Dan: Looking at the disjunct sites in the Great Plains makes me wonder if those sites reflect more a pattern of where observers are than where the birds are in between those sites. If that is true in the Great Plains, then it may be true in NW Minnesota.
Later! Steve Stevan Hawkins San Antonio TX -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of dan&erika Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 10:00 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] tufted titmouse in MN I have a Tufted Titmouse eBird link showing range on my blog http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/tufted-titmouse.html dan On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Warren Woessner <wwoess...@slwip.com> wrote: > Regularly? I recall only a few sightings in Mpls in the last ten years > or so. One year there was a scattering of reports from the Bass Ponds. > There was a report of nesting in Scandia but I don't know if it was > confirmed. I recall a feeder sighting in Mpls some years ago also. > Warren Woessner > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of > Betsy Beneke > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 9:51 AM > To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU > Subject: [mou-net] tufted titmouse in MN > > How far "north" in Minnesota is the tufted titmouse regularly found? > Has anyone seen one north of the metro area? We have 2 reported > sightings at Sherburne, both near the head of the Mahnomen Trail, from > 2 & 3 years ago in late spring - nearly the same dates. These were > unverified by staff, but we're wondered if spring birds might be > wandering around a little bit from a breeding area just to the south. > > Any comments are appreciated. You can be sure I'll be on the lookout > next April/May! > > Betsy > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > -- Dan or Erika Tallman Northfield, Minnesota http://sites.google.com/site/tallmanorum http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/danerika daner...@gmail.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet" "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ...."--Thoreau ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html