[mou] Springbrook Nature Center
I'm sure many birders, myself included, remember Springbrook Nature Center as a place where we got fabulous looks at a Boreal Owl a few years ago. Consider taking a look at today's Metro section of the Star Tribune (Thurs June 19) for an article regarding the current situation at Springbrook Nature Center. The City of Fridley is proposing to close the doors for good on December 31 due to budget cuts. Springbrook is home to more than 2,000 species of plants and animals, including some that are classified as threatened species. The Minnesota DNR Conservation Volunteer magazine listed Springbrook as one of thirteen hot spots to view wildlife in the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. Minnesota Parent magazine readers voted Springbrook as the #1 Nature Park to bring their families to. More than 500 students participate in the summer camp program, and more than 150,000 people used the nature center last year. The guest book shows visitors from all 50 states and more than 60 foreign countries. Springbrook has an environmental education outreach program in the Fridley Public Schools; every K-8 student attends at least one science field investigation study at the nature center each year. Note: In the Star Tribune article, the city manager states that the park's hiking trails could be kept open even with the nature center exhibit building closed. What the article fails to mention is that the city council has already hired a golf course developer to do a cost/benefit analysis of the land. -Jean Junghans, Ramsey MN
[mou] swan
There is a Trumpeter Swan on White Water lake in Hoyt Lakes, St. Louis Co. There are no bands on the neck(legs not seen). It was observed between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a,m, in the back bay.
[mou] Fr Toms New Address
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0840_01C33675.56264CD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello All. Sunday June 22, 2003 is my last day in my current parish. After that I = will be in the Twin Cities for several weeks until I move to Washington = DC this August for two years of studies. My address until August 19: 2166 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 Let me know if you need my phone number there. Your emails will be unanswered for several weeks, as I will be offline = until at least July 1; I'm leaving my computer in Dayton for the priest = succeeding me (Fr. Peter Richards). When I buy a new laptop this summer, = I'll get back online, but by Fall I'll have a new email address. I'll = let you know what that is when I know. I'll get my Fall address to you later this Summer. Thanks. Fr. Tom Margevicius --=_NextPart_000_0840_01C33675.56264CD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv=3DContent-Type = content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 STYLE/STYLE META content=3DMSHTML 6.00.2716.2200 name=3DGENERATOR/HEAD BODY id=3DMailContainerBody=20 style=3DPADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; = COLOR: #00; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 15px; FONT-STYLE: = normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; = BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: = none=20 leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 acc_role=3Dtext CanvasTabStop=3Dtrue=20 name=3DCompose message area?xml:namespace prefix=3Dv = /?xml:namespace prefix=3Do / DIV DIVHello All./DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVSunday June 22, 2003 is my last day in my current parish. After = that I will=20 be in the Twin Cities for several weeks until I move to Washington DC = this=20 August for two years of studies./DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVMy address until August 19:/DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIV2166 Summit Avenue/DIV DIVSt. Paul, MN 55105/DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVLet me know if you need my phone number there./DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVYour emails will be unanswered for several weeks, as I will be = offline=20 until at least July 1; I'm leaving my computer in Dayton for the priest=20 succeeding me (Fr. Peter Richards). When I buy a new laptop this summer, = I'll=20 get back online, but by Fall I'll have a new email address. I'll let you = know=20 what that is when I know./DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVI'll get my Fall address to you later this Summer./DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVThanks./DIV DIVnbsp;/DIV DIVFr. Tom Margevicius/DIV/DIV/BODY/HTML --=_NextPart_000_0840_01C33675.56264CD0--
[mou] MOU RBA 19 June 2003
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday June 19th. On the 15th, there were two WHITE-FACED IBIS in Big Stone County's Toqua Township. They were in a pothole on the north side of County Road 54, 1.2 miles west of County Road 61. Also present were seven AMERICAN AVOCETS, and a single HUDONIAN GODWIT. A LITTLE BLUE HERON was at Farmes Pool in Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Marshall County on the 16th. It was seen on the south side of the pool throughout the day, but has not been seen since. On June 11th, Bob Russell found a couple of SNOWY EGRETS on the north side of County Road 16, one half to one-and-a-half miles east of County Road 41. Snowy Egrets have previously nested at nearby Lake Johanna. A CLARK'S GREBE was found on Timm Lake in southern Yellow Medicine County on the 15th. The Basic-plumaged male CINNAMON TEAL was still at the 140th Street Marsh in Dakota County on the 16th. Directions to the marsh are: From U.S. Highway 52, take the County Road 42 exit then go east about one quarter of a mile to the first left. Drive this road, which becomes 140th Street, for about a mile. YELLOW RAILS can be heard in many places near McGregor in Aitkin County. At least three are present to the west of the Fireside Restaurant just north of state highway 210 on state highway 65, and there are at least five birds were along 65 in the first mile south of 210, plus at least four more along 65 near the intersection with the dead end gravel road about 2.5 miles south of 210. At least two COMMON MOORHENS are being seen at Hamden Slough in Becker County. The directions are: drive north from the town of Audubon on highway 13 to the Hamden Slough headquarters sign, then turn east past the headquarters building to the intersection just beyond the lake. Turn left and drive three-quarters of a mile to where there is a lake on the left and a small pond on the right. The moorhens were in the small pond as recently as the 16th. A GREAT GRAY OWL was in the Sax-Zim Bog of St. Louis County on the 17th. It was seen along County Road 7 about four miles south of Stone Lake Road. Another Great Gray Owl was seen in Aitkin County on the 18th about 100 yards down the snowmobile trail that runs south of the junction of County Road 18 and Pietz's Road. Several NORTHERN BOBWHITE have been reported from Fillmore County. A few are being seen at the home of Darryl and Betty Masters near Canton. They welcome visitors but ask that birders please be quiet and do not come to the door. Directions: take U.S. Highway 52 to Canton, then take Fillmore County 21 south for a mile to County Road 30. Go east 1/2 mile and stop at the first home on the left. 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, June 26th. -- Anthony Hertzel -- axhert...@sihope.com
[mou] American Bittern, Carver County
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_0029_01C336A3.83B25EE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I spent the afternoon/evening birding western Carver County with Rick = Hoyme. We had pretty good birding. Highlights: -Prothonotary Warbler (trail going east off Cnty. Rd. 40 half a mile = east of its junction with Hwy. 25) -American Bittern (north end of Tiger Lake near closed boat access) -Orchard Oriole (immature male singing near intersection of Cnty. Rds. = 135 and 32. -Virginia Rail (marsh/ponds along Vega Ave.) In Sibley County along Hwy. 25 (northeast part of county) we stopped and = checked out Washington Lake. Here were: -Western Grebes (many) -Eared Grebes (many) -Red-necked Grebes (a few) -Ruddy Ducks (many) -Redheads (a few) -Black and Forster's Terns Good birding! -Bob Dunlap, Carver County --=_NextPart_000_0029_01C336A3.83B25EE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN HTMLHEAD META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3Dtext/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1 META content=3DMSHTML 6.00.2726.2500 name=3DGENERATOR STYLE/STYLE /HEAD BODY bgColor=3D#ff DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2I spent the afternoon/evening birding = western=20 Carver County with Rick Hoyme.nbsp; We had pretty good birding.=20 Highlights:/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-Prothonotary Warbler (trail going east = off Cnty.=20 Rd. 40 half a mile east of its junction with Hwy. 25)/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-American Bittern (north end of = Tigernbsp;Lake=20 near closednbsp;boat access)/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-Orchard Oriole (immature male = singingnbsp;near=20 intersection of Cnty. Rds. 135 and 32./FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-Virginia Rail (marsh/ponds along Vega=20 Ave.)/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2/FONTnbsp;/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2In Sibley County along Hwy. 25 = (northeast part of=20 county) we stopped and checked out Washington Lake.nbsp; Here=20 were:/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-Western Grebes (many)/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-Eared Grebes (many)/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-Red-necked Grebes (a few)/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-Ruddy Ducks (many)/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-Redheads (a few)/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-Black and Forster's Terns/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2/FONTnbsp;/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2Good birding!/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2-Bob Dunlap, Carver=20 County/FONT/DIV/BODY/HTML --=_NextPart_000_0029_01C336A3.83B25EE0--
[mou] Minneapolis (loons)
The other morning while out for my early morning walk I heard a loon calling as it took off from water some where by my house, I figured they would all be farther up north by now. I'm pretty sure it took off from Medina Lake and flew up CR 116 right by my house, I could hear it calling as the sound disappeared north of me, it was at about 05:30 in the morning on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota Minnesota Ornithologists Union Member http://biosci.cbs.umn.edu/~mou/ Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ Hardness Zone 4 (climate zone) along...@worldnet.att.net See my WEB pages at http://home.att.net/~alongtin/Index.htm
[mou] Northwest Minnesota Birding Report- Friday, June 20,2003
This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 20, 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. This has been a typical summer week in the northwest with nesting birds reported in nearly every report. The flood of migrants has slowed to a trickle with only the latecomers being seen now. Weather has settled down also , and warmer temperatures are bringing out the bugs. A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen by several observers on Monday, June 16th at Farmes Pool, Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, in Marshall County. Unfortunately, I have no reports of anyone having seen the bird since, so it may have moved on. On the other hand there is lots of habitat at Agassiz so it may just have changed locations. Carol Schumacher and I saw a WILLET in Polk County along CR 45 just to the southwest of the Glacial Ridge Project on Friday, June 13th. Her group did not refind it on the weekend. There has not been a confirmed nesting in Minnesota since 1932 so this would be a bird to watch if anyone does relocate it. The bird has obviously moved, which is not surprising since the puddle we saw it in would be dry by now, and we saw it fly to the northeast towards Glacial Ridge while we were there. A couple of hours of birding in Roseau County on Friday, June 16th turned up the expected birds, and one UPLAND SANDPIPER near Highway 11 between Badger and Roseau. In Marshall County, I found several GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, and two ORCHARD ORIOLES along the county line with Polk County just north of the Wetlands, Pines, and Prairies Audubon Sanctuary on June 15th. Shelley Steva went to Farmes Pool at Agassiz NWR on Tuesday, June 17th looking for the Little Blue Heron and not finding it, but did report 20 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 6 MARBLED GODWITS, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 5 WILSON'S PHALAROPES. Juancarlos Giese reported from Rydell National Wildlife Refuge in Polk County on June 19th that there are nesting RED-NECKED GREBES, TRUMPETER SWANS, and EASTERN BLUEBIRDS at the refuge, and SCARLET TANAGERS and INDIGO BUNTINGS are being seen. A COMMON LOON and EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE were seen by Shelley Steva and others at Rydell NWR on the 15th. On the weekend of June 14-15th, Carol Schumacher's group visited the Crookston Wastewater Treatment Ponds, where they found WOOD DUCKS with young, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, STILT SANDPIPERS, and FRANKLIN'S GULLS. At Glacial Ridge Project, they reported two groups of booming GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKENS. Other birds found there included LEAST BITTERN, HOODED MERGANSER, RUDDY DUCK, MARBLED GODWITS, RUFFED GROUSE, and nesting YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and EASTERN BLUEBIRDS. A LARK SPARROW triangle was found in Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, by Carol Schumacher and I on Friday, June 13th. We think there was a nest which we were unable to find, but there also was competition between rival males, as there was a whole lot of posturing going on, and three birds were seen. All of this activity was near Sportsman's Park. Also near there we found several INDIGO BUNTINGS. The two COMMON MOORHENS were still present at Hamden Slough NWR in Becker County at the beginning of the week. Rick Gjervold reported a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO nesting in Buffalo River State Park, Clay County, in high bushes along Prairie Smoke Trail just before the junction with Wide Sky Trail. Another interesting Clay County sighting was reported by Jim Olson on June 19th- a completely albino COMMON GRACKLE on 14th Ave. S in Moorhead. From Douglas County Carol Schumacher reported MARBLED GODWITS at the Alexandria airport, and in Pope County she found CATTLE EGRETS along CR84 about a mile west of its junction with CR37. Thanks to Carol Schumacher, Juancarlos Giese, Rick Gjervold, Shelley Steva, and Jim Olson for their reports. 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, June 27, 2003.
[mou] Minneapolis
Thanks to everyone for your encouragement! I do have binocs, and have been using National Geographic's Field Guide to the Birds of North America (3rd Ed), as well as Roger Tory Peterson's Multimedia Guide to the Birds of North America--though I will definitely get a copy of the book by Eckert that many of you suggested. As far as birding being addictive--I think I'm already hooked! I went back to Loring Park today and saw the Great Egret again, as well as two double-crested cormorants! I can't wait for my trip. --Tiffany
