Heard and saw 2 Common Ravens on the St. Croix River 1.5 miles north of O'Brian State Park last week. They were there for several days.
Jim Fitzpatrick -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:mou-...@lists.umn.edu] On Behalf Of MOU-NET automatic digest system Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 12:02 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: MOU-NET Digest - 31 Jul 2010 to 1 Aug 2010 (#2010-81) There are 4 messages totalling 138 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. The 2010 Summer Season 2. American Avocet-Houston County 3. Lac Qui Parle County 4. Buff-breasted Sandpipers Chisago Co. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:43:04 -0500 From: Paul Budde <pbu...@earthlink.net> Subject: The 2010 Summer Season The summer season (6/1 - 7/31) is over. If you will be submitting a seasonal report for inclusion in the summer summary to be published in The Loon, please do so now. We start working with the data by 8/15. We strongly encourage submissions using the MOU website (http://moumn.org/). Look under "Reporting Birds," then "On-line Seasonal Reporting". Any documentation of rare-regular, casual or accidental species can also be done on line, at this same website. If you're not sure of how to use the website, send me an e-mail and I'll help you navigate it. If, for some reason, you cannot use the website, send any paper submissions of seasonal report data to me at the address below. Paper documentation to be considered by the state records committee should be sent to the new MOURC Chair, Tom Tustison. Thanks so much for your observations and the details you provide! Paul Paul Budde 4612 Colfax Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55419-5336 pbu...@earthlink.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 12:32:45 -0500 From: Dennis and Barbara Martin <dbmar...@skypoint.com> Subject: American Avocet-Houston County Saturday afternoon we came across an adult breeding plumaged American = Avocet in Houston County. The bird was on one of the man made islands = off the overlook about 4 miles south of Brownsville on Hwy 26. It was = off the wooden overlook, not the drive-in one. The bird was originally = seen about 2:30 and was still present when we came by again about 6:30 = PM. It was on the long island that had no plant growth and had several = hundred Ring-billed Gulls for company. This island is just south of = looking straight across the river. While not a first county record, we suspect that there are not many = records. Dennis and Barbara Martin Shorewood, MN dbmar...@skypoint.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 13:41:10 -0500 From: ssmorton <ssstn...@mvtvwireless.com> Subject: Lac Qui Parle County 1 American Avocet located at Cory Lake, Hamlin Wildlife Management Area on August 1. Also seen: Killdeer Lesser and greater yellowlegs Semi-palmated sandpipers Least sandpipers Western kingbird Sue Morton Cottonwood, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 23:00:41 -0500 From: Jason Caddy <j.ca...@hotmail.com> Subject: Buff-breasted Sandpipers Chisago Co. Hello=2C I went to search for the Buff-breasted Sandpipers today in the previously r= eported location just northeast of North Branch. They were not in the dry f= ield on the south side of 400th but luckily 2 flew over me and landed in a = rougher part of sod near the western edge of the sod farms on the north sid= e of the road. I was able to ID the two in flight but once they landed they= were too far for me to see with no scope. I found two nice fellow birders = that were searching on the south side of the road and I led them to the bir= ds and they allowed me to use their scope and got great views. We also foun= d two Lesser Yellowlegs flying over and probably 100 Killdeer. I later went to Crex Meadows in Wisconsin. It was overall pretty quiet but = there were many Sandhill cranes and one of them got a hold of a rodent. Thi= s led to a wild goose chase with many other birds trying to get the poor ro= dent. It was fun to watch. Good Birding! Jason Caddy South Minneapolis j.ca...@hotmail.com = ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ------------------------------ End of MOU-NET Digest - 31 Jul 2010 to 1 Aug 2010 (#2010-81) ************************************************************ ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
