2 years ago there was a substantial rookery around bridal veil falls (near Franklin ave bridge and East River Parkway)
From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> On Behalf Of Nina Hale Sent: Monday, January 9, 2023 5:47 PM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] MOU-NET Digest - 6 Jan 2023 to 7 Jan 2023 (#2023-5) Recently there was one near the old Honeywell building (aging myself!) on 35 W and 28th street, and I remember the park across from the Minneapolis Art Institute also having large roosts. I also still see large numbers flying past the Loring Park Eastward to some roost at dusk (maybe the ones above?) Nina On Sun, Jan 8, 2023 at 11:46 AM Keith Carlson <keitheca...@gmail.com<mailto:keitheca...@gmail.com>> wrote: > I saw what wasn't a roost but nevertheless a huge murder of crows - I > estimated about 2,000 to 2,500 - on the newly formed ice on the MIssissippi > River between the Broadway and Plymouth Avenue bridges within 30 to 40 > minutes of dusk a few weeks ago with the first cold snap of the year. I > assume they ultimately roosted together nearby. > > Keith Carlson > keitheca...@gmail.com<mailto:keitheca...@gmail.com> > > > On Sun, Jan 8, 2023 at 12:00 AM MOU-NET automatic digest system < > lists...@lists.umn.edu<mailto:lists...@lists.umn.edu>> wrote: > > > There is 1 message totaling 54 lines in this issue. > > > > Topics of the day: > > > > 1. Big Crow Roosts? > > > > ---- > > General information and guidelines for posting: > > https://moumn.org/listservice.html<https://moumn.org/listservice.html> > > Archives: > > http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html<http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html> > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2023 07:38:04 -0600 > > From: K Keen <kkee...@gmail.com<mailto:kkee...@gmail.com>> > > Subject: Re: Big Crow Roosts? > > > > Back during my undergrad days (~1977), I participated in research on > crows > > winter roosting in Janesville, WI. Our largest count was >14,000. > > Departed well before dawn, tracked some flying 25+ mi away, Returned to > > roost on 4 established flight paths well before sunset. > > > > Maybe 10 yrs ago, crows roosted near Washington Ave Bridge, UofMN/ Miss > R. > > Gorge. But that roost seems to move from year to year. Suspect they are > > now at site mentioned by Tom Gilde. > > > > Kerry KEEN > > > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 6:37 PM Tom Gilde < > > 00002247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu<mailto:00002247eb7407f6-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu>> > > wrote: > > > > > I’ve noticed that there seems to be a large roost around the bus garage > > > east of Hiawatha and north of Lake Street. > > > > > > Tom GILDE > > > > > > > On Jan 6, 2023, at 11:23 AM, Sean M Peterson < > > > 0000348a41542fc5-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu<mailto:0000348a41542fc5-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > General information and guidelines for posting: > > > https://moumn.org/listservice.html<https://moumn.org/listservice.html> > > > Archives: > > > http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html<http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html> > > > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice > social > > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > > -- > > Dr. Kerry Keen > > University of Wisconsin-River Falls > > Dept. of Plant & Earth Science > > 410 S. 3rd St., River Falls, WI 54022 USA > > [Geology and Hydrology] > > > > ---- > > General information and guidelines for posting: > > https://moumn.org/listservice.html<https://moumn.org/listservice.html> > > Archives: > > http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html<http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html> > > > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of MOU-NET Digest - 6 Jan 2023 to 7 Jan 2023 (#2023-5) > > ********************************************************** > > > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html<https://moumn.org/listservice.html> > Archives: > http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html<http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html> > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. > -- Nina Hale 612-805-2071 ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html<https://moumn.org/listservice.html> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html<http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. 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