[mou] mou-net Digest, Vol 18, Issue 3
dgrosshu at nrri.umn.edu
dgrosshu at nrri.umn.edu
Mon May 7 22:32:08 EDT 2007
Sarah and I found an American Avocet at Interstate Island in Duluth around
8:00 pm. The bird was observed foraging along the shore towards the
middle/west end of the island.
Dave Grosshuesch
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> 1. frothing at the window (Thomas Maiello)
> 2. The Birding Boat, Wednesday, 5/9 (Julian Sellers)
> 3. possible Townsend's Warbler (Eckert K R)
> 4. Clay County Blue Grosbeak (robert.oconnor at ndsu.edu)
> 5. Carver Cty. Swainson's Hawk (chetmeyers at visi.com)
> 6. Good Duluth Birds (Mike Hendrickson)
> 7. Central MN Update (Nathan Schirmacher)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 12:22:22 -0500
> From: Thomas Maiello <thomas at angelem.com>
> Subject: [mou] frothing at the window
> To: Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>, mou-net at moumn.org
> Message-ID: <85C324FD-7A67-41F1-9C59-FA7EDDFD2D64 at angelem.com>
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> More praise of water features from just north of Fridley America. In
> one - one stationary view of my water feature today I had 5 different
> species all vying for the coveted low multiple bathing spot at the
> top of my upper pond - two first of yard this year and they were all
> interacting and chasing and pecking and going on and on about who
> gets in next. The 5 beasties were my FOY (First of Yard) NASHVILLE
> WARBLERs (yes more than one) and the LINCOLN'S SPARROWs (Yes, now
> more than one) all interacting with several TENNESSEE WARBLERs, and
> surprisingly passive House Sparrow and a well behaved GRAY CATBIRD.
> Intermingled around this foray of brazen bathing urgency were WHITE-
> THROATED SPARROWs, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWs, a remnant RUBY-CROWNED
> KINGLET, a few Robins who have learned to stay clear of the brawling
> caffeinated birds, numerous blazing goldfinches, a nesting pair of
> cardinals, the foraging Brown Thrasher that annually mates (the other
> must be on the nest based on behavior and the lack of seeing the two
> together anymore), and the now every present and also FOY for my
> yard, the SWAINSON's THRUSH.
>
> The center of all of there attentions is the water feature. I put
> out a lot of seed in the open, scarred area around the newly
> installed ponds and that has drawn in the various sparrows. Then
> overflying them in the trees and shrubs are the others, all focusing
> on when they get their chance at the various areas of the ponds and
> falls. Many are still trying to figure out the various accesses and
> bathing spots and argue when they think they have found one.
>
> Last year I had only single Tennessee Warbler and no other warblers
> at all, no thrushes other than too many robins, no Lincoln's Sparrow
> and lesser numbers of the regular cast of usual suspects.
>
> Me being a happy camper these days! - opps, a Nashville just checked
> out my historic bird bath right outside my window - gotta go bird my
> yard again. I am covered with goose-bumps and giddy as a school boy
> falling in love for the first time. I find it hard to stop
> giggling. And I am 54 years old. Chuckle, chuckle - I wouldn't
> trade my life for a younger one for nothing. See Thomas smile.
> Smile. Smile. Smile. See Thomas Bird. Bird. Bird. Bird.
>
> Thomas Maiello
> Spring Lake Park
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 13:34:07 -0500
> From: "Julian Sellers" <JulianSellers at msn.com>
> Subject: [mou] The Birding Boat, Wednesday, 5/9
> To: "MOU-NET" <mou-net at moumn.org>
> Cc: Dan Dressler <Dan_Dressler at nps.gov>, "WINDINGSTAD, Ron"
> <rwindingstad at audubon.org>
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> The National Park Service, MN Audubon, St. Paul Audubon, and the Padelford
Packet Boat
Company present "The Birding Boat" this Wednesday, May 9th, from 9:00 to 11:00
a.m. The
trip on the Jonathan Padelford begins at Harriet Island, across from downtown
St. Paul,
and goes upstream to the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers.
For more
info, go to http://www.riverrides.com/.
>
> Julian Sellers
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 13:37:53 -0500
> From: Eckert K R <eckertkr at gmail.com>
> Subject: [mou] possible Townsend's Warbler
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> Yesterday morning, May 6, a possible (or probable!) male Townsend's
> Warbler was seen very briefly in Lac Qui Parle County. The location was
> along the W side of Lac Qui Parle Lake, along Co Rd 33, 1.8 mi N of the
> entrance to Lac Qui Parle State Park. There is a small pull-out here,
> and the bird was visible for just a second or two by a few of us in the
> thick cover, which includes some planted pines/junipers on the lake
> side of the road. It promptly disappeared and could not be relocated by
> the Minn Birding Weekends (MBW) group at that time or when some of us
> returned early in the afternoon.
>
> Because we could not find it again and since we did not see it well
> enough for a positive ID, I did not call anyone yesterday to post the
> sighting on mou-net, but in hindsight perhaps I should have: I just
> learned today that vagrant Townsend's Warblers were seen and
> photographed this weekend in Cook County near Chicago and at Rondeau
> Provincial Park in SW Ontario not far from Detroit, suggesting that
> this species has been wandering out of range recently.
>
> The other interesting thing about our sighting is that this is exactly
> the same location where a Townsend's Warbler was seen and documented in
> April 1994 (see The Loon 66:61-62), and another was seen and
> photographed the same day in the western part of the county!
>
> Other birds of note seen by the MBW group this past weekend, May 5-6,
> in and around the Lac Qui Parle & Marsh lakes area included a Blue-gray
> Gnatcatcher along the Louisburg Rd, just N of Lac Qui Parle Co Rd 38; a
> total of 13 (or was it 14?) warbler species, including a very early
> Mourning Warbler; and a Lark Sparrow at the entrance to Lac Qui Parle
> State Park. High winds and frequent rain showers certainly made for
> some difficult birding, but at the same time the weather blew in and
> grounded lots of migrant passerines (especially thrushes).
>
> Kim Eckert
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 16:42:02 -0500 (CDT)
> From: robert.oconnor at ndsu.edu
> Subject: [mou] Clay County Blue Grosbeak
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> Hi,
>
> At 4PM today (Sunday), a Blue Grosbeak showed up in my backyard (1625 3rd
> St. S., Moorhead). For a while, it was under the birdfeeders, after which
> it flew into a small tree next to a house three doors north of me and
> began to vocalize softly. If anyone would like to see the bird, the
> easiest way to reach 3rd St. S. is to turn west onto 18th Ave. S. from 8th
> St. S. (the last interstate exit before crossing into North Dakota) and
> follow 18th Ave. to the river. The street paralleling the river is 3rd
> St. Park on the street and walk up the curved driveway and out to the
> feeder area along either side of the house. I'll post information if the
> bird continues to be seen.
>
> Bob O'Connor
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 14:40:46 -0500
> From: chetmeyers at visi.com
> Subject: [mou] Carver Cty. Swainson's Hawk
> To: mou-net at cbs.umn.edu
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> Chet Meyers writes:
>
> On a MRVAC day trip to Carver Park led by Craig Mandel, a Swainson's hawk was
> briefly observed soaring over Lowry Nature Center at about 12:30 p.m. It
> quickly drifted out of sight.
> Chet Meyers
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 14:24:44 -0600
> From: "Mike Hendrickson" <smithville4 at charter.net>
> Subject: [mou] Good Duluth Birds
> To: "MOU-Net" <mou-net at cbs.umn.edu>
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> Morgan Park Mud Flats:
> -Wilson Phalarope
> -Marbled Godwit
>
> Herding Island:
> -14 Willets
> -Yellow-headed Blackbird
>
> Other Birds:
> -Caspian Terns
> -Common Terns
> -hundreds of Red-necked Grebes & Horned Grebes all along Park Pt. out in the
Lake.
> -Large rafts of Lesser Scaup all over the St. Louis River.
> -raft of Greater Scaup at the Airport on Park Point.
> -Rose-breasted Grosbeak along the RR tracks in Morgan Park.
>
> *The St. Louis River is several feet below normal and because of that the
mudflats at
Morgan Park are quite extensive as well as the sand bars on the north and
south side of
Herding Island. Another place worth checking is the large mudflats at the
mouth of the
Miller Creek on the eastern wide of the WLSSD Recycling Area.
>
> * I need 4-5 more birders to come along with us on the LL Smith to bird Lake
Superior on
May 19th. Right now the lake is loaded with birds and hopefully it will remain
this way
for another week!
>
> Michael Hendrickson
> Duluth, Minnesota
> Lake Superior Boat Trips
> http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 17:35:45 -0400
> From: Nathan Schirmacher <natester166 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [mou] Central MN Update
> To: "mou-net at cbs.umn.edu" <mou-net at cbs.umn.edu>, mnbird
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> 14 warblers on Blue Hill Trail (Sherburne NWR) and Pioneer Park (Princeton)
today:*
Biggest surprise - probable Louisiana Waterthrush (Pioneer Park, 9-10
waterthrushes total
along the Rum River during a lunch time walk) - semicircular/slow tail motion,
white
abdomen with breast streaks, buffy rear flanks- however, did not call to firm
up ID*
Blue-winged (three + one possible Brewster's - yellow wing bars & mixed two
note
Golden-like call - Blue Hill Trail)* Golden-winged* Tennessee* Nashville*
Northern Parula*
Yellow* Chestnut-sided (singing near the church's parking lot - don't expect
to add a year
bird while working on a message)* Magnolia* Yellow-rumped* Black-throated
Green* Black &
White* Ovenbird* Northern WaterthrushBaltimore Oriole & Scarlet Tanager were
also first of
year.Al Schirmacher(still using Nathan's system)Princeton, MNMille Lacs &
Sherburne
Counties
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