Pool - the pool along the Auto Tour - water = levels are down, but not yet down far enough for flats to be exposed. Also at the refuge, on 11 June there was a single Common Moorhen. From = refuge headquarters, on CR 15, head south. On the east (left) side of = the road, at the second gate south of the Yellow Bank River, park and = walk past the gate; the moorhen was in the open channel immediately to = your left, about 50 yards beyond the gate. Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University Collegeville, MN 56321 From realaquila@yahoo.com Thu Jun 22 06:08:33 2006 From: realaquila@yahoo.com (Nyc) Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:08:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] ALthough taken in CA, I would appriciate help in raptor id? Message-ID: <20060622050833.41936.qmail@web32401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-1163550576-1150952913=:41345 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Red tailed hawk (most likely is) or Red Shoulder hawk? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/baznoded/Monterey/17%20Miles%20Road/rd40-MONTEREY-17MILESRD060632.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/baznoded/Monterey/17%20Miles%20Road/rd9-MONTEREY-17MILESRD060630.jpg Thanks NyC Sometimes, a Picture is worth a 1000 words. Some of my wild life photos at: http://photobucket.com/albums/v477/baznoded/NYC/WileLife/ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. --0-1163550576-1150952913=:41345 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Red tailed hawk (most likely is) or Red Shoulder hawk?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/baznoded/Monterey/17%20Miles%20Road/rd40-MONTEREY-17MILESRD060632.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/baznoded/Monterey/17%20Miles%20Road/rd9-MONTEREY-17MILESRD060630.jpg

Thanks

NyC

Sometimes, a Picture is worth a 1000 words. Some of my wild life photos at: http://photobucket.com/albums/v477/baznoded/NYC/WileLife/

Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. --0-1163550576-1150952913=:41345-- From drbenson@cpinternet.com Thu Jun 22 21:26:37 2006 From: drbenson@cpinternet.com (drbenson@cpinternet.com) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:26:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] RBA Sending Mistake Message-ID: <449afcfd.17e.63d9.17107@cpinternet.com> Looks like I entered the Duluth RBA in the wrong box on the web site and it sent as the statewide. My apologies. Fortunately, Jim Lind will be back in the saddle again soon. Dave Benson Duluth From david@cahlander.com Thu Jun 22 21:29:20 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:29:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Prothonotary Warbler (Dakota) on Recently Seen Message-ID: <000601c6963a$8e687dc0$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C69610.A1A44BA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C69610.A1A44BA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C69610.A1A44BA0-- From rba@moumn.org Fri Jun 23 02:42:45 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:42:45 -0700 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 22 June 2006 Message-ID: <20060623015133.D0D081166D@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1151026965==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *June 22, 2006 *MNST0606.22 -Birds mentioned Cattle Egret White-winged Dove Hooded Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 22, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 22nd. The WHITE-WINGED DOVE is still at Nelson's Resort at Crane Lake, St Louis County. You can call the resort at 218-993-2295 for updates. On June 17th, Conny Brunell reported ten CATTLE EGRETS in a Douglas County pasture. They were seen at mile marker 84 on the west side of Interstate 94. A HOODED WARBLER has been reported by several people from the southern end of Battle Creek Park in southeastern Ramsey County. From Highway 61, turn east onto Lower Afton Road. Go about half a mile to Winthrop Street. Look for the ski trail about 100 feet north of Lower Afton Road. Hike the trail that goes west from Winthrop and parallels Lower Afton Road. Keeping to the left, the trail eventually curves away from Lower Afton Road into a ravine. Listen for the warbler throughout this small ravine. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 29th. --====1151026965==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*June 22, 2006
*MNST0606.22

-Birds mentioned

Cattle Egret
White-winged Dove
Hooded Warbler

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 22, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 22nd.

The WHITE-WINGED DOVE is still at Nelson's Resort at Crane Lake, St Louis County. You can call the resort at 218-993-2295 for updates.

On June 17th, Conny Brunell reported ten CATTLE EGRETS in a Douglas County pasture. They were seen at mile marker 84 on the west side of Interstate 94.

A HOODED WARBLER has been reported by several people from the southern end of Battle Creek Park in southeastern Ramsey County. From Highway 61, turn east onto Lower Afton Road. Go about half a mile to Winthrop Street. Look for the ski trail about 100 feet north of Lower Afton Road. Hike the trail that goes west from Winthrop and parallels Lower Afton Road. Keeping to the left, the trail eventually curves away from Lower Afton Road into a ravine. Listen for the warbler throughout this small ravine.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, June 29th. --====1151026965====-- From smithville4@charter.net Fri Jun 23 03:44:30 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:44:30 -0500 Subject: [mou] Caspian Tern Message-ID: <000c01c6966e$f44ffe90$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C69645.0B0EB1A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Saw & heard a Caspian Tern fly over my house this evening. This is not = tern you normally find this late in June in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C69645.0B0EB1A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Saw & heard a Caspian = Tern fly over=20 my house this evening. This is not tern you normally find this = late in=20 June in St. Louis County, Minnesota.

Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/

------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C69645.0B0EB1A0-- From rba@moumn.org Fri Jun 23 03:40:06 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:40:06 -0700 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, June 22, 2006 Message-ID: <20060623024855.BF46411700@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1151030406==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *June 22, 2006 *MNDL0606.22 -Birds mentioned Ruffed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Cattle Egret Sandhill Crane American Golden-Plover Upland Sandpiper Northern Hawk Owl Short-eared Owl Whip-poor-will Black-backed Woodpecker Cedar Waxwing Savannah Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Dickcissel -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 22, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 23, 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. Rain is spotty in the northwest this year, and many farmers are hoping for more soon. Many birders are also hoping for more rain to create and nourish the wetland habitat. Few of the temporary wetlands exist this year. The best part so far is that the mosquitos are much less of a problem when birding. That said, birders are seeing many species which are successfully raising their young. 10 CATTLE EGRETS were spotted by Conny Brunell in Douglas County from mile marker 84 along I94 a mile before the exit for Elbow Lake/ Evansville on June 17. Mike Murphy reported from Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County that Sherri Norland located three HENSLOW'S SPARROWS a quarter mile northeast of the refuge office, and another south of Lonesome Tree at the north end of the refuge on June 14. DICKCISSELS can be found near the Hesby Memorial Trail. In Polk County, at Glacial Ridge NWR on June 18, there were many UPLAND SANDPIPERS and singing DICKCISSELS on the prairie. Other species seen there included GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. In Pennington County on June 22, two SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen hunting along CR 20 just south of the Marshall County line. At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County, Maggie Anderson reported that there seemed to be many more WHIP-POOR-WILLS than usual at the refuge. Russell Reisz saw the first SANDHILL CRANE colt near Agassiz NWR in the first week of June. Katie Haws found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL perched on the rare bird sign on the new boardwalk at Big Bog State Recreation Area in Beltrami County on June 4 and June 26. Another was seen at mile marker 47 along MN 72. On June 16, Russell Reisz observed CEDAR WAXWINGS in Pelan Township of Kittson County. A visiting birder, Justin Bosler, discovered three BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS at Hayes Lake State Park in Roseau County on June 19, and three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen along Roseau CR 4. Scott Laudenslauger found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL two miles south of the US/Canadian border along MN 313 north of Warroad on June 11. In Lake of the Woods County on June 18, Justin Bosler found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Blueberry Hill Campground along MN 11 two -three miles east of Roosevelt. Katie Haws reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL just south of CR 1 along MN 72, and an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER among other shorebirds at Stoney Point on Lake of the Woods. Gretchen Mehmel reported from Beltrami Island State Forest that RUFFED GROUSE broods are being seen in the forest. Thanks to Conny Brunell, Gretchen Mehmel, Justin Bosler, Katie Haws, Maggie Anderson, Mike Murphy, Russell Reisz, Scott Laudenslauger, and Sherri Norland for their reports. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, June 30, 2006. --====1151030406==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*June 22, 2006
*MNDL0606.22

-Birds mentioned

Ruffed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Cattle Egret
Sandhill Crane
American Golden-Plover
Upland Sandpiper
Northern Hawk Owl
Short-eared Owl
Whip-poor-will
Black-backed Woodpecker
Cedar Waxwing
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Dickcissel

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 22, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 23, 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.

Rain is spotty in the northwest this year, and many farmers are hoping for more soon. Many birders are also hoping for more rain to create and nourish the wetland habitat. Few of the temporary wetlands exist this year. The best part so far is that the mosquitos are much less of a problem when birding. That said, birders are seeing many species which are successfully raising their young.

10 CATTLE EGRETS were spotted by Conny Brunell in Douglas County from mile marker 84 along I94 a mile before the exit for Elbow Lake/ Evansville on June 17.

Mike Murphy reported from Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County that Sherri Norland located three HENSLOW'S SPARROWS a quarter mile northeast of the refuge office, and another south of Lonesome Tree at the north end of the refuge on June 14. DICKCISSELS can be found near the Hesby Memorial Trail.

In Polk County, at Glacial Ridge NWR on June 18, there were many UPLAND SANDPIPERS and singing DICKCISSELS on the prairie. Other species seen there included GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW.

In Pennington County on June 22, two SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen hunting along CR 20 just south of the Marshall County line.

At Agassiz NWR in Marshall County, Maggie Anderson reported that there seemed to be many more WHIP-POOR-WILLS than usual at the refuge. Russell Reisz saw the first SANDHILL CRANE colt near Agassiz NWR in the first week of June.

Katie Haws found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL perched on the rare bird sign on the new boardwalk at Big Bog State Recreation Area in Beltrami County on June 4 and June 26. Another was seen at mile marker 47 along MN 72.

On June 16, Russell Reisz observed CEDAR WAXWINGS in Pelan Township of Kittson County.

A visiting birder, Justin Bosler, discovered three BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS at Hayes Lake State Park in Roseau County on June 19, and three SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen along Roseau CR 4. Scott Laudenslauger found a NORTHERN HAWK OWL two miles south of the US/Canadian border along MN 313 north of Warroad on June 11.

In Lake of the Woods County on June 18, Justin Bosler found a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Blueberry Hill Campground along MN 11 two -three miles east of Roosevelt. Katie Haws reported a NORTHERN HAWK OWL just south of CR 1 along MN 72, and an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER among other shorebirds at Stoney Point on Lake of the Woods. Gretchen Mehmel reported from Beltrami Island State Forest that RUFFED GROUSE broods are being seen in the forest.

Thanks to Conny Brunell, Gretchen Mehmel, Justin Bosler, Katie Haws, Maggie Anderson, Mike Murphy, Russell Reisz, Scott Laudenslauger, and Sherri Norland for their reports.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, June 30, 2006. --====1151030406====-- From rba@moumn.org Fri Jun 23 04:44:14 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Jim Lind) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:44:14 -0700 Subject: [mou] Duluth RBA 6/22/06 Message-ID: <20060623035301.AC3001162A@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1151034254==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Duluth/North Shore *June 22, 2006 *MNDU0606.22 -Birds mentioned Whimbrel Great Gray Owl Black-throated Blue Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 22, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 22nd, 2006, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Kim Eckert reported a late WHIMBREL today from Interstate Island. The bird was on the sand bar that extends toward Superior, Wisconsin. GREAT GRAY OWLS were seen thIS week in Sax-Zim on Arkola (Cty Rd 52), a half mile west of Owl Ave; and Craig Mandel found another in Lake Cty on the Stony River Forest Rd, 1.5 miles north of the Whyte Rd. Kim Eckert found a singing male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER on June 17 at Hartley Field in Duluth. To reach this location: from the jct of Arrowhead Rd and Woodland Ave, go W on Arrowhead to the first stoplight at Hartley Rd; turn right on Hartley Rd and follow it as it curves left and dead-ends at the entrance to the Hartley Field ski trails; walk about 400 yards on the main trail (i.e., the old road) and listen along the right side of the trail. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 29th. 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 AT cbs.umn.edu or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1151034254==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Duluth/North Shore
*June 22, 2006
*MNDU0606.22

-Birds mentioned

Whimbrel
Great Gray Owl
Black-throated Blue Warbler

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Duluth/North Shore
Date: June 22, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU)
Reports: (218) 834-2858
Compiler: Jim Lind (jslind@frontiernet.net)

This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, June 22nd, 2006, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.

Kim Eckert reported a late WHIMBREL today from Interstate Island. The bird was on the sand bar that extends toward Superior, Wisconsin.

GREAT GRAY OWLS were seen thIS week in Sax-Zim on Arkola (Cty Rd 52), a half mile west of Owl Ave; and Craig Mandel found another in Lake Cty on the Stony River Forest Rd, 1.5 miles north of the Whyte Rd.

Kim Eckert found a singing male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER on June 17 at Hartley Field in Duluth. To reach this location: from the jct of Arrowhead Rd and Woodland Ave, go W on Arrowhead to the first stoplight at Hartley Rd; turn right on Hartley Rd and follow it as it curves left and dead-ends at the entrance to the Hartley Field ski trails; walk about 400 yards on the main trail (i.e., the old road) and listen along the right side of the trail.

The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, June 29th.

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 AT cbs.umn.edu or visit the MOU web site at moumn.org. --====1151034254====-- From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Fri Jun 23 16:02:40 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:02:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Itasca County Northern Hawk-owl In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Yesterday I saw a Northern Hawk-owl perched on a snag on the west side of the road in the spruce bog along Hwy 65, 3.6 miles north of CR 53. This bog is about 17-18 miles north of Nashwauk. I think this is the same location that a friend of mine saw a NHOW back in late February. Shawn Conrad Bovey From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Fri Jun 23 18:05:49 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:05:49 -0500 Subject: [mou] Mille Lacs & Sherburne Message-ID: <00a301c696e7$46d42d80$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Birded southern Mille Lacs & northern Sherburne Counties this week before work, during lunches and after work briefly. Interestingly (despite migration's cessation & a few misses), still had 106 species along the 30 mile stretch of 169 from Milaca to Sherburne Refuge. Highlights included: * Henslow's Sparrows (two just east of Blue Hill Trail) * Franklin's Gull (CR 2 ponds, absent since Wednesday) * Mourning Warblers (three along Blue Hill, all singing this morning) * Trumpeter Swans (nesting here) * Yellow-billed Cuckoos (surprisingly, two in Mille Lacs County - Kunkel WMA & Pioneer Park) * Lark Sparrows (number of nesters here) * Alder & Willow Flycatchers (Kunkel WMA has been most dependable) * Golden-crowned Kinglets (Blue Hill, evergreen section) * Golden-winged & Blue-winged Warblers (number nesting here) * Dickcissels (everywhere, counted 18 one morning in two locations) * White-rumped Sandpipers (CR 2) "Misses" that have been present the last couple of weeks: * American (little farther north at Kathio State Park) & Least Bitterns * Cooper's Hawk * Caspian Tern * Yellow-throated Vireo (nest here) * Common Raven (not heard at Ann Lake this week, typically present) * Brewer's Blackbird * Orchard Oriole (not consistent, seen on occasion) * Red-shouldered Hawk * "Mystery gull" along Mille Lacs Lake - Glaucous (not expected in summer season), albinistic/leucistic Herring, or...? I will be happy to provide further details or locations - although will be away from this computer after 4:00 today and all day Saturday. Good birding to all! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties From david@cahlander.com Fri Jun 23 18:21:14 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:21:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] Recently Seen - Hooded Warbler in Ramsey County Message-ID: <002601c696e9$717f1ca0$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C696BF.855F67E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C696BF.855F67E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C696BF.855F67E0-- From two-jays@att.net Fri Jun 23 19:14:18 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:14:18 -0500 Subject: [mou] Photos of hummingbirds hatching Message-ID: <15EA079D-02E4-11DB-B32F-000D934C33C2@att.net> This is a marvelous set of photos of hummingbirds from egg to fledging. Jim Williams Wayzata, Minnesota http://community-2.webtv.net/Velpics/HUM/ =A0Click on NEXT PAGE at the bottom of each page. There are 5 pages in=20= all. The photos cover a 24-day period. =A0= From PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net Fri Jun 23 21:23:12 2006 From: PastorAl@PrincetonFreeChurch.net (Pastor Al Schirmacher) Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:23:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] Favorite Birding Location Message-ID: <010901c69702$da1f9730$0b01a8c0@pastoral> As migration winds down, one starts contemplating - and questioning: So, what's your favorite birding location? And, why that spot? Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties PS Leaning towards Horicon Marsh, but further thought needed. From crossbill7200@yahoo.com Fri Jun 23 23:01:08 2006 From: crossbill7200@yahoo.com (Shelley Steva) Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:01:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Favorite Birding Location In-Reply-To: <010901c69702$da1f9730$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Message-ID: <20060623220108.19551.qmail@web31002.mail.mud.yahoo.com> As far as I am concerned,there is no question about it- Agassiz NWR in the fall watching flocks of waterfowl by the thousands come into the refuge. It is second only to watching your children grow up. Shelley Steva Pennington Co- and only 15 miles from Agassiz's outer edge. --- Pastor Al Schirmacher wrote: > As migration winds down, one starts contemplating - > and questioning: > > So, what's your favorite birding location? And, why > that spot? > > Al Schirmacher > Princeton, MN > Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties > > PS Leaning towards Horicon Marsh, but further > thought needed. > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From Wildchough@aol.com Sat Jun 24 06:07:07 2006 From: Wildchough@aol.com (Wildchough@aol.com) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:07:07 EDT Subject: [mou] BBS routes in W MN and some interesting findings Message-ID: <52e.f3b358.31ce227b@aol.com> --part1_52e.f3b358.31ce227b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I ran three BBS routes in western MN this week and found Henslow's Sparrow's (singles) on all three routes in Big Stone, Kandiyohi, and Traverse Counties; found 14 Upland Sandpipers (12 in soybean fields, one in corn, and one possibly calling from a small prairie within a cornfield), Gray Partridge in Stearns and Traverse, Northern Bobwhite calling from weeds in the vicinity of a barn in Stevens County with a sign "Red Deer Farm (I assume if they can import red deer, they could afford a few quail eggs), Eurasian Collard Dove (first Stearns county record I believe) in Brooten along Hwy 55 on the west end of town where the highway curves NW, and a calling King Rail in potential breeding habitat in far, far western MN, the location which can't be revealed due to the bird's vulnerability to any disturbance (my decision, sorry folks). I vaguely recall mention of a possible little blue heron near the I-694--I-494 interchange a few days ago (I'm living on 4 hours of sleep a night this week and not real awake). Well I saw the bird at 65 mph too and my impression was far too gray for an LBH but just right for a redddish egret (recorded from NE IL a few years back) but in 2 seconds I didn't note any obvious reddish behavior--someone needs to figure out a safe way to see that bird and get a firm ID--it is the most dangerous place to see a bird I've ever seen!!! Bob Russell, Dakota County --part1_52e.f3b358.31ce227b_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I ran three BBS routes in western M= N this week and found Henslow's Sparrow's (singles) on all three routes in B= ig Stone, Kandiyohi, and Traverse Counties; found 14 Upland Sandpipers (12 i= n soybean fields, one in corn, and one possibly calling from a small prairie= within a cornfield), Gray Partridge in Stearns and Traverse, Northern Bobwh= ite calling from weeds in the vicinity of a barn in Stevens County with a si= gn "Red Deer Farm (I assume if they can import red deer, they could afford a= few quail eggs), Eurasian Collard Dove (first Stearns county record I= believe) in Brooten along Hwy 55 on the west end of town where the highway=20= curves NW, and a calling King Rail in potential breeding habitat in far, far= western MN, the location which can't be revealed due to the bird's vulnerab= ility to any disturbance (my decision, sorry folks). I vaguely recall=20= mention of a possible little blue heron near the I-694--I-494 interchange a=20= few days ago (I'm living on 4 hours of sleep a night this week and not real=20= awake). Well I saw the bird at 65 mph too and my impression was far to= o gray for an LBH but just right for a redddish egret (recorded from NE IL a= few years back) but in 2 seconds I didn't note any obvious reddish behavior= --someone needs to figure out a safe way to see that bird and get a firm ID-= -it is the most dangerous place to see a bird I've ever seen!!! Bob Ru= ssell, Dakota County --part1_52e.f3b358.31ce227b_boundary-- From benzdedrick@hotmail.com Sat Jun 24 14:24:11 2006 From: benzdedrick@hotmail.com (Dedrick Benz) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:24:11 +0000 Subject: [mou] Least Tern, Olmsted County Message-ID: I just got a call from John Hockema who found Least Tern just west of Rochester at the South Landfill Reservoir at 8 AM Saturday. Here is a link to a map of the area: http://www.birding-minnesota.com/BOC-NW.htm#Landfill Dedrick Benz Winona, MN From axhertzel@sihope.com Sat Jun 24 14:43:40 2006 From: axhertzel@sihope.com (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 08:43:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Least Tern Message-ID: <94200EF9-61DE-4C9E-8284-FE8969DC5C7C@sihope.com> --Apple-Mail-1-1050728893 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Chuck Krulas reported today (24 June) that he found a LEAST TERN at the South Landfill Reservoir in Rochester, Olmsted County. Drive west from Rochester on U.S. Highway 14 to Olmsted County Road 104. Turn north and drive to county road 156 and go west. The South Landfill Reservoir will be on the south side of the road just past the next intersection. - - - Anthony Hertzel -- axhertzel@sihope.com --Apple-Mail-1-1050728893 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Chuck Krulas reported today (24 June) that he found a = LEAST = TERN at the = South Landfill Reservoir in Rochester, Olmsted County.

Drive west from Rochester on U.S. = Highway 14 to Olmsted County Road 104. Turn north and drive to county = road 156 and go west.=A0The South Landfill Reservoir=A0will be on the south = side of the road just past the next intersection.

- - -

Anthony Hertzel -- = axhertzel@sihope.com

= --Apple-Mail-1-1050728893-- From dkuder@citlink.net Sat Jun 24 15:43:14 2006 From: dkuder@citlink.net (Dee Kuder) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:43:14 -0500 Subject: [mou] White-wing Dove Message-ID: <20060624144315.2CCB036401C@relay01.roc.ny.frontiernet.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C69772.9D8DF530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I received a report last night that the White-wing Dove at Nelsons Resort in Crane Lake was seen in his usual location. Crane Lake is located in St Louis County about 4 miles from the Canadian border. I thought the dove had left back on June 11th, but he evidently stayed in the area. Any kind of Dove is unusual in the boreal forest up here (including Mourning Dove). Dee Kuder Bear Island Crane Lake, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C69772.9D8DF530 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I received a report last night that the White-wing = Dove at Nelsons Resort in Crane Lake was seen in = his usual location. Crane = Lake is located in St Louis County about 4 miles from the Canadian border. I thought the dove had left back = on June 11^th, but he evidently stayed in the area. Any kind of = Dove is unusual in the boreal forest up here (including Mourning = Dove).

Dee Kuder

Bear Island

Crane = Lake, MN

------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C69772.9D8DF530-- From blitkey@usfamily.net Sat Jun 24 19:56:27 2006 From: blitkey@usfamily.net (Bill Litkey) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:56:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] Least Tern - Rochester (absent) Message-ID: <000901c697bf$e79b4c20$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> Dick Rengstorf and I seached the South Reservoir (and East Reservoir) unsuccessfully for the Least Tern around 11:30. Chuck Krulas had reported that it was still there when he left the area at 9:00. The river around Oronoco sure looked promising for shorebirds (or Least Terns) with much mudflats, but the accessibility is unknown to myself. Bill Litkey (Oakdale) --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From cakrulas@charter.net Sat Jun 24 22:22:07 2006 From: cakrulas@charter.net (Chuck Krulas) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:22:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Least Tern still present Message-ID: <000801c697d4$3f4cda60$81657344@CAKrulas> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C697AA.56150350 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Least Tern was seen at 4 PM today (Saturday) at the Landfill South = Reservoir by Bob Ekblad. The bird was sitting on a rock out in the = water. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C697AA.56150350 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Least Tern was seen at 4 PM today=20 (Saturday) at the Landfill South Reservoir by Bob Ekblad. The bird = was=20 sitting on a rock out in the water.

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C697AA.56150350-- From chetmeyers@visi.com Sun Jun 25 02:58:41 2006 From: chetmeyers@visi.com (chetmeyers@visi.com) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 20:58:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] Oberg Loop: Black-throated blue warblers Message-ID: <1151200721.449dedd195c82@my.visi.com> Chet Meyers writes: Just returned from five idyllic days on the north shore of Lake Superior in Cook County. Miriam and I hiked the Oberg Loop just off the Superior Hiking Trail a few miles from Lutsen resort. Last year we found five male black-throated blue warblers singing on territory and this year found six. To get to the Oberg Loop take highway 61 along the north shore and between mile markers 87 and 88 turn north on Onion River Road, also highway 336. Follow it until it ends, park in the parking lot, and walk to the trail head. Follow signs to the Oberg Loop which is considered a trunk loop of the Superior Hiking Trail. The entire hike up and back took us an hour and fifty minutes, however, we found one singing male less than a quarter mile in. But don't expect the birds to sound like those on the Stokes bird tape. Indeed, they sound like a cross between black-throated blues and black-throated greens. Only one bird we found sounded like the normal black-throated blue song (whatever that is). Chet Meyers From dougjohn@lsnmlaw.org Sat Jun 24 23:17:12 2006 From: dougjohn@lsnmlaw.org (Doug Johnson) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:17:12 -0500 Subject: [mou] More Hawk Owls (five total), possible Pine Grosbeak Message-ID: <200606242227.k5OMR1RR025047@loc6.paulbunyan.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C697B2.0CD498B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I birded northern Beltrami County including the amazing mile long boardwalk into the middle of the Red Lake Peatlands 7 miles north of 'Waskish in the Big Bog Recreation area (state park sticker required). There were three Northern Hawk Owls present, and I believe one was a juvenile begging for food. The birds were perching in the large dead Tamaracks along the edges of the large opening 3/4 of the way out the boardwalk. At least one I believe was an adult and the other I am not sure of. This is easily the best birding location in summer for this region of Minnesota. Also present were several Olive-sided Flycatchers, Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, a single Dark-eyed Junco and many singing warblers. Also, I wanted to report that Pat Rice told me that she had a female Pine Grosbeak on the same boardwalk earlier last week. She did not realize how rare this was for summer as it is the first recent summer record for Beltrami County that I am aware of. The bugs are quite fierce early in the a.m. on the boardwalk with the recent rain yesterday, unlike a week ago. I also birded the Rapid River Rd. in southern Lake of the Woods County and had two more Hawk Owls this morning on Cty Rd. 77 about a mile west of St. Hi. 72. Also, seen were Green Heron, Black-billed Cuckoo, but noted a surprising lack of swallows, particularly Tree and Cliff Swallows where there should have been hundreds. The northwestern area of Beltrami County east of Agassiz NWR is extremely dry and Bobolinks, Sandhill Cranes, and grassland sparrows all seem to be in low numbers relative to when I did surveys in the area 10 to 15 years ago. Douglas P. Johnson Bemidji, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C697B2.0CD498B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I = birded northern=20 Beltrami County including the amazing mile long boardwalk into the = middle of the=20 Red Lake Peatlands 7 miles north of 'Waskish in the Big Bog Recreation = area=20 (state park sticker required). There were three Northern Hawk Owls = present, and I believe one was a juvenile begging for food. The = birds were=20 perching in the large dead Tamaracks along the edges of the large = opening 3/4 of=20 the way out the boardwalk. At least one I believe was an = adult and=20 the other I am not sure of. This is easily the best birding = location in=20 summer for this region of Minnesota. Also present were several = Olive-sided=20 Flycatchers, Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, a single Dark-eyed Junco and = many=20 singing warblers. Also, I wanted to report that Pat Rice told me = that she=20 had a female Pine Grosbeak on the same boardwalk earlier last = week. =20 She did not realize how rare this was for summer as it is the first = recent=20 summer record for Beltrami County that I am aware of. The = bugs are=20 quite fierce early in the a.m. on the boardwalk with the recent = rain=20 yesterday, unlike a week ago.

I also birded=20 the Rapid River Rd. in southern Lake of the Woods County and had two = more Hawk=20 Owls this morning on Cty Rd. 77 about a mile west of St. Hi. 72. = Also,=20 seen were Green Heron, Black-billed Cuckoo, but noted a surprising lack = of=20 swallows, particularly Tree and Cliff Swallows where there should have = been=20 hundreds. The northwestern area of Beltrami County east of Agassiz = NWR is=20 extremely dry and Bobolinks, Sandhill Cranes, and grassland sparrows all = seem to=20 be in low numbers relative to when I did surveys in the area 10 to 15 = years=20 ago.

Douglas P. = Johnson

Bemidji,=20 MN

------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C697B2.0CD498B0-- From blitkey@usfamily.net Sun Jun 25 06:44:00 2006 From: blitkey@usfamily.net (Bill Litkey) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:44:00 -0500 Subject: [mou] Apology and Sign Off Message-ID: <000901c6981a$5daf9ec0$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> My worst birding fear was realized Saturday with my, what turned out to be, false negative follow-up report of the Least Tern. All the way home I felt reluctant to make the post even though I felt confident, having used a 40x lens, that the area was scanned thoroughly. But I was persuaded to make the post as I recalled my own experiences of having needed follow-up reports in the past, instead of ending up making trips for, unknown to myself, long-departed birds. I am sorry that my post may have caused some to scrap plans to go look for the tern. After this I am inclined to leave any negative follow-up reporting to others, to which everyone seconded the motion. Bill Litkey --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Sun Jun 25 14:20:02 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 08:20:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Wood Thrush in Sibley State Park, Kandiyohi County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6985A.10D57F66 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Saturday norming as I was driving through Sibley State Park on Co. Rd 48 = at around 6:30am I heard a Wood Thrush calling from the woods on the = south side of the road. I wish I had noted exactly where as I didn't = realize until this morning that this is apparently rare for Kandiyohi = County. It was definitely after the info center and perhaps near the = road to the boat launch.=20 Bob Williams, Bloomington=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6985A.10D57F66 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Saturday norming as I was driving through = Sibley State Park =0A= on Co. Rd 48 at around 6:30am I heard a Wood Thrush calling from the = woods on =0A= the south side of the road. I wish I had noted exactly where as I = didn't =0A= realize until this morning that this is apparently rare for Kandiyohi =0A= County. It was definitely after the info center and perhaps near = the road =0A= to the boat launch.

=0A=

Bob Williams, =0A= Bloomington

------_=_NextPart_001_01C6985A.10D57F66-- From ekblad@frontiernet.net Sun Jun 25 15:25:06 2006 From: ekblad@frontiernet.net (Bob Ekblad) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:25:06 -0500 Subject: [mou] Update on Olmsted Least Tern (not) Message-ID: <007a01c69863$2869bb80$6501a8c0@BobLaptop> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01C69839.3F93B380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was not able to find the Least Tern this morning. I checked the reservoir as well as other ponds in the general area but was not successful. It may still be hanging around in the area wherever it was hiding when Bill Litkey and others were looking mid day yesterday. I'll check for it again later in the day to see if it comes back to its favorite rock in the reservoir south of the landfill. Bob Ekblad Olmsted County in Southeast Minnesota ekblad@frontiernet.net http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01C69839.3F93B380 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I was not able to find the Least Tern this = morning. I checked the reservoir as well = as other ponds in the general area but was not successful. It may still be hanging around = in the area wherever it was hiding when Bill Litkey and others were looking mid = day yesterday. I’ll = check for it again later in the day to see if it comes back to its favorite rock in = the reservoir south of the landfill.

Bob = Ekblad

Olmsted County in Southeast = Minnesota

ekblad@frontiernet.net<= /font>

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

------=_NextPart_000_007B_01C69839.3F93B380-- From Hagsela@aol.com Sun Jun 25 16:36:19 2006 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 11:36:19 EDT Subject: [mou] No Apologies and a Virginia Rail Message-ID: <552.39e798.31d00773@aol.com> --part1_552.39e798.31d00773_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I also thoroughly scanned both the South and East landfills not long after Bill and also did not find the Least Tern (with my 60x lense). Thinking it might just be off foraging somewhere nearby, I asked a friend to phone me if the bird was reposted and I just birded Rochester for awhile. Sure 'nuff. I got the call at 4:30, got over to the South Landfill by 4:45 and enjoyed great looks at the Least Tern until I left at 5:30. I appreciate very much, those posts letting me know if a bird was or was not refound. I can then make an informed decision about how to spend my gas dollars and my time. There have been good birds with no status reports at all, and it feels like a real shot in the dark sometimes. So, Bill, no need to apologize! While birding Rochester, I heard a very talkative Virginia Rail at what I believe the locals refer to as the 9th St. Marsh (east of Cty 22 on Cty 9). Linda Sparling Hennepin County --part1_552.39e798.31d00773_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I also thoroughly scanned both the Sout= h and East landfills not long after Bill and also did not find the Least Ter= n (with my 60x lense). Thinking it might just be off foraging somewhe= re nearby, I asked a friend to phone me if the bird was reposted and I just=20= birded Rochester for awhile. Sure 'nuff. I got the call at 4:3= 0, got over to the South Landfill by 4:45 and enjoyed great looks at the Lea= st Tern until I left at 5:30.

I appreciate very much, those posts letting me know if a bird was or was not= refound. I can then make an informed decision about how to spend my=20= gas dollars and my time. There have been good birds with no status re= ports at all, and it feels like a real shot in the dark sometimes. So, Bill,= no need to apologize!

While birding Rochester, I heard a very talkative Virginia Rail at what I be= lieve the locals refer to as the 9th St. Marsh (east of Cty 22 on Cty 9).
Linda Sparling
Hennepin County --part1_552.39e798.31d00773_boundary-- From mntallboy@earthlink.net Sun Jun 25 18:30:54 2006 From: mntallboy@earthlink.net (William Marengo) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:30:54 -0500 Subject: [mou] Notes from Lac Qui Parle county Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C69853.359766A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I awoke early yesterday spent the day in Lac Qui Parle county. Some highlights: Yellow-billed Cuckoos - a total of five found for the day along the MN River, at LQP State Park and at the LQP county park. Orchard Orioles - rather common throughout. They outnumbered the Baltimore Orioles. Dickcissels - abundant in prairie/grassland areas Upland Sandpipers and Grasshopper Sparrows were also easy to find in prairie/grassland areas. American Bitterns - two seen at dusk along county road 15 one-two miles south of the Big Stone NWR headquarters Least Bittern - one fly-by at pool #4, east side of county road 15 about one mile south of the MN River. There were roughly 50-60 Lesser Yellowlegs in the east pool of Big Stone NWR. I viewed this area by taking a gravel road into the refuge south from Big Stone county road 21. Also, present was an unexpected Willet! Regards. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C69853.359766A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Notes from Lac Qui Parle county

I = awoke early yesterday spent the = day in Lac Qui Parle county. Some highlights:

Yellow-billed Cuckoos – a total of five found for = the day along the MN River, at LQP State = Park and at the LQP county = park.

Orchard Orioles – rather common throughout. = They outnumbered the Baltimore Orioles.

Dickcissels – abundant in = prairie/grassland areas

Upland Sandpipers and Grasshopper Sparrows were also easy to find = in prairie/grassland areas.

American Bitterns – two seen at dusk along = county road 15 one-two miles south of the Big Stone = NWR headquarters

Least = Bittern = – one fly-by at pool #4, east side of county road 15 about = one mile south of the MN River.

There = were = roughly 50-60 Lesser Yellowlegs in the east pool of Big Stone NWR. I viewed this area by = taking a gravel road into the refuge south from Big Stone county road = 21. Also, present was an unexpected Willet!

Regards…

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C69853.359766A0-- From BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM Mon Jun 26 01:41:07 2006 From: BXWilliams@CBBURNET.COM (Williams, Bob) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:41:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow at Beaver Creek WMA, Fillmore County Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C698B9.3615E1CC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I arrived at Beaver Creek WMA in Fillmore County shortly before it began = to rain hard this afternoon and heard at least one Henslow's Sparrow = calling from the hillside on the east side of the North/South road that = runs through the middle of the WMA. These roads don't seem to have any = names so that's the best I can do. There is a clearing that starts at a = yellow WMA sign and a brown "no motorized vehicles" sign and runs south = to a large green metal gate. I believe this is the same WMA where = Short-eared Owls were seen earlier this year and it is located in the = far SW corner of the county. I literally stumbled onto it myself so = don't ask me how to get there. Bob Williams, Bloomington =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C698B9.3615E1CC Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I arrived at Beaver Creek WMA in Fillmore = County shortly =0A= before it began to rain hard this afternoon and heard at least =0A= one Henslow's Sparrow calling from the hillside on the east side of = the =0A= North/South road that runs through the middle of the WMA. These = roads =0A= don't seem to have any names so that's the best I can do. There is = a =0A= clearing that starts at a yellow WMA sign and a brown "no motorized =0A= vehicles" sign and runs south to a large green metal =0A= gate. I believe this is the same WMA where Short-eared = Owls were =0A= seen earlier this year and it is located in the far SW corner of the =0A= county. I literally stumbled onto it myself so don't ask me = how to =0A= get there.

=0A=

Bob Williams, =0A= Bloomington

------_=_NextPart_001_01C698B9.3615E1CC-- From brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net Mon Jun 26 03:41:09 2006 From: brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net (Brian Smith) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:41:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] Brown County Today Message-ID: <007b01c698c9$fcc07e80$c88b2c42@S0026080567> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C698A0.124BBAA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Brett and Janice Culver and myself birded Brown county today and we had = some good finds. Highlights were: Cerulean Warbler - TWO males that = appeared to be defending territory very near each other. We got great = looks at this beautiful warbler. This was along Brown Cty. 10, west of = state Hwy. 4 along the Minnesota river. Eurasian Collared Dove - three = birds in the eastern part of Comfrey. We spoke with a homeowner who told = us that two to three of these "large" doves have been around Comfrey for = about the past two years. Henslow's Sparrow - one bird singing in the = open in the CREP field adjacent to Bashaw WMA, NW of Comfrey. Blue = Grosbeak - a male singing near a gravel pit in western Brown county. = Red-headed Woodpecker - Brett spotted this bird flycatching insects = along Cty. Rd. 2. Peregrine Falcon - we found this magnificent adult = having lunch on an unidentified bird it had caught at the Sleepy Eye = sewage ponds. All in all a great day birding (isn't every day of = birding great, though?) and great company. Brian Smith Sleepy Eye ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C698A0.124BBAA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi,

Brett and Janice Culver and myself birded Brown = county today=20 and we had some good finds. Highlights were: Cerulean=20 Warbler - TWO males that appeared to be defending territory very = near each=20 other. We got great looks at this beautiful warbler. This was = along Brown=20 Cty. 10, west of state Hwy. 4 along the Minnesota river. = Eurasian Collared Dove - three birds in the eastern part = of Comfrey.=20 We spoke with a homeowner who told us that two to three of=20 these "large" doves have been around Comfrey for about the past two = years.=20 Henslow's Sparrow - one bird singing in the open in the CREP field = adjacent to Bashaw WMA, NW of Comfrey. Blue Grosbeak - a male = singing near=20 a gravel pit in western Brown county. Red-headed = Woodpecker=20 - Brett spotted this bird flycatching insects along Cty. Rd. 2. = Peregrine Falcon=20 - we found this magnificent adult having lunch on an = unidentified bird=20 it had caught at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds. All in all a = great day=20 birding (isn't every day of birding great, though?) and great=20 company.

Brian Smith

Sleepy Eye

------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C698A0.124BBAA0-- From birderguy@comcast.net Mon Jun 26 03:58:02 2006 From: birderguy@comcast.net (birderguy) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:58:02 -0500 Subject: [mou] Found an almost all white Mallard chick Message-ID: <001b01c698cc$572c01d0$0201a8c0@andrewhome> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C698A2.6E55F9D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit While I was out working on some counties this weekend I found a Mallard hen with a group of chicks and one was all white, not albino though, still had dark eyes and yellow feet.. I was just leaving Wadena on county road 4 on the east side of town and in the creek ( Union Creek) by the road they were swimming around, I digiscoped a few shots of the bird.. http://home.comcast.net/~birderguy/ABL_WadenaCo_White_Mallard_01.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~birderguy/ABL_WadenaCo_White_Mallard_02.JPG http://home.comcast.net/~birderguy/ABL_WadenaCo_White_Mallard_03.JPG http://home.comcast.net/~birderguy/ABL_WadenaCo_White_Mallard_04.JPG --- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://moumn.org/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org/ ALongtin@worldnet.att.net See My WEB pages at: http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm NO SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!! ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C698A2.6E55F9D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

While I was=20 out working on some counties this weekend I found a Mallard hen with a = group of=20 chicks and one was all white, not albino though, still had dark eyes and = yellow=20 feet.. I was just leaving Wadena on county road 4 on the east side of = town and=20 in the creek ( Union Creek) by the road they were swimming around,=20 I digiscoped a few shots of the bird..

http://home.comcast.net/~birderguy/ABL_WadenaCo_White_Mallard_01.jpg=

http://home.comcast.net/~birderguy/ABL_WadenaCo_White_Mallard_02.JPG=

http://home.comcast.net/~birderguy/ABL_WadenaCo_White_Mallard_03.JPG=

http://home.comcast.net/~birderguy/ABL_WadenaCo_White_Mallard_04.JPG=

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Andrew=20 Longtin
Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota
Minnesota Ornithologists = Union=20 Member
http://moumn.org/
Cornell Lab Member=20 (PFW)
http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/<= /FONT>

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory=20 Supporter

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

NO=20 SPAM NEEDED HERE PLEASE!!!!!

------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C698A2.6E55F9D0-- From dbmartin@skypoint.com Mon Jun 26 04:14:13 2006 From: dbmartin@skypoint.com (Dennis/Barbara Martin) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:14:13 -0500 Subject: [mou] update on conditions at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge References: Message-ID: <002501c698ce$9d163100$d62e56c7@oemcomputer> Refound the Common Moorhen on Saturday. Not sure this is the same place Phillip referred to but ours was at the quarry road, which is two gates south of the Minnesota River on Cty Rd 15. The bird was in the open water almost right next to the road and was actively calling, presumably trying to attract a mate we would guess. Had 7 species of shorebirds at the mud flats off Cty Rd 21, including 8 Marbled Godwits, one Willet, and a single Piping Plover keeping company with a Semipalmated Plover on the opposite side from the dam. It was running around some rocks on the mud flat and would occasionally disappear for lengths of time. Dennis and Barbara Martin dbmartin@skypoint.com > Presently, conditions at the refuge's East Pool - the pool bounded by the highway-75 dam - are excellent, with extensive mud/sand flats. The East Pool held 174 shorebirds of 10 species last Saturday, 17 June - a respectable tally given the date, which is too late for most spring migrants but too early for most fall migrants; most notable among these was a single Piping Plover. > Also at the refuge, on 11 June there was a single Common Moorhen. From refuge headquarters, on CR 15, head south. On the east (left) side of the road, at the second gate south of the Yellow Bank River, park and walk past the gate; the moorhen was in the open channel immediately to your left, about 50 yards beyond the gate. > > Phil Chu > Department of Biology > St. John's University > Collegeville, MN 56321 From bafall@umn.edu Mon Jun 26 04:47:29 2006 From: bafall@umn.edu (Bruce Fall) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:47:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black-throated Green Warbler, Murphy-Hanrehan Message-ID: <1387BE66-C265-4446-87F5-508D84ECB613@umn.edu> On 24 and 25 June there was a singing male Black-throated Green =20 Warbler at Murphy-Hanrehan Park, Dakota Co. I first found him 200 =20 yards SSE of trail marker #9 on 24 June (morning). By that afternoon =20 he had moved 350 yds. NE, where he remained through 25 June (mid =20 afternoon). This location is 100 yds. NW of marker #6, where he =20 appears to have established a territory. Those who saw the cooperative and conspicuous male Hooded Warbler =20 that sang so frequently near the trail south of marker #13 may be =20 interested to know that he eventually did attract a mate and they =20 have a nest. Unfortunately they are raising two cowbird young, which =20 should fledge in about 2-3 days. All three Hooded Warbler nests I=92ve =20= found so far this year were doubly parasitized: one fledged two =20 cowbirds last week, and another has two cowbird eggs and one warbler =20 egg. Bruce A. Fall Minneapolis From jbolish5565@comcast.net Mon Jun 26 13:42:07 2006 From: jbolish5565@comcast.net (Jason Bolish) Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:42:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] Murphy Hanrehan Message-ID: <000c01c6991d$efc8bf90$6401a8c0@JBPrimary> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C698F4.069A8570 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Found 4 lifers in Murphy-Hanrehan Park on Sunday: 1. Relocated the HENSLOW'S SPARROWS along the trail between markers 31 & = 28. Found additional Henslow's between markers 34 & 32, across the = trail from a marsh & I was able to get some pics of these: http://www.bolioshot.com/images/mh_henslows_sparrow_1_062506.jpg http://www.bolioshot.com/images/mh_henslows_sparrow_2_062506.jpg 2. Found CLAY COLORED SPARROWS, also between markers 28 & 33. Some = pics: http://www.bolioshot.com/images/mh_clay_colored_sparrow_2_062506.jpg http://www.bolioshot.com/images/mh_clay_colored_sparrow_3_062506.jpg 3. Following a bird with a song I didn't recognize, I finally came face = to face with a SCARLET TANAGER. I got some excellent close-up views but = not enough time to get pics. One thing that threw me off was the fact = that it wasn't calling like recordings I've heard or the way described = in books, it was a simple & distinct 'chew-ee chew-ee chee-o' & 'chew-ee = chew-ee chew-ee chee-o.' Listen for it behind trail marker #3, but = careful as it likes to call above the thorns. 4. Found my first CHESTNUT SIDED WARBLER between marker 1 & marker 2, = uphill from a beaver-carved stump. It was relocated a couple times, = mainly interested in dead branches, probably nesting in that area. Jason Bolish ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C698F4.069A8570 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Found 4 lifers in Murphy-Hanrehan Park = on=20 Sunday:

1. Relocated the HENSLOW'S = SPARROWS along the=20 trail between markers 31 & 28. Found additional Henslow's = between=20 markers 34 & 32, across the trail from a marsh & I was able to = get some=20 pics of these:

http://www.bolioshot.com/images/mh_henslows_sparrow_1_062506.jpg

http://www.bolioshot.com/images/mh_henslows_sparrow_2_062506.jpg

2. Found CLAY COLORED SPARROWS, = also between=20 markers 28 & 33. Some pics:

http://www.bolioshot.com/images/mh_clay_colored_sparrow_2_062506.jpg=

http://www.bolioshot.com/images/mh_clay_colored_sparrow_3_062506.jpg=

3. Following a bird with a song I = didn't=20 recognize, I finally came face to face with a SCARLET TANAGER. I = got some=20 excellent close-up views but not enough time to get pics. One = thing that=20 threw me off was the fact that it wasn't calling like recordings I've = heard or=20 the way described in books, it was a simple & distinct 'chew-ee = chew-ee=20 chee-o' & 'chew-ee chew-ee chew-ee chee-o.' Listen for it = behind trail=20 marker #3, but careful as it likes to call above the = thorns.

4. Found my first CHESTNUT SIDED = WARBLER=20 between marker 1 & marker 2, uphill from a beaver-carved = stump. It was=20 relocated a couple times, mainly interested in dead branches, probably = nesting=20 in that area.

Jason Bolish

------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C698F4.069A8570-- From Chris Benson" Message-ID: <03ec01c69931$c3e834a0$6d78a8c0@station22> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_03E9_01C69907.D939EA30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To get to Beaver Creek WMA take US 63 south from Spring Valley for about 8 miles. Take a right, going west, at mile 2. Go 2 miles west and the WMA should be on your right (north). The "parking lot", where the Short-eared Owls were concentrated this winter will be on your right when you come to the intersection. In years past there's been more than one Henslow's Sparrows here. Also of note, Upland Sandpipers used to be found near the intersection east of the WMA, or in other words, the intersection between the WMA and US 63. Loggerhead Shrikes should be in the area somewhere, if memory serves me correctly they've been seen both to the north of here, between Spring Valley and the WMA on the west side of 63 and also a couple miles east of 63. Red-headed Woodpeckers are not rare in this area, another bonus... Although I don't personally use one down here it may be a good idea to bring an atlas. Chris Benson Rochester ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Williams, Bob=20 To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu ; mnbird@lists.mnbird.net=20 Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 7:41 PM Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow at Beaver Creek WMA, Fillmore County I arrived at Beaver Creek WMA in Fillmore County shortly before it = began to rain hard this afternoon and heard at least one Henslow's = Sparrow calling from the hillside on the east side of the North/South = road that runs through the middle of the WMA. These roads don't seem to = have any names so that's the best I can do. There is a clearing that = starts at a yellow WMA sign and a brown "no motorized vehicles" sign and = runs south to a large green metal gate. I believe this is the same WMA = where Short-eared Owls were seen earlier this year and it is located in = the far SW corner of the county. I literally stumbled onto it myself so = don't ask me how to get there. Bob Williams, Bloomington ------=_NextPart_000_03E9_01C69907.D939EA30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

To get to Beaver Creek WMA take US 63 = south=20 from

Spring Valley for about 8 = miles.

Take a right, going west, at mile = 2.

Go 2 miles west and the WMA should be = on your right=20 (north).

The "parking lot", where the = Short-eared Owls=20 were

concentrated this winter will be on = your right when=20 you come

to the intersection.

In years past there's been more than = one Henslow's=20 Sparrows here.

Also of note, Upland Sandpipers used to = be=20 found

near the intersection east of the WMA, = or in other=20 words,

the intersection between the WMA and US = 63.

Loggerhead Shrikes should be in the = area=20 somewhere,

if memory serves me correctly they've = been seen=20 both

to the north of here, between Spring = Valley and the=20 WMA

on the west side of 63 and also a = couple miles east=20 of 63.

Red-headed Woodpeckers are not rare in = this=20 area,

another bonus...

Although I don't personally use one = down here it=20 may

be a good idea to bring an = atlas.

Chris Benson

Rochester

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

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

Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 = 7:41 PM

Subject: [mou] Henslow's = Sparrow at=20 Beaver Creek WMA, Fillmore County

I arrived at Beaver = Creek WMA in=20 Fillmore County shortly before it began to rain hard this afternoon = and=20 heard at least one Henslow's Sparrow calling from the = hillside on=20 the east side of the North/South road that runs through the middle of = the=20 WMA. These roads don't seem to have any names so that's the best = I can=20 do. There is a clearing that starts at a yellow WMA sign = and a=20 brown "no motorized vehicles" sign and runs south to a large = green=20 metal gate. I believe this is the same WMA where = Short-eared=20 Owls were seen earlier this year and it is located in the far SW = corner of the=20 county. I literally stumbled onto it myself so don't ask me = how to=20 get there.

Bob Williams,=20 Bloomington

------=_NextPart_000_03E9_01C69907.D939EA30-- From JELLISBIRD@aol.com Mon Jun 26 21:55:55 2006 From: JELLISBIRD@aol.com (JELLISBIRD@aol.com) Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:55:55 EDT Subject: [mou] Mute Swan-Douglas County Message-ID: <515.1ca5de3.31d1a3db@aol.com> Saw a Mute Swan at Swim Lake in SE Douglas County last Friday evening. It was still there this late afternoon (Sunday) when I checked again. Swim Lake is south of Osakis, MN. It is visible (northwest quadrant) from the I94 Exit to Osakis, but is better seen by going into town, going south past the sewage ponds (see Eckert, p.80) and continuing to the edge of Swim Lake. (The sewage ponds had Lesser Yellowlegs and two Wilson's Phalaropes.) John Ellis, St. Paul 6/25/06 From two-jays@att.net Tue Jun 27 02:48:55 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:48:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Fwd: [BIRDCHAT] eBird--Are you using it??? Message-ID: <17FA0022-057F-11DB-A70B-000D934C33C2@att.net> Begin forwarded message: From: Brian Sullivan Date: June 26, 2006 12:02:18 PM CDT To: BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU Subject: [BIRDCHAT] eBird--Are you using it??? Reply-To: Brian Sullivan Birders I've been wanting to post a message for a while about eBird=20 (www.ebird.org). This program is really taking off across the Western Hemisphere, and I really think that many of you would enjoy the benefits provided by this=20= free online birding tool. In addition to bringing your attention to this application, I'd like to engage in some discussion about what you might=20= like or dislike about the program. We are in the process of building a third version, and having your collective input can help us steer its=20 development. I invite you to take a look at eBird (www. ebird.org). This online collaborative project between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and=20 Audubon has recently been updated (and soon will be again!), and now provides=20 birders with free access to this extraordinary online checklist program and=20 database. eBird is not only a warehouse of observational data, it's an online tool that allows you to record, retrieve, and archive your data, all while=20 making your efforts available to scientists interested in using these data for=20= bird conservation. New features include a more comprehensive listing=20 capability found on the "My eBird" pages, which include automated listing=20 capabilities down to the county level in each state. It's simple, you enter your observations into the database, and eBird keeps all your lists for you. Coming soon (late summer) will be the ability to bulk upload data from=20= your personal databases and from AviSys directly to eBird. Geographic coverage is also expanding. We now cover all of the US,=20 Canada and Mexico, and eBird has recently been launched in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Plans are in the works for=20 collaborations in the near future with Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama, as well as several other islands in the Caribbean. The goal is to implement eBird across the whole of the Western Hemisphere eventually, allowing bird monitoring at scales heretofore unimaginable, and allowing birders to=20 keep comprehensive lists on the site. eBird is backed up by a group of regional experts who have created=20 filters to control data quality. As these regions become more refined, and new filters are created, the database will be even more clean and precise. =20= At minimum we have one filter working in each state/province, but in many states, like California, we are currently working on county-based=20 filters. As more people participate in eBird the value of the data set will=20 increase exponentially. This May we recorded over 500,000 bird observations, and gathered over 30,000 checklists=97a massive amount of data. I invite = you=20 to browse the web site, explore the data output available in your area=20 through the "View and explore data" pages, and please enter your own=20 observations into the system. If you get out birding this weekend just record the=20 birds you see at each location, log in to www.ebird.org, and join the bird conservation revolution! Brian Sullivan Monterey, CA --=20 Brian L. Sullivan eBird Project Leader < www.ebird.org> Photographic Editor, Birds of North America Online < http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA/> Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 Photographic Editor, North American Birds American Birding Association < www.americanbirding.org> bls42@cornell.edu 609-694-3280 ------------------------------- BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html From david@cahlander.com Tue Jun 27 03:43:03 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:43:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] On-line Breeding Bird Reports Message-ID: <003301c69993$6c9145e0$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C69969.807FE900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There have been a couple of changes in the on-line seasonal report web = page that allows you to enter information about breeding birds. The = information about the breeding birds has also been added to the species = maps. Confirmed breeding is defined as the laying of eggs in a context that = indicates an effort to produce young. A breeding record is considered = confirmed if any one of the following criteria is documented:=20 a.. nest with egg or eggshells;=20 b.. young in nest seen or heard;=20 c.. young unable to sustain flight seen away from nest;=20 d.. precocial young not yet full-sized. Probable Breeding is defined with the following eight criteria: a.. Nest building, or nest hole excavation b.. Adult seen in distraction display or feigning injury c.. Adult sitting on nest d.. Adult carrying food for the purpose of feeding young e.. Adult carrying fecal sac f.. Recently fledged young capable of sustained flight g.. Adult entering or leaving nest site h.. Presence of brood patch, or egg in oviduct=20 Feal free to add information about breeding birds that you observe to = the on-line seasonal report. Thanks. --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C69969.807FE900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

There have been a couple of = changes in=20 the on-line seasonal report web page that allows you to enter = information about=20 breeding birds. The information about the breeding birds has also = been=20 added to the species maps.

Confirmed = breeding is=20 defined as the laying of eggs in a context that indicates an effort to = produce=20 young. A breeding record is considered confirmed if any one of = the=20 following criteria is documented:

nest with egg or = eggshells;
young in nest seen or = heard;
young unable to sustain = flight seen=20 away from nest;
precocial young not yet=20 full-sized.

Probable Breeding is defined with the = following=20 eight criteria:

Nest=20 building, or nest hole excavation

Adult seen=20 in distraction display or feigning injury

Adult=20 sitting on nest

Adult=20 carrying food for the purpose of feeding young

Adult=20 carrying fecal sac

Recently=20 fledged young capable of sustained flight

Adult=20 entering or leaving nest site

Presence of=20 brood patch, or egg in oviduct

Feal=20 free to add information about breeding birds that you observe to the = on-line=20 seasonal report.

Thanks.

---
David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, = MN=20 952-894-5910

------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C69969.807FE900-- From smithville4@charter.net Tue Jun 27 05:56:58 2006 From: smithville4@charter.net (Mike Hendrickson) Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:56:58 -0500 Subject: [mou] Dragonfly event in Minnesota Message-ID: <000e01c699a6$1eec47a0$6400a8c0@FAMILYCOMPUTER> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C6997C.35A618B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You probably of heard or known that many birders are hooked on observing = butterflies and keeping lists on what species they have seen. People = like Kenn Kaufman and others chase reports of tropical butterflies that = wonder in Texas during the Lower Rio Grande Birding Festival. Well = dragonflies is the up and coming hobby that many birders have taken up. = Last weekend I attended that Great Lakes Odonata Meeting in Crex Meadows = and saw a lot of new species and also learn how Wisconsin is conducting = yearly surveys all over the state and is now getting a firm grasp on the = breeding and distribution of all thier known odonates that occur in the = state. Kurt Mead of Finland, Minnesota and author of "Dragonflies of = the Northwoods" is organizing an event called "A Minnesota Gathering" = This event will offer field trips and a presentation by Kurt Mead. The = dates for the event is July 7-9th and the location is just west of the = Twin Cities called Baker-Near Wilderness Settlement Click on this link = to learn more about Baker-Near Wilderness Settlement = http://www.threeriversparkdistrict.org/outdoor_ed/baker_nearwilderness.cf= m To learn more about this dragonfly event click on this link = http://www.cpinternet.com/~mndfly/ I hope many of you will come to this event and learn what species of = dragonflies are to be found in Minnesota. I posted some photos of the = Great Lakes Odonata Meeting last weekend at Crex Meadows on my blog = http://smithville4.blogspot.com/ Good Birding Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Birding Treks http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/ ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C6997C.35A618B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

You probably of heard or = known that many=20 birders are hooked on observing butterflies and keeping lists on what = species=20 they have seen. People like Kenn Kaufman and others chase reports of = tropical=20 butterflies that wonder in Texas during the Lower Rio Grande Birding = Festival.=20 Well dragonflies is the up and coming hobby that many birders have taken = up.

Last weekend I attended that = Great Lakes=20 Odonata Meeting in Crex Meadows and saw a lot of new species and also = learn how=20 Wisconsin is conducting yearly surveys all over the state and is now = getting a=20 firm grasp on the breeding and distribution of all thier known odonates = that=20 occur in the state. Kurt Mead of Finland, Minnesota and author of=20 "Dragonflies of the Northwoods" is organizing an event called "A = Minnesota=20 Gathering" This event will offer field trips and a presentation by = Kurt=20 Mead. The dates for the event is July 7-9th and the location = is just=20 west of the Twin Cities called Baker-Near Wilderness Settlement Click on = this=20 link to learn more about Baker-Near Wilderness Settlement http://www.threeriversparkdistrict.org/outdoor_ed/baker_nearwi= lderness.cfm

To learn more about this = dragonfly event=20 click on this link http://www.cpinternet.com/~mn= dfly/

I hope many of you will come = to this=20 event and learn what species of dragonflies are to be found in=20 Minnesota. I posted some photos of the Great Lakes Odonata Meeting = last=20 weekend at Crex Meadows on my blog http://smithville4.blogspot.com= /

Good Birding

Michael = Hendrickson
Duluth,=20 Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.chart= er.net/mmhendrickson/

------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C6997C.35A618B0-- From pnovakovich@yahoo.com Tue Jun 27 00:17:03 2006 From: pnovakovich@yahoo.com (pnovakovich) Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:17:03 -0500 Subject: [mou] whooping cranes Message-ID: <000b01c69976$a38faa90$0400a8c0@Patricia> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6994C.BAB9A290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I also sent this message to rba@moumn.org, so perhaps this is redundant. My companion, Paul Ziemer, and I were traveling the Great River Road (Hwy 61/26) down the Mississippi River to MS and he spotted three immature whooping cranes on 6/19/2006 just south of Reno, MN, near the IA border. There were marsh/ponds on both sides of the road and they were on the right/west side of the road as we were going south. We were able to view them walking and swimming for about 15-20 minutes before they flew off. Patricia Novakovich Minneapolis, MN 612-782-6824 ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6994C.BAB9A290 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I also sent this message to rba@moumn.org, so perhaps this is redundant.

My companion, Paul Ziemer, and I were traveling the = Great River = Road (Hwy 61/26) down the Mississippi River to MS and he spotted three immature = whooping cranes on 6/19/2006 just south of Reno, MN, near the IA = border. There were marsh/ponds on both sides of the road and they were on the = right/west side of the road as we were going south. We were able to view them = walking and swimming for about 15-20 minutes before they flew = off.

Patricia Novakovich

Minneapolis, MN

612-782-6824

------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6994C.BAB9A290-- From hpeirson@pclink.com Tue Jun 27 16:33:46 2006 From: hpeirson@pclink.com (Holly Peirson) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:33:46 -0500 Subject: [mou] Favorite Birding Location In-Reply-To: <20060623220108.19551.qmail@web31002.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Let's see.... My favorite birding location is the BWCAW, where I learned the songs of many of our breeding warblers. Sitting in a canoe in the early AM with mist on the water, listening and looking for birds when the fishing gets slow, watching the sun play in sparkles on the water, is my idea of relaxation. Whenever I hear a Black-throated Green, Parula, or a Pine Warbler, I immediately begin to relax and just take in sound. Another favorite spot is the Frontenac area in the spring, when the migrants are moving through. Before kids, we used to go to Point Pelee just E of Detroit (in Canada) each May, but now I go to Frontenac. It's closer to home, more accessible, fewer crowds of the 2-legged kind, and the birds are just as good but a little more spread out! For a nice short trip with nothing more than seeing what's there in mind, Carlos Avery is very nice. For a nice LONG trip with thoughts of coastal species in mind, I like the Texas coast in the late winter/early spring, but have never been there for a fall-out. I like Laguna Atascosa, Santa Ana, Sabal Palm, and used to like Bentsen St. Park..., all of which are within a day's drive (and birding time) of S. Padre Is. where we used to stay, which BTW has some great boardwalks to help in your search for rails... I also like birding in Colorado where we spend a couple of weeks every year visiting reli's. Sometimes we're able to get out to Pawnee Nat'l Grasslands to look for Mt. Plovers, Longspurs, and Pipits, sometimes we go up to Trail Ridge Rd in Rocky Mtn NP for some tundra species. Wherever we go, the binoculars are with us... How's that for diversity!! Holly Peirson Forest Lake area, Anoka Co. (listening distance from Carlos, where I hear Sandhills most AM's from March to Oct.) From abinning@smm.org Tue Jun 27 20:23:07 2006 From: abinning@smm.org (Adele Binning) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:23:07 -0500 Subject: [mou] longtime birdwatcher Message-ID: I am not sure who among the subscribers on this list befriended Fred Kedney during his 89 years. I am sad to report that Fred passed away early this morning. He enjoyed birdlife found both in exotic places and in his own backyard. He shared this love with many. If you knew Fred then you know that we are better for having had him with us. There will be a more complete obituary for Fred in either tomorrow or Thursday's Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press. Adele Binning St. Paul From two-jays@att.net Tue Jun 27 20:19:41 2006 From: two-jays@att.net (Jim Williams) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:19:41 -0500 Subject: [mou] duck stamp Message-ID: Everyone who has purchased the 06-07 duck stamp, money from which is used to buy/lease habitat used by both game and non-game birds, please raise your hands. Jim Williams Wayzata From JulianSellers@msn.com Wed Jun 28 03:44:43 2006 From: JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:44:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Favorite Birding Location References: <010901c69702$da1f9730$0b01a8c0@pastoral> Message-ID: Favorite birding location? In Minnesota: The prairies of western and northwestern Minnesota. Wide open spaces, silence (except for wind and bird sounds), and cool northern prairie birds. In the U.S.: Kissimmee Prairie and Corkscrew Swamp in my home state of Florida. (Yeah, I like prairies-and cypress swamps.) The Kissimmee Prairie (see http://www.audubonofflorida.org/conservation/kp.htm and http://www.floridastateparks.org/kissimmeeprairie/) is about as far from "civilization" in Florida as you can get. Wide open spaces, etc., and cool southern prairie birds. Corkscrew (http://www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/corkscrew/) has a 2.25-mile boardwalk through part of "the largest remaining virgin bald cypress forest in North America." Cool swamp wildlife, and exceedingly beautiful. In the world: Coastal North Friesland in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, on the North Sea, near the Danish border. It's low, wet, windswept, and sparsely populated. The coastline is diked, with wet pastures and some crops inside the dikes. Outside the dikes the water recedes at low tide to expose 500 square miles of mud flats. A series of low off-shore islands, called Halligen (singular die Hallig), were separated from the mainland by a huge storm in the year 1362, and further eroded by storms through the centuries. At low tide the mudflats reconnect the islands to each other and the mainland. Several impoundments of fresh- and/or saltwater create great habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds. Millions of birds that nest from Greenland to Siberia funnel through here during the spring and fall migrations, and many species nest here as well. The main town in the area is Husum, known to Germans as the home of 19th-century author and poet Theodor Storm. Storm's best-known work, Der Schimmelreiter, tells the saga of the Dike Master who gave his life in a huge storm, and who is seen galloping his white horse (a Schimmel) on the dikes whenever a dangerous storm is brewing (wooo). The traditional architecture is low-slung brick with thatched roof built on a raised mound. In farm houses, one end is the living quarters, the rest is the barn. The seafood is delicious, the beer is a thing of beauty. The Germans know the special charm of this place, but you won't see any Americans. (How many tours have you seen that go north of the Rhein?) If I get my act together, I will organize a birding trip there, perhaps in May, 2008. Julian St. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pastor Al Schirmacher" To: ; ; Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 3:23 PM Subject: [mou] Favorite Birding Location > As migration winds down, one starts contemplating - and questioning: > > So, what's your favorite birding location? And, why that spot? > > Al Schirmacher > Princeton, MN > Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties > > PS Leaning towards Horicon Marsh, but further thought needed. > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From sweston2@comcast.net Wed Jun 28 08:35:55 2006 From: sweston2@comcast.net (Steve Weston) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:35:55 -0500 Subject: [mou] Metro Birding Message-ID: <003201c69a85$82888230$e94cc147@Weston72505> I am definitely seeing Dickcissels in larger numbers than I have ever seen them before and in locations that I know that they have not been in the last five or six years. I believe the abundance of Dickcissels is evidence that they are no longer being persecuted in southern South America where they winter. On Sunday night I went down to Miesville Ravine in the evening especially to find Whip-poor-wills. They readilly answered my whistle from across the Canon River. Also we had several Wood Thrushes calling from near the parking lot. At the top of the hill to the west of the ravine near the red farm building with white trim I found a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers. Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN sweston2@comcast.net From eyeofnature@charter.net Wed Jun 28 11:50:10 2006 From: eyeofnature@charter.net (Ron Green) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:50:10 -0500 Subject: [mou] New Image Postings: Hummingbirds, House Sparrows, & Cardinals Message-ID: <44A25EE2.3020206@charter.net> I have just posted new images to my website http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery/. They are located in a folder called "6/28 Posting" within the "New Images" album. It is mostly of Ruby-Throated hummingbirds. My boss gave me an invitation to come over anytime I wanted to visit his very large patch of Honeysuckle and photograph them as they constantly visited it. From what I observed, they seemed to completely ignore the feeders and prefer the Honeysuckle. It was great having this privilege to go over to his house. It sits on a large piece of land that includes a small natural prairie that he developed, along with tons of trees that attract quite a variety of birds. I will admit that after spending so much time on my last two projects, the GHO family and Bald Eagle family, making the transition to capturing these little and hyperactive critters was not only fun, but also frustrating at times. Nonetheless, it was a great opportunity to learn and grow my photographic skills, as well as add a little bit to my neophyte birding knowledge bank. I hope you all enjoy the images and please feel free to email me with any feedback. If you do, I would appreciate your using my eyeofnature@charter.net email address rather than sending it via my website. I am getting so much spam from it each day that I am planning to change it shortly. Thanks. Ron Green http://www.greensphotoimages.com Nature, Scenic, and Macro Photography The highest level of motivation of environmental stewardship stems from the belief that being a caretaker is a privilege From a_molson@unidial.com Wed Jun 28 12:12:37 2006 From: a_molson@unidial.com (Ann and Manley Olson) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 06:12:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] Re: [mnbird] Metro Birding In-Reply-To: <003201c69a85$82888230$e94cc147@Weston72505> References: <003201c69a85$82888230$e94cc147@Weston72505> Message-ID: <44A26425.8020707@unidial.com> Steve While it would be encouraging to believe that changes on the wintering area has resulted in the increase of Dickcissels,I doubt that to be the case.The literature on Dickcissels is noted for comments about their fluctuation of numbers from year to year. That has certainly been my experience in over 50 years of birding in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin Manley Olson Falcon Heights Steve Weston wrote: > I am definitely seeing Dickcissels in larger numbers than I have ever > seen them before and in locations that I know that they have not been > in the last five or six years. I believe the abundance of Dickcissels > is evidence that they are no longer being persecuted in southern South > America where they winter. > > On Sunday night I went down to Miesville Ravine in the evening > especially to find Whip-poor-wills. They readilly answered my whistle > from across the Canon River. Also we had several Wood Thrushes > calling from near the parking lot. At the top of the hill to the > west of the ravine near the red farm building with white trim I found > a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers. > > Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN > sweston2@comcast.net > > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnbird@lists.mnbird.net > http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > > From markotnes@msn.com Wed Jun 28 14:27:22 2006 From: markotnes@msn.com (Mark Otnes) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:27:22 -0500 Subject: [mou] Favorite Birding Location In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I guess for me the criteria for an enjoyable birding location are remoteness, uniqueness, and diversity. I also prefer an area with relatively light birding coverage as you can then explore and make your own discoveries. My favorite Minnesota area (although I don�t make it up there much anymore) is Roseau County. It�s remote, diverse, and good birding the year around. My favorite local and time is the Highway 310 bog in the winter. On a good day virtually all of the boreal species can be found there. My favorite area close to home (a 2-hour driving radius) is roughly from Rothsay WMA south to Hartford Beach State Park (South Dakota), then west through the Bitter Lake/Waubay Lake area, then northwest to the Sand Lake/Hecla area, then finally east-northeast back to Rothsay. If I had to pick an area to live in the tri-state area based solely on birding criteria it would be Pierre, South Dakota. The birding is outstanding the year around. The avian biomass in winter is incredible consisting of clouds of longspurs and horned larks, raptors of all sorts all over the place, huge concentrations of waterfowl, and all sorts of odd gulls drifting around. The cedar draws hold northern saw-whet and long-eared owls, along with waxwings, robins, and solitaires. In migration things only get better with all kinds of odd vagrants showing up to supplement a large cast of regular species. In the summer there is plenty of diversity with discoveries to be made. Birders Ricky Olson and Kenny Miller see 260 to 270 species every year within a 60-mile radius of Pierre. So, that�s my dream pick � Pierre, South Dakota. Mark Otnes Fargo ND 701-241-4194 markotnes@msn.com > >_______________________________________________ >mou-net mailing list >mou-net@cbs.umn.edu >http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net From Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com Wed Jun 28 16:02:29 2006 From: Mark.Alt@bestbuy.com (Alt, Mark) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:02:29 -0500 Subject: [mou] Favorite Birding Location In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I guess my favorite birding location is Bear Run Nature Preserve in SW Pennsylvania. Bear Run is the stream that runs under Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, the home he built for the Kaufmann family. I grew up 20 miles away. Bear Run has been protected for many years, so mature Hemlock, Oak, Hickory and Maple trees tower over tiered foliage of Sassafras, Winged Sumac Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel, Blueberry, Trailing Arbutus, and Ground Pine. Bear Run is a small native Brook Trout stream running through it all, I remember it as paradise. Hooded, Black-throated Blue, Prairie, and Worm-eating Warblers can all be found here. I saw my first Long-eared Owl here, had some run-ins with bear and bobcat, and have never been disappointed. I think I enjoy it best alone, as the acoustics of the steep bluestone ridge above you are dampened by the lush tall forest; it seems the perfect setting for Wood Thrushes and Ruffed Grouse at Dawn, an unseen Pileated Woodpecker extolling its finding food from some fallen log. I think Pileateds call in exultation, upon finding yet another smorgasbord, is there any other bird so loudly jubilant? Perhaps Sandhill Cranes? Loons Yodeling? All three of these have raised the hair on the back of my neck when they call from close range.=20 I am heading to Pennsylvania for the next week, I will report back to you on the wonders of Bear Run, as I plan to be there for a couple of days. Good Birding to all of you. Mark Alt Brooklyn Center, MN From fieldfare21@hotmail.com Wed Jun 28 17:38:57 2006 From: fieldfare21@hotmail.com (Benjamin Fritchman) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:38:57 -0500 Subject: [mou] Update out west Message-ID: I spent yesterday (6/27) birding out west. Grant County: Cattle Egrets-9 of them in amongst and on top of the cattle in the normal pasture south of Pelican Lake on Ashby Estate Rd. E. Traverse County: Eurasian Collared Doves-2 of them still present in Wheaton near the grain elevator. Marbled Godwit-1 very vocal and perturbed individual at Miller Prairie. Upland Sandpiper-1 also at Miller Prairie. Lac Qui Parle: Yellow-billed Cuckoo-1 at Lac Qui Parle County Park. Loggerhead Shrike-1 at the intersection just north of the county park. Willet-1 bird still present off of CR 21 at the dam area in Big Stone NWR. Marbled Godwit-29(!) individuals at the same place as the Willet. Common Moorhen-Same bird as reported before, 2 gates south of headquarters in the open channel. I was there for 20 minutes before it came out of the reeds, so be patient. Least Bittern-1 bird flew up from the reeds bordering the channel that the moorhen is in. American Bittern-1 bird flew over as I sat waiting for the moorhen to show itself. I could not find the Piping Plover or Semipalmated Plover. But as Denny said, they could have been out of view, so they could still be around. Oh, and I was zero for one million on marshes I checked for King Rails. Ben Fritchman From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Wed Jun 28 18:01:38 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:01:38 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] wildlife stamps Message-ID: <1114.134.129.73.51.1151514098.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello all, In response to Jim Williams' posting on duck stumps, I think it's a great idea for birders to purchase federal duck stamps AND state fish and wildlife stamps. You do not have to hunt or fish to buy these stamps - anyone can do so. Many terrific birding areas are state owned and managed wildlife areas and corridors along trout streams. Birders benefit from using these resources as well and we can help support these areas buy purchasing state stamps. Here is the link to the MN DNR wildlife stamps purchase page: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/licenses/hunting/wildlifestamps.pdf Good birding to all! Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm From A.Maistrovich Wed Jun 28 18:34:28 2006 From: A.Maistrovich (A.Maistrovich) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:34:28 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hooded Warbler - Battle Creek Park, Ramsey Co. In-Reply-To: <001d01c69194$a4635b40$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> References: <001d01c69194$a4635b40$0101a8c0@28litkeyhome> Message-ID: <0be8ce5ba582f010a0fc909e5a567a67@earthlink.net> We found the Hooded Warbler at 10 am this morning. This was our fourth=20= attempt. While we heard them on earlier tries, today we were rewarded=20 with good views of both the male and female. We followed Bill's=20 directions. At the north end of the ravine the "road" takes a=20 right-angle turn towards the west and goes up a steep hill. A=20 hiking/biking trail crosses the "road" about a third of the way up the=20= hill. We went right (north) on this trail about 100 feet. There is good=20= visibility here as this glade in the ravine is fern-covered . While we=20= first spotted a Hooded Warbler foraging on the ground, out best views=20 came when they flew into the lower branches of the tall trees. We=20 recommend you listen to a Hooded Warbler recording before going out.=20 Most of the ravine has restricted visibility because it is rather=20 heavily wooded. We thank Julian Sellers for finding the bird and Bill Litkey for his=20 excellent directions; the Hooded Warbler is new to our life list. Tony & Alice Maistrovich On Jun 16, 2006, at 5:31 PM, Bill Litkey wrote: > As per several requests for directions, they are as follows. Battle=20= > Creek > Park is located in SE Ramsey Co. =46rom Hwy. 61 running along the=20 > eastern > side of the Mississippi River valley turn eastward onto Lower Afton=20 > Road. > Go about =BD mile to Winthrop St. On either side of Winthrop along = the=20 > north > side of Lower Afton there is clearing back off the shoulder so you=20 > might be > able to park there. North of Lower Afton only about 100 ft. hike the=20= > ski > trail that goes west from Winthrop and parallels Lower Afton. Hang=20 > left on > this trail at any trail junctures. Eventually the trail curves=20 > northward > away from Lower Afton into a ravine. At the curve there was a = Mourning > Warbler as a bonus. Listen for the Hooded Warbler throughout this=20 > ravine, > which isn't very long. It seemed to spend more time towards the north=20= > end > of the ravine, but it certainly moves around in there. > > Bill Litkey (Oakdale) > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > From patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu Wed Jun 28 20:19:12 2006 From: patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu (patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:19:12 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [mou] Favorite Birding Location Message-ID: <1391.134.129.73.51.1151522352.squirrel@webmail.ndsu.nodak.edu> Hello again, I�ve been pondering this question for two days now, and I�m having trouble making up my mind! There are so many good birding areas in the region, that it�s tough to pick just one as my most favorite. Having said that, I will say that my all-time single favorite spot is Itasca State Park. Tied for second place are the Felton prairie area and the Oakwood Lakes State Park to Lake Thompson area in Brookings/Kingsbury counties in eastern South Dakota. My favorite drive is following gravel roads along the Minnesota River from Redwood Falls (my hometown) to Ortonville. Wandering on gravel roads in Kidder County, North Dakota and out in the Little Missouri National Grasslands of southwestern North Dakota rank right up there as well. My most memorable birding trip to date has been a week of self-guided birding in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of south Texas in March of 2005. Wow! Happy Trails! Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm From crossbill7200@yahoo.com Wed Jun 28 20:26:54 2006 From: crossbill7200@yahoo.com (Shelley Steva) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:26:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [mou] Re: [mnbird] Metro Birding In-Reply-To: <44A26425.8020707@unidial.com> Message-ID: <20060628192654.51251.qmail@web31015.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Whenever we see many dickcissels in NW MN, it seems to be because the weather is dry. They seem to show up when we have lower than average rainfall. The last time there were many dickcissels was back in 1988. Many of you must remember that summer; it was very hot and extremely dry. And up in NW MN there were dickcissels in every county I drove through- including Roseau and Lake of the Woods Counties. So I would have to say that the amount of moisture that we are having seems to have something to do with the number of dickcissels that we can find in this area. Shelley Steva Pennington Co. --- Ann and Manley Olson wrote: > Steve > While it would be encouraging to believe that > changes on the wintering > area has resulted in the increase of Dickcissels,I > doubt that to be the > case.The literature on Dickcissels is noted for > comments about their > fluctuation of numbers from year to year. That has > certainly been my > experience in over 50 years of birding in Minnesota > and Western Wisconsin > Manley Olson > Falcon Heights > > Steve Weston wrote: > > I am definitely seeing Dickcissels in larger > numbers than I have ever > > seen them before and in locations that I know that > they have not been > > in the last five or six years. I believe the > abundance of Dickcissels > > is evidence that they are no longer being > persecuted in southern South > > America where they winter. > > > > On Sunday night I went down to Miesville Ravine in > the evening > > especially to find Whip-poor-wills. They readilly > answered my whistle > > from across the Canon River. Also we had several > Wood Thrushes > > calling from near the parking lot. At the top of > the hill to the > > west of the ravine near the red farm building with > white trim I found > > a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers. > > > > Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN > > sweston2@comcast.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mnbird mailing list > > mnbird@lists.mnbird.net > > > http://www.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-net@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From dingermcduff@hotmail.com Wed Jun 28 22:55:20 2006 From: dingermcduff@hotmail.com (shawn conrad) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:55:20 -0500 Subject: [mou] Itasca County Northern Hawk-owl still present In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The Northern Hawk-owl I reported last week was still present at 10am and 3:30 pm today on the same snag on the west side of the road in the spruce bog along Hwy 65, 3.6 miles north of CR 53. This area is about 17-18 miles north of Nashwauk. Shawn Conrad Bovey From wieber64@comcast.net Thu Jun 29 03:44:16 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:44:16 -0500 Subject: [mou] great horned owl question Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C69AFC.00EBD750 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We drove through U More Park in Dakota County this afternoon and found a great horned owl sitting along the side of the road. (A minimum maintenance road -- we entered off Biscayne.) The owl did not appear to be injured as it was able to fly but the behavior was odd. It flew down the road a ways and landed again. Then it flew farther on and landed on the opposite side of the road. We continued on our way but about 10 minutes later retraced our route and the owl was still sitting right on the edge of the road. It then flew across and toward some trees along a sod field and we lost sight of it. (But it was at least safely off the road!) I have some photos of the owl and I was wondering if this might be a very young owl very recently fledged and not yet wise to the ways of the world. Is there any way to tell from looking at a photo? If anyone would like to take a look, let me know and I will email it to you tomorrow. Thanks for any ideas about what might have been going on with this owl or if this is not unusual behavior. Gail Gail Wieberdink wieber64@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C69AFC.00EBD750 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

We = drove through U=20 More Park in Dakota County this afternoon and found a great horned owl = sitting=20 along the side of the road. (A minimum maintenance road -- we = entered off=20 Biscayne.) The owl did not appear to be injured as it = was able=20 to fly but the behavior was odd. It flew down the road a ways and = landed=20 again. Then it flew farther on and landed on the opposite side of = the=20 road. We continued on our way but about 10 minutes later retraced = our=20 route and the owl was still sitting right on the edge of the road. = It then=20 flew across and toward some trees along a sod field and we lost sight of = it. (But it was at least safely off the road!) I have some = photos of=20 the owl and I was wondering if this might be a very young owl very = recently=20 fledged and not yet wise to the ways of the world. Is there any = way to=20 tell from looking at a photo? If anyone would like to take a look, = let me=20 know and I will email it to you tomorrow.

Thanks = for any ideas=20 about what might have been going on with this owl or if this is not = unusual=20 behavior.

Gail

Gail Wieberdink

wieber64@comcast.net=

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C69AFC.00EBD750-- From jamiestrickland@comcast.net Thu Jun 29 05:09:43 2006 From: jamiestrickland@comcast.net (Jamie Strickland) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:09:43 -0500 Subject: [mou] Black Dog Osprey's Message-ID: <001c01c69b31$decf2ce0$0100a8c0@jamie> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C69B07.F5F924E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I finally saw the nesting pair of Osprey's again this evening. Both were = on the tower closer to Black Dog road from the nest site. I parked near = there where there appears to be an access road. I did get a number of = pictures, but even with a 500mm lens, they were pretty far off. http://www.freethestricklands.com/MouSite/BlackDog/06-28-06/images/IMG_82= 94. jpg http://www.freethestricklands.com/MouSite/BlackDog/06-28-06/images/IMG_83= 07. jpg Jamie Strickland jamiestrickland@comcast.net http://www.freethestricklands.com My Birding: http://www.freethestricklands.com/MouSite ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C69B07.F5F924E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Black Dog Osprey's

I finally saw the nesting pair of = Osprey's again this evening. Both were on the tower closer to Black Dog = road from the nest site. I parked near there where there appears to be = an access road. I did get a number of pictures, but even with a 500mm = lens, they were pretty far off…

http://www.freethestricklands.com/MouSite/BlackDog/06-28-0= 6/images/IMG_8294.jpg
http://www.freethestricklands.com/MouSite/BlackDog/06-28-0= 6/images/IMG_8307.jpg

Jamie Strickland
jamiestrickland@comcast.net
http://www.freethestricklands.com
My Birding: http://www.freethestricklands.com/MouSite

------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C69B07.F5F924E0-- From Chris Benson" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C69B62.5E747AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable He did it again! John Hockema just called to inform me that he found 2 Common Moorhens at the Eastside WMA/County Road 9 marsh east of Rochester. >From the viewing platform look for the 2 nesting boxes in the marsh. First look toward the box on the left, then scan right. The 2 birds were fairly cooperative, imagine that, cooperative Moorhens! To get to the marsh and viewing platform take Olmsted county road 9 (4th St SE) east until you get to the railroad tracks. The parking lot is on the west side of the tracks. >From the cities you can take US 52 south to Rochester and then take US 14 east to 30th Av SE. Turn left at the stoplight and go north for one mile to CR 9. Turn right, going east for a mile. For the adventurous you could get off 52 at 37th St NW (CR22 EAST) and stay on 22 EAST until you get to CR 9, about 5 miles or so, then take a left (going east) on 9. Good Luck, Chris Benson Rochester ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C69B62.5E747AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

He did it again!

John Hockema just called to = inform

me that he found 2 Common = Moorhens

at the Eastside WMA/County Road 9=20 marsh

east of Rochester.

From the viewing platform look for the = 2 nesting=20 boxes

in the marsh.

First look toward the box on the left, = then scan=20 right.

The 2 birds were fairly = cooperative,

imagine that, cooperative = Moorhens!

To get to the marsh and viewing = platform=20 take

Olmsted county road 9 (4th St SE) east = until=20 you

get to the railroad tracks. The parking = lot

is on the west side of the = tracks.

From the cities you can take US 52 = south to=20 Rochester

and then take US 14 east to 30th Av=20 SE.

Turn left at the stoplight and go north = for one=20 mile

to CR 9. Turn right, going east = for a=20 mile.

For the adventurous you could get off = 52 at 37th St=20 NW (CR22 EAST)

and stay on 22 EAST until you get to CR = 9,=20 about

5 miles or so, then take a left (going = east) on=20 9.

Good Luck,

Chris Benson

Rochester

------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C69B62.5E747AB0-- From northernflights@charter.net Thu Jun 29 16:36:27 2006 From: northernflights@charter.net (Larson Kelly) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:36:27 -0500 Subject: [mou] great horned owl question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9422D3FA-6B01-4C9F-9F7F-3264777525E5@charter.net> --Apple-Mail-1--657988035 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Several years ago I witnessed 2 juvenile Barred Owls hunting a stretch of gravel road near the Cannon River in Goodhue county. They were hunting frogs! I found the same owl family hunting this piece of road on several occasions that Summer. Roads through good habitat, or between one habitat and another can create a gauntlet effect that predators have learned to capitalize on. Were there any suitable perches for a GHO along this stretch of road? My guess is that the owl may have been hunting reptiles or amphibians. An on the ground approach probably isn't very effective for capturing small mammals. Kelly Larson Bemidji Minnesota Northern Flights Wild Bird Store Just 96 miles from the Canadian border! Or visit us on the Web at... http://www.northern-flights.com Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! On Jun 28, 2006, at 9:44 PM, Gail Wieberdink wrote: > We drove through U More Park in Dakota County this afternoon and > found a great horned owl sitting along the side of the road. (A > minimum maintenance road -- we entered off Biscayne.) The owl did > not appear to be injured as it was able to fly but the behavior was > odd. It flew down the road a ways and landed again. Then it flew > farther on and landed on the opposite side of the road. We > continued on our way but about 10 minutes later retraced our route > and the owl was still sitting right on the edge of the road. It > then flew across and toward some trees along a sod field and we > lost sight of it. (But it was at least safely off the road!) I > have some photos of the owl and I was wondering if this might be a > very young owl very recently fledged and not yet wise to the ways > of the world. Is there any way to tell from looking at a photo? > If anyone would like to take a look, let me know and I will email > it to you tomorrow. > > Thanks for any ideas about what might have been going on with this > owl or if this is not unusual behavior. > > Gail > > Gail Wieberdink > wieber64@comcast.net > > --Apple-Mail-1--657988035 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Several years ago I=A0witnessed = 2=A0juvenile Barred Owls hunting a stretch of gravel road near the = Cannon River in Goodhue county.=A0 They were hunting frogs! I found the = same owl family hunting this piece of road on several occasions that = Summer. Roads through good habitat, or between one habitat and another = can create a=A0gauntlet effect that=A0predators have learned = to=A0capitalize on. Were there any=A0suitable perches for a GHO along = this stretch of road? My guess is that the owl may have been hunting = reptiles or amphibians. An on the ground approach probably isn't very = effective for capturing small mammals.

=A0

Kelly = Larson

Bemidji Minnesota

Northern Flights Wild Bird = Store

Just 96 miles from the Canadian border!

Or = visit us on the Web at...

http://www.northern-flights.com

Eschew = Obfuscation!

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

On Jun 28, 2006, at 9:44 PM, Gail = Wieberdink wrote:

We drove through U More Park in Dakota County = this afternoon and found a great horned owl sitting along the side of = the road.=A0 (A minimum maintenance road -- we entered off = Biscayne.)=A0=A0The owl=A0did not appear to be injured as it was able to = fly but the behavior was odd.=A0 It flew down the road a ways and landed = again.=A0 Then it flew farther on and landed on the opposite side of the = road.=A0 We continued on our way but about 10 minutes later retraced our = route and the owl was still sitting right on the edge of the road.=A0 It = then flew across and toward some trees along a sod field and we lost = sight of it.=A0 (But it was at least safely off the road!)=A0 I have = some photos of the owl and I was wondering if this might be a very young = owl very recently fledged and not yet wise to the ways of the world.=A0 = Is there any way to tell from looking at a photo?=A0 If anyone would = like to take a look, let me know and I will=A0email it to you = tomorrow.

=A0

Thanks for = any ideas about what might have been going on with this owl or if this = is not unusual behavior.

wieber64@comcast.net<= /DIV>

=A0

=A0 =

= --Apple-Mail-1--657988035-- From wieber64@comcast.net Thu Jun 29 17:02:09 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:02:09 -0500 Subject: [mou] great horned owl question In-Reply-To: <9422D3FA-6B01-4C9F-9F7F-3264777525E5@charter.net> Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C69B6B.7760DB00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit That is possible although the owl flew along the ground and kept landing on the edge of the road. There were cottonwood trees lining the road and behind the cottonwoods was a sod field. My major concern was he showed no fear of the car, we passed within inches of him. The second time we passed him he did fly through the trees toward the sod field. Perhaps earlier the road appeared to be a corridor and he felt blocked in -- or young and inexperienced. I hope that was the case rather than injury or illness. I read recently that West Nile is appearing again . . . Gail -----Original Message----- From: Larson Kelly [mailto:northernflights@charter.net] Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:36 AM To: Gail Wieberdink Cc: MOU Subject: Re: [mou] great horned owl question Several years ago I witnessed 2 juvenile Barred Owls hunting a stretch of gravel road near the Cannon River in Goodhue county. They were hunting frogs! I found the same owl family hunting this piece of road on several occasions that Summer. Roads through good habitat, or between one habitat and another can create a gauntlet effect that predators have learned to capitalize on. Were there any suitable perches for a GHO along this stretch of road? My guess is that the owl may have been hunting reptiles or amphibians. An on the ground approach probably isn't very effective for capturing small mammals. Kelly Larson Bemidji Minnesota Northern Flights Wild Bird Store Just 96 miles from the Canadian border! Or visit us on the Web at... http://www.northern-flights.com Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere! On Jun 28, 2006, at 9:44 PM, Gail Wieberdink wrote: We drove through U More Park in Dakota County this afternoon and found a great horned owl sitting along the side of the road. (A minimum maintenance road -- we entered off Biscayne.) The owl did not appear to be injured as it was able to fly but the behavior was odd. It flew down the road a ways and landed again. Then it flew farther on and landed on the opposite side of the road. We continued on our way but about 10 minutes later retraced our route and the owl was still sitting right on the edge of the road. It then flew across and toward some trees along a sod field and we lost sight of it. (But it was at least safely off the road!) I have some photos of the owl and I was wondering if this might be a very young owl very recently fledged and not yet wise to the ways of the world. Is there any way to tell from looking at a photo? If anyone would like to take a look, let me know and I will email it to you tomorrow. Thanks for any ideas about what might have been going on with this owl or if this is not unusual behavior. Gail Gail Wieberdink wieber64@comcast.net ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C69B6B.7760DB00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

That=20 is possible although the owl flew along the ground and kept landing on = the edge=20 of the road. There were cottonwood trees lining the road and = behind the=20 cottonwoods was a sod field. My major concern was he showed = no fear=20 of the car, we passed within inches of him. The second time we = passed him=20 he did fly through the trees toward the sod field. Perhaps = earlier=20 the road appeared to be a corridor and he felt blocked in -- or = young and=20 inexperienced. I hope that was the case rather than injury or=20 illness. I read recently that West Nile is appearing again . = .=20 .

Gail

-----Original Message-----
From: Larson Kelly=20 [mailto:northernflights@charter.net]
Sent: Thursday, June = 29, 2006=20 10:36 AM
To: Gail Wieberdink
Cc: = MOU
Subject:=20 Re: [mou] great horned owl question

Several years = ago I=20 witnessed 2 juvenile Barred Owls hunting a stretch of gravel road near = the=20 Cannon River in Goodhue county. They were hunting frogs! I found the = same owl=20 family hunting this piece of road on several occasions that Summer. = Roads=20 through good habitat, or between one habitat and another can create a = gauntlet=20 effect that predators have learned to capitalize on. Were there any = suitable=20 perches for a GHO along this stretch of road? My guess is that the owl = may=20 have been hunting reptiles or amphibians. An on the ground approach = probably=20 isn't very effective for capturing small mammals.

Kelly Larson

Bemidji Minnesota

Northern Flights Wild Bird Store

Just 96 miles from the Canadian border!

Or visit us on the Web at...

http://www.northern-flights.com<= /A>

Eschew=20 = Obfuscation!
The middle of = Nowhere=20 is=20 = Somewhere!=

On Jun 28, 2006, at 9:44 PM, Gail Wieberdink wrote:

We = drove through=20 U More Park in Dakota County this afternoon and found a great horned = owl=20 sitting along the side of the road. (A minimum maintenance road -- = we=20 entered off Biscayne.) The owl did not appear to be injured as it = was able=20 to fly but the behavior was odd. It flew down the road a ways and = landed=20 again. Then it flew farther on and landed on the opposite side of = the road.=20 We continued on our way but about 10 minutes later retraced our = route and=20 the owl was still sitting right on the edge of the road. It then = flew across=20 and toward some trees along a sod field and we lost sight of it. = (But it was=20 at least safely off the road!) I have some photos of the owl and I = was=20 wondering if this might be a very young owl very recently fledged = and not=20 yet wise to the ways of the world. Is there any way to tell from = looking at=20 a photo? If anyone would like to take a look, let me know and I will = email=20 it to you tomorrow.

Thanks for any=20 ideas about what might have been going on with this owl or if this = is not=20 unusual behavior.

Gail

Gail = Wieberdink

wieber64@comcast.net=
=

= ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C69B6B.7760DB00-- From Chris Benson" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C69B71.041BFA70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just returned from viewing the Common Moorhens at the Eastside WMA/CR 9 marsh. They are focusing their activity on the small grassy island located straight out from the viewing platform. The island is located in between the two nest boxes sticking out of the water. I'm guessing that it's about 75 - 100 yards out. There is no other vegetation within 100 feet of the island. As was mentioned before, these are very cooperative birds!!! Good birding, Chris Benson Rochester ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C69B71.041BFA70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I just returned from viewing the Common = Moorhens

at the Eastside WMA/CR 9 = marsh.

They are focusing their activity on the = small=20 grassy

island located straight out from the = viewing=20 platform.

The island is located in between the = two nest=20 boxes

sticking out of the water.

I'm guessing that it's about 75 - 100 = yards=20 out.

There is no other vegetation within 100 = feet=20 of

the island.

As was mentioned before,

these are very cooperative = birds!!!

Good birding,

Chris Benson

Rochester

------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C69B71.041BFA70-- From runbic@comcast.net Thu Jun 29 20:08:37 2006 From: runbic@comcast.net (runbic) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:08:37 -0500 Subject: [mou] Grey Cloud Dunes SNA Message-ID: <001701c69baf$6d7b0a40$a4edbe43@Coyote> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C69B85.8428F470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Birded the Grey Cloud Dunes SNA today. I found a pocket of Orchard = Orioles, Baltimore Orioles, Yellow Warblers and Eastern Kingbirds. = Looking East from the RR bridge, it is up the hill towards a lone live = tree. Just below the tree there is an area of light vegetation. It is = grape vines and honeysuckle. This area is probably easier to access from = the 110th street entrance (off of Ideal) rather than the 103rd/Hadley = entrance. that way you can avoid the poison ivy. Overall, saw 24 species. Would have had more if my song/call skills = were any good. Notables, in addition to the above, were: Rose-breasted Grosbeak Northern Flicker Brown Thrasher Lark Sparrow Vesper Sparrow and a few other LBB. My sparrow skills need lot's of work, too. Jim Gay Woodbuty, MN ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C69B85.8428F470 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Birded the Grey Cloud Dunes SNA today. = I found a=20 pocket of Orchard Orioles, Baltimore Orioles, Yellow Warblers and = Eastern=20 Kingbirds. Looking East from the RR bridge, it is up the hill = towards a=20 lone live tree. Just below the tree there is an area of light=20 vegetation. It is grape vines and honeysuckle. This area is = probably=20 easier to access from the 110th street entrance (off of Ideal) rather = than the=20 103rd/Hadley entrance. that way you can avoid the poison = ivy.

Overall, saw 24 species. Would = have had more=20 if my song/call skills were any good. Notables, in addition to the = above, were:

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Northern Flicker

Brown Thrasher

Lark Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

and a few other LBB. My sparrow = skills need=20 lot's of work, too.

Jim Gay

Woodbuty, MN

------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C69B85.8428F470-- From david@cahlander.com Thu Jun 29 21:11:51 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:11:51 -0500 Subject: [mou] Least Tern (Ohlmsted) on Recently Seen Message-ID: <003501c69bb8$45ce17e0$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C69B8E.59BA4A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Photo by Chris Benson. http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C69B8E.59BA4A00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Photo by Chris Benson.

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------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C69B91.D0A05710-- From wbruins@earthlink.net Thu Jun 29 21:47:40 2006 From: wbruins@earthlink.net (Bill Bruins) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:47:40 -0500 Subject: [mou] Re: [mnbird] More on Olmsted Co. Moorhens In-Reply-To: <003601c69b9a$ecfe3770$6d78a8c0@station22> References: <003601c69b9a$ecfe3770$6d78a8c0@station22> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060629154625.0297d428@earthlink.net> I was at the Eastside WMA at about 3PM and did NOT locate the Common Moorhens. Bill At 11:41 AM 6/29/2006, Chris Benson wrote: >I just returned from viewing the Common Moorhens >at the Eastside WMA/CR 9 marsh. >They are focusing their activity on the small grassy >island located straight out from the viewing platform. >The island is located in between the two nest boxes >sticking out of the water. >I'm guessing that it's about 75 - 100 yards out. >There is no other vegetation within 100 feet of >the island. >As was mentioned before, >these are very cooperative birds!!! > >Good birding, > >Chris Benson >Rochester O. William Bruins 1538 11th Avenue NE Rochester, MN 55906-4213 wbruins@earthlink.net 507-281-1607 - home 507-261-6837 - cell (not always turned on) From JulianSellers@msn.com Thu Jun 29 21:56:57 2006 From: JulianSellers@msn.com (Julian Sellers) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:56:57 -0500 Subject: [mou] Hooded Warbler - Battle Creek Park, Ramsey Co. Message-ID: Pursuant to the Maistroviches' mention of a female Hooded Warbler, I went to Battle Creek Park today to look for evidence of nesting. I found no evidence. I did not see or hear any Hooded Warblers in the southern part of the park, so I walked up the hill and through the woods to check on the one that had been singing near the north end of the woods. I did not see or hear one at the north end either, but on the way, I heard one sing briefly near the center of the hilltop forest. This was all between about 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Then I drove a half-mile east on Lower Afton Road to the woods of Battle Creek Park East, and walked there until about 12:45. At 12:30, I heard a Hooded Warbler sing the typical wee ta-wee ta-wee-ti-tew song about four times. The location was as follows: from the parking lot on Lower Afton Road, take the paved trail north from the northwest corner of the lot (go past the start of the trail to the off-leash dog area). After you go north a few hundred yards, the paved trail bends to the left, and a dirt trail goes straight ahead. Take the dirt trail for a little over 100 yards until a trail goes off to the right. It was from this trail intersection that I heard the Hooded Warbler singing pretty far away on the right while a Broad-winged Hawk was screaming its disapproval from overhead. Next year, I hope to check all of Battle Creek Park earlier in June (and earlier in the day). Julian St. Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "A.Maistrovich" > To: "MOU" > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 12:34 PM > Subject: [mou] Hooded Warbler - Battle Creek Park, Ramsey Co. > > > We found the Hooded Warbler at 10 am this morning. This was our fourth > attempt. While we heard them on earlier tries, today we were rewarded > with good views of both the male and female. We followed Bill's > directions. At the north end of the ravine the "road" takes a > right-angle turn towards the west and goes up a steep hill. A > hiking/biking trail crosses the "road" about a third of the way up the > hill. We went right (north) on this trail about 100 feet. There is good > visibility here as this glade in the ravine is fern-covered . While we > first spotted a Hooded Warbler foraging on the ground, out best views > came when they flew into the lower branches of the tall trees. We > recommend you listen to a Hooded Warbler recording before going out. > Most of the ravine has restricted visibility because it is rather > heavily wooded. > > We thank Julian Sellers for finding the bird and Bill Litkey for his > excellent directions; the Hooded Warbler is new to our life list. > > Tony & Alice Maistrovich > > On Jun 16, 2006, at 5:31 PM, Bill Litkey wrote: > >> As per several requests for directions, they are as follows. Battle >> Creek >> Park is located in SE Ramsey Co. From Hwy. 61 running along the eastern >> side of the Mississippi River valley turn eastward onto Lower Afton Road. >> Go about � mile to Winthrop St. On either side of Winthrop along the >> north >> side of Lower Afton there is clearing back off the shoulder so you might >> be >> able to park there. North of Lower Afton only about 100 ft. hike the ski >> trail that goes west from Winthrop and parallels Lower Afton. Hang left >> on >> this trail at any trail junctures. Eventually the trail curves northward >> away from Lower Afton into a ravine. At the curve there was a Mourning >> Warbler as a bonus. Listen for the Hooded Warbler throughout this >> ravine, >> which isn't very long. It seemed to spend more time towards the north >> end >> of the ravine, but it certainly moves around in there. >> >> Bill Litkey (Oakdale) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Hagsela@aol.com Thu Jun 29 23:07:35 2006 From: Hagsela@aol.com (Hagsela@aol.com) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:07:35 EDT Subject: [mou] Big Stone NWR update Message-ID: <35e.767d9e6.31d5a927@aol.com> --part1_35e.767d9e6.31d5a927_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I sensed I was following in someone's footsteps yesterday as I birded the Big Stone NWR. The Common Moorhen is decidedly not as cooperative as his cousins in Rochester. He called twice in response to my tape. If he showed himself, I didn't see it. I'm short and the open channel referred to by tall Phil and the tall Mr. Fritchman is mostly obscured by very tall cattails. I'm guessing Dennis had to hoist Barb on his shoulders. Be careful on the gate count. There is one gate on the right side as you drive down the road from the headquarters. Stop at the second gate to the left (you can see in the distance the quarry). I also saw two American Bitterns and two Least Bitterns flying from one side of the road to the other. I also heard and saw a YB Cuckoo while on the Auto Tour. The mudflats off County 21 are accessible from an unmarked entrance. Turn south off Hwy 7 on Cty. 21, pass the marked entrance to the NWR fishing pier and proceed to an entrance that isn't marked. The mudflats were not as extensive, I think, as when Phil 1st reported them. I saw Marbled Godwits, Lesser Yellowlegs and Killdeer. If the Piping Plover is still present I did not locate it. But there were smaller shorebirds present. The light and distance made it hard to make good IDs. IF anyone refinds the Piping Plover, please be sure to post it -- it will be a life bird for me. Linda Sparling Hennepin County --part1_35e.767d9e6.31d5a927_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I sensed I was following in someone's f= ootsteps yesterday as I birded the Big Stone NWR. The Common Moorhen=20= is decidedly not as cooperative as his cousins in Rochester. He calle= d twice in response to my tape. If he showed himself, I didn't see it= . I'm short and the open channel referred to by tall Phil and the tal= l Mr. Fritchman is mostly obscured by very tall cattails. I'm guessin= g Dennis had to hoist Barb on his shoulders. Be careful on the gate c= ount. There is one gate on the right side as you drive down the road=20= from the headquarters. Stop at the second gate to the left (you can s= ee in the distance the quarry). I also saw two American Bitterns and=20= two Least Bitterns flying from one side of the road to the other. I a= lso heard and saw a YB Cuckoo while on the Auto Tour.

The mudflats off County 21 are accessible from an unmarked entrance. =20= Turn south off Hwy 7 on Cty. 21, pass the marked entrance to the NWR fishing= pier and proceed to an entrance that isn't marked. The mudflats were= not as extensive, I think, as when Phil 1st reported them. I saw Mar= bled Godwits, Lesser Yellowlegs and Killdeer. If the Piping Plover is= still present I did not locate it. But there were smaller shorebirds= present. The light and distance made it hard to make good IDs. = IF anyone refinds the Piping Plover, please be sure to post it -- it will=20= be a life bird for me.

Linda Sparling
Hennepin County --part1_35e.767d9e6.31d5a927_boundary-- From wieber64@comcast.net Fri Jun 30 00:48:26 2006 From: wieber64@comcast.net (Gail Wieberdink) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:48:26 -0500 Subject: [mou] FW: Re: GHO question shorter version Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C69BAC.9B243780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am sending this message a second time -- I left a photo in the first version and it is too big a file for the list. Trying again minus photo. Ron Green suggested that I contact Karla Kinstler regarding the great horned owl and I did just that. I included the photo of the owl and received the response below from Karla. (forwarded to the list with her permission) I also communicated with Donnelle Burlingame who has worked at the Raptor Center and both of them said essentially the same thing. So, those of you living closer to U More Park, if you head out there, bring a box and blanket just in case you are lucky enough to capture this owl. He obviously needs some help. I don't believe I would have been able to get close enough to him yesterday to throw a blanket over him so it may not be an easy task if he is found again. Let's hope someone can capture this owl before it is too late! Gail -----Original Message----- From: Ken & Karla Kinstler [mailto:kenkarla@acegroup.cc] Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 8:20 AM To: Gail Wieberdink Cc: eyeofnature@charter.net Subject: spam: Re: GHO question Your photo is definitely of a full-grown adult owl. Young of the year don't get their real ear tuft feathers until fall and would likely still have some fuzz on their heads now. That being said, what you witnessed is NOT normal adult GHO behavior. Something is definitely wrong. West Nile birds usual have unusual head movements--jerky, repeated head rotations for no reason, and in GHOs, their legs are often paralyzed. For whatever reason it could be very thing and not flying well. When birds don't get enough to eat they start digesting their muscle and their breast muscle being the biggest muscle often goes rapidly, leaving them unable to fly well. This is more common in youngsters, but it does happen to adults too for various reasons. If you are anywhere nearby, I would encourage you to go back and look for the bird and take it in to the U of M Raptor Center in St. Paul. To catch the bird, walk up to it slowly, talking quietly, and toss a blanket or jacket over it. Once it's covered watch out for feet and beak and pick owl and blanket up by pinning the wings to the body, then put it all in a cardboard box with airholes lined with an old towel or something to give a grip. (Do NOT use a wire cage--they beat their feathers on wire an trash them.) Keep the bird quiet and in the dark (no radios, talk quietly, keep kids and pets away) and get it to the rehab center ASAP. Raptors can go downhill really fast once they're grounded. If you have any questions you can call me at 507-896-3436 until 9:30 or 10 AM, or 507-896-4668 after 11 AM. Or call the Raptor Center at 612-624-4745. Karla Kinstler 19268 Perkins Valley Dr Houston, MN 55943 http://owlstuff.com Alice News: http://owlstuff.com/aliceweblog.html ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C69BAC.9B243780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am = sending this=20 message a second time -- I left a photo in the first version and it is=20 too big a file for the list. Trying again minus=20 photo.

Ron=20 Green suggested that I contact Karla Kinstler regarding the great = horned owl=20 and I did just that. I included the photo of the owl and = received the=20 response below from Karla. (forwarded to the list with her=20 permission) I also communicated with Donnelle Burlingame who has = worked=20 at the Raptor Center and both of them said essentially the same = thing. =20 So, those of you living closer to U More Park, if you head out there, = bring a=20 box and blanket just in case you are lucky enough to capture this = owl. He obviously needs some help. I don't believe I would = have=20 been able to get close enough to him yesterday to throw a blanket over = him so=20 it may not be an easy task if he is found again. Let's hope = someone can=20 capture this owl before it is too late!

Gail

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken & Karla = Kinstler=20 [mailto:kenkarla@acegroup.cc]
Sent: Thursday, June 29, = 2006 8:20=20 AM
To: Gail Wieberdink
Cc:=20 eyeofnature@charter.net
Subject: spam: Re: GHO=20 question

Your photo is definitely of a = full-grown adult=20 owl. Young of the year don't get their real ear tuft feathers = until=20 fall and would likely still have some fuzz on their heads = now.

That being said, what you witnessed = is NOT=20 normal adult GHO behavior. Something is definitely = wrong. West=20 Nile birds usual have unusual head movements--jerky, repeated head = rotations=20 for no reason, and in GHOs, their legs are often paralyzed. = For=20 whatever reason it could be very thing and not flying well. = When birds=20 don't get enough to eat they start digesting their muscle and their = breast=20 muscle being the biggest muscle often goes rapidly, leaving them = unable to=20 fly well. This is more common in youngsters, but it does = happen to=20 adults too for various reasons.

If you are anywhere nearby, I would = encourage=20 you to go back and look for the bird and take it in to the U of M = Raptor=20 Center in St. Paul. To catch the bird, walk up to it slowly, = talking=20 quietly, and toss a blanket or jacket over it. Once it's = covered watch=20 out for feet and beak and pick owl and blanket up by pinning the = wings to=20 the body, then put it all in a cardboard box with airholes lined = with an old=20 towel or something to give a grip. (Do NOT use a wire = cage--they beat=20 their feathers on wire an trash them.) Keep the bird quiet and = in the=20 dark (no radios, talk quietly, keep kids and pets away) and get it = to the=20 rehab center ASAP. Raptors can go downhill really fast once = they're=20 grounded.

If you have any questions you can = call me at=20 507-896-3436 until 9:30 or 10 AM, or 507-896-4668 after 11 AM. = Or call=20 the Raptor Center at 612-624-4745.

Karla Kinstler
19268 Perkins Valley Dr
Houston, MN = 55943
http://owlstuff.com
Alice News: = http://owlstuff.com/alicewe= blog.html

------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C69BAC.9B243780-- From rba@moumn.org Fri Jun 30 02:42:40 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Anthony Hertzel) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:42:40 -0700 Subject: [mou] MOU RBA 29 June 2006 Message-ID: <20060630015154.6491C11666@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1151631760==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *June 29, 2006 *MNST0606.29 -Birds mentioned Mute Swan Snowy Egret Red-necked Phalarope Least Tern White-winged Dove Northern Hawk Owl Black-throated Green Warbler -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 29, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 29th. Chuck Krulas reported on June 24th that he found a LEAST TERN at the South Landfill Reservoir in Rochester, Olmsted County and it was still present at least on the 25th. Drive west from Rochester on U.S. Highway 14 to Olmsted County Road 104. Turn north and drive to county road 156 and go west. The South Landfill Reservoir will be on the south side of the road just past the next intersection. The WHITE-WINGED DOVE was still at Nelson's Resort at Crane Lake, St Louis County as recently as the 24th. You can call the resort at 218-993-2295 for updates. John Ellis found a MUTE SWAN at Swim Lake in southeastern Douglas County on the 23rd and it was still present on the 25th. Swim Lake is south of the town of Osakis. On June 12th, a SNOWY EGRET was in the ponds near the Riverwoods townhome complex in eastern Chaska, Carver County. On the 28th, Steve and Jo Blanich discovered a female RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at the Ironton sewage ponds in Crow Wing County. On the 22nd and again on the 28th, Shawn Conrad noted a NORTHERN HAWK OWL perched on a snag on the west side of state highway 65, just over three and a half miles north of Itasca County Road 53. Three Hawk Owls were seen by Doug Johnson in Beltrami County on the 24th, along the extended boardwalk which reaches into the middle of the Red Lake Peatlands, seven miles north of Waskish in the Big Bog Recreation Area. Doug also found two more Hawk Owls on the 28th on Lake of the Woods County Road 77 about a mile west of state highway 72. Unusual was the BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER found by Bruce Fall on the 24th at Murphy-Hanrehan Park, Dakota County. The most recent location was 100 yards northwest of marker #6, where the bird appears to have established a territory. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, July 6th. --====1151631760==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Minnesota Statewide
*June 29, 2006
*MNST0606.29

-Birds mentioned

Mute Swan
Snowy Egret
Red-necked Phalarope
Least Tern
White-winged Dove
Northern Hawk Owl
Black-throated Green Warbler

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: June 29, 2006
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://moumn.org
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel (axhertzel@sihope.com)

This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, June 29th.

Chuck Krulas reported on June 24th that he found a LEAST TERN at the South Landfill Reservoir in Rochester, Olmsted County and it was still present at least on the 25th. Drive west from Rochester on U.S. Highway 14 to Olmsted County Road 104. Turn north and drive to county road 156 and go west. The South Landfill Reservoir will be on the south side of the road just past the next intersection.

The WHITE-WINGED DOVE was still at Nelson's Resort at Crane Lake, St Louis County as recently as the 24th. You can call the resort at 218-993-2295 for updates.

John Ellis found a MUTE SWAN at Swim Lake in southeastern Douglas County on the 23rd and it was still present on the 25th. Swim Lake is south of the town of Osakis.

On June 12th, a SNOWY EGRET was in the ponds near the Riverwoods townhome complex in eastern Chaska, Carver County.

On the 28th, Steve and Jo Blanich discovered a female RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at the Ironton sewage ponds in Crow Wing County.

On the 22nd and again on the 28th, Shawn Conrad noted a NORTHERN HAWK OWL perched on a snag on the west side of state highway 65, just over three and a half miles north of Itasca County Road 53. Three Hawk Owls were seen by Doug Johnson in Beltrami County on the 24th, along the extended boardwalk which reaches into the middle of the Red Lake Peatlands, seven miles north of Waskish in the Big Bog Recreation Area. Doug also found two more Hawk Owls on the 28th on Lake of the Woods County Road 77 about a mile west of state highway 72.

Unusual was the BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER found by Bruce Fall on the 24th at Murphy-Hanrehan Park, Dakota County. The most recent location was 100 yards northwest of marker #6, where the bird appears to have established a territory.

The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, July 6th. --====1151631760====-- From rba@moumn.org Fri Jun 30 03:36:06 2006 From: rba@moumn.org (Jeanie Joppru) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:36:06 -0700 Subject: [mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Thursday, June 29, 2006 Message-ID: <20060630024522.F12F2116C8@biosci.cbs.umn.edu> --====1151634966==== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -RBA *Minnesota *Detroit Lakes *June 29, 2006 *MNDL0606.29 -Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Ruffed Grouse Spruce Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Common Loon Green Heron Turkey Vulture Virginia Rail Sora Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Hawk Owl Great Gray Owl Short-eared Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher House Wren Pine Warbler Northern Waterthrush Lark Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Indigo Bunting Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Pine Grosbeak White-winged Crossbill Pine Siskin -Transcript Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 29, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 30, 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. What a week for young birds - fledglings are everywhere! Weather has been exceptional for fledglings, but one has to feel that the parents are having more difficulty finding suitable insects for the young. The dry weather has made evening birding very pleasant, as there are few mosquitoes here in the northwest. For the first summer in ages, one can sit outside with the morning coffee without doing the "Minnesota dance". While birding in Lake of the Woods County on June 24, Doug Johnson discovered a GREEN HERON, and a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. Two NORTHERN HAWK OWLS were seen along CR 77 a mile west of MN 72. Gretchen Mehmel reported that 4 TRUMPETER SWAN cygnets are being seen at Brown's Lake in the Beltrami Island State Forest. A GREAT GRAY OWL was spotted southwest of Cecil's Landing on the Winter Road Peatland SNA, SHORT-EARED OWLS have been seen along this portion of the Roosevelt Road, and broods of both RUFFED GROUSE and SPRUCE GROUSE were found near Norris Camp. On June 28, a large flock of non-breeding WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen south of the intersection of the Faunce Forest Road and CR 3. A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was seen about 4-5 miles south of Long Point. In Beltrami County on June 24, Doug Johnson saw 3 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS along the new boardwalk at Big Bog State Recreation Area. Other species observed there were OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, and several species of warblers. Pat Rice reported a PINE GROSBEAK there last week. Here in Pennington County, the yards are full of fledglings; most vocal of these are the baby HOUSE WRENS, and BALTIMORE ORIOLES. The RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue to feed the nestlings in our yard, and we are eagerly awaiting the fledging. The Grand Cities Bird Club of the Grand Forks area held a summer bird count on June 24 in Polk County. They tallied 143 species including COMMON LOON, GREEN HERON, TURKEY VULTURE, GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, 15 species of shorebirds, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, SHORT-EARED OWL, six species of woodpecker, eight species of flycatcher, seven species of warbler including PINE WARBLER, ten species of sparrow including LARK SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER, INDIGO BUNTING, lots of DICKCISSELS, and PINE SISKIN among others. Ryan Merrill, Brian Biefelt, and Kelly Perkins discovered HENSLOW'S SPARROWS south of CR 110 on the dirt road leading to Blazing Star Prairie, 1/4 mile south of CR 34 in Clay County on June 28. For those not familiar with the area, this is in the Felton Prairie area. Thanks to those who sent in reports this week. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, July 7, 2006. --====1151634966==== Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"

-RBA
*Minnesota
*Detroit Lakes
*June 29, 2006
*MNDL0606.29

-Birds mentioned

Trumpeter Swan
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Common Loon
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Virginia Rail
Sora
Black-billed Cuckoo
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
House Wren
Pine Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Lark Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
Baltimore Oriole
Pine Grosbeak
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin

-Transcript

Hotline: Minnesota, Detroit Lakes
Date: June 29, 2006
Sponsor: Lakes Area Birding Club, Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
Reports: 1-800-542-3992 (weekdays during business hours)
Compiler: Jeanie Joppru (ajjoppru@wiktel.com)

This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 30, 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.

What a week for young birds - fledglings are everywhere! Weather has been exceptional for fledglings, but one has to feel that the parents are having more difficulty finding suitable insects for the young. The dry weather has made evening birding very pleasant, as there are few mosquitoes here in the northwest. For the first summer in ages, one can sit outside with the morning coffee without doing the "Minnesota dance".

While birding in Lake of the Woods County on June 24, Doug Johnson discovered a GREEN HERON, and a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. Two NORTHERN HAWK OWLS were seen along CR 77 a mile west of MN 72. Gretchen Mehmel reported that 4 TRUMPETER SWAN cygnets are being seen at Brown's Lake in the Beltrami Island State Forest. A GREAT GRAY OWL was spotted southwest of Cecil's Landing on the Winter Road Peatland SNA, SHORT-EARED OWLS have been seen along this portion of the Roosevelt Road, and broods of both RUFFED GROUSE and SPRUCE GROUSE were found near Norris Camp. On June 28, a large flock of non-breeding WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen south of the intersection of the Faunce Forest Road and CR 3. A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was seen about 4-5 miles south of Long Point.

In Beltrami County on June 24, Doug Johnson saw 3 NORTHERN HAWK OWLS along the new boardwalk at Big Bog State Recreation Area. Other species observed there were OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, and several species of warblers. Pat Rice reported a PINE GROSBEAK there last week.

Here in Pennington County, the yards are full of fledglings; most vocal of these are the baby HOUSE WRENS, and BALTIMORE ORIOLES. The RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue to feed the nestlings in our yard, and we are eagerly awaiting the fledging.

The Grand Cities Bird Club of the Grand Forks area held a summer bird count on June 24 in Polk County. They tallied 143 species including COMMON LOON, GREEN HERON, TURKEY VULTURE, GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, 15 species of shorebirds, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, SHORT-EARED OWL, six species of woodpecker, eight species of flycatcher, seven species of warbler including PINE WARBLER, ten species of sparrow including LARK SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER, INDIGO BUNTING, lots of DICKCISSELS, and PINE SISKIN among others.

Ryan Merrill, Brian Biefelt, and Kelly Perkins discovered HENSLOW'S SPARROWS south of CR 110 on the dirt road leading to Blazing Star Prairie, 1/4 mile south of CR 34 in Clay County on June 28. For those not familiar with the area, this is in the Felton Prairie area.

Thanks to those who sent in reports this week.

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Photo by Bruce = Fall

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------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C69BD7.6AA797C0-- From david@cahlander.com Fri Jun 30 17:03:23 2006 From: david@cahlander.com (David A. Cahlander) Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:03:23 -0500 Subject: [mou] Recently Seen - Black-throated Green Warbler (Dakota) Message-ID: <000f01c69c5e$ba5c0710$0400a8c0@flash> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C69C34.CE2E2180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Correction on county. The Black-throated Green Warbler is in Dakota = county. http://www.moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl --- David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910 ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C69C34.CE2E2180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Correction on county. = The=20 Black-throated Green Warbler is in Dakota county.

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------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C69C34.CE2E2180-- From rdunlap@gac.edu Fri Jun 30 18:35:45 2006 From: rdunlap@gac.edu (rdunlap@gac.edu) Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:35:45 -0500 Subject: [mou] Henslow's Sparrow, Dakota County Message-ID: <20060630123545.ws2obhf33e0ok0ck@webmail-1.gac.edu> There is a Henslow's Sparrow near Soberg WPA in Lakeville, Dakota County. From Hwy. 35W, take the CR 70 exit. Take a right (go west) onto CR 70, and then immediately turn left onto Keokuk Ave. Follow Keokuk, which ends at 215 St. W. Follow 215 St. to where it ends at Laigle Ave. The bird was singing at the southeast corner of this intersection. Bob Dunlap, Carver County

Observer - Al Schirmacher
Bird Species	County	Date	Count	Notes
Canada Goose	Sherburne	20060609
Trumpeter Swan	Sherburne	20060609
Mallard	Sherburne	20060609
Blue-winged Teal	Sherburne	20060609
Ring-necked Pheasant	Sherburne	20060609
Wild Turkey	Sherburne	20060609	6
Common Loon	Sherburne	20060609
Double-crested Cormorant	Sherburne	20060609
Least Bittern	Sherburne	20060609		Single bird calling on back pool (not seen)
Great Blue Heron	Sherburne	20060609
Green Heron	Sherburne	20060609
Bald Eagle	Sherburne	20060609
Cooper's Hawk	Sherburne	20060609
Red-tailed Hawk	Sherburne	20060609
Sandhill Crane	Sherburne	20060609
Killdeer	Sherburne	20060609
Wilson's Snipe	Sherburne	20060609
Black Tern	Sherburne	20060609
Mourning Dove	Sherburne	20060609
Great Horned Owl	Sherburne	20060609		Probable (large fly away owl, but only short look)
Downy Woodpecker	Sherburne	20060609
Hairy Woodpecker	Sherburne	20060609
Pileated Woodpecker	Sherburne	20060609
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Sherburne	20060609
Least Flycatcher	Sherburne	20060609
Eastern Phoebe	Sherburne	20060609
Great Crested Flycatcher	Sherburne	20060609
Eastern Kingbird	Sherburne	20060609
Warbling Vireo	Sherburne	20060609
Red-eyed Vireo	Sherburne	20060609
Blue Jay	Sherburne	20060609
American Crow	Sherburne	20060609
Tree Swallow	Sherburne	20060609
House Wren	Sherburne	20060609
Sedge Wren	Sherburne	20060609
Marsh Wren	Sherburne	20060609
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Sherburne	20060609	3	Conifers on Blue Hill Trail, three singing
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Sherburne	20060609
Veery	Sherburne	20060609
American Robin	Sherburne	20060609
Gray Catbird	Sherburne	20060609
Brown Thrasher	Sherburne	20060609
European Starling	Sherburne	20060609
Blue-winged Warbler	Sherburne	20060609
Golden-winged Warbler	Sherburne	20060609
Yellow Warbler	Sherburne	20060609
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Sherburne	20060609
American Redstart	Sherburne	20060609
Mourning Warbler	Sherburne	20060609		Blue Hill Trail, singing
Common Yellowthroat	Sherburne	20060609
Scarlet Tanager	Sherburne	20060609
Eastern Towhee	Sherburne	20060609	10
Chipping Sparrow	Sherburne	20060609
Clay-colored Sparrow	Sherburne	20060609
Field Sparrow	Sherburne	20060609
Vesper Sparrow	Sherburne	20060609
Lark Sparrow	Sherburne	20060609
Savannah Sparrow	Sherburne	20060609
Grasshopper Sparrow	Sherburne	20060609
Song Sparrow	Sherburne	20060609
Swamp Sparrow	Sherburne	20060609
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Sherburne	20060609
Indigo Bunting	Sherburne	20060609
Dickcissel	Sherburne	20060609	10	Auto Tour
Red-winged Blackbird	Sherburne	20060609
Eastern Meadowlark	Sherburne	20060609
Western Meadowlark	Sherburne	20060609
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Sherburne	20060609
Common Grackle	Sherburne	20060609
Brown-headed Cowbird	Sherburne	20060609
Baltimore Oriole	Sherburne	20060609
American Goldfinch	Sherburne	20060609