[mou] Varied Thrush in Hennepin County
I am new to this business of reporting unusual birds, but on Saturday morning I saw very briefly a bird under my dogwood shrubs that could only have been a female Varied Thrush. I thought I was getting an unusual view of a Robin, then realized it was one unusual Robin (what was that bright orange throat and where did it get those garish orange stripes over its eyes?) As I realized it was no Robin, it was off and I wasn't able to relocate it. A trip to Sibley made the id as a female Varied Thrush easy (I would not have been too certain of its identity going by the more boldly colored males in my other guides). The orange throat, grey band across the breast and paler orange belly were distinctive, but the orange supercilium was the most distinctive. It did not appear to be associated with any other birds in a flock of any sort (I had the usual crowd of chickadees, nuthatches and house sparrows flitting around but that was it.) We are on Brockton Lane on the Plymouth-Medina border just north of Mooney Lake. Perhaps the current crummy weather will keep around, since it seems to be way out of its usual range. Joann Smith
[mou] Long spurs and yellowlegs
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_01C3A220.793D0CB5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" With the snowfall this morning came dozens of lapland longspurs to the roadside in Murray and Lyon Counties. Besides avoiding skidding vehicles I had to slow for them, too. Over the week-end a pair of Greater Yellowlegs fed in the shallows of Lake Wilson in western Murray County. Harris sparrows still thick around my low platform feeder in Lake Wilson as well. Janet Timmerman Information Officer/Community Educator Center for Rural and Regional Studies, ST 201A Southwest Minnesota State University 1501 State Street Marshall, MN 56258 507-537-6288 --_=_NextPart_001_01C3A220.793D0CB5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" With the snowfall this morning came dozens of lapland longspurs to the roadside in Murray and Lyon Counties. Besides avoiding skidding vehicles I had to slow for them, too. Over the week-end a pair of Greater Yellowlegs fed in the shallows of Lake Wilson in western Murray County. Harris sparrows still thick around my low platform feeder in Lake Wilson as well. Janet Timmerman Information Officer/Community Educator Center for Rural and Regional Studies, ST 201A Southwest Minnesota State University 1501 State Street Marshall, MN 56258 507-537-6288 --_=_NextPart_001_01C3A220.793D0CB5--
[mou] Spotted Towhee in Duluth
It was recently learned that a Spotted Towhee has been coming to a back yard of a house on Park Point in Duluth for about a week. Chuck Krulas, Jeff Stephenson and others saw the bird between 4:00 and 4:15 Sunday afternoon and confirmed the ID. Several of us returned this morning, but it was not seen while we were there between 7:00 and 9:30. The address is 1320 Minnesota Ave, and the homeowner told us this morning she has no problem with birders coming to look for it under the following conditions: - Park on the street, and walk along the fence on the south side of her house only as far as her back deck until you can see the back yard; stay next to the fence and do not walk on or along the driveway to south of her house which is on neighboring property; - Do not walk down the driveway to the north of her house which leads to another neighbor's property; - Watch for the towhee as it scratches/feeds on the ground; it apparently does not come to any of her feeders, and there seems to be no particular time of day when it is seen. Kim Eckert
[mou] Scoters off Park Pt.
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_001C_01C3A220.F0B039C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While relooking for the Spotted Towhee I drove down to Park Pt. I = spotted several rafts of ducks just inside the park entrance on the bay = side. One of the rafts had 5 Black Scoters and one White-wing Scoter. = Most of the ducks were Greater Scaup, Ring-necked Duck and Redhead. = There were some other rafts that had Buffleheads, Hooded Mergansers, = Common Merganser and lots of Mallards and Black Ducks. While looking for Spotted Towhee there must of been some good raptor = migrants as I saw several Rough-legged Hawks, Red-tail Hawks and Bald = Eagles. Mike Hendrickson --=_NextPart_000_001C_01C3A220.F0B039C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While relooking for the Spotted Towhee = I drove down=20 to Park Pt. I spotted several rafts of ducks just inside the park = entrance=20 on the bay side. One of the rafts had 5 Black Scoters and one = White-wing=20 Scoter. Most of the ducks were Greater Scaup, Ring-necked Duck and = Redhead. There were some other rafts that had Buffleheads, = Hooded=20 Mergansers, Common Merganser and lots of Mallards and Black = Ducks. While looking for Spotted Towhee there = must of been=20 some good raptor migrants as I saw several Rough-legged Hawks, Red-tail = Hawks=20 and Bald Eagles. Mike = Hendrickson --=_NextPart_000_001C_01C3A220.F0B039C0--
[mou] Looking for a MOU member
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_001F_01C3A22C.94C6E7B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: I am looking for Scott Mehus of Winona. If anyone knows his email = address or if Scott you see this could you contact me by replying to = this email. Thanks Mike Hendrickson --=_NextPart_000_001F_01C3A22C.94C6E7B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: I am looking for Scott Mehus of Winona. = If anyone=20 knows his email address or if Scott you see this could you contact me by = replying to this email. Thanks Mike = Hendrickson --=_NextPart_000_001F_01C3A22C.94C6E7B0--
[mou] Tundra Swans Mpls. city lakes
While driving home from work today I 'looped' the city lakes and found 47 tundra swans on Lake Calhoun and 49 on Lake Harriet... mostly adults, but some first-year birds. The gulls were most active but with my compact binocs and the sleet coming down it was difficult to ID any. One very large, dark gull caught my eye but it got lost in the sleet. I imagine the swans will stay the night, so morning might reveal even more surprises. Chet Meyers Hennepin County
[mou] Tundra Swans returning
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_05E5_01C3A234.794D8B30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While birding this weekend with Kim Eckert and his Minnesota Birding = Weekend we had a large V of Tundra Swans fly over head while we were = birding in Two Harbors. about a half hour earlier there was a small = group of 4 swans also flying over. - Original Message -=20 From: Rich Peet=20 To: mou-...@cbs.umn.edu=20 Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 11:37 PM Subject: [mou] Tundra Swans returning 3 separate barking flocks of Tundra Swans heard in Minneapolis = tonight. All going toward Wabasha. Rich Peet _ Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your current Internet access and enjoy=20 patented spam control and more. Get two months FREE!=20 http://join.msn.com/?page=3Ddept/byoa ___ mou-net mailing list mou-...@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net --=_NextPart_000_05E5_01C3A234.794D8B30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While birding this weekend with Kim Eckert and his Minnesota = Birding=20 Weekend we had a large V of Tundra Swans fly over head while we were = birding in=20 Two Harbors. about a half hour earlier there was a small group of 4 = swans also=20 flying over. - Original Message - From: mailto:richp...@hotmail.com";>Rich Peet To: mailto:mou-...@cbs.umn.edu";>mou-...@cbs.umn.edu Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 = 11:37=20 PM Subject: [mou] Tundra Swans=20 returning 3 separate barking flocks of Tundra Swans heard in = Minneapolis=20 tonight.All going toward Wabasha.Rich=20 = Peet_= Add=20 MSN 8 Internet Software to your current Internet access and enjoy = patented=20 spam control and more. Get two months = FREE!=20 http://join.msn.com/?page=3Ddept/byoa";>http://join.msn.com/?page=3D= dept/byoa___m= ou-net=20 mailing listmailto:mou-...@cbs.umn.edu";>mou-...@cbs.umn.eduhttp://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net";>http://cbs.umn.edu/m= ailman/listinfo/mou-net --=_NextPart_000_05E5_01C3A234.794D8B30--
[mou] Check out Birder's World
Hey, folks: "Birder's World" arrived in the mail today, with John Gill's beautiful male cardinal on the cover. Was intrigued by a cover teaser: "How we're turning robins into snow birds." Turned to page 68 to read more about it and discovered that this informative and lively article was written by Duluth's own Laura Erickson, a contributor both to MnBird and MouNet. Way to go, Laura, nice piece! Val Cunningham St. Paul, Minn.
[mou] Varied Thrush - Dakota Co.
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_02DA_01C3A246.C48A3C30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 4:10pm, Nov 3. Adult male Varied Thrush at Resurrection Cemetery, = Mendota Heights. Directions: From Lexington Ave., enter cemetery and = take first right (north) and go about 1/4 mile to 2 stucco buildings = (old offices). Follow road hard to left so that you are heading SW. Go = about 150 yards to first right turn. You will see red fruit trees = (Prunus sp) on your right. There is a statuette of the Virgin Mary with = the name Karas on the tombstone. This is the area. There were about 100 = E. Starlings plus about 40 Am. Robins in these trees. I just happened to = spot the V. Thrush after looking at only 2 robins, so a little luck = never hurts. The Thrush is characteristically a bit skitterish, so be = cautious. Jim Mattsson Eagan --=_NextPart_000_02DA_01C3A246.C48A3C30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 4:10pm, Nov 3. Adult male Varied Thrush = at=20 Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights. Directions: From Lexington Ave., = enter=20 cemetery and take first right (north) and go about 1/4 mile to 2 stucco=20 buildings (old offices). Follow road hard to left so that you are = heading SW. Go=20 about 150 yards to first right turn. You will see red fruit trees = (Prunus sp) on=20 your right. There is a statuette of the Virgin Mary with the name Karas = on the=20 tombstone. This is the area. There were about 100 E. Starlings plus = about 40 Am.=20 Robins in these trees. I just happened to spot the V. Thrush after = looking at=20 only 2 robins, so a little luck never hurts. The Thrush is = characteristically a=20 bit skitterish, so be cautious. Jim Mattsson Eagan --=_NextPart_000_02DA_01C3A246.C48A3C30--
[mou] Deadline for January-February Minnesota Birding
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_06D3_01C3A249.70C5F640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, First, a friendly reminder that the deadline for the January-February = issue of Minnesota Birding is Nov. 25. Please note that the November-December issue was mailed later than = usual. My apologies.=20 This newsletter has the registration form for the MOU Paper Session as = an insert, so please look for that, fill it out and mail it as soon as possible, if you're = planning to attend Dec. 6. Allison Campbell Jensen 651-488-3030 --=_NextPart_000_06D3_01C3A249.70C5F640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, First, a friendly reminder that the deadline for the = January-February issue=20 of Minnesota Birding is Nov. 25. Please note that the November-December issue was mailed later than = usual.=20 My apologies. This newsletter has the registration form for the MOU Paper Session = as an=20 insert, so please look for that, fill it out and mail it as soon as possible, if = you're=20 planning to attend Dec. 6. Allison Campbell Jensen 651-488-3030 --=_NextPart_000_06D3_01C3A249.70C5F640--
