[mou] MRVAC meeting Thursday 4/24
My appologies for the untimely notice: The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) will hold its April meeting today Thursday the 24th. The program Arachnophillia, Love of Spiders will be presented by Larry Weber. Larry Weber, teacher, author, and familiar guide on the trails behind Hawk Ridge in Duluth, will talk about creatures most of us are familiar with, but know little about: spiders and their life cycles. He will concentrate on the spider families that can be found in Minnesota and will bring his recently released book, Spiders of the North Woods. Please, join us at 7:30 p.m. at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center in Bloomington. Please come at 7:00pm for the social period with coffee, cookies and committee exhibits. There is no admission. For directions e-mail me or see our newsletter at: http://home.attbi.com/~mrvac/May2003 or you can visit our website: www.mrvac.org . Steve Weston swest...@attbi.com
[mou] Duluth RBA 4/24/03
This is the Duluth Birding Report for Thursday, April 24, 2003, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. A GREEN HERON was seen at 12th and Superior in Duluth on the 18th. A VESPER SPARROW was at the Rowing Club at Park Point on the 21st. LONG-TAILED DUCKS were still present in Grand Marais yesterday. Karen Sussman reported that an OSPREY was back in Twig on Hwy 53 on the 22nd. Gordy Martinson has a WOOD DUCK on eggs in a nest box in Lakewood Township. New migrants reported this week include COMMON LOON, WILSON'S SNIPE, NORTHERN FLICKER, EASTERN PHOEBE,CEDAR WAXWING, HERMIT THRUSH, and EASTERN BLUEBIRD. Thanks to Lars Benson, Deb Buria-Falkowski, Jan Green, Dave Krikorian, Jim Lind, Gordy Martinson, and Karen Sussman for contributing to this report. The next scheduled update of this report will be on Thursday, May 1. The phone number for the Duluth Birding Report is (218) 728-5030, and callers can report bird sightings if they wish after the tone at the end of each tape. The Duluth Birding Report is sponsored and funded by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) as a service to its members. For more information on the MOU, either write us c/o the Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455; or send an e-mail to m...@cbs.umn.edu; or visit the MOU web site at mou.mn.org.
[mou] Cinnamon Teal/No Red-throated Loon - Benton County
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Tonight I went back to Little Rock Lake to see if the Red-throated Loons
were still around. I did not find any Loon species whatsoever, so
apparently they've all moved on.
However, at the Gilman sewage ponds, I discovered a Cinnamon Teal. It
was associating with Blue-winged Teal, so I checked for, but could not
find, any evidence that it was a hybrid. Its head, neck, breast, and
flanks were a uniform cinnamon color, with a gray bill and dark
rump/tail.
The Gilman sewage ponds are located 0.5 miles southwest of Gilman on
County Road 3, and the Teal was in the larger back pond. Like all
sewage ponds, these are fenced, but the gate has no lock, so you can let
yourself in. There is an older gentleman who checks on things almost
daily there, but he has no problem with birders visiting.
Herb Dingmann
St. Cloud
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[mou] Towhee, gnatcatcher Hennepin Co.
This morning at the Bass Ponds in Bloomington there was a male Eastern Towhee with a flock of White-throated Sparrows. It was at the west side near Hwy. 77 in the oak litter. There were also a couple of Savannah sparrows mixed in with the Field and Song flocks in the trails here, and a Winter Wren by the wooden footbridge over the stream between Little Bass and Big Bass pond. Many Swamp sparrows singing in the marshes. At Old Cedar I saw my first Blue-gray Gnatcatcher of the season (thanks for sending 'em on up, Carol!). There were also two Brown Thrashers singing and an American Bittern and a Green Heron in the marsh below the garden center. Chris = Chris Mansfield Richfield, Hennepin Co. MN bikebirde...@yahoo.com __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com
[mou] Cinnamon Teal in Benton Co still present
Thank You Herb Dingmann for finding that Cinnamon Teal at the Gilman Sewage Ponds in Benton Co, and reporting it so promptly. This morning when I read your post I never gave it a second thought, I just hopped in the car and headed there. At 8:45 am I was enjoying fabulous looks at that beautiful Male Adult Breeding Cinnamon Teal, out in the open the whole time with no cattails to hide in. The Blue-winged Teals, Lesser Scaup, Northern Shovlers, and Pied-billed Grebe were also in the ponds. In the muddy flooded fields were Greater Yellowlegs, Killdeer, and lots of Wilson's Snipe. Eastern Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Pheasants, Song and Savannah Sp, Tree Swallows, and a Northern Harrier. When I left the ponds at 9:30 the Cinnamon Teal was still there. In the Foley Sewage Ponds were 2 Horned Grebes, Bufflehead, Gadwall, Northern Shovlers, and Lesser Scaup. Conny Brunell Richfield, Hennepin Cty con...@mycidco.com
[mou] MOU RBA 24 April 2003
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, April 24th. A pair of RED-THROATED LOONS was on Little Rock Lake in Benton County on the 22nd. The birds were seen from Benton Beach County Park on the north end of the lake but were gone by the afternoon of the 23rd. To get there, take U.S. Highway 10 north from St. Cloud to the town of Rice. At the stop lights, turn right then immediately take another right onto Benton County Road 2. Go about two and a half miles and turn right into the park. Follow the road to the boat access. On the 21st a WHITE-FACED IBIS was reported from Lino Lakes in Anoka County. It was seen in a flooded field at the southwest corner of the intersection of 12th Avenue and Birch Street. At the Gilman sewage ponds in Benton County, Herb Dingmann reports finding a CINNAMON TEAL on April 23rd. The ponds are located half a mile southwest of Gilman on Benton County Road 3, and the teal was in the back pond. A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was at Dobbin's Creek in an area known as Sutton Park in the east part of Austin, Mower County. The location is near the small creek that flows out of East Side Lake and the bird was seen in the stretch between the second bridge and the railroad trestle. Interesting was the YELLOW RAIL reported on the 18th from Carlos Avery WMA in Anoka County. It was heard about 200 yards south of the headquarters driveway on the east side of Zodiac St. NE. On the 18th a VARIED THRUSH showed up for one day at the home of Collette Leonhardt in Kelliher, Beltrami County. This is about 45 miles north of Bemidji. Another Varied thrush was seen in Hubbard County three miles south of Park Rapids near the Straight River on the 19th. A pair of GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES is being reported from the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds in Brown County. They've been seen here since at least the 18th. A few CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS were seen along the Longspur Road at the Felton Prairie in Clay County on the 18th. Other recent spring arrivals include WESTERN GREBE, GREEN HERON, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, VIRGINIA RAIL, SORA, WINTER WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, BROWN THRASHER, CHIPPING SPARROW, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. This state-wide birding report is brought to you and financially supported by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU). The MOU is Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. The report is composed from observations generously submitted by MOU members and other birders throughout the state. You can support this weekly update by submitting your bird reports to Anthony Hertzel at axhert...@sihope.com or by calling the hotline directly at 763-780-8890 and leaving a detailed message. MOU members receive this report directly on MOU-net, the club's free e-mail listservice, which is available to anyone interested. For information contact David Cahlander at da...@cahlander.com. MOU members receive the organization's quarterly journal The Loon and the bimonthly magazine, Minnesota Birding. For membership information, send an e-mail message to our membership secretary at moumemb...@yahoo.com. In cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Tourism, highlights of this hotline can be now heard at a toll free number which is available to callers outside the Twin Cities area. The number is 1-800-657-3700. The MOU is pleased to offer this service. Thank you, and good birding. The next scheduled update of this tape is Thursday, May 1st. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhert...@sihope.com
[mou] Duck people
Given the challenge to record a Bufflehead Duck by Stan of this group I targeted them this week. My fieldguides only say mostly silent and female grunts and male squeeks. But nothing that resembles an actual call I was recording about 12-15 Bufflehead with other usual suspects in the neighborhood. The ducks were about 200 yards out which is normal for these ducks to sit in the middle of deep water. The wind was 15+ gusting over 25 and it was a challenge to keep my large dish on target. Linked, is what I recorded. I kept my sample in stereo to assist in ear filtering out the swamp grass. I can say I have not heard this sound before. Can anyone tell me if it is a Bufflehead or if it is known to you or unknown to you? The sound I am talking about is the 5 flute tones at the same pitch. Recorded in Central MN yesterday. SO is there a chance I got a Hooded M. or is there a chance I found something new for a Bufflehead? 296kb download at http://home.attbi.com/~richpeet/Bufflehead.mp3 Rich Peet _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
[mou] Unusual nuthatch behavior
Has anyone ever heard of nuthatches eating meat, or taking insects from carcasses? This evening I noticed a white-breasted nuthatch on the ground at the base of our big boxelder tree, pecking vigorously at something. At first I assumed he was working on a fallen piece of bark, but he was so enthusiastic about it that I picked up the binoculars to get a better look. It turned out that the bark had a tail... it was a dead deer mouse. Now, I can't be sure the bird was eating meat from the carcass, but when I went outside to look, there were no obvious invertebrates on the body -- though even if there were, that's not the variety of invertebrates I'd think of nuthatches as eating. So, is this a nuthatch feeding behavior I just haven't heard of before, or is it as unusual as it seemed?... Christine on the shores of Glen Lake, Minnetonka, Hennepin Co.
[mou] Bell Museum birding trip schedule
Birds at the Bridge Saturday, April 19, 8-11 a.m. Members $9.50, nonmembers $13 Paid registration deadline April 8 Join Bell ornithologists Muir Eaton, Ann Kessen, and Andy Jones at one of the Twin Cities=B9 popular birding spots. A great chance for beginners to learn and for experienced birders to brush up on spring birds. Expect ducks, gulls, herons, thrushes, sparrows, rails and more. Birds with breakfast, Old Cedar Ave. Bridge Minnesota River National Wildlife Refuge Wednesday, May 7, 7 to 9 am Members $8, nonmembers $11 Paid registration deadline, April 23 Join Bell Museum ornithologist Ann Kessen on a morning visit to one of the cities=B9 favorite birding spots near the airport and Mall of America. You can enjoy this and still get to all but the earliest of the day=B9s commitments. Beginner or old hand, this is an excellent to sharpen your skills, with both migrants and resident birds. Spring at Wolsfeld Woods Saturday, May 10, 9 a.m. to noon Members $9.50, nonmembers $13 Paid registration deadline April 25 Wolsfeld Woods Scientific and Natural Area, just north of Orono, is one of the Twin Cities=B9 gems for enjoying nature. Join U of Minnesota botanist Da= n Tix on a walk through the preserve seeing what=B9s coming up and what=B9s blooming and talking about the woodland habitat for plants. Wear comfortable walking shoes (trail may be wet in places) and bring a field guide if you have it. Hop to it: frogs calling Saturday, May 10, 6-9 p.m. Members $9.50, nonmembers $13 Paid registration deadline April 25 The joy of spring comes to Minnesota as frogs call lustily in hopes of attracting mates. Join Bell Museum herpetologist Tony Gamble at the Minnesota River Valley National Wildlife refuge near the Twin Cities airpor= t for an evening walk. You=B9ll hear 4 or 5 species of frogs calling, learn their calls and biology, and see some too. Rain or shine (frogs love rain)= . Warblers and other migrants Sunday, May 11, 7:30- 10:30 am Members $9.50, nonmembers $13 Paid registration deadline April 25 Whether you=B9re a beginner or experienced birder, the rush of spring migrant= s in fresh, colorful breeding plumage is a treat. Learn the basics o Birds with breakfast, Wood Lake Nature Center Wednesday, May 14, 7 to 9 am Members $8, nonmembers $11 Paid registration deadline, April 30 Join Bell Museum ornithologist Ann Kessen on a morning visit to one of the cities=B9 favorite birding spots. You can even figure on doing this and stil= l get to all but the earliest of the day=B9s commitments. Beginner or old hand= , this is an excellent to sharpen your skills, with both migrants and residen= t birds. Birds with breakfast, Bass Ponds, Minnesota River National Wildlife Refuge Wednesday, May 21, 7 to 9 am Members $8, nonmembers $11 Paid registration deadline, May 7 Join Bell Museum ornithologist Ann Kessen on a morning visit to one of the cities=B9 favorite birding spots just south of the airport. You can even figure on doing this and still get to all but the earliest of the day=B9s commitments. Beginner or old hand, this is an excellent to sharpen your skills, with both migrants and resident birds.
[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, April 25, 2003
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, April 25, 2003 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Trees are starting to bud, grass is starting to grow, and tonight I saw bugs on the windshield so the warblers cannot be far behind! Migration is progressing nicely with most duck species back already, reports of gulls, herons and the first shorebirds are starting to come in. The earliest warbler has been reported from as far north as Pennington and Marshall Counties, and numbers of sparrow species is increasing. In Hubbard County, 3 miles south of Park Rapids, Walt Hanneman sighted a VARIED THRUSH on April 19th. Susan Wiste in Douglas County sent in sightings of MOURNING WARBLER, NORTHERN FLICKER, and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER on April 18, and VESPER SPARROW and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on the 21st. Ottertail County sightings by Dave Sorgen included BROWN CREEPER, and YELLOW-RUMPER WARBLER. WESTERN GREBES , LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and VESPER SPARROWS were reported this week by Gordon and Artis Martinson southwest of Fergus Falls. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT THRUSH, CHIPPING SPARROW, OSPREY, and YELLOWHEADED BLACKBIRD. They also saw the LONG-EARED OWLS found last week by Carol Schumacher in Fergus Falls. Up to 75 GREAT EGRETS have returned to the Lake Alice rookery in Fergus Falls, and smaller numbers of BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS are also there. In Clay County, Bob O'Connor reports that at Felton Prairie the birds that all go to see are returning- he found 59 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, MARBLED GODWITS, SANDHILL CRANES, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, and CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS there on April 18th. A COMMON LOON was on Flora Lake in Hitterdahl, and a GREAT EGRET at Hotsie Lake. Connie Norheim found 5 AMERICAN PELICANS at Lake Marie along with several species of ducks. Janet Johannson reported two pair of TRUMPETER SWANS on the north shore of Big Detroit Lake on Saturday, April 19th. Mike Murphy says there are GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS on a new lek at Hamden Slough NWR. The lek is located in the dry bottoms of Hamden Lake about 200 yards from CR 106. The location is 6.4 miles north of Audubon 1/4 mile SE of the intersection of CR 13 and CR 106. Please remain on the road for viewing. The Thoreson's in rural Polk County reported that MOURNING DOVE, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, CEDAR WAXWING, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, SONG SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW have returned to that area. I found a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER at Wetland , Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary on Monday. Lori Becker reported from the sanctuary that an AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET were seen at the sanctuary on April 19th, while GREAT HORNED OWL, and CHIPPING SPARROW were seen on the 23rd, and a BROWN THRASHER appeared on the 24th. The most exciting Marshall County sighting was sent in by Larry Johnson, who reports that there are now over 3000 SANDHILL CRANES massed in a field south of Old Mill State Park. At Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, he saw nearly all species of ducks that are to be expected at this time, and in addition there were WILSON'S SNIPE and MARBLED GODWITS there.=20 Pennington County birds seen this week include COOPER'S HAWK, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, FOX SPARROW, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. Katie Haws reported from Beltrami County that she observed 15 COMMON MERGANSERS, and many COMMON GOLDENEYE on Blackduck Lake. Pat Rice took a trip to the rice paddies of Clearwater County where she saw thousands of TUNDRA SWANS, 13 species of ducks, one TREE SWALLOW, and 4 species of sparrows. Beth Siverhus, Roseau County, reported WOOD DUCKS on the 18th and FOX SPARROW on the 19th. Gretchen Mehmel saw a SPRUCE GROUSE near Norris Camp in Lake of the Woods County on April 22nd. Thanks to the many folks who sent in reports this week. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjop...@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put NW Bird Report in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, May 2, 2003.
[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report-Friday, April 25, 2003
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, April 25, 2003 sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888. Trees are starting to bud, grass is starting to grow, and tonight I saw bugs on the windshield so the warblers cannot be far behind! Migration is progressing nicely with most duck species back already, reports of gulls, herons and the first shorebirds are starting to come in. The earliest warbler has been reported from as far north as Pennington and Marshall Counties, and numbers of sparrow species is increasing. In Hubbard County, 3 miles south of Park Rapids, Walt Hanneman sighted a VARIED THRUSH on April 19th. Susan Wiste in Douglas County sent in sightings of MOURNING WARBLER, NORTHERN FLICKER, and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER on April 18, and VESPER SPARROW and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER on the 21st. Ottertail County sightings by Dave Sorgen included BROWN CREEPER, and YELLOW-RUMPER WARBLER. WESTERN GREBES , LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and VESPER SPARROWS were reported this week by Gordon and Artis Martinson southwest of Fergus Falls. Dan and Sandy Thimgan reported YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT THRUSH, CHIPPING SPARROW, OSPREY, and YELLOWHEADED BLACKBIRD. They also saw the LONG-EARED OWLS found last week by Carol Schumacher in Fergus Falls. Up to 75 GREAT EGRETS have returned to the Lake Alice rookery in Fergus Falls, and smaller numbers of BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS are also there. In Clay County, Bob O'Connor reports that at Felton Prairie the birds that all go to see are returning- he found 59 GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS, MARBLED GODWITS, SANDHILL CRANES, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, and CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS there on April 18th. A COMMON LOON was on Flora Lake in Hitterdahl, and a GREAT EGRET at Hotsie Lake. Connie Norheim found 5 AMERICAN PELICANS at Lake Marie along with several species of ducks. Janet Johannson reported two pair of TRUMPETER SWANS on the north shore of Big Detroit Lake on Saturday, April 19th. Mike Murphy says there are GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS on a new lek at Hamden Slough NWR. The lek is located in the dry bottoms of Hamden Lake about 200 yards from CR 106. The location is 6.4 miles north of Audubon 1/4 mile SE of the intersection of CR 13 and CR 106. Please remain on the road for viewing. The Thoreson's in rural Polk County reported that MOURNING DOVE, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, CEDAR WAXWING, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, SONG SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW have returned to that area. I found a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER at Wetland , Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary on Monday. Lori Becker reported from the sanctuary that an AMERICAN WOODCOCK, and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET were seen at the sanctuary on April 19th, while GREAT HORNED OWL, and CHIPPING SPARROW were seen on the 23rd, and a BROWN THRASHER appeared on the 24th. The most exciting Marshall County sighting was sent in by Larry Johnson, who reports that there are now over 3000 SANDHILL CRANES massed in a field south of Old Mill State Park. At Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, he saw nearly all species of ducks that are to be expected at this time, and in addition there were WILSON'S SNIPE and MARBLED GODWITS there.=20 Pennington County birds seen this week include COOPER'S HAWK, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, FOX SPARROW, and WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. Katie Haws reported from Beltrami County that she observed 15 COMMON MERGANSERS, and many COMMON GOLDENEYE on Blackduck Lake. Pat Rice took a trip to the rice paddies of Clearwater County where she saw thousands of TUNDRA SWANS, 13 species of ducks, one TREE SWALLOW, and 4 species of sparrows. Beth Siverhus, Roseau County, reported WOOD DUCKS on the 18th and FOX SPARROW on the 19th. Gretchen Mehmel saw a SPRUCE GROUSE near Norris Camp in Lake of the Woods County on April 22nd. Thanks to the many folks who sent in reports this week. Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than Thursday each week, at ajjop...@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took place. When reporting by email please put NW Bird Report in the subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report is Friday, May 2, 2003.
[mou] Woman Lake area birds (Cass county)
There are a lot of migrants here in centeral MN right now. Here are a some of the birds I've been seeing in the last couple days, all the waterfoul having been seen on Woman Lake: Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Tundra Swan Redhead Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Osprey Bald Eagle Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow -Elijah
